Who wants Cake?

In lieu of actual content, here's a new track for the K-mix today...

Comfort Eagle

We are building a religion
We are building it bigger
We are widening the corridors
And adding more lanes

We are building a religion
A limited edition
We are now accepting callers
for the pendant key chains

To resist it is useless
It is useless to resist it
His cigarette is burning
But he never seems to ash

He is grooming his poodle
He is living comfort eagle
You can meet at his location
But you better come with cash

Now his hat is on backwards
He can show you his tatoos
He is in the music business
He is calling you "DUDE!"

Now today is tomorrow
And tomorrow today
And yesterday is weaving in and out

And the fluffy white lines
That the airplane leaves behind
Are drifting right in front
of the waining of the moon

He is handling the money
He's serving the food
He knows about your party
He is calling you "DUDE!"

Now do you believe
In the one big sign
The doublewide shine
On the bootheels of your prime

Doesn't matter if you're skinny
Doesn't matter if you're fat
You can dress up like a sultan
In your onion head hat

We are building a religion
We are making a brand
We're the only ones to turn to
When your castles turn to sand

Take a bite of this apple
Mr. corporate invents
Take a walk through the jungle
Of cardboard shanties and tents

Some people drink Pepsi
Some people drink Coke
The wacky morning DJ
Says democracy's a joke

He says now do you believe
In the one big song
He's now accepting callers
Who would like to sing along

She says, do you believe
In the one true edge
By fastening your safety belts
And stepping towards the ledge

He is handling the money
He is serving the food
He is now accepting callers
He is calling me "DUDE!"

Now do you believe
In the one big sign
The doublewide shine
On the bootheels of your prime

There's no need to ask directions
If you ever lose your mind
We're behind you
We're behind you
And let us please remind you
We can send a car to find you
If you ever lose your way

We are building a religion

We are building it bigger

We are building

A religion

A limited

Edition

We are now accepting callers...
For these beautiful...
Pendant keychains

-Cake

Between the fact that this song, from Sonic Youth's new CD-Sonic Nurse, was obviously inspired by William Gibson's most recent novel and the "you're the one" chorus, it just has to go into the Keanu-Mix.

Sonic Youth - Pattern Recognition (please right-click and save - do not stream)

I'm a cool hunter making you my way
Like a brand name you'll replay

I will know you
I won't show you, yeah yeah
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one

Heat-seeking missile freak
Black magick
Scared to speak

I will know you
I won't show you, yeah yeah
Will you buy me a shaky heart
Let's forget has torn me apart

I will know you
I won't show you, yeah yeah
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one

Can you sell me
Yesterday's girl
Cuz everyday
I feel more like her

Oh baby baby
Please don't go
Pattern recognition
Is kind of slow

Like a cool hunter watch the disarray
Keep your secret footage head away

I will know you
I won't show you, yeah yeah
Close your eyes and feel the fun
Pattern recognition's on the run

I will know you
I won't show you, yeah yeah yeah
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one

Love and Rockets- Motorcycle

Me and the motorcycle
Me and the motorbike
We just running around
My feet are off the ground
She's not gonna let me down
She's not gonna let me down

Me and this motorcycle
Me and this motorbike
You don't go too fast
You just set me free
It don't go too fast
Just let me out
Let me out

AHHHH - Motorcycle
AHHHH - We are free

I feel warm inside
On the motorbike
The wind is all around
On the motorbike
We are free
The motorcycle and me
The motorcycle and me
The motorcycle and me

Kick out the jams motherfuckers !
Yeah! I, I, I, I, I'm gonna
I'm gonna kick 'em out ! Yeah !
Well I feel pretty good
And I guess that I could get crazy now baby
Cause we all got in tune
And when the dressing room got hazy now baby

I know how you want it child
Hot, quick and tight
The girls can't stand it
When you're doin' it right
Let me up on the stand
And let me kick out the jam
Yes, kick out the jams
I want to kick'em out !

Yes I'm starting to sweat
You know my shirt's all wet
What a feeling
In the sound that abounds
And resounds and rebounds off the ceiling

You gotta have it baby
You can't do without
When you get that feeling
You gotta sock'em out
Put that mike in my hand
And let me kick out the jam
Yes ! Kick out the jams
I want to kick'em out

So you got to give it up
You know you can't get enough Miss Mackenzie
Cause it gets in your brain
It drives you insane
With the frenzy

The wigglin guitars, girl
The crash of the drums
Make you wanna keep-a-rockin'
Till the morning comes

Let me be who I am
And let me kick out the jam
Yes, kick out the jams
I done kicked em out !!!

