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Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-4603960255228766102012-05-08T22:58:00.000-04:002012-05-08T22:58:52.565-04:00Dear God: Please make my kid an A&R man.Conversation between me and my 9-year old in the car today while rocking the new Darkness single:
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"What do you think of this tune?"<br />
"I like it. It's good."<br />
"What do you like about it?"<br />
"I don't know, dad. I just know what I like."<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lEhgNW-l2Ys" width="560"></iframe>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-1636567881663019012012-04-27T13:23:00.001-04:002012-04-27T13:24:24.353-04:00I'll feel better when the winter's gone.<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jcCB223RV9U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-62715602330297928842012-02-06T13:37:00.002-05:002012-02-06T13:51:57.437-05:00You like me...you REALLY like me.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM8P4arMJ2K4AvGbWkVzCwVs9ty748WN-9Tgs1J-U_2vYqRvQZ5r9eARBQthwoNgKcLGftbkjXia-6BuUjA1kUrZ-bGkB9RHhyj-NOzVFsl2paeC0OyUhFKIkrTf3PapGy1AuQJo1AodK/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+1.36.10+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM8P4arMJ2K4AvGbWkVzCwVs9ty748WN-9Tgs1J-U_2vYqRvQZ5r9eARBQthwoNgKcLGftbkjXia-6BuUjA1kUrZ-bGkB9RHhyj-NOzVFsl2paeC0OyUhFKIkrTf3PapGy1AuQJo1AodK/s400/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+1.36.10+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706095733126653474" /></a><br />On behalf of Ronald Reagan, W. Axl Rose and the great Robert John Nesta Marley, I'd like to thank you all for the birthday wishes today. Seriously - I was blown away. My email looked like it had a corrupt file or something; it just kept filling and filling.<br /><br />Also - and I can't stress this enough - a big mahalo to all of you who sent cards. As in, actual birthday <span style="font-style:italic;">cards</span> in the <span style="font-style:italic;">mail</span>. I'm not sure how you got my address, although I'm a pretty easy guy to find. Being the only Aaron Faulls in the world means I can run but I can't hide. Or so says Sallie Mae.<br /><br />Anyway, you're creepy stalkers for tracking me down but it was awesome. I felt very, very, very loved this afternoon and no matter how you got my address, that's a great feeling. I love you all so much for thinking so much of me. <br /><br />Thanks to all of you for even remembering who I am. And for all your support and good vibes, I'm happy to tell you there's a fairly good chance I'll be making you giggle via the TV screen later in the year. ;)<br /><br />I love you all. Thanks for making my 37th the best one yet. <br /><br />-AAaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-44935174359324017962012-01-16T21:53:00.000-05:002012-01-16T21:55:36.490-05:00"we've got some difficult days ahead..."Dear Dr. King: <br /><br />I just wanted to let you know that you DID do God's will and I'll bet the Promised Land is even better than you thought it would be. Happy Birthday. <br /><br />-Aaron<br /><br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o0FiCxZKuv8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-28665299548570815752011-12-26T22:20:00.000-05:002011-12-26T22:21:31.050-05:00girls, schmirls...I knew YOU wouldn't abandon me, Diamond Dave....<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nL7kp2zzcs4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-57885810534111297242011-12-21T21:38:00.001-05:002011-12-21T21:38:58.192-05:00<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tQOJY4NXYzM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-42008142714860154342011-11-18T02:16:00.000-05:002011-11-18T02:25:51.978-05:00"It's all over but the shouting; I've come to take what's mine..."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW81X7XdmvzdJCEA9E3NAbyYgBJ5h412KgoDnME7veoxsykqV_9cC4MPR4bbyfS8Hf4F4eT3NJKsi1MaqkhyZpJkLAEuakU0oLr7BQZKKhslRaKeDAj62GzVt_ft5TQezQmKlKoU3oj45B/s1600/vanhalen-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW81X7XdmvzdJCEA9E3NAbyYgBJ5h412KgoDnME7veoxsykqV_9cC4MPR4bbyfS8Hf4F4eT3NJKsi1MaqkhyZpJkLAEuakU0oLr7BQZKKhslRaKeDAj62GzVt_ft5TQezQmKlKoU3oj45B/s400/vanhalen-2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676233463852409714" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">There's nothing in this article that isn't totally awesome. Nothing.