(by way of John G)
Heading back Saturday till Tuesday. Let’s hang out Detroit.
Archive for August, 2008
It’s so cold in the D
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Best use of homeless people as clothing models, ever
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Leah came across this happy couple while doing an internet search for indestructible trash can holding bolts. Apparently they are suicide-proof clothes. Here is a blurb from the manufacturer:
Garments for potential suicides
POSTED BY CORY DOCTOROW, SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 8:31 AM | PERMALINK
Ferguson Safety Products carries a line of nigh-indestructible clothing intended for prisoners and mental patients on suicide watch, who would otherwise have to go nude to prevent them from improvising a suicide rope or other tool from their clothing. When an inmate of a correctional facility is acutely suicidal, officers must remove every item that can be used for self-harm. Our smocks and bedding safely allow the inmate warmth and modesty.
* The Safety Smock A quilted gown designed specifically to clothe suicidal prisoners/inmates (not a restraint).
* The Safety Blanket Sturdy and quilted for safety and warmth.
Stuff From Childhood
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
For some reason this was my favorite song for a while when I was a kid. I had the eight track and played it constantly on the 2XL (check this out: 2xl APPRECIATION PAGE)
Okay, level with me, am I mentally handicapped?
What’s that 2XL? What are you saying?
2XL says “yes”.
Optimistic map of detroit aimed at freeway drivers
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Things Neil Should Purchase in Dubai
Sunday, August 10th, 20081. A Burqa (for Dorothy, perhaps? Perfect beach attire.)
2. How about a nice headscarf to match? Try the Dubai duty-free, like this woman did.
3. A hookah (Obviously)
4. Local DVDs that are like, sooo crazy!
5. Suicide bomber memorabilia (hope you like exploring our shadow government’s black sites!)
6. Street meat
7. Lucky camel’s toe
8. United Arab Emirates United soccer jersey
9. “Jews for Mohammed” t-shirt
10. A fez
–Dom and Trevor
Our Musicals Begin
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Dear Effete,
This summer I’ve reflected, Neil as well, on the cycles of life and what the seasons do to us. Last night we came to realize a feeling we call ‘Summer Gay’. It’s a state of being, a peace of mind. A boy can be a summer gay (gay only in the summer), feel summer gay (regardless of orientation), etc. We’re comfortable with the boys, we love swimming and taking our shirts off. But it’s only for the summer.
Over drinks a few nights ago, the idea arose to turn this wonderful summer into a musical. Our story comes from the different days of summer gay colliding. The year-rounder with the summer rental. The beach cruiser with the beach bum. I’ve included a test run of lyrics, perhaps a main theme. Our story begins with a boy, fresh from the midwest, arriving to the city after the school year’s ended. Perhaps he’s a runaway or off to college in the fall. Who does he meet? Where will he go? Will his parents come to take him back? I’m hoping we can find out together.
Summer Gay – Main Theme
I moved to the city when I was a teen/The school year is over, I’m feeling so free…/Fresh and new./I’m just looking for something fun to do.
I’ve got an apartment, I party at night/I’m loving my new friends and new social life/my body’s clean/I’m looking like a boy in a magazine.
Summer Gay, Feeling alright/Rolling through the Hampton’s in my mind./Summer Gay, my girlfriend’s back home/But I’m happy to be out here on my own.
Bridge: I know this life will have to end/This fall I’ll see my old girlfriend/But something keeps on telling me/This time next summer I can’t help but be…
Summer Gay, I’m living my life/I never wanna grow old and die.
The sun browns my body, it brightens my eyes/I trust in my mirror, the reflections won’t lie/I’ll stand there for hours, I love to see/Another penis staring back at me.
Summer Gay, Let it happen to you/It’s amazing what the summer sun can do…
A Day in the Life of Poncho
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
4 p.m.: “Another beautiful day! How shall I spend it?”
4:02 p.m.
5:17 p.m.: “I’m totally gonna burn Amir with this one tonight! Oh, Poncho, how do you do it?”
6:42 p.m.: “Everybody needs a second job these days, what with the economy in such a durn rut. If only rich people would give me their money. But they’re just so damn greedy!”
8:11 p.m.: “God I love Jameson and Pabst! This is flippin’ awesome!”
10:37 p.m.: “They liked my joke! Success! The only way this night gets any better is if I can fulfill my adulthood dream of securing every high score on Photo Hunt and Wordster!”
1:09 a.m.: “This bar sucks. There’s nothing left for me in Detroit. I think I’m gonna move to San Francisco and get away from all these losers once and for all.”
2:37 a.m.: “Hey, don’t judge me. Everybody’s got a fetish.”
Ten Years Later: ”Fuck you all!!! I live in a box!!! Woo!!! Woo!!!”