Redding's version of the song could best be described as frenetic. Most musicians speed up songs when playing them live, but he takes "Shake" to a whole new level.

Not to take anything away from Otis, but I think there is some good stuff happening in soul music today. Sharon Jones kills it every time I hear her.

They do! It was a few singles that did it for me. The album on a whole is a snooze, but each song sounds nice when it comes up on a shuffle.

Oh boy. You're breaking my heart over here.

Well, I do prefer John Waters to Wyatt Earp in general.

Yes. The thinner and shorter and not at all stupid looking John Waters stache.

Holy shit. You just blew my mind.

Fewer people had college degrees back then. It was not a requirement of the job.

Has anyone brought up the Exploding Hearts? Or is that too much of a sore spot?

When I was in middle school in rural NH, it seemed pretty cool to me, if only because the defiant anti-fame fame was very appealing to me.

Am I sucker because I really loved WU LYF? I know they were retreading territory that Wire and The Birthday Party covered decades before, and I know they were super schticky…but damn if I just found Heavy Pop and L Y F utterly delightful.

Thank you! I try to give myself an hour at the end of every day before bed, and I take short breaks at work to comment here.

I used to do it a lot, but now that I'm married I don't love being hit on by randoms so I need a girl friend or two with me to scare them off. Also, when I'm alone no one judges me for dancing like an idiot which sounds like a good thing, but you also haven't seen me dance.

Oh the new Viet Cong. So good.

I'm going to see Benjamin Booker on Saturday night. I'm trying to find someone to go with me. I know it's a sold-out show, and yet I don't know anyone who likes him. This happens to me frequently, but I don't love going to shows by myself because I end up dancing like a moron and getting hit on a lot. It gets awkward.

Cute outfits indeed! We don't all look like Asexual Marshmallow People anymore.

My husband has a beard now. I told him he looks like Gordon's Fisherman Jr. and he took it as a compliment. Now, his hair has grown out and he's starting to look a bit Unibomber-y. He's cutting it all back on Friday, and plans to wear a Lemmy stache over the weekend.

I had a Facebook friend who announced her pregnancy on April Fools. I figured she was joking and went along my merry way. About 3-4 months later, she went on vacation and she got engaged on some tropical island. There were pictures of her and her guy at the beach, and she was wearing a bikini. Didn't think anything of…

Can I go with white? As in the blazing white-hot heat of work and school stress.

That would be suppah, ya heah?