Did I ever tell you about how I wrote a big paper on Crash after reading it, and then even got an excellent grade for it.

So what I'm saying is: where you at?

Lolita! You should read Lolita!

Hey! Good to see a new mix from you, how's everything?

It's been 103 days, where you at?

Oh. Well, that's a shame. But if you have Queen in there it's bound to be rad. Who is the mix for?

Yes, The Shoemaker sounds really sick, but I heard about it when John Waters talked about it in his This Filthy World show, and now I have to read it!

PS. I love When It Started now thanks to you.

I didn't realise strings meant guitar as well. Dude, I feel dumb.

I just had a second look at the tracks I listed for you earlier... they are REALLY all over the place, haha. How are you getting along with the jigsaw that is your unpublished mix?

Well, from what I've heard, "The Shoemaker" (by some Schreiber) is also a pretty strange ride, but I've yet to read it myself. Oh yes, Generation X is the bomb.

As for your mix... four songs came to mind when I read your message: 1) David Bowie - Life on Mars?, 2) Electric Light Orchestra - It's Over, 3) Lou Reed - Perfect Day, and 4) Hard-Fi - Tied Up Too Tight (this one is 4:49 though).

It's hard to come by a song that has both piano and strings.. I'm not sure if this is anything near what you were looking for, it's just a rough brainstorm. I didn't take into consideration whether they would work in a mix or not, but at least I think they - somewhat - correspond with your criteria:

The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, 4:05
Mew - Chinaberry Tree, 3:33
Wolfman & Pete Doherty - For Lovers, 3:34
Eskobar - Bring the Action, 3:47
Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones, 4:39 (sorry, but it's my favourite song!)
The Beatles - She's Leaving Home, 3:35
Meat Puppets - Head, 4:18
The Whitlams - No Aphrodesiac, 4:20

PS. I think your mixtraping rules are awesome, breaking them would be too bad. But I'm sure you could make it rock as a 13 track tape just as smoothly.

I'm currently reading Crash! and you've made a new mix!

Happy one year and one week anniversary. Nice avatar.

You're calling me strange then? Haha. I don't know this Ballard, but I'm currently reading SLAM by N. Hornby - it's good.

Art galleries! and Calvin and Hobbes!! You're a friend, too.

many thanks! the recipe sounds divine.

i prefer painting. i used to use oils, then acrylics, and have recently been trying out watercolors.

lemon slice! YUM! can i get your recipe?!

what kind of cookies are your favorite to bake?

oh my god! i LOVE calvin and hobbes!!! i didn't know it was a web comic.... when i lived in switzerland they used to have them in the daily newspaper. calvin and hobbes helped me learn german, so i have a special place in my heart for that comic.

is it is english?

haha i don't know about tool fans being few in numbers. i think it has just become a fad to hate on tool, so people moved over to being fanboys for mike patton and hating on tool. soon enough, people will start hating on patton and go be fanboys for someone else haha. anyways, def check out isis. i recommend celestial and oceanic. oceanic is one of my favorite albums. porcupine tree is a bit more poppy sounding for prog rock, but still very solid.

just take your time with them. it's alllllll good

sounds like the right way to reply to me. lol. welcome!
I'd love to go to brisie...one day

why thankyou! that's very kind. yeah it's pretty special and highly addictive

are you australian?

hello there