1/28/09

Theme: Free Association

Reading of John Updike's "Beer Can"
"Beercan" - Beck
A Condensed History of the Beer Can
Bud Light Presents "Real Men of Genius" Radio Spots
"Aluminum" - The White Stripes
Reading of Maeve Brennan's "Painful Choice"
Meditations on Carl's Jr./Hardee's Commercial, "Without Us, Some Guys Would Starve"
"Beef" - Mos Def
Wendy's "Where's the Beef" TV Commercial from 1984
Thoughts on the 1984 Presidential Debate and Walter Mondale's Comment: "Where's the Beef?"
Macintosh's 1984 Superbowl Ad
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor (Like a Robot from 1984)" - Arctic Monkeys
The Etymology of the Word "Arctic" and How it Relates to Ursa Minor, or Great Bear
"Take Pills" - Panda Bear
Joke: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves
Thoughts on the 2003 Bestseller, "Eats, Shoots, & Leaves"
Panda Beer, a beer and wine store in Beverly Hills, CA
Homer Simpson's Beer Song