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Jonas E'Zine Issue Fourteen -- December xx, 1995
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Jonas is produced semi-regularly by Edicius (Tom Sullivan). Jonas
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and the materials therein are property of Edicius and Jonas Print Matter
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Incorporated. Jonas may be freely distributed as long as this notice
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remains in place, and no fee is charged for it.
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I'm feeling thankful for the small things today,
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Happy- Happy Birthday to me,
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Happy Birthday to me, and to you.
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Cracker -- "Happy Birthday to Me"
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(Written: December 12-13 1995)
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To start off with, this issue is being dedicated to They Might Be Giants,
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Civ, and Jon Vena. TMBG and Civ are just plain out rad, and I would really
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like to thank Jon Vena of WHTG-FM for being one of the driving forces behind
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one of the best radio stations in the country (WHTG-FM/106.3/Eatontown, NJ),
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and for his kind words about Jonas on the air one night.
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To be exact, it was around alittle after 10 PM, the Sunday after I released
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Jonas 13. I asked him for a plug on the air, and he said this. (The
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beginning notes to Weezer's "Undone-The Sweater Song" begin to play.) He
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says, "Ya'know, I was just thinking, the information superhighway, thats
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right kids, e-mail. It is taking over the universe. I just recently
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recieved an e'zine written by a guy, a local guy from Middletown. His 'zine
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is called Jonas. He originally wanted to hear 'My Name Is Jonas' by Weezer,
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but I'm going to play this one for him instead, because this was easier to
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find. Its the 'Sweater Song-Undone'. Its Weezer at Modern Rock at the
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Jersey Shore, FM-106.3." (Yes, I have it on tape. I didn't write that down
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from memory, and yes, I just had to type that out and let all of you know
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about this tremendous event.)
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Thanks Jon. Now onto the bulk of my editorial..
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Its Tuesday, and you know what that means, right? Well, don't worry.
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Neither do I, but this Tuesday is special. This Tuesday, December 12th,
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1995, is special. Its my birthday.
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Frank Sinatra also celebrated his natal anniversary today, but we don't care
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about that. ITS MY BIRTHDAY DAMNIT.
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Time for me to examine the things that I've done the last year. Lets go in
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order in a big paragraph. Thats always fun, right kids?
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I failed Literature Honors, got my modem taken away for awhile. I then
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recieved a lower phone bill, which pleased my parents and myself, but I soon
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became friends with Brian (Terminal Velocity) who totally annihlated my
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phone bill to this very day. I pulled a "C" average on all my midterms, did
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better in school. Hung out, had fun, and created Jonas in April of '95. I
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liked that so much, I released a second issue the next day. With more
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issues the next week. Soonafter, I got out of school for the Summer, almost
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got a part time job with a local newspaper (selling them, not writing for
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them), which fell through. I saw Kitty In the Tree on a Boat Cruise, and
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then I went to the Warped Tour in August. School came back too quickly, and
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I was left with a better perspective on school. I did better, did some
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after school activities, and felt better. I slacked off, did worse,
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disliked some of the extra-curricular activities I was doing, and still felt
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pretty damn good about myself.
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There, that was good. But thats only the tip of the things I've done in the
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last 365 Days. I've lost friends, I've gained friends. I've learned things
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about myself and others. I became a more secure individual, and learned not
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to worry about what others say, just to be myself. I've found an outlet for
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all of my writing via Jonas, and finally, I learned to like even more music,
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meaning more CD's for good ole' Tom here.
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You learn alot as you progress through your high school years. I currently
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have 114 kids, give or take, in my Sophmore class. Out of that 114, there
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are about 20 kids that have a serious drinking problem, and about another 50
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or so that drink fairly regularly. I'd say 80 smoked at some point, some
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more then others. Alot of kids do Pot regularly. There are alot of kids
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that are complete and utter failures, and some that are so intelectual that
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you would be amazed. You know what I learned from all of this?
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Not a whole lot. I know not to do drugs or smoke, because thats just paying
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to kill yourself. I also know that I really shouldn't drink, at least at my
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age. My idea of fun is one where I can remember it the next day. Call me
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wacky. I much rather spend my time geeking out on the computer, then go to
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a party and get wasted.
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I've been poked fun at, been the center of cruel jokes, been left out, been
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harrassed, laughed at, and I'm often the guy in gym class that kids say "no
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way, I don't want him, he sucks." But the whole thing is, I don't care.
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I've come to the point where I can see that when others try to say stuff to
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me, it is just a coverup for their failures. Let them say things, just be
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original.
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Anyway, back to the point I was originally trying to convey. Over the last
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year, I have grown much more sure in myself. A year ago, if someone would
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say something to me and try and put me down, it would get me down. I let
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even the smallest things get me down. Not anymore, tho. I'm a changed
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person, changed for the better. I'm happier with myself, too. Its a great
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feeling.
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At times like this, one of my favorite songs by Civ comes up. Go out, and
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somehow listen to "Don't Got To Prove It" by Civ. It makes alot of sense.
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That's all she wrote, kids. Always remember, Jesus loves you, but not as
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much as I do. (Ok, ok. I ripped that from Eve's Plumb.)
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Edicius
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Oh yeah, if you want to reach us here at Jonas-Land. Here:
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World Head Quarter type board -- Avalon, (908) 739 4274.
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EMail -- edi@cybercomm.net
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Web Pages -- http://www.vitinc.com/~rmini/jonas.html
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(Thanks to Fat Slayer. send inquiries to rmini@vitinc.com)
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http://www.pla-net.net/~jwapienn/zineworld/
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(Thanks to Mercuri. send inquiries to jwapienn@pla-net.net)
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http://www.cybercomm.net/~edi/jonas.html
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(Thanks to me! Rad site! It has Jonas 13 on-line for reading, maybe
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one day Jonas 14 will be there too!)
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(Gee. I really have too many Web Pages. Yeeech..)
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You can also retreve the latest issues of Jonas via FTP --
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ftp.etext.org /pub/Zines/Jonas
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More information about jonas can be found by fingering
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edi@raven.cybercomm.net
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+-----+
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Happy Holidays to one and all from the staff of Jonas E'Zine. (Ok, Happy
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Holidays from Edicius...)
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+---- --- -- - -------------+ America's Youth +-------------- - -- --- ----+
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Where's the one place that there is a daily convergence of millions of young
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people throughout America? School. So, through school, you get a pretty
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good view of the youth of today. You see their good sides, you see the
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dreams they have, and the places they may go.
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You also see their troubled side. You see their angst, you see their
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problems, you see the places that they will likely wind up (dead or in
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jail..) Whether or not you see it, there is a serious problem with us
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teenagers. Alot of us just don't care, and are oblivious to everything the
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world gives us, always putting ourselves in front.
