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Music and technology mix Sonic Generator is Tech’s R E E L R E V I E W S new chamber music ensemble. Experimenting with the ways Technology can transform the entire live music experience, the The Fountain depicts timeless connections group will perform at the Tech By Daniel Griffin tury, a man moves through space and unexpectedly, leading to the direction of the film as a whole. Alumni House at 190 North Contributing Writer in his biosphere/spaceship with the fusion of the three narratives as the Aronofsky was recently in town Avenue at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. Tree of Life. film progresses. The initial direction for a short question and answer 14th. Exploring the meaning of life Aronofsky moves the action deftly of these parallels is, at first,unknown session following a showing of his and death is a tough task, but a new between the three time periods, using (an admitted intention of Aronof- film. sci-fi movie, The Fountain, manages changes in the tone of his narrative sky). He claims his goal was to He has been traveling around the Hip-hop bluegrass to tackle it by interweaving three to direct the changes in time. throw the audience into the film, stories that take place in a ten century These shifts often come quickly bewildered, and slowly develop the See Fountain page 16 band visits Atlanta time span. The Fountain, a new film by The Villebillies, a 10 Darren Aronofsky that opens Nov. member band hailing from 22, surpasses his previous films in Kentucky, will be performing almost every way. at 8 p.m. at Smith’s Olde If the name Aronofsky fails to Bar this Saturday to promote ring any bells, try the two other their self-titled debut album. full-length films he has directed, Pi Tickets are $15 in advance. For and Requiem for a Dream. additional information visit Though he has shown he pos- wwwsmithsoldebar.com sesses a talent for directing in his past films, the plot of The Fountain is difficult to describe on paper, as Open market the visuals take control of the film and its direction. enlivens 17th St. Three parallel plot lines continue through the film, using the same two Vendors will visit Atlantic actors (Hugh Jackman and Rachel Station this weekend to Weisz) to depict the parallels in all participate in the area’s second three stories. In the 16th century, open market. The market is open a Spanish conquistador is sent to Saturday from 10 a.m. until 7 find the Tree of Life, granter of p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. immortality. until 3 p.m. Though only the In the year 2000, a surgeon at- Photo courtesy Warner Brother’s Pictures second week of the market, all tempts to find a cure to his wife’s Under the direction of Darren Aronofsky, Rachel Weisz stars alongside Hugh Jackman in The Fountain. vendor spaces are sold out. brain tumor, and in the 26th cen- The film follows three storylines, each set 500 years apart, beginning in the sixteenth century. French economist’s book Folk legend impresses in L5P By Lindsay Deal Good,” a song about drinking beers bals kept time for this much slower provides slacker’s manifesto Entertainment Editor at the local bar, and continued with song. the alchool references in the mark- “Mariano” was followed by “Not a By Jonathan Saethang the extensive amount of time and Last weekend folk icon Robert edly less depressing “Gringo Hon- Drop of Rain” from his 2001 album Contributing Writer effort spent preparing for a job. Earl Keen, dressed in a classic black eymoon” about some newlyweds’ Gravitational Forces, and then by Maier, however, has a different shirt and pleated black dress pants, day across the Mexican border. the title track of his 2005’s What I Corinne Maier, a French econo- view on the importance of a strong took the stage following the denim Following the end of the third Really Mean. mist has rerelased her Europen best work ethic. –and-cowboy-hat-clad opening act, song, a number of good ole’ boys After the accompaniment of his seller Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Instead, she implores her read- in a night that in the audience band for the first eight songs of the Work Doesn’t Pay for an American ers to do as little work as possible, clearly depicted began to chant impressive 25-song set, the band left audience. promising a more fulfilling experi- the differences “...it’s a little creepy “Robert Earl the stage for three songs, leaving only For many people, college is the ence in the workplace. In a sense, it between red- Keen, Robert Keen and his guitar. bridge between education and an is the reverse of anarchism; instead neck honky- when that chant Earl Keen”. “Now you’re stuck with me,” said occupation, of causing tonk and quality gets in your head “ T h a t ’ s which is the- c h a o s t o Texas-style folk good, but its See Keen, page 19 oretically the p r o m p t music. while you’re on the a little crepy application change and Keen played road and you’re like w h e n t h a t of learned uphe ava l, to a house nearly chant gets in knowledge Maier pre- full of loyal fans, ‘Robert Earl Keen’” your head while into a profes- scribes