wishfulclicking | Musings and a meme

Usually I exist in a state of ambivalence towards people, so I generally didn't think of Amanda Palmer that much besides liking what I heard of/about her (and can anyone not like that pic with her shirt saying 'lick my legs'?). But I have to say that this issue with her video and her record company is so ridiculously horrible and now I want to go buy her album. Have any of you guys heard her new album? I know Neil Gaiman wrote an intro for it and he always talks about her on his journal.

Speaking of buying albums: I managed to obtain funds to buy music! I'm super happy about it but of course FOB doesn't come out until the 16th! Can I be frank and say that I possess the full ability to buy music and vote on the same day? Because I can. Honest. While I understand the reasoning when I tilt my head to the left and spin, I still wish I had the full album now and not a collection of singles.

Question: On What A Catch Donnie, what exactly is Brendon singing? What lyrics? I can match every other part except for his, and I looked it up online and it said something about love... and what song is that from?

So a recent post on patd gave rise to some comments about pretty.odd. being a flop and I just have to say that I disagree. I heard they sold 600 000 worldwide and while I know that is not close to what was sold domestically for AFYCSO, I have to throw out there that I don't think they were going to sell as well regardless. They might as well have done what they wanted to do. (Since I want to try and keep this post short, I will save my patd postulizing for another post.) But my point is, thinking that patd has lost popularity so their new Live in Chicago CD/DVD should be easy to find was a misstep on my part. Neither Target or Walmart had it so now I just have to lurk and find it whenever I stumble on it. Maybe I will just catch the exclusive one on sale online at some later date because I want those pictures :)

Did you guys read that snippet with PATD discussing possible new music for '09? I have to say that I am really excited for it. I am curious to where they take their music now. I do have some hopes though *more drumming!* *more Jon singing!* *more exciting music!* *stronger songs!*--what are you guys hoping for with the new album?

We just bought a new keyboard for this desktop and it feels amazing. The old one was sticking and deleting mass amounts of words, which made me want to throw out a window after it ate two sentences of my nano.

Oh right, there is this meme that I did Sunday but I'm posting it now :

Randomly go through 21 songs on your IPOD. Take the first line of each song. The 21st line is the title of your poem.
My poem sort of makes sense, so yay! me.

Memories of a world torn up

Johanna drove slowly into the city
You came to my show and I saw you in the crowd
He's doing the line.

Now my neighbor likes where I stay but doesn't know the price that I pay
It's on the wall.

You were young and so am I
I made a river from my front door to yours
You're such a mystery
Why can you read me like no one else?

Looking back over the years, I guess I shed a tear
Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away
As I look back on all that I've done to you
I had seven faces

Here it comes

Don't let go; don't stop 'til it touches your soul
I got a date with the night
I traveled far and wide through many different times

She held the world upon a string
Back to the street where we began
Friends tell me it's Spring

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&! I absolutely cannot wait for the new FOB cd to come out! Also YAY for you being able to vote!

&! Pretty. Odd. may be different... and people may not be as into it as AFYCSO, but its definatly not a flop! Seriously! People frusterate me sometimes. [/rant (before it gets excessive)]

&! OMG! I read that! I cannot wait if it is true. I'd wait till '10 and beyond... but next year... \o/ And I'd really really love to hear more of Jon singing... actually... more of the whole band singing. I'd like to hear more of Brendon's songs too.

I must do that meme... lol...

My excitement just grows for that album. I'm going to be at the store first thing.

I have to restrain myself from getting all ranty on the internet about calling pretty.odd. a flop. Whenever people start saying that, I want to start asking some questions from the writer like 'what do you consider a flop to be?' 'is this in comparison with their previous sales' 'are you even accounting for the change in buying habits now?'. So yeah, I have to show so much restraint.

I was silently screaming at the magazine in the store. First I read how Cobra was coming out with new music (which I knew, but still, it was another thing to see it in print with Gabe's awesome face in the magazine) and then I got to the panic part and I was smiling at the article. I was like 'thank you for not taking years again for new music!' because waiting that long again would not be cool.

I really want to hear Brendon more because I think his voice has really improved from AFYCSO and he has a stronger live voice now, so I can't wait to hear what he sounds like on their new album. I didn't know Jon sounded so good until he subbed for Ryan during that one concert so now I really think he should sing more. I've only briefly heard Spencer, but I just want him to keep on drumming, so if he didn't sing I would be okay. *He could probably stop writing lyrics or at least better ones :) unless he has hidden layers about his beard and hair he hasn't showed yet*

I would like to see more of what Brendon can do with his songs. Folkin Around was not my favorite, but it grew on me.

*Yay!! Do the meme :)

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