https://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=The+thing&feedformat=atomJoCopedia - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T01:19:48ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.34.4https://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown&diff=25576MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown2012-07-22T21:10:15Z<p>The thing: Adding spam</p>
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<div>*Common delete reasons<br />
** Copyright violation<br />
** Duplicated file<br />
** Spam</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Apollo&diff=25526User talk:Apollo2012-07-17T19:41:59Z<p>The thing: /* Blocking */ new section</p>
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<div>== Re: spam discussion ==<br />
Hey, Apollo, thanks for letting me know about the discussion about spam. I would certainly prefer to combat spam by prevention rather than cleanup, but I don't have access to anything -- about all I can do is talk to JoCo etc. and ask them to do something, but I honestly don't know much about what tactics to recommend. It would probably help if someone better informed would e-mail JoCo or Scarface and suggest things.<br />
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By the way, are you on the forums? That's generally the best place to reach me these days... --[[User:Bry|Bry]] 13:44, 1 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
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:well, you can find instructions for changing user rights [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:User_rights#Changing_group_permissions here]. the problem is that i'm pretty sure only a [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=bureaucrat bureaucrat] can do that. i dunno if there's any way for anyone to promote theirself (or someone else) to bureaucrat or something. i can talk to my friend [[tmbw:User:CapitalQ|CapitalQ]], who is more knowledgeable about wikis than me, and get back to you on that! i find forums to be terribly confusing, so i am not on there, but since everyone kinda points in that direction maybe i ought to register an account. -[[User:Apollo|apollo]] 18:02, 2 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== Blocking ==<br />
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You don't need to block the users with the long names anymore. They don't spam. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 15:41, 17 July 2012 (EDT)</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Boring_Manager_Rob&diff=25486User talk:Boring Manager Rob2012-07-12T16:25:16Z<p>The thing: /* Usernames */ new section</p>
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<div>==A note of appreciation==<br />
Thank you for cleaning up all this crazy bot spam. I had totally forgotten about it after the couple days I tried (and failed) to stem the tide. [[User:ConspicuousCompiler|ConspicuousCompiler]] 20:29, 20 September 2011 (EDT)<br />
:Hey, it's the least I can do for JoCo. <s>It's not like I have a life or anything.</s> Hopefully a permanent solution to this spam will present itself soon. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 20:35, 20 September 2011 (EDT)<br />
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==More Spam==<br />
(''moved to [[JoCopedia talk:Moderators#More Spam]]'')<br />
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==Hey, now...==<br />
I am Durty Willy, and you deleted one of my User pages. I am not a spammer, and was unaware of any spam on my pages (if there was, I apologise for not being more diligent, and please let me know what happened). I would appreciate it if you could restore the page, at least so I can ''personally'' clean it up, and so I check check the history to see if I missed anything interesting. I'm pretty sure there wasn't much there to begin with (if anything), but I just wanted to let you know I'm not a bot, and I would like to know why it was deleted. [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 06:30, 18 January 2012 (EST)<br />
*PS, if it was only spam, '''''THANK YOU''''' for taking care of it, and again, sorry about my lack of diligence. [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 06:43, 18 January 2012 (EST)<br />
:A spammer left a nonsense note on your talk page. There was nothing else on the page, so I deleted it. You're free to recreate the page, but there's nothing for me to restore other than spam. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 00:38, 19 January 2012 (EST)<br />
::Cool, thank you BMR! I'm on a few wikis, and I lose track of my user pages occasionally. Thank you for your efforts to keep JoCo spam-free! [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 11:07, 19 January 2012 (EST)<br />
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Hi, I'm new to this wiki, but can I be a sysop? I can help clean up spam while you're not around and also I have experience with wikis because I made the weird al wiki in 2006 and I am a user on TMBW. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 17:12, 18 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
:You'd have to ask [[User:Bry|Bry]]; he's in charge of that sort of thing. He's been busy as of late but if you message him on the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/ forums] I'm sure he'll get back to you. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 17:16, 18 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== Spam ==<br />
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Is there any kind of spam filter on the wiki? [[User:The thing|The thing]] 20:37, 23 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
:If I remember correctly there is/used to be some but they were mostly ineffective so they may have been removed. The wiki will ask you to provide the answer to an arithmetic problem if you attempt to add an external link, but the spambots are apparently capable of that. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 16:09, 24 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== The Spam ==<br />
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The spam will never stop. We will be cleaning up spam for the rest of our lives if agentlex never comes back. Did he start this wiki? If so, why isn't he around anymore? Why'd he just leave? Also, does JoCo ever actually come here? [[User:The thing|The thing]] 12:52, 10 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
:A few things:<br />
#Agent Lex has not been active on the wiki or forum since 2008/2009. I have only been here for about a year so I have never spoken to him.<br />
#I believe he started the wiki with support of JoCo and some others (see its [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/04/22/let-the-wiki-win/ announcement]), and <br />
#Yes, JoCo has [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/JoCo graced us with his presence]. He also is an [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop administrator].<br />
#The best way to stop the spam would be to require an email in order to create an account here. I do not have the power to do this, but Bry and/or JoCo probably should.<br />
[[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 14:26, 10 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
:Bry said [[JoCopedia_talk:Moderators#More_Spam|here]] that he doesn't have the power to do anything major. I think Jonathan himself is the only one who can do anything now. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 14:49, 10 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
::Okay, I have sent Jonathan an email about it, and hopefully he will respond quickly. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 16:40, 10 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== Usernames ==<br />
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To save you some time, you don't have to block the users with the long names anymore. They don't spam, they only create accounts. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 12:25, 12 July 2012 (EDT)</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Wiki.jonathancoulton.com:Administrators&diff=25391Wiki.jonathancoulton.com:Administrators2012-06-30T15:36:44Z<p>The thing: /* Administrators */ apollo</p>
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*[[User:Bry|Bry]]<br />
*[[User:The thing|The thing]]<br />
*[[User:Apollo|Apollo]]<br />
*[[User:JoCo|Jonathan Coulton]] '''(Mostly inactive)'''<br />
*[[User:Agent Lex|Agent Lex]] '''(Inactive)'''<br />
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===Moderators===<br />
*[[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]]<br />
*[[User:Sara|Sara]]<br />
*[[User:BLT|BLT]]<br />
*[[User:Angelastic|Angelastic]]<br />
*[[User:MitchO|MitchO]] '''(Inactive)'''</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Gotaccount&diff=25390MediaWiki:Gotaccount2012-06-30T15:15:53Z<p>The thing: </p>
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<big>'''NOTE: Your username must not exceed 30 characters, and must not be made of random letters.'''</big></div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=25389Main Page2012-06-30T15:15:06Z<p>The thing: Not really needed now</p>
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What is a '''JoCopedia'''? It's an entire [[wikipedia:Wiki|Wiki]] dedicated to the wild, wonderful universe of [[Jonathan Coulton]]: the man, the music, the [[My Monkey|monkey butler Brian Dennehy]] and the [[Skullcrusher Mountain|assistant Scarface]]. Jonathan Coulton (JoCo to his fans, "''Puddin''" to some of his female ones) is an Internet phenomenon, a musician who has released his masterful creations via the [[Creative Commons]] license, allowing for an unparalleled connection with his audience. Come on in and enjoy reading all the information we have to offer on the man who writes songs about creatures great and small: [[Monkeys|Monkeys]], [[I Crush Everything|Giant Squid]], [[Chiron Beta Prime|Robot Overlords]] and [[Tom Cruise Crazy|Tom Cruise]]!<br />
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Looking to help out? Great! We highly recommend that our editors [[Special:Userlogin/signup|register]], although anonymous editing is still allowed at this stage. Check out our [[JoCopedia:To Do|to do list]] for some suggestions on stuff that JoCopedia is looking to work on, our [[WikiProject:WikiProjects|WikiProjects]] for some bigger picture stuff or the [[Help:Contents|Help page]] if you're relatively new to Wikis and want to get started. <br />
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Once a week we attempt to flesh out three song pages. This week's pages are: [[Just as Long as Me]], [[Womb with a View]], and [[Overhead]].<br />
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The "deadline" is 11:59pm EDT (wiki time), Friday, June 20th. GO GO GO!<br />
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More news to follow; meanwhile, feel free to play around in the [[JoCopedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]] if you like!<br />
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<small>All songs and lyrics copyright Jonathan Coulton, except where noted. Thankfully released under Creative Commons attribution non-commercial license. Thanks JoCo!</small><br />
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<small>[{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} Refresh this page]</small></div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Marian_Call&diff=25381Marian Call2012-06-29T02:26:59Z<p>The thing: </p>
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<div>'''Marian Call''' is a musician, delivering whimsical Alaskan folk funk for the Coffee Counter-Culture. She sounds a little like Joni Mitchell and Regina Spektor raising the child of Jason Mraz and Erin McKeown. Call's sound is always soulful, honest, and clever, loved by all types &mdash; computer geeks, church ladies, teenage thugs, NPR listeners, and urban hipsters worldwide. She has toured all 50 United States and most of Canada, yet despite her incessant touring stays rooted in Alaska for inspiration. On October 1, 2011, Call released her much-anticipated fan-funded double album Something Fierce.<br />
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Marian Call performed on [[JoCo Cruise Crazy 2]].<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://mariancall.com mariancall.com]<br />
* [http://www.twitter.com/mariancall @mariancall on Twitter]<br />
* [http://www.facebook.com/mariancallmusic Facebook page]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/mariancall YouTube channel]<br />
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[[Category:JoCo Cruise Crazy 2 Performers]]</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Confirmemail_success&diff=25263MediaWiki:Confirmemail success2012-06-25T14:38:34Z<p>The thing: </p>
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<div>Congratulations, your e-mail address has been confirmed!<br />
You may now [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] and enjoy this amazing wiki.</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Confirmemail_success&diff=25262MediaWiki:Confirmemail success2012-06-25T14:38:20Z<p>The thing: Created page with "Congratulations, e-mail address has been confirmed. You may now log in and enjoy this amazing wiki."</p>
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<div>Congratulations, e-mail address has been confirmed.<br />
