mocked!

i now consider myself mocked by the one known as Dirty Damon.

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please, consider for a moment the following:

1) my absolute and complete love for Think Tank. which i haven't exactly gone on about here, but which i've gone on about at length elsewhere, and which several of you who read this already know about. may ramble on about it here at some point, but quite simply i think it's the best thing they've done in ages, and maybe the best full album they've ever put together. Blur have done some great things, yes, but they generally aren't terribly strong in the album department---with them, it's more a game of singles and excellent b-sides than anything.

2) this led me to dig out things i haven't listened to in ages. including Bustin' and Dronin', which is this weird 2-CD Japan-only set comprised of one disc of odd remixes of a handful of songs off of the self-titled album, and the second disc all live stuff from around that era. had picked it up years ago in a used CD store on a whim. hadn't really liked it much then, but hadn't disliked it either---just felt i wasn't really in the mood. put it away. didn't think much about it until recently, when i dug it up again. found i liked it MUCH more now. have listened to it quite a bit more, as a result. the live stuff is quite fun (unsurprisingly)---whee, "Popscene"! ^^ depending on my mood, i also like the remixes okay---some more than others. will have to peruse liner notes before prattling on further, as i can't get very specific about what version of what with who doing what i'm talking about (esp. as regards remixes) without them. ^^ hence, no prattling here, other than what i've already done. nyah. XD

3) of course, Think Tank leads to touring. Chicago date is 14th July, at the Congress Theatre. the Congress is a pretty good place---again, provided you're up front, it's perfectly fine. haven't been there in years, but i suspect it'd be fine. except it's a Monday.

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Dirty Damon, why do you mock me? WHY??!?! Mariam's got tickets already. hopefully she'll be able to tell me about it, at least. ;.;

(oh well, it's not like i've never seen them this time, at least. not like Sleater-Kinney, whom the fates have determined that i shall never, ever see. --;;;;;;;;;;;;;;)