Like Van, not Jim.

I can’t afford to go see “The Dark Knight...

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:24:34 -0400

I can’t afford to go see “The Dark Knight Rises,” so I decided to go with the only other option that made sense. (Taken with Instagram at The Picadilly Palace)

In Madrid there was a line judge who looked like Garth from...

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:50:00 -0400

In Madrid there was a line judge who looked like Garth from “Wayne’s World,” now at the Italian Open we have “fat ball boy.”

He looks like me in high school. Lose some weight, bb! You can do it!

theroadisopen: So amazing it deserves a post of its own.

Sat, 12 May 2012 18:10:24 -0400

theroadisopen:

So amazing it deserves a post of its own.

the-lifeofriley: Oh Ken Jennings. I love you so so much.

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:52:04 -0400

the-lifeofriley:

Oh Ken Jennings. I love you so so much.

paulftompkins: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Marriage is one thing, but...

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:31:02 -0400

paulftompkins:

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Marriage is one thing, but this is going TOO FAR!

THINK OF THE HELICOPTERS! HOW WILL YOU EXPLAIN IT TO THEM?

onlysaysficus: i love this

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:50:45 -0400

onlysaysficus:

i love this

paulftompkins: Hey, nice material, Apples to Apples. You’re...

Sun, 06 May 2012 22:46:32 -0400

paulftompkins:

Hey, nice material, Apples to Apples. You’re gonna give John Mayer a run for his money. (Taken with instagram)

summertimeinhell: COMA CINEMA :: WHITE TRASH VHS (DRUNK...

Fri, 04 May 2012 23:40:15 -0400

summertimeinhell:

COMA CINEMA :: WHITE TRASH VHS (DRUNK VERSION)

This is a “demo” from my upcoming record. My life has been a terrifying place to be lately. This song is about the time I was almost murdered and every thing that happened because of that. I probably shouldn’t let anyone hear it but fuck it.

I’m trying so fucking hard to get all this stuff done. Thank you for everything.

summertimeinhell: COMA CINEMA :: EXHAUSTION PREVAILS (DEMO) In...

Tue, 01 May 2012 02:09:59 -0400

summertimeinhell:

COMA CINEMA :: EXHAUSTION PREVAILS (DEMO)

In the coming months I will be recording our fourth full length record with Aaron Graves of Those Lavender Whales, a wonderful band that features two members of Coma Cinema. This song will be re-recorded for the album.

I’ve never let someone else produce my records before, but I no longer have the means to do it and Aaron is much better at it than I. This is only a demo but I feel like it gives a general idea of where we’re headed as a band.

Thanks always for your ears.

Serfs up.

summertimeinhell: ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY :: MY LAI (AMY’S...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:02:29 -0400

summertimeinhell:

ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY :: MY LAI (AMY’S VERSION)

“My Lai” was a song I deemed too strange for “Disgraceland”, but this version of it was made with the help of my friend Amy who plays cello in a local band called Silent Spring Ensemble, and it’s much prettier than the original.

I’m working with her on some tracks for Coma LP4 as well. She is a sweet and incredible talented person.

paulftompkins: So last weekend some friends and I watched the...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:21:07 -0400

paulftompkins:

So last weekend some friends and I watched the movie Cocktail. As the “story” unfolded, I realized I’d really only ever seen the first twenty minutes of this awful thing. It’s an impossible movie that can’t really exist. Yet, I cannot deny the evidence of my senses.

Among the many absurd, poorly thought-out moments that accidentally got recorded on film forever, there is this moment where Tom Cruise dances enticingly at Bryan Brown whilst holding a poster of a lady’s torso in front of himself. We were aghast. My friend Sarah marveled that this was not already a meme that everyone knew and referenced all the time.

I tried a few times to post a GIF of this moment but could not make it work. The file was too big! In the end, I needed Jake Fogelnest to help me. Why did I ever think I could upload an 80s-themed GIF without going through him?

My point is, this is an insane thing that should have been a GIF for years now.

Sarah, your dream came true.

Good night, everyone.

paulftompkins: In the late 1980s, while America was preoccupied...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:40:00 -0400

paulftompkins:

In the late 1980s, while America was preoccupied with the Reconstruction and Leopold & Loeb, I worked behind a retail counter with a young lady named Allison. We had time to clean, because we had time to lean! Now, more than your whole lifetime later, Allison is an artist (as am I, after a fashion, it could be argued).

She and her main man Craig added this to @HGTV’s #thestudio public mural, and this touched me. It’s the simple things, you know? Those are the ones that get me.

strawberryluna, I am certain that Austin loves you, too. And so do I, old friend.

strawberryluna:

We love you Austin. (Taken with instagram)

Everything about this, from the sincerity to the insincerity to the sincerity, to the - wait a minute - possible insincerity inherent all along?!??!

Oh, Twitter…you make me giggle and think of the days when I just wondered who Banksy was/is/was/is/ah, fuck it.

Stop painting on bricks and use a canvas, you peasant.

I’m kidding.

Or am i?

paperchilton: johnnybluejeans: @pagechilton...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:41:23 -0400

paperchilton:

johnnybluejeans:

@pagechilton paperchilton.tumblr.com (Taken with instagram)

gpoyw and such.

This picture typifies four things I love about my roommate, Page, in no particular order:

daintily smoking cigarettes while talking
face touching because she has nearly as many tics as I do
wearing grandma glasses
being adorably awesome

Cue Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best.” Actually, don’t, but the sentiment remains.

summertimeinhell: My lovely friend (and keyboardist for Coma...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:03:04 -0400

summertimeinhell:

My lovely friend (and keyboardist for Coma Cinema) recently put up this four track EP of amazing music and you can download it free by clicking here. ”Paint by Numbers” is the best song to ever come out of Columbia, SC.

Support real shit to kill phony trust fund rock n’ roll.

Serfs up.

My phone’s old as hell, but this sick ‘stache is...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:56:00 -0400

My phone’s old as hell, but this sick ‘stache is brand new.

Because this happens to be Wednesday, this would technically be my first GPOYW post…and my last.

Des Ark - “Which One of You Assholes Ate...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:01:54 -0400

Des Ark - “Which One of You Assholes Ate Christmas!!!”

At night I found another
I’d invited to my bed
It was him under the sheets
But it was you I felt instead

Diana takes the best pictures, not just because she manages to...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:24:00 -0500

Diana takes the best pictures, not just because she manages to somehow take ones of me that I actually like.

Go here, click follow, and enjoy. Sometimes Mat finds pig skulls...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:22:00 -0500

Go here, click follow, and enjoy.

Sometimes Mat finds pig skulls in my neighbor’s backyard.

Words With (Best) Friends

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:26:14 -0500

Words With (Best) Friends

summertimeinhell: ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY :: DAUGHTER OF A COP I’ve...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:44:51 -0500

summertimeinhell:

ELVIS DEPRESSEDLY :: DAUGHTER OF A COP

I’ve been wanting to share this song with you guys for a while, but it finally went live over at the Glamour Kills blog. It’s part of a free three song EP with another new song and one older one you can download by clicking that link. These were made in a laundry room on broken equipment, I hope you like it.