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Desert Island Music Draft-Albums-Artist Alphabet Island- ****Make ALL owed picks soon or we will pick for you**** (2 Viewers)
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JZilla
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Eephus
Footballguy
Before everybody sets sail, I'll post my island.
A --- Australia --- AC/DC --- Back in Black
B --- Netherlands --- Bettie Serveert --- Palomine
C --- New Zealand/Australia --- Crowded House --- Woodface
D --- France --- Claude Debussy --- La Mer
E --- Denmark --- Efterklang --- Piramida
F --- Sweden --- First Aid Kit --- The Lion's Roar
G --- Brazil --- Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto --- Getz/Gilberto
H --- Sweden --- The Hellacopters --- High Visibility
I --- South Africa --- Abdullah Ibrahim --- Water From an Ancient Well
J --- Jamaica --- Linton Kwesi Johnson --- Forces of Victory
K --- Nigeria --- Fela Kuti --- No Agreement
L --- Germany --- Lotte Lenya --- Lotte Lenya Sings Berlin Theater Songs
M --- Australia --- Grant McLennan --- Horsebreaker Star
N --- Germany --- Neu! --- Neu! '75
O --- Senegal --- Orchestra Baobab --- Pirate's Choice
P --- France --- Phoenix --- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Q --- Iceland --- Quarashi --- Xeneizes
R --- Italy --- Nino Rota/Various Artists --- Amarcord Nino Rota
S --- Belgium --- Stromae --- Racine Carree
T --- India --- Tabla Beat Science --- Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove
U --- Japan --- United Future Organization --- No Sound Is Too Taboo
V --- Germany/Chile --- Ricardo Villlalobos & Max Loderbauer --- Re: ECM
W --- Jamaica --- The Wailers --- Burnin'
X --- Germany --- Xmal Deutschland --- Tocsin
Y --- Australia --- You Am I --- Hi-Fi Way
Z --- Brazil --- Tom Zé --- Com Defeito de Fabricação
18 countries are represented. I would have liked to fit in something from Eastern Europe, Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Middle East but the letters didn't work out.
Draft prep got me out of my safe zone so I listened to a bunch of Krautrock, Reggae and other world genres that I wouldn't have normally. This was good although my gimmick did pretty much remove me from the competitive aspect of the draft. Only a handful of my longlist options were snipe-worthy and I prioritized those.
A --- Australia --- AC/DC --- Back in Black
B --- Netherlands --- Bettie Serveert --- Palomine
C --- New Zealand/Australia --- Crowded House --- Woodface
D --- France --- Claude Debussy --- La Mer
E --- Denmark --- Efterklang --- Piramida
F --- Sweden --- First Aid Kit --- The Lion's Roar
G --- Brazil --- Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto --- Getz/Gilberto
H --- Sweden --- The Hellacopters --- High Visibility
I --- South Africa --- Abdullah Ibrahim --- Water From an Ancient Well
J --- Jamaica --- Linton Kwesi Johnson --- Forces of Victory
K --- Nigeria --- Fela Kuti --- No Agreement
L --- Germany --- Lotte Lenya --- Lotte Lenya Sings Berlin Theater Songs
M --- Australia --- Grant McLennan --- Horsebreaker Star
N --- Germany --- Neu! --- Neu! '75
O --- Senegal --- Orchestra Baobab --- Pirate's Choice
P --- France --- Phoenix --- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Q --- Iceland --- Quarashi --- Xeneizes
R --- Italy --- Nino Rota/Various Artists --- Amarcord Nino Rota
S --- Belgium --- Stromae --- Racine Carree
T --- India --- Tabla Beat Science --- Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove
U --- Japan --- United Future Organization --- No Sound Is Too Taboo
V --- Germany/Chile --- Ricardo Villlalobos & Max Loderbauer --- Re: ECM
W --- Jamaica --- The Wailers --- Burnin'
X --- Germany --- Xmal Deutschland --- Tocsin
Y --- Australia --- You Am I --- Hi-Fi Way
Z --- Brazil --- Tom Zé --- Com Defeito de Fabricação
18 countries are represented. I would have liked to fit in something from Eastern Europe, Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Middle East but the letters didn't work out.
