Wednesday Night Jam: Queens of the Stone Age - If I Had a Tail - Live

I’d swat the flies
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Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
You wont get far

I’m machine
I’m obsolete
In the land of the free
Lobotomy

I wanna suck, I wanna lick
I want to cry and I want to spit
Tears of pleasure
Tears of pain
They trickle down your face the same

It’s how you look
Not how you feel
A city of glass
With no heart

If I had a tail
I’d own the night
If I had a tail
I’d swat the flies

Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh

Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
You won’t get far

Animals in
the midnight zone
When you own the world
You’re always home

Get your hands dirty
Roll up them sleeves
Brainwashed or true believers?
Buy flash cars
Diamond rings
Expensive holes to bury things

I’m machine
I’m obsolete
In the land of the free
Immortality

If I had a tail
I’d own the night
If I had a tail
I’d swat the flies

Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh

See me dancing on the stars
See me dance

If I have a tail
I will control the night
If I have a tail
I will control the night
If I have a tail
I will control the night

When we have a tail
We will control

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45 comments
1 Gus  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:37:07pm

Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel

Youtube Video

2 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:38:06pm

Semi-obscure band:

Youtube Video

Funky.

3 jaunte  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:40:42pm

I hear some echoes of Talking Heads.

4 Gus  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:44:44pm

Derp.

5 stabby  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:45:26pm

re: #1 Gus

I always think “that song was written for Donald Trump - or maybe it would be more extreme if it were”

6 BigPapa  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 8:52:58pm

I only recently discovered Kyuss after lovin me some Queens.

HEADHPONES ON.

7 BigPapa  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:01:46pm

Had to revisit that Patty Griffin with Robert Plant video. Super beautiful song.

Now it’s time for some Sky Valley.

8 simoom  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:11:34pm

I think I’ll do a diary on that Hayes / Greenwald interview. That rush transcript from msnbc was actually missing a few important bits and so I’ve watched the video and transcribed it properly. Is it possible to embed the msnbc video into a diary?

9 Charles Johnson  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:17:12pm

re: #8 simoom

I think I’ll do a diary on that Hayes / Greenwald interview. That rush transcript from msnbc was actually missing a few important bits and so I’ve watched the video and transcribed it properly. Is it possible to embed the msnbc video into a diary?

Yes, just paste in the URL of the video’s web page - here’s that one:

MSNBC Video

10 Kragar  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:17:54pm

Well, plans are afoot to relocate from San Diego to Los Angeles. Actively searching for a new job now.

11 Charles Johnson  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:18:21pm

Oops, it got auto-embedded! That’s not what I wanted. Here’s that URL:

MSNBC video.

12 engineer cat  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:23:50pm

so there’s a korean restaurant here called BeBop, obviously a pun on that signature korean dish bi bim bap, which they feature

so, i ask the staff, what does ‘bebop’ mean?

why, it’s “just a silly sound you can make, that’s all”

oh

13 simoom  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:38:13pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

I’m to tired too do much more with it, though I think it’s in a good state. If you feel like making any changes feel free.

14 Kragar  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 9:44:13pm

‘Oh, for f*ck’s sake!’ John Oliver lampoons media’s coverage of Edward Snowden

The Daily Show host John Oliver on Wednesday night mocked the media’s shallow and tabloid-esque coverage of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Rather than discuss the legal and ethical ramifications of leaking classified information, many outlets decided to zero in on trite personal information, such as Snowden’s educational history. The media also took an interest in Snowden’s pole-dancing bohemian girlfriend, causing Oliver to reluctantly remark, “I’d never thought I’d hear myself say this, but I am not interested in any pole-dancing YouTube channels right now.”

15 engineer cat  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:05:16pm

Queens of the Stone Age

i’m fond of the music of the last century

this tune is an excellent example of a style that dates to the early 1970’s - so it was fashionable about 40 years ago

16 Targetpractice  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:05:59pm

Apparently presales for the PS4 are going faster and rated higher than the XBone on sites like Amazon. Get a feeling that, come this time next year, Microsoft will be presenting a “lite” version at E3 that discards the Kinect.

17 engineer cat  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:08:59pm

if i had been listening to music in a style that dated to 40 years previously in the early 1970s, it would have had to have dated to the early 1930s - which would place it a few years shy of benny goodman’s big breakthrough

18 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:13:53pm

re: #16 Targetpractice

Apparently presales for the PS4 are going faster and rated higher than the XBone on sites like Amazon. Get a feeling that, come this time next year, Microsoft will be presenting a “lite” version at E3 that discards the Kinect.

It’s the name…

Do you really want to be X “Boned” by Microsoft? /////

19 alpuz  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:17:26pm

Youtube Video

20 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:17:47pm

re: #17 engineer cat

if i had been listening to music in a style that dated to 40 years previously in the early 1970s, it would have had to have dated to the early 1930s - which would place it a few years shy of benny goodman’s big breakthrough

Ah, but Duke Ellington’s early masterpieces from the 20’s in Harlem would still be available and, good as Bennie was, the Duke was, simply, the best Jazz composer ever. Only Louie came close with his Hot Fives & Hot Sevens.