You may now [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] and enjoy this amazing wiki.</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Aboutsite&diff=25261MediaWiki:Aboutsite2012-06-25T14:37:16Z<p>The thing: Created page with "About JoCopedia"</p>
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<div>About JoCopedia</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=User:The_thing&diff=25232User:The thing2012-06-24T20:01:15Z<p>The thing: </p>
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<div>Been a fan of They Might Be Giants for a long time. I heard the song Mandelbrot Set, I liked it. I put it on my ipod. A few months later I'm looking something up and I find that jonathan and tmbg know each other. Now I am a fan of Jonathan Coulton.<br />
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I'm an admin here. I mostly delete spam.<br />
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Also, I own the [http://weirdal.wikia.com/ Weird Al Wiki].</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sitenotice&diff=25231MediaWiki:Sitenotice2012-06-24T19:57:09Z<p>The thing: We don't need this, it's on other things</p>
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<div>-</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Gotaccount&diff=25153MediaWiki:Gotaccount2012-06-22T22:07:25Z<p>The thing: </p>
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<big>'''NOTE: Your username must not contain numbers, and must not exceed 30 characters.'''</big></div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Gotaccount&diff=25152MediaWiki:Gotaccount2012-06-22T22:06:35Z<p>The thing: Created page with "Already have an account? $1. NOTE: Your username must not contain numbers, and must not exceed 30 characters."</p>
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<div>Already have an account? $1.<br />
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NOTE: Your username must not contain numbers, and must not exceed 30 characters.</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sidebar&diff=25056MediaWiki:Sidebar2012-06-20T01:21:08Z<p>The thing: </p>
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<div>* navigation<br />
** mainpage|mainpage<br />
** Discography|JoCo Discography<br />
** :Category:Shows|JoCo Shows<br />
** portal-url|portal<br />
** recentchanges-url|recentchanges<br />
** JoCopedia_talk:Moderators|Moderators' Noticeboard<br />
** randompage-url|randompage<br />
** helppage|help<br />
* fans<br />
** :Category:People|People<br />
** Fan_Projects|Projects<br />
** WikiProject:WikiProjects|WikiProjects<br />
* external links<br />
** http://www.jonathancoulton.com|JoCo Home<br />
** http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums|JoCo Forums</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Wiki.jonathancoulton.com:Administrators&diff=25055Wiki.jonathancoulton.com:Administrators2012-06-20T01:16:18Z<p>The thing: Woohoo!</p>
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===Administrators===<br />
*[[User:Bry|Bry]]<br />
*[[User:The thing|The thing]]<br />
*[[User:JoCo|Jonathan Coulton]] '''(Mostly inactive)'''<br />
*[[User:Agent Lex|Agent Lex]] '''(Inactive)'''<br />
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===Moderators===<br />
*[[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]]<br />
*[[User:Sara|Sara]]<br />
*[[User:BLT|BLT]]<br />
*[[User:Angelastic|Angelastic]]<br />
*[[User:MitchO|MitchO]] '''(Inactive)'''</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=25052Main Page2012-06-19T22:10:23Z<p>The thing: username rule</p>
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What is a '''JoCopedia'''? It's an entire [[wikipedia:Wiki|Wiki]] dedicated to the wild, wonderful universe of [[Jonathan Coulton]]: the man, the music, the [[My Monkey|monkey butler Brian Dennehy]] and the [[Skullcrusher Mountain|assistant Scarface]]. Jonathan Coulton (JoCo to his fans, "''Puddin''" to some of his female ones) is an Internet phenomenon, a musician who has released his masterful creations via the [[Creative Commons]] license, allowing for an unparalleled connection with his audience. Come on in and enjoy reading all the information we have to offer on the man who writes songs about creatures great and small: [[Monkeys|Monkeys]], [[I Crush Everything|Giant Squid]], [[Chiron Beta Prime|Robot Overlords]] and [[Tom Cruise Crazy|Tom Cruise]]!<br />
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Looking to help out? Great! We highly recommend that our editors [[Special:Userlogin/signup|register]], although anonymous editing is still allowed at this stage. Check out our [[JoCopedia:To Do|to do list]] for some suggestions on stuff that JoCopedia is looking to work on, our [[WikiProject:WikiProjects|WikiProjects]] for some bigger picture stuff or the [[Help:Contents|Help page]] if you're relatively new to Wikis and want to get started. <br />
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* [[Jonathan Coulton | Biography]]<br />
* [[Jonathan Coulton press coverage | Press]]<br />
* [[:Category:Shows | Shows]]<br />
* [[Discography]]<br />
* [[:Category:Songs | All Songs]]<br />
* [[:Category:Themes | Song Themes]]<br />
* [[joco:|Website]]<br />
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Once a week we attempt to flesh out three song pages. This week's pages are: [[Just as Long as Me]], [[Womb with a View]], and [[Overhead]].<br />
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More news to follow; meanwhile, feel free to play around in the [[JoCopedia:Sandbox|Sandbox]] if you like!<br />
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<div>== JoCo Cruise Crazy ==<br />
* Location: On the Caribbean Sea<br />
* Date: January 4, 2011<br />
* Venue: [http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruise-vacation-onboard/Eurodam MS Eurodam] - Main Theater<br />
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=== Setlist: ===<br />
<br />
# [[Future Soon]]<br />
# [[Shop Vac]]<br />
# [[Ikea]]<br />
# [[Baby Got Back]] (with [[Molly]] Lewis and [[Paul and Storm]])<br />
# [[Tom Cruise Crazy]] (with [[Paul and Storm]] and [[Molly]] Lewis on lead vocals)<br />
# [[Always the Moon]] (with [[Molly]] Lewis and [[Paul and Storm]])<br />
# [[Bills, Bills, Bills]] (with [[Molly]] Lewis and [[Paul and Storm]])<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]] (with [[Paul and Storm]])<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raQlLWKujUA Video of songs 1-4]<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54z5RQc8KUc Video of songs 5-8]<br />
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INTERMISSION<br />
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# [[Code Monkey]]<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]]<br />
# [[Down Today]] (with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Phirman Mike Phirman])<br />
# [[Good Morning Tucson]]<br />
# [[Alone at Home]]<br />
# [[Still Alive]]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonight_You_Belong_to_Me Tonight You Belong To Me] (with [[John Hodgman]] on ukulele and lead vocals)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRH942Lbc8Q Video of songs 1-4]<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18P3qJOksw Video of songs 5-8]<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
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* Performed during [[JoCo Cruise Crazy]]<br />
* Second night of the concert series (first with Jonathan headlining)<br />
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==Track Listing==<br />
#[[Flickr]]<br />
#[[Resolutions]]<br />
#[[You Could Be Her]]<br />
#[[I Will]]<br />
#[[Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance]]<br />
#[[So Far So Good]]<br />
#[[Curl]]<br />
#[[Chiron Beta Prime]]<br />
#[[Take Care of Me]]<br />
#[[A Talk with George]]<br />
#[[Don't Talk to Strangers]]<br />
#[[Stroller Town]]<br />
#[[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
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==Liner Notes==<br />
Wintertime is Coultontime: parkas and moonboots and ice skating on the old pond; blackened extremities and the eating of human flesh to survive. It's the time that the ants enjoy the fruits of their long labors (technically not fruits, but pieces of grass and other ants) while the grasshopper, that fiddling, lazy bastard, starves. And in the winter of 1996, we were both grasshoppers, Coulton and I were starving.<br />
<br />
It was New York City, and it was the nineties. THE NINETIES! NO: I REQUIRE A LARGER FONT!<br />
<br />
<big>'''THE NINETIES!'''</big><br />
<br />
When money flowed through the streets of Manhattan like liquid money, and lobster dinners walked right up and knocked on your door. There was no 9/11 yet. Just internet cafes and kozmo.com. Giuliani had single handedly cleaned the streets of crime and, when that was not enough, made ferrets illegal and personally swallowed the last 1000 subway tokens to make way for the new "Metrocard" and then, because it was the nineties, the "Metrocard Gold" and the "Metrocard Obsidian."<br />
<br />
Coulton and I had moved there to drink bourbon and await the fizzy fame and fortune that we were sure the city bestowed upon all alcohol-loving college graduates, especially those who wrote little guitar songs. But apparently we had been misled: Manhattan apparently is more interested in rewarding people who make skyscrapers out of hedge funds, ambitious heiresses, and ants.<br />
<br />
And so on a bitter November, Coulton took me in. He was living in a couple of rooms on 50th Street, one of those vestigial residential neighborhoods east of the glass towers of midtown where young people move to be scorned, and he had largely put his guitar away and stopped writing or performing.<br />
<br />
I, meanwhile, was homeless, waiting for an apartment I was sub-sub-letting to open up on West 1 Millionth street. (When I first saw it, I had seen my future: two freelance writers living in a single room with only a card table, two sleeping bags, and one of those old laptops you powered with a black market ferret and a spin wheel. Ah: the ink-stained life!)<br />
<br />
Coulton's lady had just left him cold for the coast, and there we were, a couple of bachelors in a small room with a window offering a view of a brick wall, a neighboring window with ugly people having sex in it, and perpetual night. In his effort to make up for the homely comforts he had left behind, Coulton had stuffed that room full: gigantic couches, huge antique blanket chests, lasagna pans, and about four cats. Frankly, it was hard to tell how many cats were in there, it was so crowded and hopeless. So we would sit and eat macaroni and cheese muffins that Coulton had stolen from his job at Cooper's Coffee. Cooper's was one of the last remaining non-Starbucks coffee shops in New York, and maybe that's why those mac-and-cheese muffins tasted like doom.<br />
<br />
You can hear some of that winter in these songs. Coulton had recently quit his temp job at a record company, grew his hair long against the cold, and built his second, improved beard. And yet the corporate doublespeak he heard back in the office still echoes in "Re: Your Brains." (Also, the company was largely staffed by zombies.) Some of the hard yearning for happy, untroubled dilettantism of those days comes out in "A Talk With George" as does the deep-space plea of "Chiron Beta Prime": "We need help on this lonely planet. Save me."<br />
<br />
But then, one night (or maybe day) Coulton put down the muffin and said he had had enough. The next day when he went to work, he wasn't going to serve coffee: he was going to sing.<br />
<br />
"You are going to sing your songs in a coffeehouse?" I said.<br />
<br />
"Yes," he said. "I'm really going to do it."<br />
<br />
"You have just made an already pathetic situation even more pathetic," I said. "Now rewind HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and let's watch that mickey-rickey again."<br />
<br />
But Coulton did it. After his shift was over he played a few songs, and over a period of weeks, he developed something of a following among the underemployed coffee drinkers of the Upper East Side. Sure, he left his old pal hungry for mac-and-cheese muffins, but it was all coming together for Coulton. Even I had to see that. Then Cooper's Coffee got run out of business, and Coulton got a job at a small software company writing databases management programs for professional headhunters.<br />
<br />
What can I say? IT WAS THE NINETIES!!!!!<br />
<br />
But though Coulton's performing career was once again derailed, little did he know that while working at that software company, Coulton would learn about "computers," the magical machines that would soon change his life forever!<br />
<br />
But more of that in Springtime....<br />
<br />
--[[John Hodgman]], Winter 2005<br />
<br />
(See also his liner notes to [[Thing a Week One]], [[Thing a Week Three|Three]], and [[Thing a Week Four|Four]])<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* The designer of the CD got the title for track 13 (Re: Your Brains) wrong by omitting the colon. This error lead to great confusion amongst JoCo fans. <br />
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==Availability==<br />
The album is still available for download, and the CD is available [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton4 here].<br />
<br />
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==Track Listing==<br />
#[[Flickr]]<br />
#[[Resolutions]]<br />
#[[You Could Be Her]]<br />
#[[I Will]]<br />
#[[Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance]]<br />
#[[So Far So Good]]<br />
