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News of the TPE World November 2nd, 2004

EP listened to this morning:
The Get Up Kids Red Letter Day

Light and windy at 62 degrees.

MTV.com has an article on actors playing musicians. Reading this reminds me of the band playing the prom in Student Bodies. I think they were miming to a different song than what's in the movie. Seeing the drummer not actually hit his drums is pretty hilarious. Now I have "I Can't Stop Dancing" in my head.

After picking up Britpop! yesterday, I hear of other suggested readings that I hadn't really checked out before. Fargo Rock City tops the list. Nick Hornby's Songbook also sounds tempting.

Opted out of early voting, so I will be doing it today at a church two streets away from the house. No matter how long the line is or how long it takes, I won't turn away. I have five hours between shifts and a book to read. In other words, I have no excuses.

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