farewell '06...

it looks like i peaked early this year...

this was the most popular post of the year...hell...it's the most popular thing i've ever done on the internet...so far...



personally...i like this one a little better...



as far as words go...most of you seemed to like... my humble advice...

as for the rest of it...feh...i can do better...and i will...

onward...

the books, movies and music i enjoyed this year...and what they may...or may not...say about me...


how to be a better poker player...or just look like one...



lessons...lessons...lessons...


or...how to start a franchise...


grasping at mysteries...


and what a great franchise looks like...



under appreciated gordian knot of a movie...



spike gets no props...



how to make vengeance sweet...



tough talkin high school kids...



word...nerd...



if you get a chance to see it...don't miss it...



marty in top form...



a hero redefined...



i'm a walking cliche...


let the haters hate...this is hip hop...


the meaning of...a body of work...


subtle beauty...and deft poetry...


neoretro...rock and roll...


too bad for the 5...really...their loss...


for my money...the best turntablist...anywhere...anytime...

and finally...i wanna say it was not a great year for hip hop...nothing really knocked my socks off...

sure, there were important...with a big i...releases...like...




and




even straight ahead solid records like...




and...




hyped up albums like this one...




and critical darlings like these...







none of them could touch me...

theres only one hip hop album i've kept playing over and over all year...




it bounces...this is the disc...playlist...whatev...that you drop during a party...and you know people are gonna move sumptin...say what you want...this is my best hip hop album of '06...

and i'm out...