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I don't boast, but I do my share to help others. I'm nice to alot of
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people, I give money when I see people collecting, and I help anyone who
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needs it. There are others like myself, maybe you reading this, but there
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are alot of people that cross us out.
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Something recently hit me. I've never really been oblivious to the problems
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of young people today, I see that there are _alot_ of things we're doing
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wrong. You see in the newspapers about kids stabbing each other in school,
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hitting teachers, and generally being miscreants.
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I go a small private Catholic high school, with about 400-450 kids over the
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four grades. I'm a Sophomore, so I'm noticing more this year then last, at
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least more then this time last year. I see that there are alot of kids that
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would gladly spend their free time smoking pot, drinking, and doing nothing
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majorly productive. Now, I don't have anything against drinking, I'm
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against it when you're not legal. I mean, sure, 19-20 year old kids aren't
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legally able to drink, but they've reached a more mature level then the 14
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and 15 year olds that drink the same amount.
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I have something against pot, tho. I see no apparent reason to try pot, or
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any drug for that matter. Why would I want to waste my time smoking
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something that I won't be able to remember tommorow? Thats just not for me.
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Back to my school.
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Recently, things have hit me, that show just how bad things have gotten. I
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don't expect everyone in a Catholic School to be "goodie-goodies", but
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they're usually a bit milder then some of the kids I know in public school
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(usually. I'm not saying anything bad about Public School kids, I know alot
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of kids that are in public schools that are much better then the kids in my
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own school. You get my point, right?) Over the past two weeks, things have
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gone downhill.
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There's one kid in my grade that has a major drinking problem. You know
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that chick from "My So-Called Life", Rayanne, I believe her name is. He's
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like that. When my school has a half day, he would go to a pizza shop, eat,
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and then go to the woods to drink with some kids. The other kids would have
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to carry him through the woods because he was so gone at that point. Pretty
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stupid, don't you say? But wait, there's more.
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This year, he started taking bottles of rum and vodka into school so he
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could drink even more. A swig of vodka before gym, some rum after lunch,
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its all the same to him. He would put the bottle in his school bag, put his
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head in his locker, and take some. Then he'd go into the bathroom just to
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chew some smokeless tobacco.
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Just over a week ago, he had an idea of putting vodka, or some drink, inside
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a Mountain Dew bottle, because they looked similar. He was drinking in the
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bathroom, when the bell rang. Being already late, he took the bottle and
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his books to his next class. He sat in the back of the room, and from time
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to time, he would take a sip. After about 5 or 6 sips, the teacher got
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annoyed, and said, "I let you drink that long enough. You're not supposed
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to have any food or drink outside the cafeteria, go to the bathroom and dump
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that."
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He got alittle scared, but got up and started to walk out. His teacher
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stopped him, and poured some into a cup he had on his desk. Uh-oh, recipe
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for disaster. He left, dumped it out, and came back. After a few moments,
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the teacher took a sip, and, as he said, his "lips went numb." He kept the
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kid after class. The kid gets sent home, gets a one day suspension and a
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centeral detention. Pretty lenient, eh?
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Just yesterday, the last day of school before Christmas, two girls got
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kicked out. They got into a fight (argument) with a senior outside of
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school. They felt threatened, and decided to carry some knives in school.
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Someone told on them, they get kicked out.
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During the week, a rumor started circulating that a Freshman girl was
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pregnant. Last year there was a senior who was pregnant, and went on to
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give birth to a baby girl. Supposally tho, this freshman started the rumor
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to "get a senior guy to like her again." Thats just fucked up.
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One kid got kicked out for pot earlier in the year, another almost got
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caught with it, but they only found a lighter. A senior and three juniors
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got kicked out back in October for beating up a freshman, who subsequently
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went to the hospital.
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All of this happening in one year in what used to be a calm Catholic high
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school. It was only today, when I really thought about it, did I notice how
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things are taking a turn for the worse. I never really expected things like
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this to happen in "my school", no one does. Unfortunally, its happening in
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my school, and countless others throughout America.
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It's a simple fact, countless numbers of kids today are belittling their
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time with drugs, violence, and other harmful things. They are just not
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taking the time to appreciate anything, being thus filled with "angst",
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which in turn makes them more emotional to their needs.
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Do I think there is still hope for America's Youth? Yes, much hope. I
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think we will, one day, unite and conquer. Through experience, we gain the
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knowledge.
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+---- --- -- - ------------+ A Ch0Dy X-MaSS Carol +---------- - -- --- ----+
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I found this on a local chat board over a month ago. It was written by a
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guy named Chody, and yes, I did find it in the Literature Forum. Happy
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Holidays.
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This isn't intended to be stereotypical.
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A Ch0Dy X-MaSS Carol:
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T'was the night befo' Kwanzaa and down in the hood
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All the Homey's were hopin the crack would be good
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The oozie's were hung where they'd just been used
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Since the welfare system is so much abused
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With Kmase Nfume and Schmoke at the Hall
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waiting around for fat clinton to call
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I in my color's, sat back with a case
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after jackin grandma it was time to get faced
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After the tenth, I was totally waxed
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and wondered aloud when will piss be taxed?
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When out on the porch there arose such a clatter
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I slipped as I zipped my half empty bladder
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Then what to my wondering eyes did appear
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a fat old negro - two gold rings in his ear
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he said, "I'm Father Kwanzaa, and Santa is DEAD"
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"So git yo' cracker ass back into yo' bed"
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For Farrakhan rules and Bill is out man
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so out of yo' pockets and into our hands!
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Your Money in taxes, empowerment grants
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your lucky i dont take those baggy-ass pants"
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then he ransacked my house, even too my last beer
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and said with a voice full of holiday cheer,
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Keep workin those days, keep workin those nights
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Happy Kwanzaa to all - Dont it SUCK TO BE WHITE!
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+---- --- -- - --+ Stan's Telephone Excursions; Chapter 1 +-- - -- --- ----+
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"Hey baby.. If you're looking for a nice, firm, young girl like me, then
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call.. We're waiting for you at 1-900 SEX 6969.. That's 1-900 SEX 6969..
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We're waiting, in the meantime, we'll masturbate thinking of you.."
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The ad he just saw was too much for him. Stan sat in his room, watching
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Gilbert Godfrey and USA's "Up All Night", and there the ad was. There were
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blondes, brunettes, even Asian girls. All waiting for him to talk to. He
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could never get these girls in real life, so he decided to give it a try.
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He picked up the phone, and called. Of course he wasn't paying for it, he
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was running a line from his neighbor's house into his room. "Here we go,"
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he thought, as he dialed. "Just one more minute, and I'll be talking to
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beautiful women.."
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"Hey baby.. You've reached 1-900 SEX 6969.. We're just so HOT for you that
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we can't wait. If you're under 18, or do not wished to be billed for this
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call, please hang up now.."