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/van-halen-to-sign-with-interscope-1005511802.story">Van Halen To Sign With Interscope | Billboard.biz</a><br /><br />Iconic rock band Van Halen are set to sign with Interscope Records, says a source familiar with the negotiations. The deal is expected to be finalized next week, marking the first time in 35 years that the band will not release music through Warner Music, its longtime label home.<br /><br />It had been rumored -- and reported -- that the band was joining the Columbia Records roster. In fact, an insider tells The Hollywood Reporter that the contract for the Sony deal was drawn up and approved but hadn't been signed when Universal Music stepped into the picture.<br /><br />The signing was a group effort involving UMG chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge, UMG International COO Max Hole, Interscope Geffen A&M vice chairman Steve Berman and Interscope's Jimmy Iovine, who, says a source, "heard the band was available and wanted to work with them. It was decided at the 11th hour." What came next was a series of meetings that presented the band with a global plan that included extensive marketing, merchandising, touring and, of course, recordings.<br /><br />So what derailed the Columbia deal? The usual rock band complications, says an insider. While the group reunited with original singer David Lee Roth in 2006, the Sony label could not come to terms with Roth, who has a separate management, legal and accounting team than the other three members, guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his son Wolfgang (who replaced bassist Michael Anthony) and drummer Alex Van Halen. The main issue for Roth? He was apparently adamant about being on a west coast label. "He was never on board [with Columbia]," says the source. "It was as complicated as anyone would imagine, when one side says black, the other says white. The label was pretty skeptical that things would work out."<br /><br />It's expected that as frontman, Roth will have to carry much of the marketing burden and it seems the band members ultimately want their singer to be happy with the deal which is why they went with Universal's west coast-based Interscope.<br /><br />A new album, their first studio effort since 1984, is believed to be nearly finished with the hope that it can be released in 2012. The band is expected to make a "special announcement" on Nov. 30 at the Grammy Awards nominations concert, which will air live on CBS from Los Angeles' Nokia Theater.<br /><br />An Interscope rep had no comment.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-41160579788026800412011-10-04T12:43:00.000-04:002011-10-04T13:34:13.818-04:00Good for me.Above & Beyond score yet again with today's release of the "You Got To Go" remixes. Phenomenal. <br /><br />I did something I hadn't done before, which was pre-order an album on iTunes. You buy it and then the day it's released, as soon as you launch iTunes it immediately hits your computer.<br /><br />The best part of the story is that I had totally forgotten about the purchase. Which is to say I remembered I'd done a pre-order, but couldn't remember exactly what it was. Making any kind of financial decision late at night is rarely the best idea in the world, so as it started to download today I had to trust my own impeccable taste in music and assume that what was about to come soaring through the speakers was, in fact, a glaring exception to the Tired Eyes Purchase rule. I was right. <br /><br />Such a purchase warranted going back in and shopping around for some other tracks I may have missed along the way. As expected, the search revealed more than a few choice nuggets. For example...<br /><br />One day, I'm gonna have a reason to dedicate <a href="https://files.me.com/aaronfaulls/cibsqp.mov">this song</a> to someone. I have no idea who you are, young lady, but what I <span style="font-style:italic;">do</span> know is this: I'm going to sit back and enjoy watching you melt like wax down a candle.