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Age of Consent by New Order.  Hooky is God.  Although, the other one that really nails it for me is...


It's the slapping that gets me.  Hooky's tone and playing is a major influence.  Speaking of slapping...


I could list a ton of Gang of Four here, but it was this song that got me into the power of simple slapping.  In love and music.

But this one is probably why I own a bass in the first place.


Big Black were so amazing.  SO ahead of their time.  So abrasive.  So Albini.

• 07:01 It is a sweet day! / Operation AM Wakeup? / Foiled by woken wife. #
• 12:52 God Damn, I say! God Damn! #
• 15:34 All of a sudden I like Notorious B.I.G. Weird. #
• 15:35 @MarkH_B More like a stunned and amazed. Like Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction. #
• 20:12 I am so obsessed with Wichita Lineman. I'm gonna have to write a story about it. #
• 20:20 Wife has become obsessed with Notorious B.I.G. Walks around singing Jelly like i do Wichita Lineman #
• 20:23 @superdelicious Wait until he's 4. You'll want him to join Al Qaeda by then. #
• 21:46 -178wds/ASTROGATRIX:"Huh, you still think I was fucking sabotaging this shuttle, huh? Ma’am?" #

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• 18:18 @ColleenLindsay I ate steak! #
• 18:19 @baratunde Yo, you're in my town! Huzzah! What brings you here? Comedy or lobsters? Certainly not the jetport! #
• 21:34 Thanks to the miracle of DVR I can finally start watching tonight's episode of True Blood. #
• 21:42 ...And there's some sort of interruption again... #
• 22:49 -270wds/ASTROGATRIX:"Lt. Valencia, ma'am. Deimos just blew up."" #
• 07:01 It is a sweet day! / Operation AM Wakeup? / Foiled by woken wife. #

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• 07:59 It is a sweet day! / This weather still sucks much ass! / Wish I was in bed! #
• 18:18 @ColleenLindsay I ate steak! #
• 18:19 @baratunde Yo, you're in my town! Huzzah! What brings you here? Comedy or lobsters? Certainly not the jetport! #
• 21:34 Thanks to the miracle of DVR I can finally start watching tonight's episode of True Blood. #
• 21:42 ...And there's some sort of interruption again... #
• 22:49 -270wds/ASTROGATRIX:"Lt. Valencia, ma'am. Deimos just blew up."" #

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• 12:15 @Stonekettle Mille grazie! #
• 13:06 @Stonekettle Aha! Then here Ques. 2: Is there a handy visual aid to navy ranks somewhere you know of? #
• 13:38 McSweeney's Yoga Quotes: mcsweeneys.net/2009/5/14schachter.html #
• 17:42 @TWalk Well he's part of the loaded bases right now. #
• 17:51 @TWalk Hell no. YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! #
• 18:24 @paolobacigalupi Woohooo!!! I will give you an extra big kiss at Readercon, then! #
• 18:49 Are there ANY Braves fans at this sox game? LOL! #
• 19:08 It's nearly July and we have the heat on!!! #weatherinmaineisfucked #
• 19:09 Just told my wife gangster's don't wear capri's. #
• 19:32 @jmacfee Dude. Urgent kind of rocks. Kind. Of. #
• 19:33 @markokloos It's America. Learn Spanish & Arabic. #
• 19:40 @ColleenLindsay Can you record them? They sound amazing. #
• 19:42 I'm in one of those good moods where everything is so right without being particularly spectacular that I just want to cry. #
• 19:46 Dinner is ready!!! #
• 20:43 @Stonekettle Will do, thanks! #
• 20:44 @Stonekettle S'cool! The beach here is covered in fog. Glad yours had sun! #
• 23:00 -233wds/ASTROGATRIX:"Even the Black Bag could stand being on red alert for only so long." #
• 23:01 @jmacfee GOT TARS IN HIS EYES!!! #
• 07:59 It is a sweet day! / This weather still sucks much ass! / Wish I was in bed! #

