Posted by Purple at 09:31 PM | Permalink | 5 comments, last by purple
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Charlie Parr's song, "1922," used in an ad for the international cell phone company, Vodafone.

The song on the Vodafone ad is a tribute to his father called "1922" — that's the year his father was born. The song is a perfect tribute to the hard-times ballads of the '30s and '40s: "Well I worked all summer couldn't save a cent gave all of my money to the government. I don't know how it got spent but the banks are coming for my deed boys … ain't that the way it is?"

You can imagine, then, Parr's reaction when he first heard his song attached to the good-life imagery of the Vodafone ad. "It's about my father hopping freight trains," he says. "I wasn't thinking about yuppies when I wrote it. It's kind of embarrassing."

MINNPOST.COM: How a Duluth bluesman's tribute to his train-hopping father became the soundtrack for a corporate giant

Posted by Barrett at 12:41 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by jerome sniddler
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Our latest April storm was more a heroic and superior gale than a blizzard. When people flocked to the lake shore to experience the howling breeze and explosive waves, they were trying to catch the wind, like '60s folksinger Donovan crooned so long ago. Listening to the song again in a new YouTube movie makes me puzzle over the lyrics once more. Does anybody know what Donovan is singing right before the line "we'll try and catch the wind." ??

Posted by Repur at 02:43 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by jamie
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Since we were discussing this earlier, I thought it appropriate.

Posted by ironic1 at 11:00 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by Beverly
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It is my understanding that a new city council member drives a Hummer.

The Transistor will pay $50 cash money for a photo of city councilor + Hummer. Preferably getting into / out of with a big shit-eating grin.

• Print-quality photo; color.
  
• No Photoshop, suckers.
  
• Exclusive right of first release / printing (if you post it on the Interwebs, you're not getting your $50).
  
• Contact me for additional details: adam [at] transistormag [dot] com
  

Posted by adam at 01:24 PM | Permalink | 70 comments, last by adam
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A Cabinet thing from Frank and Johnny son:

President: Obama
Vice President: ???
Chief of Staff: ???
Secretary of State: Biden
Secretary of Defense: Powell
Secretary of Interior: Byrd
Secretary of Health and Welfare: Wasserman Schultz
Attorney General: Edwards
Secretary of Education: Teacher of the Year
Secretary of Veteran Affairs: McCain
Secretary of Energy: Richardson
Secretary of Treasury: Warren Buffet
Secretary of Justice: Richard Clarke
Secretary of Commerce: Meek
Secretary of Labor: Levin
Secretary of Treasury: Ron Paul
Secretary of Homeland Security: Dodd
Enviromental Protection Agency: Nader
Secretary of Housing: Boxer
Secretary of Agriculture: Feingold
Secretary of Transportation: Oberstar
National Drug Control: Bill Maher
Office Managment and Budget: Bill Gates
Trade Representative: Lou Dobbs

Posted by Frank at 09:35 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by adam
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The Super Friends starts in just a couple minutes. You have to make a choice now. What's it going to be?

Posted by ironic1 at 10:37 AM | Permalink | 32 comments, last by purple
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Did you notice those things

Posted by Frank at 11:11 PM | Permalink | 21 comments, last by tamara
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Posted by in.dog.neato at 11:50 AM | Permalink | 5 comments, last by farglebargle
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Posted by in.dog.neato at 06:46 PM | Permalink | 15 comments, last by rex
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Conspiracy: Yes or No?

1.) JFK
2.) 9/11
3.) Wellstone
4.) RFK
5.) MLK
6.) Space shuttle crash
7.) Marilyn Monroe
8.) Houdini
9.) Runup to Iraq War
10.) Gary Powers' U-2 plane shot down over Russia in 60s
11). Iran-Contra
12.) Watergate
13.) Bob Marley
14.) John Lennon
15.) Release of Aspartame on the market
16.) Release of LSD on Haight-Ashbury
17.) Release of genetically modified organisms in the open air
18.) Plame outing
19.) Leonard Peltier
20.) Karen Silkwood
21.) Enron
22.) Ken Lay
23.) O.J. Simpson
24.) Anna Nicole Smith & Son
25.) Flight 800
26.) Roswell
27.) Vince Foster
28.) Malcolm X
29.) Ronald Reagan (attempt on)
30.) Pearl Harbor
31.) Chappaquiddick
32.) All the plane crashes and tragic deaths of the Kennedy family
33.) De Gaulle
34.) River Phoenix

Extra Credit
35.) Release of crack into inner cities
36.) Cattle mutilations
37.) Bruce Lee & Son
38.) Casting choices of last 3 Star Wars films

LATE ENTRY UPDATE: 39.) The spectacular failure of Jimmy Carter's Iranian Hostage Rescue Chopper Mission, Allegedly Involving Ollie North??

Discuss.

Posted by The Professor at 06:36 PM | Permalink | 24 comments, last by The Candidate
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"New Mexico makes the bolo the official state tie"

"Bush seeks better ties in Latin America"

both from yahoo news this morning...

kinda makes ya think, no? or not?

Posted by in.dog.neato at 05:45 AM | Permalink | 1 comment by Purple
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Last haircut I had was...christ...four or five years ago...it's tangly, it knots up frequently and quite frankly, I'm getting kinda tired of having so much of it.

Hence, I'm about due.

I'm not fuddy duddy about my locks...just a straightline cut right up to the shoulders...chopping off about eight inches of my mane.

Problem is...I'm not up to spending 20 bucks just to have someone whack at my hair, when there's not a lot that can be done...I don't style...I don't fuss...thus, I don't require an expensive treatment...

Anyone have an Idea as to...who or where I can get a decent trim...?

Posted by in.dog.neato at 06:23 PM | Permalink | 7 comments, last by in.dog.neato
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Will someone please tell Tamara it's not "Teenage Wasteland?"

Posted by in.dog.neato at 10:06 PM | Permalink | 1 comment by Sandraker
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So I saw c-freak's post below and realized that, at 7 letters, GLBTQAI could be a tray for Scrabble.

Here's the contest. This is your tray. You go first. Make your best word using these letters, knowing that you have the double word score to play off of. Since you are first, there are no other words on the board to play off of. Any words found in the Official Scrabble Dictionary are legal. In case of a tie, earlier entries trump later entries, so enter soon! I will determine the winner at 3 p.m. on Friday, December 15. The winner will have a $5 Gift Certificate at Robin Goodfellow waiting for them at the store.

(If anybody wants to contribute to the winning pot just to make it more interesting, let me know.)

Continue reading "GLBTQAI - Sexual Identity Scrabble!" »

Posted by ironic1 at 08:57 PM | Permalink | 20 comments, last by Shaun
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What's your favorite urinal stance?

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Posted by ironic1 at 10:31 AM | Permalink | 30 comments, last by Nathan
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I purchased these letters at a garage sale a few years back and at the time the woman said they spelled out GIFT CENTER so I always hung them in that order. Well I'm getting sick of the old GIFT CENTER so I thought I would hit up the PDD community. Give me some ideas! Use each letter once of course and it can be as many words as you like. Extra points for dirty stuff.

Thats it. Leave your comments below.

Posted by Starfire at 09:20 PM | Permalink | 21 comments, last by Bizzarro
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