I am the only one who automatically assumes tragedy when a radio station plays songs from the same artist back-to-back-to-back with no interruption? Like it's some sort of tribute?
Mind you this immediate reflex has only been correct once. When I lived in Atlanta I went out to lunch and heard a bunch of Nirvana songs in a row on the radio. It turned out, of course, that Cobain had killed himself.
Imagine my paranoia when WFUV played a bunch of songs from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in a row. What happened? Had Wilco hit a patch of ice and skidded into a giant ravine? No, no. They were just playing every track from the best album of the year. Whew.
Posted by mikewolf at December 18, 2002 10:07 AMI remember one day in Mt. Pleasant... I think I was coming home from Christmas break or from the Midland Mall, because I vividly remember I was driving past that scary "Willow Tree" bar out by the casino. Anyway, it wasn't a "Two-fer Tuesday," nor was it a "Three-fer Thursday" or even a "Block Party Weekend," and the radio station played two or three Queen songs in a row. Everybody knew that Freddie Mercury was sick- though of course he was never "officially" sick. I think I held my breath all the way through "You're My Best Friend." It was a false alarm... Though he died less than a year later. Every time I heard a Queen song that year, I got nervous for poor Freddie.
Posted by: K. Britt on December 18, 2002 09:02 PMOh, and a belated happy birthday. I had Tuesday off and don't have internet access at home, so I didn't get a chance to send b-day wishes to you until today.
On the other hand, there *is* a card making its way across the nation to you. Isn't the postal service great?
There was a Midland Mall? How come I always drove to Grand Rapids to go shopping?
Posted by: Holly on December 19, 2002 11:05 AMGrand Rapids? Geezus...
The Midland Mall certainly wasn't there when you went to CMU, though. It sprung up in my fourth (fifth?) year there. It really was a horrible little mall. Kirsten was addicted to it. Don't lie...
Posted by: mrw on December 19, 2002 11:10 AMI think "addicted" is a pretty strong word. I liked having a Target half an hour away. (especially since my Hudsons credit card was the only one that wasn't maxed out). Of course, the month after I left, they opened the Target in Mt. P. Bastards! and it was right next door to my apartment, too!
On a side note, do you know that Hudson's is no more? They're all "Marshall Fields" now. But the ol' Hudson's card still works like a charm!
Posted by: K. Britt on December 19, 2002 03:18 PM(I think that's my new email address) I, too, always think some musician has died when I hear more than one song in a day by the artist. I thought I was the only one.
Happy Birthday Mike! How old you be? Younger than I, so you can go ahead and tell me.