Sluggo!-rama

The package arrives. I clutch it in my sweaty, trembling, anticipating hands. Rip apart said package, pull out my fab MK/BFD head gear and a copy of Sluggo. I giggle like a lunatic. My girlfriend has a worried look. It's Sluggo time!

POTATO Wow. This confirms my suspicion that Mike is a devout fan of POWER POP. Yeah! The guitar sounds remind me of Mitch Easter. This song practically jumps out of the speakers and suggests, nay, COMMANDS that you sing "...potato potato potato..." And you will. This is a mantra for a happier world. It's too bad that some Keneally fans dismiss his so-called straight stuff. No respect for classic songcraft eh? I know, I know, you want to be wowed by some insane musical excursion not a 'normal' type song. Well, nothing is ever 'normal' in Keneallyland and this is no exception. I will say this though, WRITING A GOOD POP SONG IS SOMETIMES HARDER THAN WRITING THE ARTSIER STUFF. It's true. Try writing a song that delivers the required thrills and chills that it takes to make the pop have any power. It's a craft that eludes most musicians with chops. I'm sure at some point a youthful and proggy MK realized that if he was to ever get laid, he must first take off his Rick Wakeman cape and learn how to write a three minute rush with hooks and harmony. He was successful. This song rocks in an immediate way. "Too late to apple the doctor away..." is a great line. Kudos also for the well thought-out solo. Sometimes it's good to focus. That's the discipline it takes to write the hooky stuff. My girlfriend loves this song.

I, DRUM-RUNNING, AM CLAPBOARD BOUND And now for something completely different... Chamber prog for the masses? You bet! Beautiful sounding piano. FZ influence strong as always but with an MK twist. Beller drops some liquid bass science and all is good. Kewl harmony guitar lines and Mike's drumming is better than he would have you believe. He plays with a light touch and is very tasteful. You IS a drummer! I really like this track. It's all Sleep Dirty.

WHY AM I YOUR GUY? Damn. This comes charging out of the gate. Bass sounds like it was ripped screaming off of a Dukes Of Stratosfear record. Bryan Beller fully-rockin' ya'll. I will again, as I will many times during this recording, wonder about the signal path the bass was recorded through. Also, the mastering probably played a big part in the overall sound of this cd. RE-mastering I should say. MK should post the details of the mastering for us gearheads who are interested in such trivia. Bass in yo face. The big pay-off in this song is the bridge. High-end power-pop that is way too brief. Hey Mikey, I likes it!

LOOKING FOR NINA Well, here we go. As everyone already knows, this track is so very amazing. The kind of Keneally brilliance we have come to expect. The 'taco physique' part brings to mind a walking-dead Sammy Davis Jr. trying to get a groove going while auditioning for the Residents. This sounds like a Mr. Bungle track. Drum fills sound like Synclavier drums from Jazz From Hell. Weird. Breaks into brief metal snatch with all the deftness of John Zorn. This is some sublime shit.

FROZEN BEEF (COME WITH ME) This should be great live. The lyrics are hilarious and Joe Travers is so very good. I can't get the Billy Corgan couplet out of my head. Is that Tommy Mars singing? Audience cheers sample? Shake hands with beef motherfucker. Naa naa naa naa naa naa.

TRANQUILLADO Possibly my favorite on the album. Great production. Joe Jackson meets XTC. The guitar may have a Steely Dan sound Mike, but it is pure Dave Gregory. One of the best songs Mike has spewed forth on his fanbase yet.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT Psychedelic fragment essential for forward movement. Mute button alert. Plot thickens.

CHATFIELD MANOR Again, Mitch Easter guitar sound. Great chorus. This should be on the radio somewhere. It makes me wanna go there too. Apparently easy directions. BFD are always welcome in my home. I don't have any chicken sandwiches but I have some psilocybin in the freezer.

BEAUTIFUL A day in the life of MK. Meltdown with a message. Vai was right, it IS a great melody. This is peak time for us audiophiles. The bass is sooo very fat. Much grunt factor. This song should be played very loud first thing in the morning to insure good vibes throughout the day. Byan Beller is funky white boy, no? The guitar solo sounds like a confused high school jazz teacher trying to rock all night with the tangy flavor of chedder.

