i have been thinking about "Spy Glass" and "Brainwashing Dirtbike." and the one about the organ. and "James Ensor." the last one being one of the three most educational songs (for me that they have ever written. i think that one touches me most because it says "dig him up and shake his hand." and i would like something like that on my tomb stone. and "he lost all his friends, he didn't need his friends." that is how i feel the most in the present time. this whole album tho has a strange feel to it for me. i warmed up after hearing "James Ensor." rest assured my friends.

My three most favorite songs by them are: Birdhouse in your soul, Till my head falls off, that song from the Brain Candy soundtrack, and Dinnerbell from the Apollo 18 song. The song Turn around, I think that's the name, on Apollo 18 is freaky as all hell. But I like Dig my grave too. That's probly their best cd.

I was singing "Meet James Ensor" recently! At the library, we got a book in about him, and I couldn't think where I had heard about him before, and then it hit me: "Meet...James...Ensor, Belgium's favorite (famous?) painter. Dig him up and shake his hand, appreciate the man. Before there were junk stores, before there was junk, he lived with his mother and the torments of Christ." That's all I could remember.

the world was transformed. a crowd gathered round. pressed against his window so they could be the first to meet james ensor. belgiums famous painter. raise a glass and sit and stare. understand the man. he lost all his friends, he didn't need his friends. he lived with his mother and repeated himself. the world has forgotten. the world moved along. the crowd at his window went back to their homes. meet james ensor la la laa lala la meet james ensor. la al alala ala la belgiums famous painter. la la la ala alla al lalal al ala la la lallalalalallalal dig him up and shake his hand. appriciate the man. i did that all with one breath.

Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head. My all-time favorite. Got turned onto TMBG from watching ALTV on MTV back in the 80's. He would always have the best videos you never saw on regular MTV, like DEVO's "Beautiful World", "Are You Experienced?" (still one of my favorite videos), and of course, Harvey the Wonder Hamster. I think I was born warped.

One other thing abotu TMBG: I always associate the album "Flood" with riding on a bus through Italy, since that wasone of the albums I brought with me on my family's European Vacation.

what's important is to be ok with being born warped

Ok with it? I take off my pants and roll around in it! speaking of warped, for those of you who caught the Simpsons tonght, was that not one of the very best episodes? "Help Me, Jebus!"

For us non-hipsters/what is TMBG?

Dude. Only anybody who's anybody knows They Might Be Giants. I'm your only friend I'm not your only friend But I'm a little glowing friend But really I'm not actually your friend But I am Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch Who watches over you Make a little birdhouse in your soul Not to put too fine a point on it Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet Make a little birdhouse in your soul I have a secret to tell From my electrical well It's a simple message and I'm leaving out The whistles and bells So the room must listen to me Filibuster vigilantly My name is blue canary one-word Spelled l-i-t-e My story's infinite Like the Longines Symphonette It doesn't rest There's a picture opposite me Of my primitive ancestry Which stood on rocky shores and Kept the beaches shipwreck free Though I respect that a lot I'd be fired if that were my job After killing Jason off and Countless screaming Argonauts (I love that line) Bluebird of friendliness Like guardian angels its Always near

they might be giants. or they might just suck.

They Might Be Giants are two New York gentlemen. tey started a band in the mid-early 80's. their quirky music has stuck with the world since. one of them plays guitar and the other plays organ, accordian, sax. and the lyrics are something from on of those dreams you have where in the dream it sounds logical, but if you say it aloud in reality you question how you could think that made sense. a lot of people (me included) also enjoy their live shows. some of their famous hits. Istanbul not Constantinoble Birdhouse in your soul Particle Man The Guitar Anna Ng if you check out some of the sites on the web you can see more about them. or you can always dial a song, their telephone song service and hear what they have to say. 718-387-6962- dial a song

I have always had a fondness for "Where Your Eyes Don't Go," but I also really like "Kiss Me, Son of God..." The Jebus thing had me squealing in delight, but I thought he was saying Cheebis. Licking Toads. Let's just say I'm not not licking toads.

as far as the simpsons go.. PRAY FOR MOJO. i think that is all i have to say. maybe later i will play you all the tune my friend dave made using the "more tomato? yes please!" snippet. or you can go and look at him http://www.brackeen.com the only interesting part of the site is his picture it changes if you refresh the page. there is one where he is young and he is on the toilet. wow and this actually does tie in with the thread, cause david is a really big tmbg fan. and i am (of course) madly in love with the boy.

they might be critters buggin.

I thought they were from Vancouver B.C.

lovely. i'ma go back into the cd archives and burn their whole damn catalog.

Viva la fuego!

Cheer up, swine.

for clarity's sake: that was "burn" as in "digitally record", not "burn" as in "light yo' ass up on fire." just so you know.

Oh. I'm still building a little whorehouse in my soul, though.

if you're gonna build a whorehouse, why not make it a great big one? There's plenty of room in that soul of yours.

I would, but I'm renting most of it out to some horrid alien entity.

oh shit. get your extra-terrestrial freak on, kid. nothin' warms the cockles like a piece of fine alien ass. speaking of hot cockles and cosmic booty, i managed to burn "bumpa", "host", and "guest" from the archives. looks like somebody got sheisty with "amoeba". nameless internet sources tell me the critters have a fifth album, but i can't track it down. so tell me, mista flatline: what's the deal? and is "amoeba" worth shelling out real money for?

amoeba is mostly ambient like the eno/wobble thing. i really like it but that ain't saying much. check some sound bites. plus, there's one that's hard to find called monkeypot merganser (whatever that means) that has the space rant, which i put on the cd i sent you.

mmmmmm... critters be buggin' lovely. so lets make a deal. you burn me monkeypot and i burn you whatever you want.

kee-doke.

Multi-Orgasmic Space Whores! Ride 'em Squidboy! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ha.

You okay?

Same as ever. I have an urge to listen to TMBG now, though.

I don't think anyone at sorabji.com is ever Really okay.

you n me and may be Sem, n oh yeah swine.

I,m not okay and I don,t care.

alright daniel, time to come clean about the "SSSS"s .......what up

So scrumptuously sadistically sexy Or Maybe Shiva's secondary sex sort

Jughead never told anyone what his "S" stood for either, and look how cool he was.

cool, jughead? Gee, see nate, NOW

all right, mista. here's the first round. sort of a warm-up. gun club - 'fire of love' shawn smith - 'let it all begin' u-men - 'step on a bug' the fall - 'dragnet' treepeople - 'something vicious. . .' AND 'guilt regret embarassment' AND 'just kidding' tar babies - 'no contest' AND 'death trip' AND 'fried milk' i'll put the monkey in the mail this weekend. do you want amoeba, too? love, dave <smooch smooch>

I really am at the edge of the planet

uh-uh, pardna! none of this "one track of this" and "one track of that" shit! i gotta actually *work* during the nine-to-five, too. y'know? it'll be *complete* albums for yo' ass! so pick a few and i'll see what i can do.

dumbshit, just do it and make it snappy!

you'll be gettin' nothin' but "vanilla ice's classics" and "the best of scritti polliti" from me, nitz! might as well set your stereo on fire NOW before it's too late!

hey! you guys have scritti politti? cool, send me all of it.

old b-versions of Marley songs. Really nifty.

yea woodbeez W-O-O-D, oh woodbeez woodbeez B-E-E-Z

oh shit. did i say "scritti politti"? i meant "milli vanilli." sorry for the confusion. the crap is in the mail.