cortex records matthewchen is spamming

March 28, 2006 8:04 PM

This is a litle weird, maybe, but so cool I wouldn't want anyone to miss it before it drops off the MeTa front page. adamrice said 'matthewchen is spamming', so I said 'there's a jangly, wistful guitarpop song somewhere in the phrase 'mathewchen is spamming'....' and cortex agreed and went ahead and recorded the song. How cool is that? I love this place sometimes.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken to MetaFilter-Related at 8:04 PM (152 comments total)

A+++
posted by Krrrlson at 8:15 PM on March 28, 2006

Off. The. Hook.
posted by 31d1 at 8:17 PM on March 28, 2006

That is pretty cool. I listened to it in the thread of the same name. wouldn't it be cool if all metatalk posts gave birth to such creativity.

Like I'm sure everyone else that wanted to listen to it could go there and hear it.
Why is this callout worth three lines worth of Metatalk space, thus forcing other stuff down, when the post you're praising is only 4 posts down?

*lights the villagers, and pitchforks the rope*
posted by shnoz-gobblin at 8:19 PM on March 28, 2006

bwaaaahaaaa
*falls out of chair*
posted by Baby_Balrog at 8:20 PM on March 28, 2006

This will set a bad precedent by encouraging people to spam in order to be immortalized in song.
posted by Falconetti at 8:23 PM on March 28, 2006 [1 favorite]

Thanks for posting this, stav, and thanks cortex for recording it, and hell: even matthewchen for inspiring it. It's honestly in my top ten favorite MeFi moments.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 8:24 PM on March 28, 2006

It's going on my next MeFiSwap... say, when is that anyways?
posted by Hanover Phist at 8:24 PM on March 28, 2006

Why is this callout worth three lines worth of Metatalk space, thus forcing other stuff down, when the post you're praising is only 4 posts down?

'cause cortex put a lot of work into the song, and I didn't want folks to miss it, because I thought they would get a smile from it, like I did.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:26 PM on March 28, 2006

It's reassuring to know that the time between inspiration and realization is > 3 hours.

When there's proper inspiration, of course!
posted by yhbc at 8:26 PM on March 28, 2006

Cortex's site Aural Times desperately needs a link in this thread. In particular, the end of the song about Sean Connery's Kidney Tumor is brilliant.
posted by Ryvar at 8:27 PM on March 28, 2006

Woo hoo! I like it.

Like I'm sure everyone else that wanted to listen to it could go there and hear it.


Uh...no. I would've missed this if it wasn't on the front page. How could I want to listen to it if I didn't know it was there?
posted by marxchivist at 8:29 PM on March 28, 2006

Thanks. Terrific!
posted by dobbs at 8:30 PM on March 28, 2006

Okay - on third listening (and looking at the monitor), even more props to cortex for tagging the song as being from the album "Mefi - The Lost Sessions" and as being in the genre "Wistful Guitarpop".
posted by yhbc at 8:31 PM on March 28, 2006

I emailed cortex to let him know how awesome it was and discovered that I've emailed him three other times for three other truly outstanding comments. He is a credit to this site and a righteous dude.
posted by Optimus Chyme at 8:32 PM on March 28, 2006

IMMORTALIZE HIM!
posted by Effigy2000 at 8:36 PM on March 28, 2006 [2 favorites]

Wow. Cortex's Aural Times rocks! Why hadn't I heard of that site before? I'm listening to the Stanislaw Lem "eulogy" right now.
posted by vacapinta at 8:36 PM on March 28, 2006

holy shit metatalk thread

Thanks. It was screaming to be done, and I've been pretty much in hard-core music-production mode for the last two months, so, hey.

As I said in the other thread, someday there could well be a Metafilter: The Album, though don't quote me on that.
posted by cortex at 8:37 PM on March 28, 2006

There would probably be several long, repetitive songs in the middle of the album. Have you contacted Roger Dean for the album cover yet?
posted by yhbc at 8:41 PM on March 28, 2006

Very nice, I await the video.
posted by R. Mutt at 8:42 PM on March 28, 2006

Cortex, I'm guessing you're a Bob Pollard / Guided by Voices fan.

And if you're not, you ought to be.

