The People Bowed and Prayed to the Neon God They Made

Congratulations to Mr. Joey Halbert for correctly naming "Don't Go Away" by Oasis as the Monday Song of the Day.
Along with Tuegel as the resident U2 expert and ALV as the resident Beatles expert, I'm anointing Joey as the resident Oasis expert. Joey also told me about one of my favorite stories regarding the Gallagher brothers. At last year's Austin City Limits Festival, apparently Liam was enthralled with the Frost Bank Building across Town Lake and declared that "this next song goes out to the building that looks like an owl." It's always fun with the Gallagher brothers.



In other news of the day, ABC announced the lifespan of Lost. The series will air for three more seasons, and each of those seasons will be composed of 16 episodes, which is a shorter season length than the first three offerings. As a fan of the show, I'm glad that we have a definite date for when the show will end so that the writers will be able to adequately plot and pace the byzantine storylines that tie Jack, Kate, Hurley, Jin, and Desmond together on the island. I'll admit that at times I've wondered if the writers will be able to keep all of the plates spinning, but the knowledge of your show's mortality should provide a good framework for pulling together all of the loose ends.


On the way back from the lake this weekend, we played an enjoyable game in the truck that I thought I would pass along. All you need is an iPod and a group of friends who are not afraid to embarrass themselves. The game operates by placing the headphones in someone's ears (although full-ear headphones would be ideal) and then turning up the volume so that they cannot hear themselves sing. Then the person belts the song at the top of their voice while everyone else in the car either cringes or sings along.


Highlights included Shane Spencer belting out "Cowboy Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks and "Higher" by Creed, Jacob Wardell crooning "A Whole New World" from the Aladdin soundtrack, Brandon Maenius bringing us "All My Life" by K-Ci and JoJo, and Nate Low's soulful rendition of "All or Nothing" by O-Town. I should tell you that this game is the brainchild of Nate Low and he deserves the credit for bringing it to a grateful world.