<br /><br />In the meantime, friends, we have <span style="font-style:italic;">this</span> track. Which is more than enough to hold us over:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZfdXbJptvos" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-63702868004107893422011-03-27T00:16:00.000-04:002011-03-27T00:18:55.940-04:00Greatest. Tour Poster. Ever.Moz wins again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQqS9OF1YzeOIZ3LNQDWdnI8TTymld-bST2sRj-K5ZOF34ukIxeuI4lUkO6lJ5edVg5kHD4eIRrGq_KsztlwVA5_yccO6tQk4bvaiZS0l5sDToe1flZr8JSq5jmHF0FCgBOFZ7fqxZ8bx/s1600/5538123220_5c35beb49f_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQqS9OF1YzeOIZ3LNQDWdnI8TTymld-bST2sRj-K5ZOF34ukIxeuI4lUkO6lJ5edVg5kHD4eIRrGq_KsztlwVA5_yccO6tQk4bvaiZS0l5sDToe1flZr8JSq5jmHF0FCgBOFZ7fqxZ8bx/s400/5538123220_5c35beb49f_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588609224228261426" /></a>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-60646228451958846242011-02-28T11:29:00.000-05:002011-02-28T11:53:14.717-05:00Thanks, Mom.There's a lot of noise in my life. Ambient textures, natural sounds, the white static of concrete and steel, all kinds of shit. I am not good at sitting in silence. As a result, the sonic overload I either create or can't ignore will build to such a distracting volume that will, inevitably, make the thorns in my side seem too painful to deal with.<br /><br />If you're like me, when the burden is too heavy to carry alone you go to The Almighty. You ask - in the most humble way you can muster - for relief. Many times it doesn't come. He seems disinterested. Distant. Unwilling to help.<br /><br />I called my mom this morning. Mostly out of a desire to be a good son, but also because I was struggling with the unknown. Which I hate. Out of nowhere, a realization hit us: the answer from God, out of His inability to do anything but furiously love us, is always <span style="font-style:italic;">yes</span> - I've just been asking the wrong question.<br /><br />We say, <span style="font-style:italic;">"Take this from me. It's too heavy to carry."</span><br /><br />He says, <span style="font-style:italic;">"No. You need to hand it over to me."</span><br /><br /><br />They are, as Judith very eloquently told me, "two very, very different things."<br /><br /><br />Chew on that one for a bit. I know I am.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-72819653727435355332011-02-24T23:32:00.000-05:002011-02-24T23:33:27.966-05:00Fuzzy Math.How is it that Toy Story 3 gets nominated for best Picture but The Town doesn't?Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-55133809074445461692010-12-08T08:52:00.000-05:002010-12-08T09:32:59.374-05:00Hello, Park City.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YwsFGSwar8GSfhBrTI1pNQqb1xDVThqi6UK8G5-dY7CR3DwdqyZlMLBCWpUNKWFHlOWNXkgsUFs2CZ74v-rJ1z9nxmVLwYGDFhYTN5PzN4JyrqIxdBYTuN1N9mMtY8f2jZ0twmMayDtt/s1600/news_5694_main.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YwsFGSwar8GSfhBrTI1pNQqb1xDVThqi6UK8G5-dY7CR3DwdqyZlMLBCWpUNKWFHlOWNXkgsUFs2CZ74v-rJ1z9nxmVLwYGDFhYTN5PzN4JyrqIxdBYTuN1N9mMtY8f2jZ0twmMayDtt/s400/news_5694_main.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548315414684914338" /></a><br /><br />Although I can't say I'm remotely surprised, I'm still very proud to announce that <span style="font-style:italic;">Little Birds</span> - written and directed by my big brother Elgin James - has been selected for competition in the <a href="http://www.sundance.org/festival/article/2011-competition-film-announcement/">U.S. Dramatic Feature</a> category at this year's Sundance Film Festival. I had a chance to see segments of it while I was in Los Angeles this past June and without a hint of exaggeration, I'll freely admit that it's the first film in a very, very long time that's had me on the edge of my seat, laughing out loud and in tears in a single sitting. You will be hearing an awful lot about both Elgin and the film in the coming months. Trust me. <br /><br />Here's the "for immediate release" synopsis:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Starring Kay Panabaker and Juno Temple in the lead with a supporting cast of Kyle Gallner, Kate Bosworth and Leslie Mann, this is a semi-autobiographical drama set amidst the stark landscape of the Salton Sea, and sees two 15-year-old girls (Temple and Panabaker) test the limits of their friendship when one follows the other in an escape to Los Angeles. There they discover that the boredom of home may be better than learning to survive in the big city. There they hook up with skaters and street kids. </span><br /><br />My take? Kate Bosworth is her usual amazing, Juno Temple is going to be the next Big Thing, Leslie Mann's performance made me cry and Kyle Gallner redefines the concept of Fragile Anti-Hero Hero. For me, Kay Panabaker was the most pleasant surprise - her character is the most effective, accurate and moving Christ Metaphor I've ever seen on celluloid. <br /><br />Simply put, it's an absolutely remarkable film. This all sounds like hyperbole <span style="font-style:italic;">now</span>. Once it hits theaters later this year it'll be a different story.