To each according to his needs

[vovat]

1. Today is the official American release date for The Spine. I don't have it yet, though, since tmbg.com decided to wait until today to even SHIP the thing. At least I'm not alone in having to wait, though. I mean, is there anyone who's actually interested in buying the album and DIDN'T take advantage of the pre-order package deal? (I mean, I'm sure a lot of people weren't aware of it, but most online They Might Be Giants fans presumably were.)

2. Has anyone else heard about Bush wanting to delay the elections? It sounds awfully suspicious to me. The reason provided (possible terrorist attacks) probably does hold some water, but what good would delaying the elections do, in that case? The terrorists could probably postpone their attacks as well. Beth suggested that, if they didn't want to hold the elections on the normal date, they could always have them EARLIER. Encouraging the use of absentee ballots (which I'll probably have to use anyway) might also be a good idea. The Bush administration has a history of using fears of terrorism to their advantage, however. I don't really mind if I have to wait another week or two to vote, but the precedent a delay would set would be quite dangerous. I mean, how much longer would it be before Bush decided to delay the elections indefinitely (the terrorist threat will never be completely eliminated, after all), and have himself delcared Dictator For Life?

3. In lighter news, I finished reading Mother Goose in Prose yesterday. I was kind of fond of "How the Beggars Came to Town," which touched on a few economic issues. It did so in a very simple way, but it was still nice to see. L. Frank Baum apparently would have opposed the Flat Tax.

Comments

[revme.livejournal.com]

I am mildly annoyed that they haven't shipped it until like, yesterday, though the new Homestar Video for "Experimental Film" is _awesome_. Though I wish the audio were higher quality, but if they did that, it'd probably take fifty years to download... well, for those without cable modems/DSL/etc, so... yeah. Anyway, though, yes, it is awesome.

The Onion gave it a really bad review, though. But I kinda tend to think that the Onion Folk sometimes, um, don't know squat about what they're reviewing, as they've done a lot of Really Great Albums as all "Eeeegh..." But I don't know. They _did_ single out Memo To Human Resources as being a Really Great Song, though, and I am all over that, because it _so_ is.

[3x1minus1.livejournal.com]

i didn't know about thetmbg album until recently, but i'd rather buy it locally anyway... save on shipping.. especially since i don't have money. heh. (my mom likes tmbg, she said "oh, we'll have to go pick that up".. haha, score)

and george w is the scariest thing ever.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

The reason I pre-ordered it is that there was a deal at tmbg.com that, if you ordered the CD, you could throw in the new EP for $3. Since the list price for the EP is $10, it was presumably cheaper to get both that way, even with the shipping charges. (I say "presumably" because I don't know for sure whether stores will be selling it for the $10 list price, or less, or more, or not at all.) The deal is still valid, as far as I know. Of course, if you don't want the EP, or you do want it and can find it for a reasonable price at a store, then there's no need to order online.

By the way, are you subscribed to TMBG's e-mail newsletter? If not, I'd recommend it, since it would let you get CD release and concert dates without having to weed through all of the messages on the newsgroup or mailing list. I've heard several people say they were subscribed to it and never actually got the e-mails, though. I actually always get two of each, for some reason.