21 engineer cat  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:26:19pm

re: #20 William Barnett-Lewis

Ah, but Duke Ellington’s early masterpieces from the 20’s in Harlem would still be available and, good as Bennie was, the Duke was, simply, the best Jazz composer ever. Only Louie came close with his Hot Fives & Hot Sevens.

20s/30s jazz is a particular favorite of mine, always has been

22 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:38:38pm

re: #21 engineer cat

20s/30s jazz is a particular favorite of mine, always has been

The early stuff has been so badly forgotten. I dearly love the stuff I’ve found from the 20’s especially. Crappy recordings (thanks to the tech) but the energy and joy in the music itself? Probably the best since that gold age of Bach to Beethoven in central Europe.

23 Lidane  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:42:27pm

re: #16 Targetpractice

Apparently presales for the PS4 are going faster and rated higher than the XBone on sites like Amazon. Get a feeling that, come this time next year, Microsoft will be presenting a “lite” version at E3 that discards the Kinect.

Making the rounds on FB:

Image: consolewars.jpg

Heh.

24 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:49:00pm

re: #23 Lidane

Making the rounds on FB:

Image: consolewars.jpg

Heh.

I feel old; I don’t get the comparison… :(

25 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 10:54:34pm

re: #24 William Barnett-Lewis

I feel old; I don’t get the comparison… :(

I get Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, but I have no idea who the other guy is.

26 Targetpractice  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:04:55pm

re: #25 Dark_Falcon

I get Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, but I have no idea who the other guy is.

Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, CEO of Hammer Industries and a former competitor of Stark’s for various DoD contracts.

27 engineer cat  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:10:42pm

re: #22 William Barnett-Lewis

The early stuff has been so badly forgotten. I dearly love the stuff I’ve found from the 20’s especially. Crappy recordings (thanks to the tech) but the energy and joy in the music itself? Probably the best since that gold age of Bach to Beethoven in central Europe.

i love the 1923 king oliver creole jazz band recordings featuring louis armstrong, ellington in his cotton club era, bix bix bix tram crosby and bix, louis’ hot fives and sevens as you mentioned, red nichols’ recordings circa 1925-27, jelly roll morton and his red hot peppers, fletcher henderson featuring coleman hawkins, joe venuti and eddie lang, benny moten featuring a young count basie…

i love teh 20s jazz!

28 Lidane  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:16:37pm

re: #25 Dark_Falcon

I get Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, but I have no idea who the other guy is.

That’s Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, Stark’s rival.

29 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:16:51pm

re: #27 engineer cat

i love the 1923 king oliver creole jazz band recordings featuring louis armstrong, ellington in his cotton club era, bix bix bix tram crosby and bix, louis’ hot fives and sevens as you mentioned, red nichols’ recordings circa 1925-27, jelly roll morton and his red hot peppers, fletcher henderson featuring coleman hawkins, joe venuti and eddie lang, benny moten featuring a young count basie…

i love teh 20s jazz!

Oh, sweet lord. Bix. God damn that’s some sweet horn blowing.

Or better yet, what little piano of him we have… “In a Mist” …

30 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:20:51pm

re: #26 Targetpractice

Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, CEO of Hammer Industries and a former competitor of Stark’s for various DoD contracts.

Iron Man movie stuff then I suppose? I refuse to watch the Iron Man series because I have serious issues with that asshat Downey. Not really 100% sure why, but I just can’t forgive that shitbird and refuse to watch anything he’s in (even though I’m sure I’d enjoy it, I have so far not seen the recent Avenger’s movie due to him. If I heard Capt. America bitch slapped him into next year, I might consider it though… ;)

31 BigPapa  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:21:32pm

re: #8 simoom

I think I’ll do a diary on that Hayes / Greenwald interview. That rush transcript from msnbc was actually missing a few important bits and so I’ve watched the video and transcribed it properly.

You should. You’ve been making some tasty Pages as some promos recently prove.

32 Targetpractice  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:27:45pm

I’m just seeing this now and, yeah, I’m pretty much done with Microsoft:

Youtube Video

You got a Microsoft exec who first says that all the crap jammed into the XBone is because they wanted to “future-proof” it (yeah, ask Sony how well that worked with the PS3), then adds insult to injury by saying that if you don’t have internet, there’s a system for you: The XBox 360. And Microsoft actually paid SpikeTV not to air this clip, but it still got aired by mistake.

33 Christopher's Bitchins  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:28:05pm

“Federal agents on Tuesday raided 103 marijuana stores in Los Angeles County”

Link

God dammit, every time I think we are making progress it’s just more of the same shit. And it’s not conservatives making these decisions, it’s the Holder DOJ. Ya know I’m no teabagger but can’t the Feds back the fuck up just a little bit? They are using asset forfeiture in these cases as well, another thing that has been abused by the Feds. It’s all very tiresome.

