Ok. This is LMC number one hundred. That is kind of a big deal (to me and no one else). I had a Phoenix song all planned out to post this week. Then… when I saw what number of LMC this was going to be, I had to call an audible. Just to give you an idea of how much work I put into this post, let me break it down– 25 mins spent tracking down original compact disc purchased when I was 17 years old (yes I was one of those dorks who bought tons of CDs and still hangs onto them for some reason); 5 mins Emailing former front man of the group for a photo to include with the post; 10 mins Ripping said CD to iTunes, which maddeningly made it into an m4a file; 10 mins converting said CD to mp3; 5 mins scanning the album cover (above), then editing image file; 5 mins uploading image and mp3 file; 5 mins whining via blog post about all of the aforementioned items.

So, as you may recall, mi hermano Pete guest posted about Stretch Arm Strong a couple of weeks ago. SAS is not to be confused with Stretch Armstrong, later changed to Stretsch Armstrong (because of some retarded litigation). I grew up going to SA shows, basically every other weekend during my high school career. Those shows were basically the most fun that I had growing up. The whole crowd would dance. Everyone knew all of the lyrics. It was all an amazing phenomenon. So, what I’m getting at, is that Stret(s)ch Armstrong put out some extraordinary freaking Ska music. In my opinion, it was on par with the Specials or English Beat. It was very hard to narrow down a “favorite” SA track for this post, but I ultimately decided on “Scratch the Ear”. Check it.

First things first: this is the 1000th post on the new blog. Thank you, thank you. Now, getting to brass tacks: please notice my squinty faced self portrait in the Rolls Royce grill, above. Hahahaha. It wasn’t on purpose. It was one of those bonus details that I noticed when I started editing.

I spent the morning at the New York International Auto Show, at the JavitsCenter. Aside from bar exam flashbacks, it was a pretty good time. I’m pretty sure that I can post these, since they are most likely just going to be stock files for this media company that I intermittently do jobs for. Anyway, it was pretty much the coolest ever, because today and tomorrow are media only, which means that I pretty much had the joint to myself. I’m going back for another dose, in the morning, since I didn’t even make it half way through.

If you know me very well, then you know what a perv I am, when it comes to Audis. I better not even get started. Of course I shot some Lambos and Astin Martins. But dude, I would have been pleased as punch if Audi was the only brand repping. Check out these gorgeous R8s.

I would even take it in white.

Token orange Murcielago, below.

Who needs coffee, when you can start the day off shooting this kind of action?