Author: Pat OBrien
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The 1990s Project: Guided By Voices’ “Bee Thousand”
“Sitting out on your house, watching hardcore UFOs” begins Bee Thousand—the “most classic” in the slew of classic albums Guided By Voices released in the 90s—and with that this album ambles off into wordy, disjointed, psychedelic confines of Bob Pollard’s mind. A mind that is much cooler than yours and anyone else’s you know. I…
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The ten dumbest things I have ever done
1. Broke my arm sliding into home plate during a baseball game when I was 14. Yep, this happened. What should have been an easily scored run turned into a play at the plate due to my to-this-day almost inconceivably slow speed while running. As I approached the plate, I dropped down on my butt,…
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How to Be an Average-Looking Male
1. On the weekends, make polo shirts and khakis your standard outfit. In the summer pair this ensemble with Teva or Keen sandals, in winter with running shoes. Colors for all should be as muted as possible, no reds, no pinks, no bright blues. Always leave the placket completely unbuttoned, unless you’re going out to…
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The Conspiracy That is … The Necktie
I have no aversion to getting dressed up. I actually like it. I spend 95% of my time dressing like a slob, so it’s nice to look good once in awhile. But the necktie is something that, like Sammy Hagar fronting Van Halen, I will never fully get behind. I’ll just resign myself to it…