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Status: Single
City: New York
State: New York
Country: US
Signup Date: 4/26/2005

Who Gives Kudos:


Friday, September 05, 2008 
NOTE: LINK CORRECTED. SORRY. WHY AM I YELLING?

upon seeing comments section, i felt there were some things that needed, like, clarification.

1. petunia is a french bulldog. you can see her at her myspace

2. no, i am not kidding about the above.

3. petunia the dog is feeling much better. petunia the dog that wishes she was human, however, would like more attention, freedom and responsibility. and would like to shit inside when it is either very hot or very cold.

4. the prev. post-thing was in no way intentioned as a "plaint" or "whinge". the tone is intended to be blank rather than frustrated or sad. havin' a good time here. enjoying the days here. not oppressed by any like system nor "man" here. free to be you and me here, etc.

5. as of this moment, there are 34 "kudos" and only 30 "comments", which leads me to believe that it's easier to spend imaginary emotional currency than it is to type things. note: unsure what a "kudo" is.

6. as an extension of 4, no one pushes me to do things i don't want to do, and i am very happy in my current employment situation, but kudos* for the concern.
(* usage?)

7. fashion week is traditionally a very good time in new york (for me). it means there are a lot of parties and people give away booze. it also has the benefit of not being about music. also, my wife works in fashion, so it's suddenly more her obligations than mine. also, everyone dresses pretty well. also, you get paid to dj. sometimes you get paid in snappy outfits. also, they give away booze. did i mention that?

8. i went, for a time, to new york university. i found it to be expensive. i also found that there were a lot of TA's, which was disappointing. i also thought it fucking sucked and was drowning in tedious, rich morons who wanted to "experience new york" (read: wanted to think of themselves as "in new york" while hanging out with mostly the inbred morons they grew up with in various poo poo towns like mine) but, to be fair, i never went to a different college for comparison, and maybe college sucks because it is, somewhat by definition, a large group of people who are not all listening to the same music at the same time in the semi-dark.

9. i have no issue with music being "packaged" or "sold", as i make pop music. i don't make suites for air organ and bowed saw. i don't make tone poems for 3 detuned pianos and a wet cat. i have stopped making invisible concertos for 4 paranoid surgeons (though i always thought the paranoid surgeons piece had some commercial potential, to be honest). i like packaging. i have a mobile phone. i buy shoes on the internet. i am a modern human.

10. do not ask juan about that statement as he might get irate.

11. no one needs to slap sense into me. that's a fallacy anyway. do you know any abused children that have a glut of sense? fact.

12. i'm going to take the subway to work to finish a song for tiga, then try to get steve to get my data off my hard drive so that i don't cry, work on the dj mixer design, and then do something international and fabulous like go to a fashion party thrown by an english magazine with my super cool japanese friend.

as the nyc peech boys say "life is something special".
Currently listening:
Life Is Something Special
By NYC Peech Boys
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Jimmy !
Jimmy Hatcher

 
"kudos" is like saying "MAD RESPECTS 'YO" you can add them to blog comments in packages of One or Two. they are free.

 
Posted by Jimmy ! on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:52 PM
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..shanx..

 
do you have to call it pop? jesus. that hurts me.


that's for the clarity, especially re: petunia. what lies beneath still is that i wanted you to write more blogs, and you did! see??? it's therapeutic.


thanks for sharing your hipness.
KUDOS! one or two?
 
Posted by ..shanx.. on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:52 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
don't be mad at pop. it's pop as in not experimental or classical or jazz.
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 5:00 PM
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..shanx..

 
pop means enjoyed mainly by simpletons. and i don't know any teenagers that like you at ALL. seriously. you make me want to run, not buy nikes. just because it's not something else doesn't mean it has to be ::cringe:: pop. way to compartmentalize.


i know, i'm old and bitter. the listeners will always love you--even if you tell them to go fuck themselves.
one can't complain, so long as you keep cranking out those catchy pop joints!

say something funny now.

 
Posted by ..shanx.. on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 12:12 AM
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lcd soundsystem

 
i like pop!
pop is for simpletons makes no sense to me.
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 12, 2008 - 6:38 PM
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p
Patrick Erhardt

 
number 11 is gold....kudo? i know...wondefully written blog.....
 
Posted by p on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:52 PM
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DeadLoVer
RICO LOVERDE

 
thank you for making my day...something about all that made me feel better. why im not sure...
 
Posted by DeadLoVer on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:52 PM
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DEAD AS FUCK

 
sounds ok, today i cut grass and thought about owning a dog, i came to the conclusion it would be a lot of work...

