23. June, 2000 - no politics in this early-morning update

RepairClinic.com has online appliance parts and help. Useful! It's pretty slow to load, but I suspect that's because they're getting more popular more quickly than they expected.
Been Spammed by the Amish? If ever there was a group of Americans that you'd expect to be attuned to the dehumanizing consequences of out-of-control technology, it would be the Amish. Turns out it was the consultant doing the spamming. And the Amish guy running the biz doesn't see the complaints, because the consultant reads all the email. Sigh.
So the other day, I stumbled upon a link to MELT-BANANA, a Japanese punk fury combo. A Melt-Banana Fan Site has more on them. But finally, in Melt-Banana On a Noise-Thrash Chop-Stick, I found the analogy that explained to me why I found them interesting at all: Melt-Banana have a precise hardcore punk sound (laced with Japanese eccentricities) coupled with YaSuKo O's frantically chirping and yelping vocals. The result sounds as if early Hüsker Dü were being fronted by a ferocious Chihuahua.
The punk thing got me to look at TCPUNK - Punk Rock Nursing Homepage finally. Strange memories.
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