What Bullshit This Cover Is!

It doesn't even seem right that Doc is in Philly Red.

It's an indication of what I have (or don't) to look forward to on Opening Day.

What a fuck of a long season we have to endure.

Somebody break out the Cutty Sark! Please!

Things To Miss About Hamilton #2: Junk Food Cheaply

My wife and I making a return to our hometown Hamilton for a brief tour, and it's been weeks since we've been home. So I've decided to tally up all of the certain gluttonous items that she and I enjoy when we're home, and exhibit no self-control.

Mex-I-Can!

It's hard to find good authentic Mexican food anywhere. This hole in the wall located on James North is a prize waiting to be found. Tacos, enchiladas, flautas,and the best guacamole-in-a-stone-bowl you will ever have. Order it up, tuck in.

They even have their own tindera, so you can take home your own tortillas and Fanta and Jarritos!

(As far as I recall though, no tamales. Kind of a drag, but fuck you! Go to McDonald's, you jagoff!)


Crystal Dynasty (pronounced Die-NASTY!)

I'm a sucker for good, tasty Chop Suey. They gots it. Their Cantonese Chow-Mein is like your mom . . . loaded and saucy. HEYO!

Situated down the street from Copps, this grease trap offers a lot of charm. I think my table consisted of a crate stood vertically, with a table-top made of chipboard! This place is ghetto-fabulous!

Harvest Moon on James is good also. Highlight dish: Spicy Fried Pork Chops.


Sushi Star

All-You-Can-Eat Sushi. And it's fucking amazing, despite the shut-down from the Food Inspection Agency.

In the heart of downtown, on King.

Very charming.

Very Good.

Please, please, try the Dragon Roll. I could eat that all day.

Please, please, don't try the Hamilton Roll. Unless you're being ironic or retarded.

Actually, with sushi, we alternate between Sushi Star, or Sapporo on Main, or August 8th on Wilson. We actually did that for a week, and by the end of it we were all sushi-ed out.

If you are looking for Pho, please check out my previous posts to find out where in Hamilton you can find a steaming bowl of sexy.

Eat-A-Pita

Located on King Street, across the tattoo parlor, they possess the best Chicken Shawarama in town. Their distinction from the rest of the pack is that they roll up your super-loaded pita, then slap it on the grill for a quick toast.

Super cheap. Super amazing.

They even have another location on the other side of town on Main. Other establishments that come close are Nabil's on Wilson, Sana Grill on King, the other on Barton, and Lulu's on John. Try Eat-A's first, then check out the others to compare.

Modern India Buffet

All-you-can-eat Indian food is heavenly. This place on Main has it all: the curries, the pakoras, and tandoori-style dishes to put you in a hot sweat.

Try drinking milk before gorging yourself on Hot Indian. (There's a joke in there somewhere. Please help me out by leaving some tasteless jokes in the COMMENTS section.)

There are so many places that are soooo cheap to eat at and easily accessible, that I don't understand why we even stay in to make food. This serves as a guide as to where the tour of gluttony will make their stops.

Stop by and come see us for a bite . . .

Meet Me At the Lali Puna!

Well, Motherfuckers, I never thought I'd see this day! Lali Puna are coming back with a new album! To all my wealthy friends, Our Inventions, comes out April 9th, hopefully including a tour of North America (stop by Toronto again, please?!).

I've been wandering through their website for so long, showing the same info and links to Faking The Books, I thought they all walked away from the whole thing.

I read that Valerie, their visionary, was taking some time off to make and raise babies. Since I know what that time off is all about (16 years and counting!), I figured that they were just another band that will never ever materialize again.

I passed on their only Toronto stop at Lee's Palace almost 7 years ago, and kicking myself in the ballsack ever since!


Lali Puna's aesthetic with sonically digitized electronica, clean lines so appealing, makes them an anomaly for being away a long time. It sounds like they never even left!

Check out their single, "That Day."

http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/4150-lali-puna-that-day-morr-music

Here's to hoping for a Toronto show. Meet me at the Lali Puna!

www.lalipuna.de

Warning! I Might Have Given You Something . . .

I've been down for almost two weeks due to some technical difficulties. Thank god for my father-in-law for getting me somewhat back up and running.

To perform my due diligence, I'm informing all of you that have been following and clicking on the download links, to please take the time and run some spyware and malware utilities on your personal systems. I fear that I might have given you something . . .

Programs like Spybot, Malwarebytes, Hijack This, are recommended. Run them. Protect yourselves.

Like I really wanted to be down 2 weeks thanks to malware. Really.

Greetings From The Laughing Buddha!

The Buddha on Elgin Street is one of Sudbury’s best kept secrets.

Let’s describe the place in bullet form:

- Cozy, one of a kind atmosphere
- artist-friendly (it exhibits pieces for the Art Gallery of Sudbury)
- vegetarian and vegan-friendly menu. My favourite is the Sticky Mouth sandwich (peanut butter, banana, honey, cashews, cranberries, served with a curried chickpea salad), which is fucking amazing!
- great music blasting in the background all the time(surprising, considering my preconceived notion of Sudbury being a one pig town and all)
- great place for all the artsy-fartsy type crowd. I’m more on the fartsy side. ZING!
- Good chance of running into some of the laughing factory population. Real good. Same for prostitutes.
- Free wi-fi

I just love the feel of this place. It seems that everybody in there is cool, and I feel that I could stay there indefinitely. The art installations are always changing and always good. And I’ve never had a bad bite of food there.

So if you are ever at this end of the Nickel Belt, be sure to come by and check it out!



http://www.laughingbuddhasudbury.com/

Thrift Score!

Technics 5-Disc CD Changer, $6.50 at Value Village. It runs like a dream!

Also pictured, is Lali Puna's Faking the Books, which is a tough import to get a hold of, $2.99 at The Beat Goes On.

I LOOOOOVE getting a deal! Don't you?

What's YOUR thrift score?

Can YOU do better, fhole?!

Let's Not Ruin What We Have By Talking

Let's Not Ruin What We Have By Talking

01 Air - Les Voyage De Penelope
02 Godspeed You Black Emperor - Moya
03 The Bomboras - Hot Line
04 Brian Eno - Deep Blue Day
05 Perez Prado - Mambo No. 5
06 John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
07 Joe Satriani - The Crush Of Love
08 Esthero - Flipher Overture
09 Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky
10 Explosions In The Sky - The Moon Is Down
11 Underworld - Surfboy
12 Michael Hedges - Ursa Major
13 Tristeza - Aurora Borealis

I made this mix almost ten years ago, and it's still awesome. Great for road-tripping through a vast expanse, or even just doing the dishes to. Enjoy!

Click here to DL:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/736824181aceabcf/