"I GUESS I'LL PEANUT" I guess you WILL peanut. More weirdness from the warped brain of Keneally. I just wish he would do a whole album in this vein. You know, something for the heads out there. Lumpycardboarddoggravy. Yum.

VOYAGE TO MANHOOD Starts off in Vai/Satriani mode switching quickly to a Boston/Kansas boogie chillin' groove. The hippie chick in the halter-top hands you a joint rolled with strawberry papers and it's freedom rock time dude! I won't mention the obvious hilarious musical joke but I will say that this song reminds me of Chris Elliot in Cabin Boy. Is there something wrong with me?

EGG ZOOMING This is the shit. Bryan is getter better and better. I think Mike gets off on making people learn these twisted tunes. This song has what is currently my fave Keneally solo. But then I really dug his Epstein/Barr solo in Ugly Town on the Half Alive cd. One of my favorites. MK did make a serious mistake in fading out during the keyboard/guitar solo. What up? Time restraints? Did it devolve into suck soon after? BFD fans want to know! I keep singing "egg...zooming..." My friends and co-workers worry about me sometimes.

OWN Not the most musically adventurous song on the album but check the lyrics. Some intense shit. Disturbing in a Floating Head kinda way. I still have'nt figured that one out. The grown-pill part creeps me out still. I don't know why. I probably need proffesional help or something. Solo sounds like Billy Gibbons after a head injury. Classic rock but in a good way...

I'M AFRAID Okay here is where I jump to the defense of this one you heartless, ungrateful bastards. Keneally's relationship with his fans is a unique one. It's like we know him. The details of his life and art are there for anyone who wants to know. It's like he has invited us into his home. So if he wants to show me some pictures of his kid I will gladly let him. MK's sentiments are obviously sincere. Maybe a little sappy but it IS his fucking daughter!!! Okay, so why should this be on the album? It's a fine song that's why! Nice solo. The only thing is it sounds like he flubs "I promise I'll be fine" by rushing it. I may be wrong. Oh, and 'Don't Go In Caves' is not his worst song. It's more like a cautionary tale. A PSA if you will. From Keneally cause he cares about us. I don't know which is his worst. I'll have to get back to you on that one.

CARDBOARD Dog Yep, his shit just keeps getting deeper and deeper. Many layers to absorb. Great vocals. Like Todd Rundgren, Mike is very adept at background vocals. I can now recognise his drumming style! This is obviously part of the conceptual continuity. It should be longer.

SLUGGO I hear more boogie-woogie than be-bop but I likes it still. Mike obviously likes the way this piano sounds. How was it miked? What brand? These are things people with studio tans want to know. What?!? It's over?!? Damn. That went by fast.

Again MK has whipped up a killer little number. Buy this record! In fact, buy 10 copies and give them to 10 people who care about music. You will make friends and annoy neighbors. You will help finance more of his deviant output and maybe his kind shall rise and conquer, won't that be something?

Overview: Undoubtably the best rock album to come out this decade, Mike Keneally's latest, "Sluggo!," takes the chocolate cheesecake and runs all the way home! With singable melodies and interesting music, "Sluggo!" is a must-have for all music enthusiasts! No lie! Headphones suggested.

1. Potato: Sluggo! begins with this pop-tarty little number. Where's a lighter when you need one? Potato has a memorable, operatic chorus, and a luscious guitar solo (not to mention a piano part that's mad phat and a bag of chips!). Can we say "Poe-taahhhh-toe??" Mike's voice rocks when he sings, "Australia."

2. I, Drum Running, Am Clapboard Bound: A cute little instrumental ditty with gorgeous piano tracks (and nice little bells to listen for in the back of the mix). My favorite part is the section that begins at 2:47, but the entire thing simply rocks my socks.

3. Why Am I Your Guy?: I really like the way it opens up with the panning between left and right with the guitar, and I love the triplets, and I think Mike's voice rocks on this tune as well. But then again, what else is new? Killer, killer triplets.

4. Looking For Nina: This tune was something of a surprise, especially the use of that synth patch. It's Pulp Fictiony delicious! And then there's Taco Physique!!! I cracked up super-hard whenever I wasn't getting down with the get-down!

5. Frozen Beef (Come With Me): I loved the way "Come with me, you little vixen," etc., was sung. Great guitar solo too!

6. TRANQUILLADO: This album definitely is "composed as fuck." It really shows here, this is an awesome, awesome song. I wish I was the guy singing this chart! Actually, I'm singing it now, "Small in the saddle...." What the words mean? Well, I'll figure it out later and let you know what the deal is.