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"I'm under 18," he said to himself, "fuck it. These chicks are ugly, but
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they can lie and say they're beautiful. Why can't I lie and say I'm 19?"
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"Now that you've decided to join us, we're ready to get you off... to a good
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time. Are you ready for the hottest in adult erotic entertainment in the
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United States? I hope you are, you better.."
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"Oh baby.. Almost there," he thought. Not aware of the series of menus
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that he would have to navigate soon.
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"Now, we need to know what you're looking for. Press 1 if you want kinky
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sex, including domination, sadomasicism, bondage. Our girls will even act
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out the kinkiest of fantisies for you," the warm, recorded voice told him.
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"Sadomasicism? What the hell is that?" The little 15 year old acted so
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innocently.
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"Press 2 if you want regular straight sex with one of our hot girls.. This
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is the normal, hot sex that you want.. Or, press 3 if you want one of our
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hot muscle studs to show you how to-"
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"BEEP.."
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He pressed the two key, real quick. "I'm not a fag, nor do I want to be
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tied up. I want my bitch, now!" he excaimed.
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"Ok, you have selected regular hot sex with one of our fine girls.. Press 1
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if you would like to talk to one girl, or press 2 if you would like to talk
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to two of our bisexual nymphos who want to suck and fuck you all night
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long."
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"Umn. Hmna. Two girls? For me? Hmm.. Could be interesting.."
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"BEEP.."
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"Ok, we're almost there. You said you want to have two of our bisexual
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nymphos in a regular straight sex party.. Press 1 if you would like the
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first girl to be a 19 year old all-American blonde.."
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"Whoa! I get to pick my girl?"
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"Press 2 if you want a hot oriental.."
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"Oriental's aren't bad, neither are blondes.."
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"Press 3 if you want a large chested brunette.."
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"BEEP.."
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"Large chests aren't bad, either.."
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"Now, for the second girl.. Press 1 if you want her to be a Latina.."
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"Damnit! When am I going to get my girls?!"
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"Press 2 if you want a blonde from the coldness of Scandinavia.."
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"BEEP.."
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"Now, you're almost there. Just wait one moment while we connect you to two
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of our hot sex girls ready for you.."
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"Yes! Just another minute," he said as he grew eager with excitment. He
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heard a minute click, and then a ring, and then it was picked up.. "Hello?"
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he asked..
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"Hi there, I'm Mandy.."
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"And I'm Melissa.. Are you ready?"
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"Uhm. Yeah.. Uhm," he stuttered out of anxiety.. What was he going to say?
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Would this really be fun? Would they know he was under 18? "What are you
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girls wearing?"
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"Well, I'm wearing a red see-through teddy, with red stilleto heels," said
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Melissa.
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"I'm wearing nothing but a pair of white cotton briefs."
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"Cotton briefs? Like what men wear?"
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"Yeah.. Why? Are you surprised?"
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"Well, yeah, sorta. I mean, I didn't think women wore them.."
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"Women normally don't.. But I'm a transexual, I once was a man.. Old
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habits are hard to break."
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"WHAT?! What kind of freak party is this?"
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"Is there something wrong with me.. Um.. I didn't catch your name.."
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"Stan. I mean, Sam. Sam.. Not Stan.."
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"Of course not.. Is this your first time?"
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"NO! I've had sex many times! Of course! Do you think I'm a 15 year old
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virgin? Aha. Hah. Umm. Hah.."
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"I meant on a phone sex service.."
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"Oh, yeah, of course.. You know, when you get it like I do, you don't need
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phone sex.."
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"And you're calling because?"
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"Because his dog's sick," Mandy interjected.
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"What? I don't need this kind of harrassment! I call here for sex, not
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twenty questions!"
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*CLICK*
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"Hello?! Hello? Who the hell is this on my line? Hello?"
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"Who's that?" Melissa inquired.
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"It's his dog.."
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"Who the hell are you? And what are you doing on my phone line?"
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"Eeck. It's Mister Joel," Stan thought. "If he sees the phone line outside
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his house, I'm dead.."
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"Sam? Are you still there?"
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"Sam?"
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"Yeah, thats the guy that called us.."
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"Hey Melissa, didn't he say his name was Stan?"
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"Stan?! Are you the same one who charged all those long distance calls to
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my house? Hey, my neighbor's name is Stan!"
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*CLICK*
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Stan sat there, phone in hand, but he ripped the line out. He peered out
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the window, and saw the line fall limply from his window, to the ground.
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"God.. I'm in deep shit now.."
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+---- --- -- - ---+ "Fire: A '90s Invention" + By Belial +--- - -- --- ----+
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The wind whipped and thrashed all about Rofl as he stood shivering inside
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the small cave. "Ugh." Rofl exclaimed stomping on the groud in an effort to
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keep his feet from going totally numb.
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Rofl looked towards the cave entrance; almost completely covered by a thick
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wall of snow. Sighing, he began chewing on a stick that he had found earlier
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and dried for dinner. "Ugh, yuck!" Rofl spat, throwing the stick against the
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cave wall.
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Finally, after months of seclusion and bitter cold meals of sticks, Rofl was
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losing his temper. He wished it would just end. That the snow would go away
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and that he would be left in peace. He missed hunting and fishing in the
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country. He missed seeing his friends who like him, were stuck freezing in
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small caves with little or nothing to eat or drink.
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Screaming, Rofl walked up the the cave wall and began smashing his skull
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against it in uncontrolled fury. "Ugh, huh-gug, oof, mu-gug, m0g, ugh-huh!"
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The small cave shook with the impact of Rofl's skull. Losing consciousness,
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Rofl started to notice something strange beginning to happen. His head was
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getting hotter and hotter with each blow to the cave wall.
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All of the sudden, after one hard blow, a spark was sent shooting away from
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Rofl's head, landing on the twig that he threw against the wall earlier.
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After a minute, the twig began to smoke, then a tiny flame emerged,
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gradually expanding as the seconds passed away.
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"Ugh, uh?!" Rofl exclaimed, looking at the burning twig.
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For a minute Rofl just looked at the twig, wondering what it was that he was
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seeing. Never before had he seen anything so bright. Then he reached down to
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touch it.
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"UGH! HOT!@" he screamed, quickly trying to wipe the flame off on his beard.
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However, the flame wouldn't go out, and his beard caught on fire.
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"UGH! AHHHH!@" Rofl screamed; jumping around trying to get away from the
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flame.
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"HOT!@"
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As the flame slithered its way up Rofl's beard, he ran to the cave entrance
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and jumped out through the building wall of snow. A giant gust of wind
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smashed into him, knocking him face first into the snow. Instantly the fire
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hissed and went out.