Life is sweet
 
Posted by DEAD AS FUCK on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:52 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
worth it
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 5:02 PM
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i love-y you
 
Posted by on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:57 PM
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kristin

 
damnit. we all posted at the same time. shit. i lose.
;o)
 
Posted by kristin on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:58 PM
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Dinoscopy

 
kudos dude. times two and stuff.

 
Posted by Dinoscopy on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:58 PM
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kristin

 
i'm going to be the first to leave a comment here. no kudos as no one truly knows what they are other than those delicious chocolate covered granola bars that were downsized drastically in the late 90s. bummer. regardless.... i enjoy blogs about nothing and what is. so keep it up as its the art in which you entertain whilst not promoting a new album. and it feeds the creativity that draws the fans. i dig it.

 
Posted by kristin on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 4:58 PM
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BRANDONING
Brandon DePaolo

 
James,
I like that you call it pop. It's for the masses, and why shouldn't it be? With all the shit pop out there, there's nothing like a good LCD track that's gonna shake up the scene and possibly change, influence or push the airwaves in a new direction. Thanks.


By the way, these blogs are continuing to make me smile/occassionally laugh. I want you to explore more of that sense of humor, on the page and in the lyrics. What a request right? Well, worth a try. If you need some giggles, check out my latest comedy project below...

http://www. crackle. com/c/Crackles_Comedy_Pilot_Contest/The_Assistant/2371540ml=fi=&fu=2450555
 
Posted by BRANDONING on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:14 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
don't tell me what you want me to do. i can't take the pressure...
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:19 PM
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Tara Nicole
Tara Brown

 
You showed up, you shared, and you were sweet on your perfectly precious Petunia--and rightfully so.


You're a lucky SOB, running around NYC in fashion week, hobnobbing and imbibing with the beautiful, and oh so thin, people :)

Have fun, drink a lot, and remember sausages are for people Snausages are for dogs!
 
Posted by Tara Nicole on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:15 PM
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Tony

 
I'm seeing Juan in San Diego in a week or so. What if i ask him in person... Still irate? more likely confused i would think. I'll tell him Sweeney passed it on instead of you.

 
Posted by Tony on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:15 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
this is 100% your choice and you take 100% responsibility for it. he stole the white jacket. trust no one.
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:21 PM
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Teamy
teamy teamy

 
Kudo is that Japanese feller who ran Major Force and did stuff with Mo' Wax. He was so cool, they named a type of cool after him. True story.


You should be planning what you're going to do to entertain Aalya and I while we're in NYC and looking out my slippers.

 
Posted by Teamy on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:15 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
ha! kudo--of course. tim's old foil!
i am planing things, though "entertainment" is a very subjective idea.
we will eat oysters at marlowes. we will also likely drink something with the holes in our faces.
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:22 PM
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Calvary

 
As much as I love shoes I could never bring myself to buy shoes over the internet... again. They never feel right. I just can't help myself thinking about how the half size up and down might feel.


You're doing a DJ mixer design? Lucky.

 
Posted by Calvary on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:16 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
A: i buy $9 pairs of kung fu sneakers, which i know my size in, in bulk. i do not buy shoes sight unseen (or foot unfelt).

B: why is that lucky? it's not for some other company. i'm not like making a "signature model" for some crappy mixer company. we are handbuilding and designing a mixer from scratch to make for ourselves. there is shockingly little luck involved
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:26 PM
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Jack of Clubs

 
Heh I would pay almost anything for an LCD branded 2 channel Numark.


I thought about doing the same thing but then realised that in the Djr400 E&S made the mixer i always wanted, would have been a fun project though.

 
Posted by Jack of Clubs on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 2:27 AM
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Teamy
teamy teamy

 
"Heh I would pay almost anything for an LCD branded 2 channel Numark.
"

Someone really missed the point there.

 
Posted by Teamy on Monday, September 08, 2008 - 12:13 AM
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Calvary

 
I have not had the opportunity to buy shoes in bulk but it does indeed make sense. I was not aware kung-fu sneakers were in existence; they sound bad-ass and the fact that you need them in bulk just adds to the mystique.


I did not know the details about the mixer, but I still side on it being considered lucky. I was recently privileged with enough time to work on a modular desktop computer for live use and it has been a journey and a joy. If you're making a brand-new mixer design I present you my idea: spiral faders.

 
Posted by Calvary on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:01 PM
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The Battering Room
Battering Room

 
Feiyue? Dope.