7. What Happened Next: Is he saying, "I'm Phony?" Who do you think you're calling phony? Harumph.

8. Chatfield Manor: This song's intro makes me think of "Free Falling" by Tom Petty for some bizarr-o reason. I love the slides, and the chorus. The chorus is not just the bomb. It's the H-Bomb from Hell! Interesting interlude. Chatfield deserves it. He rocks! I think that the ending of the song should have had trumpets on it, but it rocks with guitars anyway.

9. Beautiful: I love this song. It lives up to its title! I transcibed most of the melody the other day when I heard it, because I loved it so much that I wanted to do it right away. My friend Chris made me play it four times when I was walking around the dorm forcing all my friends to listen to it.

10. I Guess I'll Peanut: You know the trumpet player in the ten-piece BFD big band? It was me. Yup yup!

11. Voyage to Manhood: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Huh huh...this is cool. Nice organ chords! Chicks dig it.

12. Egg Zooming: This would have to be the most well-composed song to be released since Frank Zappa released "Civilization: Phaze III." Want to know a fun fact? The only thing I can play competently well on the guitar is the hook to this song. Go figure! And then there's the section that begins at 4:49! This song is the mack daddy macaroni and cheese!

14. I'm Afraid: A very sweet, honest song by Mr. Keneally, written for his darling daughter Jesse. I'm jealous, I can't wait (well, I can) until I'm old enough to get married to someone who wants to pop out my kids. With all the horrific stuff about kids in the news today, it was nice to hear about a father who truly loves his little girl. The hair and the toe!

15. Cardboard Dog: Beautiful vocal harmonies, I'm so jealous! I wish I was Bob Tedde, getting to sing a song with such tight harmonies. This was the song I was looking forward to hearing most (except for "Egg Zooming"). More beautiful piano music (which I always appreciate), and a lovely guitar solo. My favorite section begins at 5:03 and at 6:03.

16. Sluggo: Mr. Keneally playing straight-ahead be-bop?? Am I hearding things? Nice way to end the album! I really enjoyed this album immensely.

In conclusion, everyone should have this album. By it for your cardboard dog, your zucchini, your umbrella stand, whatever, just buy it.

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MK and Co: Sluggo is the one I wuz waiting for, after Boil and Hat. "Nina" is scary, particularly the froggy parts. Bryan makes me soooooo happy with decisions made on "Why Guy?" "Frozen Beef" wins by several lengths on accuracy. I wanna see it all played lived! And, Briggs is ill.

Ahh, Sluggo! It came in the mail today, and I found I was not anxious about it at all. I was serene, I knew what was going to happen. For the next 70 or so minutes, I was going to sit down and listen to some new songs by Mike Keneally. Wow, it's pretty amazing, considering that when "Boil That Dust Speck" came out, I was in ninth grade. Now I'm in college! Time sure does fly. . . Anyway, I knew I was in for a treat. Of course the album is wonderful, how much testimonial do ya need? If anyone out there is even the slightest bit in doubt as to whether you should buy it, the answer is yes, buy it right now!

Every single song has its own qualities which make it great. In fact, that's what helps to make the album as a whole so good: the songs don't sound alike, but it's still Mike! I love equally the poppier songs like "Potato" and "Why Am I Your Guy?" along with, huh huh, the hard stuff like "Egg Zooming". I think "I'm Afraid" is really pretty; it's nice to hear Mr.K do a song like this, the vocals sound real good. I like all the BASS-ness of the album. I like all the keyboards. I also noticed Mike seems to have a variety of guitar sounds, which is xtremely cool. Goddamn, is there anything I don't like about this album? I'll ponder that, I gotta go watch Daria.

Now .. after reading some of the other comments, I don't feel as weird as I felt earlier this week. I, too, couldn't wait for this CD to arrive. You know...multiple trips to the mailbox...repeated "DAMN, where is IT?" I only made one call to Suzanne, though. It finally arrived at the same time as the Tar Tapes (which ain't bad either!).

TRANQUILLADO will not vacate my brain. (I think there is some type of sublimal message in there). A similar phenomenon appears to happen with Chatfield Manor, but not as strong. The rockers are great as well, especially Frozen Beef. I have to give Waiting For Nina a #1 though.