idle- both old and you’re on the sion. ness. young, during Robert Earl Keen road and you’re At Tech, Bonjour his two shows Texas singer/songwriter like ‘Robert many stu- Laziness was at Little Five Earl Keen’,” dents spend a bestseller Points’ Variety said Keen. He four (or five, in Europe Playhouse last Friday and Satur- then gave in to the audience’s six, and so be fore it day. demand with Willie, and they all on…) years was trans- After releasing his thirteenth repeated the chant, this time pro- prepa ring lated from album, Live at the Ryman, earlier viding the chorus to the song. themselves French to this Summer, this king of the Texas Next came “Wild Wind,” fol- to take on English for music scene is currently touring the lowed by “Mr. Wolf and Mama a role in its American nation to promote it. The album, Bear,” a song described by the artist the corpo- release. recorded in Nashville’s historic as “a song about some really, really rate world, The book Ryman Auditorium (former home nasty animals.” equipping e x a m i n e s of the Grand Olde Opry), includes As the lights dimmed, Keen themselves the nuances live performances of some of Keen’s paused for a moment before the with a solid of the cor- classic hits such as “What I Really next song. “After the show, inevi- e d u c a t i o n porate world Mean,” “Broken End of Love,” and tably, somebody will come up to and a strong work ethic. and scrutinizes the worthlessness “Amarillo Highway.” me and ask ‘Why didnt you play After years of work in college, of the workplace. Saturday, Keen played both old ‘Mariano’?’” he said. With it only makes sense to work extra and new songs to an eager crowd minimal drums, hard in the worplace, not to waste See Bonjour, page 21 of fans. taps on He opened the show with “Feelin’ the cym- 16 • Friday, November 10, 2006 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

Cate Blanchett walked away citing The quick editing style of the that it was time for a change. Fountain”, in the film as well as from page 15 creative differences. previous films has been replaced His progression as a filmmaker is Rachel Weisz’s soft prodding of Fountain New fans may have a chance to by precise camera placement, facial on clear display and is veryexciting Jackman to “finish it.” discover him as well since the MPAA close-ups, and swift tracking shots, to see, especially in a day of increas- The shift between reality and country (and will continue to do so) recently set a PG-13 rating for the giving this film much more sophis- ingly vapid filmmaking. thought is not extremely subtle, but to promote The Fountain. film instead of the original R rating. tication and emotional power than The cinematography is breathtak- I fear that most will have difficulty Aronofsky fans will not be With the birth of The Fountain, gone its predecessors. ing, the most spectacular being the distinguishing what actually occurs disappointed by the long awaited are the days of the steady-cam and Aronofsky says that he had run space sequences. All of the space and what does not. Still, Aronofsky’s project, which temporarily shut hip-hop montages used heavily in the course with his style choices in nebula formations were created by decision to leave most of the inter- down in 2003 when Brad Pitt and Pi and Requiem. Pi and Requiem for a Dream and felt filming chemical reactions and mi- pretation to the viewer is what makes crobial processes with a high-zoom The Fountainworth seeing. camera and microscope. Although you may leave with Indeed, no computer generated more questions than answers as the images were used in the film what- film jumps across ten centuries, you soever- a fact that makes the imagery will be entertained into thinking. seem more or- The Foun- ganic and plau- tain requires sible, particulary careful view- in the space travel The quick editing ing, but those sequences. style of the previous who pay atten- A ronof sk y tion will not go uses these tran- films has been unrewarded. scendental im- replaced with T he pro - ages as backdrops gression and for Jackman’s precise camera maturation of p r o g r e s s i o n placement, facial A r onof s k y ’s through space, work is some- giving t hese close-ups, and thing to be scenes a perfect swift tracking both praised tone to underline and exuberant the Mayan belief shots, giving this about, for this that the nebula film much more film indicates was their under- we can continue world. sophistication... to expect great Aronofsky’s things from him meditation on death and rebirth in the future. approaches similar territory to 2001: Seeing the great struggle that A Space Odyssey, yet it reshapes the Aronofsky had in completing this rumination in a new and exciting wonderful, yet obviously non-tra- Photo courtesy Warner Brothers’ Pictures way. ditional film, we should all be so Tom Creo, a 21st century scientist played by Hugh Jackman, bathes his wife Izzi, played by Rachel Pay attention to the use of the fortunate as to experience and sup- Weisz. Jackman and Weisz portray versions of the same characters in three different time periods. book, not surprisingly titled “The port such a budding filmmaker.

