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For The Insomniacs

by Tim F|  March 16, 201011:52 pm| 47 Comments

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  1. 1.

    MikeJ

    March 16, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    Insomniacs. At nearly 10pm.

    I heart Morphine. Only the good die young.

  2. 2.

    freelancer

    March 16, 2010 at 11:56 pm

    For those in Central Time, I think this makes 27 posts today. I think y’all made Sully blush.

    System of a Down – Psycho.

  3. 3.

    Elvis Elvisberg

    March 16, 2010 at 11:57 pm

    These guys were one of my favorite bands about 15 years ago, but I don’t know this song. Thanks for posting.

  4. 4.

    General Egali Tarian Stuck

    March 16, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    I am just glad to have grown up in the 60’s and 70’s.

  5. 5.

    MikeJ

    March 17, 2010 at 12:01 am

    @Elvis Elvisberg: Didja ever see Treat Her Right? Sandman’s band pre Morphine (although at any given time he was probably gigging with a half dozen Boston bands). You might enjoy them too.

  6. 6.

    freelancer

    March 17, 2010 at 12:08 am

    Dylan – The Man in Me

    The Dude Abides

  7. 7.

    Citizen_X

    March 17, 2010 at 12:09 am

    @MikeJ: Ooh! Ooh! I saw them!

    Slightly more bluesy than Morphine. Still good. I always thought of them, later, as Sandman working his way towards the Morphine concept.

  8. 8.

    JBerardi

    March 17, 2010 at 12:15 am

    Morphine…. man. I got to see the surviving members play “Honey White” with Les Claypool about a year back. I can’t even tell you how great it was. Lucky for me, it turned up on Youtube, though the recording is pretty lousy.

  9. 9.

    PeakVT

    March 17, 2010 at 12:22 am

    @Elvis Elvisberg: It’s on B-Sides and Otherwise.

  10. 10.

    BARRASSO

    March 17, 2010 at 12:23 am

    Morphine was my favorite ever. Saw them in one day on with Primus, Squrrel Nut Zippers, S.C.O.T.S., and Neil Young. That was a good lineup.

  11. 11.

    Elvis Elvisberg

    March 17, 2010 at 12:25 am

    @MikeJ: I never did see them, but found some of their LPs in Boston & Cambridge. It was interesting, hearing him in a band with another lead singer. I still listen to “I Think She Likes Me” on occasion– definitely a similar theme to “Thursday.”

  12. 12.

    Dustin

    March 17, 2010 at 12:53 am

    “For The Insomniacs”

    Yeah, sure. Rub it in. And I’ve got to be up in 4.5 hours. :(

  13. 13.

    Warren Terra

    March 17, 2010 at 1:00 am

    Since it’s an open thread, and I’m a musical/pop cultural ignoramus, I’ll ignore all the comments to date.

    But did people see the big states-rights story at the New York Times? These people scare me.

  14. 14.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 1:03 am

    Testing. One. Two. Three. Can I make it through mod hell?

    @Warren Terra: Me, too, and, link?

    Hm. Indeed I can. So, I do not know which word triggered me eariler. C’est la vie.

  15. 15.

    freelancer

    March 17, 2010 at 1:06 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Good morning.

    Care for a little DrumNBass?

    Shizuo – Sweat

  16. 16.

    AnotherBruce

    March 17, 2010 at 1:10 am

    Christ, west coast blog commenting went severly downhill since Atrios quit blogging behind “The Orange Curtain”.

  17. 17.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 1:12 am

    @freelancer: Tasty. I’m more in the mood for blues/funk, though. Got any for me?

  18. 18.

    freelancer

    March 17, 2010 at 1:18 am

    @AnotherBruce:

    You’re telling me. I’m contemplating a move to AZ in the next 6-8 months or so, and everyone’s out by the time I go to sleep in CST.

  19. 19.

    Yutsano

    March 17, 2010 at 1:19 am

    @asiangrrlMN: I’m sure I can come up with something. Now remind me why I volunteered to make traditional Irish food for work tomorrow when just about everyone else is bringing either Mexican or traditional party stuff.