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"Uh. C0LD!@" Rofl yelled, running back into the cave.
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As he stood shivering near the cave entrance, Rofl noticed in the corner of
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his eye that the twig was still on fire. Afraid of catching on fire again,
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he carefully walked over to the twig.
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"Ugh. Pretty stick!" Rofl thought aloud as he gently lowered his hand
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towards the flame. As his fingers inched towards the flame, they began to
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get warmer. Instinctively, Rofl drew his hand away, and it instantly began
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to get cold again. "Ugh." Rofl mumbled as he reached for the flame one more
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time. Again his hand began to get warm, and Rofl quickly brought it away.
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Then suddenly, Rofl had a thought. He raced to the back of the cave and
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quickly grabbed some more sticks. Checking to see if he missed any, Rofl
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bounded back to the burning twig. When he got there, Rofl cautiously dipped
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one of the new sticks into the flame. Waiting a second, Rofl brought the
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stick away and to his amazement, there was a tiny flame burning at the end
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of it.
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"Hu-gug aha-huh!" Rofl laughed, dropping the rest of the sticks onto the
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fire. As the fire built up, Rolf began to notice that the whole cave was
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getting warmer.
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"Ugh. hmm." Rofl thought "Ugh. stuff hot. Cave cold. Stuff make cold cave
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hot. Ugh," laughing as he began to dance around cave.
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The next day, Rofl gathered together all his gear and left his small cave in
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search of other people trapped within their caves. He spent the next few
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days searching until finally he found another cave.
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"Ugh, I brought you something." Rofl said as he entered the cave.
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A second later the world went black as a giant club smashed into his head.
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He remembered waking up sometime during the night, but everything went dark
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once again as the club crashed down on his skull.
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"Ugh. Sun pretty." Rofl mumbled as he began to wake up again.
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Then he saw the great club ready to bear down on his head again.
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"Ugh. NO!@$#%" Rofl yelled, realizing what was about to happen.
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"Uhm. Why?" the other asked.
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"Ugh. I bring something." Rofl pleaded.
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"Uhm. What!" said the other raising the club once again.
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"Ugh. I bring hot stuff." Rofl quicky said.
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"Uhm. Show Lol!" the other demanded.
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"Need stick. Ugh."
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Lol lowered the club and walked to the back of the cave where he picked up a
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pile of sticks and brought them back and threw them at Rofl's feet.
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"Uhm. Hurry!"
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Rofl quickly picked up the pile of sticks and brought them to the cave wall.
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He braced himself and began beating his skull repeatedly against the rocky
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wall as he did just a few days earlier in his own cave. Once again Rofl felt
|
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his head begin to heat up as he landed blow after blow against the cave
|
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wall.
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Lol looked at Rofl like he was crazy, but decided to say nothing.
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Then the spark came. It flew away from Rofl's head and landed on one of the
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sticks. After a minute the stick began to glow as the flame took control and
|
|
got hotter.
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"Uhm. What that!?" Lol demanded.
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"Ugh. Look!" replied Rofl.
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Lol stared at the stick for a minute and then reached out to touch the
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flame.
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"Ugh. Don't. HOT!" Rofl yelled to Lol; remembering what happened to him when
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he touched the flame.
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"Uhm. Then what do?" Lol asked.
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Rofl gathered up the rest of the sticks and fed them to the small fire.
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After a while the fire began to grow. Soon the cave began to get warm also.
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"Ugh. Fire make cold cave hot!" said Rofl triumphantly.
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"Uhm. Huh-huh!" laughed Lol.
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The next day Rofl showed Lol how to make his own fire, and set out to
|
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introduce his fire to more people.
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As time went by, Rofl had introduced his fire to many people, who, in turn
|
|
went out and intruduced Rofl's fire to other people. Thus it was that fire
|
|
was introduced to the world of man and even though Rofl has long since been
|
|
forgotten, his legacy shall remain forever.
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|
+---- --- -- - --------+ An Interview With Jon Vena +-------- - -- --- ----+
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|
Jonas - Whats your position at whtg/106.3? How long have you been working
|
|
there?
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|
|
JV - I am the Management Assistant and Promotions person at WHTG, which
|
|
means, basically, that I handle pretty much every giveaway and contest that
|
|
you hear at the station; also, I work on publicizing our events through
|
|
press releases, on-air promotional spots, even the Internet. I've been
|
|
working at the station exactly one year Christmas Day... I was hired over
|
|
the phone as I was calling in a request on Chris Rake's "Common Threads"
|
|
program, which just happened to be falling on Christmas day. Our general
|
|
manager was there, and I basically was given my request AND a full time job
|
|
in just over four minutes. I worked at the station during my remaining
|
|
Christmas Break, came back for Spring Break, and began working full time two
|
|
days following my graduation from East Stroudsburg University in
|
|
Pennsylvania last May.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - WHTG was listed as one of the top ranked radio stations in the
|
|
country, in last years Rolling Stone reader survey. does that make working
|
|
at 106.3 any different?
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|
|
|
JV - The Rolling Stone thing blew our minds! The staff over at Compact Disc
|
|
World (Eatontown, NJ) sent us a fruit basket -- after that, I really cannot
|
|
say that it changed things. It made us proud, I can tell you that --
|
|
especially since we never, ever solicited the votes. This year, I've even
|
|
heard Z-100 (NY, NY) offering to pay for your copy of Rolling Stone so long
|
|
as you vote for them. When the final tallies come up in the January issue,
|
|
I'll be sure to send in an email message to contest that fact -- as a
|
|
person, not an FM 106.3 employee. The fact that people would care enough to
|
|
send in an entry with our call letters on it is great -- that's why we try
|
|
and give so much back to our listeners. I think you would be really, really
|
|
out of luck if you tried to find as much new music, contests and the like on
|
|
any other station on the dial. You can definitely quote me on that!!!!!
|
|
|
|
Jonas - How often do you DJ on the air?
|
|
|
|
JV - I deejay when something really goes wrong -- like, when someone gets
|
|
sick or someone suddenly has tickets to see someone (or something to that
|
|
effect). I'm not a full time air staff, I am what they call a support
|
|
staffer -- I contribute to the on-air element without really having to be
|
|
the driving force in that contribution. I like that, though -- being an
|
|
"on-air personality" has its ups and downs. I like the feeling of being
|
|
behind the scenes -- so "Oz".
|
|
|
|
Jonas - How did it all get started? Have you always wanted to work in the
|
|
music industry?
|
|
|
|
JV - I've been a music fan all my life -- from the time I was a child. I
|
|
still remember being the happiest kid when I had enough money one Saturday
|
|
morning to actually buy a 45" by The Kinks ("Come Dancing"), I think I was
|
|
at PathMark with my mom -- she was food shopping and I was busy in the
|
|
record section... when PathMark **had** a record section. After that, it
|
|
was all Culture Club and The Human League.
