dpride's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=dpride2004-07-23T02:28:15ZDevendra Banhart (person)http://m.everything2.com/user/dpride/writeups/Devendra+Banhartdpridehttp://m.everything2.com/user/dpride2004-07-23T02:28:15Z2004-07-23T02:28:15ZA <a href="/title/folk+musician">folk musician</a> who has released several albums on <a href="/title/Michael+Gira">Michael Gira</a>'s Young God record label. He possses a truly mesmerizing warble that mirrors his own unusual name. He sounds like he's imitating someone, maybe strung out a <a href="/title/Billie+Holiday">Billie Holiday</a>, <a href="/title/Dylan">Dylan</a> without a lazy tongue, or <a href="/title/Tiny+Tim">Tiny Tim</a> on a <a href="/title/Valium">Valium</a>.
His songs draw intricate portraits of strange landscapes, animals, and unusual emotions. One song a sort of nonsensical love song to the state of <a href="/title/Michigan">Michigan</a>, another a list of end rhymes and their dialetical cousins. While out of the range for most folk fans, sometimes everyone needs to be freaked out a little bit.Suitably, his music subgenre is refered by critics as "<a href="/title/freakfolk">freakfolk</a>". Not overtly scary, just remarkably unusual. <p>
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Oh Me, Oh My <a href="/title/2002">2002</a> (Young God)<p>
Black Babies <a href="/title/2003">2003</a> (Young God)<p>
Rejoicing in the Hands <a href="/title/2004">2004</a> (Young God)<p>
Nino Rojo <a href="/title/2004">2004</a> (Young God)<p>
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Today, I gave this presentation on a <a href="/title/movie">movie</a> from <a href="/title/1950">1950</a> called <a href="/title/Broken+Arrow">Broken Arrow</a>. No it isn't the movie with <a href="/title/John+Travolta">John Travolta</a> and <a href="/title/Christian+Slater">Christian Slater</a>. It stars <a href="/title/Jimmy+Stewart">Jimmy Stewart</a> and is about the story of an <a href="/title/Apache">Apache</a> peace treaty in 1870. For 1950, I would have to say it was rather progressive, but at the same time, it had the same stereotypes that white america always has about <a href="/title/Native+Americans">Native Americans</a>.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>September 17, 2001 (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/dpride/writeups/September+17%252C+2001dpridehttp://m.everything2.com/user/dpride2001-09-18T18:21:41Z2001-09-18T18:21:41Z<p>Today was my 21st <a href="/title/birthday">birthday</a>, which in <a href="/title/America">America</a> that means an achievement of sorts, drinking legally mostly. I've been sick lately, so no all night <a href="/title/bar+crawl">bar crawl</a> or anything. Just stepped into a bar ordered a scotch and water and didn't feel afraid of getting my drink taken away by some overzealous manager. It was nice.</p>
<p>My <a href="/title/birthday">birthday</a> present is moving to level 4 with this <a href="/title/writeup">writeup</a>.</p>May 7, 2001 (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/dpride/writeups/May+7%252C+2001dpridehttp://m.everything2.com/user/dpride2001-05-08T02:18:33Z2001-05-08T02:18:33ZHow tall is too tall?
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well if this guy in the lab right now is any indication, who has got a few extra feet of freak space growing between his knees and feet, then too-tall was justiably set at 8 foot 3 inches.
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Goddamn <a href="/title/freaks">freaks</a>, that's what the <a href="/title/circus">circus</a> is for, right?
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<p>Tastes what you would imagine burning tobacco to taste like. Not very good.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>