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Ow, Quit It
January 16, 1998 – 1:09 PM | No Comment

As a teenager, I didn’t really go to shows. First of all, most of the groups and performers I listened to in high school had either died or broken up before I was even born. …

Heaven On Earth
March 11, 1997 – 9:42 PM | No Comment

Five years ago, I broke up with a boy. I went out with this boy for only a brief time — three months — but somehow I had managed to fall in love with him. …

Take Five…Please: Why So Many Hate The Spice Girls So Much
March 11, 1996 – 8:59 PM | No Comment

A few years ago, the sister of a friend of mine came up with an interesting theory about Hootie and the Blowfish.I don't know remember how she devised this hypothesis — the mind of a …