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The Eternal Return
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 27, 2005  | 
...All configurations that have previously existed on this earth must yet meet, attract, repulse, kiss, and corrupt each other again.
— Heinrich Heine
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Someone Must've Pinched My Front Legs Off
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 23, 2005  | 
Here in the office, on Christmas Eve Eve, it's just me and the crickets. Wes Phillips, man of many links, tells me that crickets are known to shed a leg if they get caught in a sticky situation, but only if they have had sex first.
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Some Days Yes
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 22, 2005  | 
During that brief, but sad, period when the Multi-Purpose Solution wasn't making music, I spent some time booking shows at the now gone, but not forgotten, Jersey City rock venue, Uncle Joe's.
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Tris McCall's Pop Music Abstract
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 22, 2005  | 
Tris McCall has posted his 2005 Pop Music Abstract.
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Transit Strike: Day 3
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 22, 2005  | 
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What?"
"Are you going to Manhattan?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've got my car over there. I'm going to 58th Street, but you need four people in a car to be allowed to drive into the City. You wanna ride?"
"Nah, man. You're a stranger. Good luck with that, though."
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All I Want For Christmas
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 21, 2005  | 
"You know what I want for Christmas, mom."
"What?"
"I'm not asking you if you know; I'm telling you that you do know."
"What?"
"What do you mean, 'What'?" You know, right?"
"How would I know?"
"Mom, you always know."
"Not this year, Stephen. This year I don't know. Tell me."
"I don't want to tell you. I want you to just know."
"Stephen, I'm telling you: I. Don't. Know."
"Yes, you do."
"Stephen!"
"Mom!"
"Just tell me, boy."
"Nope."
"That's it."
"What?"
"You're getting socks."
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Santa Doesn't Cop Out on Dope
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 21, 2005  | 
Sonic Youth gets jolly, too, on everyone's favorite radio station, WFMU.
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My Contribution to the Audio Glossary
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 21, 2005  | 
There are currently no "Y" words in the Audio Glossary, so my contribution should induce no unnecessary pushing or shoving.
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Transit Strike: Day 2
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 21, 2005  | 
Madison Avenue is normally a nearly impenetrable fortress of buses. Crossing it is a choking, weaving, stuttering adventure; a New York City version of Chutes and Ladders.
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Silver Jews and Pink Floyds
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 20, 2005  | 
Dear readers,
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Naim's i-Supply: An Entrance Ramp or a Tollbooth or Something
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 20, 2005  | 
I don't know nothing about nothing — I don't even own an iPod — but when I opened the attachment and scanned the press release, I was absolutely and immediately impressed.
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You Wake up Every Morning, Go to School Every Day / Fresh Muffins
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 20, 2005  | 
Madison Avenue without all of its buses isn't really Madison Avenue. I stand in the quiet middle of it all, untouched, and smile a strange smile.
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The Jukebox
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 19, 2005  | 
It was a miserable description of sexy. He usually does much better.
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Two Things, Quickly: Sexy & Sneaky
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 18, 2005  | 
1. Sonic Youth — my favorite band — is working on a new album.
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Days Off / Another Doll
Stephen Mejias  |  Dec 17, 2005  | 
I know I haven't taken many days off.
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