Doesn't have a point of view
5.28.2004
memorial day
Every radio station seems to think that they have to have special programming for holiday weekends. KROQ is having the countdown of top 300 party songs. Haven't we gone over this before? KROQ spells roq, not party. Who plays Jack Johnson while they dance the night away? Not me. The only real rock party song that I can think of is the Beastie Boys "Fight for your right (to party)." Xi says that it's a song about partying, not a party song. Whatever.
Star (KYSR) is having an 80's flashback. Lillian and Suzanne's friend Thuyet called it an oldies weekend which made Xi agitated. Hehe. He never likes to be reminded that the music popular during his birth year is now old.
My saving station is the new "indie" (ha!, still owned by clear channel or one of those) 103.1. So far, regular quality programming.
Enough about radio. Today I got to visit Lillian, Suzanne, and Xi for Lillian's birthday dinner. It was great to see them again. The area that we ended up in was all Japanese restaurants, markets, and stores. The ramen was good and the nearby shops were intriguing. One store, giant robot, was like a dream. They carry kubricks, ugly dolls, gloomy bears, miffy, and art by some of my favorite artists like gamma go, j. otto, and tim biskup (above pic). I wish I knew how to get back for further exploration.
I got a new flat-screen monitor and my precious little vaio is back in action.
