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The great CD sell-off
Aug 14th
Chef Aid: Just one of the fabulous finds in the 2010 Jackie Corley CD sell-off
I moved up from my 8GB iPod to a 32GB one and imported most of my CD library, so I’m looking to de-clutter and unload my CDs.
I’ll be selling these at the following prices (including shipping – US only): 1 CD – $3; 2 CDs – $5; 5 CDs – $10. Just let me know which CDs you’re claiming as you go through the PayPal order form.
These should be in good condition—save a couple cracked jewel cases—but I can’t guarantee that every single one of them is scratch-free. If you buy a disc and it’s unplayable, just let me know and I’ll PayPal back the money. Criticize my musical taste in the comments section below.
Available CDs:
1. Bat out of Hell by Meat Loaf
2. Romeo + Juliet by Original Soundtrack
3. Yellow Submarine by The Beatles
4. Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins
5. Hard Day’s Night [UK] by The Beatles
6. 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Velvet Underground by Velvet Underground
7. Across a Crowded Room by Richard Thompson
8. From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah by Nirvana
9. Chef Aid: The South Park Album [Extreme] by South Park
10. Greatest Hits [Remastered] by The Mamas & the Papas
11. Beatles for Sale by The Beatles
12. Pink Moon [Remastered] by Nick Drake
13. Dance by Fleetwood Mac
14. Very Best of Cream by Cream
15. Liege & Lief by Fairport Convention
16. Loser Friendly by Steadman
17. Alice by Tom Waits
18. Be Here Now by Oasis
19. Mic City Sons by Heatmiser
20. REVOLUTIONARY: SYMPHONY 9 by BEETHOVEN / GARDINER / VON OTTER
21. Hits by Joni Mitchell
22. Ten by Pearl Jam
23. Ella and Louis by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
24. Heart of Saturday Night by Tom Waits
25. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
26. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson
27. Sunnyvista by Richard & Linda Thompson
28. Best of Don McLean [EMI 1988] by Don McLean
29. In Utero by Nirvana
30. Last Kiss [US CD Single] by Pearl Jam
31. Gold Collection [Fine Tune] by Charlie Parker
32. Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon by John Lennon
33. BEAT THE RETREAT / VARIOUS by BEAT THE RETREAT / VARIOUS
34. Abbey Road by The Beatles
35. GREATEST HITS by MOZART / VCO / LPO / MFO
36. AMNESIA by RICHARD THOMPSON
37. Greatest Hits Live by The Ramones
38. GREATEST HITS by BEETHOVEN / ASO / LFO
39. Revolver [UK] by The Beatles
40. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
41. Let It Be by The Beatles
42. Wonsaponatime by John Lennon
43. Nuggets From Nuggets: Choice Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era by Various Artists
44. Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
45. Tidal by Fiona Apple
46. Gear Blues by Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
47. Bleach by Nirvana
48. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
49. Rocky Horror Picture Show [Original Soundtrack] by Original Soundtrack
50. Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) by The Rolling Stones
51. Eminem Show by Eminem
52. When the Saints Go Marchin’ In [Laserlight] by Louis Armstrong
53. Blizzard of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne
54. Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan
55. Best of Woodstock by Various Artists
56. Encore by Eminem
57. Sha Sha by Ben Kweller
58. Incesticide by Nirvana
59. GREATEST HITS by BACH / LPO / RPO / SRSO
60. Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
61. Misfits by Misfits
62. Blood Money by Tom Waits
63. Greatest Hits by The Doors
64. Jazz Guitar Anthology: The Gold Collection by Various Artists
65. Shoot Out the Lights by Richard & Linda Thompson
66. Rubber Soul [UK] by The Beatles
67. Harvest by Neil Young
68. Graduate by Simon & Garfunkel
69. Silver & Gold by Neil Young
70. …And Out Come the Wolves by Rancid
71. When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King… by Fiona Apple
72. Help! [UK] by The Beatles
73. Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem
74. OPERATION IVY by OPERATION IVY
75. Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Bad math
May 9th
I played around with my calculator and came up with these Word Riot submission stats for April 2008:
Submissions: 195
Rejected: 144
Accepted: 25
Pending/Withdrawn/Jackie’s bad math: 26
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I updated a bunch of pages on this site, including Articles/Interviews, Now (which existed in a state of suspended animation for like a year), Readings, Reviews/Blurbs and Writing.
