An aural supplement, episode 15

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This epic-long episode of An Aural Supplement has been been compiled by Reverend Rockey on his 35th birthday. Now for your listening pleasure is an aural trip from 1976 through 2011. Dig, y'all.

1. David Bowie “Golden Years”

2. Ramones "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"

3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Big Boys"

4. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "Even the Losers"

5. Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band "Sherry Darling"

6. Split Enz "History Never Repeats"

7. The Clash "Should I Stay or Should I Go"

8. Violent Femmes "Kiss Off"

9.

Hüsker Dü

"Turn on the News"

10. R.E.M. "Can't Get There from Here"

11. Paul Simon "That Was Your Mother"

12. U2 "Trip Through Your Wires"

13. Pixies "Brick is Red"

14. Bob Dylan "Everything is Broken"

15. Daniel Johnston "True Love Will Find You in the End"

16. Uncle Tupelo "Looking for a Way Out"

17. Cracker "Happy Birthday to Me

18. The Breeders "Saints"

19. Beastie Boys "Flute Loop"

20. Finn "Eyes of the World"

21. Pearl Jam "Sometimes"

22. Guided by Voices "Jane of the Waking Universe"

23. Lucinda Williams "Concrete and Barbed Wire"

24. Tom Waits "Picture in a Frame"

25. The White Stripes "Hello Operator"

26. Ryan Adams "Gonna Make You Love Me"

27. Supergrass "Seen the Light"

28. Bill Mallonee "She's So Liquid"

29. Wilco "Theologians"

30. Beck "Rental Car"

31. Eddie Vedder "Goodbye"

32. Waterdeep "...And I Can't Sleep"

33. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy "Missing One"

34. The Avett Brothers "It Goes On"

35. Band of Horses "Older"

36. Josh Garrels "Farther Along"

Happy boogaloo

It's not that i feel the need to throw a party for myself, but it just serves as the perfect catalyst for inviting a crapload of people over to the house to participate in some good time-havin'. It was only what seems like a few weeks ago when some friends and i were discussing the idea of an outdoor movie projected on the side of a house. While i've entertained the idea in the past, it was this conversation, and a forthcoming thirty-fifth birthday which finally set this thing in motion. The decision on which film to show as a feature presentation was an important one. It would have to be one which made a lasting impression with me from an early age well into adulthood. After much deliberation, the obvious choice was of course the 1985 masterpiece directed by budding filmmaker tim burton and starring paul reuben's childlike character pee-wee herman, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

We began making plans on how we would pull off this incredible feat. How would we affix a bed sheet to the broad face of the back exterior of our house? How, you ask? Why, duct tape of course. I called in a favor for a theater-style popcorn machine, borrowed a projector from some old friends, and braced myself for the impending 'disturbing the peace' call. Well sir, when the highly anticipated evening finally arrived, i never could have guessed what a success the entire event would be. We had over 65 guests throughout the evening including family, high school chums, college buds, new friends, old friends, & neighbors. Why, we had visitors travel from as far as Bowling Green and Fort Wayne to be a part of the festivities. When all was said and done, we had a back lawn full of folks from all seasons and sectors of life lounging and laughing together beneath an open sky occasionally lit by stray bottle rockets being fired from the adjacent apartment complex.

My deepest heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who came out to the rockey home to make the evening as spectacular as it possibly could have been. I'm not sure i could have asked for a better way to celebrate getting older.

Pool daze

Dr. James, you might want to watch your back. Goldilocks is creeping up behind you and she's got big plans to make your first summer swim a memorable one.

Aw shucks. She just wants to nuzzle that sweet soft baby head of yours. Well, who can argue with that?

Happy fourth, dudes and duderellas.

Ready, set,

Admittedly, i'm mostly just talk. Therefore, when i talk about recording music, usually it's all grandiose ideas and three years worth of gettin' a round tuit. Well sir/ma'am, i'm here to announce the kickstart of another season of recording some songs who have been sittin' around waiting on me for some time now.

Won't you join me on this magical expedition?

Here goes nothing.

This is huge

What this gal is wearing around her neck are ceremonial poop-beads. One might probably assume that such a name would indicate the raw material used in crafting the pieces in question. However, in this particular case, these beads are worn during a celebratory dance around her living room after the performance of a bowel evacuation upon the throne of porcelain found in the family wash room. Not every resident of the rockey home receives such fanfare after taking the kids to the pool. No no. This kind of hullabaloo is reserved for one tenant only. This monumental occasion marks the end of a very brief season of changing the diapers of multiple tiny folk. Hoorah.

Following the first official poop in the pot, an observation was made by the perpetrator (or 'poop-etrator' as it were) which likened the product to a deuce of brown bananas.

Four years ago today

lily constance rockey, june 29, 2007

hannah jane rockey, june 29, 2007

Four years ago today

nathaniel david rockey, june 26, 2007