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For Competition or Workshop Classical Music Appreciation 7 th information email: Tuesday, November 14 , 6:45 PM The Weekly Puzzle was originally broadcast [email protected] on National Public Radio’s “Weekend “Artos” (prayer service w/ communion) Edition Sunday” on November 5, 2006. th Thursday, November 16 , 11:00 AM Copyright 2006 NPR. All rights reserved. Free lunch after the service ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, November 10, 2006 • 17 N O T E W O R T H Y Irish singer/songwriter Damien Foo Fighters first Rice’s new 9 lacks continuity, flow live album delights By Kristin Noell disappointing, as the rest of the not be happy to have them there. By Kenneth Baskett The second problem with live Opinions Editor album is a cache of random songs Unfortunately, one of the catchiest Senior Staff Writer albums is the fact that most people that have very little in common bits of the entire album is the chorus interested in a band’s live recordings Damien Rice fans everywhere besides the artist. The lack of flow of “Rootless Tree,” during which The Foo Fighters released their already own most of the songs on the have been looking forward to a new is not unexpect- Rice drops the first live CD, Skin and Bones Tuesday. record in studio form. Why shell out album since the release of 2002’s ed from Rice, f-bomb more The performances for the album were for songs they already own to hear O. His highly anticipated sopho- however. Even times than you recorded over the summer during a them played worse? Again, this is not more album, simply titled 9, has individual songs Rice, who has care to count, three night stint in Los Angeles at the the case with Skin and Bones. its American release this Tuesday, sound choppy; been historically killing a song Pantages Theater. Done in support Being an acoustic concert, most Nov. 14. the end of “El- minimalistic with that otherwise of the band’s last studio album, In of the songs the band plays are sub- In a surprising but pleasant move, ephant,” for in- had great poten- Your Honor, the concert was an all- stantially different from their studio Rice opens 9 with a haunting piano stance, turns into instrumentation in tial. It is not the acoustic set, drawing heavily from version. “Times Like These” was a melody in “9 Crimes,” which draws a markedly un- an effort to allow his Damien Rice the band’s new material. However, loud, electric guitar-driven single in the listener for the rest of the musical chaotic that fans of the long-time fans of the Foo Fighters when it was originally released on album. The track is laid in typical clash of straining poet lyrics to shine debut album will not be disappointed— the One by One. However, for this record, Rice fashion, slowly swelling and voice and crash- through, continues have come to band does not forget to play crowd the Foo Fighters make it sound as then backing down, raw emotion ing cymbals. love. favorites such as though it was evident in his voice. Rice fans will Some of us the trend on his St i l l, t he “My Hero” and written to be recognize the sentiment of lyrics have spent the newest release. overall musi- “Everlong”. played acousti- such as “It’s the wrong kind of place four years since cality is hard Live albums cally, going so to be thinking of you” from Rice’s Rice’s debut al- to ignore, es- tend to have two far as to add in previous work. bum trying to determine which pecially the beautiful melodies big problems that a violin solo by In fact, as Rice says on his parts of O were sung by Rice on piano and cello. Rice, who has hinder a broad Petra Haden. electronic press and which parts been historically minimalistic with appeal. The first The record also kit, his second were sung by instrumentation in an effort to allow is recording features an ex- album does have his band-mate his poetic lyrics to shine through, quality. It is a tended lineup, the feel of the Lisa Hannigan, continues that trend on his new- far too common including Rami first. “Some of who added a lot est release. However, it does little occurrence for a Jaffee of the the songs on this to his earlier ef- for 9, because its lyrics are more band to release a Wallflowers on record are from forts. On 9, they coarse than poetic. There are some live record that keyboards and quite a few years finally put their surprises, such as my favorites from sounds like crap. the return of Pat back. And it was voices together “The Animals Were Gone”— “We’ll Thankfully, this is Smear on guitar. the same with O, to create beauti- call it Christmas when the adverts not the case with Skin and Bones. Finally, the album contains a in that it wasn’t ful harmonies begin / I love your depression and I The recording quality is first rate. couple of songs, “Marigold” and like a record of on the tracks love your double chin” and “Waking It sounds like the album was recorded “Skin and Bones”, not available on the moment, it “9 Crimes” and up without you is like drinking from in the studio, and I might believe it any of the band’s other albums. was just a record “Grey Room,” an empty cup.” was if not for all the applause and Ultimately, this record is great, of a mood. And two rare dia- Rice fans won’t be disappointed random shout-outs to the crowd. and not just for a live CD. Though this is the same monds in the when it comes to his frequently Grohl’s voice is clear, the guitars I have never been a huge fan of the mood,” Rice said. “It’s not the same rough of the new album. nonsensical lyrics either. Under the are undistorted and every pound on Foo Fighters, this album has changed mood, it’s a lot different but it’s re- While 9 does have a few tunes circumstances, it is probably wise the drums is recreated as if you were my mind. If you are a big fan, you ally similar.” besides these two that will get stuck there. This is by far one of the best probably already own the album. If Overall, 9’s good start is a little in your head, you will probably See Rice, page 21 live CDs I have ever heard. you’re not, then pick this one up.

