Inspired by...no...directly derivitive of...no...*stolen* from "The Onion":http://www.avclub.com/content/randomrules , thought it'd be fun to do a "Random Rules" post. I'm sure someone's already done it and I'm sure that someone will let me know...but I haven't seen it done here and I'm not really harboring any delusions of originality, now am I? Goes like this: Put your mp3 player on "Shuffle" a
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RANDOM RULES
Oh no...the first telltale sign of aging.
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Man...if having a baby and having to reprioritize my discretionary spending wasn't enough ("What's the more sensible purchase...Lollapalooza tickets or 13 packs of diapers?"), this recent event was a (rude) wake-up call:You know when your listening to a mixtape (or "playlist" for you whippersnappers) and that Led Zeppelin tune pops up amongst the somewhat-more-current tunes, it's volume barely...
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Something doesn't add up.
Ok, let's see here...You got your Miller Genuine Draft - Your Miller Genuine Draft Light.Ok.You got your Miller High Life - Your Miller High Life Light.Ok.You got your Miller Lite - There's no plain "Miller" beer, is there?Something's going on here.Listening to Mute Math right now...one more reason missing most of Lollapalooza is going to be sad.
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Hospital Songs
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Having spent several hours last night witnessing the slice of humanity that is an urban emergency room...got me trying to think of hospital-themed songs. I could only readily come up with two...Ben Folds Five's brilliantly brief "Hospital Song"; regrettably little more than a transitional piece on "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner"; but a dramatically evocative one nonetheless...perf
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Why must it cost so much to rock out?
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Tickets on sale earlier today for Sufjan and Tool...er...separate shows. But still. Missed out because I'm a poor bastard. Opted to get Pitchfork tickets instead; think that was the best choice based on the number of bands and the price. I need to see Tool this tour though...I might have to sell some things. :)
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