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Anyone know what happened to Leisuretown or to Mr. Farnon himself? I hope he's not dead or something.

Lyrics du jour

The spoiled baby grows into
The escapist teenager who's
The adult alcoholic who's
The middle-aged suicide. OY!

They are SEMINAL!

Hilarious dream last night, mostly about a rock band. They were one of those bands that rock nerds know about. Old guys, had started out in the early sixties. They had a rough, almost metallic sound with lots of surf and a bit of country. They'd survived over the years because a few famous people had covered their songs. Most recently they'd been in a Coen Brothers movie. Everyone who was anyone would go to their shows, which were legendary for their antics. They always wore suits and shaved their heads, and frequently wore white cowboy hats. Everyone knew one song of theirs, the "hit", but if you were into them you weren't supposed to like it. During certain songs the audience was supposed to do special things, like sing along to one verse or hold up one hand. There was one guy in the band who could play any instrument.

I woke up giggling. It was a complete Nick Hornby-style sendup of the Legendary Hipster Band that record store clerks like. If you combined NRBQ, the Kinks, Link Wray, and Big Star you'd have them. This is what the Spinal Tap/Folksmen crew should do next, dammit.

bandlistmeme

Picking up from halfjack:

Rank the following bands in order, from couldn't live without to couldn't care less. To add value to this process, you must also add one band to the list, and remove one band from the list, before passing the list on (including these instructions).

Adding: Joy Division


The Minutemen
The Clash
The Beatles
R.E.M.
XTC
Devo
The Kinks
The Beach Boys
Queen

Removing: Paul Simon

DEAR halfjack

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