A detailed response to the invitational is at Wes Burdine's weblog
Pandas That Won't Screw To Save The Species (title of weblog is a reference to "Fight Club").
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Sasha-Frere Jones gets the Most Obscure Reference Award thus far. Of course, this is the real prize, isn't it?
Alphaville--Peter Handke
(Wow. A champ. Actually, we don't know the forum do this, but Team Bad Plus--mainly King--softly challenge SF/J to an Obscure Pop Music Reference Contest. Prizes include all the XCP discs you can shake a stick at.)
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Oliver Gannier has a short list of The Ones We Really Wish We Had Thought Of:
The Disposable Heroes Of HipHoprisy--Noam Chomsky
Spearhead--Mumia Abu-Jamal
Michael Franti--Emma Goldman
Nine Inch Nails--Gertrude Stein
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A Fine Selection From Karl:
Carlos Santana--Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Stevie Wonder – Toni Morrison
Sigur Ros – Milan Kundera
Alanis Morrissette – Dr. Phil (ouch!)
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Crime Fiction + from Andy Cahn:
Morphine -- Elmore Leonard
John Hiatt -- Carl Hiaasen
Drive-By Truckers -- Carson McCullers
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Peter DeHaas has alternates to our list:
The Clash--Allen Ginsberg
The Red Hot Chili Peppers--Hunter S. Thompson
Green Day......Edward Abbey
MORE TO FOLLOW
