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slowtraincoming
12/05/08

In reply to Sexy Hippie Meets Chris Farley At News Corp. Building
p.s. but to be fair, it is kind of embarrassing that you guys don't know who chris farley is outside of tommy boy references. come on.
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slowtraincoming
12/05/08

In reply to Sexy Hippie Meets Chris Farley At News Corp. Building
i don't want to jump to conclusions, but in light of lyrics like those in "to the teeth," (open fire on hollywood, open fire on MTV, open fire on NBC and CBS and ABC) i'm a little concerned. all of the above are far more fair than anything ever run by Rupert Murdoch.
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belltolls
12/05/08

In reply to Sexy Hippie Meets Chris Farley At News Corp. Building
What makes even more no sense, is that Tom Morello did one of these too. WTF x 10.
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SpecialK
12/05/08

In reply to Sexy Hippie Meets Chris Farley At News Corp. Building
"Economic crisis? Whatever."

Love her. Just glad I don't work for her. My boss can vote for whoever he wants, but don't be dragging your Obama-worship into the budget room. "I ain't worried about payroll. Barack Obama won!"
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slowtraincoming
12/05/08

@SpecialK: and she's been a kucinich supporter in the last two elections.
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Sigerson
12/05/08

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p.s. - inside joke for those who know her song about meeting in a slimy capitalist pig record executive's office....
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Sigerson
12/05/08

In reply to Sexy Hippie Meets Chris Farley At News Corp. Building
Did she leave a spot on her chair?
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ambitious
11/21/08

In reply to Hippie Folksinger Invades WSJ Newsroom
Nickelback just wrapped up a set at Bust. I think wires got crossed here.
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forwardmotion
11/21/08

In reply to Hippie Folksinger Invades WSJ Newsroom
At the rish of losing many of my 2D friends, I am outing myself as the only gay female on the planet who was never into her persona or liked her music. Except the song 31 flavors. But I Iiked the version Alanna Davis recorded better.
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Hey_mikey
11/21/08

In reply to Hippie Folksinger Invades WSJ Newsroom
And, for the record, Ani is an experienced and successful capitalist. Though, to be sure, she is/has been a gay and has tattoos. I'd bet, however, she likes tax cuts.
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Ryan Tate
11/21/08

@Hey_mikey: That's a good point. A damned successful entrepreneur in a tough industry.
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VoxPopuli
11/21/08

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Not since the Mike Tyson face tattoo have I ever seen ink that really struck me as "will look really dumb when you get old."
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minou
11/20/08

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Hello again, 1997. Popular theme today.
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hamburgerhotdog
11/20/08

@minou: More like 1994, and I am hanging out with my College Feminist group singer "Closer to Fine" and discussing the armpit shaving dilemma. OMG lyrics about abortion! Our minds are blown.

Talk about every song sounding the same...they did 14 years ago, can't imagine much has changed.
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minou
11/20/08

@hamburgerhotdog: There was a time when Ani DiFranco was totally relevant to my life. I enjoyed having her music around. That time ended right around when I stopped dating guys with dreadlocks. Now she is truly a relic from my past.

If people still relate to her, though, and they don't mind that all her songs sound the same (I didn't!), good for them and for her.
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llamalash★
11/21/08

@minou: So...which is it? Is she passé? Or am I just an old? Or worse, both?
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minou
11/21/08

@llamalash: The Ani DiFranco stage of my life has passed. Consequently I think all her songs sound the same, and they don't do much for me anymore. But that is purely subjective. I respect the fact that so many people do find her meaningful, regardless of age or whatever else. I'm just not one of them, and frankly I am glad to be out of that stage -- for my own reasons. This has no bearing on whether or not you are old, or passe. And it doesn't mean I think I am cooler than you.

I was noting that she's very time-specific for me, is all. And that is probably the most sincere you will ever hear me be on this site.
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kjack
11/21/08

@hamburgerhotdog: I haven't heard her last couple albums, but over the years hasn't she gone from acoustic guitar, to performing with a band, to adding horns (Maceo Parker)and strings? A lot of her songs say the same thing and a few of the earlier ones sound similar, but I've never once thought of her as someone whose sound never evolved.
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mathnet
11/20/08

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We could. . .be stuck with the WSJ editorial staff for oooooooover a week.
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SinisterRouge
11/20/08

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So Ani is the folk singer girl along the lines of Tori Amos with girl fandom that was a lesbian throughout the 90s and then went straight a couple of years ago. Right?? I hate having my folk girl singers confused. Except for my fave Canadian duo, Marni and Melissa.
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Ryan Tate
11/20/08

@SinisterRouge: Yes. She even has a kid now!
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SinisterRouge
11/20/08

@Ryan Tate: Cheeeeese!!!
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llamalash★
11/20/08

@SinisterRouge: Sorta. She didn't go straight, she's always labeled as "queer." So, take that for whatever it's worth. But she's nothing like Tori really. Though many Tori fans also enjoy Ani.
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llamalash★
11/20/08

In reply to Hippie Folksinger Invades WSJ Newsroom
I'm hoping she sang Your Next Bold Move, or the last line from Tamburitza Lingua (my personal inspiration quote) and suddenly all the capitalist pigs saw the error of their greedy ways. They left her performance and walked barefoot to grab some torches and hunt down Murdoch. After, she gave a rousing performance of Jukebox (live version w/horns) and they all rocked out together before living happily ever after.

If anyone could do it, it would be her.
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saintjim
11/20/08

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She grew her hair out! Oh, Ani, now no one can read the tattoos on your neck any more, you assimilationist sellout, you.
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llamalash★
11/20/08

@saintjim: BITE THY TONGUE! (thy or thine?) She is NOT an assimilationist sellout. Those are fighting words!
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saintjim
11/20/08

@llamalash:

Next thing you know she'll be having sex with men.

And getting so hung up on this one guy that she actually marries him. And then buys a home on South Shore with a couple of SUVs and a giant gas grill.

(Okay, I made the home on Staten Island stuff up.)
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llamalash★
11/21/08

@saintjim: That's it, ass-kickin time!

(not really, but I still love her, even if she does love the penis at times)
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