“Good Things” by The Bodeans

Big thanks to the DJ at 92.9 Dave FM for playing this and for telling me the title and artist when I was headed to trivia Tuesday night.

First person to post all 10 correctly in the comments wins nothing, save some respect or something. Not from me, mind you – I ain’t got no respect left to give, players.

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By the way, is it weird that I want to frame some of these and put them up on my wall?

Courtesy of wordle.net

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I tried my best to refrain from seeking out the setlist from the first show of the U.S. leg of the tour which was last night in W. Palm Beach, but that lasted all of no time at all. Not surprisingly (and I don’t think this would be a spoiler), a large majority of the setlist was from “In Rainbows”. Which is great and all – but I was thinking: If I could do my dream setlist for the band (and actually restrict it and not just say, “Play every song from every album”), what would it be? I decided to pick 23 songs as that’s how many they played last night (!!) in West Palm. Anyone care to chime in? Additions? Subtractions?

1. Airbag (OK Computer)
2. There There (Hail To The Thief)
3. Bodysnatchers (In Rainbows)
4. Optimistic (Kid A)
5. Bangers & Mash (In Rainbows – 2nd Disc)
6. I Might Be Wrong (Amnesiac)
7. Paranoid Android (OK Computer)
8. Knives Out (Amnesiac)
9. All I Need (In Rainbows)
10. Idioteque (Kid A)
11. Exit Music (For A Film) (OK Computer)
12. Go To Sleep (Hail To The Thief)
13. The National Anthem (Kid A)
14. True Love Waits (Live Recordings)
15. Lucky (OK Computer)
16. 4 Minute Warning (In Rainbows – 2nd Disc)

* First Encore *

17. Everything In Its Right Place (Kid A)
18. Creep (Pablo Honey)
19. All I Need (In Rainbows)
20. Karma Police (OK Computer)
21. Videotape (In Rainbows)

* Second Encore *

22. Bones (The Bends)
23. Fake Plastic Trees (The Bends)

• The reality is that housing is not an investment. It’s shelter. That is all housing has ever been. Self-serving organizations like the National Association of Realtors like to tell people that buying a home is a good way to build long-term wealth, but this statement couldn’t be further from the truth. (Rent Vs. Buy Myths That Ruined the Housing Market – via Kottke.org)

  As a renter, it’s nice to hear this considering we’re all continuously led to believe that home ownership is a primary determinant in whether you’re a first-class citizen or not. (Full disclosure – the money I’m saving by renting isn’t exactly going towards true investments, so I’m hardly perfect.)

• Basically, the small plastic ball is called a widget. The purpose of the widget is to release CO2 from some of the beer in the can to create the head. It is meant to mimic the texture and head of Guinness on tap.

  I kinda thought everyone knew this. But the scientific explanation is pretty cool, if you’re into that kind of thing.

• Dr. Congressman Ron Paul’s supporters took “grass roots politics” to its ultimate, ridiculous extreme. They brought fun to politics — even if they didn’t see the humor — and the nation’s “Mainstream Media” will always be thankful for the Paul fanatics.

  Dismiss the fanatics (of which every candidate has) at your leisure, but dismiss the message at your peril. Make sure to read the comments from “June Melton” (4:55, March 8th) and “punkpunkbaby” (6:44, March 9th).

• Here’s one for all my buddies who use iTunes: Download Music from Your Friends’ iTunes Libraries Over the Internet with Mojo.
• Now we’re getting into personal territory when it comes to the dollar’s falling value (here’s a hint, guys: STOP BORROWING FROM THE FED AND STOP PRINTING MORE MONEY): This better not screw up my next visit to Amsterdam, because I’m going back to Amsterdam. They have beautiful canals.

I leave you with The Long Johns and a perfect, hilarious explanation of the subprime mortgage crisis…

And if I get to see them perform this…

… I will weep tears of joy.

Today’s (and the last) video: Musical Guest Montage. See how many of the artists you can identify without Googling and pop ‘em in the comments. It took me a couple views but what I believe to be is the full, correct-and-in-order artist list is after the jump. (Ctrl-A to reveal)

¹ Had to watch a couple times to get this one.
² Had never even heard of these guys until my time in Edinburgh with a crew of Australians.
³ 99% sure this is right.
⁴ Had heard of him, but had no idea what he looked like.