#[[Curl]]<br />
#[[Chiron Beta Prime]]<br />
#[[Take Care of Me]]<br />
#[[A Talk with George]]<br />
#[[Don't Talk to Strangers]]<br />
#[[Stroller Town]]<br />
#[[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
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==Liner Notes==<br />
Wintertime is Coultontime: parkas and moonboots and ice skating on the old pond; blackened extremities and the eating of human flesh to survive. It's the time that the ants enjoy the fruits of their long labors (technically not fruits, but pieces of grass and other ants) while the grasshopper, that fiddling, lazy bastard, starves. And in the winter of 1996, we were both grasshoppers, Coulton and I were starving.<br />
<br />
It was New York City, and it was the nineties. THE NINETIES! NO: I REQUIRE A LARGER FONT!<br />
<br />
<big>'''THE NINETIES!'''</big><br />
<br />
When money flowed through the streets of Manhattan like liquid money, and lobster dinners walked right up and knocked on your door. There was no 9/11 yet. Just internet cafes and kozmo.com. Giuliani had single handedly cleaned the streets of crime and, when that was not enough, made ferrets illegal and personally swallowed the last 1000 subway tokens to make way for the new "Metrocard" and then, because it was the nineties, the "Metrocard Gold" and the "Metrocard Obsidian."<br />
<br />
Coulton and I had moved there to drink bourbon and await the fizzy fame and fortune that we were sure the city bestowed upon all alcohol-loving college graduates, especially those who wrote little guitar songs. But apparently we had been misled: Manhattan apparently is more interested in rewarding people who make skyscrapers out of hedge funds, ambitious heiresses, and ants.<br />
<br />
And so on a bitter November, Coulton took me in. He was living in a couple of rooms on 50th Street, one of those vestigial residential neighborhoods east of the glass towers of midtown where young people move to be scorned, and he had largely put his guitar away and stopped writing or performing.<br />
<br />
I, meanwhile, was homeless, waiting for an apartment I was sub-sub-letting to open up on West 1 Millionth street. (When I first saw it, I had seen my future: two freelance writers living in a single room with only a card table, two sleeping bags, and one of those old laptops you powered with a black market ferret and a spin wheel. Ah: the ink-stained life!)<br />
<br />
Coulton's lady had just left him cold for the coast, and there we were, a couple of bachelors in a small room with a window offering a view of a brick wall, a neighboring window with ugly people having sex in it, and perpetual night. In his effort to make up for the homely comforts he had left behind, Coulton had stuffed that room full: gigantic couches, huge antique blanket chests, lasagna pans, and about four cats. Frankly, it was hard to tell how many cats were in there, it was so crowded and hopeless. So we would sit and eat macaroni and cheese muffins that Coulton had stolen from his job at Cooper's Coffee. Cooper's was one of the last remaining non-Starbucks coffee shops in New York, and maybe that's why those mac-and-cheese muffins tasted like doom.<br />
<br />
You can hear some of that winter in these songs. Coulton had recently quit his temp job at a record company, grew his hair long against the cold, and built his second, improved beard. And yet the corporate doublespeak he heard back in the office still echoes in "Re: Your Brains." (Also, the company was largely staffed by zombies.) Some of the hard yearning for happy, untroubled dilettantism of those days comes out in "A Talk With George" as does the deep-space plea of "Chiron Beta Prime": "We need help on this lonely planet. Save me."<br />
<br />
But then, one night (or maybe day) Coulton put down the muffin and said he had had enough. The next day when he went to work, he wasn't going to serve coffee: he was going to sing.<br />
<br />
"You are going to sing your songs in a coffeehouse?" I said.<br />
<br />
"Yes," he said. "I'm really going to do it."<br />
<br />
"You have just made an already pathetic situation even more pathetic," I said. "Now rewind HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and let's watch that mickey-rickey again."<br />
<br />
But Coulton did it. After his shift was over he played a few songs, and over a period of weeks, he developed something of a following among the underemployed coffee drinkers of the Upper East Side. Sure, he left his old pal hungry for mac-and-cheese muffins, but it was all coming together for Coulton. Even I had to see that. Then Cooper's Coffee got run out of business, and Coulton got a job at a small software company writing databases management programs for professional headhunters.<br />
<br />
What can I say? IT WAS THE NINETIES!!!!!<br />
<br />
But though Coulton's performing career was once again derailed, little did he know that while working at that software company, Coulton would learn about "computers," the magical machines that would soon change his life forever!<br />
<br />
But more of that in Springtime....<br />
<br />
--[[John Hodgman]], Winter 2005<br />
<br />
(See also his liner notes to [[Thing a Week One]], [[Thing a Week Three|Three]], and [[Thing a Week Four|Four]])<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
* The designer of the CD got the title for track 13 (Re: Your Brains) wrong by omitting the colon. This error lead to great confusion amongst JoCo fans. <br />
<br />
==Availability==<br />
The album is still available for download, and the CD is available [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton4 here].<br />
<br />
<br />
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<lyrics>You have put on your feety pajamas<br />
It's time for a long winter's nap<br />
There's a knock on the door and a stranger is there<br />
He wants you to sit on his lap<br />
He takes your watch and he gives you a hairbrush<br />
Your wife gets a wig on a chain<br />
He says he can't stay<br />
'Cause he's got a long way to go<br />
And it's starting to rain<br />
<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
Like a knife in your heart<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
How it tears you apart<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
Like a stick in your eye<br />
It's so freaking interesting<br />
That it might make you cry<br />
<br />
So you're an elf, but you'd rather be a dentist<br />
Maybe you're a train with square wheels<br />
Maybe you're a squirt gun that only shoots jam<br />
Now you know how Jesus feels<br />
He is riding a sleigh he calls Rosebud<br />
His mansion is lonely and cold<br />
He can't remember a pleasant December<br />
When he wasn't tired and old<br />
<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
Like a knife in your heart<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
How it tears you apart<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
Like a stick in your eye<br />
It's so freaking interesting<br />
That it might make you cry<br />
<br />
So you're drunk and your name is Jimmy Stewart<br />
You once had a wonderful life<br />
Then you lost all your money, you cracked up your car<br />
You yelled at your favorite wife<br />
You go to bed and you wait for Jacob Marley<br />
He comes to make you feel brave<br />
But under his cloak he is nothing but smoke<br />
And a finger that points at your grave<br />
<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
Like a knife in your heart<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
How it tears you apart<br />
Christmas is interesting<br />
Like a stick in your eye<br />
It's so freaking interesting<br />
That it might make you cry</lyrics></div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Help:Editing&diff=24813Help:Editing2012-06-15T13:11:41Z<p>The thing: Reverted edits by 86.99.209.87 (talk) to last revision by Boring Manager Rob</p>
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<div>This page lists the simplest of the simple Wiki formatting. For a much more detailed look at Wiki syntax, visit the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Editing section in the MediaWiki Handbook].<br />
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== Wiki basics ==<br />
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To separate text into paragraphs, leave a completely blank line between the two paragraphs.<br />
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For text that must line up (such as guitar tablature), start each line with a space. This will cause the text to show up in a monospace font.<br />
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{| border="1" style="width:100%"<br />
|-<br />
! What you want to do<br />
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|-<br />
| Make a heading<br />
| <tt>== Live performances ==</tt><br />
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== Live performances ==<br />
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| Make a subheading<br />
| <tt>=== List of guest performers ===</tt><br />
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=== List of guest performers ===<br />
|-<br />
| Link to an article on JoCopedia<br />
| <tt><nowiki>[[The Future Soon]]</nowiki></tt><br />
| [[The Future Soon]]<br />
|-<br />
| Link to an article on Wikipedia<br />
| <tt><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Rickroll|Rickroll]]</nowiki></tt><br />
| [[wikipedia:Rickroll|Rickroll]]<br />
|-<br />
| Make a bulleted list<br />
| <tt>* Fritos<br>* Tab<br>* Mountain Dew</tt><br />
|<br />
* Fritos<br />
* Tab<br />
* Mountain Dew<br />
|-<br />
| Make a numbered list<br />
| <tt># Musician<br># Singer-songwriter<br># Internet superstar</tt><br />
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# Musician<br />
# Singer-songwriter<br />
# Internet superstar<br />
|-<br />
| Write lyrics<br />
| <tt><nowiki><lyrics>Last week I left a note on Laura's desk,</nowiki><br><nowiki>It said, "I love you, signed, Anonymous Friend,"</lyrics></nowiki></tt><br />
| <lyrics>Last week I left a note on Laura's desk,<br />
It said, "I love you, signed, Anonymous Friend,"</lyrics><br />
|-<br />
|Sign the page<br />
|<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki><br />
|[[User:Three08|Three08]] 09:11, 23 July 2008 (EDT)<br />
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== Somerville, MA ==<br />
* Location: Somerville, MA<br />
* Date: 2010-07-23<br />
* Venue: Somerville Theatre<br />
* Supporting act: [[Band | as-yet-unnamed JoCo project band]]<br />
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<br />
<br />
== Setlist ==<br />
<br />
# [[Millionaire Girlfriend]] (solo) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5eKojv4ODk video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPBVfQrnmLg video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si1a67xn1gw video 3]<br />
# [[Ikea]] (solo) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPQCmB75x0 video]<br />
# [[The Stache]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3SJ53_OCe4 video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO860ktqcL0 video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_JRcu_r74A video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBb6cPLoZBE video 4], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7TzLJhA414 video 5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1i_TpE_3Kk video 6]<br />
# [[Shop Vac]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvUQIpTOp9o video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuPRyRNUpUA video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPYUuNSmLYM video 3]<br />
# [[Dissolve]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCivUOoyJLM video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hsHW9n_l5Q video 2] (with Code Monkey and BBW1), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVEekCbe_ZQ video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8owd_D-IsM video 4] (with Code Monkey)<br />
# [[Code Monkey]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg5x3VKPU_o video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oIfnjypysA video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfd4ewBj_zU video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHI9kB38fS4 video 4]<br />
# [[Big Bad World One]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWFeJqvliH4 video]<br />
# [[Nemeses]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir9kk4uDtBI video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htjZzJ8vrhE video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPNqu0k72pU video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipTKnsOCGiw video 4]<br />
# [[Space Doggity]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA4buHCnBXw video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF_OpcWdPS4 video 2]<br />
# [[Alone at Home]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x7_l7Ec_30 video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFL2RUl1mnw video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9lK0kI4HkY video 3]<br />
# [[Blue Sunny Day]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrmrkNVmsvQ video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOQkTyATsmA video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0mgvIt6vxM video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBDZOdyBwFI video 4], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-wHMEp7ZvE video 5]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyW2ctb2guA video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxc-j2b_z_Q video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ6f9mtEUcc video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDbkSIQj8io video 4]<br />
# [[Sticking It To Myself]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-WoufGv-WE video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zREL2jH6QzM video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KueWWVd7wKw video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72WQsIxh5mg video 4]<br />
# [[Mandelbrot Set]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2tDfFDP88U video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlCqjeVJ-Jk video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvtmJjgdAn4 partial video 3]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns3KuvjQdWo video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQhP4U4AmTw video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKTPvwO0rE video 3], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkyIkrYYoKc video 4], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XF61wiCIuk 5]<br />
<br />