Overall, this CD has met all my expectations. I am continually amazed at the talent of Mr. Keneally.

After reading some of the posted reviews the need for brevity is apparent. First off let me get these cliches out of the way: "Tasty Licks" "Monster Tones" "Kick-Ass Rock". Now that's over with the CD can be reviewed in two words; SLUGGO DELIVERS! Mike has been honing his studio craft and Sluggo is a masterwork. It was interesting receiving this CD at the same time I received the Tar Tapes. Play them back to back and you can hear MK's growth.

The two songs most likely to be included in "Two for Tuesday" next "Rocktober": - Chatfield Manor and Potato

2. It makes me incredably happy and filled with the desire to create, but also depresses me, seeing as it is doubtful that I'll ever be able to do that ('that' being any number of things on that shiny disc).

3. Mike Keneally has never been in a CK add (I had to look closey at the crowds in the CK1 ads just to be sure). He is, however, beautifully sad.

Sluggo! is the finely ground sinfully dark expresso roast coffee in my stainless steel mug. Strong, heady, and sure to burn your toung.

Sluggo! is mine at last... I have heard it all the way through prolly four times now... and I'm just...agape. I feel like a guy who asked for a glass of water, and in response was thrown into the ocean. Sluggo! lives, it breathes, it is wondrous and terrifying. I knew (at least I thought I did) what I was getting into, having devoured the rest of the Keneally ouvre... and even so, how could I have known what was coming? I can feel my brain stretching even as "TRANQUILLADO" plays beside me...

Touching on fave tracks... on my first listen through, these are the ones that gleefully shook me to the core and spat out the seeds... "Drum-Running", "Why Am I Your Guy?" (AYE-yi-yi-yi), "Looking For Nina", "Chatfield Manor" (which might be my favorite track thus far), "Cardboard Dog", and the devastatingly amazing "Sluggo". There's not a stinker on the whole record, but I just remember the eyes widening a bit more for these tracks on my first listen. It's been a long time since I have been walloped this hard by a new release. This is a good thing.

It has just occurred to me that the public at large is most likely not ready for "Sluggo!" which fills me with terror and melancholy. Music like this should be heard and appreciated by all, but... HOW CAN IT BE DONE IN OUR SPICE GIRLS WORLD? Oh, Mr. Keneally, your work has just BEGUN... and the hardest task is still ahead for you. Regardless, thank you for having the courage to release an album like "Sluggo!"... I am indebted to you for it.

Wow, what an album! I sure do dig you Mr. K. My girls say your messed up but I know the way. Egg Zooming makes me feel so funny. Open the Odin. You know, together we can share in this time . Please remember that I saw BFD and Vai at Washington DC at the Bayou and boy was I in.

I need to stand up for my song here!!! Contrary to popular belief, Egg Zooming DOES IN FACT END, it does not fade out. If you listen carefully (with headphones) you will here that the guitar and keyboards actually do STOP, and the drummer plays a little fill at the end (with a cymbal crash), and then the song is over. Yeah.

I love Moltar's cameo on this album. "Yeah, I guess you WILL peanut." I thought he was booked solid in Vegas all year. Nice of him. If there's a single on the album, it goes first like Mike says. Or third, like I says. I love all of the piano on Sluggo! . It's nice to turn off the guitar in my brain for a little while. A very short while, and then I'm thinking "eeeeeeeegg......zoo-ming............tinylittlething, I..." and I'm reaching for the guitar.

Thanks for another fab album. To show my appreciation, I'm gonna wear my spiff new MKBFD hat every day until no one asks me what those letters mean anymore.

I will keep this brief being that I think it has all been said before but, I can't take sluggo out of my CD player. To sum up this album I must say about Mike and BFD that "Music is the best"! And as an additional note I was wondering if I was the only one to recieve an extra page in my fetishable lyric booklet?

Please make more music as I have an unquenchable thirst for BFD. I also recommend buying a sluggo shirt, I got great looks from people at work on friday. And the general population seems to enjoy the "Charlies Dolphins" logo.