    FWIW I’m making this:

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Colcannon/Detail.aspx

    @freelancer: You shall no longer haz time changes. Lucky duck.

  20. 20.

    freelancer

    March 17, 2010 at 1:20 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Por su Puesto.

    Cymande – Bra

  21. 21.

    DB

    March 17, 2010 at 1:27 am

    Morphine was awesome, especially live. Super Sex was my favorite.

  22. 22.

    ajr22

    March 17, 2010 at 1:28 am

    This blog lacks real insomniacs. Just sayin, commenting normally gets real slow late night. Watching the show Spartacus on starz, def the most violent show i have ever seen.

  23. 23.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 1:32 am

    @Yutsano: When’s supper?????? Yum yum yum.

    @freelancer: Mmmmm….niiiiiiiiiiceeeeeee. I’m feeling this one! It’s getting the juices flowing, if you know what I mean.

  24. 24.

    freelancer

    March 17, 2010 at 1:34 am

    @ajr22:

    But is it any good? So far, it seems to be pretty well panned.

  25. 25.

    Tattoosydney

    March 17, 2010 at 1:35 am

    Hello peoples.

    Music:

    New Day.

    Cool kids of death (St Etienne).

  26. 26.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 1:36 am

    @ajr22: Hey! I resent that remark. I am a true insomniac, I’ll have you know! Plus, we have commenters from around the world who chime in at all hours.

  27. 27.

    mcc

    March 17, 2010 at 1:39 am

    Oh god I should not have spent that last hour arguing on the internet about politics I have to get this finished aaa

  28. 28.

    Anne Laurie

    March 17, 2010 at 1:39 am

    @Yutsano: Colcannon! An excellent choice for this time of year. As I’m sure you know, it can be made with any kind of greens… so, combining the first tender greens of Spring with the last of winter’s potatoes, plus butter from the newly-freshened cows, my ancestors got a perfect no-meat “Lenten” meal to fill everyone up and remind us that the hard times of Winter were allllmost past.

    Just don’t stint on the butter, and ignore anyone who whines about cholesterol. Much butter is essential!

  29. 29.

    Yutsano

    March 17, 2010 at 1:39 am

    @asiangrrlMN: I do the kale variation mostly because I like the firmness it keeps even after a long cooking. Plus it looks better even after you slow steam it. That plus Yukon gold potatoes equals delish!

    @Anne Laurie: There shall, indeed, be much butter. In fact, I plan on bringing extra should folks decide they want more for their serving to taste. I just hope there will be enough!

  30. 30.

    ajr22

    March 17, 2010 at 1:40 am

    @freelancer: Not really, the plot is a clear rip off of gladiator. The visuals are a clear rip of of 300 (not cool at all), and it has a poor man’s Rome vibe going. It’s 1:40 though and my tivo messed up my no reservation recording in Harbin China.

  31. 31.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 1:43 am

    @Tattoosydney: Huuuuuuuubbbbby! Hiya. How goes it? I like your jams, as usual.

  32. 32.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 1:52 am

    @mcc: Oh, just sit with us and jam a bit. It’ll wait.

    @Yutsano: Kale is teh yum! And, Yukon gold potatoes? To die for!

  33. 33.

    AnotherBruce

    March 17, 2010 at 1:53 am

    @freelancer: His (Atrios’s) community back then was a lot less insular too, but that’s another story.

    I remember that back in the day, he was yelling at Digby to get her own blog, before anyone knew that Digby was a she and a potentially great blogger. How right he was. How right he still is, especially about economics. The dude was my introduction to blogginess even back when he was commenting on the Horse. Especially because he was commenting on the Horse.

    I’m not crazy about the commentariat at Eschaton these days. A lot of the good (and even great) ones from 5-7 years ago are gone, but he is still my definition of what a blogger should be. Duncan still gets to the point, and is very rarely refuted in any meaningful way. It’s very obvious to me, because I’ve heard him on the radio, that he would smash a mental cripple like ErickErickson into a pulp in a verbal way. But he never gets a chance at this. The only times I’ve ever heard him on the air was on Sam Seder’s long extinct show.