<br /><br />I'll be at Sundance for a few days working on a few things related to the film that I'm ecstatic over but can't (and don't) really want to talk about just yet. Suffice it to say that if you told me last January that I'd be at the Sundance Film Festival in a professional capacity - especially after the rollercoaster year I've had - I would have been skeptical. At this point, it would be unwise to put a roof on 2011. <br /><br />Congrats to Elgin and the entire cast and crew of <span style="font-style:italic;">Little Birds</span>. It's refreshing to know that there's still blood pumping in Hollywood's veins.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-91916474391960175172010-11-10T20:33:00.000-05:002010-11-10T20:54:26.700-05:00Why I Love Him More Every Day, Part 2.SCENE:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">It's particularly cold these days in New England. Trevor is running around the house with nothing but a pair of pants on and socks.</span> <br /><br /><br />TREVOR<br />I was thinking about finding a blanket.<br /><br />ME<br />I'll get you one. Do you want your SpongeBob blanket? <br /><br />TREVOR<br />Oh yes, please!!<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(Aaron brings Trevor his blanket, wraps it around him lovingly)</span><br /><br />AARON<br />Why don't you just put a shirt on, goober?<br /><br />TREVOR<br />Because I wanna look like a <span style="font-style:italic;">dude</span>. It's my new look. <br /><br />ME<br />Oh yeah?<br /><br />TREVOR<br />Yeah. I was thinking about taking off my pants and underwear, too. I was gonna get a towel and wrap it around my neck. Then I could say, (<span style="font-style:italic;">in bad Asian accent</span>) "SILENCE WHEN YOU SPEAK TO SUMO TREVOR!!!"<br /><br />AARON<br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(laughing hysterically)<br /></span>Sounds great.<br /><br />TREVOR<br />Yeah. Think about that. Picture that in your head.<br /><br />ME<br />Already did. And it's hilarious.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-55164128617416155802010-10-13T09:15:00.000-04:002010-10-13T09:20:35.215-04:00Why I love him more every day, Part 1.Trevor: Dad, what were you like when you were a teenager?<br /><br />Me: Not as cool as you.<br /><br />Trevor: Seriously, Dad.<br /><br />Me: What do <span style="font-style:italic;">you</span> think I was like?<br /><br />Trevor: Well, I've only seen one picture of you and you were in a tuxedo.<br /><br />Me: Yeah, that's from when I went to prom.<br /><br />Trevor: <span style="font-style:italic;">You</span> went to a <span style="font-style:italic;">prom</span>?<br /><br />Me: Oh yeah, dude. My date was <span style="font-style:italic;">hot</span>, too.<br /><br />Trevor: Oh, reeeeeeeeally....<br /><br />Me: Really. Hottest girl in school, actually. <br /><br />Trevor: Like Miley Cyrus?<br /><br />Me: Kinda.<br /><br />Trevor: Wow.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-1026476653185264882010-07-24T16:45:00.000-04:002010-07-24T16:55:54.977-04:00Humor comes from where you least expect it (but should)There's obviously a ton of other stuff I promised to write about - and I will, I swear - but in the meantime I thought I'd throw a little unrelated nugget at you. You know - from the suburbs of....whatever. <br /><br />In the middle of some requisite quiet time the other day, I did a little research and discovered that <span style="font-style:italic;">Adonai</span> - an ancient but still very common word in the Hebrew language for God - is quite often mistranslated. Not with a different interpretation, but an incomplete one. Incomplete isn't necessarily worse than being wrong, but it certainly keeps one from full appreciation of the intent.<br /><br />In reality, the full translation for <span style="font-style:italic;">Adonai</span> is actually <span style="font-style:italic;">"God of the unharvested fields"</span>. On a very personal and spiritual level, I find this beautifully poetic, profoundly inspiring and deeply amusing.