I Know What Jay's Getting For Christmas

"Only classical composers were known by just their surnames, and this suited my mudlark temperament quite nicely."

Merry F*&%$ Christmas

I have an idea. How's about we all exchange physical addresses (through an email that I will start) and everyone creates a custom CD compilation and sends it to everyone else for Christmas. Eric, I know your crazy Jewish Rastafarian Hindu faith doesn't always observe Christmas, but I'm sure you can make an exception. CDs could be themed (mine will be), obscure, all time faves, or whatever. Indicate whether you're in by adding a comment that says something like....."I'm in". Takers?

You Bastards Should Appreciate This... And It's All For Charity

Hey, it's not much but it's something. Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson are gettin' the band back together. Sort of. 

Basically they're getting together to make a record of covers and sell it for charity to help former Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap. He had a stroke earlier this year and is partially paralyzed.

Anyway, they are only releasing 250 of the 10 inch LP's and they will all be auctioned off online.

So there's that.  1/2 the Replacements is better the no The Replacements. Now you know what to get Jay for Christmas...

Target Marketing

Here's an ad on NYTimes. I wonder, who looks at this picture and thinks, "I'd like to dress like this guy?"

I couldn't think of an answer until I followed the link and saw the slide show of the same dork in several other dopey poses. But then I had my answer: no one thinks "I'd like to dress like that guy." But someone does think "I'd like my boyfriend/husband to dress like that guy and to really listen to me when I'm talking, the way that guy appears to be doing to his girlfriend/wife."