-MC5

You Make Me Hot

Standin' over there, waggin' your hair,
There's something that you do.
Long and lean, rock 'n' roll machine,
I just wanna get with you.

Come on, come on. I just wanna tell you.
Come on, come on. I just wanna touch you.
Come on, come on. I'm talkin' to you.
You make me hot!

Yeah, I wanna touch you.
Yeah, I wanna grab you.
Yeah, I wanna hold you tight.
You can run but you can't hide.
I just wanna get you tonight.

Come on, come on. I just wanna tell you.
Come on, come on. I just wanna touch you.
Come on, come on. I'm talkin' to you.
You make me hot!

Yeah, I wanna touch you.
Yeah, I wanna grab you.
Yeah, I wanna hold you tight.
You can run but you can't hide.
I just wanna get you tonight.

Come on, come on. I just wanna tell you.
Come on, come on. I just wanna touch you.
Come on, come on. I just wanna grab you.
Come on, come on. I'm talkin' to you.
You make me hot!

You make me hot!

You make me hot!

You make me hot!

-The Donnas, from the CD American Teenage Rock and Roll Machine (thanks Rhonda)

I Wanna Be Your Dog - Iggy Pop and the Stooges*

So messed up I want you here
In my room I want you here
Now we're gonna be face-to-face
And I'll lay right down in my favorite place
And now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dog
Well c'mon
Now I'm ready to close my eyes
And now I'm ready to close my mind
And now I'm ready to feel your hand
And lose my heart on the burning sands
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dog
Well c'mon

*I originally posted these lyrics last July, I'm reposting with a couple more pics and adding the track to the K-mix...

I'm home. Safe and sound.
Lots to do and catch up on.
Wee Neo's adventure in Seattle pics later.

Safe Home (right click and save mp3)

I've been down this road once or twice before
through the open door
i come falling through it
there's a sign post up ahead
like a watershed
and it opens my eyes
ways, for me to begin
to be born again
and knowing for the first time
ways, all so differently
shine for me to see
the better man that I am

I've been places in my head
behind me worse than what's ahead
and on my path just like a dream
takes me from the inbetween
from out of nowhere you came strong as stone
and now I'll never have to be alone
what it is I know

you have always been my safe home
I walk, I run, I burn out into you
you have always been my safe home
my whole world has moved on

i know what i am and I'll always be
your reality, is better than I could dream
all my fears turn from black to white
and i'd stand and fight
the whole world for you
faith, and destiny
I never did believe
my only god is love and
faith, what I see in you
and I can hold it true
like a weight in my hand.

~Anthrax, from the CD -We've Come for You All

Him, his eyes, this groove.
All perfect things to lose yourself in on this sleepy Sunday morning.

311 - Amber (right click and save)

Brainstorm
take me away from the norm
I got to tell you something
this phenomenon
I had to put it in a song
and it goes like

Whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
you ought to know what brings me here
you glide through my head blind to fear
and I know why
whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally

Whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally

You live too far away
your voice rings like a bell anyway
don't give up your independence
unless it feels so right
nothing good comes easily
sometimes you gotta fight

Whoa, amber is the color of your energy
whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
launched a thousand ships in my heart, so easy
still it's fine from afar, and you know that
whoa, brainstorm take me away from the norm
whoa, I got to tell you something

Thanks Rhonda for this perfect addition to the Keanu-mix

I picked this Jason Mraz song because I thought he was saying "Cool Breeze" in one line. He's actually saying "lugubrious", but I still think the song fits in the mix.
I mean, it has the word "dude" in it, right? It also reminds me of that spontaneous romantic side of Keanu that we rarely see, but have heard about in things like the Cosmo interview.

Plus, it's just a damn good song.

I'll Do Anything

Go make your next choice
be your best choice
And if you're looking for a boy with a voice,
well baby I'm single

Are you in the mood for some dude,
are you in the mood to be subdued
Or would you rather just mingle?

Let's get set then to go then
and let us jet set
we'll be like the Jetsons
You can be Jane my wife.
Should I marry Jane tonight?

I would if I could.
I'd do most anything spontaneously.

Or we can keep chilling like ice cream filling
We can be cool in the gang if you'd rather hang
Ain't no thing. I can be lugubrious with you.

I got no ifs ands ors no wits or whats about it
But this place is getting crowded
and my house is two blocks away
Or maybe closer

I would if I could.
I'd do most anything spontaneously.

