Any fans of both the Grateful Dead and the Dead Kennedys?

mdmc

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:04 PM
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Poll question: Any fans of both the Grateful Dead and the Dead Kennedys?

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:17 PM
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1. Yes, and Bob Marley and Public Enemy, too

My music collection is somewhat eclectic.

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mdmc

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:21 PM
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2. I am not a rap fan

But I love political music. KRS1, PE, Buddhist beastie boys (not frat boy beastie), emmenem (mosh continues) and this -> http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4715157 (nwa too)

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tatertop

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:24 PM
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3. Flavor Flav knows what time it is

He should be president

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mdmc

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:31 PM
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5. yyyyyyyyyeAhH boyy!

:kick:

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fight4my3sons

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Sat Mar-11-06 05:52 PM
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26. sounds like my collection

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ChairmanAgnostic

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:31 PM
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4. Neil young, bach, and CCR, and my dogs chase those nasty catcritters.

the only problem is cat smell on my pups' breath

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mdmc

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:32 PM
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6. awful!

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DBoon

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:21 PM
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14. My dog also likes cats

He will trade recipes with you anytime

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DBoon

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:42 PM
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7. Yup, both

I only wish the DKs had lasted as long as the GD

And I'm proud to note that during the DKs obscenity trial (which ended the band), one of their strongest public defenders was Frank Zappa

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Ufomammut

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:49 PM
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8. I look like a Deadhead...

...and even though I love much of the music from the mid 60s through the mid 70s, the "Dead" never did it for me.

Dead Kennedy's, on the other hand, esp Jello Biafra, always score major points for their pure anti-establishment message and audacity. When I was 100% metalhead teenager in the 80s, they were one of the really cool, hip post-punk bands. Also, The Cro Mags...

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DBoon

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:54 PM
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10. The Dead were MUCH better live than on album

they never really captured their spirit on recordings. Also, the rebellion of the 60's was about the possibilities of widespread affluence. It was a time when middle America was relatively prosperous, and that prosperity was tearing down social conventions.

The DKs did well on both media, and reflected the difference in their era. The rebellion of the late '70s and 1980s was an angrier more cynical rebellion. The possibilities the 60s had opened up vanished with gas rationing, inflation, and homelessness. Punk was born in a bankrupt mid-70s New York City.

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Warren DeMontague

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Sat Mar-11-06 06:08 PM
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27. Yeah, a whole 'nother ball of wax.

That said, I never felt the need to spread 'the good news' (heh heh) about the Dead to people who weren't that interested. Tickets were hard enough to come by as it was.

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mdmc

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Sat Mar-11-06 06:21 PM
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28. welcome to DU!

:kick: hope you enjoy! peace and low stress!

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omega minimo

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:21 PM
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13. Don't forget JB's other music projects and esp. the spoken word albums

which have woken up not a few younger people who grew up addicted to the Reagan/Bush KoolAid.

:hi:

Zappa was tremendously articulate speaking on the talk show circuit about censorship, including on Johnny Carson. Don't suppose GE/NBC/Jay Lame-o would have that now........

:yourock: Rest in peace Frank

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DBoon

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:24 PM
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15. "Rest in peace Frank"

in an unmarked grave near where Marilyn Monroe rests, in a small cemetery in Westwood Village, hidden behind a movie theater on Wilshire Blvd....

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omega minimo

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:41 PM
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16. Unmarked?

So he doesn't get Morrisoned?

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DBoon

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:44 PM
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17. Yup. I had to ask the staff for the exact location

Took a picture of it - just an area of grass by a tree.

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omega minimo

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:50 PM
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19. "....just an ar-e-aaaaaaa...of graa-aaaaass.....by a tre-ee....."

hint of Zappa there? or Flo & Eddie? :evilgrin:

Z was genius. His spirit lives. :grouphug:

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DBoon

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Sat Mar-11-06 05:48 PM
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25. I bet the tree is named Ethel.

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omega minimo

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Sun Mar-12-06 10:33 PM
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39. and next to Ethel.........

"Help, I'm Iraq"

:evilgrin:

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mdmc

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Sun Mar-19-06 09:11 AM
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54. awful

:kick:

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HuskerDU

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:49 PM
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9. I too am a fan of both.

2 of San Francisco's finest bands.

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In_The_Wind

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Sat Mar-11-06 01:56 PM
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11. I'm a deadhead.

I've never heard the Dead Kennedys.

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mdmc

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Sun Mar-12-06 01:53 AM
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37. both are aquired tastes

I love both dearly. DK is where I learned my politics (DK, Doonesbury, Benson, and Jimmy Carter, and my Mom).

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omega minimo

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:08 PM
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12. Where's the box for NO. FUKKIN. WAY!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!

Hey mdmc! What happened to "we are tasked with making DU kinder/gentler.........."

:rofl:
NOW yer jess tryin to make TRUBBLE!!! :evilgrin:

http://alternativetentacles.com

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Warren DeMontague

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Sat Mar-11-06 03:55 PM
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23. Patti Smith is a fan of the Dead.

