Comments on: Stop Staring at My Walkman, Man.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:46:42 +0000

I have a slightly older model of that discman, with which I would be hard-pressed to part ways. But you’re right–there is a sort of unspoken pity–bemusement?–that issues from the stares of the iPod-equipped when I attempt to change cds while walking, riding the bus, etc.

By: Comely Mike

Comely Mike — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:37:58 +0000

Junkies and Pringles are very cool. Sorry. Go on about your bidness.

By: Matthew Borlik

Matthew Borlik — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:47:51 +0000

Heads Up: There are 782 other words in this blog entry that are not Fugazi. I realize that those words are not in bold–but they are still worthy of your consideration, as they relate to other hot topics such as Walkmen, iPods, Pringles, junkies, and grease.

By: Comely Mike

Comely Mike — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:32:39 +0000

I actually saw them two times, which falls into the category of “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out what everybody found so great about them. I still think they are an “extramusical phenomenon,” which is to say that the people who love them do so because of their so-called integrity, rather than their music. I can understand this, as I used to love the Butthole Surfers expressly because of their lack of same. That says, who wants a rock band they can admire? You certainly don’t have to admire a cheeseburger in order to love it. Fugazi is a cheeseburger without the cheese or the burger, which leaves you with what? A roll, no rock, and some limp lettuce.

By: Sodajerk

Sodajerk — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:49:13 +0000

I saw Fugazi live one time.there will not be a second.

By: Comely Mike

Comely Mike — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:19:19 +0000

Oh, I get it. You’re baiting me now. Well, you should be warned that in a recent issue of Lancet a team of doctors linked “a steady diet of Fugazi” to the outbreak of DC-flag-shaped port wine stains on listeners’ bodies, and went on to note that these marks often become cancerous. They also linked such listening to serious outbreaks of civic pride, which is like rickets. Of the brain.