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Next (3), Wave (16), Rocker (2), No (54), Stop (3), Rocket (6), Monkeyfist (1), Kung-fu Grip (1), ah-hum-deh-o (1), Hasbro (1), Mattel (1), Telephone Booth (3)
Description:
Carlo was pretty pumped when he read what MacJams' finest had to say about our recent collaborations. We'll take the good and the bad!

Carlo wrote the words, sang the song, played the guitar parts and sent it to me. My first impression was that it sounded like a Dinosaur Jr song or a Sonic Youth tune.

Yeah, I loved it. I knew why it was sent to me with such an authentic organic feel. It needed it's limbs removed and replaced with arms cast in plastic.

We appreciate any feedback on this tune.

Thanks

Lyrics:
NEXT WAVE ROCKER

I hold my limbs in a tangle,
a jumble of wires.
Making monkeyfist in the telephone booth,
ah-hum-deh-o
I don’t move like a man
when I’m moving my hands.
My hand is a kung-fu grip,
kung-fu plastic grip!

And I don’t wanna stop, I’m a no-stop rocket
Hasbro-mattel, Mattel-hasbro
And I don’t wanna stop, I’m a no-stop rocket
I told you before what kind of rocker I am
I told you before what kind of rocker I am

I’m a next-wave swamp thing
all circuits and ice cream
ah-hum-deh-o
To have and to hold to touch and to know
I feel alright
I don’t move like a man when
I’m moving my hands
A timeghost in the telephone booth
a-hum-deh-o

And I don’t wanna stop, I’m a no-stop rocket
Hasbro-mattel, Mattel-hasbro
And I don’t wanna stop, I’m a no-stop rocket
I told you before what kind of rocker I am
I told you before what kind of rocker I am

I told you before what kind of rocker I am


Hardware:
Fender Strat, Hondo II Bass, Shure Mic

Software:
GB4
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awesome &mdash 10/10/07 - 01:35:38 AM
you guys are the rulers. you're right about the sonic youth thing, but the weird keyboard effects(is that a wah wah pedal?) and the fake drums take it somewhere else. i really like this.

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Rulers? &mdash 10/10/07 - 07:01:54 AM
Thanks Michael. Coming from a songwriter like you, that's a major compliment.

I enjoy writing songs with Carlo because of his unique poetry and how he somehow works it all into the song. In our earliest songs, Carlo would have me hack out some off timed beat on the drum machine, then he would sing, then I'd play a bass line, then he did guitar tracks! Tokyo One was the first song we wrote like that. Uncanny!

When he sends me the file with his vocals, guitars and a single drum loop from beginning to end, I feel like a kid in a candy store.

The weird keyboard effect is specifically the Fuzzy Clav Instrument (which has Auto Wah in it's default setting) and I added a tiny bit of echo and reverb to produce what I felt was the most appropriate wah wah possible. Thanks for asking.

I tend to forget the original dynamic of our band - we used Dr Rhythm and ran it through an Alesis Midiverb and we used the Latin Drums on one of my Casio synthesizers. Fake drums were and are part of our sound. I guess I should just quit moaning about it and pay more attention to the girls dancing on the dance floor.

I was always plugging drum machines into synthesizers to try to get new sounds. I do the same thing for many of my songs as a starting point. I prefer the midi tracks so I can control every single note. Loops to me are still a gigundus mystery and I admire anyone able to use them.

Thanks for listening.

Bob

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You &mdash 10/10/07 - 01:56:10 AM
two have really got something going here. VERY catchy song with great production - I like the drums too. I know what kind of rockers you are - great ones.
Cheers
Len



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I'm A No-Stop Rocket! &mdash 10/10/07 - 07:08:29 AM
Thanks Len!

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finally &mdash 10/10/07 - 03:42:12 AM
i get 2 c the lyrics.!
Great production and a sweeet song... wheres my t. Booth t-shirt???

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T-Shirts &mdash 10/10/07 - 07:15:38 AM
Thanks Steve. We're printing some more youth sizes this weekend. I'll be sure to get you a child's small!

Hope you're having fun and finding inspiration in Malta. I saw the Malta flag beside your name yesterday. How cool are you, Mr World traveler?