When I wrote my very long review of "Sluggo!," (on the first Sluggo!-rama page) I had heard the album seven times. I wrote the review at that point, thinking I would be offering a fresh perspective, before I had the chance to become intimately familiar with the material. Well, that may be a fine way to review a Spice Girls album, but it's no way to review an album of "Sluggo!"'s depth. Now that I've heard it over 75 times (no kidding; three already this morning and it's not even noon yet) I'd like to take this opportunity to clear up some of my earlier misperceptions.

This album is absolutely brilliant. Let's get that out of the way first. When I first listened to it, I looked for brilliance in the form of complexity. That was shortsighted of me; I missed all the simple brilliance staring me right in the face. Mike, be a pal and grant one more chance; I sway and I'll swoon and well you know the rest. Boy, I think "Looking for Nina" sums up precisely my experience with this album. Now on to the updates...

The poppier tunes like "Potato" (hilariously tongue-in-cheek) and "Why Am I Your Guy" (amazingly powerful with great fuzz-bass -- shades of "Think For Yourself"!) have grown on me greatly. At first I found myself thinking, "ugh, he's capable of so much more, why pop songs?" Then I looked at my cd collection and saw all the Beatles and Rundgren and Bowie and said, "uh, asshole, you *like* pop music, remember?" Oh yeah, let me listen to that again. Hey, these are fah-reakin great! True gems.

"Chatfield Manor" is great! It took a while, but it has definitely sunk in. The lyrics make me think of just such a place...my Sunday refuge from the real world of stress and bills. I hear the verse-music as a contrast between the grinding march of everyday life and the soothing slide guitar world of sweet escape. Oh, while I'm thinking about it, it's been brought to my attention that I neglected to mention the lyrics in my first review. I guess I assumed that "Keneally's lyrics are miraculous" went without saying. I stand corrected; if my cd player blows up I could get off just reading the great lyrics on this album. Keneally's lyrics *are* miraculous.

Well, "Egg Zooming" finally crept up and planted itself firmly in my brain. I was lost in the wash of mayhem for a while, but now I hear it for what it really is: mayhem, but wonderful and just barely contained mayhem. There are parts of this track that remind me of Bruford's "If You Can't Stand The Heat..." I wonder if Beller uses Leo Quan BADASS bridges (ugh, *deep* in-joke, sorry). Now that the melody of this piece has found a comfortable niche in my mind, it won't leave me alone!

"I'm Afraid". Okay, here we go. A few people have accused me of thrashing this one, but I was only relating the reactions of others, I swear. It's growing on me a little; I've started to think I hear a little Queen influence in there (I'm sure I'm wrong, but whatever it takes to like it...) It sounds to me like a "Who Needs You" meets "Love of My Life". Especially the harmonized vocal swell near the end and Mike's falsetto throughout. Nicely done.

An observation: "Potato" has been referred to as the "single" of the album. But everything I've read so far seems to suggest that "Beautiful" is a far better choice as a single. Just read a few of these other reviews (and my first one) and you'll see people are freaking over it. So I performed a little experiment: I played bits and pieces of the album for about 20 different people at work (no FZ fans, these) and every single one of them latched onto "Beautiful" immediately. How's that for marketing research? My supervisor (a 30-something college educated Ugandan woman, for you demographics hounds) said it sounded like they were really having fun, and that Mike's vocals reminded her of Al Jarreau. That's a pretty good compliment, eh? Maybe a few of us hardcore freaks need to start calling our local radio stations...

"Voyage to Manhood" just came on the stereo, so I need to go mosh for a minute. Excuse me...

Okay, I'm back. I'm finding more and more this album makes me want to dance. I absolutely cannot keep myself from jumping up, air-guitar in hand, and shouting aloud whenever I hear the "I got a pocket full of cashola" part in "Nina". I need to develop some sort of system that will allow me to simultaneously tape BFD's live shows this tour while bouncing violently and singing at the top of my lungs.

So I'll stop now. I'm upgrading my rating of this album to a solid A with A+ overtones. Mike Keneally, come on down. You're the next contestant on "You Fucking Rule!" Tell him what he wins, Johnny...

every album has at least one song that i can't listen to just once. every time that track number comes up i can't move on to the next till i hear it 2 or 3 times.

'boil that dust speck' has "'cause of breakfast" and "blameless (the floating face)"

thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much MK & Bryan Beller Frank Briggs Joe Travers Mike Mangini Toss Panos Bob Tedde Mark DeCerbo Tom Freeman

I wish I had more time to write about the album and the happiness it makes me feel, but I'm tied up in my studies until Christmas. However I have an evil little plan of writing a lengthy (BB-style) review when the deadline-panic blows over, so see you later.

