COREY O'BRIEN
COREY'S BLOG
Studying At The Tearoom
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 7:06PM
Adventures in Smawwwts
So Another semester at the U has begun and why I am taking Summer classes I can not say. I already have a degree. Not in anything useful mind you, just Mass Comm. If any of you out there are confused about what you are going to do or what to study or need a helping hand when Fall semester rolls around just reach out to me. I have been going to school up there since 1999 - ugh! Anyway this semester I am taking classes way above my intellectual level so I have to find good places to study and the best place I have found is the Beehive Tearoom on 4th just west of Main next to New York Subs. I’ve dug this place since I am not a coffee drinker I can drink tea like it’s beer, which they also stock - even one of my preferred Jamaican brews , Red Stripe. They also sell Coke in the bottle. Talk about class! From the pics below you can see how homey it is and the staff kicks ass. I know Radio From Hell has done their show live from down there but if you haven’t been in I suggest checking it out. It is definitely one of the more unique places you can find in the entire state and one of my favorites.
Cheers!
P.S. I am working on a B.A in English Lit and you know what they say: “What’s the difference between a pizza and and English Major?”
--- “A pizza can feed a family of five.”
Top Ten 05_15_08
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 6:49PM
Top Ten 05_15_08
10_atreyu_falling down
9_flobots_handlebars
8_safety suit_worlds away
7_from first to last_wolds away
6_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
5_distrubred_inside the fire
4_the cure_the only one
3_flogging molly_requiem for a dying song
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_the offspring_hammerhead
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 6:36PM
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vampire weekend_oxford comma
underoath_you’re ever so inviting
alkaline trio_help me
Xposed 05_14_08
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 @ 7:16PM
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mindless self indulgence_never wanted to dance
rehab_sittin’ at a bar
vampire weekend_oxford comma
Top Ten 05_14_08
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 @ 7:11PM
Top Ten 05_14_08
10_flogging molly_requiem for a dying song
9_disturbed_inside the fire
8_from first to last_worlds away
7_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
6_the raconteurs_salute your solution
5_the bravery_believe
4_pennywise_the western world
3_vampire weekend_a-punk
2_nine inch nails_discipline
1_the offspring_hammerhead
Xposed 05_13_08
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 @ 7:58PM
Xposed 05_13_08
mindless self indulgence_never wanted to dance
atmosphere_you
colin meloy_wonderful
MSI PULLS IT OFF AGAIN.
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 @ 7:56PM
Top Ten 05_13_08
10_linkin park_given up
9_seether_rise above this
8_safety suit_someone like you
7_the cure_the only one
6_pennywise_the western world
5_vampire weekend_a-punk
4_flobots_handlebars
3_coldplay_violet hill
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_the offspring_hammerhead
Top Ten 05_12_08
Monday, May 12th, 2008 @ 7:23PM
Top Ten 05_12_08
10_angels and airwaves_secret crowds
9_coldplay_violet hill
8_story of the year_wake up
7_disturbed_inside the fire
6_atreyu_falling down
5_weezer_pork and beans
4_nine inch nails_discipline
3_flobots_handlebars
2_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
1_the offspring_hammerhead
OPR 05_12_08
Monday, May 12th, 2008 @ 5:58PM
An hour of new music with Corey O'Brien Monday's from 11p to Midnight.
Atmosphere “You”
The Wombats “Let’s Dance to Joy Division”
Death Cab for Cutie “Cath”
Local H “24 Hour Break Up Session”
Teenagers “French Kiss”
Colin Meloy “Wonderful”
Nine Inch Nails “Head Down”
The Dresden Dolls “Night Reconnaissance”
My Morning Jacket “Touch Me, I’m Going to Scream Pt. 2”
Rehab “Sittin’ In A Bar”
Scars on Broadway “They Say”
Alkaline Trio “Help Me”
Flight of the Concords “Ladies of the World”
Xposed 05_12_08
Monday, May 12th, 2008 @ 4:39PM
Xposed 05_12_08
mindless self indulgence_never wanted to dance
trapt_who’s going home wit you tonight?
shinedown_devour
MSI IS INDULGED AGAIN.
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Friday, May 9th, 2008 @ 7:17PM
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atmosphere_you
mindless self indulgence_never wanted to dance
scars on broadway_they say
MSI WINS!