===Encore===<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]] (solo) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ykYiN5VraM video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxq9vrFotf8 video 2]<br />
# [[The Future Soon]] (solo) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rds_R7DxBA video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJCZCG9LDg video 2]<br />
# [[Still Alive]] (solo) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXav_10E9Nw video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3MY2xW0j5A video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3q1tOIJzao video 3]<br />
# [[Today With Your Wife]] (solo) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ7IuDxxd9o video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP3ED02ijyw video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qncyIAm7d7U video 3]<br />
# [[I Feel Fantastic]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De5DPz5Sx-I video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bvlsDHKgN8 video 2], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5vJ98D2EJI video 3]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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* Near the beginning of the set, JoCo allowed the audience to express their unhappiness regarding the inclusion of the electric guitar. - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INnZ7jhf8e0 video]<br />
* This is the second of two debut shows for JoCo's new band and six new songs.<br />
* The as-yet-unnamed backing band consists of [[Marty Beller]] (of They Might Be Giants) on drums and [[Chris Anderson]] on bass.<br />
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It wears you thin<br />
Unpacks a bag and it settles in<br />
Ten times an hour you'll wish it dead<br />
Ask it to leave but it stays instead<br />
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So unkind<br />
Acting as if you could read its mind<br />
Making it hard to explain without<br />
Finding new things to complain about<br />
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Sharp teeth test your skin<br />
Too late, you let an angel in<br />
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It's all been done<br />
So many accidents, only one<br />
Paints you the picture you want to see<br />
Cover one eye and look carefully<br />
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Big surprise<br />
It doesn't care about second tries<br />
You're afraid whatever choice you make<br />
Won't be exactly the right mistake<br />
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Sharp teeth test your skin<br />
Too late, you let an angel in<br />
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I bet you feel tapped out<br />
and nothing left to talk about<br />
I guess you're right<br />
You fraud<br />
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It tells you lies<br />
You say you won't but you compromise<br />
Just don't imagine you'll ever win<br />
Any race you aren't running in<br />
<br />
It follows through<br />
Four in the morning it's calling you<br />
What's the over-under on getting it<br />
Done without always regretting it?<br />
<br />
Sharp teeth test your skin<br />
Too late, you let an angel in <br />
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<lyrics><br />
It wears you thin<br />
Unpacks a bag and it settles in<br />
Ten times an hour you'll wish it dead<br />
Ask it to leave but it stays instead<br />
<br />
So unkind<br />
Acting as if you could read its mind<br />
Making it hard to explain without<br />
Finding new things to complain about<br />
<br />
Sharp teeth test your skin<br />
Too late, you let an angel in<br />
<br />
It's all been done<br />
So many accidents, only one<br />
Paints you the picture you want to see<br />
Cover one eye and look carefully<br />
<br />
Big surprise<br />
It doesn't care about second tries<br />
You're afraid whatever choice you make<br />
Won't be exactly the right mistake<br />
<br />
Sharp teeth test your skin<br />
Too late, you let an angel in<br />
<br />
I bet you feel tapped out<br />
and nothing left to talk about<br />
I guess you're right<br />
You fraud<br />
<br />
It tells you lies<br />
You say you won't but you compromise<br />
Just don't imagine you'll ever win<br />
Any race you aren't running in<br />
<br />
It follows through<br />
Four in the morning it's calling you<br />
What's the over-under on getting it<br />
Done without always regretting it?<br />
<br />
Sharp teeth test your skin<br />
Too late, you let an angel in <br />
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"'''I'm Your Moon'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s seventh album, ''[[Thing a Week Four]]''. <br />
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== History ==<br />
"I'm Your Moon" was released as the forty-seventh [[Thing a Week]] on August 25th, 2006, after several people suggested Jonathan write about [[wikipedia:Pluto|Pluto]]'s new status as a dwarf planet (which has since been renamed "Plutoids").<br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
"I'm Your Moon" is played somewhat regularly at Jonathan Coulton concerts. Jonathan usually gives a full explanation of the song's origins and what it means before playing it, casually damning the scientists who changed Pluto's status. Because there is no major solo in the song, the live version is essentially an acoustic version of the original recording. <br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* "I'm Your Moon" is classified as a sweet song on the [[joco:/primer/listen|Listening Suggestions]] page.<br />
* The song is written from the view of [[wikipedia:Charon_%28moon%29|Charon]], Pluto's moon. Because Charon is almost half the size of Pluto, the two do not have a traditional orbit where the small body basically moves around the center of the large body. Rather, both Pluto and Charon revolve around a point between them (the barycenter), like a bola or a spinning pair of skaters. In addition, the two celestial objects are tidally face-locked, meaning they keep the same "face" towards each other ("like dancers", according to Jonathan's blog of the song).<br />
<br />
== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"I'm Your Moon" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/I'm+Your_Moon|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-iv/|Thing a Week IV]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]]<br />
<br />
=== CD ===<br />
"''Thing a Week IV''" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton5 here].<br />
<br />
=== Other versions ===<br />
A karaoke version of "I'm Your Moon" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
*[[Outer space]]<br />
*Relationships<br />
*[[Sweet songs]]<br />
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"'''I'm Your Moon'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s seventh album, ''[[Thing a Week Four]]''. <br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
"I'm Your Moon" was released as the forty-seventh [[Thing a Week]] on August 25th, 2006, after several people suggested Jonathan write about [[wikipedia:Pluto|Pluto]]'s new status as a dwarf planet (which has since been renamed "Plutoids").<br />
<br />
== Live performance ==<br />
"I'm Your Moon" is played somewhat regularly at Jonathan Coulton concerts. Jonathan usually gives a full explanation of the song's origins and what it means before playing it, casually damning the scientists who changed Pluto's status. Because there is no major solo in the song, the live version is essentially an acoustic version of the original recording. <br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* "I'm Your Moon" is classified as a sweet song on the [[joco:/primer/listen|Listening Suggestions]] page.<br />
* The song is written from the view of [[wikipedia:Charon_%28moon%29|Charon]], Pluto's moon. Because Charon is almost half the size of Pluto, the two do not have a traditional orbit where the small body basically moves around the center of the large body. Rather, both Pluto and Charon revolve around a point between them (the barycenter), like a bola or a spinning pair of skaters. In addition, the two celestial objects are tidally face-locked, meaning they keep the same "face" towards each other ("like dancers", according to Jonathan's blog of the song).<br />
<br />
== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"I'm Your Moon" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/I'm+Your_Moon|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums//thing-a-week-iv/|Thing a Week IV]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
<br />
Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]]<br />
<br />
=== CD ===<br />
"''Thing a Week IV''" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton5 here].<br />
<br />
=== Other versions ===<br />
A karaoke version of "I'm Your Moon" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
<br />
== Themes ==<br />
*[[Outer space]]<br />
*Relationships<br />
*[[Sweet songs]]<br />
<br />
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{{JCLBnav}}<br />
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<div>== Madison, WI ==<br />
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* Location: Madison, WI<br />
* Date: February 26, 2009<br />
* Venue: [http://www.barrymorelive.com/ Barrymore Theater]<br />
* Supporting act: [[Paul and Storm]]<br />
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=== Setlist: ===<br />
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# [[Not About You]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP5opxs7504 video]<br />
# [[Ikea]]<br />
# [[Better]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTUc5pM7KVM video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r17074CK3SY video 2]<br />
# [[Millionaire Girlfriend]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CmAj0RRCf8 video]<br />
# [[I'm Your Moon]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCOJKwU-F0Y video]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]] (with Paul and Storm)<br />
# [[Always the Moon]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZimPc4FxtE video]<br />
# [[Soft Rocked By Me]] (with Paul and Storm) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6lsKwz4Bkw video]<br />
# [[Space Doggity]] (with Paul and Storm)<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]] (with Paul and Storm)<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LE9M0G_rtA video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8S3KiEFgqc video 2]<br />
# [[Famous Blue Raincoat]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKzZCUi_6NQ video]<br />
# [[I'm a Mason Now]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlbhSomLeIk video]<br />
# [[Pressure]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEyRQrNNsEs video]<br />
# [[The Presidents]]<br />
# [[Someone Is Crazy]]<br />
# [[Betty and Me]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e1IpGzJ1Gc video]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
: '''Encore'''<br />
# [[Birdhouse in Your Soul]] (with Paul and Storm)<br />
# [[First of May]] (with Paul and Storm)<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
<br />
* Link to the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=1086 Forum thread] for this show.<br />
* Jonathan's post-show [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2009/03/01/heading-home-2/ blog post.] <br />
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<div>Been a fan of They Might Be Giants for a long time. I heard the song Mandelbrot Set, I liked it. I put it on my ipod. A few months later I'm looking something up and I find that jonathan and tmbg know each other. Now I am a fan of Jonathan Coulton.<br />
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I'm a moderator here. I mostly delete spam.<br />
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Also, I own the [http://weirdal.wikia.com/ Weird Al Wiki].</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Wiki.jonathancoulton.com:Administrators&diff=24742Wiki.jonathancoulton.com:Administrators2012-06-14T18:35:05Z<p>The thing: </p>
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*[[User:Bry|Bry]]<br />
*[[User:JoCo|Jonathan Coulton]] '''(Mostly inactive)'''<br />
*[[User:Agent Lex|Agent Lex]] '''(Inactive)'''<br />
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===Moderators===<br />
*[[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]]<br />
