and for chrissake, put your dern shoes on

William Eggleston from his book Wedgewood Blue

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State troopers believe they have identified the perps behind the bus vandalism that caused many Valley schools to close on Tuesday. In a sorry testament to the times we live in, the boys' inspiration is being attributed to MTV. Can't wait to see what this turns into.

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To you and I it's obvious, of course, but yet another alaskan goes outside without shoes and freezes to death.

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Ranking high among the many highlights from the first Terrastock festival in Providence many years ago was watching Jeremy Barnes behind a kit. In addition to playing with Neutral Milk Hotel that weekend, he sat in on the Supreme Dicks' set when their drummer couldn't make it and killed it. I've been a convert ever since--listening to Bablicon sometimes borders on the spiritual for me. If you've never seen him perform, you should check out this footage Brainwashed has from Barnes' latest project, A Hawk and a Hacksaw. You too, may see the light.

fucking brilliant . . .