PS: Me thinks the Briggs sample of previous MK on Looking for Nina is the frog-like sound, which first appear right after the intro drum-fill and sounds much like the word "hat" played back at various speeds. Anyone else hear this ???

Hi Bryan, Hi Mike! How the hell are ya's? For what it's worth, here's a
track by track list & opinions. First off, I want to say that the drumming
on this disk is absolutely fantastic. Being a guitar oriented guy, I don't
want anybody to think I'm ignoring the drum guys. They SMOKE!!
Now for the novel...

Potato
A poppy almost Beatles-ish sounding tune. The chorus sticks in your head.
Even when I'm mad, this tune makes me happy.....

I, Drum-Running, Am Clapboard Bound
Keyboard intro into a Zappa-esque jam, complete with bass solo
Kind of a neat tune....

Why Am I Your Guy?
Rockin' Song, big ballsy bass, I like it! Second most favorite song on the
disc.

Looking For Nina
Mike Keneally meets Barry White?!! More Zappa/Jazz/Funk Cool guitar riff
T.M. Bellar??? * Mike & Bryan both corrected me on this, T.M. Keneally *

Frozen Beef (Come with Me)
Cool typical BFD tune. Rocking!!

TRANQUILLADO
? Don't know about this one yet, My least favorite song on the cd..Sorry!
I feel the same way about this as I did about Eno the Actor on Hat.
* This tune has since grown on me, "Eno" hasn't.... *

What Happened Next
Weird, bubblin' bass (flanger?) * More MK on the lownotes *

Chatfield Manor
Cool tune, typical BFD, Vai-ish leads....he types as he smiles mischievously

Beautiful
Jazzy, with funny lyrics.....
* I disagree with the previous mention of this as a single, go for "Voyage"
or "Why Am I your Guy?"

"I Guess I'll Peanut"
Zappa like weirdness, in a cool way......

Voyage To Manhood
HUGE bass. This is my kind of music!! I've played a modified version of
coaster hockey out here. Instead of coasters, you make little airplanes
from the beer bottle labels and see who can keep theirs in the fan & in the
air the longest.
Yes, this is where we discovered the hashish on our quest.
* Gotta get some cardboard coasters, the plastic ones chip my plaster *

Egg Zooming
Yet another awsome BFD jam. Cool bass parts....Good solo my MK....

Own
Rocking BFD as usual...Guitar riff reminds me of Rosemary Girl

I'm Afraid
Good mellow song......I won't even touch this, Mike does a wonderful job
of this on his listing.
* No reason for MK to take a beating on this, It's HIS daughter, HIS cd.
If you don't like it skip it, don't slam him...Jeeze.... *

Cardboard Dog
Looking for the spearmint pup?? Jazzy. Some rippin Gee-tar!

Sluggo
Keyboard/piano piece. Pretty neat....Be-bopin' Boogie...

Well, that about does it. Please note: Any comparisons made(ie.TM Keneally,
anyy Zappa-ish/Zappa-esque & Vai-ish) are made strictly in the most
complimentary manner. Now, get yer butts out here to play!!! GREAT release!
This kind of stuff really does need to be heard. Does anybody remember when
talent/originality meant something? Good luck on the 16th and best of health,
luck & success....

--CheeseBoy

Sluggo's Nude Woman

After reading so many of the "music reviews" on this page , I really have nothing much more to add. Thank you, thank you, thank you Mike. If you haven't heard B F D's Sluggo yet, let me just say, it ain't be Meister Brau, babe. All hail to the new king!

On a personal note, this recording has already made me ponder my life. When I sat down to eat supper last night, I spotted a bowl of boiled red potatoes. I jumped up out of my chair, snatched the bowl and started to sing potato, potato, potato at it while dancing like I was Tony Orlando. My wife and kids peered up from their plates, shrugged their shoulders and gave each other the, "oh, that's my dad", kind of look. Needless to say, when I thought about this later that night, I found it disturbingly sad that my behavior doesn't even warrant an explanation any longer. Oh well.

Also, am I the only one to notice that when you hold the cover upside down, the period in the question mark becomes a nude women falling over while walking on her hands with stretch marks on her stomach?

-- Robb

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