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Posted on July 26th, 2006Tweet0

CEE-LO IS CERTIFIABLE

Went and saw Gnarls_Barkley at the Avalon on Monday night. Fun show. It reminded me of two things:
1) Playing dress-up is always fun.2) Cee-Lo is a trip.
And then THAT reminded me of two things:
1) The last time I saw Cee-Lo in concert, he kept lifting his shirt up to expose his belly, which looks something like this:

...but covered in tattoos.
2) Cee-Lo's been around for more than a decade with that sweet ass voice of his*. Just in case you didn't grow up listening to Goodie Mob in your friend's Chevrolet Silverado, I thought I'd recommend a few for those who like The Gnarls. And don't give me that "I don't listen to rap" garbage. St. Elsewhere has a track about necrophilia on it, and you forego the right to be preferential about anything after listening to it the second time.
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections Closet FreakGettin' Grown
Git Up, Git Out- Outkast, SouthernplayalisticadillacmuzikBlack Ice- Goodie Mob, Still Standing (try to find the extended version)Trans DF Express- Dungeon FamilyIn Due Time - Outkast f/ Cee-Lo, Soul Food SoundtrackIn Da Wind- Trick Daddy f/ Cee-Lo and Big Boi , Thug Holiday
No truly deep cuts, but a nice half-baker's-dozen-who-are-the-BDs?-rounded-up-to-the-nearest-integer tracks for you to taste and enjoy. Both of his solo albums are fun, and the early Goodie Mob stuff is as satisfying as Waffle House at 3am.
Ah, and that reminds me of one more thing:
1) If you're the 8th person to cover "Crazy", is it really such a good idea?
RULE OF SUMMER #167:You can get 60 miles to the gallon for less than $22k.
-Scotty
*his voice is so sweet that my man Lee claims Kanye specifically hired a backup singer on Roses because he sounded like Cee-Lo.

Posted on July 24th, 2006Tweet0

THROWBACK!

5 years. FIVE YEARS?? John was saying he found a bunch of old hard drives and found some pretty classic stuff from the early days. I was inspired to do the same and found this little gem, written exactly half a decade ago from Memphis, TN, at the start of our co-bill run with OAR. This was actually the second entry of 7/24/01 the first was my so-detailed-it's-almost-embarrassing review of Celebrity. What a fun, fun, fun time. Just three kids in a van tryin' to make it legal you know how it is. Anyway, enjoy, and if I can find anything that's actually interesting or well-written, I'll throw it atcha.

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July 24, 2001 *Late Night, Feelin' Right*

Memphis is alright with me. Cool little area of the country. I went to Graceland today -- it's one of those things that has to be done. But all the tourguides are so impatient. It's worse than the US Post Office in Athens, GA.

Tonight's show went off. I could be wrong, but I think we played to a bunch of new ears. And I'm not just saying that to be corny. Shucks, they could be stalkers and make us call the cobs.

Enough. An action-packed set this evening showcased many tracks from the compact disc entitled "Room For Squares." Also performed was a well-done rendition of Jimi Hendrix's Wind Cries Mary segued into an instrumental version of the Bob Marley favorite No Woman No Cry. The guys were having a grand time.

So people think I'm Richard from O.A.R. We Asians must look all alike to you non-Orientals. I see how it is. Well, you better count your chickens, cause our numbers are growing, and the East will rise again!

Off to dela's hometown tomorrow morning - Nawlins and the French 15 Minutes past the hour.

oh, ohoh, you're my cover girl

-Scotty

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Posted on July 21st, 2006Tweet0

APPLE VS SCOTTY CROWE

Scotty Crowe wins. Every time.

This collaboration is the result of charging a device for 2 days and then having the device fail and poweroff because "no battery power remains" after about 12 minutes of use. Really frustrating.

But frustrating things have happened to me on jogs around the city lately. I had a man walk off of a bus and get in my face like he was going to punch me. I had an inebriated guy on a bicycle call me a racial slur. I saved a young girl's life from a creepy fellow in a Mercedes. All this in the last week and I STILL love LA.

Time to pack for Vegas.

-Scotty

Posted on July 10th, 2006Tweet0

RAINDROPS ON ROSES AND WHISKERS ON KITTENS

1. The Hundreds. Every time I think to myself, "I wish someone would make a (insert article of clothing) that had some (insert aesthetic)-kinda stuff goin' on," I find out these guys did it 6 months previous. They do stuff so well thought out it's absurd.

2. Corinne Bailey Rae. Best late afternoon/early evening record I know right now. I can't get over "Call Me When You Get This".

3. The Moleskine 18 Month Weekly Planner + Notebook Soft Cover (Pocket Size). You love the notebooks already. This planner has the perfect layout, perfect note-writing space, and is the perfect size for hitting kids in the back of the head. Seriously I can't seem to make the switch to the PDA (unless we're talking about alcohol and not technology), and this mo-fo finally brought me out of my Having To Go To Staples And Buy A Lisa Frank Academic Planner Each August So I Have A Weekly Layout routine. And I'll be honest while I'm there, I might pick up some Yikes! Pencils. I wish.

