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I love "Shake It Off." I love everything on SBS except for "Walken" and "What Light," which are OK but don't really do it for me.

I managed to grab this on my computer, but it'll be a while before I can get it edited down and posted. It's the first time I'd seen them play live, and they were great. Unfortunately my recording cuts off as the final note is dying away (was Letterman running long last night?), so I have no idea what kind of reaction they got from the crowd, or Dave. Anyone?

It's one thing to cook her recipes ... quite another to actually quote her. If she says "EVOO" one more time, I swear to christ...

Wait, can you provide more details on that "be an a**hole" option? That one sounded intriguing.

Go way up Milwaukee Avenue to Amitabul for vegan Korean food. ...and yes, that's a serious recommendation. I love that place, and I'm a carnivore.

Of course, they probably won't stay high on the chart for long. The biggest sellers continue to sell well in subsequent weeks, and I'm not sure our boys will be able to keep that up. Still, it's a nice debut, inasmuch as I ever give the slightest shit about such things.

I love it that SBS debuted higher than Gretchen Wilson and Megadeth. ...and somebody just shoot that Michael Bubl

Yeah, that's ridiculous.

They seem to specialize in crazy 'round those parts. Wait, what the fuck am I saying? I meant "in this country."

I wish I could help you out, mattboh ... hopefully someone will. It was damned cool of you to seed the bonus disc in FLAC -- many thanks for that.

Fine choice. Not sure what my own favorite is, but it's probably from that album, and might be that song.

I dunno, they're all sort of equally black and shiny. It's really hard to choose. I haven't had a chance to play my vinyl yet ... need to get my turntable repaired or buy a new one.

I had been a loyal diet soda drinker for years, and then about six years ago I decided to try the "real" stuff for a while. Within a month, I had been diagnosed as a type II diabetic. The sudden spike in my sugar intake pushed me over the edge. Ever since, I've had to be on medication to control my blood sugar.

False on both counts, actually. I've found that too, for the most part ... though Melissa will drink Diet Coke at a restaurant if it's the only diet soda available, and sometimes under other very specific circumstances. She'd never buy Diet Coke at the grocery store -- although she's developed a bit of a liking for Coke Zero.

You've obviously never met the Diet Pepsi drinkers I've met. I know more people who are totally addicted to Diet Pepsi than to Diet Coke. I live with one of them. You would be amazed at how much DP she can put away in a single day. She's one of the people who, when the grocery store has a "10 for $10" sale on 2-liter bottles, actually buys ten. If there's a limit of ten, she goes back later that day and buys ten more. And repeats that the next day. Then before I even know what's happening, her supply has been depleted yet again, and she's scanning the sale papers to see who's got Diet Peps

I was there when I was 9, but that's probably no help to you.

"24"-related quote of the day, from Heather Havrilesky on Salon.com... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Keep in mind that right now, on the finale of "Heroes," they're saving New York City from a nuclear holocaust (or not -- how would we know?). But on the "24" finale? They're saving a teenager with a bowl haircut, because it's totally no-fair for him to die. Way to raise those stakes in the sixth season, boys.

That's the one I was trying to think of at first, but then "I Don't Like You" got into my head.

They're trying harder to set up cliffhangers these days ... seems like in the earlier seasons they didn't do that as much. I'm done watching it as it's broadcast ... if the next season turns out to be good, maybe I'll see it on DVD later. Maybe the rumors about Tony came from the initial shot of Milo's brother ... when he first appeared, I thought for a fleeting moment that it could have been Tony, until I got a better look at him.

Stiff Little Fingers - "I Don't Like You" However ... Elvis Costello's "I Want You" is the ultimate "fuck you" song.

Excellent work.

Huh. I don't remember seeing Glenn wearing them. In any event, I may have had mine before I ever saw IATTBYH. And, I think they sound fantastic. I've tried some pretty good cans over the years and these are probably the best ones I've experienced. Plus, as I said before, for the price they're really hard to beat.

My butt has ruled the universe since Mon May 21 13:27:40 2007 (Central)

No more than two episodes' worth, I'd say.