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Jul 7, 2022Liked by Mitch Blum, CJ Kaplan, Ken Warshaw

I don't think I've ever heard these guys and I don't feel particularly inspired to listen to them now but this newsletter made me laugh on a day when I really needed a laugh. "What separates the patchouli from the nag champa are the songs..." is gold. Thanks guys.

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Jul 6, 2022·edited Jul 6, 2022Liked by Mitch Blum, Ken Warshaw

I loved Ken and CJ's review of Dave Matthews. What is it that causes me(an old guy) and my 28 year old son to both have such a visceral reaction to Dave Matthews when one of his songs comes on the radio. We both can't get to the radio fast enough to change the channel. I don't even understand why the SiriusXM channel Lithium plays them. They are neither alternative or grunge. They are simply safe and as far as I am concerned, perfect for your Phil Collins loving Grandpa.

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So you're saying that Dave Matthews' music has the power to bring you and your son closer together? Lithium for the soul indeed. Is there anything Dave can't do? What a beautiful, heartwarming story. Thanks Doc.

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Jul 8, 2022Liked by CJ Kaplan

At least Phil Collins has early-era Genesis to lean back on ... Can't say the same for Dave . . .

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In the 90s there were a ton of people that tried to play themselves off as "sensitive" as a way to get girls. Their weapon of choice was usually DMB.

Anytime I hear him now, I think of either how obnoxious they all were (frat boys were, at least, intellectually honest; you knew what you were gonna get), or his tour tour bus emptying it's sewage tanks on unsuspecting tour boat passengers. There's probably a metaphor in there somewhere...

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