PopTodd

Steve Vai and he actually means to be funny. But, you know, you still ain't gonna beat Jimi Hendrix in this category, either.

I got Jeff Mangum playing a Phil Spector tune.

Tell me about this one.

Peter Laughner

There are a lot of fun songs that these folks have made. First tracks: Syd Barrett - "Here I Go" Roky Erickson - "Two-Headed Dog" Daniel Johnston - "Speeding Motorcycle" (live) Someone else recommended Skip Spence. I know that name, but can't think of the songs. What was the band that he was in? I thought of the Jeff Mangum thing, too. But for the same reasons that you mentioned, I probably won't include him unless I get desperate.

I got: Syd Barrett Daniel Johnston Roky Erickson Folks of that ilk. Who else can we add to the list? I was thinking maybe: Brian Wilson Emitt Rhodes ? But for some reason they just don't seem to fit into the same bucket. They don't have that same mystique. Either too visible (Wilson) or not a rabid enough cult (Rhodes) Who else you got?

I'm not familiar with this one. I'm pretty sure that you are. But I may be mistaken as to the correct title of the song. Is it "Hey, Hey What Can I Do"? EDIT: Yup. It's the latter.

k.d. lang - Drag Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs Built To Spill - Keep It Like a Secret

Off the top of my head I gotta go with: "Rain" - The Beatles "Needle Hits 'E'" - Sugar "Bombers" - David Bowie "Hey, Hey What Can I Say?" - Led Zeppelin But there are so many more that I know that I won't remember without your help. Probably more than one Smiths song, and a couple of Who things too? Maybe we can make an Ultimate VC B-Sides comp. after a little while.

It took a while for My Bloody Valentine (Loveless) to click with me. But then, one day, I gave it another shot... in an elevated state... with headphones. And, CLICK! Well, more like: SLAM!!!!!! It was (and still is) pretty amazing.

Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production Of Eggs Beto Villares - Beto Villares The Who - A Quick One Sugar - Besides Massive Attack - Mezzanine

A little old man comes to the White House after Obama starts his term. He goes to the guard and asks, "May I see President Bush?" The guard says, "Sorry sir, Mr. Bush is no longer President and therefore does not live here." The little old man comes back every day for a week asking the same question. Finally the guard asks why he keeps coming back. "I just like hearing it over again," says the man. The guard smiles and says, "See you tomorrow, sir."

Billy Joel - "Moving Out"

Muppet hunting!

Damn.

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um Joe Pisapia - Daydreams Neil Young - Unplugged Bob Elliott - Simple Machines Happy Ashtray - Big Apple various artists - Fun With Mushrooms

Peter Laughner - "Baudelaire"

One of my all-time favorites. So great.

Not just you. And yeah, the "movement" on that cover is a lot more intense than on a lot of other illusions that I've seen. It's pretty awesome.

Shrimp Boat - Something Grand (disc 3) The Brokedowns - New Brains For Everyone Gilberto Gil - Frevo Rasgado The Band - Music From Big Pink The Judy's - Washarama

That did work very well. But I'm thinking that it should come down now.

How's that?!?! (I was thinking of changing it anyway... it's still Viv, just a different pic.)

Jim O'Rourke - Insignificance