Kent Fackenthall

  • The Live Album is Dead.

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    The Live Album is dead. Remember how monumental live albums used to be? The Who, Live at Leeds.Peter Frampton, Frampton Comes Alive.Pink Floyd, Delicate Sound of Thunder.Rush, Exit Stage Left.Led Zeppelin, The Song Remains The Same. Live albums used to be a bastion of a recording landmark in any bands career. It occurred to me…

  • Pluses and Minuses.

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    Ya know, the interesting thing I find is people comparing the launch of Google+ to Facebook and Twitter and comparing stats with regards to users in X amount of time and such. Google+ has had the benefit of 5+ years of Facebook and social media successes and failures to build on. Launching this service now…

  • Truck vs. Bike

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    At the beginning of this year, I was in need of a second vehicle. After weighing pros and cons and my needs, I decided on this: It’s a 2007 Chevrolet Crew Cab Planet Killing Device. I was torn between my desire to have a vehicle that suited my needs (hauling many childrens and a dog,…

  • In defense of Hockey.

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    Or an open letter to hockey fans who also happen to be idiots. I haven’t written a blog post in ages. I should have known that it would be mallet-headed cluebaggers that would bring me out again. I’ll disclaim this right now by saying that I’m a Habs fan. But this isn’t about teams. It’s…

  • Don’t get any on you.

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    He didn’t notice it when his head exploded. The cute girl in the cubicle next to him was chatting away on the phone when she poked her head over the partition. She started talking to him before she appeared over the top. “Dude, did you hear that? It sounded like a – OH JESUS! ARE…

  • Hurry, hard.

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    In light of the Olympics and for the benefit of some of my new Canadian friends, I’ve dug up this old post from back when I first moved to Canada in the late 90’s. Hopefully it’s relatively amusing…. I mentioned earlier that this installment would contain a discussion of curling. Well, it would except that…