Also, the Bevis Frond.
posted by dersins at 8:47 PM on March 28, 2006

[this is fucking awesome]
posted by Saucy Intruder at 8:49 PM on March 28, 2006

There's an aggressive, intense thrash metal song somewhere in the phrase "This is a litle weird, maybe, but so cool I wouldn't want anyone to miss it before it drops off the MeTa front page. adamrice said 'matthewchen is spamming', so I said 'there's a jangly, wistful guitarpop song somewhere in the phrase 'mathewchen is spamming'....' and cortex agreed and went ahead and recorded the song. How cool is that? I love this place sometimes."
posted by Galvatron at 8:54 PM on March 28, 2006

Thanks for posting this, as I would have missed it as well. Kick ass.
posted by loquacious at 8:57 PM on March 28, 2006

What a lovely song! Kudos.
posted by amro at 9:03 PM on March 28, 2006

I just ran into it at the bottom of that other thread, working my way up MeTa. Thanks for making my night, cortex.
posted by jenovus at 9:04 PM on March 28, 2006

</speechless>

I really suck at figuring out words while they're being sung -- anyone have the lyrics?
posted by DaShiv at 9:12 PM on March 28, 2006

Why hadn't I heard of that site before?

Well, it's pretty damned new; I just launched it in mid-Februarary. On the other hand, it has gotten a little mefi love, so really the only thing to blame here is your lack of obsessive, completist Metafilter reading.

I'll probably post it to Projects once I feel like it's really and truly out of beta.
posted by cortex at 9:13 PM on March 28, 2006

I'm guessing you're a Bob Pollard / Guided by Voices fan

As of recently. I have fallen completely in love with their Greatest Hits album. 32 amazing frickin' songs.

I really suck at figuring out words while they're being sung -- anyone have the lyrics?

Ahem:

matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming

he self-linked on meta filter
[very first comment on his first day]
like some self-promoting realtor
[picture on a bus-stop bench]

now everything is out of kilter
now everything is out of kilter
now that

matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming
matthewchen is spamming

Metatalk!

There's an aggressive, intense thrash metal song somewhere in the phrase...

Not a chance, Galvatron.
posted by cortex at 9:17 PM on March 28, 2006

cortex, if you're not familiar with Songs to Wear Pants To you should be. I think you'd dig it.
posted by dobbs at 9:20 PM on March 28, 2006

Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?
posted by LarryC at 9:26 PM on March 28, 2006

It's stuff like this that keeps me here. I love you, MeFi.
posted by cali at 9:28 PM on March 28, 2006

"Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?"

Bell, Rock, Jingle.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 9:32 PM on March 28, 2006

What Saucy Intruder said.

With a cherry on top.
posted by Cyrano at 9:32 PM on March 28, 2006

Oops. It's "Jingle Rock Bell".

And cortex is a national treasure.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 9:34 PM on March 28, 2006

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

Props to both the geniuses involed!

If I werent sitting in the center of a king-sized bed right now I'd fall out of my chair, too.
posted by scarabic at 9:34 PM on March 28, 2006

totally awesome, cortex - thanks for calling this out, mr. wonderchicken!
posted by madamjujujive at 9:36 PM on March 28, 2006

Too cool!
posted by ooga_booga at 9:36 PM on March 28, 2006

Excellent. Most excellent.
posted by me3dia at 9:41 PM on March 28, 2006

Too fucking cool for school anywhere.
posted by dg at 9:46 PM on March 28, 2006

An awesome and funny end to a long and frustrating day. Thanks!
posted by fionab at 9:48 PM on March 28, 2006

I love it.
posted by danb at 9:49 PM on March 28, 2006

So, so awesome.
posted by nyterrant at 9:51 PM on March 28, 2006

Cortex, that's spectacular and I'm glad for this thread - alas, I was remiss in not seeing the Aural Times post. Excellently bent.
posted by peacay at 9:52 PM on March 28, 2006

Wonderful. Just wonderful.

There's an aggressive, intense thrash metal song somewhere in the phrase "This is a litle weird, maybe, but so cool I wouldn't want anyone to miss it before it drops off the MeTa front page. adamrice said 'matthewchen is spamming', so I said 'there's a jangly, wistful guitarpop song somewhere in the phrase 'mathewchen is spamming'....' and cortex agreed and went ahead and recorded the song. How cool is that? I love this place sometimes."

Not thrash metal: the Minutemen.
posted by languagehat at 10:07 PM on March 28, 2006

"Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?"

