- I wanted to buy our domain name. However, www.ruleofthumb.com is owned by Jay Caplan. I cannot purchase our namesake because Jay must tell those people still living in 2002 the tricks of car ownership in NYC and how to buy a diamond. Notice in the how to buy a diamond section, there is no mention of finding out what kind of diamond he/she WANTS. Big miss, dude. I have my own philosophies on this subject, and I have concluded that the best way to get a good diamond is to inherit it.
- I played an open mic night last night and ended up with the second to last spot, mostly because I decided at the last minute to play. It is almost cathartic to have a successful call and response during a song about the sadder side of being Bob Ueker's illegitimate son.
lucas: I know you gotta be
crowd: The BEST BOB UEKER!
(repeat 3 times)
- If you ever want to hear a horrible recording of me and my high school friends drinking and singing about going to the prom, please feel free to check out a 2001 This American Life episode (scroll down to "Prom"). The song is "You Said Yes" by a band I was in called Perfect Tom and the Implications. Don't think we didn't know that the singer is tone deaf, but it was the gut talent-be-damned emotion that we were shooting for. Plus, no one else wanted to sing. Real Player needed. Feel free to cringe. I still do.