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* The new Beastie Boys is all that and a side of jalapeno chips.

* Raise your hand if you really hate Rummy now! (Yeah, I feel ya.)

* I am going to see "Troy" this weekend in a feeble attempt to get as many crotch glimpses of Brad Pitt as humanly possible.

* Need New Body is alternately immature yet brilliant. Just like you thought you were in junior high.

* My general practitioner actually encouraged me to NOT stop smoking. I rule.

* Do you ever feel your job would be great without administrators and managers? Me too.

* So this weekend Jason purchased the "Rust Never Sleeps" DVD (Neil "Kickass" Young and Crazy Horse)...and there's this weird stage prop that we just couldn't figure out. The best we could estimate was that it's a chicken in bondage gear. The 70's were rough on everyone.

* On the Issac Mizrahi show this morning, Issac interviewed the cast of "Law and Order". Evidently Jerry "Kickass" Orbach used to be a song and dance man. Now my concept of "Law and Order - The Musical" can really take form.

* I still haven't picked up my Vanderslice/Yankovic photos yet. Are you really surprised? This is me we're talking about. (They've already called twice to let me know they're ready. And I've been to the Walgreen's where they are like 15 times since then.)

* Man, the lineup for this year's Lollapalooza looks damn fine. I think we should all go (if we all weren't so old and decrepit - broken fingers, herniated disks, middle class flu, etc.).

* The new album by Trent "Kickass" Reznor sure looks great!

Song of the day: "Love Boat" - Jack Jones.