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-88619743323978552982010-06-24T13:41:00.000-04:002010-06-24T13:50:17.706-04:00Coming Soon...Reflections on the greed of aging rockstars...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aE4a_xcnJBV9FdpS6aGb3_tvdfpvuTgmzo4Or3qdTuIpcBCN1I9UOgmLwidKyX7vuN7WD_rh_gd6xV4n1GMl1yzsw-R9yCDRX02uHM3XKf3WEI0MufpmEEdzvx2z-ygZA7irsjMgKWVu/s1600/IMG_0794.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aE4a_xcnJBV9FdpS6aGb3_tvdfpvuTgmzo4Or3qdTuIpcBCN1I9UOgmLwidKyX7vuN7WD_rh_gd6xV4n1GMl1yzsw-R9yCDRX02uHM3XKf3WEI0MufpmEEdzvx2z-ygZA7irsjMgKWVu/s200/IMG_0794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486397774725807666" /></a><br /><br />The joys of Father's Day and the questions you're not expecting on road trips...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh7O3uoiRJsU03jSZMYftLNWmgVe19LFcn96k6ybmBZTABzlsycyCdt6sKVZg1UY4sPzXPJf5ypqeeuGoh0JqvCWY0RsV45KnB7xYg58oA5YHBFxbr2TGRaLMM1pX8NRrsHiDszNDcd7U/s1600/IMG_0803.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh7O3uoiRJsU03jSZMYftLNWmgVe19LFcn96k6ybmBZTABzlsycyCdt6sKVZg1UY4sPzXPJf5ypqeeuGoh0JqvCWY0RsV45KnB7xYg58oA5YHBFxbr2TGRaLMM1pX8NRrsHiDszNDcd7U/s200/IMG_0803.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486398063913744914" /></a><br />Why it's good that Los Angeles keeps you feeling fat, ugly and untalented... <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEius_OMs2aiOXSsao_boQu3rA3wMZC_JlUlUJLw9kzBA0y-hz2YVtnOMrTTjFna0H_f1Bu52wIaalEUi9Z9r7yuSrHWSR7Pg3ph_xeSOeZ2BGHcsCFsFkm_21OJsXKgxyhXscS01uq3ybTu/s1600/IMG_0799.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEius_OMs2aiOXSsao_boQu3rA3wMZC_JlUlUJLw9kzBA0y-hz2YVtnOMrTTjFna0H_f1Bu52wIaalEUi9Z9r7yuSrHWSR7Pg3ph_xeSOeZ2BGHcsCFsFkm_21OJsXKgxyhXscS01uq3ybTu/s200/IMG_0799.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486398588463892994" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And a bunch of other shit.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-10525788955467614192010-06-09T22:32:00.000-04:002010-06-09T22:33:14.883-04:00Handsome. How I miss you.<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UCoOMDo61k8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UCoOMDo61k8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-83920539076324926542010-06-08T00:25:00.000-04:002010-06-08T00:28:55.043-04:00Black comedy.As in black, oily, ecosystem-destroying comedy...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-ZX0Ya2sdWFKCi3kE-3UYotJDv_gFIkwunfHtyETZJt9bCjn9QBI2GRkXDvUEbIhyaTYpBhDyzwHQv-D-lyxFELlnRN1dSkcKre6Fhg0bolGpPIlEum2lZ5cwaq6U4yQTKgCXNB2ooSs/s1600/27863_1294516250201_1449151576_30698415_1030870_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-ZX0Ya2sdWFKCi3kE-3UYotJDv_gFIkwunfHtyETZJt9bCjn9QBI2GRkXDvUEbIhyaTYpBhDyzwHQv-D-lyxFELlnRN1dSkcKre6Fhg0bolGpPIlEum2lZ5cwaq6U4yQTKgCXNB2ooSs/s400/27863_1294516250201_1449151576_30698415_1030870_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480255024597488850" /></a>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-23468481554999866492010-06-07T22:53:00.000-04:002010-06-07T22:57:18.039-04:00Really, dude? REALLY?I was rooting for him big-time in 2008. Whatever your political alignment, this is bullshit.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/05/obama-backing-deal-lift-global-ban-commercial-whaling/">Obama backs lifts on whaling ban.</a>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-25710404844477952702010-06-07T18:26:00.000-04:002010-06-07T18:37:08.603-04:00Oh, Betty....Thanks to the genius of Hulu, I was finally able to sit down and watch the Saturday Night Live episode with Betty White as host. Hysterical. <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/147989/saturday-night-live-betty-white#s-p1-so-i0">See for yourself.</a><br /><br />It wasn't to anyone's detriment that about a half-dozen of the finest women from prior SNL casts got involved (the episode had a slight Mother's Day theme), but I have a feeling Betty could have pulled off an epic evening without them. Still...it didn't hurt. That being said, I think a strong case could be made for Tina Fey as the 21st-Century Betty White. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkOjcfYTIpUBA2Unt5AC6Dj4nqTpAgvTckpmd23fcBoJFpK_o8I_fZoXY1TKlpwB3JzVB2njvGmmEL-8lG6Qq7uCNEbuGlkBLkfbY0Pba2wrFYkMicQpipkPlbEcyYzccGu4vkq9jK0Ra/s1600/betty+white.