the world loves a mixed tape.
So thanks to Morgan’s link to the Sonic Youth story, I discovered that my love of mixed tapes is a widely shared activity. I also found a site that does what I wanted to do, and they do a much better job than I ever possibly could, so maybe I’ll just give up on the idea.
I love that Thurston Moore wrote a book about mixed tapes.
Also how weird is it that I wrote about this whole mixing business when NPR has a story on it and there’s a new book coming out? Okay, it’s not that weird, but I didn’t know about that NPR piece, so it just makes me very timely and cool. And without even trying!
Actually, Nick Hornby (About A Boy, High Fidelity) wrote a great book about the perfect mix tape. In a way, High Fidelity is also about the same subject, but in Songbook, Hornby abandons any thought of a plot and just writes 30 essays about the songs that would be on his perfect mix tape at the time. It seemed a very egotistical, “succesful writer vanity project”, but all the proceeds went to charity and the book came with a CD of all of the songs Hornby could get permission to distribute, about 15 of them or so. Highly recommended.
Thank you Jonathan. I am glad you read my site, I like very knowledgeable musical folks. also I loved high fidelity the movie but have never read the book.
Since I’m on an unintentional NPR rant… I heard on NPR the other day (while driving my 400 dollar car) that Nick Hornby had a new book or movie, or radio show or something coming out about a group of people who accidentally meet at the top of a skyscraper where they were all going to plunge to their deaths. But I guess they talk each other out of it. Sorry to spoil the ending… I guess if you want a surprise ending I’m writing this to you from the after-life. Yeah, I was killed of ‘overall lame-ness’ by proofreading this post. It’s pretty cool here, though – free high-speed Internet and free refills on iced-tea and sodas…. no spell chek tho’.
-M
I got you beat Morgan.. My car cost $850.00!!!!!!!
My car is a Prius; it gets 45 miles to a gallon and emits ~zero pollutants into the air. On the rear bumper there’s a custom made sticker (www.makestickers.com) that reads “man of the people.”
You are truly a man of the 21st century. Maybe next year Ill get a newish Cadillac.
If you have read about me through this site Ive been through some self imposed tough times.
Though I am a college graduate, I was also a terrible alcoholic. I was always employed but chronically underemployed. Enough to keep me in booze, shelter, transport, electricity, CD,s movies, but never getting anywhere. Today is 1059 days since God helped me stop.
I am back in school for a MS certificate, Yesterday in 4 hrs of work I made $200.00. That is becoming the norm, life is becoming real good again and money is following suit.
Even though the company I worked for 8 years disintergrated this spring I am now making bigger paycecks than I have in 15 years as a freelance NBD , sales consultant and alarm installer and a bunch of other skills I have picked up while being “out there”.
I have an old cat named Sassafrass. She was beat up and tired when I got her two years ago, and now it appears that a fang has fallen out. Tomorrow she goes to the vet to see if we can control her gum infection.
Jonathan – What does your Prius do with it’s exhaust if it doesn’t emit it into the air? My $400 car gets 33mpg and runs like a top. However, I did get a screamin’ deal on it… blue book is $1700. DG, you could have bought two 400 dollar cars with that kind of money… and Jonathan… whew… you could have bought a fleet of FIFTY! Oh my!
Wait, how does an $850 car beat an $400 car? I wasn’t THAT bad in math! It seems to me like $400 is about $450 better than $850.
No?
I know, I was trying to be a big shot!!
But obviously I dont know how.
Morgan, be grateful that your woman, Tiffany, is so astute at ciphers and such!!!
By the way Tiffany my car, a 1979 Delta 88 coupe is getting long in the tooth. It used to make me happy, now it doesnt so much. Now I hate it!!!
I can understand why. I mean, a car from 1979 has got to be a big fat pain in the butt! Everytime I think of shelling out money for Morgan’s ’71 Dodge Dart, my asshole immediately clenches! I hate that damn car. Sorry, honey, I love you but I hate that damn car!
I didn’t mean to steal your thunder about the car, DG. I thought maybe you had thought Morgan meant he paid $1400 for the car as opposed to $400. My bad.
Go ahead, be a BigShot!
Aside from the occasional running out of gas, the Dart has been pretty reliable. But to clear up any confusion; the Dart isn’t the 400 dollar car. The 400 dollar car is an 89 Honda Civic Wagon. The Honda is replacing the Dart (which is now for sale) Pictures at: http://www.tenpercenters.com/morgan/71dart
cheers,
-M
Morgan, in searching for a good answer to your question, I found this article at the Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZEV
it turns out that not only is my car a Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle, but actually it qualifies as an “Advanced Technology PZEV” which means it’s one of the lowest polluting combustion engine vehicles created. I live in the Los Angeles area, and the smog here is just out of control, so I figured it couldn’t hurt. According to the unsubstantiated apocryphal stories other Prius users have told me, if I wanted to kill myself via Carbon Monoxide poisoning in my garage, the Prius wouldn’t be able to do it, the C02 emissions aren’t measurable.
Oh yeah, one other thing. I wasn’t kidding about the Bumper Sticker. I truly am a man of the people:
http://img40.echo.cx/my.php?image=carofthepeople5qv.jpg
Think about that the next time you disagree with something I say here, you’re arguing with a man of the people, and that can’t be right.
Morgan, I love Chryslers of that time period. That car is sure sweet. How is the starter?
I remember that Chrysler had really noisy starters in that time period. But who would care.
That interior is immaculate.
Tiffany, the Olds has been a cheap, reliable, and interesting transport during these uncertain times. But hopefully, if things continue in the current direction Ill have no problem in shelling out for a much better vehichle.