34 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:34:33pm

Good night all.

35 Lidane  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:37:45pm

re: #32 Targetpractice

That’s not just a random executive. Don Mattrick is the President of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. He’s the guy that’s basically in charge of the whole XBox division of the company.

Saying that was TOTAL fail on his part. I know they got blown out of the water during Sony’s E3 conference, but that’s no reason to be a dick.

36 Targetpractice  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:42:05pm

re: #35 Lidane

That’s not just a random executive. Don Mattrick is the President of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. He’s the guy that’s basically in charge of the whole XBox division of the company.

Saying that was TOTAL fail on his part. I know they got blown out of the water during Sony’s E3 conference, but that’s no reason to be a dick.

Yeah, I’m not sure how much more tone-deaf they could be. Always-on system, DRM a must, Kinect required, and oh by the way, if you’re one of those peasants that can’t afford a broadband connection, just buy a 360.

I’m not sure one could imagine a more spectacular self-destruction than this.

37 dragonath  Wed, Jun 12, 2013 11:45:34pm

X1 to only work in certain countries at launch

…
Image: Z0UBmHr.png?1

But… what about Poland?

38 stabby  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 12:11:47am

re: #36 Targetpractice

Image: i-fWkgG24-950x10000.jpg

39 HoosierHoops  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 12:21:03am

re: #32 Targetpractice

Was reading that the MS one and PS4 consoles will be the last generation of game consoles. It will be a thing of the past. All things will stream to players from the cloud. Buying CD’s at Gamestop will pass away… Storage will be in the Clouds..Gaming will be changing more to a Netflicks on-line on-demand delivery model…Technology kicks ass..I remember playing a Atari 2600. I spent,It felt like, a million dollars in quarters playing games..Yes..I had the typical 80’s hair. So much fun and now just quaint memories.

Gaming and console technology has evolved and advanced so much..These upstart kiddies today have no idea of the excitement of playing Doom back then..It was awesome…You know even running over granny crossing the street in Grand Theft Auto 4 on a 73” High Def Flat screen doesn’t compare to using my BFG in Doom blowing shit up back in the day..Aaahhh. ‘God Mode’ was a genius idea for death and destruction to all men or monsters standing before me..

40 klys and whatnot  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 12:27:32am

I am refraining from commenting on the MSft mess because the deal with the husband’s job isn’t closed yet. Take from that what you will.

The Death Valley Racetrack article linked downstairs was really awesome and I adore it. Getting back out there (and to the Saline Valley) is high on the list of things for me (hubs has been to the Saline Valley but that predates me). Especially now that I have the good camera.

Guild Wars 2 is a hell of a lot better than I would have expected. Too bad family arrives tomorrow.

41 goddamnedfrank  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 12:33:44am

re: #37 dragonath

X1 to only work in certain countries at launch

…
Image: Z0UBmHr.png?1

But… what about Poland?

Sorry Japan, South Korea, Singapore, you guys don’t play games.

42 stabby  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 12:54:05am

re: #39 HoosierHoops

That model will have latency problems in many places.

It might have latency problems even in GOOD circumstances.

So, no, I don’t buy it.
Processing power gets closer to being free all the time, so the idea that we have to let our processing be done OUTSIDE doesn’t become more necessary, it becomes LESS necessary with time.

43 Targetpractice  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 1:03:04am

re: #42 stabby

That model will have latency problems in many places.

It might have latency problems even in GOOD circumstances.

So, no, I don’t buy it.
Processing power gets closer to being free all the time, so the idea that we have to let our processing be done OUTSIDE doesn’t become more necessary, it becomes LESS necessary with time.

Agreed, the whole cloud model relies upon a strong broadband network, something that America just does not have. Hell, in most parts of the country, DSL is still the fastest access you’ll find. If your business model is based around a reliance on broadband access for everything from game distribution to app usage, then you’re locking out a big chunk of your consumer base.

44 Targetpractice  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 2:20:34am

re: #41 goddamnedfrank

Sorry Japan, South Korea, Singapore, you guys don’t play games.

Yeah, Microsoft yesterday declares “Oh yeah, we won’t be releasing to Asia until late next year, and Japan’s release date is up in the air.”

It’s like somebody declared there was no way they could so badly sink their new system that it would rival the Atari Jaguar and they declared “Challenge Accepted!”

45 Lidane  Thu, Jun 13, 2013 4:47:31am

re: #44 Targetpractice

To be fair, they’ve been getting beaten like a red-headed stepchild in Japan and Asia for ages. Sony’s got a firm stranglehold on that part of the world and they’re not going to lose that advantage anytime soon.

Waiting for a while before releasing a new console there makes sense, since their sales wouldn’t be anywhere close to the launch of the PS4 anyway.


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