Month: January 2003

Well I know it’s been a bit overdue, but it’s time for part one of Joel’s Year in Review!

First off I’d like to start by saying that I’m going to commence this writing by beginning to tell you of my intention of revealing to you the bands I got into in 2002 that I liked the most! Here they are:

1. The Notwist

2. The Anniversary

3. Death Cab For Cutie

4. Pedro the Lion

I would put The Fire Theft at number one of course, but they have only released two songs as of today and so I have to save them for this year, which I’m sure they will top along with other bands such as Sigur Ros, The Decemberists and whatever else is slung my way.

Next I’d like to take a break and update this later.

Ok now I’m back and I’m going to fill your ears with ringalinging. This magic moment, while your lips are close to mine, will last forever….! Like that? I really want to watch the Sandlot right now… which brings me to my next list… my favorite movies from the theaters in 2002! Here they are:

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

3. Signs

4. Punch-Drunk Love

5. Waking Life

6. Minority Report

7. The Royal Tenenbaums

8. The Count of Monte Cristo

9. Spider-Man

10. One Hour Photo

Top Ten VHS/DVD Films of 2002:

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Special Extended Edition)

2. Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime)

3. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

4. Heavenly Creatures

5. Seven Samurai

6. The Spanish Prisoner

7. Dead Poets Society

8. Gladiator

9. Small Change

10. The Frighteners

more top of 2002 lists will be forthcoming if I deem them worthy of postage.

Check out the cryptic and scary lyrics to this song:

THE NIGHT TRAIN TO LUXOR

VERSE 1

There is a path that leads too far

There is a lower dining car

From my window seat I see

The black desert blowing free

Far from home and dead to life

Longing only to spend away time

Sheltered here amongst the jewels

At home among a cadre of fools

BRIDGE

Whistling winds

Howl over the sands

Miles away

From any foreign lands

CHORUS

This train goes on and on

The night it never ceases

This train goes where it will

And does all that it pleases

VERSE 2

Ill I rise from my soft chair

To catch a breath of air

The lights pale fogged and cool

Flanked side by side with rules

I make for the cabin door

The air has gone so sour

With every passing breath

My life becomes a mess

BRIDGE

Faint lights go darting by

This train is on the fly

And in the dead of night

Is anxious in its flight

CHORUS

This train goes on and on

The dunes keep rolling over again

The palm trees fly past so fast

I am so lost again

This hardened heart has left a love so far behind

This weary eye has been all but rendered blind

These worn out shoes have seen far better days

My mind is reeling still and life is still a maze

—

Growing pains reside in my stomach

Lungs rasping for the pungent odor

Smokes furls inward to fill the holes

Eyes weeping tears of silver and gold

CHORUS

This train goes on and on

I cannot see the end in sight

I must climb down

Fling myself into the unyielding night

My doom so far is clear

Doomed to consume my fear

As though a food to me

The thoughts they sicken my very being

This train goes on and on

Until the breaking dawn

Whence far from home upon

The wasteland it does yawn

This train empties its soul

It burns and burns so whole

No one escapes the flames

No passenger of this night train

The night train to Luxor

Well for a while it’s been 10 days of radio silence on the front of my blog. Now I am prepared to break the silence with one word: Challenge!

Wheeeeeeee! OK, you all know that I’m being perfectly serious. I’m not going to bother all of you with meaningless stories of my dull, boring life. OK, so I am, and to kick it off I’ll be letting you know all about the happenings within my small world.

Oh yeah, the Buckeyes are national champions… I saw the end from the 4th quarter on of that magnificent game. Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Anyhow, I have to get offline and make phone calls. I don’t have two phone lines you know.

Woahriyowh!