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THEME CROSSWORD: AFFAIR OF THE HEART Keen from page 15 38. Keaton or Sawyer Keen, who went on to play three By Robert Zimmerman 39. Relatives of ballrooms: songs that clearly illustartes the Uniter Features Sundicate 2 wds. self-deprecating attitude the Texan 43. Fescue takes towards Southern folk. ACROSS 44. River in Hades The first song in his mini-solo, 1. Tooth of a kind 45. Composed “Copenhagen” set the the tone for 5. “Odd Couple” role 46. Genteelness the next two songs. The humorous 10. Horse in a horse race 47. Amerindian diddy, an instant crowd pleaser, had 15. Swearword 48. Get top billing the audience singing along by the 19. Grampus 50. Earlier time Keen got to the first chorus. 20. Job 51. Kind of serum After garnering the support of the 21. Sidestep 52. Primary crowd, Keen continued his sing- 22. Head for the hills 54. Layabout along session with another hillarious 23. Start of a quip by Tim 55. Tale of ballad. “If you’ve ever been stuck in Allen: adventure Houston, you know its not really 2 wds. 56. Alma __ a good place to write a song.” but 24. Build 58. “For __ sake!” that’s just what he did. “I was stuck 25. Tabloid’s specialty 59. Flattened roll on the interstate in Texas and that’s 26. Cope 60. Acetate, e.g. what this one is about. “Swervin’ 27. Blow-by-blow 62. Pastime in my Lane” told the story of an 29. Rhapsodize 63. Hoist obnoxious driver and the frustrated 31. Slip away 64. Wrapped up driver behind him. The song kept 33. Part 2 of quip: 65. Kind of pad the audience singing and laughing, 5 wds. 66. Skirt of a kind and this mood continued with the 37. User 69. Dumb next song, “Merry Christmas from 40. Shade trees 70. Consumed the Family”. 41. With full force 72. Alpenstock With lyrics like “We need some 42. Tropical vine 73. Sidekick in an old ice and an extension chord/A can of 43. Surfeits western bean dip and some Diet Rites/A box 45. Birds 74. Greek island of tampons, Marlboro Lights/Hale- 46. __ judicata 77. Deter, in a way: 2 wds. luja everybody say Cheese/Merry 49. Bunch 78. California city: Christmas from the family,” Keen 50. Barbell exercise 2 wds. tells the story of a traditional redneck 51. Nottingham’s 76. “__ Well That Ends 103. Scottish landowner 8. Curve 79. A flower christmas, complete with drunken river Well” 105. End of the quip 9. Refuges 81. Rug type family members, fake snow, and 52. Lahr or Convy 77. Bit of news 106. Arch 10. Skeletal part 82. Visage mobile homes. 53. Abbr. on 78. Pretender 107. Cheat a little 11. Foreign 83. Humor The band returned to finish out letterheads 79. Job for a body shop 108. Touch 12. Baby bear 84. Room divider the set with crowd favorites like 54. Teed off 80. Liq. measures 109. Concerning: 13. City in the Netherlands 85. Former White House “Amarillo Highway” and more recent 55. Hybrid 81. Little 2 wds. 14. Apropos occupant songs like “Broken End of Love” 56. La Cosa Nostra 82. Made out 110. Gull 15. Crack __ __ (daybreak) 86. Transmitter and “High Plains Jamboree.” 57. Kind of pie: hyph. 83. Stately house 111. Pyrexia 16. Hebrew letter 87. Serf The group continued to complete 59. Ring event 84. Vertical 112. Polecat cousin 17. Tantalize 88. PR concern a total of 22 songs before leaving 60. “__ said ...” passage 113. Villain’s look 18. Hunt or Mirren 89. Disconnect the stage, only to be beckoned back 61. Part 3 of quip: 85. Dogie DOWN 28. Peruvian’s 90. Grazing area by the enthusiastic applause of the 4 wds. 86. Moderate 1. Leaping creature ancestor 91. Lithograph crowd. 65. Hockey player 87. Part 4 of quip: 2. Desire 30. Invites 92. Magnanimous Keen gave in to the demands 67. Road 6 wds. 3. Short tail 32. Fragrant 96. Horse’s hair of the audience by finishing with 68. Predate 93. Appear 4. White-water sport necklaces 97. Harp “Over the Waterfall,” “FFO,” and 71. Tanker 94. Domain 5. Wildcat 34. Theater 98. River in France “Home to You”. 72. Went furtively 95. Every which way 6. “The Taming of the __” 35. __ and penates 101. Regret Keen’s tour is scheduled to con- 74. Fruity beverage 99. Bathe 7. Women on 36. Portents 102. Abbr. in grammar tinue through the end of the year, 75. __ culpa 100. Praying figure campus 37. Cold 104. Island with a final stop in Austin, Texas.