Not strictly a MeFi song, but we are mentioned: Ben and Mena [mp3].
posted by IshmaelGraves at 10:08 PM on March 28, 2006

cortex wins metatalk.
posted by mullacc at 10:12 PM on March 28, 2006

Holy shucking fit, that was hysterically funny. Thank you cortex.
posted by evariste at 10:33 PM on March 28, 2006

Woah, that hits a bit too close to home. I guess we really are living in a post-9/11 world.
posted by blue_beetle at 10:43 PM on March 28, 2006

cortex: I always liked allthekids.mp3. Cher bro.
posted by holloway at 10:46 PM on March 28, 2006

Thanks stavros. Thanks cortex. Aural Times is cool.
posted by Cranberry at 10:58 PM on March 28, 2006

MetaTalk!
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:10 PM on March 28, 2006

Thanks cortex -- it was the "very first comment on his very first day" and "picture on a bus-stop bench" that was driving me nuts.
posted by DaShiv at 11:11 PM on March 28, 2006

Wonderful. What other songs would go on the Metafilter album?

Requests?

1. The Ballad of Todd Lokken
2. Me, You, & Pepsi Blue
3. Flag It and Move On
4. Who Needs Tonight, We Have Cameras
5. IANAL

Hidden (bonus) track: WHAT THE FUCK MATT?!
posted by thatweirdguy2 at 11:12 PM on March 28, 2006

Don't forget

6. The J-run run run, the J-run runs
posted by dness2 at 11:19 PM on March 28, 2006

This is awesome. And I can't believe I missed the Aural Times FPP!
posted by kosher_jenny at 11:28 PM on March 28, 2006

7. This Call Out is Lame
posted by shoesfullofdust at 12:03 AM on March 29, 2006

Wow, so much better than my "Battle Hymn of the AntiDiosticians".

It's electro-trance pop, with a slightly Ibezan influence.
And by that I mean it's me saying "I don't like Dios" in the whiniest voice I can muster, accompanied by Audacity's click track.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 12:07 AM on March 29, 2006

Why is this callout worth three lines worth of Metatalk space, thus forcing other stuff down, when the post you're praising is only 4 posts down?

I'd finished reading the thread and saw no reason to go back to it, before cortex posted his song. Thanks to stavrosthewonderchook I got to hear it and many thanks to the talented cortex for making me smile.
posted by Tarrama at 2:09 AM on March 29, 2006

8. Sockpuppet tango fandango
posted by loquacious at 2:48 AM on March 29, 2006

Tra la! This is GREAT.

And, to echo Astro Zombie, ... Metatalk!
posted by Alt F4 at 2:55 AM on March 29, 2006

Thicky McHillbilly And His Retarded Need For Jeebus singing "What Would Dios Do?"
posted by longbaugh at 3:16 AM on March 29, 2006

Wowsers. Nice work, cortex.
posted by jack_mo at 3:18 AM on March 29, 2006

Flippin' ace, that was.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 3:23 AM on March 29, 2006

...and MetaFilter is mentioned in »We Didn't Start The Weblogs«, as well.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 3:26 AM on March 29, 2006

That is a beautiful, beautifully pointless, and therefore even more beautiful thing....
posted by klaatu at 3:28 AM on March 29, 2006

MATHOWIE! If you ever need evidence that you need to do something useful and serious with music.metafilter.com, this is it. Step up to the plate.
posted by Jimbob at 3:42 AM on March 29, 2006

Ooh. I've just discovered that music.metafilter.com isn't what it used to be (that old list of music by users). It isn't even what it's supposed to be now (Metafilter cut down to the "music" tag). It just dumps me back at the main front page. That's sad, somehow.
posted by Jimbob at 3:46 AM on March 29, 2006

fantastic
posted by mr.marx at 4:14 AM on March 29, 2006

now i'm going to be lamely trying to explain these spontaneous giggling fits all day at work.
posted by quonsar at 4:22 AM on March 29, 2006

cortex is a KING among MEN. I could never top this in a lifetime, but second the burning (burning I say!) need for a Metafilter Department of Songs.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:27 AM on March 29, 2006

Excellent, good job. So much better than anything else in MeTa!
posted by OmieWise at 4:33 AM on March 29, 2006

Well that's cool.
posted by rxrfrx at 4:36 AM on March 29, 2006

I like how it sounds like he really means it, too. :)

May I inquire as to the technical details of the recording, in the interest of audio geekery, cortex?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:40 AM on March 29, 2006

I'm scared. MetaTalk is getting way more interesting than the blue.
posted by bluesky43 at 4:42 AM on March 29, 2006