|
|
|
|
I have always wanted to, in some fashion, work in music. Right now, I look
|
|
at this as my starting point -- this is the first step for me. Do I plan an
|
|
entire career in radio? Certainly not -- there just is not enough money in
|
|
it (Yes, I am a sellout; this is what happens after you spend tons on
|
|
college...). However, I'm very honored to be a part of WHTG. Remember --
|
|
while Z100 was too busy with Janet Jackson and Color Me Badd, FM 106.3 was
|
|
breaking these tiny little bands that no one had ever heard of -- bands like
|
|
Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, etc. Now, it's everywhere.
|
|
|
|
Matt Pinfield and Rob Acampora and I knew each other, and when the time came
|
|
to get an internship, I skewed my English Writing studies into something
|
|
worthwhile at the station - promotions- and Matty and Rob hooked me up. It
|
|
worked, and I owe Rob and Matt a ton for it. They've always been there for
|
|
me... Matt, even though he is at MTV now, still calls and gives me boosts.
|
|
Bruce McDonald, my current boss, is great as well. Bruce, Matt and Rob have
|
|
each given me so much to work with -- I'm very, very fortunate to have all
|
|
of their trust and confidence.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Did you go to college for a broadcasting-related degree?
|
|
|
|
I went to college for a writing degree, which I somehow obtained in 4 years.
|
|
I want to enter the journalism field -- I have plans on returning to
|
|
graduate school for a Master's in the profession. However, I did take a lot
|
|
of media studies courses (3 credits shy of double majoring...). I started
|
|
tinkering in radio back in college -- for 90.3 FM WESS.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Do you do anything on the side? Any side-jobs, bands, school?
|
|
|
|
JV - Occasionally, I'll deejay in a club. Also, I write a lot on the side...
|
|
for "SMUG" Magazine, hopefully, in the next few months, for SEVENTEEN (don't
|
|
laugh -- they break a lot of bands, believe it or not!) and DETAILS. I've
|
|
always wanted a band -- just never got the guts to actually sing in front of
|
|
someone or to show them lyrics that I've written. Instead, I've worked and
|
|
achieved more in printing poetry and short stories stemming from my moonlit
|
|
fascination with literature and the publishing field.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Where are you originally from? Grow up in the New Jersey area?
|
|
|
|
JV - I was born in Pomona, California. I grew up in Matawan (NJ) and have
|
|
since moved from there. All of my friends still live there -- so I'm there
|
|
practically every night.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Did you work at any other radio stations before WHTG?
|
|
|
|
JV - Only at my college station, WESS. I did do some tinkering with a Top 40
|
|
in Stroudsburg (PA), but that's a long story that, well, is kind of boring!
|
|
|
|
Jonas - With your line of work, do you go to alot of concerts?
|
|
|
|
JV - Tons. And I get to meet a lot of bands, which I assume is everyone's
|
|
dream. Usually, a band is really, really cool or they're just a total bunch
|
|
of assholes. Rusted Root was cool as hell, and I had the opportunity to meet
|
|
Shannon Hoon about a month before he died, when Blind Melon played The
|
|
Tradewinds (Sea Bright, NJ). A really, really nice guy. I also met Chris
|
|
Isaak last week, and I think I'll have the chance to meet Elastica in
|
|
January (god I hope!). Bands are always coming to the station, so we all get
|
|
to meet and greet. I think if they had more time in their schedule, a lot of
|
|
bands would love to meet as many people as possible -- this is especially
|
|
the case with Belly, who we all met last September. They were tired as all
|
|
hell, but they went into our soundcheck party, took photos, signed things...
|
|
Tanya even kissed me on the cheek and gave me the flu. That's just about the
|
|
only really true claim-to-fame brush I can brag about.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Whats your favorite type of music? When on the air, do you normally
|
|
play anything that you utterly hate?
|
|
|
|
JV - All the time! I had to play KoRn the other night -- yuck. We go by a
|
|
system, and that system naturlly dictates that we sometimes have to play
|
|
something we don't personally care for. However, when we are in the "big
|
|
chair," we are playing for an expansive audience -- so what if Mr. Deejay
|
|
doesn't care for KoRn???? They've sold nearly a million records with very
|
|
little radio and/or MTV airplay, and that speaks for itself.
|
|
|
|
I am personally into modern rock. I went through a metal stage in the early
|
|
high school years (which, I think, is mandatory of all New Jersey 9th and
|
|
10th graders). However, before that, I was really into the mid-80's British
|
|
Invasion, with Duran Duran, Culture Club, Human League, Pet Shop Boys,
|
|
etcetera. I also like some classic rock -- very little beyond Zeppelin and
|
|
The Beatles, though. Modern rock is where I lie now, though -- and have for
|
|
a very, very long time. I often wonder what I would have been into had I not
|
|
heard about this guy named Matt Pinfield that was breaking music on this FM
|
|
106.3 station so long ago...
|
|
|
|
Jonas - There's been a good number of bands spawned in this area recently,
|
|
Mars Needs Women, Psykidelic Oven Mit, and Fuzz The World, to name a few, in
|
|
your opinion, how's the New Jersey music scene looking?
|
|
|
|
JV - Mars Need Women just put out one of the best records I have heard all
|
|
year. It's called "Sparking Ray Gun," and I had the chance to meet the band
|
|
for the first time Saturday night at The Stone Pony when they played with
|
|
the Goo Goo Dolls. They are awesome... I really don't like Oven Mit or Fuzz
|
|
The World that much, though -- but Rotator Cuff and The Gefkens are great.
|
|
The New Jersey music scene is one that, I think, relies too heavily on a
|
|
heavy metal-influenced past. Bands like Rotator Cuff are breaking this
|
|
trend, though... Eve's Plum did it single-handedly by borrowing more from
|
|
Debbie Harry than Joan Jett (even though I LOVE JOAN JETT!!!!) There are
|
|
some more bands that are going to make it from the area -- but if you're
|
|
looking for another Seattle, I think Austin, Texas is the place...
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Whom do you think are the hottest bands right now? Who do you see
|
|
taking off very soon?
|
|
|
|
JV - The Smashing Pumpkins cannot be denied. The CDs are amazing -- both of
|
|
'em. Rancid's new disc is amazing, as are Blur and Oasis' latest projects. I
|
|
think the band Snapdrag are going to take off once their debut Elecktra
|
|
Records disc is released in April -- also, Solution AD just got signed to
|
|
TAG Recordings **today**. and, having seen their evolution first-hand (we
|
|
all went to college together), I know they are going to be huge. The new
|
|
Ministry CD ("Filth Pig") is out in January -- I have it now, and I cannot
|
|
say that I am too impressed, although they do a raucaus version of Dylan's
|
|
"Lay Lady Lay" that... well... is a shame and a blessing all in one. Self is
|
|
a great new band, as are No Doubt and For Squirrels (see later note on that
|
|
one...)
