think ALBUM

painting by Sky Thompson

My Top 15 Albums
Because shazam

I tried to think ALBUM and not songs

I am offended by the things I have left off of this list

In alphabetical order by album title



Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (honorable mention to the Blackstar album)

Manu Chao - Clandestino

Bob Dylan - Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (keepin' it to 1 per artist since I've only got 15 to work with here)

Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet

William Ackerman - In Search of the Turtle's Navel

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane over the Sea

The Strokes - Is This It (/all of their albums)

Radiohead - Kid A (I would honestly put all of their albums except Pablo Honey on any proper list of my favorites)

Black Crowes - Lions

Kila - Live in Dublin (barely beats Lemonade and Buns)

The Clash - London Calling

Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion (another tough one)

Polyphonic Spree - Together We're Heavy

Cornershop - When I was Born For the 7th Time

Joanna Newsome - Ys (this is a wash I love Milk Eyed Mender equally but Sawdust and Diamonds on Ys is my favorite song so that gets the official selection of the committee despite early commitment to think ALBUM)

The Best Thing I've Ever Done

1 year ago today
My brother Sam asked me to lift him up on my shoulders

One year ago today my blood stem cells were transplanted into my brother Sam, in the hopes of regenerating healthy cancer free bone marrow, to rid him of the T-Cell Lymphoma that had been ominously threatening his life.
There were certainly times where the unnerving possibilities were demoralizing and grim. But alas, the procedure was a success, and with the help of the amazing oncology team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Sam has been making a full recovery. Today Sam (who wrote about the entire ordeal on his blog) is busy planning his wedding and completing the hand surgery fellowship in Pittsburgh that he had to leave behind after he was re-diagnosed 2 years ago.
One year ago today I helped save my brother's life,
And it was the best thing I've ever done

SHOCK - WebWedding, Attack Ads, Colbert and Mormon Basketball

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I'm at my mom's house and the TV is on CNN (we watched Obama's press conference about a half hour ago) And I found what came on shocking.
An attack ad!
Less than 100 days into the new administration, almost 2 years from any substantive election, and already an ATTACK AD!!%@%#??@^!!!!!!

The ad is called SHOCKED and it was paid for by a group called the American Issues Project, a right wing group created by Harold Simmons (founding member of one of the finest organizations in US history, Swiftboat Veterans for Truth). Simmons was the lone financier of the AIP when it ran ads attacking Obama for his links to Weatherman Bill Ayers. These attack ads were themselves attacked by the associated press for their questionable "facts" and illegality...oh yeah, American Issues Project is registered as a 501c4 and thus not allowed to do partisan electoral politicking, but alas, if your not very concerned with the truth, you probably don't give a toss about the law?
I just attack their morals. There's really no point to being so divisive at this time in the political cycle. This trend is a bit frightening to me. Are we in for a 24/7/365ization of the smearing (and anointing) of politicians et al? THE WORLD TODAY! HELL IN A HAND BASKET I TELL YA!

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Speaking of anointing...another victory for Stephen Colbert!
NASA conducted a poll to determine the name of a new node of the International Space Station, and the winner is..."Colbert"!
According to NASA the poll was not intended to be the final word on what the name will be, but rather to aid a naming committee that will make its determination in April. They say they will almost definitely name SOMETHING on the ISS after Colbert, but perhaps only a toilet...PATAH!
This is the biggest Colbert related naming sham since Hungary switched the rules of the naming contest for their new bridge over the Danube so that only deceased people could win. Colbert is however supposed to have his DNA included in the space station's Immortality Drive archive of human DNA.
I guess Stephen will have to make due with the spider species named after him Aptostichus Stephencolberti.

He was named this after he complained about the Myrmekiaphila Neilyoungi on his show.
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My friend Sean noted last spring that he hates the Utah Jazz because he doesn't want the Mormons to be happy.
I agree with him.
Even though they have AK-47

Andrei Kirilenko, the scrawny Russian defensive menace.
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (not on the Jazz) may be the oldest player in the NBA, but he's not entirely positive when he was born, making him 44ish.

