Best Summer Soundtrack EVER

As a timely followup to my previous rant here is, in no particular order, the best summer songs from the sixties! Try not to burn your hands on the steering wheel on your way to the snowcone stand and crank it up.

• Anything by the Beach Boys. Obviously. In my expert opinion, you should always start your summer playlist with "Get Around." Do it, trust me. "Good Vibrations" and "Do It Again" are my other picks.
• "Summer in the City"- the Lovin' Spoonful. Well, jeez, it's their NAME, you have to love them. Listen to these lyrics, that is some machine-gun fire rhyming. These guys are SO underrated.
• "In the Summertime"- Mungo Jerry. You know it, you love it. Although, I gotta say the line "if her daddy's rich take her out for a meal/if her daddy's poor just do what you feel" is a ripe, juicy target for a class and gender crit. Yes, I do, in fact, write imaginary papers in my head. Shut up.
• "Summertime"-Janis Joplin (with Big Brother and the Holding Company). A slower song to take it down a notch. This is hands-down the best rendition of this song ever in the history of everything. Don't try to get all cute with me listing your "street-cred" blues singers who also sang it, you're not going to win this argument.
• "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"-Manfred Mann. This song reminds me of swim team when the coach used to make us sing it in rounds like a military chant. Yes, I was on the swim team as a kid. If this is screwing up your notions of what sort of child I was, keep in mind, swimming is not actually a cooperative team sport.
• "Paint It Black"- the Rolling Stones. It's Barbara Pool approved.
• "Pleasant Valley Sunday"-the Monkees. Not necessarily a classic for the ages, but for some reason this is the song that runs in my head when I think back on sneaking into the neighbors' yards to run around in their sprinklers. And by "sneak" I mean as TOTALLY OBVIOUS as only a shrieking five-year-old in a swimsuit running around in your front yard in broad daylight can be.
• "Come On Down To My Boat" - Every Mother's Son. Another kind of silly one. Reminds me of Bahama Mama slushpuppies and pool water up my nose.
• "Time of the Season"- the Zombies. Ok, seriously, if some dude came up to me and asked me who my dad was and if he's rich or not that guy would be spitting teeth. Nonetheless, the Zombies are one underrated British Invasion band.

notable exceptions:

• "Under The Boardwalk "- The Drifters. Yeah, I get it, it's about the beach. Beach =summer. It's also about people screwing under the boardwalk. GROSS.
• "California Dreamin'"- the Mamas and the Papas. It's about WINTER.
  
  

Facebook Horoscope

Horoscope for 8/20/2008
Your romantic side may be engaged -- or some idea or project may have captured your heart! One way or another, you're giving your all to a person, place or thing and it feels fantastic!


Um, actually no. None of the above.

As far as ideas and projects, the line is sort in limbo as I decide if I want to want to launch in Fall 09 instead. Still exciting, but also just generally chugging along at a reasonable pace.

As for the former, funny you should ask, oh, Facebook. As it happens, everyone else seems to think this also. There are at least four good stories I could tell to this effect, but it would be arduously meta in a "you're so vain, you probably think this blog is about you" kind of way.

This blog isn't about you, by the way.
Or you.

Anyway, I'm on an unusually even keel these days now that the frenzy of moving has subsided and I have yet to craft a routine. Reading Sandman all weekend surely isn't helping. It makes me dreamy and pensive which doesn't suit me. Although, on the plus side, I dress more gothically which does suit me.
I continue to adore San Francisco. Which is related because, while living in perpetual October would certainly be exquisite, it would probably have the same effect on me.

Tormenting Walt

Dear readers, forgive me. I have been remiss. There has indeed been tormenting of Walt, but I haven't documented it.
But things have changed. I have be the victim of a ruthless bait and switch involving Tom Petty tickets. In retaliation, I give you the following e-correspondence. Admittedly, it is rather out of context, but don't let that stop you from pointing and laughing.




Walt Williams said that you two are engaged
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To: Leesie Pool
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Walt said on Facebook that you two are engaged. We need you to confirm that you are, in fact, engaged to Walt.

To confirm this relationship request, follow the link below:http://www.facebook.com/n/?home.php

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Nostalgia

Me: Mom, do you like my hair color? It's almost like my natural hair color!
Mom: I don't remember what your natural hair color looks like.

Extracurricular activities

Now that I have acquired a change of scenery and a copious amount of time with my parents that needs to be reallocated, I have comprised a checklist of things I want to accomplish. If anyone can help/wants in on these activities, you know where to find me!


-Execute a perfect handstand, "scorpion" pose, and flip flop.
-Go to more gallery openings and museums.
-use up all my henna paste. (Any volunteers? I'm good, I swear.)
-go to more local rock shows. (Toadies, Aug 22, dudes).
-learn to swallow swords.
-learn Latin.
-work on my front splits and try for a horizontal over-split.
-tryout for the Dallas roller derby (flat track OR banked).
-plant an herb garden. And not kill it.
-re-memorize the beginning of Beowulf.
-practice spinning poi.
-find bands/events that will let me make snazzy psychedelic posters for them (pro bono even).
-have a garage sale and get rid of all my old clothes and books.
-practice vertical pole inverts and tricks.
-audition as a performer or character at Scarborough Faire.
-celebrate pagan holidays in a bigger way.
-find some tribal dance gigs at clubs/bars.
-find some fire eating gigs at clubs/bars.
-find some go-go gigs at clubs/bars.
-maybe find a tribal dance teaching gig (adults or kids).
-learn to ride a motorcycle.
-visit places featured in Weird Texas.
-re-learn to play bass