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Do you use computers at the station? What kind are they, and what do
|
|
you use them for?
|
|
|
|
JV - At this time, we only implement one computer in the whole station; it's
|
|
often referred to as "my" computer... all I use it for is word processing
|
|
and the like. In January, we will be converting to a completely
|
|
computer-based logging system for our commercial purposes... the field of
|
|
radio computing is ever changing, so we really held off until we knew our
|
|
needs would be taken care of.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - I'm presuming you're dialing into your internet account from home,
|
|
so, what kind of computer setup do you have there? What do you use the 'net
|
|
for?
|
|
|
|
JV - I have a Macintosh Performa 6112... which is used a lot for my writing
|
|
duties and the like. I use the net so that I can communicate with my friends
|
|
across the country (back up at schoool, people at other colleges, music
|
|
industry people.) I also use a lot of newsgroups and the like. Basically, I
|
|
use the net as a research tool as well... perfect for writing assignments
|
|
that may ever come up.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - 'Zines -- read many? favorites? contribute to any? like Jonas? :)
|
|
|
|
JV - I have only read one issue of JONAS -- and I liked what I saw. I read
|
|
CRANK and INSIGHT on a regular basis, and I think BEN IS DEAD is the most
|
|
intelligent piece of journalism out today. There stands a chance right now
|
|
that I may be contributing to BEN IS DEAD in April. I also enjoy HITCH,
|
|
which is out of Oklahoma. They even printed a letter I sent them last month
|
|
-- anyway, some of the stuff in there is absolutely hilarious. At the SNOW
|
|
BALL on December 16th, the station will have a zine -- a very polished,
|
|
play-programesque zine, but a zine nevertheless. Oh, and by the way, I think
|
|
I'm contributing to JONAS right now, huh???
|
|
|
|
Jonas - How are the people from the station? Do you hang out with any
|
|
outside of work?
|
|
|
|
JV - We are all great friends. Chris Rake is very close to me... Bruce and I
|
|
go and get lunch everyday at the local supermarket and we constantly make
|
|
fun of people we see there.... for example, the one checkout girl that I am
|
|
dying to talk to that, well, I never do. Rob and I get along well... Mike
|
|
Sauter is a riot, and Missi, Molly, Sports Guy Glenn, Michele, Anya, Chris
|
|
Mailley, Andy G.... if you ever go to a show and see us all together, get
|
|
ready to see a lot of laughter as well. It's a funny thing.....
|
|
|
|
Jonas - What do you think has been the best cd release of '95?
|
|
|
|
JV - Radiohead's "The Bends" is simply amazing. There is a band out called
|
|
For Squirrels that have a CD on Sony called "Example"... the irony here is
|
|
that the band's guitarist and lead singer died, and their first single is
|
|
about Kurt Cobain. PJ Harvey's disc was good, Rancid and Smashing Pumpkins
|
|
amazed me, and well.... there was so much great music this year! Indie-wise,
|
|
K Records out of Olympia, Washington has a band called Kicking Giant who are
|
|
really, really great. I also liked CIV's disc, Wizo's CD, and, of course,
|
|
Belly's KING. Did I mention Prick's debut? Beautiful, fresh neo-industrial
|
|
buzz... did a great job opening for Bowie and Nails.
|
|
|
|
Jonas - Will you vote for clinton in '96?
|
|
|
|
JV - Well, that depends. This whole politician thing is pissing me off --
|
|
especially that crap that went on last week. It pisses me off knowing that
|
|
the government is spending tax money on federal employees that, when they
|
|
ran out of money and hence the ability to pay 'em, were called "non
|
|
essential". Umm.... hmmm.... you get my point, I think.
|
|
|
|
+---- --- -- - --------+ Convert, CD, 'Zine Reviews +-------- - -- --- ----+
|
|
|
|
Hey, I figured I'd go the way of almost every other 'zine out there, and
|
|
start reviewing stuff. I'm opinionated, I have my thoughts on alot of
|
|
things. So hey, why not review the few concerts I go to and the new (or
|
|
close to being new) cd's/tapes/records and 'zines I get.
|
|
|
|
+--+ Concerts +--+
|
|
|
|
The WHTG-FM Snowball - Featuring Civ, They Might Be Giants, Del Amitri, Deep
|
|
Blue Something, Rusty, Solution A.D., & Whriling Dervishes - December 16,
|
|
1995 - Count Basie Therater, Red Bank, NJ.
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Seven bands, five hours of intense music, and radio personalities coming out
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the bezuka. All this for a mere twenty bucks. Not a bad deal by anyones
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standards.
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Going into the concert, I really only wanted to see Civ (Whom I saw back in
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August when the Warped Tour popped into town) and They Might Be Giants. The
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rest of them have one or two songs that I've heard, and that was about it.
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I wasn't all that excited to see them -- But I was wrong.
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The first band that started promptly at 7 PM was Solution A.D., a
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Pennsylvania Based band that was pretty good. They played five songs,
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including their current single "Fearless". Lead singer Toby Costa's voice
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dominates the stage when they sing, added with a very good stage
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personality, Solution A.D. turns out to be the surprise to me of the night.
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Rusty was out next. Lead singer Ken Macneil lost one of his vocal cords
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during their set. With that in mind, I'd go see them again. They had to
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skip out on the Post Snowball Party to be held at a local club. So, I'd go
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see them again, just to see if they actually are good. With him being as
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sick as he was, you just couldn't get a good feel for them. They did do a
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rousing version of their hit "Take Me."
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Following Rusty were local favorites Whirling Dervishes. They were pretty
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good, I'd consider going out and getting their new EP (Entitled "The Grinch
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EP"). The final song that they did was a cover of Dr. Seuss' "The Grinch
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Who Stole Christmas" that they did three years ago, on their "Wish It Would
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Snow" EP. Its not Christmas without a performance from Whirling Dervishes.
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Next up was They Might Be Giants. This set just rocked the house. I was
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especially lucky because I had friends who had seats in the first and second
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row, in the center too. So, I got to see the Johns (along with bassist
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Graham Maby and Brian Doherty on drums) real close. John Flansburgh was
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close enough to touch. Yippie!
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Most bands only did about 5 or 6 songs, so TMBG did most of their hits.
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Including "Snail Shell", "Spy", "Why Does The Sun Shine?", "Birdhouse In
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Your Soul", "Twisting" and of course, "Instabul (Not Constantinople)". (I
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believe that was the complete songlist.) Its amazing to see them live,
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"Spy", being one of my favorite TMBG songs, is just great, if not alittle
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worn out in the end. (On the CD Version, there is about 45 Seconds to a
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Minute where they just hit one or two notes on the guitar and drums in
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different order, they drag this out to about 3 or 4 minutes. Yikes!)
