"The American Male at Age Ten" Excerpt

"The collision in his mind of what he understands, what he hears, what he figures out, what popular culture pours into him, what he knows, what he pretends to know, and what he imagines makes an interssting mess." - "The American Male at Age Ten" by Susan Orlean

Alphabet Playlist - "True Love Waits" - Radiohead

How have I gone this long without seeing Radiohead in concert? I like this better live than the studio recording.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Quote

My dad was the greatest dad in the world because you were the worst.
My dad went to Bronx side high school where he was the student editor of the paper.
When he graduated he went to Rutgers, where he majored in Biochemistry.

He met my mom in a bookstore
and he asked her to marry him in Norwalk, Connecticut.
And every summer we'd go back to Toby Pond and he would ask her to marry him again.

The day I was born he pressed leaves between wax paper
and they still hang there in the bedroom window.
He wanted to become a scientist but he became a jeweler so he could earn money for our family.

He loved the smell of gasoline.
He hated tomatoes.
He never talked to me like I was a kid.
So in a way, your boots are heavier than mine.

                       -Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Alphabet Playlist - "True Affection" - The Blow

Possibly my favorite video on YouTube

Alphabet Playlist - "Trees" - Marty Casey

My favorite version and a source of nostalgia!

Alphabet Playlist - "Thirteen" - Ben Kweller

Pretty and sad. Imagine that.

Alphabet Playlist - "Tie The Rope" - The Format

So so you run away for no apparent reason
'Cause you and I are changing with the seasons

Alphabet Playlist - "Them Kids" - Sam Roberts Band

Need more of this band in my life.

Watch the video.