bright eyes appreciation day

dear friends,

in an attempt to revive the grand tradition of icrm appreciation days (don't you remember the joy of lionel ritchie appreciation day?!)... i hereby announce that today, saturday january 22nd is bright eyes appreciation day. i do try to appreciate bright eyes on a regular basis, but tonight that appreciation will be expressed with an extra-special level of swooning and fanfare at the spectrum between 10ish and 1ish. there is also a corresponding increase in appreciation for omaha, nebraska for creating bright eyes.

in honour of the event, i direct you to the following treasures of the interweb...

one- an article on "whimpsters" that cites as an example mr. conor oberst. also cited are other cam celebrity loves lloyd dobler/john cusak and duckie. if seth cohen or zach braff had been cited i would seem to have a celebrity pattern. maybe i have a real life pattern. not that the article is completely fair to the y-chromosomes in the population. but if sweeping generalizations, post-femenist bitterness and dead-on humour are your thing it is well worth checking out.

two- an interview with the kids in rilo kiley friends and sometimes label mates of the bright eyes. [link via largeheartedboy]

three- and, i will admit this is a stretch... a link to this hilarious sounds of napoleon dynamite page. what's the connection to bright eyes appreciation? nothing other than the fact that i might wear my vote for pedro shirt to the show.

y'all are the roots that sleep beneath my feet and hold my world in place,
cam