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If it's not Tuesday, and it's brillig writing, you know you're getting either music, or pooties/wozzles/some other aminal. Step inside...
This past Saturday I had a wonderful lunch with a number of Kossacks... including fellow Top Commenteers sardonyx and Ed Tracey. Much fun was had, and served to distract me from what else October 2nd is...
The 20th anniversary of my Dad's death, from a metastatic melanoma on his arm that could have been cured had he not been too afraid to go to the doctor. But he was, and 3 years after he was diagnosed he passed away. I've given enough Public Service Announcements masquerading as diaries that you know to check your skin regularly, to have your doctor check it and monitor for differences. See here.
Back to Top Comments... here's some of the tunes we were listening to back in 1990, from the top of the charts. Well, I was at least :-)
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Vogue - Madonna
Birdhouse in Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
Hold On - Wilson Phillips
Pie - Warrant
Just a little bit of pop variety there :-). What were... or would... you have been listening to from that era?
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No matter what era you hail from or enjoyed music in, you can send a nomination in to Top Comments! Let's see what we've got cued up tonight...
From LaughingPlanet:
new user Road Dog goes off with a brilliant comment in A Siegel's diary today.
From Cedwyn:
The logical extension of strict constructionism, by MrHinkyDink
From mdmslle
In David Waldman's FP article about pay for play fire protection, Clytemnestra imagines the future.
From Yours Truly, brillig:
Diogenes2008 rhetorically asks what do you do when both choices are less than stellar. Then follows up later with a brilliant analogy.
Thanks go to sardonyx for running Teh Mojo tonite!
Top Mojo (cskendrick/sardonyx-style) excluding Cheers and Jeers, search-identifiable tip jars, first diary comments, and various pooties:
1) tipd and recd - esp for this by grannyhelen — 107
2) If they mention us... by QuestionAuthority — 97
3) jlms by srkp23 — 96
4) I think of it as hubris. They were so sure by Something the Dog Said — 93
5) I've been looking for pictures ... by Land of Enchantment — 92
6) of course they did by Cedwyn — 91
7) Kos used to track this and found that by KroneckerD — 84
8) On a somewhat related note... by sumitsu — 81
9) Thinking of you... by Caradox — 81
10) Chis is too modest to metnion this. I'm not. by Adam B — 76
11) Civilization is about protecting by Ezekial 23 20 — 71
12) What does he have to say about these? by 8ackgr0und N015e — 69
13) Welcome to Libertaria. n/t by Giles Goat Boy — 68
14) My favorite Bill O moment ever.... by bigtimecynic — 62
15) Yes. That is the only way to get money out by karenc13 — 60
16) When I saw this story by DMiller — 60
17) It Can Also Scare "Falafel Bill" by JekyllnHyde — 56
18) I'm sorry to hear the loss of your dad. It's by nchristine — 56
19) Rachel is a warrior by GoogleBonhoeffer — 55
20) casper already knocked on doors for me ;-) by jlms qkw — 53
21) The only good news is that Aspergers by JFinNe — 53
22) There's something happening here by TomP — 53
23) I Can't Stress This Enough As A 20+ Year Ad by webranding — 52
24) Always Trust Fox News by JekyllnHyde — 50
25) Not New by jimstaro — 50
26) it's actually good news by jlms qkw — 50
27) I got that letter also. by maggiejean — 49
28) nearly all the comments by AlyoshaKaramazov — 48
29) Welcome to the World Under the Teabaggers by Kdoug — 48
30) Your sig line actually came from by kid funkadelic — 48
31) You & "conservatives" - a moral meltdown by FishOutofWater — 48
Top Mojo with No Exclusions:
1) Please get out the vote jar by jlms qkw — 448
2) Tip Jar by Jack Conway for Senate — 434
3) Tips? Flames? by Something the Dog Said — 375
4) Tip Jar by john bonifaz — 340
5) Tip Jar by aramis — 317
6) Tips for the TRUTH by MinistryOfTruth — 278
7) Tip Jar by sumitsu — 276
8) Tip Jar by Chris Coons — 242
9) Tip Jar by TomP — 195
10) Tip Jar by Old Redneck — 185
11) Tip Jar by bobswern — 185
12) Tip Jar by glennBama — 156
13) Boulder going all out for 350! by rb137 — 153
14) Tip Jar by deaniac83 — 141
15) Tip Jar by Benintn — 138
16) tipd and recd - esp for this by grannyhelen — 107
17) Tip Jar by LaurenMonica — 98
18) If they mention us... by QuestionAuthority — 97
19) jlms by srkp23 — 96
20) I think of it as hubris. They were so sure by Something the Dog Said — 93
21) I've been looking for pictures ... by Land of Enchantment — 92
22) Tip Jar by MeMeMeMeMe — 91
23) of course they did by Cedwyn — 91
24) Tip Jar by Amber6541 — 89
25) Tip Jar by Rian Fike — 85
26) Kos used to track this and found that by KroneckerD — 84
27) Thinking of you... by Caradox — 81
28) On a somewhat related note... by sumitsu — 81
29) Chis is too modest to metnion this. I'm not. by Adam B — 76
30) Lights...camera... by LaughingPlanet — 74