Be safe and don't drink the water!

You pal (and Adult Large t-shirt wearer),

Bob


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no-stop rocket &mdash 10/10/07 - 03:44:59 AM
The chorus is catchy like a kung-fu grip. The evil-scientist hybridation of organic and plastic is a success . Glad to see Telephone Booth back from the Junkyard with a vengeance.

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Kung Fu Grip &mdash 10/10/07 - 08:02:31 AM
Thanks CJ.

I appreciate your comments on the song before I posted it. It helped me focus on a few important elements that I would've probably overlooked. The end result could've been too many synthesizers.

Hey, how was the pool party?

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Rockin'.... &mdash 10/10/07 - 05:24:23 AM
...awesome lyrics to go with it.

"Hasbro-mattel"...hehehe

Really clever with a sledge hammer delivery.

Enjoyed this very much.....

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Hasbro-mattel, Mattel-hasbro &mdash 10/10/07 - 08:12:47 AM
You think Carlo's in tune with his childhood?

Ask me if I'm autobot,
I say I am not,
Maybe I am Micronaut
Maybe I am not

Just a few lyrics he decided not to use on this version of the song.

He is one clever sledge hammer.

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masters of the universe &mdash 10/10/07 - 06:43:11 AM
hasbro mattel - mattel hasbro

you guys have really done it this time. Ihar you about wanting live drums - but you did such a good job with the loops that I never would have thought about it. How'd you manage that after the guitars? Did Carlo play to a more basic track that you replaced? Excellent synth business and the guitars and vox are perfect. Reminds me of the Voidoids as much as SY.

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Drums &mdash 10/10/07 - 08:39:55 AM
Thanks bud. I'm really taken by the response from you guys. I think the song is pretty great, but I wasn't expecting anyone else to like it!

Carlo used a single drum loop throughout the song pretty much as a metronome, and when I got it, I started by finding members of the same JamPack family (imagine that) and tried to make transitions. A crash, a little change up kinda thing and then I hacked loops to the point of pure stupidity for the explosion towards the end.

Carlo and I had a very close drummer friend die while we were working on this song, so it was my intention to create maniacal intense drums like our buddy Jeff might've done.

I hear the Hell in his voice as well. Thanks again for the kind words. The next song is already in the works and boy is it something!

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Caliente. &mdash 10/10/07 - 08:02:44 AM
Feeeeeeeeeeel you - no-stop-rocket. Marvelloso grande.

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I don't wanna stop &mdash 10/10/07 - 08:45:30 AM
Mucho masticando, muchacho del blonde.

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You rockin &mdash 10/10/07 - 12:08:30 PM
What kind? Oh yeah that kind! Love the attitude in the singing brings me back to my circle jerk.. dead kennnedy days, But newer waver like! excellent !

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Next Wave Rockers &mdash 10/10/07 - 12:22:45 PM
(I told you before what kind of rocker I am!)

Thanks ego!

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hard and heavy &mdash 10/10/07 - 01:55:46 PM
with a nod to the early 80's rock, pre hair bands. it has a definite underground feel.
nicely done, and i dont mind the drums so much.

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Hard And Heavy &mdash 10/11/07 - 07:04:06 AM
You know about hard and heavy Allen - great new version of your latest.

Thanks for the listen!



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ocasek &mdash 10/10/07 - 04:37:10 PM
it creates musical poetry of decades ago. the lyrics are gooey. they almost coalesce into meaning, and then metamorphose into looking-glass insects and fly away. it is a delight to see this happen. it seems tight and loose simultaneously. 0x0

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looking-glass insects &mdash 10/11/07 - 10:36:59 AM
You're pretty poetic. Ever gonna sing for us?

Thanks Icey!

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this is &mdash 10/10/07 - 04:40:12 PM
brilliant - I just love your sound including the fake drums - you've done an excellent job with them - keep 'em coming!

Peter

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Fake Drums, Fake Band &mdash 10/11/07 - 10:53:12 AM
Thanks for the comments Peter.

This is invaluable to us. Not meaning of no value, but, well.... you know what I mean!

Thanks!