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They Might Be Giants rule, in concert or not.
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Next was Del Amitre, who I was surprised by. "Roll To Me" is about ten
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times better in concert then it it normally. "Always the Last to Know" is
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also a very good song. They also performed "Stone Cold Sober" impressivly.
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Deep Blue Something came up, and well. Aside from "Breakfast At Tiffany's",
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I wasn't impressed by they. They were pretty decent, but nothing too
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impressive. They did a long fairly long instrumental song called "Deep Blue
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Something" which was a pretty bad note to go out on, being so long and all.
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They did do alittle bit better then I thought they would, but they still
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weren't anything too amazing.
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Finally, the band I had been waiting for. The headliner, the finale. Civ!
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Yes. I of course moved back down to my friend's seat, but soon after the
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music got moved around alot. Civ was the only band where there was a real
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'pit' in front of the stage. Kind of irritating with the seats and
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everything in the way, but worked out fine.
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Civ, the lead singer of the aptly named band, high fived me about eight or
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nine times. I also grabbed his shoe twice and grabbed his shirt, arm, leg,
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and microphone one time each. God it was great. Oh, I also got to shout
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"All Twisted!" into the microphone (he put it right in my face, baby. Right
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there, and I sang with my hearts content.)
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Some kid jumped up on stage, did a funky little dance, and dove right off.
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I tried grabbing him to keep him 'afloat', but it didn't work. He just
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smacked into me and the back of my head hit the nice soft cushion of a
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chair. I got back on my feat to see my best friend plant two feet on the
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stage, and get yanked right off. It was a very thrilling time.
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I got a drumstick from one of the roadies, too. God, Civ is so rad.
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Also, one of the highlights of the night was seeing all of my favorite radio
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people in person. I finally got to meet Jon Vena (Head of Promotions for
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WHTG, see "An Interview With Jon Vena" in this issue), which was pretty rad.
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Jon also did a very great job getting the whole concert organized.
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On a related side note, I'd just like to say that two of the DJ's, Chris
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Rake and Michele Amabile, are very, very pretty.
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It was a great night of music, fun, and charities. The event raised over
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800 pounds of canned goods for a local foodbank, and raised money for the
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Surfrider Foundation; a local organization that tries to preserve local
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beaches, and keep them open for the public.
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WHTG-FM did a very good job with this night, and everyone involved should
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feel very good right now.
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+----+
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Age-9, Foil, Dirtnap - December 17 - TJK Stadium, Keansburg, NJ
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+----+
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This was one of those local 'concerts' that you just have to go to. Well,
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sort of. Age-9 was the 'headliner', they're a local band that just released
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a CD and should really take off soon. Foil is my friend's friend's band.
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Dirtnap, I never heard of before. There were two other bands there, but
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they looked like side projects, they had like some of the members from Age-9
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playing with some other kids, nothing big. I won't review them.
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It was being held at a local bar that was offering an all-ages venue for $5.
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It was supposed to start at 5PM, but due to technical problems, namely they
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didn't have enough working microphones, it didn't start untill 6:30.
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Dirtnap came on first, they were ok. Nothing amazing, with some practice
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they could get alot better. As they are now, they were mediocore at best.
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Their songs were decent, but nothing amazingly special. They didn't have a
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truely amazing hardcore style, they really could use some practice.
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I'll try not to be biased, but Foil was pretty good. It was their third
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time playing live at a real venue, and they were good. They have a pretty
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mean punk sound, but nothing amazingly special. Their lead singer/guitarist
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was very good, the bassit (who coincidentally learned bass from the bassit
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of Age-9) is very good, and the drummer was very good too. Overall, the
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band is very good. Look to hear from them in the future, they have an
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album, entittled "Yet To Be a Man" due out in April of '96.
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There were two other bands, but as I said, I didn't really catch their
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names. They looked like they were just different people getting together to
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jam, but I could be wrong. They were real good tho.
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Lastly, Age-9 came on. Age-9 just plain out rocked. They have a sound that
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|
defines the meaning of hardcore. All of the members of the band come
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together to form a very good sounding band that will definnally be heard
|
|
from in the future. Look to hear of their newly released CD called "Gross
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|
Times", for it should take off very soon.
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Yes, I know this was a pretty sucky review, but I'm tired.
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+--+ 'Zines +--+
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Big Geek (Vol 1, Issue 1)
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PO Box 319
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Glenview, IL 60025-0319
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Price: 2 Stamps?
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+-----+
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This is Kojak's paper 'Zine! You know Kojak, right? Well, he writes for a
|
|
few different E'zines, pretty well at that. He decided to venture into the
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|
depths of paper 'Zines. After he decided against releasing another issue of
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|
"Kojak's Really Hard To Read 'Zine", he took up the pen name Brian Geek, and
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|
started this 'Zine. Did a mighty fine job of it too.
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Included in this issue are really good essays giving us his perspective of
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the Chicago Music Scene, his thoughts on OJ and Jails in America, and a
|
|
really good interview with Tricky Dick and Brendan Kelly of Slapstick. He
|
|
also has some other very good articles, ranging from music to politics to
|
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some minor computer stuff.
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|
Kojak did a very good job with this 'zine, and has some very good articles
|
|
written for it. I'm hoping there's a second issue sometime soon, which
|
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should be just as good.
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+-----+
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|
Moderate Rock E'Zine #8
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Email BlackPope7@aol.com for more info.
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This issue was pretty good. Full of year end wrap ups in the world of
|
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music, it was helpful in remembering some of the things that had gone on in
|
|
the past year.
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|
Numerous collumns written by the Editor of the 'Zine, and different editors
|
|
from other 'Zines, topped off this issue. They were all, mostly, very well
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written, and make this one of my favorite music-related E'Zines currently in
|
|
production.
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|
One of the only low notes of this issue was a pretty weak interview with the
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|
band Explodee (I think that was the name..) It was only a 20 Questions
|
|
format interview, but it was pretty bad. Other then that, the rest of the
|
|
'Zine was pretty rad.
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Jen (BlackPope7) has a pretty rad 'Zine, and I wish her luck with it.
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+--+ CDs/Tapes/And Other Music Stuff +--+
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Rentals / Return of the Rentals (Maverick/Reprise)
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What do you get when you combine a violin, a guitar, bass, drums, and a
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couple of moogs? You get the Rentals. With Matt Sharp of Weezer fame on
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volcals, bass, and moog, and Pat Wilson, also of Weezer, on drums, you're
|
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bound to get a good deal. Add in Petra Haden on violin, Rod Cervera on
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Guitar, and Tom Grimley and Cherielynn Westrich on moog, you get a very
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|
awkward collection of intruments, which come together to make a unique
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sound.
