CHICAGO: If Hepatitis C Were Attacking Your Face Instead of Your Liver You'd Be Doing Something About It

I saw you say this on another thread, and I forgot to ask you why you thought this. My only problem with it is that its dance section sucks, and it's not really the place to go if you're looking for something in particular (unless it's a brand-new release) -- but I've scored a lot of great used CDs there.

Me. I don't know what date we're going to come to your show yet. On Friday (the 22nd) I'm arranging for Restaurant Club to go to Glenn's Diner, a place a block away from Kr's apartment that specializes in seafood and also serves cereal all day. It'd be v. easy to just come to the Gr Mill afterwards -- it's relatively close -- but if that doesn't happen for some reason, then we'll def. be there on Saturday. Kr is v. excited.

xpost, i've never been mocked (to my knowledge but then i'm not very observent/don't give a fuck) but god, if you ask anything of some clerks it's like they are SO put out. THAT pisses me off, it's just bad service. and on top of a crappy selection (for what i want) it leaves me with little reason to go there.

...wow.

xpost: totally, Laurel. so I can feel superior about it. but at the time, I got all flustered.

haha, I knew you'd have this reaction!

1. I was 18 - 21.
2. My open mocking was reserved for people with no musical imagination, ie "I need a song for my daughter's wedding. Do you have the one about kissing butterflies?"
3. During my second record store clerk stint at 27 I openly mocked no one.

John, you're making me hungry.

xpost: oh, I get why people do it. I'm sure I'd do it in my head if I worked retail at a bookstore. I was easily intimidated by indie rock boys at that point in my life anyway. I'd be able to handle it if it happened now.

I saved my energy for following people I thought would buy things I liked and trying to see what they were looking at. It was more positive stalking than negatively-charged derision.

You'd think but NO! We created special Ska and "Electronica" sections and became well known for having the best selection of both genres in lower Delaware (damning with faint praise for real). Chemical Bros was exactly the right era. It was the summer of Block Rockin' Beats, which I actually still think is a pretty catchy song.

I have never been able to figure out what he says in "Loser." Whores over Canada? Scores of what else is new?

"Soy un perdidor." = "I'm a loser" en espanol.

i have a hard spot in my heart for the smashing pumpkins.

MOCK ME THAT IS FINE I CAN TAKE IT.

xp: I have nothing against the Pumpkins except Billy Corgan seems like a douche. "1979" is super-pretty, but all my friends were obsessed with that album and I blame it for making them boring.

fuck you, billy. and fuck me for spending $15 dollars on tickets to that 12 years ago.

Point taken.

except Billy Corgan seems like a douche.

I've prob mentioned this before (although not to you, Horseshoe) -- but my friend Katie worked as BC's personal assistant for a year. She says (of course) that he's "misunderstood."

I was never a big fan, but I still like most of their singles. I owned Siamese Dream for a minute when it was de rigueur. Great drumming.