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• 09:51 A sweet day it is! / Yoga 1st thing in the morn! / Next is the bacon! #
• 09:56 10AM is early enough for my music if 10AM is early enough for your boyfriend's car alarm. Hope ya like Haujobb! #
• 11:27 twitpic.com/8klpw - Huffing a fresh bag of Matt's Bird Dog Coffee, the best god damn coffee in the world!!! #
• 11:29 The BEst God Damn Coffee In The World: MAtt's Coffee! bit.ly/zRZv #
• 11:59 @scalzi You'd think he had a whole art department to do that. After all his new age albums sell rather well. #
• 12:01 twitpic.com/8kpaf - @ColleenLindsay What about my moose ears? #
• 12:06 On a naval vessel, what do you call the captain's room? His quarters? Cabin? Chambre? Dilly Center? #
• 12:15 @Stonekettle Mille grazie! #
• 13:06 @Stonekettle Aha! Then here Ques. 2: Is there a handy visual aid to navy ranks somewhere you know of? #
• 13:38 McSweeney's Yoga Quotes: mcsweeneys.net/2009/5/14schachter.html #
• 17:42 @TWalk Well he's part of the loaded bases right now. #
• 17:51 @TWalk Hell no. YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! YOUK!!! #
• 18:24 @paolobacigalupi Woohooo!!! I will give you an extra big kiss at Readercon, then! #
• 18:49 Are there ANY Braves fans at this sox game? LOL! #
• 19:08 It's nearly July and we have the heat on!!! #weatherinmaineisfucked #
• 19:09 Just told my wife gangster's don't wear capri's. #
• 19:32 @jmacfee Dude. Urgent kind of rocks. Kind. Of. #
• 19:33 @markokloos It's America. Learn Spanish & Arabic. #
• 19:40 @ColleenLindsay Can you record them? They sound amazing. #
• 19:42 I'm in one of those good moods where everything is so right without being particularly spectacular that I just want to cry. #
• 19:46 Dinner is ready!!! #
• 20:43 @Stonekettle Will do, thanks! #
• 20:44 @Stonekettle S'cool! The beach here is covered in fog. Glad yours had sun! #
• 23:00 -233wds/ASTROGATRIX:"Even the Black Bag could stand being on red alert for only so long." #
• 23:01 @jmacfee GOT TARS IN HIS EYES!!! #

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Oh, I said the stupidest thing yesterday...

• 12:55 @chrisblake You need one in the can, too. #
• 12:56 Dentist said I drink 2 much coffee. I said, "During this cleaning or in general?" #
• 13:37 I love Anthony Bourdain. Seriously. I want to hang with him. #
• 13:53 I am amazed at the amount of information I hold in my head. It's a wonder I am not insane. Or am I? #
• 14:04 Please folks: No more self-pity. 'Kay? Thanks. #
• 14:17 @Kate_Baker It wasn't directed at you! :) More at certain immediate family members. And self. #boohoo #
• 14:46 Fucking off from the web for a while so I can pretend I still write. #
• 14:58 @Pramas A-men! What about Sky Saxon?! #
• 15:58 Nearing the end of the great de-novelization. My writing got better as I wrote more. Weird. Less chaff to cut. #
• 16:03 I may have to retrieve my Poly-800ii from the basement for some work. #
• 21:54 Wow. Slumdog Millionaire totally lived up to the hype. Wonderful! #
• 21:57 -410wds/ASTROGATRIX: "Drina did as she was ordered and stepped into the ovoid, wood paneled room." #
• 09:51 A sweet day it is! / Yoga 1st thing in the morn! / Next is the bacon! #
• 09:56 10AM is early enough for my music if 10AM is early enough for your boyfriend's car alarm. Hope ya like Haujobb! #
• 11:27 twitpic.com/8klpw - Huffing a fresh bag of Matt's Bird Dog Coffee, the best god damn coffee in the world!!! #
• 11:29 The BEst God Damn Coffee In The World: MAtt's Coffee! bit.ly/zRZv #
• 11:59 @scalzi You'd think he had a whole art department to do that. After all his new age albums sell rather well. #
• 12:01 twitpic.com/8kpaf - @ColleenLindsay What about my moose ears? #
• 12:06 On a naval vessel, what do you call the captain's room? His quarters? Cabin? Chambre? Dilly Center? #

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• 07:39 It is a sweet day! / The child is setting the TV / Tonight it's all hers! #
• 12:55 @chrisblake You need one in the can, too. #
• 12:56 Dentist said I drink 2 much coffee. I said, "During this cleaning or in general?" #
• 13:37 I love Anthony Bourdain. Seriously. I want to hang with him. #
• 13:53 I am amazed at the amount of information I hold in my head. It's a wonder I am not insane. Or am I? #
• 14:04 Please folks: No more self-pity. 'Kay? Thanks. #
• 14:17 @Kate_Baker It wasn't directed at you! :) More at certain immediate family members. And self. #boohoo #
• 14:46 Fucking off from the web for a while so I can pretend I still write. #
• 14:58 @Pramas A-men! What about Sky Saxon?! #
• 15:58 Nearing the end of the great de-novelization. My writing got better as I wrote more. Weird. Less chaff to cut. #
• 16:03 I may have to retrieve my Poly-800ii from the basement for some work. #
• 21:54 Wow. Slumdog Millionaire totally lived up to the hype. Wonderful! #
• 21:57 -410wds/ASTROGATRIX: "Drina did as she was ordered and stepped into the ovoid, wood paneled room." #

