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On August 19, 2008 7:28 PM in Ride Safe, they said:

This is a GREAT idea. I'm on the cyclists' side for the most part, and think most car drivers are idiots who can barely pay attention to their surroundings, but with the growing number of people bikin...

On August 15, 2008 10:57 AM in Patti Blagojevich Accepts New Job, they said:

Why does it look like she's wearing prison orange in that photo?...

On August 13, 2008 3:11 PM in Puppets Are Taking Over The World, they said:

Bill, the funny thing is that you were the first person I thought of when watching this ... heh heh!...

On August 8, 2008 12:47 PM in Chicago, The City of Big Drinkers, they said:

Wait, we're only fifth? Obviously they didn't factor the consumption of the Chicagoist staff into their final numbers....

On August 7, 2008 1:12 PM in Free Booze and Cheeseburger, they said:

Naw, that was more a hair-metal thing, this is more closely linked sound wise to AC/DC. Love your icon, by the way. JJJ all the way!...

On August 4, 2008 3:03 PM in Lollapalooza 2008: Day 3 Recap, they said:

I had to explain a beachball with "Fuck Kanye" written on it to the security guards...they'd never heard of Bonnaroo and thought it was really by Kanye-hating members of the crowd!...

On August 3, 2008 12:15 PM in Lollapalooza 2008: Day 2 Recap, they said:

I saw Battles at Double Door last night and they slayed....

On July 30, 2008 11:04 AM in Lollapalooza Preview: Friday August 1, they said:

Thuderbelly, fuck you're right. There are so many aftershows even I'm getting confused! And ThisGuy, I'll address the MGMT thing in Saturday's preview....

On July 29, 2008 3:39 PM in Lollapalooza Preview: Friday August 1, they said:

Well duh, why break tradition?...

On July 28, 2008 9:55 PM in Interview: Lollapalooza's Bang Camaro, they said:

I saw these guys at Double Door a few months ago and admit I went into it thinking the band was a joke. I assure you they are not. They are surprisingly good and shockingly entertaining....

On July 25, 2008 4:04 PM in Friday Afternoon Diversion, they said:

Yay! So happy to help you out!...

On July 22, 2008 8:54 PM in Lohanapalooza?, they said:

WaMu-Failing Bank...

On July 22, 2008 3:05 PM in Pitchfork Music Festival Recap: Day Three, they said:

Um, jmagic, how is identifying my source to clarify an issue name-dropping? Now if I were to tell you how Scott Kannberg grabbed me backstage and complimented me on my Pavement t-shirt, then you cou...

On July 21, 2008 3:44 PM in Pitchfork Music Festival Recap: Day Three, they said:

I talked to the guys in Cut Copy afterward and they were stuck on the tarmac for 5 hours ... had they're flight left even close to on-time, they would have had no problem getting to the festival....

On July 21, 2008 3:35 PM in Pitchfork Music Festival Recap: Day Two, they said:

Actually I caught Jay Reatard at Bottom Lounge later that night ... there's two photos of that show at the end of out photo gallery....

On July 21, 2008 2:32 PM in Trib Redesign On The Horizon, they said:

What an eyesore ... doesn't anyone actually study design any more?...

On July 21, 2008 1:31 PM in Pitchfork Music Festival Recap: Day Three, they said:

I also liked when he was trying to get the Sears Tower to "come closer."...

On July 20, 2008 1:31 PM in Pitchfork Music Festival Recap: Day Two, they said:

And perhaps some critics arrived late because they had to attend a funeral earlier in the day......

On July 18, 2008 5:01 PM in Rockin' Our DVD Player: Thax, they said:

Though I will admit that "refining his craft" would have been a far more eloquent way of putting it. Aw fuck it, I'll change it....

On July 18, 2008 5:00 PM in Rockin' Our DVD Player: Thax, they said:

You know, I was going to correct that line, but I'm going to stick with it. I think an artist's muse comes from within, and is not some external force, so I'm going to say crafting is allowable in th...

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