The Cheese Monkeys is the coming of age story of a teen boy (who we only know by his nickname, “Happy”.) As he enters a midwest state school to study art in the late 50’s. First off, I’ll admit that I’m a fan of coming of age stories. All the good ones usually follow a protagonist who… Continue reading Book Review: The Cheese Monkeys
Author: liz
Karaoke Jams: February 2012
Last month I decided to post a monthly log of my Thursday night Karaoke hijinks. January was much more active, you can check out that post for last months song list (which included some obscure cuts from Babes in Toyland, Dokken, and Peaches.) Only made it out once this month! It was the Thursday before… Continue reading Karaoke Jams: February 2012
OK Soda
During a Facebook discussion thread today about Charles Burns, someone mentioned OK Soda — which I had NEVER HEARD OF, but now have an intense fascination with. OK was a Coca-Cola product in the early 1990’s that never moved beyond it’s test release to reach a national audience. The can designs (done in collaboration with Wieden & Kennedy) are… Continue reading OK Soda