Me and Tecate Down By My Coffee Table

Alright so it is Wednesday night, I have no homework due the rest of the week, a bottle of pinot noir, 6 Tecate lights, and a sweet ass Paul Simon concert (in HD). So my question is this: am I a loser for sitting here in my underwear, getting drunk and rocking out to Paul Simon?

Obviously I don't think so but at the same time I know some of you miscreants out there probably thinks so. First if you must criticize me I recommend trying it once. Seriously, get back from work or school, go to your room, open a case of Miller or Bud or whatever and pop in a Nine Inch Nails, Grateful Dead, or Dave Matthews Band concert and just sit back and relax. I'm serious, just give it a chance. This is also a great remedy for our constant war of attrition with boredom. Anyways about 3 or 4 beers into this great activity you really begin to get into it. You aren't there but in a way you are. I just close my eyes and there I am, circa 1983, Paul comes on to the stage and bam! Call me Al.

The other advantage to a concert over a television show or movie is that you don't need to pay attention to what is going on and you can casually absorb it. Seriously what an awesome time especially when all your friends ditch you with home work or night shifts (gay ass Gene). Also I can not say enough about the majesty of HD. I hope that a one Mike Morgan can finally admit that rather than making every channel worse HD is truly badass. Seriously one of the greatest investments I made was my HD TV. Sweet Ass.

This paragraph goes out to Paul Simon. I sit here and listen to song after awesome song written by you. Seriously, you are the man. Unlike some artists that had bursts of greatness (Paul McCartney) you have been writing awesome music for 40 years now. Also all you asswipes who say that Paul McCartney's new song is sweet are either brain dead or subscribe to the Church of Sir Paul. Anyways, Paul Simon also has a very diverse offering and wide range of themes and song topics. Go download or buy his anthology and name me one song that is just ok. I only hope he goes on tour again and gives people like me one chance to see his greatness in person.

Anyways let me know if you think I am a loser. I won't care either way because I have nothing better to do. In the words of Paul Simon -

"This is the long distance call,
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo
The way we look to us all,
The way we look to a distant constellation
That's dying in a corner of the sky"

Things I was totally wrong on.

People often say that "you never admit to being wrong" but this is not true. While not many, there are a few thing I have been wrong on.

iPod - Yeah so I was completely wrong here. I told people that they were stupid and that I liked having my CD collection with me so people could thumb through it and have an idea of what I like. I am now on my second iPod and love not having to lug around a CD case everywhere I go. Steve Jobs is now 1 for 1,200.

Alcohol - Yeah so I thought drinking was stupid and that you could have fun without doing so. While that opinion is still true drinking adds to the fun and creates fun where it sometimes may not be found. Also like I said a few years back, I drink to compete.

2005 White Sox - While my declaration of them not being a good team is finally coming true, alas it is a few years too late. The thing that bugged me about the 2005 White Sox was this notion of "grinder ball." That year they were in the top 5, possibly #1, in percentage of runs scored via the home run. Also the main reason they won was because of their starters. But congrats is due and they were indeed the best team in baseball that year.

Tayshaun Prince - not a whole lot to talk about I just thought he would be a good college player and nothing more.

Mike Conley Jr. - I thought he was nothing more than a guy who fed the ball to Oden and was riding his coattails all the way to O$U. I saw him get lit up by Proviso East's Jacob Pullen and thought to myself this guy is really overrated. I was wrong and he turned out to be the best point guard in college.

Capital Punishment - I was at one point a fry em, fry em all kind of guy. However a priest at St. Isaac Jogues presented an argument that turned me over instantly and to this day I disagree with the death penalty.


Also some funny links -

http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/johncheese/bands/overrated.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7NrPJBOQcc&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdeadspin%2Ecom%2F

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utsHE5xWges&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eg4tv%2Ecom%2Fthefeed%2Fblog%2Fdate%2F05102007%2Findex%2Ehtml