10 minutes later: This is seriously going to be in my head all morning.
posted by rxrfrx at 4:46 AM on March 29, 2006

"it's got a good beat, and it's easy to dance to."
posted by crunchland at 4:57 AM on March 29, 2006

Holy cow! So good. So so so good.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:44 AM on March 29, 2006 [1 favorite]

I'll never hear 'spamming' the same way again.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 5:45 AM on March 29, 2006

Wonderful!
posted by safetyfork at 5:59 AM on March 29, 2006

Supermegaawesome.
posted by gleuschk at 6:13 AM on March 29, 2006

May I inquire as to the technical details of the recording, in the interest of audio geekery, cortex?

Dramatis personae:
- Josh
- Josh's brother, for extra clapping
- a completely unreplaceable beater acoustic guitar
- a Hohner Blues Harp MS
- a Studio Projects B1 condensor mic
- a pair of Sennheiser HD-280 headphones
- a yamaha MG10/2 mixer
- an M-Audio FastTrack USB breakout box
- Adobe Audition 1.5
- a laptop

I wrote the song on the way to pick up some take-out sushi, walking down the street and trying out lines about spamming and words that rhymed with 'filter and generally looking like the quieter sort of crazy person to anyone who passed me.

Recording:
- I layed down a rhythm track on guitar against the click track, did the two guitar lead bits, layed down the harmonica.
- Commenced to singing: did lead vocals, did a shadow track of that, threw it out, did another shadow track that diverged at the move into the chorus and became the harmony track.
- Sang the ah-ahs next, good-enough job.
- Cleanup -- silenced empty bits of the tracks to knock out ambient traffic sound (downtown apartment, cars always whispering by), threw greater or lesser amounts of compression on the vocals and guitar to tighten things up a little.
- Distortion applied to the harmonica track to make it a little more consistent in volume and give it that nice blues-rock tone.
- Started clapping. Called brother -- he lives next door in the building -- and made him come clap too. Did a couple more tracks jingling my keys and a handful of coins. Wondered why I don't own a tambourine.
- Stopped to eat dinner with wife, who pointed out that the sushi was getting warm.
- Came back, finished up the mix, listened, tweaked, listened again, saved as wave, threw at WinLAME to encode mp3, tagged mp3, uploaded to fileserver, reloaded thread, prayed it wasn't closed in the interim.

Probably about an hour's work, total.

posted by cortex at 6:18 AM on March 29, 2006

That is awesome.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 6:28 AM on March 29, 2006

Sang the ah-ahs next, good-enough job.

They are my favorite part.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:30 AM on March 29, 2006

Fantastic! Well done, cortez!

Damn catchy song.
posted by Fuzzy Monster at 6:31 AM on March 29, 2006

Damnit-- corteX.

Too early for my fingers.
posted by Fuzzy Monster at 6:32 AM on March 29, 2006

They're relatively new, but I would like to see songs with these titles:

"I'm pissed and slightly baffled"
"You deleted it? You DELETED it? I was quoting SCIENCE!"
posted by Astro Zombie at 6:36 AM on March 29, 2006

And something about cutting off your hand.

Awesome.
posted by Mid at 6:41 AM on March 29, 2006

" Metafilter: The Album"

I'm still waiting for Metafilter: The Musical.
posted by klangklangston at 6:46 AM on March 29, 2006

minya would without question be a title track

I am honestly restraining myself from launching into a discussion of the Mefi Album concept because (a) I really am busy with Aural Times, (b) I am an ruthless, friendless editor when it comes to brainstorming, and (c) I really, really like the idea.
posted by cortex at 6:48 AM on March 29, 2006

I'm still waiting for MetaFilter.
posted by OmieWise at 6:52 AM on March 29, 2006

This is good.

Has anyone else heard the cortex/victors mix of "Things Fall Apart"? I LOVE it. I downloaded it from music.metafilter. Which I miss. Where is it?
posted by iconomy at 7:04 AM on March 29, 2006

cortex - That rocks.
posted by eyeballkid at 7:25 AM on March 29, 2006

1. The Ballad of Todd Lokken

Wouldn't that actually be:

'The Ballad of Todd Lokken. Todd Lokken?'

cortex -- great stuff!
posted by ericb at 7:27 AM on March 29, 2006

It has been pointed out to me by my spouse that the aforementioned harmonica and clapping/jingling parts were not in the matthewchen song, but rather the Times' Lem obit. We regret the error.
posted by cortex at 7:31 AM on March 29, 2006

Cortex, you rock.