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Shazam! &mdash 10/10/07 - 04:56:22 PM
This was pretty unexpected. Nice production. Nice collab. Your (K)board really shines in this, not to say carlo's additions don't shine as well! I really dig this fellers. Hope to hear more of your combined total!

Ax

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Shazbot &mdash 10/11/07 - 11:50:26 AM
Thanks Alvin -

Thanks for taking the time to comment and thanks for taking that horrific image of your profile.

I was having trouble sleeping.

Now we can be elctrofriends again.

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telephone booth &mdash 10/10/07 - 05:09:56 PM
I like it!

Can't wait to hear the next one.

Are you working on a theme album - limbs and telephone booths? Would make for a very interesting album cover.

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Telephone Booth &mdash 10/11/07 - 12:01:51 PM
We are committed to an album's worth of music. Not sure what the cover art will look like, but you can rest assured it will be well planned.

Not only is Carlo one of my most favorite singer songwriters, he's also one of my most favorite visual artists.

And estellie, what's up with your fascination with limbs?

Thanks muchacha armada adicional

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catchy and scratchy &mdash 10/10/07 - 11:37:17 PM
I wanna be a rock star with a kung fu grip and paint my face like a mattel toy from china and eat ice cream in swamps and tangle my arms telephone chords while dismantling the phone receiver...well that's the type of rock start I am.

Real catchy tune and liked you synth inclusion, you come up with clever workable sounds. i guess that's the type of rock start you are!

neato!

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Catchy and Scratchy! &mdash 10/11/07 - 12:09:14 PM
Sounds like the nick names for my dogs!

Thanks for the laugh Vic. Now I know what kind of rocker you are too....

Waitaminit..... I already knew what kind of rocker you are. One of the finest from the swamps of China. Wha?

Glad you like the synths. I tried real hard to create a decent contrast with those beefy guitars without trying to put it up front and steal the spotlight. That's not the kind of rocker I am.



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MR Arms &mdash 10/10/07 - 11:53:35 PM
great song and nice mix . Love the vocals and the kinda live set feel to it !

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Live Vocals &mdash 10/11/07 - 12:13:41 PM
Thanks Mr DJ.

I think Carlo's voice is pretty great too.

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Great work, guys! &mdash 10/11/07 - 02:23:30 AM
I'm way into the post-punk loop/live sound of men making noise that suits their character (although, having not met Giancarlo (yet) that's a calculated assumption).

I took your heads-up about the drum sounds and thought that it may be a weak part of the tune, but no, no & no! That's what gives it the interest as a fine backdrop to the guitar and bass work that is right up my street. Vox are great - Carlo is right up there obviously enjoying the gig, and Bob - your backing is ace, and that's the 5EA stamp, over what really should be on the Telephone Booth profile...


Downloaded, faved and straight to iPod. I love being able to do that - especially with work from your stable.

Keep it up, boys!

Jim

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The Drum's Beat And The Guitar's Strung &mdash 10/11/07 - 12:21:42 PM
Thanks Jim.

I guess I'll be printing TWO Telephone Booth t-shirts now!

You and Steve will have to alternate days that you wear them so that people don't think you're twins or something.

It's comments like these that make me feel good about the money I send you through PayPal every week!

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Move over "Kum-bay-yah"... &mdash 10/11/07 - 03:58:01 AM
..."Ah-hum-deh-o" will take it from here thank you!

Crunchy tuneage bro! I may have to invest in a couple of extra arms myself! Ha ha...

Exceptionally good vocal this time out. Love the harmony sections! This may be my fave of all your posts so far. KUDOS!

Be well man!

Kamikaze Ballerina: http://www.macjams.com/song/35895

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Kamikaze Ballerina! &mdash 10/11/07 - 12:39:58 PM
Thanks Michael.

I feel the same about your new post. Incredible song.

ah-hum-deh-o!!

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all five arms &mdash 10/11/07 - 03:43:34 PM
jammin on the guitars during that chorus. what a great wall of sound. fun & funky. That wah effect takes center stage. way cool. passionate vocals

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Passionate &mdash 10/12/07 - 07:32:05 AM
I'm anxious to share more passion.

Thanks K2B!

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Can I get a tee too? &mdash 10/11/07 - 11:39:36 PM
Im a Carlo fan as well as a 5EA fan, lethal combo, I hear some Iggy in this but on the next century new earth...just a great feast of sounds!

