First, many congrats and happy wishes, joe!!

Second, thanks again for buying/mailing those CDs, Hec.

Third, I saw Wille Nelson and Bob Dylan last night for free (it was our office summer party). I have to say - Wille was fun but Dylan was amazing. I got chills like five times. Not just because he played "I Shall Be Released" and "Times they are A Changin'" - but because he was just plain rocking out and I was pretty close to the stage and I could see his eyes and he looked healthy and happy. It was great.

Sunday I am seeing the Wrens and the Decemberists at a music fest here. $15. Can't beat that.

I owe you CDs, don't I, Tina?

I wouldn't say you owe me, Corwood. But I did mention that I would like a copy of your last year-best-of mix. There was something else...just a sec...hmm searching the thread for "tina, CD, corwood" got me 232 results so...not that helpful.

I think there was something else but I just can't remember what it was.

BTW, this weekend I downloaded Oceans Apart (new Go-Betweens) from emusic and I'm enjoying it a lot.

That's a lot of results! I definitely have a year-end mix for you (it's like Xmas in July!), and would be more than happy to send you any number of other CDs.

David, the CDs arrived! Thank you so much! I'll get a check in the mail to you ASAP.

Paging Hecubot! Paging Hecubot!

Are there any stores in your fair city that carry back issues of gothy magazines? I'm trying to get my lace-gloved hands on old issues of Propaganda. Bonus points if you can track down issues of New Grave OR Meltdown (which is from the UK).

Are there any stores in your fair city that carry back issues of gothy magazines?

Well, there's The Magazine which sells back issues of every magazine it can get its hands on. I have scored some Gothy material there (including a Dave Vanian cover when he had long hair and a puffy pirate shirt), but I doubt they organize that stuff like they do their vintage issues of Vogue or Playboy. You should call them.

You can also try Anubus Warpus on Haight Street. They carry contemporary mags, but have a bunch of old stock around.

Just got this question from a friend:

when i was a little girl (mid-seventies) my mom would play the acoustic guitar and sing songs to me. i recently pulled out her guitar and looked through the old sheet music, and i cannot find the music or the title for this song. i have tried to look it up online, but i'm having no luck. does anyone know what this song is called? it is played and sung to the same tune as "do your ears grow long".

oh, i found a little chickee over by the road side
the little chick was hungry and he almost died
so i took him to the farmhouse and i saved his little hide
if i hadn't come along he probably would have died

so i laid him on a nest
but he would hatch an egg
so i poured some boiling water down the little chickee's leg
and the little chickee hollered
and the little chickee begged
and the little chickee laid a hard boiled egg!

Anyone? Bueller?

It seems like the title is "Had a little Chickie" ETA Or "I Had a little Chickie" and some sites say it's to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw."

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where as it should be called " you are a crazy animal abuser, I am rescuing the Chickee from your evil hand and calling PETA on your ass" or something.