Friday, December 27, 2002

Lost and Found Spotted in Found Magazine's "notes" section: a crumpled yellow piece of paper with the following words scrawled in black ballpoint pen YOU SEE THE SINE SO MOVE KNOW the commentary from the man who discovered this note reads, "a month ago or so, i came out to my car to find this note. i couldn't figure out which "sine" the note referred to but the line has become kind of a mantra in my head. "you see the sign so move now, you see the sign so move now...."   A good New Year's resolution, don't you think? Notice the sign. Move now. 3:30:09 PM

The Next Pop Sensation? Your Unborn Child! You can find some really twisted stuff on the record store's discount racks. A writer for Show and Tell's amazing audio library found a Lil Markie record for fifty cents, and has been gracious enough to share it with the public. Kate Clements found it and sent it along to me. Lil Markie is the sickest piece of right-to-life propaganda I've ever heard. Fortunately, it also might be the most hilarious piece of comedy I've ever heard. While a Mr. Rogers-like melody plays in the background, the voice of an "unborn fetus" (which sounds suspiciously like South Park's Cartman) gives a day by day diary account of his thoughts and development from within the womb. The song ends with an abortion, and one of the weirdest choruses of all time. Thing is, the right-to-lifers have got their tactics all wrong: If all "kids" are like Markie, it's a good enough reason for women everywhere to have abortions on the spot. The very brave can listen to Lil Markie's swan song here. Think you've heard a strange song that trumps Lil Markie? Write me at mmaerz@citypages.com and tell me about it. I'll post your response. 12:52:31 PM

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