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__2004-10-08 @ 12:01 a.m._______ Today, yet another day, at the old record store, the fucking dudes from AFI came in and wanted know about a new Perfect Circle cd that supposedly come out. These dudes come in every once in awhile and shop, and it never fails that I end up talking to them about some new fucking album the lead singer dude is looking for. I mean, this is fucking huge store, but for some reason I end up talking to the dudes. The lead singer dude was like "dude, I'm looking for A Perfect Circle's new one, do you know anything about that?" And in my head I'm like "uh, yeah, I don't listen to that shitty band and, uh, neither should you...maybe if you listen to bands like, say, I don't know anything that's remotely cool, like me, your music might be less shitty...seriously, dude." Instead, I said "yeah, totally, go over to the rock section and look under 'P' and let me know if you spot it." He was like "awesome, I'll do that." Then I smiled and said "right on," in that way that I hate- that college-hippie-stoned to the bone way. Later, he comes up and is like "hey, what's this playing in the store?" And I was like "awe, dude, it's this rad band called the Concretes...yeah, you know, like the sidewalk outside and shit." Then we looked some more for the bombass Perfect Circle disc and couldn't find it 'cause it didn't come out yet. Then they left the store with the new Interpol and were totally stoked. Ok, enough with the AFI story. It was funny at the time- you know, in the way that he thought I was some college music dork and how I played into it even though I was aware of the fact. And I don't mind their music- I definitely don't dislike it. They're just normal dudes who end up on MTV all the time 'cause they can write songs and stuff. Also, I should note that while I wouldn't say that lots of famous people come into the store, probably about once a week during my shifts, we'll get somebody coming through looking for some bullshit- like the dudes from Green Day or a basketball player or baseball player or rapper or something. And to my surprise, I never feel shocked or overcome by their stardom. I mean, it's not like I hang with famous dudes all the time...I'm from some small town in Illinois and went to school in Iowa. That said, if Sammy Sosa or Elton John or Chris Matthews came through the doors of the old record store, I might have a seizure and start compulsively lying about height and weight and eating habits....or something. Noteworthy- Thom Yorke had a birthday today...he's thirty-six now bitches. Fucking old as fuck for Pete's sake! Shouldn't his kids be addicted to crack and pain killers by now? Oh, and I watched Bill O'Reilly on the The Daily Show..."that was so bad I'm gonna cut my own mic...cut my mic!" Stewart tried to get O'Reilly to apologize to his viewers for calling them "stoned slackers," to which Reilly simply would not commit to doing. Instead, he said "I must have been stoned." I guess that's as close as it gets. O'Reilly, here's what you'll never get to be- a respectable journalist or news analyst- the thing you want more than anything. Sorry buddy, you blew it- look at the office doors as you walk in everyday- it says "Fox News." << | >>