 
Posted by The Battering Room on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:42 PM
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Kenny

 
what's the ruling on people who lived in new york but then moved to the poo poo town you grew up in?
 
Posted by Kenny on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 8:08 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
ruling: dubious choices.
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 8:09 PM
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DFA1976

 
peech boys? as in "dont make me wait" peech boys??
 
Posted by DFA1976 on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:42 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
of course!
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:51 PM
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Navy (Savant Version)

 
I'm still wearing the same Chucks I've been wearing since 2002. I'm going to wear them until the soles are completely gone.


I want to be international and fabulous.

 
Posted by Navy (Savant Version) on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:42 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
note to self: get navy chucks and invite her to international fobulosity expo 08.
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:52 PM
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Navy (Savant Version)

 
yesss!

I f I could give you a million kudos, I would.

 
Posted by Navy (Savant Version) on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 4:27 AM
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J" DEVIL" Dob

 
Boy,
What a rough life you lead. I'm glad you got all that off your chest so you can go back to making music to jerk off to.

 
Posted by J" DEVIL" Dob on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:42 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
good god sir! are you joking? are you just bad at tone or are you really coming at me?
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:53 PM
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Roger

 
(*whispes* I love that you respond to these. Actually, THAT is why I am giving you kudos.
)

I wish you'd tour for the hell of it in a convenient location for me. You wouldn't even have to make a new album.

 
Posted by Roger on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 6:28 AM
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lcd soundsystem

 
but it's not me responding at all! it's an incredibly complex logarithmic virtual intelligence program that responds similarly to the way i would. this is it now. download the program from http://www.almostyouindustries.com/freetrial.html

i have a very busy life doing fabulous things. i am certainly not sitting at home writing this and killing time waiting for my dog to take her final shit and waiting for my wife to get home and go to bed. it is friday night! good god! i'm at some great party right now!
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 6:36 AM
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Tony

 
By the way I know this is off topic but since they're acquaintances and all...
The Holy Ghost! Remix of "Moon Song" is ridiculous.


And they're coming to San Diego as well. What did we do to deserve such a smattering of DFA artists? Hot Chip, Holy Ghost! Juan... Our drought is over!
 
Posted by Tony on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:42 PM
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Marianna B.

 
Great to read that you call what you do as pop music! I don't get these people saying that hate pop. There's good and bad pop music. And there's no need to say that you make EXCELLENT pop.
I love you so, man!

And I love Petunia, she's so gorgeous!!! Nice to read about her. I want a french bulldog. But I have already too many dogs (10, actually). So, I'll have to wait.


sorry my bad english.



*after your comment, I had to give kudos.

 
Posted by Marianna B. on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:43 PM
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Tony

 
Kung Fu shoes... I remember I had a pair of those for a halloween costume and i ended up wearing them as slippers because they were A- more comfortable than slippers and B- much more rad. They were an epic conversation piece. I need to get back on that train.


I think you just started a revolution.
Off to ebay
 
Posted by Tony on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 9:43 PM
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Chris
Christopher Skoglund

 
If you make pop music, James, does that make you a popstar?
 
Posted by Chris on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:06 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
i think "popster" is more right on. different vowel. can i get an "a"? there are only a few "a"s in the scrabble board of life. alas, there is a plethora of "e"s, which makes parties more fun.
where was i?
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:08 PM
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T - rok
T Rok

 
word up dogg
 
Posted by T - rok on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:43 PM
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jeff

 
and now for something completely different...

85 degrees in sf and no fog!
 
Posted by jeff on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 4:26 AM
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Roger

 
I'm really glad you said "pop". That's the word I used when I tried describing you.


I am giving you two kudos.
Enjoy!
 
Posted by Roger on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 4:27 AM
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amander

 
I am in love with Petunia!!
 
Posted by amander on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 4:52 PM
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lcd soundsystem

 
hands off. the bitch is mine.
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 5:01 PM
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amander

 
Fine! I gots my own!
 
Posted by amander on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 2:26 AM
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Sean
Sean Gerski

 
"5. as of this moment, there are 34 "kudos" and only 30 "comments", which leads me to believe that it's easier to spend imaginary emotional currency than it is to type things. note: unsure what a "kudo" is.
"

Look on the bright side. I post a blog every day and I typically get 20 views, but I get few kudos or comments.
:P
 
Posted by Sean on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 2:27 AM
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lcd soundsystem

 
stop blogging! in fact, sing "stop blogging" like chrissy sings in "stop sobbing"
 
Posted by lcd soundsystem on Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 2:31 AM
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