They say things die in threes. Two of my favorite things died this week, and its only half over, I’m escared.

Monday: The all time worlds best record labels, Gold Standard Laboratories, called it a day after 14 years of amazingness.

Tuesday: Robert Goulet died after 73 years of classiness.

GSL was the label that showed me that if you make enough noise someone will listen, and then others will listen. They were like the “if you build it people will come,” field of dreams of record labels.

(now that i think about it sonny kay is totaly my musical costner, the man can do it all)

Goulet showed me how to dress, drink a cocktail, treat a lady and how a white guy can play Don Quixote.

Any ways here are some of my favorite Goulet and GSL tracks.

GSL (there is a million more id put here but i have to catch a plane):

die princess die - Spearhorse

Rash Modernaire - The Wick

de facto - Cordova

The convocation of. . . - Beyond The Beyond

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Deus Ex Machina

Subpoena the past - Sphere Of Influence

400 Blows - The Beauty Of Internal Darkness

out hud - Hominid Hump

I am spoonbender - The Teeth’s Loan And Trust Co.

Goulet:

You’ve Got A Friend In Me

Begin To Love

call me irresponsible

Goulet on the simpsons

A Man Without Love

Try To Remember

Green Tambourine

My love Forgive Me

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

I what is going to die next?

(note the mp3 of Goulet’s Begin To Love its toally fucked up, but i think it sounds even better that way.)