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|
By now, you're familar with "Friends Of P.", but this album goes much
|
|
further then that. From track one, "The Love I'm Searching For", to the end
|
|
and "Sweetness and Tenderness", you have a ride filled of fun on this cd.
|
|
Every song on here is very good. Odd sounding intruments come together for
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a very enjoyable melody.
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This cd is highly recomended to be picked up, and listened to numerous
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times.
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+-----+
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Oasis / (What's The Story) Mourning Glory? (Creation Songs Ltd/Sony Music)
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|
Called the "Beatles of the 90's", Oasis proves it with this CD. A style
|
|
that is influenced heavily by the Beatles, Oasis leads the new British
|
|
invasion. Slow, soothing songs, filled with acoustic guitar, and powerful
|
|
and moving songs, filled with great drum sets. This cd takes you on a
|
|
whirlwind tour through the minds of some young British men.
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|
The current single, "Wonderwall", and "Don't Look Back In Anger" are two
|
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songs with very powerful and emotional lyrics. This is also very highly
|
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recomended as one of the year's best new CDs.
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+---- --- -- - ---+ Jonas Best Of 1995 - Survey Results! +--- - -- --- ----+
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Now, you may or may not remember that we did a survey last issue. It was a
|
|
seperate file then the main Jonas file, so you may not have gotten it.. But
|
|
here we are with the results.. Just a quick note:
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|
I didn't get alot of survey responses, besides myself, I got 4 replies. 4
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|
REPLIES?! Where the hell is everyone? Sheesh.. And 2 of the surveys were
|
|
ones that I did to friends while I was on the phone with them. Yeeck. So,
|
|
because of that, I had the final vote on everything, so on ones where I got
|
|
5 different answers for, I just gave it to the one I liked the best.. Here
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we go..
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+-----+
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Best Band/Album of 1995..
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Nominees:
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Silverchair/Frogstomp Red Hot Chili Peppers/One Hot Minute
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REM/Monster Primus/Tales From The Punchbowl
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Sonic youth/Washing Machine Alanis Morrisette/Jagged Little Pill
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|
Pavement/Wowee Zowee Green Day/Insomniac
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|
And the winner is..
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Oasis/(Whats The Matter) Mourning Glory? -- What?! "Where was this one on
|
|
the survey sheet?" Well, there was a large (1) write in vote for this one,
|
|
and I changed my vote to this album, making it (with 2 votes) the most
|
|
popular choice.
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|
Oasis came out with a great followup to their debut album, and proved why
|
|
they are the Beatles of the '90s.
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|
+-----+
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Best new band/musician of 1995..
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|
Nominees:
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Alanis Morrissette/Jagged Little Pill
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Silverchair/Frogstomp
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Civ/Set Your Goals
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Presidents Of The US/Selt Titled
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|
Hum/You'd Prefer And Astronaut
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|
And the winner is..
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|
Civ/Set Your Goals -- With some of the members of Gorilla Biscuits all back
|
|
together, this album just takes you on a half hour tour of great guitar,
|
|
amazing drums, and fulfilling lyrics. You can't deny it, Civ is hardcore.
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|
+-----+
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|
Best single of 1995..
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|
Nominees:
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Alanis Morrissette/You Oughta Know
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Presidents of the US/Lump
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Pavement/Father To A Sister Of Thought
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|
Silverchair/Tommorow
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|
Primus/Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver
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|
Civ/Can't Wait One Minute More
|
|
Hootie And The Blowfish/Only Wanna Be With You
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|
And the winner is..
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Civ/Can't Wait One Minute More -- Hey, look at the reason above.. Civ just
|
|
can't be stopped..
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+-----+
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|
Best Indie Release of 1995..
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|
Nominees:
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Pavement/Wowee Zowie
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1000 Mona Lisas/The EP
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Civ/Set Your Goals
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|
Presidents Of The US/Self Titled
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|
Dance Hall Crashers/Lockjaw
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And the winner is..
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Civ/Set Your Goals -- Gee, that's a surprise.
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+-----+
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|
Best Punk/Hardcore Album of 1995..
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Nominees:
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Civ/Set Your Goals
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Rancid/Out Come The Wolves
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Green Day/Insomniac
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|
1000 Mona Lisas/The EP
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|
And the winner is..
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Civ/Set Your Goals -- Hey, people besides me voted for Civ in all these
|
|
categories!
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+-----+
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|
Best Tour of 1995..
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|
Nominees:
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|
The Warped Tour Hootie and the Blowfish
|
|
Lollapaloza REM
|
|
Live Van Hallen
|
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|
|
And the winner is..
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|
The Warped Tour -- You get Quicksand, L7, Sublime, Orange 9mm, No Use For A
|
|
Name, and Fluf on the Main Stage, and a great second stage including Civ,
|
|
Sick Of It All, Swinging Utters, and Tilt, amoung others, you get a great
|
|
tour.
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|
+-----+
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Best movie of 1995..
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|
Nominees..
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|
Pulp Fiction Hackers
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Mallrats Seven
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|
Apollo 13 The 'Net
|
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|
And the winner is..
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|
Hackers -- This was truely a great computer geek movie. Anyone that can
|
|
pick up girls by saying "Baby, you're elite" is cool in my book.
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+-----+
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Best radio station of 1995..
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WHTG/106.3/Eatontown, NJ -- It didn't hurt that 80% of the surveys came from
|
|
the Eatontown area.. :)
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+-----+
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Who will be president in 1996?
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By a landslide -- Bill Clinton
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+---- --- -- - --------------+ See you in '96 +-------------- - -- --- ----+
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Everyone: Have a safe and happy holiday, don't party too hard on New Year's
|
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Eve, we want to see you reading Jonas again in '96..
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If you want to get Edicius a great Christmas present, you can always pass
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along copies of Jonas to your friends, co-workers, and your enemies! Print
|
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out copies and pass them around! Spread the Jonas fever to everyone! Make
|
|
people at your job aware of Jonas.. Get a nice magic marker, and make your
|
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own Jonas T-Shirt, and wear it with pride!
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"One day, Jonas will take over the world, by educating the ill-informed,
|
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sparking intelectual thought in the darkest person, and teaching others the
|
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evils that we live in, and how we can reform.. Edicius for President in
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'96!"
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Happy holidays everyone, Jonas loves you.
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Jonas E'Zine Issue 14
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Send all inquires regarding Jonas to edi@cybercomm.net
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Jonas and Slinky can be found at Avalon, (908) 739-4274
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Thanks to Belial and Terminal Velocity for their unending support
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"Jonas, it's more then a 'zine, it's a lifestyle."
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