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Today I had to explain to someone who is a big David Bowie fan his career in the 70s and 80s. They had never heard of Ziggy Stardust or the Thin White Duke or any of it. Which I suppose just goes to show how good he is that this reinventing the self or something. It came up re: The Prestige and why casting him as Tesla is so cool.

I, meanwhile, am listening to My Chemical Romance which is entirely one of those bands that both isn't very good and that I'm way too old to be listening too, but they know what they're doing even in their mediocrity. Also, great band name.

I also had to explain the electoral college, AGAIN.

I despair. I despair.

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[bunnymasterg.livejournal.com]

Dabid Bowie's my hero for that exact reason.

[lawnrrd]

Oh, come on. Everyone knows that the Electoral College is just a fraudulent, evil conspiracy that's out to destroy our way of life.

[sykii.livejournal.com]

Actually it's a deeply unsatisfactory compromise and an artifact of inadequate telecommunications.
You're thinking of fluoride.

[lawnrrd]

Mmm. Fluoride.

[sykii.livejournal.com]

I'm confused.
How can you be a Bowie fan without the 70's or 80's?
I can see missing one or the other, but wha?