Confessions of a Fanboy

Yesterday, “Supervixen” got trapped in my head and got under my skin with its refrain of “bow down to me.”
It’s only fitting that the first “Song of the Day” to be part of our Garbage Week feature would be the first song from their first album, “Supervixen.” Believe it or not, I sort [...]

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Tony Kornheiser has said the only reasons to have a radio show are to help your friends and crush your enemies. That, and to get free stuff. In the brief existence of this site I’ve been damned fortunate to receive many a free gift. I’ve also taken the opportunities to crush a [...]

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I am writing to you, live, from Fanboy World Headquarters. I am writing to you from the official laptop of Confessions of a Fanboy. My laptop is repaired, long live my laptop.

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In honor of the release of Garbage’s first hits compilation, Absolute Garbage, they are our Featured Artist for this week.
I was on the Garbage bandwagon early, having seen a video clip of “Only Happy When it Rains” late one night on VH-1. When my friend Stu bought the record, I got a chance to [...]

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As you can probably tell by the dearth of updates, my laptop is still in the shop. This, my dear readers, is getting old. What we need is to all band together, march down to the repair shop, and sing whiny ’60s protest songs until my laptop is returned to me in working [...]

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“Empire State” is one of the loveliest songs I know, and it is chiefly responsible for improving my outlook on life. I’m feeling inspired enough to get back to work, here and at home.
— Task #1: Finish my Gina Sicilia review. It’s 85 percent done. I’m [...]

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Mark Saleski is waiting for you over at BC Magazine with the official Friday Morning Listen. Think of this as a companion to that, or don’t…
It is Friday, the end of a disappointing week. My laptop disappointed me, and I’ve disappointed myself. Don’t worry, I skipped breakfast. Instead of a bowl [...]

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I’m still signing the “I Ain’t Got My Laptop Blues…”
No word on when it’s going to be ready. Apparently the senior technician’s mom had surgery yesterday, so he took the day off. Why couldn’t he just let the doctor fix his mom so he could fix my laptop? Priorities, people! Oh, [...]

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It can’t be a good sign for a person’s present mental condition if the first thing he listens to is Robert Johnson, can it?
I’ve been [slowly] working my way through Robert Palmer’s Deep Blues, considered one of the finest books about the blues. I’ve learned all manner of fascinating facts — although the book [...]

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I guess I’m in a “Northwest State of Mind” today, overdosing on the grunge.
It took so much time to get through all 7 discs of the Pearl Jam box set that I haven’t really been back to them since I finished, at least not often. I got in the mood for PJ [...]

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