*[[User:The thing|The thing]]<br />
*[[User:Sara|Sara]]<br />
*[[User:BLT|BLT]]<br />
*[[User:Angelastic|Angelastic]]<br />
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===Administrators===<br />
*[[User:Bry|Bry]]<br />
*[[User:JoCo|Jonathan Coulton]] '''(Mostly inactive)'''<br />
*[[User:Agent Lex|Agent Lex]] '''(Inactive)'''<br />
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===Moderators===<br />
*[[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]]<br />
*[[User:The thing|The thing]]<br />
*[[User:Sara|Sara]]<br />
*[[User:BLT|BLT]]<br />
*[[User:Angelastic|Angelastic]]<br />
*[[User:MitchO|MitchO]] '''(Inactive)'''</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=JoCo_Cruise_Crazy/JoCo_Cruise_Crazy_3&diff=24740JoCo Cruise Crazy/JoCo Cruise Crazy 32012-06-14T18:26:28Z<p>The thing: /* Registration */ Not any more</p>
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<div>JoCo Cruise Crazy 3 was announced during Cruise Crazy 2, and pre registration made available. Watch the [http://www.jococruisecrazy.com/ Official JoCo Cruise Crazy] website for details!<br />
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JoCo Cruise Crazy 3 is a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas; sailing Sunday, February 10 to Sunday, February 17, 2013. It departs from [http://www.portcanaveral.com/ Port Canveral] and ports include the Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Maarten.<br />
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==Registration==<br />
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Pre-registered booking began May 25, 2012. General public booking began May 29, 2012.<br />
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Milestones: Once booking opened, 100 cabins were booked [http://twitter.com/paulandstorm/status/206063909986250752 within 45 minutes]. On May 30, [http://twitter.com/paulandstorm/status/207975600533684226 the 200th cabin] was booked. [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/70525#Comment_70525 JCCC3 officially passed] [http://twitter.com/paulandstorm/status/213319905368489984 JCCC2's attendance] as of the morning of June 14.<br />
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==Itinerary==<br />
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|Sunday 10 Feb 2013<br />
|Sail from Port Canaveral, Florida, US<br />
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| 4:30pm<br />
|-<br />
|Monday 11 Feb 2013<br />
|CoCo Cay, Bahamas (tendered)<br />
|7:00am<br />
|4:00pm<br />
|-<br />
|Tuesday 12 Feb 2013<br />
|Sea Day<br />
|colspan="2"|<br />
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|Wednesday 13 Feb 2013<br />
|Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas (docked)<br />
|11:00am<br />
|7:00pm<br />
|-<br />
|Thursday 14 Feb 2013<br />
|Philipsburg, St. Maarten (docked)<br />
|8:00am<br />
|5:00pm<br />
|-<br />
|Friday 15 Feb 2013<br />
|Sea Day<br />
|colspan="2"|<br />
|-<br />
|Saturday 16 Feb 2013<br />
|Sea Day<br />
|colspan="2"|<br />
|-<br />
|Sunday 17 Feb 2013<br />
|Debark Ship Port Canaveral, Florida, US<br />
|7:00am<br />
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==Entertainment==<br />
===Performers===<br />
*[[Jonathan Coulton]]<br />
*The Doubleclicks<br />
*John Hodgman<br />
*Zoƫ Keating<br />
*Randall Munroe<br />
*Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett (from Rifftrax)<br />
*Paul and Storm<br />
*Mike Phirman<br />
*David Rees<br />
*Wil Wheaton<br />
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===Schedule===<br />
==Crowd-Sourced Activities==<br />
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==Links==<br />
[http://bit.ly/JCCCMailingList Mailing List]<br />
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[https://www.facebook.com/groups/331346800250194/ JCCC 2013 Facebook Group]<br />
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Unofficial [http://seamonkey.joelrichard.com/ Sea Monkey Manifest]<br />
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Unofficial [http://jccc-countdown.com/ Cruise Countdown Clock]<br />
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[http://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com/ Port Canaveral Webcam]<br />
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Twitter hashtags: [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23JoCoCruiseCrazy #JoCoCruiseCrazy], [http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23jccc3 #JCCC3]<br />
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Post JCCC2 cruise / JCCC3 promo videos: [http://youtu.be/fDOur0CrQcI I Feel Fantastic], [http://youtu.be/nzM8TioSspQ The Shadow Cruise], [http://youtu.be/h6Gf2aYEpBM Zombie Attacks]</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Fraud&diff=24736Fraud2012-06-14T17:08:59Z<p>The thing: Reverted edits by 183.54.121.82 (talk) to last revision by Boring Manager Rob</p>
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"Fraud" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s eighth studio album, [[Artificial Heart (album)|Artificial Heart]].<br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
This song has not been played live as of yet.<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
"Fraud" is available on the album [[Artificial Heart (album)|Artificial Heart]], which can be ordered through [https://secure.jonathancoulton.com/ArtificialHeart/ Coulton's website] or on iTunes.<br />
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== Fan Interpretation ==<br />
One interpretation that has been discussed is that the artist, suffering after a break up with a significant other ["it"], has been relegated to "the friends zone" and is arguing with him/herself ["you fraud"] about how to handle the current situation with the significant other. <br />
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Lines like:<br />
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''It tells you lies<br />
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''You say you won't but you compromise<br />
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''Just don't imagine you'll ever win<br />
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''Any race you aren't running in''<br />
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Seem to indicate that the artist understands that he or she will not be able to be with the significant other ["it"].<br />
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<br />
Or, this song could be about a cat...''Sharp teeth test your skin/Too late, you let an angel in.''<br />
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Another interpretation of this song involves the creative process and self-doubt as an artist. The "it" is in reference to an idea or inspiration that the artist cannot get out of his head. In this interpretation, lines like the aforementioned excerpt refer to insecurity of concept and trust in personal vision, and encouragement to continue creating despite self-doubt (respectively). The bridge is from the perspective of the "little voice" that causes an artist to doubt him/herself; this is the voice of the "internal editor", so to speak. The song uses art-related imagery in the lines, "so many accidents, only one/paints you the picture you want to see/cover one eye and look carefully". The song deals with a struggle, putting the artistic process in both a positive and negative light. Lines such as "So unkind/Acting as if you could read its mind/Making it hard to explain without/Finding new things to complain about" hint at the frustrations artists can feel when a project is getting out of hand or the artist is losing motivation to work. This interpreatation fits within the theme of loss of personal direction seen in other songs on the album, namely "The World Belongs To You", "Sucker Punch", "Je Suis Rick Springfield", "Good Morning Tucson", "Dissolve", and "Nobody Loves You Like Me".<br />
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<br />
This can also be a song about addiction, heroin in particular seems to come to mind with the regards to 'sharp teeth test your skin/Too late... etc.'<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
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Primary Theme:<br />
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* [[Struggle]]<br />
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Secondary Themes:<br />
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* [[Captivity]]<br />
* [[Possibility]]<br />
* [[Betrayal]]<br />
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Other Themes:<br />
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* Self-doubt<br />
* The creative process<br />
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"'''I'm a Mason Now'''" is one of [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s oldest available songs and appears on his first album, [[Smoking Monkey]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
"I'm a Mason Now" is one of the six songs listed on the oldest archived version of Jonathan's [http://web.archive.org/web/20020925002351/http://jonathancoulton.com/ website]; the song was originally just called "'''Mason'''".<br />
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== Live performance ==<br />
The first live performance of "I'm a Mason Now" was at the concert in Madison, WI on [[Madison, WI: 2009-02-26|2/26/2009]].<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The verses and guitar bits (intro, interludes and solo) are in the unorthodox time signature of 7/4. The last line of each verse is extended by a beat to transition into the choruses, which, along with the bridge, are in 4/4 time.<br />
* "Mason" refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry Freemasonry], an ancient fraternal society, whose members use many secret rituals and symbols in their meetings.<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriners "Shriners"], a related organization whose members wear the famous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_%28clothing%29 red fez], are also briefly mentioned in the song<br />
* Although the song indicates the narrator was a Shriner before they joined the Masons, this is impossible as membership in a Masonic lodge is a prerequisite for becoming a Shriner.<br />
* The clause 'Should we talk about the government?' refers to R.E.M.'s Pop Song 89.<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"I'm a Mason Now" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/I'm+a+Mason+Now|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums/smoking-monkey/|Smoking Monkey]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]]<br />
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=== CD ===<br />
"''Smoking Monkey''" is available for purchase as a CD [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton here].<br />
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=== Other versions ===<br />
A karaoke version of "I'm a Mason Now" is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Revenge]]<br />
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<div>[[File:John Roderick.jpg|thumb|Roderick performing [[Nemeses]]]]<br />
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'''John Roderick''' (born September 13, 1968 in Seattle, Washington) is a musician known for being the lead singer/guitarist of the band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Winters The Long Winters]. He was a guest on [[JoCo Cruise Crazy/JoCo Cruise Crazy 1|JoCo Cruise Crazy]] and appeared again on [[JoCo Cruise Crazy/JoCo Cruise Crazy 2|JoCo Cruise Crazy 2]]. He performed lead vocals on the song [[Nemeses]] on JoCo's latest album, ''[[Artificial Heart]]'' (and has performed the song live with JoCo on several occasions in the Pacific Northwest, including the [[Seattle, WA: 2011-08-27|PAX Prime 2011 show]]).<br />
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He was listed at number one on Paste Magazine's [http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/08/50-musicians-worth-following-on-twitter.html 50 Musicians Worth Following on Twitter ].<br />
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<div>[[File:John Roderick.jpg|thumb|Roderick performing [[Nemeses]]]]<br />
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'''John Roderick''' (born September 13, 1968 in Seattle, Washington) is a musician known for being the lead singer/guitarist of the band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Winters The Long Winters]. He was a guest on [[JoCo Cruise Crazy]] and appeared again on [[JoCo Cruise Crazy 2]]. He performed lead vocals on the song [[Nemeses]] on JoCo's latest album, ''[[Artificial Heart]]'' (and has performed the song live with JoCo on several occasions in the Pacific Northwest, including the [[Seattle, WA: 2011-08-27|PAX Prime 2011 show]]).<br />
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He was listed at number one on Paste Magazine's [http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/08/50-musicians-worth-following-on-twitter.html 50 Musicians Worth Following on Twitter ].<br />
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<div>== London, England, UK ==<br />
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* Location: London, UK<br />
* Date: March 20, 2008<br />
* Venue: [http://www.dingwalls.com Dingwalls]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Setlist: ===<br />
<br />
: '''Set 1'''<br />
