Take a load off Annie

Songs in my head:
"First of the Gang to Die" by Morrissey
"Fear is a Man's Best Friend" by Channels
"The Weight" by the Band

NME is reporting that the Libertines may split by the end of the year if Pete doesn't clean up his act. I can only wonder what kind of stories NME printed when the Smiths were around.

I watched the Kinsey trailer last night. Looks very promising.

Today is the last day of highs in the 70s. The next five days will have highs reaching only into the 50s. Shall be interesting to play kickball in this.

I heard the Band's "The Weight" in an AT&T commercial over the weekend. It's amazing that commercials (of all things) are great outlets for not-so-mainstream music.

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