don't wanna go out tonight

Sage advice, indeed.

And now for a little lazy Sunday linkposting...

The Legomancer casts his deadly (but awesome) spell.

The little stuffed bull crashes the New York Comic Convention.

I'm ashamed I didn't think of the Benjamin's Privates joke first.

Let's go clubbing with Planet Mondo!

Once again, evilolive vists the internet's musty basement so you don't have to.

Oh, Robert, this is how I want to remember you, not the sweat pants, Reeboks, and smeared lipstick that followed.

If you haven't checked out the Vinyl Villain's "45 45's at 45" countdown yet, you really ought to.

The Vapors - Spring Collection (from New Clear Days, 1980) - Back in the days when used vinyl was cheap and plentiful, it was just as easy to pick up an entire LP for the sake of a single desired song as it was to sift through the less organized singles bins of the shops I frequented. It also gave me an opportunity to hear what else a given "one hit wonder" outfit had to offer. While most truly did have just the one bright and shining musical moment, there were a few instances where the material was first-rate from beginning to end, but overshadowed by the luminosity of the band's signature hit.

Modern English's After the Snow (featuring "I Melt With You") is one of those albums, and so is The Vapors' New Clear Days, a top-notch assortment of hooky power pop numbers sadly obscured by the novelty-driven radio success of "Turning Japanese."