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• 07:39 It is a sweet day! / The child is setting the TV / Tonight it's all hers! #

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• 07:18 IT is a sweet day! / Cat re-destroyed child's doll house! / And I'm the bad guy? #
• 08:49 why am i so snarlingly angry this morning? #
• 10:44 Watching the original "The Italian Job" and fucking procrastinating like a fucking pro. #

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• 12:21 Watching hillbillies make moonshine. On TV. Not thirsty actually. #
• 12:22 @deftlyd I need a little classical to cleanse the palate. Dub until 10AM or so. Then iTunes on random. #
• 12:23 The damn dog is pushing me off the couch. I outweigh him by 202lbs! Curse him! #
• 12:48 @NorwichGrrl I hear you. I was up all night reading this damn novel called PALIMPSEST. Uses a lot of big words. And sexy stuff. Curses! #
• 12:49 @matociquala I hear you. Let's have lunch and then walk the dogs! #
• 12:57 Gotta pace my chicken/guacamole consumption. too high a ratio and the guac runs out too quick! #
• 16:16 Um, why can't Republicans keep it in their pants & why don't they worry about where there own weiners are going instead of everyone else's? #
• 17:50 @markokloos Yes, but they didn't "go hiking" at least! #
• 17:54 @alienistcog Oh my god you are so right!!! #
• 20:12 Training the new employeesssss! #
• 20:12 @MarkH_B Oh, hell yeah. I agree there are Democratic PHilanderers (KENNEDY!!!) but the Republicans ones tend to be blacker pots. #
• 07:18 IT is a sweet day! / Cat re-destroyed child's doll house! / And I'm the bad guy? #
• 08:49 why am i so snarlingly angry this morning? #
• 10:44 Watching the original "The Italian Job" and fucking procrastinating like a fucking pro. #

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• 07:02 Ungh. Too early for Harry Partch! #
• 12:21 Watching hillbillies make moonshine. On TV. Not thirsty actually. #
• 12:22 @deftlyd I need a little classical to cleanse the palate. Dub until 10AM or so. Then iTunes on random. #
• 12:23 The damn dog is pushing me off the couch. I outweigh him by 202lbs! Curse him! #
• 12:48 @NorwichGrrl I hear you. I was up all night reading this damn novel called PALIMPSEST. Uses a lot of big words. And sexy stuff. Curses! #
• 12:49 @matociquala I hear you. Let's have lunch and then walk the dogs! #
• 12:57 Gotta pace my chicken/guacamole consumption. too high a ratio and the guac runs out too quick! #
• 16:16 Um, why can't Republicans keep it in their pants & why don't they worry about where there own weiners are going instead of everyone else's? #
• 17:50 @markokloos Yes, but they didn't "go hiking" at least! #
• 17:54 @alienistcog Oh my god you are so right!!! #
• 20:12 Training the new employeesssss! #
• 20:12 @MarkH_B Oh, hell yeah. I agree there are Democratic PHilanderers (KENNEDY!!!) but the Republicans ones tend to be blacker pots. #

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• 12:26 @johnjosephadams OooH! Checking Primordial out on Pandora. Good stuff! Gallows Hymn is heavy! Ever hear Ocean from Portland, ME? Heavy2! #
• 12:32 @markokloos NFW! I iz capitalist pig writer who wants teh moneeez!!! #
• 20:04 just made some goofy beats with an ER1 and an EA1. Going nowhere fast!!! #
• 21:31 @alienistcog Not. Cool. #
• 21:43 @katrinaarcher Someone around here was walking a giant white bunny. Kept it away from the dogs obviously. #
• 21:56 -365wds/ASTROGATRIX: "Often the men challenged the women to scenarios as harsh as the other males." #
• 07:02 Ungh. Too early for Harry Partch! #

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• 07:02 it is a sweet day / no migraine and no damn sun / hello it is fall. #
• 09:31 Damn. You feel better, take a shower & sit down to do work. Then you feel like shit again & think you'd be better off on the sofa. #
• 09:33 RIP: Ed McMahon is dead. Hit this 86 times in his honor: www.hiyoooo.com/ #
• 09:35 Dude? Why am I breaking out all of a sudden. ZIt city. Not cool. #acneat40 #
• 09:36 What's worse is they're neck zits. WHy not boils? Or how about pustules? Sheesh!!! #acneat40 #
• 09:38 Water's boiling but there is no tea... #
• 12:03 twitpic.com/87194 - Dog is watching nature show. It's his Food Channel. #
• 12:26 @johnjosephadams OooH! Checking Primordial out on Pandora. Good stuff! Gallows Hymn is heavy! Ever hear Ocean from Portland, ME? Heavy2! #
• 12:32 @markokloos NFW! I iz capitalist pig writer who wants teh moneeez!!! #
• 20:04 just made some goofy beats with an ER1 and an EA1. Going nowhere fast!!! #
• 21:31 @alienistcog Not. Cool. #
• 21:43 @katrinaarcher Someone around here was walking a giant white bunny. Kept it away from the dogs obviously. #
• 21:56 -365wds/ASTROGATRIX: "Often the men challenged the women to scenarios as harsh as the other males." #

