Shoes and Socks: Archive

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“This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this...”

– The Rev. Martin Luther King (via merlin) best with OMD playing behind it.

Jan 17th

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Everything I know about Iowa and rock music, in 15...

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Jan 2nd

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“We will Pentagon fail at 12 o’clock.”

– Terrorist code, or badly translated Google Voice message? You decide.

Jan 2nd

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“Jason: You know how iTunes, and digital music in general, has made it so we...”

– The Sixteenth Day of Mellowmas: Adorkablemas | Popdose

Dec 16th

A Proposal for Yang et al.

Yahoo needs to revive Geocities, but like… *ironically.* Total Tumblr killer.

Dec 16th

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Dec 15th

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Dec 11th

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Dec 8th

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Hey.

There’s no tumblr dedicated to the Hoodoo Gurus, I don’t think. Can you guys fix that? I’m in a “Tojo” mood.

Dec 8th

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Endangered Species

When the internet is ruined by The Machine, you’ll be sorry you didn’t snatch more weird stuff for your own dirty little stash. Spoof your MAC address, jump on the neighbor’s “linksys,” and search the usual places for “Rare Hits of the 80s Vol. xx,” where xx is a whole number 1-54. The stuff that isn’t great is so bad it’s great.

Dec 7th

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Dec 3rd

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I guess Songparts has sorta fallen off, but I made...

Dec 2nd

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Dec 2nd

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Dec 1st

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Cockpit View

Yesterday I ran across an article about a Lord of the Rings game for the 2600. It was allegedly completely coded, but not released before the great crash of ‘83. Now it’s rediscovered and downloadable. So I did. Alas, it wouldn’t work on the emulator I was using. That’s not the point. The point is, I started playing the original 2600 Asteroids. I must’ve been nearly...

Nov 30th

"Destination Moon"

I don’t think I’ll ever be lower-limb-crippled in a hospital room (heart disease, dementia, cirrhosis maybe), but if I am… Please play TMBG to inspire me. Maximum volume please, like “get arrested” loud.

Nov 28th

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Nov 25th

Theories

Proclaimed_Big Shot Chronicles_ the best yesterday. ipod throws “Nine Lives to Rigel Five” at me on the drive in, then “Where They Have to Let You In,”* while I’m at my desk. Revenge of The Catalog. *BONUS: I just typed that as, ” Where They Have to Let You Sin.” Which sounds like a great song, if not a S. Miller one…

Nov 23rd