I used to love them - until he sucked the wrong end of a mo-ped tailpipe. I have never heard of a funnier way to get that done, if suicide can in any way be deemed "funny".

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I always assumed Jim Ellison chose the moped as his suicide mechanism because it symbolized the way he felt about his place in the world. At the early part of his career, he had great ambitions to "make it big" as a rock star, and huge things were, indeed, predicted for his band, Material Issue. As the years passed, though, Material Issue's style of power pop seemed increasingly out-of-touch with a changing musical zeitgeist, and thus the band failed to meet commercial expectations. While the group was a purveyor of beautifully crafted power pop, the early 90's musical landscape was increasingly being reshaped in accordance with an emerging "alternative" aesthetic, making Material Issue's work commercially and culturally irrelevant. Perhaps this is why, then, he chose to commit suicide using the moped--the act itself was both a rebellion against and a final concession to a world in which he felt he no longer had a place. Like the moped in an age of crotch rockets, perhaps Ellison saw his work as an anachronism, a curiosity rather than a meaningful cultural statement.

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Oddly enough, I was just listening to Destination Universe yesterday. Unfortunately it's out of print, I used to have it on cassette (!) back in the day and I'd been looking for it for quite awhile but finally found it at Reckless for like $4.

I tend to lean toward liking that one over IPO and the last one

Maybe he just couldn't afford a car?

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He was pretty well off financially.

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For the second time this week, I woke up with the AC/DC song "Touch too Much" in my head. Downloaded it this time.

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You can't see me because of internet.

The landowner effectively owns part shares in millions of part-time slaves called, "taxpayers." -Roy L
A Personal Relationship with Jesus?

Sounds like someone's a fan of the wake-n-spank.

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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame.

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I woke up with "Mr. Jones" ringing thru my head this morning.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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Odd. I woke with "Me and Mrs. Jones" ringing through mine.

You're sure it was your head that Mr. Jones was penetrating?

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Rebellion (Lies) by The Arcade Fire, it was the song on my alarm as it went off this morning. Good song to wake up to, except it easily gets stuck in my head.

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Fantastic Voyage by Coolio.

I've been recording my old college radio shows onto my hard drive and that was the last song I heard before calling it a day yesterday.

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-Larry D.

Host of Chicago Bears Review
http://chicagobearsreview.mypodcast.com

Go Cubs Win!

Is that a gay joke?

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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I've had "Police On My Back" by The Clash stuck in my head for a week now.

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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame.

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+1 on that

that is one catchy little number. that is the band "they might be giants" who perform that, actually.

Police & Thieves is great too. Oh yeah

"Everybody have fun tonight,
Everbody Wang Chung tonight..."

Can somebody please stop the madness???

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Seriously?

"Rock the Casbah" by The Clash (1982)

All Summer Long Kid Rock .Nice hook ,I seem to have heard it someplace before .( Please do not flame I know where it's from )

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

the lame ass Chris Cornell theme song to Casino Royale -
what the fuck happened to him?

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

I wish Soundgarden would reunite. "Down On The Upside" is one incredible album.

So the song stuck in my head when I started typing was "Dude I Totally Miss You" by Tenacious D, but now I'm hearing "Burden In My Hand".

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-"God is great. Beer is good. And People are crazy!"

The song Party Pit from The Hold Steady, except instead of the lyric "Gonna walk around and drink some more", ive been singing "Gonna walk around with Stink some more".

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"What's the frequency, Kenneth?"

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Seriously?

Virtual Insanity by jamiroquai.

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Good song. Good album.

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Kid Cairo's Boers & Bernstein YouTube Channel

Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley currently stuck in this guy's head

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Nah - I liked it better when Stevie Wonder sang it.

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fucking shit, thanks to q101 earlier, i have had "teenage dirtbag" by wheatus in my head all day...it won't go away!!!!

Listen to Iron Maiden, baby.

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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame.

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