WEEEEEEEEEYOOOOOOOOUU

And I you

"Norm, You're a C*%T But We Love You" - Jenny, Ben, Aidan, and Alyanya

Is Jon Stewart Gonna Have to Choke a Bitch?

It started with this brilliant clip from the Daily Show last week where Jon Stewart rips CNBC to shreds for being so wrong leading up to the financial crisis.
CNBC's Rick Santelli had declared his disgust over Obama giving money to bail out people who couldn't pay their mortgages. The ridiculous hypocrisy in Santelli's stance (bailing out individuals that have made bad decisions is abhorrent, yet multi-billion dollar bailouts for corporations that consistently were mismanaged and swindling is fine) annoyed Stewart and he was invited on the Daily Show to talk about it. This clip is from the show he was to appear on.

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

CNBC Gives Financial Advice

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

This launched a bit of a feud between Stewart and CNBCs most famous face Jim "Mad Money" Cramer

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

In Cramer We Trust

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Trying to save the reputation of the network Cramer came on the daily show last night, the discussion took up the whole show was one the greatest ass kickings I've ever seen. The full interviews went on for much longer than expected, so linked below is not the full episode, but rather the complete unedited interview.
!!!THIS IS GOOD STUFF!!!
Part 1

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 1

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Part 2

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 2

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Part 3

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Jim Cramer Unedited Interview Pt. 3

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin

Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Even more impressive than this classic clip where Stewart tears up Tucker Carlson and the CNN punditry in 2004

Jori displays the bows

Bending the Field

Bending the Field
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Anger

No Horn Blowing Except for Anger
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Travis the Chimp

Stamford, CT's own Travis the Chimpanzee has been shot dead after flipping out and attacking his owner's family friend.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/nyregion/17chimp.html
I remember the 2nd floor window of the body shop he used to hang out at. I only ever saw him twice, the first time being when I was getting the car worked on down the street and was just taking a walk, I notice a stream of water pouring onto the driveway I'm walking past then look up and see this chimp in a window holding a water hose over the driveway below for seemingly no non-irreverent reason. He then threw a teddy bear at me and lowered a bucket for me to give it back to him in. That was about 10 years ago, and yet to this day I rarely can drive on Magee Ave towards my family's home without rubbernecking to see if I can catch a glimpse of the chimp in the window.
When I was in school his legend was very mythical, for he wasn't just a chimp. He was a chimp that would ride around in a corvette or a pick-up truck wearing overalls and diapers. I was one of the first to make a positive ID and stick to my story despite the detractors and nay-sayers. "NAY" they would say! But alas, this time the raving madman turns out to be right.

...Also there is an abandoned Beagote shack in Mansfield, CT where it is alleged that beagles and coyotes were being cross bread
...the truth is out there

The above cartoon is from today's NY Post.
I don't think I've seen a more public display of racism in quite a while.
The Audacity of Whatthe%#@k?!?!!????

P.S. They hate us for our freedom

I Quit

1 Year Ago Today

Sunday

Sunday
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Bloody Mary, Coffee, and Emergen-C

US Americans

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -Abraham Lincoln

SUCH AS

Fatcatwa

I am furious that Bernard Madoff is suspected of committing what is quite literally the greatest fraud of all time, and yet he was let off on bail. Knock off a 7 11 and you wont be granted bail, commit a $50 billion fraud that is already causing shutdowns of non-profits and philanthropic foundations and you'll be sent home with an ankle bracelet and a curfew. I'm a pacifist, so will somebody else please put a bullet in this guy's head?

Deceptions

Richard Dawkins and Derren Brown

The Reigning Champion of Cute

Mocha the hamster and his 1st piece of broccoli!

I didn't know dogs could physically do this!

