by Ethan Johnson
February 12, 2007

If anyone has the cure for insomnia, I could use it pronto. Here are some random thoughts as I toss and turn waiting for the darkness:

The Arrival of Bass: Beth started it, now you can finish it: Name all of the bands that you can think of that featured a bassist as the frontman. (Past or present.) The Police is one. Who else?

Aw hell. I can't sleep, so here are mine:

• Pink Floyd
• The Beatles/Wings
• Kiss
• Rush
• King Crimson (John Wetton was both singer and bassist)
• Emerson, Lake and Palmer (speaking of King Crimson alums)

Ba Dum Bum: Bonus brain wracking: Name bands that featured a drummer as frontman.

Notes on Theme: I found a blog recently called My Aim is True. Not sure how, but it's in my rotation, and that's the key point. Check out this brilliant Lost theme party spread. I was thinking about what other current TV shows lend themselves to themed food spreads. I keep thinking something could be done with Heroes. Not to spoil anything, but for sure you'd need to use those "sword" toothpicks. As for actual food, duh... waffles! Maybe tofu, because it absorbs the flavor of whatever it is cooked with, hint hint. Maybe tofu with cayenne pepper or hot sauce, but not too much, hint hint. And serve the drinks in horned-rimmed glasses. Eh? Eh?

Agh, I can't stop. You'd need some sort of "mind eraser" cocktail. How about some sort of split personality dish where one half is say, yogurt and berries and the other half is some obnoxious spice bomb? And some lighter-than-air thing for dessert.

Seriously... if anyone actually does this, I so want to know about it.

Snip: With apologies to Mark Pilgrim, feel free to leave any vasectomy-related horror stories in the comments section. I could blame the caffeine I drank earlier this evening for my restlessness, but let's be honest here. Fortunately, I found a doctor that seems to have a procedure that doesn't lend itself to horror stories, but there's a lot of um, identity on the line here. I'll probably sleep like a log this weekend.

Meanwhile: The Eagles, Rare Earth. Can't think of more bands with drummers who sang. Oh, The Beatles, duh. <EM>