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• 20:26 it was a sweet day? / migraine and cold at same time / a not so sweet day #
• 21:26 -201wds./ASTROGATRIX:“Army?” said Drina, wondering how she could keep from punching both of them. #
• 07:02 it is a sweet day / no migraine and no damn sun / hello it is fall. #
• 09:31 Damn. You feel better, take a shower & sit down to do work. Then you feel like shit again & think you'd be better off on the sofa. #
• 09:33 RIP: Ed McMahon is dead. Hit this 86 times in his honor: www.hiyoooo.com/ #
• 09:35 Dude? Why am I breaking out all of a sudden. ZIt city. Not cool. #acneat40 #
• 09:36 What's worse is they're neck zits. WHy not boils? Or how about pustules? Sheesh!!! #acneat40 #
• 09:38 Water's boiling but there is no tea... #
• 12:03 twitpic.com/87194 - Dog is watching nature show. It's his Food Channel. #

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• 08:52 Sick again? What the fuck? #
• 09:31 I got it bad and that ain't good. #
• 09:32 @maryrobinette twitpic.com/83idk - I thought Hellboy III wasn't coming out until 2011? #
• 09:40 Hello unwelcome spontaneous cold sweat. Will you be accompanying me through the day or just joining me for the morning. I need a headband #
• 09:53 I think watching some Star Trek would help me immensely today. #
• 11:12 Bonk Bonk, bad kid! #
• 20:26 it was a sweet day? / migraine and cold at same time / a not so sweet day #
• 21:26 -201wds./ASTROGATRIX:“Army?” said Drina, wondering how she could keep from punching both of them. #

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Oh, I said the stupidest thing yesterday...

• 12:16 HAPPY FATHER"S DAY!!! #
• 17:11 It's Father's Day. I bought the bass! #
• 08:52 Sick again? What the fuck? #
• 09:31 I got it bad and that ain't good. #
• 09:32 @maryrobinette twitpic.com/83idk - I thought Hellboy III wasn't coming out until 2011? #
• 09:40 Hello unwelcome spontaneous cold sweat. Will you be accompanying me through the day or just joining me for the morning. I need a headband #
• 09:53 I think watching some Star Trek would help me immensely today. #
• 11:12 Bonk Bonk, bad kid! #

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• 08:09 IT is a Sweet day! Father's Day is a good day, dude! Now off to my work #
• 12:16 HAPPY FATHER"S DAY!!! #
• 17:11 It's Father's Day. I bought the bass! #

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• 12:55 People be pissing me off badly today. #
• 14:17 @chrisblake Well, he gets some points for keeping tabs on his kid. Not many, but some. #
• 08:09 IT is a Sweet day! Father's Day is a good day, dude! Now off to my work #

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• 08:06 It is a sweet day! / Saturday morning breakfast / Best meal of the week! #
• 08:20 Damn it. I have to leave the house to get bacon on this fine Saturday morning. So it goes. But the store isn't open until 9. 40 minutes #
• 08:20 @jay_lake a wale? Where? #
• 08:21 The next person who makes fun of my love for "Wichita Lineman" gets a punch in the head. #
• 08:24 @jay_lake I'd krill if I could write as well as you. But all I can do about it right now is blubber. #
• 08:30 Enjoying some scented green tea. And T-Rex! #
• 08:30 @StevenGould Woot woot on the GOH!!! #
• 11:06 @hentosz Only discovered it about a month ago & it's consumed me. So simple, so powerful. A life is packed into those few minutes of song #
• 11:33 It's 11:30 already? WTF?! I'm not even showered, plans have been thwarted and no one's calling me back! #
• 11:40 And we have arrived at a skull-cracking moment of the day. You have been warned. #
• 11:41 And this is while I'm listening to Alphaville no less. #
• 11:56 @BostonBookGirl I will always lean towards amazing cookies. #
• 12:55 People be pissing me off badly today. #
• 14:17 @chrisblake Well, he gets some points for keeping tabs on his kid. Not many, but some. #

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