Nobody beats the Biz

Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under

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Liz Phair reviews Dean Wareham’s account of, among other things, Terry Tolkin:
“If he had signed just one platinum act, all would have been forgiven. Instead he gave them Luna, Stereolab and the Afghan Whigs…. Six months later he was working at a gas station in New Jersey, changing oil and brake liners by day, snorting [...]

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Synergy Paradigm (file under: Ad Wizards)

Posted on June 5, 2007 - Filed Under

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Via FJM: “Log on to ESPN.com and search ‘Excedrin’ to answer additional trivia questions.”

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The Name Game

Posted on June 8, 2006 - Filed Under

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Jason Grimsley, this one’s for you. What better soundtrack for your day than a track from the baseball-friendly Mendoza Line?
Name Names [MP3].

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Fancy Friends with Fancy Clothes

Posted on May 8, 2006 - Filed Under

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At his blog, David Bynre ponders, “If I were to translate the image of Kate Moss snorting up a line into a sculpture, or even a painting, would I owe Ms. Moss some money or permission?… Or would I only owe the photographer who took the tabloid image?” Ahhh…the thought experiments inspired by copyright laws…

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Turn About’s Fair Play

Posted on May 2, 2006 - Filed Under

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Slug (of Atmosphere) on his failed attempts at hooking up a collab with Tom Waits:
He [Tom Waits' son] came to see us play in San Francisco. He got on the guest list because he contacted the people from Epitaph, being that Tom Waits is on Anti, which is connected to Epitaph. So he came to [...]

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Epistemology

Posted on April 26, 2006 - Filed Under

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I didn’t always know that a casual swing of a baseball bat will not so much as crack an old-school television screen. I learned that one at the town dump one day when I was just about 12. It took quite the effort to reach the desired effect. Still I couldn’t guess [...]

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Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood

Posted on April 8, 2006 - Filed Under

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“The company that owns a Papillion Applebee’s restaurant has placed a number of employees on unpaid leave in connection with the possible methamphetamine poisoning of two sheriff’s deputies last month.”

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Potential Past

Posted on January 19, 2006 - Filed Under

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In addition, Orwell to consider the juice.
Royals vice president of communications David Witty said the team cannot comment on potential steroid activity, past or present, because of Major League Baseball policy.

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Good times, great oldies

Posted on January 11, 2006 - Filed Under

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Premise: “Of all psychoactive substances with the potential to impair cognitive and behavioral performance, alcohol is the most widely used and misused substance in the general population and in the workforce”
Hype: If you represent our country we might ask that you not speak so much about your proclivities. (Full disclosure: Skiing while moderately [...]

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You say potato…

Posted on November 16, 2005 - Filed Under

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Interesting read, but I mos strongly object to the following baseless and artificial distinction:
The behavior, drug abuse prevention experts say, is notably different from the use of drugs like marijuana or cocaine, or even the abuse of prescription painkillers, which is also on the rise. The goal for many young adults is not to get [...]

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Deleted scenes from The Warriors?

Posted on November 14, 2005 - Filed Under

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“Several years ago, members of another transvestite gang in the eastern seaside resort city of Pattaya admitted they applied strong tranquilizers to their nipples in order to drug and then steal from unsuspecting men.”

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Kids say the darnedest things

Posted on October 13, 2005 - Filed Under

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And when they’re talking about camel toads, it’s not a psychedelic drug…

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Klosterman v Simmons

Posted on September 27, 2005 - Filed Under

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Bill “Sports Guy” Simmons and Chuck “Drugs & Music Guy” Klosterman discuss: bandwagon fans, blind loyalty, cocaine in the post Len Bias world, Richard Wright and BMK favorites Pinkerton and “Can’t Buy Me Love”.

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