[kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

That is also true.

As a younger fan boy (well, still am one) I wrote Ian MacKaye letters 
two times about what certain lyrics meant in their albums, and also why 
the cassette version of Repeater had this prominent political quotation 
in the artwork by Spanish existentialist philosopher Jose Ortega y 
Gassett (!), whereas this quotation does not appear on the vinyl or CD 
versions of the release's artwork. He responded that a friend of theirs 
put the quote in the album art, and the band didn't like it, so they 
took it out from the vinyl and CD versions. I still have that cassette 
with that quote.

Anyway yeah, Ian MacKaye did write me back the two times I tried to 
think of reasons to write him, fan boy as I was. I quit trying to write 
him after the second time, as I felt dumb doing it. He as always 
incredibly nice, though, in the letters.

-0liver

On 4/20/10 6:02 AM, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk wrote:

> I'd go and see 'em again at the drop of a hat though. And ultimate 

> respect to the way they dealt with "the business". They would always 

> reply to whatever nonsense you sent them too... very very few bands do 

> that.  I think I'll dig out an album right now actually!

>

> Dave in Edinburgh

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