My Other Centaur...is a LADY Centaur

Do you think the first guy who stood on a street corner with one of those "The End is Near" signs is living in total embarassment and shame today? (As opposed to his prior life of culture and academia that was clearly expressed by the "Sharpie on cardboard" medium of said message.) Seriously, that must have happened for the first time in the 60s. I guess speaking in terms of cosmic length -- eons and what not, which are roughly double the age of Ians -- it could generally be near the end...but still.

I wish I was like my grandfather and believed anything I saw written and everything spoken on television. I suppose I could just adapt Dan's "every film is a documentary which occured in actual time with full cinematic coverage" and assume that anyone who would go through the difficulty of finding a sizable piece of cardboard and writing on it is speaking the truth.

So here's something cool I found by watching -- you guessed it -- daytime television. But not the trashy kind: I was watching "Reading Rainbow."

Recycled Vinyl Album Wallets: (This is a link, kids).

These recycled vinyl wallets let you put your money where your music is. Each unisex wallet is made from an actual album cover and vinyl record mounted against super-durable wood board. The original vinyl record is cut to fit the wallet's square shape but manages to show the center hole, the track listing, and plenty of groovy vinyl texture. Open the wallet and you'll find a slew of features, like a carbon checkbook divider, plenty of space for cards and cash, and even a clear window to hold a picture or ID.

Your choice of the following albums:
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
- Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones
- Double Dynamite by Elvis.

These are pretty amazing. I'd like to pretend that I'm above buying one, but the only thing that really stopped me was the price ($189?!). Numerous misuses of household melting appliances -- microwave, oven, hair dryer -- are the only things stopping me from trying to make my own.

I've been wrestling with how much this blog should include anything outside of music and music-related things. I realize it's a difficult thing to keep on track, because you have to avoid making it all about your life, but you need to include your own personality and experiences in your posts. Anyway, I promise this will turn into a full-blown MP3 blog soon. I need to work on getting permissions from various musicians and (hopefully) have someone make a fancier layout/explain how to use the internet. Maybe in the next week I'll start posting some of our "High Noon Friday" shows to start.