Oh by the way, when I called you Morgans “Woman” I was trying to trigger a flurry of q
quick snappy comments. But I obviously you are to smart to fall for such an obvious trap.
Jonathon, I vascillate between being jealous of your environmental forthright and 45 gallons per
mile and the long beautiful hood of some of the recent Sedan Devilles.
Oooh, quick, snappy comments, eh? Well, the truth be told, I *am* Morgan’s woman. I declare it proudly. I am nothing without my wonderful husband by my side. Our motto is “Us against the World!”. He’s pretty great, ya know?
Nice picture. Your license plate starts with a 5. That must mean you transferred your plate from another car? Isn’t CA up to 6 or 7 or something now on their plates? You should get another bumper sticker for the other side that reads, “I like fast cars and fast WOMEN!” (with women capitalized) that might showcase the funnier side of your personality – a nice balance. okay, I’m going home now.
Man, I need to keep up on the comments… last time I checked there were only 3.
Jonathan, correct me if I’m wrong, but your engine doesn’t run at a stop, correct? If so, that’s why you couldn’t kill yourself in a garage… however, the only benefit to hybrid cars — emissions wise — is the gas millage. I get 25-30 miles to the gallon… but you still burn gas and I burn gas… you just emit the same pollutants in 45 miles that I do in 30. To my knowledge, there’s nothing particularly special about the powerplant that lowers emissions.
Correct me if I’m wrong.
Hybrid vehicles just allowed the car industry to drag it’s feet on building REAL zero-emissions vehicles. Hydrogen, nuclear, electric, whatever.
All that said, Priuses (Priuii?) kick ass. Nice car.
California! By the stars, I am watching the movie “Kalifornia” right now!!
Juliette Lewis is so adorable in that movie.
Tiffany, yes he is the greatest. I cant wait to get my “Ten Percenter” CD!!
Morgan and Jonathan, I first thought Morgans slogan was kind of insulting, but now I see what it is… Real Humor, humor of the people. It would kill!
I knew you weren’t kidding about having a man of the people bumpersticker, Jonathan. You certainly seem like the kind of guy who would have a “man of the people ” bumpersticker. I think I’ll convince Morgan to get a bumpersticker that says “Person of the Men”. God, I hope he goes for it!
Brasten, It is my personal belief that Bush is dragging on in Iraq so Haliburton can complete the
“Big Suck 1” pipeline. Straight from Iraq, underground and underwater to a gas station near you.
50 more years of cheap gas! Triple decker limo’s with 24 cylinder engines!!!!Yahoo!!!
Yahoo! search results for “Triple decker limo’s with 24 cylinder engines”
http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=Triple+decker+limo%3Fs+with+24+cylinder+engines&ei=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&fr=moz2
Brasten, you are only partially correct; while there’s no inherent benefit to hybrids over traditional engines in terms of pollution, my Prius pollutes significantly less (in fact, ~100% less) than your car. The Pollution benefits I speak of are completely unrelated to the hybrid powertrain, and they come from a simple (California only, I believe) emissions control device that literally eradicates airborne emissions from the exhaust before they enter our air. The device, similar to an advanced catalytic converter, is what qualifies the vehicle for “Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle,” or PZEV status, and can be applied to any car, whether hybrid or traditional. For example, the 2005 Nissan Altima has a PZEV version, as I believe does the Honda Civic. It’s fascist of me to say this, but I just don’t think, given that such technology exists, why a) it should be legal to sell new cars that DON’T feature this (our fucking pollution is out of control in this state), and 2) why it’s California only. The second question I can actually answer – it’s because PZEV vehicles are more expensive to make, and the auto manufacturers aren’t interested in making them, but the liberals in California seized control of the local government long enough to mandate fairly strict new car pollution standards, stronger, say, than those of places like Texas or Oklahoma. Seriously, Brasten, PZEV, look it up, I even linked to the Wikipedia article.
Oh yeah, one other note – Morgan, the license plate is new (as of November 1, 2004), we’re only on 5 currently.
Okay, one last note, then I’ll shut up. From the California Government’s website about PZEV’s (driveclean.ca.gov):
· Cars with a PZEV emissions rating have such tight pollution controls, and the burning of fuel is so complete, that in very smoggy urban areas, exhaust out of the tailpipe can actually be cleaner than the air outside.
Brasten – that’s the point about the apocryphal “suicide in the garage” story, I couldn’t do it because allegedly it’s cleaner breathing straight exhaust from my tail pipe than it is breathing the air outside my front door…
Jonathan, I would suggest moving someplace else!!
I dont know to much about license plates here in Illinois except the following: If the plate is 3 digits or less the person is in some level of illinois. The lower the number the higher the clout
or connections with the state DOT or ruling party. If the plate has green letters/numbers and begins with an M, it is probably a police vehicle regardless of its markings or lack of them.
If they are green and begin with a U, they are village,city,state government vehicles.
They cost 83 dollars every year to renew and thats about it.
I thought California was up to 7 so I did a little research… it’s different than I always thought… passenger cars are in the 5s, and commercial vehicles can start with higher numbers
http://www.calpl8s.com/
Arizona:
http://www.azdot.gov/mvd/vehicle/mvdplate.asp
Illinois:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/vehicles/license_plate_guide/allplates.html
Im gonna just bust a cap into the 30 comment mark y’all!!!
I saw the Paramount War of the Worlds. It was pretty scary, except for the fact you know how it ends.
Jonathan,
THAT is COOL. I didn’t even know that that technology exists. And since it does, I tend to agree that it shouldn’t be legal to sell any car WITHOUT it.