I Am Taking A Vacation From Writing
I wrote this with about 15 minutes to spare before I HAD to leave for work and it took me 20 minutes to write :)
Kiss Me, Son of Blog
A weekly essay about every They Might Be Giants song in order. And the life that happened while I was listening.
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Kiss Me Son of Extras: Boss Of Me
It's about time I write about TMBG's Grammy award winning 'Malcolm In The Middle' theme song.
No!
They Might Be Giants wrote a 90-second song about the word "no." This is about the three different no's I learned as a kid and which one turned out to be the only one that mattered.
Kiss Me, Son of Extras: Bed Bed Bed Bed Bed
Much like this CD was tucked into the inside sleeve of a children's book from They Might Be Giants, this final track is for listening after you've been tucked in for sleep.
Robot Parade: Execute Electric-Brains.exe
A dystopian short story from Chase Roper, inspired by They Might Be Giants' Robot Parade (No!) A boy, a dead world, and a machine that remembers why.
Kiss Me, Son Of Extras: Idlewild
A They Might Be Giants song that I am hearing for the first time and it completely turned my irritated mood around. This is Idlewild from the "Bed, Bed, Bed," children's book.
Four Of Two: Supposedly, a Song for Kids that Gives Me Existential Dread.
Four Of Two by They Might Be Giants: A Broken NYC Clock, Watching My Kids Grow Up, and slipping nature of time.
Kiss Me, Son of Extras: Happy Doesn't Have To Have An Ending
From They Might Be Giants' bedtime story collection book, "Bed, Bed, Bed". A song I have just heard for the first time today. It's GOOD.
Bonus Post: A Very Recent Personal Failure
Not everything creative thing I attempt is a success. IMO, most of them are failures but this was objectively an absolute miss.
Fibber Island: An Opening Song for the First TMBG Album for Kids
Chase Roper begins his deep dive into the first They Might Be Giants children's album, No! Something his kids' mom couldn't refuse to let him play because now it was for his KIDS to listen to.