# [[Over There]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDT9ejTNimQ video 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smPINcx9x2U video 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzIJ6467zmI video 3]<br />
# [[The Future Soon]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8385MdbL2M video]<br />
# [[Ikea]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0JJJCRCPuM video]<br />
# [[Shop Vac]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OriDnFcf07w video]<br />
# [[I'm Your Moon]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJyA8fdh8s4 video]<br />
# [[Baby Got Back]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZwa5wn9lBc video 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq84J5x7tag video 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_5iAiNDc0E video 3]<br />
# [[Still Alive]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euGAbXtFyf8 video] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-U3Y06-Vk0 video 2]<br />
# [[The Saturday Boy]] (Billy Bragg cover) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6KZzArJK0A video 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnMjn6FltsE video 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k95KsrlHpWY video 3]<br />
# [[Someone Is Crazy]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElgjVYjZJjs video]<br />
# [[I Feel Fantastic]]- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA3K6759Eak video]<br />
: '''Set 2'''<br />
# [[Tom Cruise Crazy]]- [http://youtube.com/watch?v=V2t0DhJve2A video]<br />
# [[Better]]- [http://youtube.com/watch?v=6jQvI3jkOZI video]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDLMxiYyvzQ video],[http://youtube.com/watch?v=soRR-dpvFPc video 2]<br />
# [[I Crush Everything]]- [http://youtube.com/watch?v=wmOfBq0iKJU video]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]] (played with the electronic instrument [http://tenori-on.yamaha-europe.com/uk/ Tenori-On]) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LReUqOWky3M video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCZeb83i2DE video 2], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiD2yIlFwNw video 3]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]]- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ft6IG0SP4w video]<br />
# [[Drinking With You]]- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr52fpHBvPI video]<br />
# [[Do They Know It's Christmas]] aka Feed the World (Band Aid cover)- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgEt709bEQ video]<br />
# [[Chiron Beta Prime]] (with assistance from [[AskWho]])- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwPj6pOWOG4 video]<br />
# [[Millionaire Girlfriend]]<br />
# [[Mandelbrot Set]]<br />
# [[You Ruined Everything]]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
: '''Encore'''<br />
#[[First of May]]<br />
<br />
=== Notes ===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Coulton]] altered some of his songs slightly as a nod to the non-American audience; the last chorus of [[Tom Cruise Crazy]] became Posh Spice Crazy ("Just say 'Posh Spice', that'll be enough. You don't have to worry about the rest of it."), and he also tried to sing [[Mandelbrot Set]] using the British pronunciation of Z. The addition of [[Do They Know It's Christmas]] was impromptu.<br />
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=== Images ===<br />
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/12723137@N00/2349713286/in/photostream Photos] by Kerrin<br />
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* [http://flickr.com/photos/23236395@N07/tags/lastfm%3Aevent%3D535918/ Photos] by Dan++<br />
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* [http://www.pizzatriangles.com/JoCoLoCo/ Photos] by Lex<br />
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=== Additional Videos ===<br />
<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/v/mIAKTzgFcdY&hl=en Kerrin's twinkie video].<br />
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[[Category:Shows]]</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Salt_Lake_City,_UT:_2011-11-04&diff=24610Salt Lake City, UT: 2011-11-042012-06-12T22:52:21Z<p>The thing: Protected "Salt Lake City, UT: 2011-11-04": Spam ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite))</p>
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== Salt Lake City, Utah ==<br />
* Location: Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
* Date: 2011-11-04<br />
* Venue: The Depot<br />
* Supporting act: None, opening for [[They Might Be Giants]] on the [[Join Us Tour]]<br />
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=== Setlist: ===<br />
<br />
# [[Shop Vac]]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [[Future Soon]]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]]<br />
# [[Good Morning Tucson]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0dloCQdTkI video]<br />
# [[Je Suis Rick Springfield]]<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJVT5mtZZxM video]<br />
# [[Still Alive]]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
<br />
* First time performing in Salt Lake City<br />
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[[Category:Shows]]</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=London,_UK:_2008-03-20&diff=24609London, UK: 2008-03-202012-06-12T22:51:24Z<p>The thing: Reverted edits by 119.73.68.124 (talk) to last revision by Angelastic</p>
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<div>== London, England, UK ==<br />
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* Location: London, UK<br />
* Date: March 20, 2008<br />
* Venue: [http://www.dingwalls.com Dingwalls]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Setlist: ===<br />
<br />
: '''Set 1'''<br />
# [[Over There]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDT9ejTNimQ video 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smPINcx9x2U video 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzIJ6467zmI video 3]<br />
# [[The Future Soon]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8385MdbL2M video]<br />
# [[Ikea]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0JJJCRCPuM video]<br />
# [[Shop Vac]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OriDnFcf07w video]<br />
# [[I'm Your Moon]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJyA8fdh8s4 video]<br />
# [[Baby Got Back]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZwa5wn9lBc video 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq84J5x7tag video 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_5iAiNDc0E video 3]<br />
# [[Still Alive]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euGAbXtFyf8 video] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-U3Y06-Vk0 video 2]<br />
# [[The Saturday Boy]] (Billy Bragg cover) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6KZzArJK0A video 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnMjn6FltsE video 2] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k95KsrlHpWY video 3]<br />
# [[Someone Is Crazy]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElgjVYjZJjs video]<br />
# [[I Feel Fantastic]]- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA3K6759Eak video]<br />
: '''Set 2'''<br />
# [[Tom Cruise Crazy]]- [http://youtube.com/watch?v=V2t0DhJve2A video]<br />
# [[Better]]- [http://youtube.com/watch?v=6jQvI3jkOZI video]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDLMxiYyvzQ video],[http://youtube.com/watch?v=soRR-dpvFPc video 2]<br />
# [[I Crush Everything]]- [http://youtube.com/watch?v=wmOfBq0iKJU video]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]] (played with the electronic instrument [http://tenori-on.yamaha-europe.com/uk/ Tenori-On]) - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LReUqOWky3M video], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCZeb83i2DE video 2], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=MiD2yIlFwNw video 3]<br />
# [[Creepy Doll]]- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ft6IG0SP4w video]<br />
# [[Drinking With You]]- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr52fpHBvPI video]<br />
# [[Do They Know It's Christmas]] aka Feed the World (Band Aid cover)- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgEt709bEQ video]<br />
# [[Chiron Beta Prime]] (with assistance from [[AskWho]])- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwPj6pOWOG4 video]<br />
# [[Millionaire Girlfriend]]<br />
# [[Mandelbrot Set]]<br />
# [[You Ruined Everything]]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
: '''Encore'''<br />
#[[First of May]]<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
<br />
[[Jonathan Coulton]] altered some of his songs slightly as a nod to the non-American audience; the last chorus of [[Tom Cruise Crazy]] became Posh Spice Crazy ("Just say 'Posh Spice', that'll be enough. You don't have to worry about the rest of it."), and he also tried to sing [[Mandelbrot Set]] using the British pronunciation of Z. The addition of [[Do They Know It's Christmas]] was impromptu.<br />
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=== Images ===<br />
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/12723137@N00/2349713286/in/photostream Photos] by Kerrin<br />
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* [http://flickr.com/photos/23236395@N07/tags/lastfm%3Aevent%3D535918/ Photos] by Dan++<br />
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* [http://www.pizzatriangles.com/JoCoLoCo/ Photos] by Lex<br />
<br />
=== Additional Videos ===<br />
<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/v/mIAKTzgFcdY&hl=en Kerrin's twinkie video].<br />
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[[Category:Shows]]</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Salt_Lake_City,_UT:_2011-11-04&diff=24608Salt Lake City, UT: 2011-11-042012-06-12T22:49:49Z<p>The thing: Reverted edits by 64.150.177.180 (talk) to last revision by Epeterso2</p>
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== Salt Lake City, Utah ==<br />
* Location: Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
* Date: 2011-11-04<br />
* Venue: The Depot<br />
* Supporting act: None, opening for [[They Might Be Giants]] on the [[Join Us Tour]]<br />
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=== Setlist: ===<br />
<br />
# [[Shop Vac]]<br />
# [[Skullcrusher Mountain]]<br />
# [[Future Soon]]<br />
# [[Code Monkey]]<br />
# [[Good Morning Tucson]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0dloCQdTkI video]<br />
# [[Je Suis Rick Springfield]]<br />
# [[Mr. Fancy Pants]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJVT5mtZZxM video]<br />
# [[Still Alive]]<br />
# [[Re: Your Brains]]<br />
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=== Notes ===<br />
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* First time performing in Salt Lake City<br />
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[[Category:Shows]]</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Boring_Manager_Rob&diff=24400User talk:Boring Manager Rob2012-06-10T18:49:04Z<p>The thing: /* The Spam */</p>
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<div>==A note of appreciation==<br />
Thank you for cleaning up all this crazy bot spam. I had totally forgotten about it after the couple days I tried (and failed) to stem the tide. [[User:ConspicuousCompiler|ConspicuousCompiler]] 20:29, 20 September 2011 (EDT)<br />
:Hey, it's the least I can do for JoCo. <s>It's not like I have a life or anything.</s> Hopefully a permanent solution to this spam will present itself soon. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 20:35, 20 September 2011 (EDT)<br />
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==More Spam==<br />
(''moved to [[JoCopedia talk:Moderators#More Spam]]'')<br />
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==Hey, now...==<br />
I am Durty Willy, and you deleted one of my User pages. I am not a spammer, and was unaware of any spam on my pages (if there was, I apologise for not being more diligent, and please let me know what happened). I would appreciate it if you could restore the page, at least so I can ''personally'' clean it up, and so I check check the history to see if I missed anything interesting. I'm pretty sure there wasn't much there to begin with (if anything), but I just wanted to let you know I'm not a bot, and I would like to know why it was deleted. [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 06:30, 18 January 2012 (EST)<br />
*PS, if it was only spam, '''''THANK YOU''''' for taking care of it, and again, sorry about my lack of diligence. [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 06:43, 18 January 2012 (EST)<br />
:A spammer left a nonsense note on your talk page. There was nothing else on the page, so I deleted it. You're free to recreate the page, but there's nothing for me to restore other than spam. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 00:38, 19 January 2012 (EST)<br />
::Cool, thank you BMR! I'm on a few wikis, and I lose track of my user pages occasionally. Thank you for your efforts to keep JoCo spam-free! [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 11:07, 19 January 2012 (EST)<br />
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== Sysop ==<br />
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Hi, I'm new to this wiki, but can I be a sysop? I can help clean up spam while you're not around and also I have experience with wikis because I made the weird al wiki in 2006 and I am a user on TMBW. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 17:12, 18 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