Draft prep got me out of my safe zone so I listened to a bunch of Krautrock, Reggae and other world genres that I wouldn't have normally. This was good although my gimmick did pretty much remove me from the competitive aspect of the draft. Only a handful of my longlist options were snipe-worthy and I prioritized those.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
*lalala*
you don't need no ticket
people all over the world
join in
on the eephbus, eephbus
*lalala*
you don't need no ticket
people all over the world
join in
on the eephbus, eephbus
*lalala*
Val Rannous
Footballguy
Val Rannous
Footballguy
Since everyone else is posting their Island, here's mine:
- A - Aerosmith - Honkin' on Bobo
- B - Blue Oyster Cult - Fire of Unknown Origin
- C - Cash, Johnny - American 4
- D - Dale, **** - Tribal Thunder
- E - Edgar Winter Group - They Only Come Out at Night
- F - Flash Gordan - Movie Soundtrack
- G - Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
- H - Howlin' Wolf - The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
- I - Idol, Billy - Rebel Yell
- J - Jesus Christ Superstar - Movie Soundtrack
- K - Kunzel, Erik - The Great Fantasy Adventure Album
- L - Lynyrd Skynyrd - (pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
- M - Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
- N - Nox Arcana - Transylvania
- O - Osbourne, Ozzy - Blizzard of Ozz
- P - Petty, Tom - Full Moon Fever
- Q - Queensreich - Empire
- R - Rush - Moving Pictures
- S - Slade - Keep your Hands off my Power Supply
- T - Traveling Wilburys - Volume 1
- U - Uncle Kracker - Double Wide
- V - Vaughn, Stevie Ray - In Step
- W - White Stripes - Elephant
- X - punt - punt
- Y - Yankovic, Weird Al - Running with Sissors
- Z - ZZTop - Eliminator
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dal_boys_phan
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Wanted to say thanks to @John Maddens Lunchbox and the others that kept this shindig on track over the past few weeks. It was fun distraction and made me revisit some of my favorite albums, plus get a whole list of new things to try.
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PIK95
Footballguy
Very underrated island imo. Good stuff. I agree about **** Dale. He was on my radar also.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Can't remember who, but somebody suggested that we post our actual Desert Island albums that we would take if there were no restrictions/snipes to deal with. I would like to give that person the finger b/c that was a hard question and I have been obsessing too much about it since then. 
I came up with an ever changing list. The top 15-20 were easy-ish, but then I had to narrow down about 75 potential albums to the last few. This would change depending on my mood, and hour of the day, but this is the list I came up with as of this morning of the albums I would grab on my way out the door as I head to my island:
Radiohead: The Bends, In Rainbows
Pink Floyd: Animals, Wish You Were Here
Pearl Jam: Amsterdam 6-27-12
The Who: Quadrophenia
Talking Heads: Fear of Music, More Songs About Buildings and Food
Opeth: Still Life, Watershed
Tool: Lateralus
The Black Keys: Rubber Factory, Brothers
Soundgarden: Superunknown
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish
The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers
Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Iron Maiden: Live After Death, 7th Son of a 7th Son
Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak
U2: The Joshua Tree
Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
The White Stripes: Elephant
LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime
It's amazing how hard it is to narrow down to 25. There are so many bands that I had to leave off the island. Albums too - I could have easily just taken 26 albums from 3-4 bands and have been pretty happy as well.
I came up with an ever changing list. The top 15-20 were easy-ish, but then I had to narrow down about 75 potential albums to the last few. This would change depending on my mood, and hour of the day, but this is the list I came up with as of this morning of the albums I would grab on my way out the door as I head to my island:Radiohead: The Bends, In Rainbows
Pink Floyd: Animals, Wish You Were Here
Pearl Jam: Amsterdam 6-27-12
The Who: Quadrophenia
Talking Heads: Fear of Music, More Songs About Buildings and Food
Opeth: Still Life, Watershed
Tool: Lateralus
The Black Keys: Rubber Factory, Brothers
Soundgarden: Superunknown
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish
The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers
Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Iron Maiden: Live After Death, 7th Son of a 7th Son
Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak
U2: The Joshua Tree
Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
The White Stripes: Elephant
LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime
It's amazing how hard it is to narrow down to 25. There are so many bands that I had to leave off the island. Albums too - I could have easily just taken 26 albums from 3-4 bands and have been pretty happy as well.
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Hov34
Eephus's Great Great Great Love Child
Didn't make a last pick and now I feel guilty, so 26.4 ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud
Also here is a Spotify mix with one song from each album. Enjoy.
https://open.spotify.com/user/hov34/playlist/0KyL5OhB0Vim2XYXm74CF1
Hov34
Category
Round
Pick
Artist
Album
A
14
.
4
Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
B
9
.
27
Ben Folds Five
Whatever and Ever Amen
C
11
.
