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Such a great moment, but yet missing someone so special. Miss you. 

This week I found Jimmy Eat World CD in Bright Eyes case and when I tried to swap 'em I discovered the Godspeed You! Black Emperor vagrant disc. Sigh. Oh, Rory...

Thought of you guys... name that stadium! (Yes, those are the Twins)

Here's what ya do:

(1) Turn on your MP3 player/iTunes/whatever.
(2) Put your music player of choice on Shuffle mode.
(3) Write down the first 20 songs that play, including both title and artist. Be honest - no editing or cheating, please.
(4) Create a Facebook Note with your selections and tag some friends, including the person who tagged you. Cut and paste these instructions into the heading of your note before listing your songs. Include what music player you utilized in the title of of your note.

1. Little Shadow (Acoustic Version)  - Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album It's Blitz!
2. U Got the Look - Prince
3. The Neighbors - St. Vincent from the new album Actor
4. Bend in the Wire (demo version) - Grey Skies
5. Hate This And I'll Love You  - Muse
6. Unintended - Muse
7. Actor Out of Work -St. Vincent from the new album Actor
8. Cordoba - John Cale (from KCRW Rare on Air Vol. 1)
9. Crazy - Patsy Cline
10. Suffer From Fashion - Of Montreal
11. The Kids - Lou Reed (Berlin: Live At St. Anne's Warehouse)
12. Do - White Stripes
13. I'm Bound to Pack It Up - White Stripes
14. Caroline Says II - Lou Reed (Berlin: Live At St. Anne's Warehouse)
15. Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos
16. Sound Opinions radio program ("the world's only rock and roll talk show" ) air date May 2, 2008....and then an hour later...
17. Fat Lip - Sum 41
18. Caroline Says -  Lou Reed (Berlin: Live At St. Anne's Warehouse)
19. She's Not There - Zombies
20. Ballad of Johnny Butt - Sublime
21. Friction - Television (album Marquee Moon)

Couldn't bear to end with that silly title, and the arrogant music snob that I am wanted you to see one of my favorite albums, so enjoy #21! (Rory, I hope you are somewhere appreciating this because half of this stuff is yours)

Thanks to Jon, Matt, Brian and Stacy for coming out to join us!
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Rory Day '09

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I wanted to post for a while about our friend Rory. But what do I say? I still think of him constantly. Ordinary things hold so many memories of him. Even driving on I-94, something I do EVERY single day, reminds me of Rory. (???) How do I put that into words??

Jest

Conversation I had with Rory last year about a dream I had:

Me: “What do you think it all means?”

Rory:    “Absolutely nothing.”

OK, so Rory wasn’t one to appreciate the mystical aspect of the dream world. I tried to convince him that I thought
they were a way to communicate with people who were not with us anymore, but he wasn’t having any of it. With that said, I wonder if he is responsible for the recent encounters I have had with him.

Thanks to Brian’s recent post, I was inspired to tell you I also have been seeing him lately during my slumber. The first time I saw him, my anxiety was high, and I remember having this desperate feeling to keep him in my sights at all costs – invite him to see some live music or for a milkshake, anything to keeping him from leaving. But he was not responding to my offers and simply stared at me, emotionless. I knew I had to let him go. He got into his boat (?) and left, and there was nothing I could do. The second and most recent meeting was very different; I thought I saw the back of his head at school, and I peered from behind the door asking myself if it was him. I recognized the clothes he was wearing as his, and I ventured up to him. He turned around, and it was Rory! I was so happy and shocked to see him there, but this time, I enjoyed the moment to the fullest. I paid no attention to the people who were passing beside me, and I followed him around, not wanting to miss a moment of his charming company. (Incidentally, he had some bad dental work done, and this is the part where my theory would crumble against Rory’s argument.) It’s so funny to think about how intense these feelings of panic and desperation, then  happiness and disbelief, all as I lay passed out, drooling on my pillow.

Whoever/whatever was responsible for that, I thank them for letting me look into Rory’s beautiful blue eyes again.

So Real-Jeff Buckley

Me & rory

10.       Have you heard Black Moth Super Rainbow? Wow!

9.         Same question as above, except about Lupe Fiasco

8.         How do you set up this dang PlayStation?

7.         Who are you voting for in the 2008 Election, and does Win Butler have any influence on your decision?

6.         Was the Kanye West dance song from Graduation “Daft Punk-approved” AND did the fact that they both headlined Coachella ’06 serve as a major influence? Hmmm….

5.         So how much cereal did you eat this year?

4.         Hey, wanna go see DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist in February?

3.         Why didn’t you tell me Rachel’s brother was all up in the scene[1]?? (Do I have to find everything out myself?)

2.         Do these jeans make my butt look big?

1.         Whatever happened to Herschel Walker?