Music Magic! I had a very indie pop day, with much influence from Tina. Loaded Shins, Postal Service, Sufjan Stevens and Fiery Furnace on my compute at work. Listened to Shins taking Emmett to camp this morning (it's still great) and Sufjan on the way home (mostly very lovely).

Postal Service is awesome.

I'm currently listening to the best of Jona Lewie. Which is great fun, it's like an extended musical joke. (And early techno!) Though Louise was my favourite song for some years. (When I was at school I worked out these things, and did not change them lightly.)

Aw, Tina. I'm happy that you're making more money, but can't they factor in the slacking-off so that we can see more of you?

It's always worth getting some Hank Williams out. The man wrote & recorded so many great (and sometimes harrowing) songs that it's hard to believe how short his career & life were. There's a reason that the other greats idolize him.

Joe, I just checked, and it looks like my spamfilter's been overprotective again. I think I fixed it, so if you could re-send ...

I just re-sent it, erin. Let me know if you get it. Maybe the attachment was the problem.

The caller right now to the Leonard Lopate show is a German guy who apparently learned to speak English in Australia. What a strange accent. And this is even kinda on-topic because "word maven Patricia T. O'Conner" is on for her monthly visit. Erin, this should be your gig. O'Conner never has anything useful to say. Caller A: "What's the etymology of the phrase ___?" O'Conner: "I don't know. I've always wondered that, too." Caller B: "___ is often used to mean such and such, but I thought it meant ___. Is that an acceptable usage?" O'Conner: "I've never heard the word. I'll have to look that up." Do I expect her to know everything? Of course not. But if she's going to be promoted as a "word maven" and have a regular gig as an authority on language she should be able to answer a friggin' question on occasion.

I had something to say about music but have forgotten it in my irritation. Lopate's back from the PSA & is playing Sarah Vaughan's "Three Little Words". Very nice. I feel much better now.

The caller right now to the Leonard Lopate show is a German guy who apparently learned to speak English in Australia.

I once bought a carpet off a Turk with an Australian accent. It seemed the least I could do.

Some songs are holy to me, and therefore, using one of these holy songs to sell soda seems blasphemous. One such song is the Rolling Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Led Zeppelin's Rock n' Roll also should not be used to sell trucks. It's the only song to which I will play the air drums at a stop light. It is therefore holy and should not be used to sell a truck.

I'm making a mental list of songs which are holy. Baba O'Reilly by The Who. The Cars' All Mixed Up, though I like the Red House Painters' version just as well. Supremes' I Hear a Symphony.

Sweet Jane. I'll Be You (Replacements). Dilate, Ani DiFranco.

These songs are holy and make me not want to buy your product when (if) you use them, because you have blasphemed and caused me to associate your product with a song that was previously associated with a gorgeous memory of something both good and pure.

I felt that way about Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" and the Stooges' "TV Eye" being used to sell cars, but I ended up shrugging it off. Drake's family & the Igster deserve all the cash they can get.

I guess it would piss me off if I heard Big Star's "Kanga Roo" in a car commercial, but I'd probably get over it again.

Led Zeppelin's Rock n' Roll also should not be used to sell trucks. It's the only song to which I will play the air drums at a stop light. It is therefore holy and should not be used to sell a truck.

Worse, Cadillacs.