27
The Cure
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
D
15
.
27
Drive-By Truckers
Southern Rock Opera
E
4
.
4
Electric Light Orchestra
Out of the Blue
F
10
.
4
Ben Folds
Rockin' The Suburbs
G
2
.
4
Al Green
I'm Still in Love with You
H
24
.
4
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Scenes From The Southside
I
3
.
27
INXS
Listen Like Thieves
J
18
.
4
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
K
23
.
7
The Kooks
Inside In / Inside Out
L
17
.
27
Lucero
Tennessee
M
7
.
27
Modest Mouse
Good News For People Who Love Bad News
N
21
.
27
Natural Child
For the Love of the Game
O
16
.
4
The Outfield
Play Deep
P
12
.
4
The Police
Reggatta De Blanc
Q
22
.
4
Queen
A Day at the Races
R
1
.
27
Otis Redding
Otis Blue
S
8
.
4
Spoon
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
T
5
.
27
Tame Impala
Currents
U
25
.
27
U2
Boy
V
13
.
27
Various Artists
Boogie Nights Soundtrack
W
6
.
4
Amy Winehouse
Back To Black
X
19
.
27
The XX
I See You
Y
20
.
4
Young Galaxy
Falsework
Z
26
.
4
ZZ Top
Rio Grande Mud
Also here is a Spotify mix with one song from each album. Enjoy.
https://open.spotify.com/user/hov34/playlist/0KyL5OhB0Vim2XYXm74CF1
Hov34
Category
Round
Pick
Artist
Album
A
14
.
4
Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
B
9
.
27
Ben Folds Five
Whatever and Ever Amen
C
11
.
27
The Cure
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
D
15
.
27
Drive-By Truckers
Southern Rock Opera
E
4
.
4
Electric Light Orchestra
Out of the Blue
F
10
.
4
Ben Folds
Rockin' The Suburbs
G
2
.
4
Al Green
I'm Still in Love with You
H
24
.
4
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Scenes From The Southside
I
3
.
27
INXS
Listen Like Thieves
J
18
.
4
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
K
23
.
7
The Kooks
Inside In / Inside Out
L
17
.
27
Lucero
Tennessee
M
7
.
27
Modest Mouse
Good News For People Who Love Bad News
N
21
.
27
Natural Child
For the Love of the Game
O
16
.
4
The Outfield
Play Deep
P
12
.
4
The Police
Reggatta De Blanc
Q
22
.
4
Queen
A Day at the Races
R
1
.
27
Otis Redding
Otis Blue
S
8
.
4
Spoon
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
T
5
.
27
Tame Impala
Currents
U
25
.
27
U2
Boy
V
13
.
27
Various Artists
Boogie Nights Soundtrack
W
6
.
4
Amy Winehouse
Back To Black
X
19
.
27
The XX
I See You
Y
20
.
4
Young Galaxy
Falsework
Z
26
.
4
ZZ Top
Rio Grande Mud
dal_boys_phan
Footballguy
I'd be curious what album shows up on the most lists that are done this way.KarmaPolice said:Can't remember who, but somebody suggested that we post our actual Desert Island albums that we would take if there were no restrictions/snipes to deal with. I would like to give that person the finger b/c that was a hard question and I have been obsessing too much about it since then.
Radiohead: The Bends, In Rainbows
Pink Floyd: Animals, Wish You Were Here
Pearl Jam: Amsterdam 6-27-12
The Who: Quadrophenia
Talking Heads: Fear of Music, More Songs About Buildings and Food
Opeth: Still Life, Watershed
Tool: Lateralus
The Black Keys: Rubber Factory, Brothers
Soundgarden: Superunknown
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish
The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers
Neil Young: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Iron Maiden: Live After Death, 7th Son of a 7th Son
Thin Lizzy: Jailbreak
U2: The Joshua Tree
Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
The White Stripes: Elephant
LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
Queensryche: Operation: Mindcrime
It's amazing how hard it is to narrow down to 25. There are so many bands that I had to leave off the island. Albums too - I could have easily just taken 26 albums from 3-4 bands and have been pretty happy as well.
