otrops: jeff van campen’s personal blog

I’ve been a fan of Death Cab For Cutie for a while now. I discovered them while I was living in France. Hearing their earlier albums always brings back memories of hanging out in our very small living room, drinking wine with Steve.
I never had the chance to see them live, [...]

It all started with the Sanford and Son post over on Aquarium Drunkard. Joanne and I were grooving to the smooth sounds of Quincy Jones, but we craved more. No, not more Quincy Jones. That would would have been the sensible option. No, dear reader, we wanted more cheesy television theme [...]

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Hey kids. Guess what time it is? If you guessed that it’s time for another self indulgent rant from el otrops, you’re right! How excited are you?
For various reasons, I’ve never bought music from the iTunes store before. The New Pornographers Christmas EP — which is apparently [...]

Well, it appears that my brother is claiming that he’s not going to write any more posts about his nostalgia for late eighties and early nineties Austin music. I’d just like to say, that I wouldn’t mind if he did. I’ve personally been enjoying the trip down memory lane. I’d love to [...]

It appears that this morning is a time for nostalgia. First, Mike emails me several links to Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom reunion gigs back in Austin. He’s also blogged about it. His post pretty much sums up the wave of nostalgia that washed over me as I listened to (and sang along with) [...]