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We need our first song. Where do ideas come from? Discussion, rehearsal, dreams, nightmares, cleaning Ty's garage? Cleaning Ty's garage!?!?!?...ah, yes, the excitement of the rock and roll lifestyle.

THANKSGIVING

We like food holidays...we're a band, we eat.  So here's our squashed turkey sub recipe...probably best to try for Friday because unless you're a turkey roasting expert, it's better to grab some leftovers.

Take long roll of some sort, slather one side with mustard, one side with butter (trust us, this works), pile high w/ leftover turkey on the buttered side, put on a slice of cheddar -- the really sharp kind --, roasted red peppers, garlic, diced onions, slaw (Tinker makes a brussels sprout slaw but it does involve a little cooking if you're a raw slaw purist so slaw it up however you like), reheated garlicky mashed potatoes, put mustard slice o' bread on top, leave under amplifier while deciding what to watch while eating. Sandwich should have a nice bite. We suggest watching the Buffy Thanksgiving episode, although Tammy likes the Gilmore Girls four Thanksgivings one and can occasionally get Ty to agree because he thinks frying a turkey would be cool.

Whatever you eat -- Tinker always skips the turkey -- whoever you're with, thanks for stopping by and enjoy your holiday.  And post your leftover sandwich pictures and/or recipes in the comments or @blinkkittylove.  We want some new ideas

WE MEANT TO POST THIS YESTERDAY BUT

Well, but Mondays are Mondays and meant for things like staying in bed, eating lasagna and watching Top Gear and The Big Bang Theory.  Here we are at the beginning of another week and Monday's also known for inspiring a flood of songs so we'll hit you with some of our favorite front of week songs.  (And don't worry, we never let TK handle anything weapon like, not even if it's Nerf.)

Tinker

I hope you're enjoying the scenery

I know that it's pretty up there

We can go hikin' on Tuesday

With you I'd walk anywhere"

"Come Monday"  Jimmy Buffet

Ty

"I don't really care about it anymore

I close my eyes

I make myself unhappy so you'll go

Without me"

"Monday Monday Monday"  Teegan and Sara

Tammy

"But I guess I can't be late

'Cause then I guess I just won't get paid

These are the days 

When you wish your bed was already made"

"Manic Monday"  The Bangles

TK

"He always said she was as good as gold. 
And he can see no reason 
'Cause there are no reasons 
What reason do you need to be shown?"

"I Don't Like Mondays"  The Boomtown Rats

WEEKEND MUSIC

We got to thinking yesterday when TK did his weekly sing nothing all day but the song listed below that the days of the week factor into a lot of lyrics.  So we split them in half and today, you get our favorite songs to head into the weekend with.  Share yours and please mention to Tammy that just because Thursday is underrepresented, doesn't mean we have to write a song about it.  

TK  (we don't understand why he does this EVERY week as he claims to have never been in love but that's one of life's little ironic and loveable puzzles -- or TK is.)

"I don't care if Monday's black

Tuesday, Wednesday heart attack"

"Friday, I'm in love"  The Cure

Tinker (seemingly in a mellow, sentimental mood)

"Back and forth we sway like branches in a storm
Change the weather still together when it ends"

"Sunday Morning" Maroon Five

Ty (in the mood for a modern version and/or longing for a FRIENDLY female voice)

And the battle's just begun
There's many lost but tell me who has won

"Sunday Bloody Sunday"  Paramore, U2 cover*

* and because as much as the rest of us respect and like other Paramore songs, we think this one is...shall we say bloody awful and you should try Bono + his buddies.  And should Bono care to express his personal appreciation of our support, Tammy will be accepting his call at any hour.

Tammy (apparently in a dangerous and European mood  ooh la la vive l'amour et cetera...)

"She can't catch up with the working crowd

The weekend mood and she's feeling proud"

"Sunday Girl"  Blondie

THE COLOR OF MUSIC

Yes, we've been having a debate about the best color to inspire a song...if you're waiting for our colorful contribution to the list, well, we're still trying to agree on a particular color.  We have eliminated a few:  chartreuse, mauve, magenta...what's winning, well, since we keep arm wrestling over black or white, the closest we can come to something winning is (we must confess) either plaid or checkerboard.  But we won't be stopping there.  Maybe it's time to reconsider chartreuse.  Or cerulean.

So here are our non magenta favorites.

Tammy

"Ah, now I don't hardly know her

But I think I could love her"

"Crimson and Clover" Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (bonus band name color!)

Ty

"Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree

Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me"

"Blue Christmas"   Elvis Presley (bonus for great use of other colors in the lyrics)*

*Tammy insists on mentioning Melissa Etheridge's "excellent" (yes, we're quoting the Tamster) Blue Christmas cover (it's all we listened to last holiday season whenever Tammy had the wheel.)

Tinker

"Hey little sister what have you done

Hey little sister who's the only one"

"White Wedding"  Billy Idol

TK

"My mind wanders endlessly

On paths where she's leading me"

"Dressed in Black"  Depeche Mode

And as you might have guessed, TK and Tinker are still wrestling over black or white, which leaves us staring at a checkerboard pattern of lyric color quoting insanity long into the night.  

MUSIC DRIVING MOODS

The tune you can't get out of your head, the rhythm you skip, bop and hop to, the little sneaky snatch of chorus you whistle between here and there (you know who you are)...well, today, sitting in a diner (where else), we heard one of those songs made up of music and mood and not really about the lyric.  Here are the band's favorites.  At least one of them should already be lodged between your eardrums + ready to linger.  We refuse to apologize. Whistle, skip, sing, hum and drive the mood proudly. 

Ty

Mood:  Swig + Swing 

"Tequila"  The Champs

Tammy

Mood:  heroic

Theme from The Middleman

TK

Mood:  pound those sticks/waves

"Wipeout"  The Surfaris

Tinker

Mood:  Tongue Tied

"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"  The Police

NIGHTMARES

We're coming down off the sugar high + between that and a time change induced lack of sunlight, TK's back on the nightmare train.  So we'll share our top nightmare inducing songs with you.  Drop yours through the comment slot.  We're always interested.

TK

"Take care, take care

(Mummy come back 'cos the water's all gone)

Somewhere she glows divine, somewhere she sleeps alone"

"Glass Spider"  David Bowie

Tinker

"I would parade you 

down the high street

You've got the attraction"

"Sex Dwarf"  Soft Cell

And Tammy + Ty are having a heated discussion about which of the "Carol Of The Bells" is scarier of the two on Excelcis: A Dark Noel.  Tammy votes This Ascension; Ty Arcanta.  If you don't have this album + want a darker, deep in winter edge to your holiday season, we suggest acquiring it now.