    Too bad, but he never goes away, Mr. Black is as persistant and bothersome as a tick. Long and very long may he blog.

  34. 34.

    Yutsano

    March 17, 2010 at 1:56 am

    @asiangrrlMN: I confess one of my weaknesses in life is zuppa di Toscana. My mom makes a knock-off that’s better than the Olive Garden original (plus it’s much better when you can make your own adjustments) and I always dig out as much kale as I can when I ladle out my bowl. I think it ranks up there as one of my favorite greens.

    @Tattoosydney: Konban wa. Genki ka?

  35. 35.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 1:59 am

    @Yutsano: Italian sausage? I’m there! LOVE Italian sausage. I Googled the recipe, and it looks yuuuuuuuummmmmmmy!

    Ok. I’ve gained ten pounds just by commenting here. Gotta go workout. Night!

  36. 36.

    mai naem

    March 17, 2010 at 2:01 am

    @AnotherBruce: Atrios and TBogg were two of the best to come out of Salon’s TT. I am sure there were others but those are two that even I remember. The problem with Duncan right now is that he doesn’t seem to post anywhere as much as he used to. And I remember being shocked to find out that Digby was a woman. I had just assumed that it was a guy, some of it just plain based on the name. And, yes, you are completely right about the commenters at Atrios – they’re like a HS clique and they don’t even seem to realize it .

  37. 37.

    Yutsano

    March 17, 2010 at 2:04 am

    Somehow this thread needs some of this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4pE9-_gL88&feature=related

  38. 38.

    wasabi gasp

    March 17, 2010 at 2:43 am

    Shoot for sleep-esque with long forgotten memory foam bullets and miss the target completely.

    Blueberry Boat – The Fiery Furnaces

  39. 39.

    The Main Gauche of Mild Reason

    March 17, 2010 at 3:08 am

    @mai naem:

    they’re like a HS clique and they don’t even seem to realize it .

    I apparently came late to the party, because I can’t even understand what the hell they’re talking about half the time. Most opaque commenter community ever.

  40. 40.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 17, 2010 at 3:16 am

    @Yutsano: Love this song. Love Natalie Merchant.

  41. 41.

    Comrade Kevin

    March 17, 2010 at 3:27 am

    The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn. Listen. Learn.

  42. 42.

    Michael

    March 17, 2010 at 3:59 am

    Fucking late winter cold. I’m nearing the end of week 2 of the thing, which has me waking up every morning at 4 with a head full of snot and hacking my lungs out.

    On a pleasant note, here’s a Red Queen image which really needs to accompany every BJ FP thread about Jane Hamsher.

    http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/red-queen_1750.jpg

  43. 43.

    Blue Raven

    March 17, 2010 at 4:47 am

    The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn. Listen. Learn.

    Goodness, Shane was young. So much hair, too. I find myself relieved that there will never be a Pogues night on American Idol after the reports about the Stones night.

    Happy St. Patrick’s/Irish Pride Day, all. Don’t take any wooden snakes, don’t drink holy water and drive, and count your clover leaves before you pick ’em.

  44. 44.

    Platonicspoof

    March 17, 2010 at 5:48 am

    @Michael:

    . . . , here’s a Red Queen image which really needs to accompany every BJ FP thread about Jane Hamsher.

    A striking image, but for those of us on dial-up, downloading a 1750 x 2826 image 3 times for, e.g., three posts re: JH in one day would be too much like . . .

    starting over on HCR every year for the rest of my pre-existing condition life.

  45. 45.

    norbizness

    March 17, 2010 at 7:58 am

    Here’s a studio version of the Morphine-with-Les Claypool experiment.

  46. 46.

    scav

    March 17, 2010 at 8:08 am

    @Anne Laurie: scary thing? I just practiced a Colcannon recipe that added bacon — bacon partially cooked in butter. oh it was good.

  47. 47.

    Persia

    March 17, 2010 at 10:23 am

    @Warren Terra: Warren, just play the video. One of my favorite bands of all time.

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