I'm gonna throw something like this together over the next few days. Gives me something different to do on my commute.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
I would change out about half. Contenders for me would be more jazz (my Rhino Records Charlie Parker, Kind of Blue KJarrett's Koln Concert), more classical (the 9th, Debussy/Ravel quartets. Mozart's 39-41), What's Goin' On, Winehouse, Joni & Jaco live, my Elvis Costello best-of, Last Tango in Paris soundtrack and all five LPs of Li'l Stevie's wonder era.KarmaPolice said:Can't remember who, but somebody suggested that we post our actual Desert Island albums that we would take if there were no restrictions/snipes to deal with. I would like to give that person the finger b/c that was a hard question and I have been obsessing too much about it since then.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
If I were to do an album poll, like the year end one but for a decade (say start with 00s for the first one and work backwards) would people be interested? Would probably want to get at least 25 lists to make it worth the bit of work it takes in compiling and then counting down.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
It was me.KarmaPolice said:Can't remember who, but somebody suggested that we post our actual Desert Island albums that we would take if there were no restrictions/snipes to deal with. I would like to give that person the finger b/c that was a hard question and I have been obsessing too much about it since then.
I will post mine tomorrow, to be fair.
Eephus
Footballguy
I'd contribute but I think aggregated poll results would likely produce results with the popular classics floating towards top of a very broad pool.
ETA: ...and Mclusky Does Dallas with 30 points.
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Northern Voice
Footballguy
I agree and was thinking we could do a modified points/voting system to try and combat it a bit.
In my head I was thinking
You can assign 5 albums 30 points
You can assign 5 more albums 25 points
You can assign 5 more albums 20 points
You can assign 5 more albums 15 points
You can assign 10 more albums 10 points
You can assign 20 more albums 5 points
------
If people just send a ranked top 20/30/50 list to me - I'll assign those point amounts accordingly and it gives natural cut off points.
This would actually encourage strategic voting/ranking - you can highlight an album you feel is an all timer that doesn't get enough attention by giving it 30 points. If your actual favourite is a stone cold classic that you think everyone will vote for, maybe you only assign it 15... but then what if everyone has the same idea as you and the one you love falls farther in the consensus list because everyone thought the same way???
I'm not entirely sure why I'm bringing game theory into an album poll, and there may be reasons that people can point out to me why the above doesn't/won't work but that was one of my initial thoughts as I drove home thinking about this today.
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Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Binky's Spotify Desert Island A-Z Album Playlist
Hope it works, please let me know. Spotify did not have two of my albums ...
George Harrison - Concert for Bangladesh (subbed Doc Oc's "All Things Must Past" with apologies to Doc)
Bryan Ferry - Taxi (subbed "More Than This - Best of Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music" ...really wanted Taxi, but thought this was better than some of the other BFerry albums available).
A
The Allman Brothers Band
Eat A Peach
B
The Beatles
Revolver
C
Cream
Disraeli Gears
D
Deep Purple
Machine Head
E
Brian Eno
Here Comes the Warm Jets
F
Bryan Ferry
Taxi
G
Genesis
Trick of the Tail
H
George Harrison
The Concert for Bangladesh
I
Chris Issak
Heart Shaped World
J
Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
K
Carole King
Tapestry
L
Led Zep
Physical Graffitti
M
Mott the Hoople
Mott
N
Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine
O
Ozzy Osbourne
Tribute
P
Robert Plant
Now and Zen
Q
Queens of the Stone Age
Songs for the Deaf
R
Todd Rundgren
Something/Anything
S
The Sex Pistols
Nevermind the Bullocks
T
Traffic
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
U
U2
Achtung Baby
V
Velvet Revolver
Contraband
W
The Who
Who's Next
X
Y
Yes
Yessongs
Z
Frank Zappa
Over-Night Sensation
Hope it works, please let me know. Spotify did not have two of my albums ...
George Harrison - Concert for Bangladesh (subbed Doc Oc's "All Things Must Past" with apologies to Doc)
Bryan Ferry - Taxi (subbed "More Than This - Best of Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music" ...really wanted Taxi, but thought this was better than some of the other BFerry albums available).
