Marianne Spellman
- Location
- Seattle-ish, Washington,
- Birthday
- April 06
- Bio
- Pop culture, progressive politics, weird family life, music, photography, humor, the world outside delivered daily. Like sands through the hourglass, this is the feed from popthomology.com.
MY RECENT POSTS
- I MADE YOU A CHILDREN'S MAZE
GAME NOT FOR CHILDREN: "TRIP
THROUGH ACIDLAND"
June 19, 2013 03:23AM - THE SUPERMARKET SUSHI EATER'S
PRAYER
June 18, 2013 01:33AM - DADDY'S SONG
June 16, 2013 08:10PM - FIVE OF THE WORST JOBS IN
AMERICA, AS PERFORMED BY MICK
JAGGER
June 16, 2013 03:26AM - NANOFICTION: DEATH VS. THE
GUITARIST
June 15, 2013 02:22AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “My folks were married
for 49 years.
I'm not
at all saying that I think
marriage i…”
June 17, 2013 04:45AM - “He works hard for the
money! So hard for ya,
honey!”
June 16, 2013 03:51PM - “Right on,
Spencer!!”
June 13, 2013 02:52AM - “Believe me, I know my
good luck there! You
definitely have to
see the
film!!
And
T…”
June 05, 2013 01:47AM - “:D”
June 03, 2013 04:35PM
Marianne Spellman's Links
I MADE YOU A CHILDREN'S MAZE GAME NOT FOR CHILDREN: "TRIP THROUGH ACIDLAND"
THE SUPERMARKET SUSHI EATER'S PRAYER
Aiight be thy Name.
Thy Sushi Chefs come.
Thy California Rolls be done in the deli
As it is in a OK restaurant.
Give us this day our daily soy sauce packets
And forgive us our culinary compromises,
As we forgive them that undercook rice against us.
And lead us no/… Read full post »
DADDY'S SONG
I was almost finished with elementary school by the time I met a friend who had divorced parents. I know this must seem very weird in today's world where more marriages cease than continue, but it's true -- in my small-town Midwestern universe, every kid I knew had a mom and… Read full post »
FIVE OF THE WORST JOBS IN AMERICA, AS PERFORMED BY MICK JAGGER
2. Poultry Inspector
3. Dairy
Farmer
4.
Lumberjack
NANOFICTION: DEATH VS. THE GUITARIST
TWANGGGGGGG!
A SPAM EMAIL ASKS ME QUESTIONS AND I ANSWER THEM
-- Never.
Do you have any problem you need to solve?
-- 99 of them, in fact.
A pending court case you want to resolve in your favor?
-- I've retained a wild-haired wizard riding a glitter unicorn, thanks.
Health, relationship… Read full post »
WORST SADFEST AUTOTUNE EVER? "GOODBYE" BY D4NNY
If I believed in hell, I'd sure be thinking I'd be going there because I've been laughing over this poor Indian kid's terrible autotuned and rather anemic pity party video for like 30 minutes now. AHAHAHA! Aw. HAHA! AWW. Please to EEeeNNnnJJjOOoyyY!
D4NNY, "Goodbye"
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HOW TO SAY "I LOVE YOU" TO YOUR KIDS WITHOUT GOING BROKE
IPHONE PHOTO ROUNDUP: MELLOW YELLOW, A SUMMERTIME ART PARTY, SEVEN HILLS PARK, SEATTLE, WA. 6/8/13
One (1) perfectly-pleasant Seattle Sunday afternoon in early June (NO RAIN ALLOWED)
One (1) modest but fully-funded Kickstarter campaign
One (1) great idea
Combine ingredients in tiny Capitol Hill-area park after application of city permit. Shake modest-but-fully-funded Kickstarter campai… Read full post »
PHOTOS & SHOW REVIEW: MIKAL CRONIN & SHANNON AND THE CLAMS @ TRACTOR TAVERN, SEATTLE, WA. 6/7/13
Do you know how excited I was to see Mikal Cronin play here in Seattle last night? VERY MUCH, I WAS. I had waited with great patience since seeing him perform his own material on 2012's Bruise Cruise, when I was so super-thrilled that I went up to the pleasant, shaggy-haired… Read full post »
THE STRANGEST BEATLES COVER BAND YOU MIGHT EVER SEE: THE BEENS IN CONCERT ON A JAPANESE ROOFTOP!
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TEN MORE WEIRD RECORD COVERS FROM THE VALUE VILLAGE THRIFT SHOP IN WOODINVILLE, WA.!
Let's just start right off with a bang here. Wow, sir...just so WOW.
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CROSSING THE GLASS: HOW FEAR PROTECTS YOU...AND RUINS YOUR LIFE
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MOVIE REVIEW: "TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM" - SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, EGYPTIAN THEATER, SEATTLE, WA. 6/2/13
The complexities surrounding the concept of fame -- motivations, attainment or lack of it, consequences of either outcome -- is a topic that forever fascinates me. As someone who is peripherally attached to the music business via photography, I've been able to observe the careers of many musical arti… Read full post »
100-WORD MICROFICTION: "EGG SALAD"
VIDEO: JULIO, THE DRUNKEN DRUMMER!
JULIO! I LOVE YOU, MAAAAAAAN!!!
Julio, The Drunken Drummer
TODAY'S MUSICAL CONVERSATION WITH MISS TEN
Miss Ten: (singing/humming along with the song, then pausing to speak) Mom? Nobody likes the music I like.
Me: Welcome to my world.
Miss Ten: Huh?
Me: Continue.
Miss… Read full post »
TEN QUOTES FROM "FASCINATING WOMANHOOD" (1963) THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY, OR BREAK SOMETHING
FIVE HUGE LIFE LESSONS FROM THE FILM "HER AIM IS TRUE," AND THE LIFE OF ROCK PHOTOGRAPHER JINI DELACCIO
What an exciting day it was to be in attendance for the official world premiere of "Her Aim Is True," the feature-length documentary from director Karen Whitehead about rock photographer Jini Dellaccio. Both showings of the film this weekend at the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival were… Read full post »
BOOK REVIEW: "GOD SAVE THE KINKS: A BIOGRAPHY" BY ROB JOVANOVIC (AURUM PRESS, 2013)
It is part of natural human curiosity to want to know more about the things and people that have a profound impact on our lives, I think -- when something is meaningful to us, we like to set that into a context, perhaps reflecting on the unique qualities of a person… Read full post »
FAN VIDEO: "I WANNA BE FORGOTTEN" BY BASS DRUM OF DEATH (2013) (STARRING MISS TEN!)
FOURTEEN WEIRD ITEMS FROM THE VALUE VILLAGE THRIFT STORE IN WOODINVILLE, WA.!
100 WORD MICROFICTION: "THE ANSWER"
Marianne Spellman's Favorites
Updates
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initial heartfelt reaction to tony soprano's demise
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THE AMERICAN LEGION DISCRIMINATION
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What I Came Home To
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My Contenders for the Song of the Summer 2013
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Yes, Virginia, We Live in The Matrix. That?
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The Matrix is Real - Synning online Ver. 2.9
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L'affair Snowden - What we Learned
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Jesus-Stories that Didn't Make the Cut












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