Disconnected Thots

November 11, 2006... I went to high school with a massive, afroed dude named Mack Coltello. Mack wasn't no A student or nothin', but he did have a muscle car. And whenever he spoke, you couldn't help but be reminded of Marlon Brando in The Godfather...

Mack's thing was to imply outrageous things, then to attempt to exculpate himself by saying, "I'm not sayin' anything. I'm just sayin'."

I can't help but notice how central a role Diana Krall's looks play in the marketing of her music. There's no two ways about it, Mrs. Elvis Costello is a fine-looking dame, but with her glorious stems always so prominently displayed on her album jackets, I can't help but wonder what exactly is being sold.

I can't help but notice that Emily Haines, singer for Metric, seems to be on the front cover of every Metric album. There's no two ways about it, she is a talented lady, but it's not the Emily Haines Group, is it? It's Metric, a quartet that includes, among other things, three guys. But with only Emily Haines' face on the front covers of their albums, I can't help but wonder what exactly is being sold.

But I'm not sayin' anything. I'm just sayin'.

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Naked Eyes - Promises Promises (by request)

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