You know I would, if I could.
I'll do anything spontaneously.

If you could be nimble,
you'd have it simple just like me.
So go on and try it,
do not deny yourself your freedom.

So step on up to the plate get a date with mraz
See you better act fast because supplies they never
Now did you know this is limited time offer
So go make your mind up before our times up
You better start winding it up because the party's almost over
(and if you should know girl, go a little bit lower now)

See how I would, if I could.
I'd do most anything spontaneously.
You know I would, and I can prove it.
I'll do anything spontaneously.

~Jason Mraz
from the CD "WAITING FOR MY ROCKET TO COME"

Once the k-mix is done, I think this will be the cover.

It's from a comic written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Philip Bond called "Kill Your Boyfriend". It was a single issue that was advertised in one of the Hellblazers I bought a while back (they are both published by Vertigo). I loved the girl on the cover, with her red hair and glasses holding a bottle of vodka, she's my cartoon alter-ego.
The gun? Not so much.

(update: Hee! W. sent a non-violent version of her HERE! Thanks!)

Anyway, I sought it out and eventually got a rare copy on eBay.
It must have been kismet. I love the fact that she has a poster of Keanu Reeves on her bedroom wall, and I had no idea there was a k-connection until I read it when it arrived.

I don't actually have any posters of Keanu on my wall.
I have my Dogstar Fillmore poster, and a couple of other things like the set list from my first Dogstar show in an acrylic box frame. I'm still waiting for my brother to frame several others, especially my Hamlet poster and a couple one-sheets. I figure once they are professionally framed I can get away it even though I'm technically a grown-up.

Why yes, I am still single....

Even if I wasn't, they may not hang in the bedroom, but I would never give up my posters framed collectible Keanu prints.

Beat Symphony - Poster of Keanu Reeves (right click and save)

I've been a patient boyfriend
So why can you never bend
Why do you always have to get your own way...always...
This isn't just about a biased call
That just looks hellish on the wall
This isn't a just a personal attack
Just take it down and while you're at it
Take your Beanie Babies back

I'll let you watch Must See TV
And I'll let you sing off key
Pick at my food, why not I'll share
You can even let Regis Philbin
Teach me how to be a millionaire
Steal my car keys
Wear my shirts without asking please
You're a fool if you really believe
I'm gonna let you keep up that poster of Keanu Reeves

I can take a blow by blow
Of the Rosie O'Donnell Show
I even managed to eat that cake you baked
Your taste in music has lacked for a couple of years
And that sounds hellish on my ears
Don't even skip to the next track
Just take all of those CDs back

I'll let you watch Must See TV
And I'll let you sing off key
Pick at my food, why not I'll share
You can even let Regis Philbin
Teach me how to be a millionaire
Steal my car keys
Wear my shirts without asking please
But you'll surely drive me into drink
If you make me listen to another song from N'SYNC

Oh no - Don't you even think about turning that on
Ooooh! You're pushing it
Ok, but if you turn up the volume I'll be gone!

You want me to go where?
Oh no, I don't think so

This isn't because Gene Siskel died
I'm being honest, I felt guilty the last time I lied
You know I didn't read any reviews
I just know I don't have 2 hours to lose.

I'll let you watch Must SeeTV
And I'll let you sing off key
Pick at my food, why not I'll share
You can even let Regis Philbin
Teach me how to be a millionaire
Steal my car keys
Wear my shirts without asking please
But you really must think
That I'm some sort of sucker
If you think I'm going to the new movie with Chris Tucker

Walking slowly to my grave
Turn me into some sort of sex slave
Make you wear that shirt
You can even have another
I'll even go and buy cigarettes for your mother
You can talk in your sleep
But modern art that you can keep
But you're a fool if you really believe
I'm gonna let you keep up that poster of Keanu Reeves

(Thanks to KeanuA-Z for help with the lyrics)

I love watching Keanu dance. He's got such a natural rhythm and grace of movement that it's not suprising how he took to the choreographed fighting in the Matrix films (I offer the Tea House fight with Seraph as a prime example).
I was a little suprised to learn that he needed dance lessons for Sweet November, maybe he just needed a little brushing up.
The jail scene in the Replacements always makes me smile, but I think my favorite Keanu dancing is as Winston getting funky in The Night Before. Oh baby boy....