:You'd have to ask [[User:Bry|Bry]]; he's in charge of that sort of thing. He's been busy as of late but if you message him on the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/ forums] I'm sure he'll get back to you. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 17:16, 18 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== Spam ==<br />
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Is there any kind of spam filter on the wiki? [[User:The thing|The thing]] 20:37, 23 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
:If I remember correctly there is/used to be some but they were mostly ineffective so they may have been removed. The wiki will ask you to provide the answer to an arithmetic problem if you attempt to add an external link, but the spambots are apparently capable of that. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 16:09, 24 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== The Spam ==<br />
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The spam will never stop. We will be cleaning up spam for the rest of our lives if agentlex never comes back. Did he start this wiki? If so, why isn't he around anymore? Why'd he just leave? Also, does JoCo ever actually come here? [[User:The thing|The thing]] 12:52, 10 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
:A few things:<br />
#Agent Lex has not been active on the wiki or forum since 2008/2009. I have only been here for about a year so I have never spoken to him.<br />
#I believe he started the wiki with support of JoCo and some others (see its [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/04/22/let-the-wiki-win/ announcement]), and <br />
#Yes, JoCo has [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/JoCo graced us with his presence]. He also is an [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop administrator].<br />
#The best way to stop the spam would be to require an email in order to create an account here. I do not have the power to do this, but Bry and/or JoCo probably should.<br />
[[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 14:26, 10 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
:Bry said [[JoCopedia_talk:Moderators#More_Spam|here]] that he doesn't have the power to do anything major. I think Jonathan himself is the only one who can do anything now. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 14:49, 10 June 2012 (EDT)</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=Mandelbrot_Set/Lyrics&diff=24398Mandelbrot Set/Lyrics2012-06-10T18:45:15Z<p>The thing: It's Z</p>
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<lyrics><br />
Pathological monsters! cried the terrified mathematician<br />
Every one of them a splinter in my eye<br />
I hate the Peano Space and the Koch Curve<br />
I fear the Cantor Ternary Set<br />
The Sierpinski Gasket makes me wanna cry<br />
And a million miles away a butterfly flapped its wings<br />
On a cold November day a man named Benoit Mandelbrot was born<br />
<br />
His disdain for pure mathematics and his unique geometrical insights<br />
Left him well equipped to face those demons down<br />
He saw that infinite complexity could be described by simple rules<br />
Used his giant brain and he turned the game around<br />
And he looked below the storm<br />
Saw a vision in his head<br />
A bulbous pointy form<br />
Picked his pencil up and he wrote his secret down<br />
<br />
Just take a point called Z in the complex plane (Alternate: Take a point called C...)<br />
Let Z1 be Z squared plus C (Alternate: Let Z1 be zero squared...)<br />
And Z2 is Z1 squared plus C<br />
And Z3 is Z2 squared plus C and so on<br />
If the series of Zs should always stay<br />
Close to Z and never trend away<br />
That point is in the Mandelbrot Set<br />
<br />
Mandelbrot Set, you're a Rorschach Test on fire<br />
You're a day-glo pterodactyl<br />
You're a heart-shaped box of springs and wire<br />
You're one badass fucking fractal<br />
And you're just in time to save the day<br />
Sweeping all our fears away<br />
You can change the world in a tiny way<br />
<br />
Mandelbrot's in heaven, at least he will be when he's dead<br />
Right now he's still alive and teaching math at Yale<br />
He gave us order out of chaos, he gave us hope where there was none<br />
His geometry succeeds where others fail<br />
So if you ever lose your way, a butterfly will flap its wings<br />
From a million miles away, a little miracle will come to take you home<br />
<br />
Just take a point called Z in the complex plane (Alternate: Take a point called C...)<br />
Let Z1 be Z squared plus C (Alternate: Let Z1 be zero squared...)<br />
And Z2 is Z1 squared plus C<br />
And Z3 is Z2 squared plus C and so on<br />
If the series of Zs will always stay<br />
Close to Z instead of trend away<br />
That point is in the Mandelbrot Set<br />
<br />
Mandelbrot Set, you're a Rorschach Test on fire<br />
You're a day-glo pterodactyl<br />
You're a heart-shaped box of springs and wire<br />
You're one badass fucking fractal<br />
And you're just in time to save the day<br />
Sweeping all our fears away<br />
You can change the world in a tiny way<br />
And you're just in time to save the day<br />
Sweeping all our fears away<br />
You can change the world in a tiny way<br />
Go on, change the world in a tiny way<br />
Come on, change the world in a tiny way<br />
</lyrics><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
Since the death of Benoit Mandelbrot in October 2010, Jonathan has omitted the lines, "at least he will be when he's dead / right now he's still alive and teaching math at Yale," in live performances.</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Boring_Manager_Rob&diff=24390User talk:Boring Manager Rob2012-06-10T16:52:28Z<p>The thing: /* The Spam */ new section</p>
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<div>==A note of appreciation==<br />
Thank you for cleaning up all this crazy bot spam. I had totally forgotten about it after the couple days I tried (and failed) to stem the tide. [[User:ConspicuousCompiler|ConspicuousCompiler]] 20:29, 20 September 2011 (EDT)<br />
:Hey, it's the least I can do for JoCo. <s>It's not like I have a life or anything.</s> Hopefully a permanent solution to this spam will present itself soon. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 20:35, 20 September 2011 (EDT)<br />
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==More Spam==<br />
(''moved to [[JoCopedia talk:Moderators#More Spam]]'')<br />
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==Hey, now...==<br />
I am Durty Willy, and you deleted one of my User pages. I am not a spammer, and was unaware of any spam on my pages (if there was, I apologise for not being more diligent, and please let me know what happened). I would appreciate it if you could restore the page, at least so I can ''personally'' clean it up, and so I check check the history to see if I missed anything interesting. I'm pretty sure there wasn't much there to begin with (if anything), but I just wanted to let you know I'm not a bot, and I would like to know why it was deleted. [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 06:30, 18 January 2012 (EST)<br />
*PS, if it was only spam, '''''THANK YOU''''' for taking care of it, and again, sorry about my lack of diligence. [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 06:43, 18 January 2012 (EST)<br />
:A spammer left a nonsense note on your talk page. There was nothing else on the page, so I deleted it. You're free to recreate the page, but there's nothing for me to restore other than spam. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 00:38, 19 January 2012 (EST)<br />
::Cool, thank you BMR! I'm on a few wikis, and I lose track of my user pages occasionally. Thank you for your efforts to keep JoCo spam-free! [[User:Durty Willy|Durty Willy]] 11:07, 19 January 2012 (EST)<br />
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Hi, I'm new to this wiki, but can I be a sysop? I can help clean up spam while you're not around and also I have experience with wikis because I made the weird al wiki in 2006 and I am a user on TMBW. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 17:12, 18 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
:You'd have to ask [[User:Bry|Bry]]; he's in charge of that sort of thing. He's been busy as of late but if you message him on the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/forums/ forums] I'm sure he'll get back to you. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 17:16, 18 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== Spam ==<br />
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Is there any kind of spam filter on the wiki? [[User:The thing|The thing]] 20:37, 23 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
:If I remember correctly there is/used to be some but they were mostly ineffective so they may have been removed. The wiki will ask you to provide the answer to an arithmetic problem if you attempt to add an external link, but the spambots are apparently capable of that. [[User:Boring Manager Rob|Boring Manager Rob]] 16:09, 24 May 2012 (EDT)<br />
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== The Spam ==<br />
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The spam will never stop. We will be cleaning up spam for the rest of our lives if agentlex never comes back. Did he start this wiki? If so, why isn't he around anymore? Why'd he just leave? Also, does JoCo ever actually come here? [[User:The thing|The thing]] 12:52, 10 June 2012 (EDT)</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=User_talk:124.184.240.2&diff=24069User talk:124.184.240.22012-06-05T19:49:24Z<p>The thing: Created page with "Yeah, I realized that I accidentally deleted that page almost right after I did it, sadly I am not an administrator, so I can't restore it. Someone just has to recreate the page...."</p>
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<div>Yeah, I realized that I accidentally deleted that page almost right after I did it, sadly I am not an administrator, so I can't restore it. Someone just has to recreate the page. [[User:The thing|The thing]] 15:49, 5 June 2012 (EDT)</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=When_I%27m_25_or_64&diff=24006When I'm 25 or 642012-06-04T21:11:44Z<p>The thing: /* Availability */ fixed link</p>
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==Trivia==<br />
*Tenth [[Thing a Week]], released November 18, 2005.<br />
*This is a mashup of [[Wikipedia:Chicago (band)|Chicago]]'s "25 or 6 to 4" and [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|the Beatles]]' "When I'm Sixty-Four."<br />
*This is the first of two [[Thing a Week]] tracks that draws from a Beatles song written by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]; for the other, see [[I Will]].<br />
*[[Len Peralta|Len]]'s [[Visual Thing A Week]] illustration is done in the style of [http://www.chicagotheband.com/discography.htm Chicago album covers]; it appears to be patterned most closely on [http://www.chicagotheband.com/discography05a.htm Chicago V]. "LXIV" is 64 in Roman numerals.<br />
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==Availability==<br />
*Because of the questionable legality of the mashup, it was left off of the CD release of [[Thing a Week One]], which is thus the only one of the Thing a Week albums with fewer than 13 tracks. (Compare [[Thing a Week Four]], which has 14 tracks.)<br />
*For the same reason, the track is available for [http://songs.jonathancoulton.com/free/mp3/When_I'm_25_or_64.mp3 free download]; in the words of [[Jonathan Coulton|Coulton]], "It's illegal, and so it's totally free. Please don't sue me."<br />
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== Live Performances ==<br />
; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ02RSJnzNM JoCo Cruise Crazy All Requests Night]<br />
: ''January 7, 2011.''<br />
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; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf_x-80gJ6Q Great American Music Hall]<br />
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; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZJ84lm4zk Paul Gleason Theater]<br />
: ''September 12, 2007''. Los Angeles, CA.<br />
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; [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJBf5lPbacs Tractor Tavern]<br />
: ''February 24, 2007''. Seattle, WA.<br />
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== Fan Videos ==</div>The thinghttps://wiki.jonathancoulton.com/index.php?title=The_Future_Soon&diff=23463The Future Soon2012-05-27T16:32:45Z<p>The thing: Reverted edits by 24.8.39.88 (talk) to last revision by Boring Manager Rob</p>
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"'''The Future Soon'''" is a song on [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s second album, ''[[Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]]''. It is one of Jonathan's most regularly played songs in his live shows, often appearing at the opening of a set.<br />
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== History ==<br />
"The Future Soon" was, in its early days, performed as part of [[John Hodgman]]'s [[Little Gray Books]] Lecture #18, "What Will Happen In The Future". During the course of ''Little Gray Books'', Jonathan was discovered by Andrew Zolli, curator of the Pop!Tech technology conference. While Jonathan had been playing music for some time (including having released his first album, ''[[Smoking Monkey]]''), it was after a performance of "The Future Soon" that Andrew approached Jonathan.<br />
