perfidy

I have been enjoying the Ministry's winter hiatus, what with its replacement by all-new episodes of The Johno Experience. But with Johno still grappling with his Dickensian illness, I can't expect him to carry the whole weight of perfidy.org by himself. So here's a lame post, just for the sake of Johno getting a nap.

First of all, being the real supabad cat he is, I can't accept Johno's illness with its current 19th century flava; might as well go to the corner barber for a shave and a leech treatment with a condition that sounds like that. I recommend rebranding his illness to better reflect the look and feel of his trademarks. Go with "Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis" for now; if Clinton raises a stink, pacify him with crack.

Second, the thrust of my post.

I've had this job for over four years now, most of it with the same computer. And my iTunes library is starting to show it. Now, up until about two weeks ago I just played whole albums, typically one or two per day. Then I hit "random" accidentally. Every stereo I've owned in the past exhibited some sort of preference, whether for a certain song or, in the case of multi-disc changers, certain records. Seemingly, Macs are no different in this regard. Here's what I've learned so far:

In any given work period, I WILL hear "Shakin' Street" by the MC5.

This machine really digs the Minutemen. Way more than I do, actually, and has a penchant for "Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs".

There is alot of Metallica here. All of it, in fact, except for "Kill 'Em All". There is enough selected at random to make sense but, what are selected, by a ratio of roughly 3:1, are covers by Metallica, not originals.

Since I began paying attention to this random play I have not heard a Stooges song, but have "Fun House", "The Stooges", and "Raw Power" all in there. Nor is it a fan of Black Sabbath or Art Blakey.

About once every two days I'll hear Mahavishnu Orchestra, but ONLY a selection from the first half of "Birds of Fire", and only once.

I have about 60 Otis Redding tracks and maybe 50 Rage Against the Machine tracks, but any of the 12 Count Basie/Joe Williams numbers outplays the others by at least 3:1.

If it's going to play either Lou Reed OR David Bowie, it's never before 12 and solely live material.

This computer doesn't mind metal, and will take Slayer over any other fucking metal in the library. Metal!

This study will continue indefinitely; further updates as events warrant.