4.

Words can't describe how eager I am to learn more details of what went down. While everyone waits to learn what provoked Zidane (who leaped into my personal Top 3 Athletes of All Time list), I came across some notable quotes that serve as tasty appetizers:

French Coach Raymond Domenech, on having a victory parade: 'If it is up to me there won't be a parade,' he told the French television station Canal plus. 'It is very French to be satisfied with a defeat, but I cannot be satisfied,' the coach added. [from here]
and, regarding Materazzi:
"When I see this, I want to smash his face," France defender William Gallas said.
[from here]

5. Scotty. Oh wait! The "5." was supposed to be a "-". Really.

Posted on July 6th, 2006Tweet0

INCASE VS SCOTTY CROWE

I'm super excited about this.

A carrying solution designed for runners by a one-time runner, the Scotty Crowe Armband for Running Fast (SCARF) keeps your iPod (all models, all sizes) secure while you run. A special auxiliary earbud cord management system attaches to the chest and prevents unnecessary slapping or tugging from your headphones. Lastly, pictured below, is the SCARF's most essential, vital component: a sweatband that doubles as an earbud-stability mechanism (sold separately, not by Incase).

Production is pending copyright and exclusivity of the word "SCARF" as well as securing materials.

Posted on July 6th, 2006Tweet0

SHORT WEEK

RULE OF SUMMER #363: Watermelon. Is. Always. Delicious.

I like July 4th for a lot of reasons. I do, however, have one slight complaint: July 4th is the only holiday with a celebration completely beyond my control. "Gotta see fireworks, gotta see fireworks." No other holiday is predicated around an event that a stranger's in charge of (unless you're talking about Santa Claus at my house...weird tradition, but we like it) - if I'm not planted in a good spot to see fireworks, I kinda blew Independence Day. There's a very small margin for error (like 20 minutes? starting at an arbitrary time after sundown?). Mess that up and you've messed your entire long weekend up.

Some observations from that messed up long weekend and the beginning of this very fragile short week:

1) I'm really glad they don't sell beer in the outfield pavilion at Dodger Stadium. I don't know what was more intense - seeing Nomar get hit three times or fearing I'd be killed walking back to my car if I didn't participate in the wave. The last time I was this scared and elated at the same time was when I bought my first Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony tape. Anyway - Dodgers win, awesome experience...though I can't figure out why Derek Lowe's entrance music sounds like something from a 1998 rave.

2) I kicked off the competitive part of my life (and not a moment too soon) by running a road race with my boys Lee and Andy. Passing people feels good. Trying to walk the next day feels bad.

3) Canseco requests to be traded from San Diego to Long Beach, putting him about 100 miles closer to me. Either that Aquafina bottle really IS a magic lamp or Jose's a Road Journal fan.

4) People where I'm from use "barbeque" to describe a style of cooking, one that usually involves Barbeque Sauce. People here use it to describe anything involving a grill. It's used as a location, an event, and/or to refer to any foods that might be heated (or just be near some charcoal) at any point before consumption. So — I was at a barbeque, eating barbeque — it was July 4th, so someone decided to have a barbeque. No ribs, no chicken, no brisket, but a lot of other great barbequed food like hamburgers, salad, macaroni and cheese, and fruit.

5) France is in the World Cup Final. The one French person I know is going crazy. For him, I root for France. And since I root for France, I offer potential headlines we'll all see on the morning of July 10:

THE CHAMPS-ELYSEES!

ITALY GETS THE BOOT!

NOT VE(ry)NICE!

HOLY CREPE-MONSIEUR!

NAPOLEON'S DYNAMITE!

O HENRY!

WHO'S YOUR PERE??

BEND IT LIKE ARC DE TRIOMPHE!

ITALIAN STALLIN'

GAULS WITH GALL!

MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL: AN EIFFEL!

FORGET HISTORY: FRANCE IS VICTORIOUS!

I LOVE PARIS IN THE SUMMERTIME!

ALL CHAMP, NO PAGNE!

I'M ALFREDO IT'S TRUE: FRANCE WINS

VBFF! (VERY BEST FRENCH FOREVER)

NOTRE GAH DAME!

ITALY: "WE JUST HAD TOO MANY GUYS WHOSE NAMES ENDED IN VOWELS"

GNOCCHI TO THE CITY FROM THE MAYOR FOR THE ITALIANS

VERSAILLES OF RELIEF!

I'LL TAKE THE WORLD CUP...A LA CARTE!

SACRE LES BLEUS!

MENAGE A ONZE!

HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX ("Zinedine Zidane" kinda rhymes with "Charlie Sheen")

ITALY GETS THE FRENCH KISS! AND HAS PIZZA STUCK IN HER BRACES!

EU...GROSS!

And with that, I bid you adieu.

-Scotty