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkOjcfYTIpUBA2Unt5AC6Dj4nqTpAgvTckpmd23fcBoJFpK_o8I_fZoXY1TKlpwB3JzVB2njvGmmEL-8lG6Qq7uCNEbuGlkBLkfbY0Pba2wrFYkMicQpipkPlbEcyYzccGu4vkq9jK0Ra/s400/betty+white.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480164374994814482" /></a>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-18922773672302469572010-06-02T00:33:00.000-04:002010-06-02T00:33:22.757-04:00Cosmic Gate - Barra<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/O63EkUY4hVM/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O63EkUY4hVM&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O63EkUY4hVM&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-27164398835345049842010-05-30T01:11:00.000-04:002010-05-31T01:44:43.976-04:00"The man's, uh........he reads poetry out loud, alright?"With all the other bullshit stress I deal with on a daily basis, the last thing I wanted to see on the front page of the Herald today was the passing of Dennis Hopper. Like Ronnie James Dio leaving this earth but any member of Nickelback being allowed to stay, I'm angry that God took Dennis but left all the mongoloid fuckwits from the <span style="font-style:italic;">Twilight</span> movie series. Although I won't give any of the new crop of vacuous assclowns that make the equally vacuous soccer moms and tweens of America moist in the cotton briefs, I <span style="font-style:italic;">will</span>, however, give several examples to make my case that we lost a huge talent this weekend. <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Apocalypse Now</span> is, as far as I'm concerned, the greatest triumph in the pursuit of genius cinema. Dennis Hopper plays a photojournalist who has gone insane and is living in the wilds of Cambodia with the equally wild Colonel Kurtz. He has two monologues that were cornerstones of the film and prime examples of why no one but Hopper could bring that role into flesh and blood like he could. First is at the beginning of the clip, the second is at 6:20. They are both equally spellbinding but the first one takes on a whole new poignancy in the wake of Hopper's passing... <br /><br />Watch and be amazed. <br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FlBvhjWm7Wo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FlBvhjWm7Wo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Then, of course, there's the epic 10 minutes between Dennis and Christopher Walken in <span style="font-style:italic;">True Romance</span>:<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tqccyUpnZwA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tqccyUpnZwA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />And the encore - a classic scene from <span style="font-style:italic;">Blue Velvet</span>. I saw a documentary about Roy Orbison recently that said he was initially horrified by David Lynch's use of "In Dreams" for this sequence, but eventually came to love and embrace it. If that's the case then Roy Orbison was even cooler than I thought, and I already thought he was pretty damn cool.<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bJtGCvKpEWM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bJtGCvKpEWM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-2701132332432426062010-05-28T20:29:00.000-04:002010-05-28T21:10:42.123-04:00How To Spend A Big Wad Of Cash Really Quickly (When The Stones Aren't On Tour)It's official: as of half-past 5 this afternoon I am - as far as the DMV is concerned - once again a resident of the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts. You may be wondering why it's taken me almost three years to finally acquiesce; that's a story for another day and, for tax reasons, best told in private. <br /><br />Becoming a legit Bay Stater for the third time only cost me 3 trips to Revere and $620. (Pay your citations on time, people. Apparently they don't just disappear...especially the ones from when you got caught going reeeeally fast.) <br /><br />Observations from my third (but certainly not final) trip there:<br /><br />1) I figured out a sure-fire way to positively ID someone as a member of the sub-species White Trash: if they're loudly having a domestic quarrel on the phone with their significant other in a room full of strangers who are trying very hard to mind their own business, it's a definite. If they're pacing throughout the entire waiting area while having said conversation, they're more than likely at the top of the food chain in their tenement ecosystem. At one point - no joke - I heard the woman say into the phone, <span style="font-style:italic;">"Theh's a ton of people heeya, of course you heeya otha people tahkin! Theh's gotta be a hundred of them! Damn right I'm tahkin' to you right now; you keep calling me, so why not?"