Just, you know, FYI. :hippie:

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mdmc

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Sun Mar-12-06 01:08 AM
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32. thanks for the link

you a head too?

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Sat Mar-11-06 02:50 PM
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18. "Uncle John's Band" says "California Uber Alles"

:hi:

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Warren DeMontague

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Sat Mar-11-06 03:15 PM
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21. "You got Biafra in my Jerry" "You got Jello in my Garcia"

Two great tastes, that taste great together!

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Greyhound

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Sat Mar-11-06 03:58 PM
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24. LOL! Thanks!

It has been pretty depressing here today and you helped to brighten it up.

:rofl:

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mdmc

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Sun Mar-12-06 11:56 AM
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38. lol

thanks

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Warren DeMontague

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Sat Mar-11-06 03:14 PM
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20. "Holiday in Cambodia" and "California Uber Alles" aint bad songs

but I'd be lying if I said I spend a whole lot of time listening to the DKs-- so I'm not sure if that qualifies me as a "fan".

Deadhead? Hell yes. Managed to hit something like 100+ shows while in my prime. Where do I sign.

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OPERATIONMINDCRIME

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Sat Mar-11-06 03:20 PM
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22. Deadhead All The Way. God Bless Ya Jerry

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momophile

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Sat Mar-11-06 06:23 PM
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29. and a Dead Milkmen fan too!!!

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mdmc

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Sat Mar-11-06 08:36 PM
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30. bitchin carmaro!

:kick:

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Warren DeMontague

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Sun Mar-12-06 12:44 AM
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31. Bitchin Camaro! Bitchin Camaro! I ran over my neighbor!

Ah. Twas a simpler time, was it not?

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mdmc

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Sun Mar-12-06 01:14 AM
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33. we even had the commies back then

and we were true liberals. sigh.

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mdmc

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Sun Mar-12-06 01:14 AM
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34. we even had the commies back then

and we were true liberals. sigh.

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AllegroRondo

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Mon Mar-13-06 04:08 PM
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41. My folks drove it up from the Bahamas.

Dont forget to buy your Motley Crue T-Shirt. All the proceeds go to get their lead singer out of jail.

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mdmc

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Sat Mar-18-06 05:06 PM
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51. i forgot the lyrics

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realisticphish

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Sun Mar-12-06 01:29 AM
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35. I appreciate the Dead

but i'm more of a DK guy

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Warren DeMontague

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Sun Mar-12-06 01:36 AM
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36. That's funny, I appreciate the DK

but I'm a Deadhead to the core.

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mdmc

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Mon Mar-13-06 04:00 PM
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40. a kick for all the appreciation!

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SteppingRazor

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Mon Mar-13-06 04:14 PM
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42. I dig both and even have a mix CD featuring

DK's "Kill the Poor" followed by Grateful Dead's "Black Peter."

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mdmc

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Mon Mar-13-06 10:03 PM
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43. nice

I was kinda wonderin if there were other heads + dk fans out there. Plenty at DU.

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mdmc

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Tue Mar-14-06 09:04 PM
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44. a pre journal kick

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TheBaldyMan

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Tue Mar-14-06 09:07 PM
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45. never heard enough of the dead's stuff to form an opinion

but have loved the DK's from the early days.

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mdmc

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Sat Mar-18-06 05:47 PM
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53. you can check out the dead on line, but, like the DK's

they are an acquired taste

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HughBeaumont

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Tue Mar-14-06 09:55 PM
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46. Dead Kennedys, Dead Brain Cells, Dead Can Dance,

Death, Death Angel, some Dead Milkmen, Laughing Dead, deadhorse (rules),

. . . but as far as the Grateful Dead, a big "thanks, but no thanks" on that one. Not my dance.

Get the DK's On Broadway DVD. Very few live shows captured on tape exude the amount energy displayed in the pit this one. And to think that I visited Frisco at the time this show was going on. The people look very much like the same people I see at concerts now.

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mdmc

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Wed Mar-15-06 11:27 AM
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47. those are all good bands. I am suprised at how many DK / heads

are here at DU. I thought it was more love one or the other.

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mdmc

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Thu Mar-16-06 02:34 AM
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48. a kick for unity

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ET Awful

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Thu Mar-16-06 06:08 AM
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49. You just had to pair the two, now I'm picturing the audience at a show

Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 06:10 AM by ET Awful

where DK opened for the Dead :evilgrin:

That could be FUN!

I'm a big fan of both, have been for a LONG time :P

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mdmc

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Fri Mar-17-06 01:00 AM
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50. a juxtaposition!

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Benfea

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Sat Mar-18-06 05:08 PM
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52. DK all the way.

The Greatful Dead on the other hand makes me want to puncture my own eardrums just to end the pain.

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Sun Mar-19-06 10:37 AM
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55. Dead Kennedys fucking RULE!

We need them back today more than ever.

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