I'm Real Environment

I'm Real Environment
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Fugitive

Today I awoke a fugitive.
I awoke around noon, though I was supposed to appear in court to contest a speeding ticket at 9.
I woke up late despite setting a total of 6 alarms on my phone (which was underneath me when I woke (great album!)), having Steve repeatedly call me and setting my faulty alarm clock (which has since been summarily smashed to bits).
I had to post $100 bond today to get off the lam and schedule another day to appear.
I was then told I'm probably not going to get to go to the Aspen shared vacation this year, which is a monumental bummer, being that last year was one of the best times of my life.
The whole day really put a damper on what was a good few days of renewal and personal growth.
Lucky for me all the bad juju wasn't powerful enough to completely wipe out the good juju I've been building up; and I'm happy to say that after a salad and some tea I'm back on top of the world!

oh, and also this...

Proposition H8

Most will look back on 11/4/08 with pride.
I will join those who look back in shame.

HALLOWEEN - What little my camera's dying battery allowed me to document

Good Cop Bad Santa
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

I Killed Joe the Plumber
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Michael Winkler wearing one of my tags and being a very bad Santa at the Corner Bistro

Halloween Indeed
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Steve dressed as a woman. Sara dressed as a man. And me dressed in generally shiny things, I'm leaning in and thus you can't see my name tag. My shiny costume was essentially a vehicle for the name tags which I interchanged throughout the evening. I believe at this moment it read "Blow The Plumber".

Team Maverick
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Joe the Ghostbuster
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

I made a JOE THE GHOSTBUSTER name tag in case i wanted to put on my Ghostbusters jumpsuit I stole from jason who stole it from someone. I also had a YOU ARE JOE THE GHOSTBUSTER. While I decided not to wear it and instead wear shiny flowy things and various other name tags, I still brought the ghostbusters nametags with us. Emerging from the subway platform at the W4th street stop out to the street took quite a while and involved taking babysteps with a mob of costumed travelers all being squeezed through halls and stairwells. It was a foreshadowing of the disgusting mob party outside. I never thought I would see a party that rivaled Uconn's Spring Weekend for disgusting waste of a mob. During this subway herding debacle we were shoved near a man in a ghostbusters outfit. I gave him the Joe the Ghostbuster nametag, but he didn't find it all that funny and instead demanded one that said "Winston"...the black ghostbuster. Racist Ghostbuster

Russian Dolls
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Part of a family dressed as Russian Dolls

VOTE OBAMA
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

A not so shocking political statement amongst a set of beautifully crafted Jack-O-Lanterns in Abington Square.

Punkin Swirl
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Punkin Love
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Punkin Partments
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Probably the best Jack-O-Lantern I've ever seen

Obama is a Long Legged Mack Daddy

Pastor James Manning PhD of the All The Land Anointed Holy World Missionary Church in Harlem.
This man has a deep seeded, lord-inspired hatred of the "long legged freak" Obama "HE'S A MACK DADDY!"
I do suggest you scan All The Land Anointed Holy's YouTube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/user/ATLAHWorldwide )there are hundreds of videos, almost all are hilariously insane.
"Only a fool would cast a vote for that white trash"

He Visto Algo

Say Something
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

The phrase is well known to Nuevo Yorkinos
"If you see something, say something!"
This Spanish take on that theme shows a suspicious package, which if seen, one should not keep to themselves!

Si Ves Algo
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

Later that same day Steve DUBS inspects a suspicious package we found across the street from city hall. Within a stone's throw of the former WTC we found this gift-wrapped block of cement with balloons attached to it. It's as though someone was trying to make a point that you could leave an absurdly suspicious package pretty much anywhere in public and it could be easily unnoticed. I love Sundays.

NightLoop Pits

NightLoop Pits
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

SMELL MY PITS!
On the NIGHTLOOP

Sleepyhead

Sleepyhead
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

One of my new fascinations.
People sleeping on the subway.
A party i wish to be party to as seldom as possible.

Little Man

Little Man
Originally uploaded by Radical Normality

One of my new fascinations.
Steve melting the hair off of an Indian man that he has shrunken at my Feeling the Heat press conference.

See: http://radicalnormality.blogspot.com/2008/10/press-conference-imminentpsyc.html

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Debate @ Solar1

Solar1Debate
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Solar powered live outdoor screening of the 3rd presidential debate at the wonderful Solar 1 Green Energy, Arts & Education Center www.solar1.org/

STARCHILD

STARCHILD
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The Universe is intent on out-doing itself