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Friday, August 19, 2005

(8:09 AM) | Adam Kotsko:

Friday Afternoon Confessional: Staying the Course

~~I am once again using the Provisional Logo prepared by Jared Sinclair.~~ [UPDATE: For the rest of the day, we are going logo-less.] I don't particularly want to go back to the classic logo, but I could be persuaded to do so.

I confess that I think I'm coming down with something. I wake up in the morning completely stuffed up, and after reading this post by Monty Stewart, my throat is sore. I confess that I often do this when reading about diseases, because in every aspect of life, the most important thing is how it could affect me. I have at least verified that I am not at risk for diabetes.

I confess that my heart is restless.

I confess that I think that this is by far the stupidest comment The Weblog has ever received. Referring to a piece I wrote as an undergraduate, before starting the blog, the author claims that Nine Inch Nails and Tool have never had anything negative to say about Christianity. Every song that, on the face of it, criticized Christianity was in fact "about" something else. Right, like this Nine Inch Nails lyric was about his favorite brand of English muffin:

Your God is dead
And no one cares
If there is a hell
I'll see you there

Or the Tool song "Eulogy":

You've claimed all this time that you would die for me.
Why then are you so surprised to hear your own eulogy?

You had alot to say.
You had alot of nothing to say.

Come down.
Get off your f----- cross.
We need the f----- space to nail the next fool martyr.

To ascend you must die.
You must be crucified
For your sins and your lies.

See, he's just using Christian imagery to criticize the cab driver who overcharged him. There are hacks for everything nowadays, even late-90s industrial bands. Face the facts, moron: Nine Inch Nails and Tool said negative things about Christianity! That's part of the reason they were so popular back in the day!

I confess that I don't listen to those bands anymore. There's just one Perfect Circle song I still pull out once in a while. I do miss Tool, though. I wish that Tool would rise from the ashes once again to save rock radio.

I confess that I'm visiting my parents this weekend and may or may not post anything until Monday morning.

Thanks.

UPDATE: I confess that sometimes I still do the hand thing when called upon to discuss Michigan geography, viz.:

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