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Friday, May 9th, 2008 @ 7:14PM
Top Ten 05_09_08
10_angels and airwaves_secret crowds
9_apocalyptica_i’m not jesus
8_from first to last_worlds away
7_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
6_vampire weekend_a-punk
5_ludo_love me dead
4_the raconteurs_salute your solution
3_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
2_flobots_handlebars
1_the offspring_hammerhead
Best Dictionary Ever
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 9:34PM
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When I was in high school I wish I had owned a copy of “The Devil’s Dictionary” by Ambrose Bierce. The author fought in the Civil War and was later a journalist where this book came about piece by piece. Mr. Bierce preferred the title “The Cynic’s Word Book” but “The Devil’s Dictionary” is the title that stuck and the former contains too much exposition for my taste. Anyway, this dictionary would be one George Orwell would have loved (and if you get a chance read “Shooting An Elephant” great short by Mr. Orwell) as he hated political speak. Anyway, The Devil’s Dictionary has be released again with artwork from Ralph Steadman whose work you may remember from “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas” and the artwork on my snowboard.
This is no Oxford dictionary. For example:
Corporation, n. An ingenious device for securing individual profit without individual responsibility.
Hello! Enron, Worldcom, Our Government! Definitions should not be all-encompassing. What about this one:
Wedding, n. A ceremony at which two persons undertake to be come one, one undertakes to become nothing and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
Remembering this helps keep me single and I won’t get into Bierce’s definitions of men, women or wine, though when I do think of his definition of women I am reminded of his definition of:
Bait, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty.
Remember, next time your head turns as an attractive, sexy and admired person passes you on the street, there is a hook and beauty is only trying to trap you (remember the definition of “wedding”)?. Best to let them go by and live another day. Though published in 1911, and many of the entries stem much earlier, it is a great read and in my opinion completely legitimate as a resource tool when working on a paper.
That is all I will post on this for today but you should really look into adding this fine work of wit and literature to your personal library.
Thanks for reading,
Corey O’Brien
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Xposed 05_08_08
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 7:35PM
Xposed 05_08_08
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
atmosphere_you
the dresden dolls_night reconnaissance
ATMOSPHERE WINS TO MY SURPRISE.
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Top Ten 05_08_09
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 7:28PM
Top Ten 05_08_09
10_disturbed_inside the fire
9_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
8_flogging molly_requiem for a dying song
7_from first to last_worlds away
6_seether_rise above this
5_vampire weekend_a-punk
4_the bravery_believe
3_nine inch nails_discipline
2_flobots_handlebars
1_the offspring_hammerhead
Top Ten 05_07_08
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:21PM
Top Ten 05_07_08
10_against me!_stop
9_coldplay_violet hill
8_story of the year_wake up
7_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
6_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
5_vampire weekend_a-punk
4_angels and airwaves_secret crowds
3_weezer_pork and beans
2_flobots_handlebars
1_the offspring_hammerhead
Xposed 05_07_08
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 @ 7:17PM
Xposed 05_07_08
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
phantom planet_do the panic
my morning jacket_touch me, i’m going to scream pt. 2
WOMBATS WIN AGAIN!
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Xposed 05_06_08
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 @ 7:11PM
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goldfinger_one more time
the wombats_let’s dance to joy division
local h_bmw man
WOMBATS WIN IT...AND BY IT I MEAN YOUR ADORATION.
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 @ 7:08PM
Top Ten 05_06_08
10_atreyu_falling down
9_panic at the disco_nine in the afternoon
8_flogging molly_requiem for a dying song
7_vampire weekend_a-punk
6_seether_rise above this
5_pennywise_the western world
4_nine inch nails_discipline
3_from first to last_worlds away
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_the offspring_hammerhead
OPR 05_05_08
Monday, May 5th, 2008 @ 9:32PM
an hour of new music and whatever selected by corey o'brien every monday from 11pm _ midnight
This week...first thing is first. The new NIN album, “The Slip” came out last night and it is FREE!!! To get it click here.
Nine Inch Nails _ Head Down
Supergrass _Diamond Hoo Ha Man
REM _ Hollow Man
Clinic _ The Witch
Local H _ BMW Man
Death Cab For Cutie _ Long Division
The Wombats _ Let’s Dance to Joy Division
The Offsrping _ Hammerhead
Death Cab For Cutie _ Cath
Nine Inch Nails _ Lights in the Sky
Panic at the Disco _ Northern Downpour
Ladytron _ Ghosts
The Raconteurs _ Consoler of the Lonely
Top Ten 05_05_08
Monday, May 5th, 2008 @ 7:26PM
Top Ten 05_05_08
10_finger eleven_i’ll keep your memory vague
9_apocalyptica feat. corey taylor_i’m not jesus
8_safety suit_someone like you
7_the bravery_believe
6_the raconteurs_salute your solution
5_death cab for cutie_i will possess your heart
4_vampire weekend_a-punk
3_linkin park_given up
2_weezer_pork and beans
1_coldplay_violet hill