Also, the mefi album needs a song extolling the virtues of a bucket of cocks.
posted by CunningLinguist at 7:33 AM on March 29, 2006

cortex writes "It has been pointed out to me by my spouse that the aforementioned harmonica and clapping/jingling parts were not in the matthewchen song"

Thanks for the clarification...I went and listened a few times and I'm going: "wtf?! Is I deef?"
posted by peacay at 7:47 AM on March 29, 2006

this rocks. we don't do gold stars anymore, but if we did, cortex and stavros should both get one.

now someone do one called "The dream of Matthew and Chen" in the style of Dntel/Postal Service.
posted by shmegegge at 8:00 AM on March 29, 2006

When do we get the flash video?
posted by empath at 8:05 AM on March 29, 2006

Wow--that's genius. And I missed the original Aural Times post, somehow, too. That's one RSS feed I'm signing up to. Cortex, I doff my cap to you.
posted by yankeefog at 8:36 AM on March 29, 2006

Cortex, please contact me about MetaFilter: The Album--I've been working on a project of which you ought to be a part.
posted by fandango_matt at 8:50 AM on March 29, 2006

I picture you sliding across a stage on your knees at the last bit: "METATALK!"
posted by generichuman at 9:11 AM on March 29, 2006

playing the part of a mystic defector
who hurts without thinking
and never says sorry
posted by flabdablet at 9:13 AM on March 29, 2006

Joining in the Aural Times lovefest, sorry I missed it before! And...I ♥ cortex!
posted by Lynsey at 9:58 AM on March 29, 2006

You know, the Aural Times has a brand new mailing list. Y'all are more than welcome to join it.

all this love is doing terrible things to my ego
posted by cortex at 10:07 AM on March 29, 2006

Huh, cortex is a sellout huckster and an iconoclast.

/jonmc
posted by longbaugh at 10:14 AM on March 29, 2006

*wipes tear from eye*
This captures the culture here so well it scares me.
posted by mowglisambo at 1:30 PM on March 29, 2006

I too cannot stop listening & giggling, then going back for more listening.
posted by dame at 1:31 PM on March 29, 2006

lugwig_van says: nice one stavros. Here's mine.
posted by Packy_1962 at 2:02 PM on March 29, 2006

Packy_, that one isn't as catchy, but I think it really addresses the important issues that we face today.
posted by rxrfrx at 2:09 PM on March 29, 2006

Something Buddy Holly going on there. Nice.
posted by cortex at 2:25 PM on March 29, 2006

It's like we're an effete, sensitive SomethingAwful.
posted by klangklangston at 2:29 PM on March 29, 2006

cortex: <3
posted by Stynxno at 3:53 PM on March 29, 2006

A requiem. For <blink>.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:43 PM on March 29, 2006

fan fucking tastic, gnfti.
posted by cortex at 5:06 PM on March 29, 2006 [1 favorite]

Thanks, and thanks for the technical rundown, cortex - I'm always interested in such things. (And I didn't realize you ran Aural Times, even though I check by there from time to time.)

I'm off to bed for now, it's late here.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:11 PM on March 29, 2006

And I didn't realize you ran Aural Times, even though I check by there from time to time.

That's the sort of statement that thrills me to the bone. The day I walk down the street and hear a stranger humming one of the songs, I will be as complete as Tom Cruise at the end of Jerry McGuire. And I won't be a Scientologist.
posted by cortex at 5:20 PM on March 29, 2006

And I won't be a Scientologist.

Or so you think now...
posted by languagehat at 5:39 PM on March 29, 2006

Who do I look like, Isaac Hayes?

Note: I do not look like Isaac Hayes.
posted by cortex at 5:47 PM on March 29, 2006

Note: I do not look like Isaac Hayes.

Well, that's ruined it all for me, now.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:49 PM on March 29, 2006

Shit.
posted by cortex at 5:50 PM on March 29, 2006

That's OK. I'll just use the POWER OF IMAGINATION!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:58 PM on March 29, 2006

cortex is gettin' laid tonight, baby!

Dude, can I be in your band?

languagehat is a Minutemen fan!
Wow, what a great day!!!!!!