And this segues us into the next track for the K-mix:

Spice Girls - If You Can't Dance (right click and save please, don't stream)

If you can't dance, if you can't dance.
If you can't dance. if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance
If you can't dance. if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby

Now we got the flavour, the bad behaviour,
the rhythm the melody, the juice for you to savour,
rockin' and vibing somebody is jivin',
You need to take a tip, sort it out,
Get a grip whenever I go out wherever it may be,
There never is a Keanu but a dweeb lookin'at me
but even if I did score he's a loser on the dance floor,
Take a deep breath count 1 2 3.

Even when his eyes met mine
his slamming shoes were out of time,
Can't you just feel the groove
why don't you move,
it's easy can't you see,
take my hand and dance with me

If you can't dance, if you can't dance.
If you can't dance. if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby
If you can't dance, if you can't dance.
If you can't dance. if you can't dance
If you can't dance to this you can't do nothing for me baby.

Hey macho
Te vi el otro dia
Me dio mucha, mucha alegria
Eschucha la musica
Ay, madre mia
Hey chico, tu no tienes nada
Que susto, que sueco, que polla, que tieso
Oh, no me toques
Ay, que me lo follo
Venga, venga, marcha salida
Toma esta musica, me encanta deprisa
Cuidado, cuidado, que chico, que loca,
Toma mi ritmo
Me voy contigo
Hey macho te quiero
Quiero un hombre, necesito, si pero no tu nombre
Hey macho, Hey macho
Si no bailas esto no puedes nada conmigo.

(repeat chorus)

Dude, next time I get the bogus idea of scanning, cropping, touching-up and uploading 100 trading cards, both front and back.....make me drop and give you infinity instead.

Finally, The Bill and Ted's Triumphant Pro Set Trading Card Archive is done.

Let's celebrate with a new song for the K-mix...

Ataris - San Dimas High School Football Rules (please, don't stream. right click and save

Last night I had a dream that we went to Disneyland,
Went on all the rides, didn't have to wait in line.
I drove you to your house where we stared up at the stars
I listened to your heartbeat as I held you in my arms.

We hung out at the rainbow where we drank til' half past two.
Nothing could go wrong anytime that I'm with you.
Like crashing a hotel room or leading up to that first kiss
Or searching for a high school that you know doesn't exist...

These are the things that make me free
I feel like I'm stuck in "stand by me"
This night was too good to be true.

Today I woke up alone wishing you were here with me,
I wanted us to be something that we'd probably never be.
Today you called me up and said you'd see me at our show,
But now I'm stuck debating if I even wanna go.

Whitney, don't you understand that what I say is true?
I just want you to know I have a major crush on you.
I'd drive you to Las Vegas and do the things you wanna do
I'd even have Wayne Newton dedicate a song to you.

I only wish that this could be
Just dump your boyfriend and go out with me
I swear I'd treat you like a queen.

His wicked sense of humour
Suggests exciting sex
His fingers focus on her
Touches
He's Venus as a boy.

He believes in beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in beauty
He believes in beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in beauty

He's exploring
The taste of her
Arousal
So accurate
He sets off
The beauty in her
He's Venus as a boy

He believes in beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in beauty
He believes in beauty
He's Venus as a boy
He believes in beauty

Bjork- Venus As A Boy
(right click and save, please don't stream.)

Yay, it's Johnny Utah's wetsuited ass.

Now that my hosting has been upgraded I've decided to start a new thing, The Keanu Mix.

I'm going to periodically put up tracks for download that are either inspired by or related to Keanu somehow. After a while there should be enough for you to mix and burn your own Keanu-themed CD.

The first track is The Voodoo Queens' Kenuweehead (right click, etc)

Keanu Reeves you make believe
You make me sad
I really cried when you cut off your hair
You looked so square

I'll be your historical babe
Just you and me and the desert moon
In your soft cool breeze
It blows incessantly

Keanu, Kananoo, Kenuwee, Kano-oo
How do you say your name?
It doesn't matter anyway
Cause you look good in a wet suit
And that's where I want to be

He was in Bill & Ted and when he walks
He shakes his meat head
Shake it!

He's the dude of dude of dude of dudes
the most bodacious boy
He's forever cool
Keanu, Kananoo, Kenuwee, Kano-oo!

How do you say your name?
It doesn't matter anyway
Cause you look good in a wet suit
And that's where I want to be

He's the most bodacious boy you ever saw
When will he be more than just a picture on my fridge door

Keanu, Kananoo, Kenuwee, Kanu-nu
Keanu, Kananoo, Kenuwee, Kanu-nu
Keanu, Kananoo, Kenuwee, Kanu-nu
Ooh - ee!

He's Cool!!

--from the Peel Sessions CD

(thanks to ikea's site for the lyrics