so stoked on the lakers 8-0 start to the 2010 season. cant wait to see them get number 9 over melo tonight. the new look bench is looking ridiculous compared to last years. this season is bound to be another very exciting title run and i am really hoping we get to see the celtics in the finals again. love u kobe pau ron ron LO shannon dfish
somehow, in the midst of a million other things going on, this blog kinda fell by the way side… and somehow this never got mentioned on here but here it goes: congratulations to the 2010 Los Angeles Lakers on their 2nd championship in a row. We are of course particularly proud of RON RON aka Ron Artest. This has to be THE BEST post game interview in the history of sports.
a threepeat is upon us, with the additions of barnes and blake and the return of shannon and fisher, we are stacked. more stacked than last year, somehow. the threat of miami doesn’t really concern me. they can add whoever to their team, they will never have kobe bryant, undoubtedly the best in the NBA today. now back to the usual music youtube vids/bullshit..
these were the things I enjoyed the most this year.
1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS
“the easiest team to root for” reclaims its rightful throne. anything less this year will be disappointing. we love ron ron. we love crazy buzzer beaters like this one.
2. bellingham washington
we moved here and it is dope. really cold though it turns out.
3. sasquatch
that video pretty much sums it up. tons of dancing, sweating, living goin on for three days and some insane live performances including (but not limited to): animal collective (!!), mos def (!!!!!!), erykah badu, explosions in my mind, yyys, bon iver, crystal castles, chromeo, tvotr, murder city devils, king kahn (insane), santigold, girl talk, fleet foxes and beach house…. not sure how they will top that next year.
4. holy fuck
managed to see these dudes twice in a day and about 4 times in a few months. they bring it, one of the best shows you could hope to see.
5. the lodge
too many good times were had here to count, miss all you homies.
photo by amart.
6. projector
watching everything on a projector is the way to go. we will never use a tv set again. whats the point when you have a wall? now we have league pass hooked up to it so we never leave the house.
7. rooftops
dudes are tight and also tight bros.
8. tour
the road was hard this year, so tour dropped a few spots in this years standings, but we still had a shit ton of fun and managed to do it twice and hit a bunch of new spots. thanks to everyone who came.
9. raaaaaaandy
that movie funny people sucked but one good thing came out of it, aziz ansari’s character RAAAAAAAANDY. quoted this shit probably the most all year…
10. Canada (Vancouver)
managed to make it out of there alive twice but didnt really to spend enough time there. but as randy would say, that shit is craaazy.
2008 started out great and pretty much was consistently (mostly). this picture was taken new years day cruising up the 5 with my friends amart and josh prince. it doesnt really feel that long ago. but apparently it has been. these are the best things this year.
1. barack obama
could not be more stoked to have this dude take over this year. this is as close as i got. even dilley voted for him.
2. my morning jacket
i was lucky enough to see this band, one of my favorites, 3 times this year. all 3 times they blew my mind. they put out a great album and put on a better show than anyone. and they cover kool and the gang.
3. livin the drife part 2
this summer’s tour was epic. we played many fun shows with some really cool folks like hockey, paper brain, devon williams, pokey lafarge, springtime panther, dot matrix, and many others. our van died in the best possible location and didnt take too long to get fixed. everyone took good care of us and we had the time of our lives. still not sure how we survived olympia.
4. the love house
this year i moved out of the coolest house ever aka love house. so many good times went down. so many dinners and acoustic sessions. i will always miss this home.
5. nyc
never really been there until a week ago. now its one of my favorite places. epic!!
6. la lakers
the additions of pau and trevor have put us over the top. we will win the championship this year. i was lucky enough to see them beat the kings this year.
7. tv on the radio- dlz
best song to come out this year. some kids covered it.
8. consenual/lodge
these two houses are inhabited by really awesome people. i spent more time at these houses than at my home. managed to record and play shows at both. thank you to those who live there.
9. naomi klein- the shock doctrine.
best book this year hands down.
10. roger waters
we still don’t need no education. seeing dark side of the moon performed in its entirety twice in a week was nuts.
11. basketball
somehow bball made a huge resurgence this year (playing wise). thank god. reys cross overs, adams kobe move, dilley on the boards, and kenny doing his best white trevor ariza. sick!
12. r.e.m.
will always love this band even if their new album is ehhhhh. saw them three times and had a great time each time.
13. summer heights high
the musical in the last episode is one of the funniest things i have ever seen in my life. fuck you miss!
14. graham nash “simple man”
listen to this song on repeat.
15. the constantines
i listened to this band A LOT this year. somehow i still dont have their new record though. anyway they kill.
16. james franco
homeboy happened to be in the two best movies of the year- milk and pinneapple express. good lookin dude.
17. chris rock – kill the messenger
so many good quotes came from this. “I DONT GIVE A FUCK!”
18. the hold steady
best bar band in the world!
19. street scene
in one day we saw mgmt, the new pornographers, foals, beck, spoon, cat power, tv on the radio and justice.
20. detroit octane
best parody rock band ever.
21. bon iver
hate to jump on the bandwagon but homie wrote the songs that killed this year, particularly flume and wolves.
22. capitol hill block party
in one day we managed to see the cave singers, darker my love, fleet foxes, jaguar love, kimya dawson and the hold steady. we ate some ginger snaps, jay puked in a bag and got mistaken for franz from the hold steady and we got a bunch of shitty jones soda for free. all in all it was a great time.
23. august weddings
congratulations kyle and denali, brian and cara!
24. my bloody valentine
k-swish took me to the ultimate reunion show. my bloody valentine at the santa monica civic. words cannot describe.
25. stereogum.com
wasted more time on this web site and found more good tunes here than anywhere else.
26. darker my love
only managed to catch these dudes in seattle but their new album is excellent.
27. sigur ros
one of the best albums this year, this band kills me live.
28. the tree in moorpark
best new hang out. 3rd of july fireworks went down in history.
…..
worst of 2008
kanye west
zach and norah make an infinite porno
vampire weekend
adams pedal board getting jacked
boston celtics
Filed under: lakers
i was talking shit for most of the second quarter. i can’t remember a more devastating/demoralizing loss. ever. only one thing left do, KEEP YA HEAD UP.
thank god we got bynum comin back.
keaton collective 