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- milkshakes
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January 05, 2009
My Brain Hurt Like a Warehouse
Because I love it.
Because David Bowie made his first appearance on A More Perfect Market tonight.
Because:
I think I saw you in an ice cream parlor,
Drinking milkshakes cold and long,
Smiling and waving and looking so fine.
Don't think you knew you were in this song.
Five Years is track 1 on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.
Because David Bowie made his first appearance on A More Perfect Market tonight.
Because:
I think I saw you in an ice cream parlor,
Drinking milkshakes cold and long,
Smiling and waving and looking so fine.
Don't think you knew you were in this song.
Five Years is track 1 on The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.
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- drill sergeants
- fast times at ridgemont high
- globes
- And 6 more
December 09, 2008
I Know That Dude
A comment over on A More Perfect Market sent me running to the YouTubes to get a hit of Jeff Spicoli.
Gotta love the globe scene.
And why are so many teachers so mean? What good does it do anyone? I get that you need to keep kids under control, but don't Jedi Pied Pipers do that way more effectively than drill sergeants?
Just sayin.
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- ani difranco
- fame
- inspiration
- And 3 more
December 06, 2008
Like Lipstick Is a Sign of My Declining Mind
I just added an Inspiration list to the right hand sidebar on A More Perfect Market.
14 videos so far.
As I was thinking about who and what to include, Ani DiFranco jumped to mind. But I knew her only in audio, so I looked her up. I was hoping I'd find a live performance of