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Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!

There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.

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DavidS - Sep 22, 2015 7:17:58 pm PDT #6036 of 6436

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

One of my friends was doing a lot of in-depth research on Shkreli, including message boards by traders of Biotech stocks and he's super shady.

There's a strong feeling that (a) he has rich backer who's been using him as a front; and (b) he was purposefully put out to take heat and manipulate the stock market with this stunt.

Apparently there's a huge amount of false reports and FDA decoying used to manipulate biotech stocks. Shkreli himself - with no official scientific credentials - was allowed to write reports for the FDA. Also, his hedge fund was not licensed which is apparently very shady.

Anyway, my impression is that there's a lot more subterranean shit going on with this story than an asshole blowing up on Twitter.

msbelle - Sep 24, 2015 9:24:41 am PDT #6037 of 6436

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I have been listening to the Hamilton OCR stream on NPR at least once a day since it was posted. It is so good. It drops in iTunes at midnight.

LMM references so much in the songs: pop culture, other musicals.

What is killing me right now is when Hamilton yells at Washington to not call him son.

Jon B. - Sep 24, 2015 11:07:03 am PDT #6038 of 6436

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Lin-Manuel Miranda went to my High School. Mere coincidence?!

Kate P. - Sep 24, 2015 11:28:07 am PDT #6039 of 6436

That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I went to college with him! We had friends in common, though he wouldn't remember me. Still, it's been super exciting to see him do so much great work and be recognized for it.

msbelle - Sep 24, 2015 12:18:39 pm PDT #6040 of 6436

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

He's close with people I know from college. The Tony-winning husband of my college friend. It kinda blows me away. I lurves him.

Jon B. - Sep 24, 2015 4:52:41 pm PDT #6041 of 6436

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

We Buffistas are a well-connected lot.

Trudy Booth - Sep 24, 2015 9:41:06 pm PDT #6042 of 6436

Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Saw Hamilton for my birthday - it's pretty damn wonderful.

Tom Scola - Oct 03, 2015 4:54:09 pm PDT #6043 of 6436

Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Tom Scola "Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!" Mar 17, 2014 9:01:59 am PDT

David, are you allowed to do another 33 ⅓ book? Have you considered pitching Bad Music for Bad People? Because duh,

DavidS - Oct 03, 2015 6:46:53 pm PDT #6044 of 6436

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Why are they not the most famous rock couple ever?

They are to me!

David, are you allowed to do another 33 ⅓ book?

No.

But I don't think they've done a Cramps album yet.

tommyrot - Oct 12, 2015 8:16:05 am PDT #6045 of 6436

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

So, how popular was Off Broadway outside of the Chicago area? A friend of mine was surprised I'd heard a lot of their songs growing up in Wisconsin.

Their album On is full of great pop songs.

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