friday november 17, 2006 Join us for an evening of Spoken Word/Slam Poetry at the Defoor Center as Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College, The School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, and THOMAS LUX, the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry introduce 7:00 pm Reggie Gibson, Kodac Harrison, Free & open to the public Ayodele Heath, Bob Holman, Book Sale and Signing to M. L. Liebler and Patricia Smith Follow the Reading

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discussions of many serious issues Bonjour from page 15 ranging from discrimination to the cutthroat nature of the biz. 10101010TWO BITS01101010 Maier makes sharp jabs at the In short, Maier believes that it world of corporate management, is nearly impossible to ascend the Two bits examines current American politics offering up laziness as a way to beat ranks; “If you have nothing to gain by There are certain imponderable who included both babies and pup- but it’s possible that they could find the system. working hard, you don’t have much questions in life. Do we exist and pies in his commercial, so that all a computer, too. On the surface, the book reads to lose in doing nothing.” why? Why does the physics depart- that will change. Pardon me for I mean, comptrollers are basically like any other self-help manual or The greatest thing about the book ment hate its students? Why are being a product of my generation, glorified accountants. I don’t know how-to guide. is its humorous, yet deliberate in- women so inexplicably drawn to but I’m already bored and I’m the about you, but I would definitely Five out of the book’s six chapters depth discussion of pertinent issues my powerful physique and charm- one writing this article. rather be a fisherman than an ac- discuss the problem with corporate that are indeed serious problems in ing, self-effacing persona? Why are Anyway, being the responsible countant. Fishing is an honest pro- management while the final chap- the corporate world. penguins so damn cute? young voter I am, I decided to do fession: lots of backbreaking work, ter offers the strategy of “active However, Maier’s advice is quite Seriously, March of the Penguins some research into who I should the potential to be eaten by sharks disengagement,” an oxymoron in cynical and pessimistic. and now Happy Feet…. No self- vote for, if by some chance I get my and the ability to gut a fish in half itself. She asserts that idleness is the best respecting man should want to see lazy butt out of the apartment a second. Then again, accounting Upon closer way to deal with these movies, and yet, I find I am and down to a voting would probably support my Ferrari ex a minat ion, Maier is exceedinly the corporate inexcusably drawn to those little center. habit better than fishing would, however, Bonjour world, but only jointless birds. But, never the less, but I digress. Laziness is quite clever in her deft briefly touches today’s imponderable question is, Back to my main point entertaining to and extensive on ways to incite what is the deal about the annoyingness of read. passion and pur- with America’s America’s politicians. (Ha! My Maier is ex- criticism of pose in the things politicians?! spell-checker didn’t pick up the ceedingly clever the workplace, workers do. As you may word “annoyingness.” Who in her deft and Maier criti- or may not know, knew that was a real word?) extensive criti- employing a sense of cizes managerial this week we were Why are they spending cism of the work- sardonic wit that is roles as being supposed to exercise so much time filming place, employing superfluous and our rights as citizens commercials in which a sense of sar- unmatched by most purposeless, but of the United States they hug old people and donic wit that is of today’s writers. where is the pur- of America and vote give puppies to orphans? unmatched by pose in laziness for Congress-per- I just have this strange most of today’s and doing noth- sons, state governors, feeling that there might writers. ing? treasurers, etc. Now, be