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Odds, Ends

Sunday, November 23rd, 2003

A few items:

1) Lots of you have asked what I think of the whole Tech Central imbroglio. I think it’s silly. But I hope to have time to scribble out a few thoughts on the matter tonight or early next week.

2) The only FM radio I listen to is C-SPAN radio (yeah, I’m a dork), and NPR (times two). But this morning at the health club, the radio station spun “Hey Julie” by Fountains of Wayne. Stunned! How long has this been going on?

3) After glancing at the latest NY Times bestseller list, I’ve decided on a title for that book I’m eventually going to write. It’ll be called:

For the Love of God! Both of You, Shut Up!

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10 Responses to “Odds, Ends”

  1. #1 |  MattG |  November 23rd, 2003 at 12:17 pm

    Which two are you talking about? I can find lots of people on that list who could stand a little shutting up (Bill O’Reilly, Michael Moore, Al Franken, etc.).

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  2. #2 |  Jason |  November 23rd, 2003 at 12:31 pm

    Radley -

    I had a moment like your above-mentioned #2 earlier this week with the Flaming Lips’s “Do You Realize?” – I rarely listen to the radio, outside of All Things Considered, so I was quite shocked myself.

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  3. #3 |  Josh |  November 23rd, 2003 at 2:20 pm

    Re#2, I’m missing the shock, but am only marginally familiar with ‘Do You Realize.”

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  4. #4 |  digamma |  November 23rd, 2003 at 3:26 pm

    My book is going to be called Everyone Who Disagrees With Me Is Evil and Stupid.

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  5. #5 |  Eric the .5b |  November 23rd, 2003 at 6:28 pm

    WOXY in Cincinnati (which I listen to online) has been playing “Hey, Julie” for a few months, I think. I’ve been hearing “Stacy’s Mom” for a few months on local stations. In combination with WOXY, I’m thoroughly sick of that song…

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  6. #6 |  Richard White |  November 23rd, 2003 at 6:35 pm

    Radley’s not cool, he likes radio music.

    And neither’s Josh, because that song was used in a VH1 advertisement.

    Why don’t you guys listen to some REAL music, in the UNDERGROUND. Stop listening to your stupid sellouts!

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  7. #7 |  Josh |  November 24th, 2003 at 8:45 am

    Never claimed to be cool.

    So I take it the shock is that the songs are good?

    No no, don’t answer. I just like asking questions.

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  8. #8 |  Jason |  November 24th, 2003 at 9:38 am

    Josh – My shock over the Lips song was that it was being played on the radio. I haven’t heard them on the radio since circa 1994, before everything became completely Clear-Channeled and subcategorized to appeal to particular demographics that market research says is likely to pull in the most advertising revenue.

    Richard White -
    I don’t know if you’re cool or not, but at least you listen to Spoon and Trail of Dead. Of course, maybe you’re just an Austinite.

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  9. #9 |  Seth |  November 24th, 2003 at 2:27 pm

    “Hey, Julie” is a great song.

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