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Jonathan was invited to play "The Future Soon" at Pop!Tech 2003. On October 17, 2003, he performed as one of the events scheduled between official sessions. This performance was so well-received by the audience that Jonathan was asked to play several more songs over the course of the weekend-long conference, including "[[Gambler's Prayer (demo)|Gambler's Prayer]]" and "[[Mandelbrot Set]]". Jonathan later cites Pop!Tech 2003 as the cause of several career-shaping decisions (contributing to ''Popular Science Magazine'', releasing music under [[Creative Commons]]), making "The Future Soon" a unique keystone of Jonathan's early career.<br />
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== Demo version ==<br />
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A demo performance of "The Future Soon" was recorded by Jonathan Coulton before the version that was eventually released on ''Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow''. The recording comprised of Jonathan's solo vocals accompanied by an acoustic guitar. Some of the lyrics in the demo version differ slightly from those in the published version. These changes are listed in the [[The Future Soon/Lyrics#Notes|notes]] included on the lyrics page.<br />
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The demo version of this song is part of the non-album collection ''[[Other Experiments]]'' and is available on the Jonathan Coulton Store as "[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/The+Future+Soon+(Demo) The Future Soon (Demo)]".<br />
== Live performance ==<br />
"The Future Soon" is a staple of the Jonathan Coulton live show experience. While Jonathan doesn't always introduce the song with the full background story, he gives a consistent introduction to the song when he does. In brief, Jonathan describes "The Future Soon" as how someone might feel if they were about 12 years old, alone in their room, reading [[wikipedia:Omni Magazine|Omni Magazine]], and thinking about the future.<br />
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When playing alone, Jonathan usually performs "The Future Soon" as the very first song on the setlist. When the show opens with [[Paul and Storm]], "The Future Soon" marks the beginning of the "Jonathan Coulton" part of the show--a subtle but important detail, considering that Jonathan usually performs backup vocals for Paul and Storm for at least one song.<br />
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When playing the song live, Jonathan uses only an acoustic guitar, and is otherwise unaccompanied. If Paul and Storm were performing prior to this song, they leave the stage until the next song for which they perform backup vocals and percussion. Thus, the recorded version and the live version of this song differ mainly in the instrumentation and the presence of backup vocals.<br />
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A few, much more minor, differences exist between the recorded version and the live version of the song:<br />
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* The line, "And I know that I'll forget the look of pity on her face," becomes, "And I know that I'll forget the pity on her face." Take a look at the [[The Future Soon/Lyrics|lyrics]] to find the line.<br />
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* The final guitar chord of the bridge section is modified to be more reliably played (from Aaug to A); this results in a slight but noticeable change. Take a look at the [[The Future Soon/Tabs|tabs]] to find the chord.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* "The Future Soon" is classified as a funny/sad song on the [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/listen Listening Suggestions] page.<br />
* "The Future Soon" was regularly performed by the character Emil Bleehall at the [[wikipedia:Adventurers Club|Adventurers Club]], a themed nightclub in the Pleasure Island portion of Walt Disney World. The Adventurers Club has since closed down, and Emil's last performance was, appropriately, of [[When You Go]].<br />
* "The Future Soon" was featured during the Harmonix Rock Band Network panel at PAX 2009, and was released for the Xbox 360 on March 4th 2010 and June 1st 2010 for the Playstation 3.<br />
* Cory Doctorow used lyrics from this song's chorus as the title and epigraph of a science fiction [http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=story&id=2993 short story].<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
=== Downloads ===<br />
"The Future Soon" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/The+Future+Soon|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums/where-tradition-meets-tomorrow/|Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]]''. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the [[joco:store/flac/|Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store]]<br />
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=== CD ===<br />
As of February 2008, the CD version of ''Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow'' is out of print and is no longer available.<br />
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=== Other versions ===<br />
The demo version of "The Future Soon" is also available on the MP3 Store as an [[joco:songdetails/The+Future+Soon+(Demo)|individual track]] or as part of ''[[joco:albums/other-experiments/|Other Experiments]]''. This song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.<br />
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A karaoke version of "The Future Soon" (studio recording version) is available on the [[joco:store/karaoke/|Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store]].<br />
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This song is also now available through the music streaming application Spotify [http://open.spotify.com/track/2chEZfdAqJvlw9dM3hAU6p here]<br />
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"The Future Soon" is also on [http://pandora.com Pandora] streaming radio.<br />
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The Yale Spizzwinks did an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjRjwNUg8hU acapella version] at Jamnesia 2009<br />
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[http://www.ifightdragons.com I Fight Dragons], a rock band from Chicago, has also covered [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilX0kjhQ7jA "The Future Soon"].<br />
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The song is also a [http://www.rockband.com/songs/UGC_5000722 track] on Harmonix's Rock Band Network of which Jonathan Coulton is an avid supporter. It lists for 160 Microsoft Points or $1.99 on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, respectively.<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Future]]<br />
* [[Outer space]]<br />
* [[Revenge]]<br />
* [[Robots]]<br />
* [[Unrequited love]]<br />
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"'''Still Alive'''" is a song Jonathan Coulton wrote for the Valve game ''[[Wikipedia: Portal (video game)| Portal]]''. The song was rerecorded for ''[[Artificial Heart (album)|Artificial Heart]]'', with Sara Quin on lead vocal, [[Chris Anderson]] on bass guitar, [[Marty Beller]] on drums, [[Joe McGinty]] playing keyboard and celeste, and Dorit Chrysler on theremin.<ref>[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2011/04/10/still-alive-clarifications/ Still Alive Clarifications]</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Coulton wrote and performed a song titled "Still Alive" for the ending credits of Valve's 2007 video game ''Portal'', with vocals by [[Wikipedia: Ellen McLain| Ellen McLain]]. McLain, the voice actress who portrayed the insane computer GLaDOS in the game, is a classically trained singer. After she recorded the song her voice was digitally filtered (as it was for her dialogue in the game).<br />
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A short instrumental rendition of "Still Alive", performed on trumpets in a Latin style, can be heard in ''Portal'' during gameplay.<br />
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A sequel song, also written by Coulton and performed by McLain, entitled "[[Want You Gone]]" is featured in Valve's 2011 game release ''Portal 2''<br />
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== Availability ==<br />
A version with Coulton's vocals was included on The Orange Box Original Soundtrack, in addition to the one heard at the end of the game. The song was made available on April 1, 2008 for the game ''Rock Band'' as downloadable content. It is one of the few tracks available for free download in the ''Rock Band'' Store.<br />
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The song makes a return in a later Valve game, ''[[Wikipedia:Left 4 Dead 2|Left 4 Dead 2]]''. A jukebox in "The Parish" campaign can be operated, playing a randomly selected song. Still Alive is one of the songs, although it is very rare. One of the other songs is [[Re: Your Brains]]. "Still Alive" is also reprised in ''Portal 2''.<br />
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A live version is one of the tracks on Jonathan's 2009 live album, ''[[Best. Concert. Ever.]]''<br />
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A studio version with new background instrumentation and guest vocals by Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara is available on the album [[Artificial Heart (album)|Artificial Heart]], which can be ordered through [https://secure.jonathancoulton.com/ArtificialHeart/ Coulton's website] or on iTunes.<br />
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Unofficially, many versions of the song have been circulated, primarily through YouTube. These range from live footage of Coulton performing the song solo (in 2011 he began performing it in medley with its sequel, "[[Want You Gone]]") and with actress Felicia Day, a version performed by a children's choir, a machinima version performed by a simulated Japanese computer voice, and a professional studio cover version by the British band Miss Flag. As [http://roomieofficial.com/ Roomie], Swedish musician Joel Berghult has released new songs on YouTube each week, similar to "Thing a Week", and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KR7sE13fUk/ Still Alive] was one of his offerings in October 2011.<br />
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== References & Trivia ==<br />
* This song was performed at MIT as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDzWSdndJbw&feature=player_embedded a demonstration of a Rubens Tube], which visualizes the musical tones using flaming gas jets.<br />
* The game's A.I., GlaDOS, appears as a character in [http://xkcd.com/375/ this XKCD] comic strip, with dialogue quoting the song.<br />
* The song's second line ("I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS") has become a minor Internet [http://tinyurl.com/6gt796t meme] (e.g. as referenced in the [http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax-presents/saw Rifftrax commentary] for the film "Saw").<br />
* The song makes references to two organizations: Aperture Science, which is the entity behind the events within the game, and Black Mesa, which was the organization behind the events of the earlier Valve game ''Half-Life'' (the line "Ha-ha, fat chance" is an in-joke referencing the fact Black Mesa is destroyed in the earlier game).<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
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Primary Theme:<br />
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* [[Success]]<br />
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* [[Betrayal]]<br />
* [[Rebirth]]<br />
* [[Confidence]]<br />
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* [[Cake]]<br />
* [[Not Dead Yet]]<br />
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== Copyright information ==<br />
Unlike JoCo's other songs, Still Alive is owned by [[Wikipedia:Valve Corporation|Valve]], and is <i>not</i> subject to [[Creative Commons]].<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The song (like all the tracks from [[Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms]]) was written as a musical response to [http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2005-08/future-body-soundtrack an article in Popular Science]. The article that inspired this song was about the future of pharmaceuticals, discussing the possibilities of modulating human emotions with medication. The song is an ironic tribute to prescription drugs, portraying its narrator as completely dependent on medication and numbed beyond all emotion as a result.<br />
* Subject of a PopSci [[Fan Projects#Contests|contest]] for the best fan-submitted videos, held from May-June 2007. [[Jonathan Coulton]] said of the winner, Andrea Crain (aka Anniekate76), "I like AnnieKate's video because it's got this very simple visual look, but it's deep, man. I keep noticing new stuff every time I watch it, all these quick cuts to funny things. It's like an episode of Lost, but funny, and with stick figures."<br />
* Gabriel of Penny Arcade has referenced the song to describe his life after beginning to take anti-anxiety pills.<br />
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== Themes ==<br />
* [[Future]]<br />
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* [[Work]]<br />
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