A
The Allman Brothers Band
Eat A Peach
B
The Beatles
Revolver
C
Cream
Disraeli Gears
D
Deep Purple
Machine Head
E
Brian Eno
Here Comes the Warm Jets
F
Bryan Ferry
Taxi
G
Genesis
Trick of the Tail
H
George Harrison
The Concert for Bangladesh
I
Chris Issak
Heart Shaped World
J
Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
K
Carole King
Tapestry
L
Led Zep
Physical Graffitti
M
Mott the Hoople
Mott
N
Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine
O
Ozzy Osbourne
Tribute
P
Robert Plant
Now and Zen
Q
Queens of the Stone Age
Songs for the Deaf
R
Todd Rundgren
Something/Anything
S
The Sex Pistols
Nevermind the Bullocks
T
Traffic
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
U
U2
Achtung Baby
V
Velvet Revolver
Contraband
W
The Who
Who's Next
X
Y
Yes
Yessongs
Z
Frank Zappa
Over-Night Sensation
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
well done. unlike any other list, the Binkything is 100% artists who care about more than strumming and their haps & just being who they are, maaaan. Every one of these acts went past what they do best for the more that makes rock like no other kind of music - equally personal & powerful. forehead star for binky.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
@Doug B owes 8 picks. (C, J, M, O, R, S, W, X)
@Mr. Ected owes 5 picks . (I, N, Q, X, Z)
@Abrantes owes 3/4 picks (Q, U and X). Z has been picked twice and needs clarity
@Mister CIA owes 1 pick - V.
@sn0mm1s owes 2 picks (Y & Z) @Val Rannous is missing X. I almost assume it will be left blank
@Mr. Ected owes 5 picks . (I, N, Q, X, Z)
@Abrantes owes 3/4 picks (Q, U and X). Z has been picked twice and needs clarity
@Mister CIA owes 1 pick - V.
@sn0mm1s owes 2 picks (Y & Z) @Val Rannous is missing X. I almost assume it will be left blank
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Picks not made by Monday, will be added by whoever feels like it. Or alternatively you can just advise that you have finished or will be making it (when?)
Eephus
Footballguy
dal_boys_phan
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Val Rannous
Footballguy
I thought I already had. Fine - I will officially not be drafting an "X" selection.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
You probably did, but it was hard to keep track of who was finished and who wasnt, when some people kept changing their minds.
El Floppo
Footballguy
JZilla
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Such an awesome exchange. Pardon me, I'll just pick up my Summertime Girl on the left and leave.
JZilla
Footballguy
It was a strange event
The opener was a local act, celebrating their record release. Putrid. One of the worst I've ever seen. But the venue (Black Cat) was all about them
It wasn't in the main performance space, but in some back area I didn't even know existed. It was hot as ####. Crowd was borderline awful too. Matt Korvette spent a few minutes berating people for talking. DC is starting to suck
The in-between music was Blink-182 DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON ME YOU'RE ALREADY A VOICE INSIDE MY HEEEAAD, whatever the hell that's called, on an endless loop. Presumably chosen by PJ, it played after they finished too. It would have been cuter if the opener and atmosphere hadn't been so awful already
But ###### they rocked it and the new record is good too
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Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
JZilla
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Black Cat is down by Rhode Island Ave., right? IIRC...
Used to love that venue. Hung out with Joe King from the Queers there. Great jukebox back in the day. Played the Dolls all night and hung out with the local band the Goons.
This was the year 2001, though.
That Blink-182 album is actually good.
JZilla
Footballguy
Yeah it's on 14th, between Rhode Island and U St. U'd be amazed at how different it is.
rockaction
Footballguy
I'd probably be stunned. Used to get passed joints on the street down there, but my cousin reports how different D.C. is now, so I'd be a little prepared, I guess. I can only imagine the Village in NY and extrapolate.
JZilla
Footballguy
Yeah I was just in the Village a few months ago. I would compare it more to Baltimore where I live. Baltimore has better restaurants. DC is like if the Village and 5th Ave had a super obnoxious baby. All pomp and no circumstance.
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Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Did you guys see that Spoon
has apparently had their new single (Can I Sit Next to You) subtly playing in the backgrounds of music venues, airports and by house bands on late night shows etc... for months? Pretty cool IMO http://www.stereogum.com/1925891/spoon-can-i-sit-next-to-you/video/
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Band really can't do anything wrong.Did you guys see that Spoon
JZilla
Footballguy
Yeah put those dudes in the top 5 of the last 20 or so years, if not flat out at the top, just an outstanding body of work that keeps growing. Kudos to BD. Still wish I had that damn picture from school.
It occurred to me that, unless my memory is messing with me as usual, we must have watched the Challenger explosion together in history class. Three years later I saw him play, with that exact history teacher on drums, and that remains the only time (that changes in July)
It occurred to me that, unless my memory is messing with me as usual, we must have watched the Challenger explosion together in history class. Three years later I saw him play, with that exact history teacher on drums, and that remains the only time (that changes in July)
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rockaction
Footballguy
Awesome single. Wasn't feeling Hot Thoughts so much; therefore, this is a relief. Love Spoon, as I might have mentioned.Did you guys see that Spoon
sn0mm1s
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