Author: Erich Scholz

Heads up to the WFMU blog for turning me onto some really cool video clips of the Franco-era, Spanish group Los Bravos. You already know “Black is Black” but the group, which featured the German-born vocalist Mike Kennedy (probably not his real name), had a fistful of gritty garage rock “shoulda been hits” that combined…

Got back from the Flower Gardens National Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. Now I’m at work. I will post pictures and a detailed report as soon as I get my act together. It was pretty cool. UPDATE: Layne Hedrick sent in some pretty amazing photos from our trip. The ones to the right was…

Had a rare four day weekend…actually it’s not that rare, I have another one this coming weekend ha ha! On a trip to Fry’s to pick up some dual layered DVD+Rs, I also decided to pick up a small, portable hard drive for the laptop. Spent a part of yesterday transferring nearly 30 gigs worth…

It’s been raining so much out here. I think we’ve had, maybe, three days without rain in the past two months. Took some time out to sit on my porch with a camera and just take pictures. It’s probably totally lame, but I did catch lightning striking twice…and I have the photos to prove it!

I received the Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky DVD set last week but put it away since it came the day before I left for a scuba trip to Austin. The reviews have been favorable and I was mildly amazed to see that DeepDiscount.com lists the set as their number-one best-selling DVD! Finally got around to…

I was right. You can smell dead carcasses moldering underneath our house as I type…yikes!

Here’s an article that caught my fancy (I dunno, maybe thinking about the pup). All about Animal Hoarding. For most people, the term “animal hoarding” conjures up images of an eccentric “cat lady.” Despite the stereotype that collecting animals is simply a quirky behavior, recent research has pointed to a direct correlation between psychological problems…

Update on the puppy front. Found a home for it on Craigslist. I actually received several responses and was quite pleased that so many dog lovers were interested. Ahh, now it’s time to relax.

I know I’m about a year behind, but I just recently discovered my new favorite band, the Brazilian combo Cansei de Ser Sexy. Just one listen to their single, “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above” and you’re hooked. That song is great but their debut album rocks! I particularly like “Alala” and…

What a week! I never thought I’d look forward to my office job as a place to get away from it all. Compared to home, it’s a tropical vacation!! Last Thursday, the day before my birthday, who shows up on our doorstep except for a cute, little stray puppy? Now it won’t go away. So,…