“Barry,” my cousin Mike said, “I think it’s time.” It was clear that my brother didn’t feel the same way, but he only shrugged, which Mike took as agreement. “Dave,” he said, giving the words as much gravity as he could muster, “Go get the dictionary.” I was nine years old, and a tag-along. I’d walked in on my brother telling a story about how—during school that morning—a girl he knew got her period in the middle of French class. And I laughed like the dickens. And then they called me on it. After I’d lugged the dictionary down from the spare room, Mike told me to look up the word period and read out the definition. “The end of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action?” “Keep going,” he said. “The full pause with which a sentence closes?” “Not that.” “An interval of geologic—“ “Gimme that!” He yanked the book towards him, read down the page, and pointed me towards the definition he’d found. Menstruation: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from pu...
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For me, I am not really sure, as I fit into tons of different types of music.
Anything by Force of Nature, or Yoko Kanno would probably fit nicely. But for those who don't venture out of North America for music...
Stuff by Basement Jaxx, Beethoven, And John Baptiste Philouza.
And only because I love the way every man who hears that song immediately goes into the Garth dance. It's great. If I could walk around amid all those Garth dancers, I could never frown again.
Derrick Harriott and the Jiving Juniors - I'm going overseas
Keren Ann - Not going anywhere
Wax Mannequin - The Price (live on CKDU)
Destroyer - Canadian Lover
Marion Black - Who knows?
BA Johnston - Asteroids
Saturday looks good to me - Since you stole my heart
MIA - Galang
AC Newman - Drink to me
Al Green - Tired of being alone
Beck - Lost cause
Gil Scott Heron - Whitey on the moon
Bob Marley - How many times
Dead Prez - Hip Hop
Jason Collett - Tiny ocean of tears
Happy End - Kaze Wo Atsumete
Dismemberment Plan - Superpowers
Desmond Dekker - Get up Edina
Old Man Luedecke - In the fall
Otis Redding - Don't be afraid of love
Tilly and the wall - I can't believe you
Jens Lekman - Black Cab
Gym Class Heroes - Taxi driver
Xiu Xiu - I luv the valley oh!
Sam Cooke - I'll come running back to you
Mary Tyler Moore theme - Love is all around
It's basically aural wallpaper at this point.
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Popcorn too...