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Free T-Shirts! &mdash 10/12/07 - 08:46:14 AM
Now that you mention it, Mr Wounded, I better get the t-shirt design done pronto. I'll have to have anyone that wants a shirt to send me their size and address. Thanks man!

I'm a fan of Carlo too. I've been begging him for 2 years to get off his lazy bottom and get ah-hum-deh-o-ing!

Thanks again for Analogapalooza!

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Iggy &mdash 10/12/07 - 11:19:35 AM

Speaking of Iggy, you should see Carlo perform live. Cat-like prowess with kung-fu grip. He has a real presence and a shipload of attitude packed into his thin white tattooed frame.

He was meant to be a front man, no one will ever argue that.

Why, it's been said that he's the Steve Craig of the USA.
(Steve Craig? Wasn't he the Crocodile Hunter?)

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Five Extra &mdash 10/12/07 - 12:17:42 AM
Telephone Booths. I like the lyrics and the "let it all hang out" vocal prformance. Another real good one. Regards

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let it all hang out &mdash 10/12/07 - 10:57:48 AM
Thanks Buckhorn.

It's our primary mission to let it all hang out.



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Excited &mdash 10/12/07 - 05:11:40 AM
I was really excited to hear a new one of yours. The chorus is great for starters. Carlo is an outstanding writer. It does remind me of Sonic Youth and the Pixies somewhat, which is cool.
Awesome "keyboard fx's" they really fit the song.
Great rock voice Carlo.
Way to go Bobby!
Dave

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Excitable Boys &mdash 10/12/07 - 11:09:42 AM

It's very cool making noise with Carlo again.

We always found a way to make it work out with our combined interests and various noise makers. I think the secret is to keep the guitar and vocals as the central elements and pile the rest of the noises around it and try to create some variety here and there. We like to glue things down and peel 'em back off, scratch it out or paint over the whole thing and start over. It's a great process that works well for us both. Carlo calls it "kick the can" Secrets from the Telephone Booth - October Edition



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Another &mdash 10/12/07 - 09:46:39 AM
song that is way cool, Bob! I like the way you use words. Some of it may not make sense to me, but the lyrics are somehow satisfying. Maybe it's their rhythmic value? Anyway this one was fun. I love the sounds you create.
chip

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Sorry, after reading the comments &mdash 10/12/07 - 09:50:51 AM
I realized you didn't write the words. Anyway I like it!
c

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What Are Words For? &mdash 10/12/07 - 02:58:04 PM
Hey Chip, thanks for listening. Although I didn't write these words, I have written words similar and in a totally different order. Why, once I even a song that had words from begining to end, not one of the words (or combination of words) was "kung-fu grip" or "circuits and ice cream".

Thanks for the good news! There's a ton of future dads/new dads roaming this site. Congratulations!

Bob

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takes me... &mdash 10/12/07 - 01:35:01 PM
back to my high school days!
freaking love it!
super job guys!
more, more more!

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Timeghost In The Telephone Booth &mdash 10/12/07 - 03:03:21 PM
Wait til our next song. It'll bring you back to your days in diapers.

Thanks man!

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Non Stop Rocket &mdash 10/12/07 - 04:49:58 PM
Dear X-Tra Appendages,

This song is surely a hit. It kind of sickens me though. You see Deanna Sue, my ex, has always had a thing for space travel. She really got excited about that dufuss from Virgin Airways starting a space travel program for Joe six packs and she was ready to go. I told her that as soon as it was a reality, I%u2019d shoot her into space no matter what it cost.

Well, like all Englishmen, the promise seemed to be a long time coming, to make things worse space travel seemed to be one of the few glues holding our marriage together.

After a hot night of efficient, consensual sex, Deanna Sue started talking about the trip. I, under the influence of satisfaction and one too many Mike%u2019s Hard Lemonades spouted, %u201CThat Limey%u2019s never gonna get off the ground!!%u201D

I don%u2019t think any heat shield could take the searing that I took while re-entering the reality that was marital dissatisfaction. Deanna Sue called me a buzz kill, which is quite the insult considering she consumed 12 Khalua & Yoohoo%u2019s.

