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If one of the CD players hadn’t stopped functioning halfway through, this could have been my best show yet. Even so, it will, I think, go down in history due to my playing the Spot Magazine “Everything Pets” underwriting spot back to back with the community calendar advertising (unbeknownst to me) a Halloween showing of the film adaptation of Pet Sematary. Oh yes.

I also talked a bit about some interesting articles published in the most recent issue of a magazine I don’t usually (okay, ever) read, the American Conservative. (You, too, can join in doing something completely in contradiction with all previous political activity -- read the articles starting here.) Anyway, the editors asked eighteen contributors to write short essays on who they’re planning to vote for and why. If the results of this “survey” -- of people, remember, whose opinions are recognized by the readers of a nationally circulating magazine, and who are considered far enough to the right to be allowed to write for it -- are at all indicative of how the upcoming election will turn out, well, I’d say that’s very good.

A recap of what I said on the show: Of the eighteen, four were so displeased with their options that they plan to abstain from voting entirely. Two others, who plan on giving their votes to write-ins, might as well. Four more votes will go to third-party candidates. That leaves eight, and five of eight American conservatives support Obama. (PS -- the three who plan to vote for McCain are all reluctant.) Again -- oh yes.

Here is the playlist, which was mostly normal but with a vampire song and a mention of pagan holidays thrown in, just in case.
1. Hate to Say I Told You So – the Hives (SV)
2. Minua Ollaan Vastassa – Regina (F)
3. Blah Blah Blah – Say Hi to Your Mom
4. Current Acids – Shout Wellington Air Force (DK)
5. Piazza, New York Catcher – Belle & Sebastian
6. King Canute – the Kabeedies
7. Invisibility Trick – Stars in Coma (SV)
8. Le Beat’s on Fire – epo-555 (DK)
9. Mouth – No and the Maybes (DK)
10. I Wish You’d Stay – Club 8 (SV)
11. How Did We Forget? – El Perro del Mar (SV)
12. Leaving You Behind – Hello Saferide (SV)
13. Asleep – Juni Järvi (SV)
14. Locked in Tight – the Flaming Stars

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Ashtrays Podcast (31. oktober 2008)