the "Gonstermachers" rock out to "Born Under The Bad Sign" by Albert King at Shifty's bar last saturday--check out that priestly-looking fella with the washbasin bass! ROCK ON!

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R.I.P. Old Dirty Bastard.

the rapper, aka Russell Jones, who's hit "Got Your Money" graced the hip hop charts in 1999, collapsed and died in a recording studio yesterday. he was 35.

...and he was no doubt high on drugs at the time of his death. let this be a lesson to the kiddies: old dirty bastards who do drugs, shoot, steal, raise hell, bust shit up, and go to jail--DIE YOUNG.

am i glorifying this scumbag? nooooooo. do i like the song? yes.

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my new favorite song: "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.

yeah, i know what you're thinking. it is indeed the same stevie wonder who did "I Just Called To Say I Love You" and who also sang "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life". blah blah blah well this song is really good. listen to it. the opening drum beat and guitar riff are so damn funky.

speaking of funky, i've rediscovered James Brown. yeah, the same james brown who beats women and hates the white man. he's a dirt bag too. well, he has a couple good songs: "Papa Don't Take No Mess" and "Payback". both great. you CANNOT sit still when listening to Payback, so don't even try.