I still need to round up all the mugs for the next round of Mugshots, and I just recently got new batteries for the camera. Oh yeah, and there's Otakon, which is rockin' the box, so far. So, with all those excuses blended together in a nice little potpourri of procrastination, the caffeinated collection will be added virtually in another little while.
In the meantime, however, I've come upon the idea of having at least one aspect of the blog to update regularly: Music Video Friday, whereby I post a groovy music video every Friday. I could make this a tad challenging by selecting videos of non-R.E.M. songs, and then force myself to research new music, but I'll hold off on that concept for later. At least after "Losing My Religion", anyway.
The first video for this new to-be-regular feature is for a nice little tune, "Peaches", by The Presidents of the United States of America.
The video starts us out in a peach orchard, or at least one that grows canned peaches. The song, in itself, is awesome enough, considering it's about the greatest fruit in the world. Sure there's a mention about an ant crawling inside (I'll explain my Communist ant conspiracy theory later), but that can be forgiven. If there were any songs dedicated to a specific fruit and its greatness, this has to be the best. The words "nature's candy in my hand, or can, or pie" really express the many ways the peach can be eaten.
Peaches come in two varieties: white and yellow. Yellow peaches are commonly grown in Georgia and New Jersey, and have yellow meat, while the white peaches, grown in California, are much paler. There are also taste and texture differences: yellow peaches are more likely to have bits caught in your teeth, and white peaches have a more subtle sweetness and flavour. Both types, in my opinion, are simply awesome. Even my cat likes peaches (he'll try to knock a peach out of my hand)! Certainly, all these must be evidences as to why the peach deserves such a rockin' song about it.
Oh yeah, and in the video, there are ninjas. Apparently, The Presidents of the United States of America had to protect the nation's peach supply from a band of swift and cunning interlopers! For this, the band should surely be rewarded, possibly with a cartload of peaches.
This wraps up today's postings, unless I get the urge to write another. If you have any mugshots you'd like to submit, e-mail them to me at metal_enthalpy@yahoo.com.
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