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Excellent tweet.

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I feel very cool because I've met and done shows with two people mentioned in this edition!

One may scoff because of course they were Kip Addotta and Dr. Demento but I stand by my excitement!

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Believe me when I say that Dr. Demento knowing your name is a truly staggering achievement in my eyes.

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Eyelids manage my local franchise of Jangly Dad Rock Outlet & Flannel Emporium. My band the Stick Arounds have been stuck in the assistant manager's position for a decade now., ever so envious of our superior's mid-level retail success.

Translation: That shit might as well contain strands of my DNA. SO good.

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Matt, your shirt folding has been really lackluster of late. Also, if you have time to lean, you have time to clean.

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Shut up, sell out. Tell me how yer band opened for the Replacements for the millionth time. Don’t forget to let them know it was Slim Dunlap era.

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Thank you for taking care of that ridiculous meme stuff so I didn't have to track down its origins and sign up for some off brand Disqus in order to comment.

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I will never not read that as "discus".

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I was a semi-regular on a Sirius XM game show for a while (shout out Jim Shearer), as a sort-of coach that helped call in guests win prizes. One of the prizes was a Def Leppard LP or box set, and I remember saying "man, I'd give an arm or a leg for that Def Leppard box" and no one caught it until I explained it during commercial break. I was quite proud of myself.

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Jokes are always best when they come with a thorough explanation.

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I've been the world's biggest Hold Steady fan since the early aughts, but my vote goes to T.M.I. this time. I love everything you said about teeny-bopper revival. So true!

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Yeah, maybe it's some nascent Parent Gene crying out from within.

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