Guest blogger Michael Stanley makes his debut

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The guest blogging experiment continues with Grand Blanc’s Michael Stanley, who goes by the blog name “clothbuyer.” He’s a salesman for King Par Golf in Flushing and he likes to “golf, ski, cook, read and hang out with my family. Oh, and Cedar Point. And Disney World.”
Here’s his first entry:
I am the proud parent of a 4th grader. Sam is, by almost everyone’s account, very smart, and very clever, traits I’m sure he gets from his mother. He’s an excellent student, which is why I was a little suprised that we got a phone call from his teacher asking us to come to school and meet with her about his spelling. Spelling isn’t his strong suit (math is, which I know didn’t come from me), but, still, it seemed odd.
I had to work late, so the lovely and talented Mrs Stanley had to go up there alone. I got the report when I got home.
“You are in so much trouble” my wife says to me.
”Me? What did I do?”
It seems I’ve been signing my son’s spelling homework, and since my signature “looks like a child’s” (or so his teacher says) she thought my son was signing his own homework. The lovely Mrs Stanley, along with my Sam, thought this was the funniest thing they had ever heard.

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14 Responses to “Guest blogger Michael Stanley makes his debut”

  1. Bertram says on March 16th, 2008 at 1:20 pm :

    The thing I find interesting about your comments is several of the albums mentioned in the article are listenable from start to finish without being disappointing. How many releases in the last 20 years can make that claim.I understand it’s a matter of opinion and taste but seriously, what was the last album that you actually enjoyed in it’s entirety?I also believe that highlights the reason people only download or listen to individual tracks. I stopped buying music a long time ago because you hear a song on the radio, for example, that you really like and go out to get the CD. When you get home, it becomes painfully clear that there are only 1 or 2 good songs on the whole thing. The rest is crap!

  2. Andrina says on March 16th, 2008 at 2:10 pm :

    John Peel:”Wait, what?”Seriously, this list may suck enough for Zombie Peel to rise from his grave and kill. With LP’s.

  3. Carissa says on March 16th, 2008 at 3:01 pm :

    Okay, but who really listens to albums anymore? Sure, we all have albums that we like, but most people download individual songs by this point. Most people find a couple of songs they like, get them, and then go find some more music. I used to listen to CD’s all the way through, but this was 5 (more, actually) years ago… now I just listen to songs by themselves, and I think that’s why the focus is no longer on albums.So that means that the best albums are going to be old albums, ones that people listened to in their entirety.

  4. Gib says on March 16th, 2008 at 3:51 pm :

    I agree. I think Led Zeppelin is underrated among super groups. I know “underrated” and “super group” sounds kind paradoxical. In terms of breadth and depth of innovation, they were definitely up there with the Beatles, but they don’t ever get the the same kind of critical acclaim.I think it’s because the evolution of the Beatles’ look and music was more closely associated with the social changes of the ’60s.

  5. Egbert says on March 16th, 2008 at 4:42 pm :

    220,000 is a very large sample, more than enough.The question is not the size of the sample, it’S how representative it is.

  6. Den says on March 16th, 2008 at 5:33 pm :

    ouch ouch ouch.. I bet Spiceworld would have made it to thst list…

  7. Shelby says on March 16th, 2008 at 6:23 pm :

    Abbey Road and the white album are better than Sgt. Pepper IMO..

  8. Davis says on March 16th, 2008 at 7:14 pm :

    Totally, I was pissed when Napalm Death’s “Scum” wasn’t on the list. I mean, they basically invented grindcore with that record.

  9. Delma says on March 16th, 2008 at 8:04 pm :

    The point is that Zappa never made music for anybody; he made it for himself. He never worried if something would be played on the radio or be met with good reviews.

  10. Berry says on March 16th, 2008 at 8:55 pm :

    I agree todays music does suck, but things started going bad long before the 90’s the decay started near the end of the 70’s with the arrival of synthesizers and drum machines, music became generic after that really, with regards to the list Sgt Pepper is one of my favorites… it was a first in many ways.As much as I respect MJ I don’t like thriller, I blame the album for the decay and sensationalism we have today.

  11. Shanice says on March 16th, 2008 at 9:45 pm :

    If you think current music sucks, try listening to Kashiwa Daisuke’s ‘Program Music I’ with the lights turned off and headphones on. Not particularly accessible if you’re used to the shit that record companies are trying to stuff down our throats, but if you give it a chance, I promise it will be a rewarding experience.

  12. Marci says on March 16th, 2008 at 10:36 pm :

    Screw the UK. Let's make our own list

  13. Everard says on March 16th, 2008 at 11:27 pm :

    yes current music sux and the poor kids don’t even know it sux, they just eat it up.underground music is good tho… non mainstream rave culter pumps out some EXCELLENT tunes… but nothing like sgt pepper or U2.I wish the masses started doing LSD again … it is such a mind expanding experience.kids today are only interested in beer and pills… YUK!