Thanks stavros!
Thanks cortex!
Thanks langquagehat!
posted by snsranch at 6:00 PM on March 29, 2006

Late, but, well, all I can say is awesome. Off to check out Aural Times right now, too.
posted by livii at 6:03 PM on March 29, 2006

BTW gnfti I didn't think you got enough praise for your song - it was really great. Props.
posted by Ryvar at 9:36 PM on March 29, 2006

I'm just going to chime in and say that gnfti's song is TOTALLY FUCKING AWESOME. You really captured the essence of the blink tag with that chorus.
posted by JZig at 10:02 PM on March 29, 2006

Woo-Hoo!
posted by Freen at 10:29 PM on March 29, 2006

Someone could wait a week for laggard entries, tie 'em all up into a single torrent, and do a nice FPP for us...
posted by five fresh fish at 10:31 PM on March 29, 2006

The great part about all of this is that it really is a good song. I think I'm going to be humming it tomorrow.
posted by Afroblanco at 10:53 PM on March 29, 2006

gnfti-You fucking slay me! It's you that I'm missing!
posted by OmieWise at 5:14 AM on March 30, 2006

Packy_, .... but I think it really addresses the important issues that we face today.

Yeah, great lyrics.


gdiddy, the requiem makes everything better somehow.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 5:57 AM on March 30, 2006

More press for cortex and Aural Times!

I can't believe so many people missed the FPP I just made like a week ago.

It is quality stuff. Keep it up cortex, you stud!

/me winks
posted by dios at 7:07 AM on March 30, 2006

stinky!
posted by dios at 7:07 AM on March 30, 2006

Can someone rap about SCIENCE?
posted by mullacc at 7:43 AM on March 30, 2006

MC Hawking?

"All my shootin's be drive-bys"
posted by holloway at 8:50 AM on March 30, 2006

This song is still in my damn head!
posted by UKnowForKids at 10:23 AM on March 30, 2006

mine too.
posted by rxrfrx at 10:58 AM on March 30, 2006

If anyone missed goodnewsfortheinsane's Requiem for <blink>, listen to it now. Also pure genius. And a bit of an earworm, too. In fact all three of these: matthewchen is spamming, Requiem for <blink>, and Jingle Rock Bell are a bit too catchy for our own good.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 4:24 PM on March 30, 2006

And somehow I happened to miss Packy_1962's matthewchenisspamming until just now. So get it, too! It's great!
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 4:27 PM on March 30, 2006

Sorry, I thought I'd left a comment to that effect, too, but I guess I dreamed it. Packy_1962 and gnfti's songs are way cool, too. And so was Jingle Rock Bell!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:51 PM on March 30, 2006

Yeah, Packy_1962 rocks, damn right.

I may be the first to say, but I can't be the first to think, that Packy_1962 ~= Ben Gibbard?

Also: <small> tag? From my cold, dead hands.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:35 PM on March 30, 2006

Also: <small> tag? From my cold, dead hands.

Amen. The day that tag goes is the day I flame out in tearful, heartbroken ALL FUCKIN' CAPS.

posted by cortex at 6:46 PM on March 30, 2006

I ran into a Matthew Chan today. I broke out laughing without realizing why.

Then I remembered. Metatalk!!
posted by danb at 9:44 PM on March 30, 2006

Was it *him*?
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:18 AM on March 31, 2006

You know, matthewchenisspamming is still in my head.
posted by Afroblanco at 5:52 PM on March 31, 2006

I am a little embarrassed to admit that I just wrote a bridge for it whilst showering.
posted by cortex at 6:32 PM on March 31, 2006

Listen. You can't just say that and not share it. To say is to play.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 9:59 AM on April 1, 2006

i'll put it on the album
posted by cortex at 3:22 PM on April 1, 2006

And somehow I happened to miss Packy_1962's matthewchenisspamming until just now.

No, it was my song! Mine! I just had Packy post it for me because I couldn't get online.

Packy_1962 does rock, though.
posted by ludwig_van at 1:27 PM on April 2, 2006

Well, then kudos where kudos belong.

Also, I just noticed matthewchen is still posting (comments) to the site. He wasn't banned, apparently. Who knew?

My question, since he hasn't posted in this thread: does he know he's (Meta-)famous?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:50 PM on April 2, 2006

stavros - apparently he did like the song.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 1:55 PM on April 3, 2006

Holy shit. Contacts.
posted by cortex at 2:10 PM on April 3, 2006

Day 6. Still stuck in my head.
posted by Afroblanco at 4:14 PM on April 3, 2006