Selling Out
by Armchair

I was told not to generally address (attack) censorship, so what I'll do is address (attack) a facet of it. [Place we disagree with]-ism. This is nothing more than a "cleaned" version. As I see it, this is only a [crap] practice that only serves to endanger the minds of [children]. What's even worse is that some places you aren't even notified if you get a [Place we disagree with]-ed version. It's happened to me before and it is an act which I loathe considerably. Sure, I should know which ones are going to be edited, but it's nice to know which artists have sold out by compromising their creative integrity. Walk into a [Place we disagree with], a[Another place we disagree with], or [One more place we disagree with] and you'll find absolutely no "[Tipper Gore Badges]" labels. It's a fair trade since you get to hear [scratches] and [other sound effects] instead of "[crunk]," "[shrew]," "[darn]," or "[rectal orifice]." Of course, this is only if it carried that [The badges of that person we disagree with] before being compromised. No label.

The lyrical purity isn't all that's been [crunked]. Song titles are changed for purpose of kissing the [bottom] of wholesome America. [Sell Out]’s "[Waif] Me," an anti-rape song became "Waif me," which now gives the impression of being about models. The cover art can get a complete [overhaul] as well. The [Sell Out]'s "Siamese Dream" lost all title references on the back because of "[track 11]" and the booklet became a hard to read pamphlet. And you know what? There's isn't one [freakin'] mention of what the tracks are, because there is no listing and the pictures of the pages from the original book are too [freakin'] small to read. If I hadn't received it as a gift, I would've been really [perturbed].

Blame the musicians who are willing to compromise all that they have worked for for a few more thousands. If you're saying it's the record companies, that's [not true]. I find it hard to believe that major musical acts like the [Sell Out], [Sell Out], [Sell Out], and [Sell Out] have no say in what is done to their music after they've finished the album. If the music was that important, then the fans would have no trouble getting their [parents to take them] to a real store instead of an outlet center. I've never seen a [certain rapper] album in [Place we disagree with] and he did pretty well, as with [certain rock group]. If you want to find an underlying message here, I'm simply saying that many musical artists are willing to do anything for the almighty buck, including that which should be the unthinkable.

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Interesting
By: Dave Black

Buy a life. Ease your strife. Get some more. Go for broke. Take it easy. The taste smells good. Remember the forgotten. Forget those remembered. See the future. See the past. Live the present. Know your enemy. Know your friends. All are gone. Never to be known. See the homework? Do it again. Forget it ever was. That was it. This is now. The best in things in life are free. Never have been. Never will be. See way to forget. Your remember now, don't you. Please forget. I told you so. You'll tell me too. It doesn't matter, wealth is wealth. Wealth. Wealth. Bow down. East coast. West coast. Shipping magnates. Makes no sense. Not at all. If Opie was real, you'd be normal. If Joanie loved Chauchie, there'd be no divorce. Once upon a time, they saw clear skies. I love yous. You can afford it. She can. Marriage. Eat up. Be merry. Your father and mother. Key to the growing up quicker clause. What? I'll be your friend. Please! Please! Pretty please. I know your game and you don't even have one. Not anymore. You're welcome. You ran in a state of panic. I called your bluff. Worse yet, you're nothing. Not your partner. You still don't know me. By the time I get to Arizona, there'll be one more holiday. You don't even know which one. You looked at me, saw yourself and remembered to go shopping. You'll smile. You'll sing. You'll be free. I'm only trying to help. Know you don't know where you are. Let me help. Until you find a way home. Remember. Tell the truth. Not me. I'm the scapegoat. I just like the blame. I don't take it. I know you did. So did you. You can't stop me. I made a typo. You can't piece together the puzzle. Come back. Try again. Visit us often. We'll be seeing you.

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