</span> <br /><br />2) White people of all ages simply cannot wait in a line - even if there's a television running and perfectly reasonable benches to sit on. I'm known to be impatient myself, but with an iPhone full of games I never bat an eye any more. If I didn't have it with me, I would have brought a book or the latest Q Magazine. Anyone who goes to the DMV expecting to have their concerns expedited are probably too impaired to operate a motor vehicle in the first place, as far as I'm concerned. What did the Dominican guy do? Waited patiently while his lady friend stroked his head. What did the black guy do? Played with his toddler for an hour. The smile never left his face. I don't blame him; I've been there, and it doesn't leave mine, either. What did the Asian folks do? Read the Asian-only newspaper. Never spoke up once. <br /><br />White people: the idea of us being the only race of any importance was exposed as fraudulent quite some time ago. Your license is no more pressing an issue than anyone else's. Fat lady who won't stop bitching to everyone around you about the long wait? Go outside. Walk to Revere Beach and back. You could use it. Oh, and take the chubby chick sitting on the next bench with you. Judging by how much she's complaining, she'll be applying for your shape and disposition in about 25 years.<br /><br />3) With that in mind, I did notice that the finest pieces of Womanity that were waiting their turn were also the quietest and most agreeable. Something for you all to chew on, I'd say. I know I'd certainly like to chew on her. The thought, I mean. The feminine thought...nevermind.<br /><br />4) It's amazing what registration fees seem to disappear when you show the clerk some respect. I'm not saying my new friend Don (DMV Don From Danvers, as I like to call him) did anything illegal for me, but I am saying he appreciated my patience and my asking if I could use my cell phone to calculate some charges. (They have a strict no-cell policy at the DMV and the fact that I even asked made an impression.) Nothing illicit went down nor were any corners cut, but I'm quite sure Don picked up the phone a few times he didn't need to in order to make my life easier and insure that my business was taken care of before the weekend. All I know is that the gal yesterday said I would owe $670; after investigating my file, Don figured out that the extra $50 didn't apply to me.<br /><br />So Trevor and I will eat like rock stars this weekend. Why? I took the time to extend some courtesy. Wasn't hard. Sometimes it gets me free product at the hair salon, sometimes it gets me out of a registration fee, sometimes it gets me nothing. But it <span style="font-style:italic;">always</span> feels good to not act like an inappropriate asshole.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Enjoy the long weekend. Don't speed. The cops is out there looking for your rubber-burning ass.<br /><br />xoxoAaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843045669645295931.post-34162068370505223752010-05-24T15:14:00.000-04:002010-05-24T15:21:04.290-04:00Perfect.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Upix0ze0awZc7DDmYx7lSFkFKbXGZSrYbQ0aFC8d_fjJlvPjvZauLYDPsyfKJeB7DypqegDAIt597Cm99m2Kvd4nl95CD7U0SGuWdd6juzgWt-BYk2bK4KBHfYoJ3IN6c9mSVJ3YwD9s/s1600/IMG_0768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Upix0ze0awZc7DDmYx7lSFkFKbXGZSrYbQ0aFC8d_fjJlvPjvZauLYDPsyfKJeB7DypqegDAIt597Cm99m2Kvd4nl95CD7U0SGuWdd6juzgWt-BYk2bK4KBHfYoJ3IN6c9mSVJ3YwD9s/s400/IMG_0768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474917755694978866" /></a><br /><br />No matter how broke I am or how desperate things may seem, I <span style="font-style:italic;">always</span> have an extra two dollars to give to a homeless dude with originality. <br /><br />While helping him light his cigarette, I also noticed he had vintage Smashing Pumpkins blaring from the headphones around his neck that were connected to his cassette Walkman. Double points awarded for exemplary taste in music and a truly retro personal audio device. <br /><br />Excellent.Aaron Faullshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01369493715372990624noreply@blogger.com1