Needless to say, your no stop rocket brought all the miserable memories right back down to earth!!!

Thanks for nothing, schlep!!!


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Ground Control To Major Mustard &mdash 10/13/07 - 07:38:28 AM
Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear....

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5 extra stars! &mdash 10/13/07 - 02:59:32 AM
This kicks like a mexican drug mule - aces!

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All Circuits And Ice Cream &mdash 10/13/07 - 08:44:30 AM
ah-hum-deh-o!

Thanks Lenny, you handsome and mysterious man, you.

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Just when I think I'm back on track &mdash 10/14/07 - 03:04:56 PM
I get thrown off ......

A great arrangement and I love the lyrics

Sophisticated lo-fi.

Cheers

Dick

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Off Track &mdash 10/14/07 - 03:06:53 PM
Thanks Dick, you handsome and mysterious man, you.



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Shades of the IG &mdash 10/15/07 - 07:39:36 PM
Hey,
Cool. Certainly shades of Iggy and the Stooges here. Love the lo-fi wah. You either love wah or you hate it, I and I LOVE it. Nice use of deep reverb on the backing vox.

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STOOGE-ATHON &mdash 10/16/07 - 11:06:01 AM
Thanks Phil. I was hoping you'd like my mix. I came this close to sending it to you for a listen, then I say, "Naaaawww. He's too busy for the likes of me".

I love the Stooges - Moe, Larry, Shemp, Curly.... Iggy was the new guy, right? He's funny too!

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never &mdash 10/16/07 - 12:43:31 PM
Never to busy for you! Bring it on, next time...

Philip

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You're My Favorite Stooge &mdash 10/16/07 - 04:48:57 PM
Thanks Philip. I most certainly will!

You see that everybody? Racerat and I are PALS!!

Bob

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surprise for the day!! &mdash 10/17/07 - 09:59:06 AM
and a mving little tune.....does have a live feel! i like this one...very much!

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Surprise! &mdash 10/17/07 - 12:48:58 PM
You're my other favorite Stooge, Davis!

Thanks for the listen. I'm off to Shame Town!

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wow &mdash 11/18/07 - 11:26:14 AM
Killer tune, guys. Damn catchy with top shelf production.

Very nicely done.

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Applying The Pigeonfilter... &mdash 11/20/07 - 11:34:03 AM
...always works for me.

Thanks for listening!

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Emmm..? &mdash 11/29/07 - 06:35:00 PM
Getting close to Xmas and I haven't got a T-Booth T-Shirt to give as my UPOTY. (Unique Present of The Year). Could surely come close to the time I gave an industrial magnet from a fibre-glass manufacturing machine as a gift.....

Always a good move to give a gift that doesn't get repeated (or used/spoken about!). I could also do with a new tee for the winter.

Hee hee!

Jim

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Wow! &mdash 12/21/07 - 02:58:20 AM
This song rocked like you told me before.

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Heightened &mdash 02/29/08 - 03:46:49 PM
Thanks for listening!

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this has &mdash 02/29/08 - 03:30:06 PM
stones feel ...second time this week i've said thag...hmmm......and a young mick jagger type vocal....brown sugar comes to mine.....but...this is no stiones rehash...this rocks mightily on its own....punker rocker kooler.....!

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Brown Sugar &mdash 09/10/08 - 10:48:55 AM
Carlo does have some Jumping Jack Flash moves in him. He's a terrific front man as anyone will say that's seen us live.

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It undoubdetly has a S.Y. or D.J. feel &mdash 03/08/08 - 03:16:15 PM
and this is one thing that makes me definitely like it!

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Sonic Youth &mdash 09/10/08 - 10:49:46 AM
Big influence on me as a musician. Thanks!

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How did &mdash 09/09/08 - 02:41:55 PM
I miss this? How brilliant is the line, "I%u2019m a next-wave swamp thing, all circuits and ice cream"? Love it.


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All Ciruits And Ice Cream &mdash 09/10/08 - 10:50:55 AM
Tell me about it. He's my favorite gutter poet.

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This just &mdash 11/22/08 - 08:24:12 AM
popped into my iTunes again. What a truly fantastic track it is.
Cheers
Len



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