Also, all posted news on The Suburban Swindle has been tagged and has it’s own page here.
But can I get a coffee mug?
Apr 22nd
Columbia College Chicago has this pretty impressive Publishing Lab to help their students get a feel for fiction and poetry markets, both print and online.
Students research the lit mags and write up market sheets rating them. If you’re new to the writing/publishing game, it’s an invaluable resource.
Dire Reading Series
Dec 3rd
I’ll be reading in Massachusetts next month:
Timothy Gager‘s Dire Literary Series
THE OUT OF THE BLUE ART GALLERY
106 PROSPECT STREET,
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS5, 15 minute open mic slots at 8 p.m., sign-up at 7 p.m. followed by features
Dire #82 January 4, 2008
Rusty Barnes, Jackie Corley and poet Harris Gardner
Once more with the fever
Nov 26th
James Stegall of So New Media has a new essay up at Nerve.com: Personal Inventory: The Erotic Appeal of the Lands’ End Catalogue
This is a pornography of regret, and the longer you stare, the more seductive it becomes. These sixty pages are a self-pity trap; any sane lonely man would do well to avoid them.
That’s so Bateman!
Nov 26th
Scott Bateman has a DVD out. Onward with the promotional details:
Scott Bateman: Re-Animator is a compilation of the very best of Bateman’s work from 2006 and 2007, and includes work from his hit TV show Scott Bateman Presents Scott Bateman Presents and his regular web gig at Salon.com. This DVD contains over 60 minutes of animation and includes guest voices like Kristen Schaal, Andrea Rosen, Reggie Watts and more!
Pre-order now; starts shipping the TODAY. Scott Bateman: Re-Animator is perfect for holiday gift-giving!
I don’t hate Amazon Kindle
Nov 21st
Everybody’s lighting a torch to Amazon’s new e-reader before it even gets its bearings. I don’t get the fury against the thing. If I had the money, I’d be snatching up the Kindle in a second.
In the mean time, I’m converting Word Riot Press books into HTML format, putting the files through Amazon’s digital text platform and making them available for sale on the Amazon Kindle store. I’m going to try to get Word Riot’s monthly issues available through the Kindle store (for like a dime an issue or whatever the lowest price is that I can list them for).
A lot of folks seem to read Word Riot when they’re taking a breather at work. Think of other period of downtime when readers might be up for losing themselves in a short story — while commuting, for example. I like the idea that an online magazine could be made available on a hand held machine and read any time, anywhere on a screen that looks like paper. Maybe this can be a means to spread the reach of online lit mags. Or maybe I’m thinking all crazy-like while I’m jonesing for Turkey Day.
New ‘puter
Oct 2nd
Behold the glory of the bitchin new laptop I’ll be getting in the mail next week:
An HP Compaq 6820s. Hot. Very hot.
Bye bye, black sheep
Sep 10th
Another one of my computers has reached its two-year lifespan.
At least this time the computer’s hardware isn’t going nuts on me. The plastic casing has chipped off one of the hinges that link the keyboard to the screen. I can’t close my laptop anymore but it’s still performing fine.
I use my computer for work. I need something durable with a lot of memory. Disk space doesn’t matter to me all that much.
Jonathan Ames and Fiona Apple? Jonathan Ames and Fiona Apple!
Jul 25th
Greatest celeb couple ever. Period.
And “Never is a Promise” is the best song ever. That is all.
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