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mcnally
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response 25 of 41:
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Jul 25 20:34 UTC 2000 |
I can't remember now whether I have "Bob's Media Ecology" or
"Bob's Media Ecology 2" I honestly don't remember much about
the album except (1) it didn't do much for me, and (2) definite
Subgenius references..
Both were early 90's releases from a group calling themselves
"Producers For Bob". the All Music Guide (allmusic.com) classifies
them as "Rap", which they're not, except in the sense of being
sample-heavy and featuring spoken word passages.
I looked up Psychic TV in the allmusic guide, which reminded me that
they're a Genesis P. Orridge proioject, and not who I thought they were..
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tpryan
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response 26 of 41:
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Jul 26 00:53 UTC 2000 |
A tent sale is coming to Borders Corporate parking lot on August 13th.
If like last year, they will have a lot of cut-out CDs, and a few of those
that seem to not get back into the proper return route. I got quite
a few last year.
The large amount of the ones I got last year were Christmas CDs
with a great price that I seen later in the year for full price.
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mcnally
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response 27 of 41:
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Jul 26 00:55 UTC 2000 |
Where is this Borders' parking lot?
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carla
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response 28 of 41:
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Jul 26 06:53 UTC 2000 |
I'm interested in a cpoy of that little gem. Yes I am.
I want 2 live jews too, though.
I guess there's no accounting for taste.
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gypsi
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response 29 of 41:
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Jul 26 13:48 UTC 2000 |
The Borders Corporate parking lot is at 100 Phoenix Dr. Use your favorite way
to get to Ellsworth, then turn north onto Varsity. Proceed all the way
down...it'll dead-end in the Borders parking lot.
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lumen
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response 30 of 41:
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Jul 27 06:02 UTC 2000 |
resp:28 Irving and Moisha are hilarious! I haven't heard their other
recordings-- they've done at least one that I know of before they
parodied 2 Live Crew with "2 Live Jews." A friend of mine, who is the
daughter of a Jewish Mormon man, especially thought it was a gas.
Long live E-Z Irving and MC Moisha!
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tpryan
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response 31 of 41:
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Jul 27 22:29 UTC 2000 |
Ohy, it's so humid!
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kewy
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response 32 of 41:
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Jul 31 20:25 UTC 2000 |
When I have a reasonable amount of fundage this is how my cd buying
goes:
1 - 2-3 cds a week
2 - The last CD I bought was at a concert, but usually I get cds either
at Best Buy or over the internet. Usually I check Best Buy first, I'm
big on instant gratification.
3 - I tend to buy a few at once, since I'm only in the store about once
a week. I try to make a list, because I always forget what I want when
I get to the store, it gets overwhelming. I don't necessarily stick to
the list, but it generally ensures that I don't come home empty
handed :)
4 - I almost always listen to something before I buy it. Recently I've
taken to sampling a few tracks using Napster before buying an album.
But this isn't always the case. If it's a new album by a group/person
I like, I'll generally go out and buy it without listening first.
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lumen
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response 33 of 41:
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Aug 3 10:00 UTC 2000 |
Damn.. you are all either richer than I, or your disposable income
somehow is larger by other means.
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tpryan
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response 34 of 41:
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Aug 3 11:26 UTC 2000 |
It is the lack of buying ciggarrettes on an ongoing basis.
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gypsi
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response 35 of 41:
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Aug 3 12:28 UTC 2000 |
Yup. People spend money on their hobby. So, while Ken may purchase 20 cds per
month, I spend that money on garb for RenFaire or candles and candleholders for
my room. CDs used to be my big money item, but <shrug>...I have other things
going on now.
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lumen
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response 36 of 41:
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Aug 4 06:23 UTC 2000 |
I don't buy cigarettes, and my hobby is playing my guitar, which
recently I have spent next to nothing on.
It is the life of a graduating student, I suppose, and a still fairly
new-married one.
I wanted a bass guitar today for my birthday.. but it was an idle wish.
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ea
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response 37 of 41:
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Aug 6 03:41 UTC 2000 |
I probably buy or recieve between 5 and 15 cd's per year. This year,
the number will be higher, because I've been trying to expand my
collection (currently about 100 cd's) and because I got one of those buy
1 get 11 free things that actually had some interesting cd's on it.
Most of the music I buy is because I heard one or two songs from the
disc, or it just sounds interesting.
Most of my buying is done at Borders, but I've ordered a few from BMG,
and occasionally will buy at Best Buy / Media Play, although I don't
usually get that far out. I just ordered a cd from Schoolkids, after a
clerk at Best Buy said "Folk? Bluegrass? I don't think we sell that"
I really need to organize my various CD's, probably some sort of
Database file is appropriate. I'm also trying to convert a lot of my
CD's to MP3's so I don't have to take as many discs with me to college.
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anderyn
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response 38 of 41:
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Aug 23 21:21 UTC 2000 |
I'm tabulating my responses (from here and at work, via email, etc.) and will
post them as soon as I get finished.
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krj
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response 39 of 41:
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Sep 28 03:02 UTC 2000 |
So Twila, did you ever make it over to Encore Music?
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anderyn
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response 40 of 41:
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Sep 28 11:17 UTC 2000 |
MAde it there once, but was overwhelmed (it was a Friday night and packed!)
Didn't find the folk section....
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jules
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response 41 of 41:
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Jun 6 05:03 UTC 2001 |
i have a very bad cd habit. i am too broke to have it. luckily i have friends
with great taste in music who have worse habits than i, and they own burners.
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