beetsnotbeats
Joined: April 26, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 12:48 AM UTC
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Muzak files for bankruptcyMuzak, the company that put pop, string-filled arrangements of rock songs in your elevator, filed bankruptcy papers Tuesday after it missed a $105 million payment to creditors.
jaguar
Joined: October 28, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 01:52 AM UTC
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:o :o :o
I just heard an elevator come to a screeching halt.
azaghal1981
Joined: June 17, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 02:22 AM UTC
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Good fucking riddance.
Relaxer
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 02:18 PM UTC
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I worked in this health food restaurant about… jesus… 20 years ago and we had around 20 Muzak tapes, but it wasn't the new age crap, it was total hipster stuff and it was awesome! I remember one that had Cabaret Voltaire, Gang of Four, the Pop Group, and Crass on it, and another had a mix of great jams, ie the Dead, Allmans, Hawkwind, etc.
So don't paint with too wide a brush, you're liable to color where you oughtn't.
sweetcell
Joined: July 18, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 02:57 PM UTC
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effen hell, relaxer, it's too early to be pulling this sh*t. save it for the PM, will ya? sheesh, off to grab another green tea.
i think your post brought on a severe case of seasonal affective disorder. thanks.
Relaxer
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 07:40 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
effen hell, relaxer, it's too early to be pulling this sh*t. save it for the PM, will ya? sheesh, off to grab another green tea.
i think your post brought on a severe case of seasonal affective disorder. thanks.
I've read this four times now and I still don't know what you're on about. This just might represent a crack in our alliance.
Relaxer
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 08:07 PM UTC
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I'm a very busy high-powered executive, and as such I have no time to watch videos and the like. Can you please summarize it for me?
Relaxer
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 08:28 PM UTC
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that's a damn good metaphor walkonby, almost paradigm-shifting
sweetcell
Joined: July 18, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Signs of the times
February 12, 2009 at 09:34 PM UTC
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Relaxer wrote:
I've read this four times now and I still don't know what you're on about. This just might represent a crack in our alliance.
here's how that reply came about: when i first read your "cool hipster muzak tapes" post, i was left scratching my head… because muzak is muzak - whether it's the beatles or the dead, it's still insipid, insulting muzak. i couldn't seriously believe that you were defending the stuff, so i was wracking (sp?) my brain trying to figure out what you must have
really meant. there had to be a subtle joke, some social commentary, something… and failed. in a fit of mild paranoia, i imagined you planning exactly this outcome. you were laughing at me. so i lashed out. cognitive dissonance got the better of me.
the truth isn't always pretty. sry. but rest assured, the alliance is strong.