andrewtsks:

emilygould:

WHAT.

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Check out this article—it goes pretty in-depth with exploration of the relation between cartography and the lyrics of that Wire song*, and includes quotes from Graham Lewis about why he was inspired to write a song about Centerville, Iowa. I never knew about this before either, but I’m really glad I do now; it’s added quite a bit to my understanding and enjoyment of what’s already a pretty excellent song.

*-For those amongst you who have never had the pleasure of hearing the song in question, “Map Ref. 41°N 93°W”, click through the previous link to find youtube embeds of both Wire’s 1979 original version and My Bloody Valentine’s 1996 cover version.

oh man

Somebody please make me a 4:00 edit of this because my DJ gets wasted and forgets to cut songs. 

sashafrerejones:

Cut Copy, “Sun God (Andrew Weatherall Arp Version),” 2012.

Are you asking for my desert island five or what I think five important records are or for five records you haven’t heard? Off the top of my head I would want Daydream Nation, Let It Bleed, Mother of All Saints, Hex Enduction Hour, and Hank Williams’ 20 Greatest Hits. shit, that list needs some disco.

Fuck yeah, that’s weird, but it wouldn’t be the first time people ignored lyrics. I mean, girls dance to songs about transvestites all the time in the strip club. What I want to know is how bad you guys want to punch Lee Greenwood in the face. I bet you have to hear that shit all. the. time.

Hm. Usually when I start blowing off a regular it’s because he wants a lot more of my time while spending a lot less money than he used to. If this isn’t the case, maybe she is just a flake. It’s 50/50.

I don’t think it’s bad to feel like it’s a waste of time if you go to the club and she isn’t there. Like hairstylists, it’s hard to find a good stripper, and when you find one you stick with her. 

So many things, but ultimately for me it has been having control over my own time. I have not gotten rich from stripping, but by god, I have never worked more than 180 days in a year. 

I will never feel like I have mastered stripping because I am an introvert who has never mastered talking to people or flirting. I am reminded daily to be kind to people and not to judge them too quickly or harshly. 

I have, however, mastered the skill of giving an amazing lapdance and also that thing where you flex one buttcheek at a time.

Take your time! I love reading all of your posts, estrings. I’m OK. I feel good about this year. I’m not in the Northwest and I miss it so bad it makes me feel like my whole body has an ice cream headache. 

I tried to read one of the Eragon books and it was unbelievably bad.  

The coolest thing I ever found at a thrift store was a Recordio record disc lathe cutter. It was kind of like this. I was driving through Kansas when I was 17 and saw a sign for a flea market and felt inexplicably drawn towards it, and there I found it.

That was a really fun question. Thank you!

Do you mean have I given lapdances to the actual people or while their music is playing? In either case, no (though J Mascis can have the second one on the house), but I have danced on stage to “Freak Scene” and “Waiting Room.” Oh, wait, no, I have also given a lapdance to “Waiting Room” while another dancer picked it on stage. 

I try to keep the crowd in mind, but if it’s slow I’ll play whatever I want. If a song repeatedly kills the crowd I won’t dance to it again.