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July 30, 2007

Aaaagh!

Gosh I hate Microsoft Word. Why do all the endnote/footnote references sometimes change to Roman numerals? Have you EVER in you whole life seen Roman numerals used for that in a book? What would note xxxiv look like in print? Why is it even an option, let alone one which imposes itself on my work?

So, while trying to print a clean copy (with CENTERED titles) of everything I've done in public since 2002 here's what iTunes is shufflin' up for me:

"Two Star" - Everything But The Girl, Amplified Heart, 1994
"Mea Culpa" - Enigma, Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits
"The Folks Who Live on the Hill" - Nina Simone, A Single Woman, 1993
"Indra" - Thievery Corporation, The Mirror Conspiracy, 2000
"East St. Louis Toodle-oo" - Steely Dan, A Decade of Steely Dan, 1985
"No One In The World" - Anita Baker, The Best Of Anita Baker
"Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy Baby" - Bootsy Collins, Bootsy Collins Anthology, 2001
"Age Of Consent" - New Order, Power, Corruption & Lies, 1985
"The Selecter" - The Selecter, This Are Two Tone
"Tzazae" - Cheb Mami, Dellali, 2001

And then for my sins, fairly quick in the rotation was "Total Eclipse of the Heart." You know, I am a dancin' fool of the early 80s, but Bonnie Tyler is beyond the pale. Can you dance to that song without making wiggly finger gestures in space? Luckily for me, Houston cult band of my youth The Judys "Guyana Punch" came up to cleanse my mind.

There's a strange one in the jungle
And I think I hear him calling my name
There's a strange one in the jungle
And he's offering death without pain
Freshen up, freshen up, freshen up

There's a strange one in the jungle
And he says that death need not hurt
There's a strange one in the jungle
He's got something to quench your thirst
Freshen up, freshen up, freshen up
Freshen up, freshen up, freshen up

Guyana punch, uh-oh, uh-oh-oh
Guyana punch, uh-oh, uh-oh-oh
Guyana punch, uh-oh, uh-oh-oh
Guyana punch, uh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooooh

Posted by CrankyProfessor at July 30, 2007 10:13 PM