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so i guess lollapalooza wasn’t so rewarding?

In the last few years, Moore has watched as contemporaries including Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. reunited to great acclaim and substantial financial rewards. And the 49-year-old admits he sometimes wonders how much money a Sonic Youth reunion tour would have made. He says, “The Pixies reunion was a real success, and Dinosaur Jr.seems like a big success, and both those bands play as good as they ever did. Mission Of Burma blew my mind when they came back. “But a band like us never did break up. Which was to our own detriment. “What would have happened if we did break up after (classic 1988 double album) Daydream Nation – or even after (1990’s) Dirty – and had gotten back together two years ago? “You’d be interviewing me at the Chateau Marmont as I’m waiting for my limousine. We probably would have made so much money. “This was our biggest career faux-pas – not breaking up.” [contactmusic]

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we wanted the terrier, but it was checked out.

i have ideas like this all the time, but i always stop myself because i think, “no one would ever pay as much as that would cost to do.” maybe i’m wrong though.  copying almost precisely the business plans of flexcar/zipcar comes flexpetz, a membership-based dog rental service. they offer a variety of makes and models and even include a pet bed, toys and food. but this is not for the casual pet-lover:

$150 – initial membership fee
$100 – annual “account maintenance” fee
$ 50 – monthly membership fee
$ 40 – weekend daily doggy charge ($30 weekday)
$ 35 – delivery fee r/t (optional, but really? your lifestyle is so cosmopolitan you can’t own a pet, but do own a car in the city?)
Totaling $375 for your first day with “your” pet.

Now, i’ve never had a pet of my own, but i understand they are expensive. a chef friend of mine once renamed his cat “paycheck” following a few unfortunately timed catfights. but $120 a month for one day a month with a dog? that better be one charmin’ motherfucking pet.

flexpetz is now only in LA and San Diego, but coming soon to NYC and SF, later to Boston, London and DC. pre-registration is available now.

is this too much for a tattoo?

How About a Little Hope? – Esquire:

“What gives me hope is the dreadful tread of history. Knowing how much closer we’ve been to the edge of destruction, and managed to pull back and save ourselves, means we’re probably going to do okay. I mean, we bounced back from the Black Plague, and the people who did it still believed in goblins. We’ve got iPods and Pinkberry now. We’re bulletproof.” — Patton Oswalt, actor, Ratatouille

gridskipper guide to nyc cupcakeries: excellent.

the international out-and-about blog gridskipper has a long tradition of compiling useful maps of international cities. but this time they’ve finally created what so many have failed to do (including myself). a rundown of the major new york cupcakeries, with map and photos that accurately capture the feel of each without using overly cutesy or utilitarian language. well done.  there are a couple of notable smaller shops missing, and there is little discussion of the differences in the cupcakes themselves, but giving prominence to baked and billy’s and leaving magnolia and crumbs in the middle already puts this list above most.

Gridskipper: New York’s Cupcakes: Fueling the Fire

american apparel finally drops any semblance of subtlety

i remember the day when flipping through an american apparel catalog was straightforward enough that i could leave a copy in my conservative christian parents house. there was a sexiness even then, but it was understated, like a team of high-school cheerleaders at an ice cream parlor. and later, i could appreciate the shift to a more risque approach, what with the kids today and decline of western civilization and all that.

i even got a kick of bringing guests to LES out of the second avenue subway, pointing at the huge cunty billboard and commenting, “remember when american apparel ads used to be subtle?”

but now, bare titties? welcome to the end times.

Bare breasts in shop window flash LES
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