something important they Maier makes fun of the absurdi- Bonjour Laziness is the slacker’s I’ve got a pretty good should be attending, too. ties in many of today’s managerial manifesto—it gives a step-by-step handle on most things I’m pretty sure I heard about roles, such as the incomprehensible method to disengagement from about the American some wars on terror, drugs, business jargon that is indeed used the workplace and a way to fight government. I’m not and online poker. And I think by much of big business today. the system. ashamed to admit that there was some stuff in there Her wittiness is evident in the Given, it is an entertaining most of my knowledge about oil, education, possible way she criticizes big business, for read, but by no means is it a cure- comes from Schoolhouse climate change, and immigra- instance saying that “only commu- all solution to the problems of the Rock (ok, maybe a little). tion. But I won’t worry about all nist regimes have churned out more workplace. And yet, who knew it that stuff right now. Robot Chicken jargon than modern business.” Now, if only Maier’s technique would be so prescient when those Alright, gov- comes on in 8 minutes. Most of Maier’s discontent stems of “active disengagement” would chipper little kids sang ernor, treasurer… state comptroller? *Many thanks to www.school- from the lack of upward mobility in equate to success at Tech. Ring one, Executive, If you actually know the name of houserock.tv, without which I could the corporate world. Unfortunately for most students, Two is Legislative, that’s Con- your current state comptroller and not have relearned “The Conjunction Although quite humorous at saying bonjour to laziness is like say- gress. what he or she does, then you need to Junction” and spent an entire week- times, Bonjour Laziness is laced with ing au revoir to good grades. Ring three, Judiciary. spend more time watching Cartoon end annoying my roommates. See it’s kind of like my circus, Network. While there is actually a **Comptroller - An officer who circus.* definition** of comptroller, I found it audits accounts and supervises the from page 17 time. A majority of the album gives And I’m not just referring to more amusing to think of entertain- financial affairs of a corporation or Rice the feeling of hastily pieced together the obvious elephant/donkey com- ing definitions . of a governmental body. that Rice doesn’t share the “mean- songs, which is particularly unfor- parison because, according to the My first thought was that it’s the ***SCSI, pronounced “scuzzy,” is ing” of his songs. “I don’t want to tunate considering the four-year lull non-stop political advertising on guy in online computer forums that a standard interface and command reveal or talk to people about what between records. television, Washington is basically makes everyone feel like an idiot for set for transferring data between the songs are about because that to At least the final track, “Sleep full of dirty scumbags giving your not knowing the difference between devices on both internal and exter- me feels like you’re putting it in a Don’t Weep,” is a comforting, peace- money to harlots, vagabonds and SATA and SCSI.*** nal computer buses, while SATA, box,” he said in his electronic press ful song that ends the album on a ruffians. (And if that doesn’t sound My second thought was that it pronounced “SATA,” is a computer kit. “I think it’s more interesting to good note. Hopefully the wait for like a good time, I don’t know what was one of those poor fishermen who bus technology primarily designed just let people take it in.” Rice’s next album won’t be as long as does.) pull up their nets and get computers for transfer of data to and from a Just taking in 9 will leave you this one was, and perhaps 9, which That’s why you should vote for instead of fish. Ok, so usually they get hard disk. dizzy and unable to decide whether does have potential, will grow on us Generic Middle-Aged White Man, old tires and random bits of plastic, Thank you, Wikipedia. the album was moving or a waste of in the meantime.

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