Crushing Krisis

Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand

Archives for November 2000

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The samples that appear on Janet Jackson albums speak very highly of her reputation in the music industry. Aside from her multiple Supreme’s and Kool and the Gang references on Janet, she also notably uses a Joni Mitchell classic and covers Rod Stewart on Velvet Rope. The fact that she so effortlessly and seamlessly combines these legendary artists’ work with her own proves that in the end she is certainly the most talented Jackson and the only one that still matters. And this comes from a kid who was raised on the behind the scenes of thriller video.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1462425/

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It’s not as though the show is about me, but i think it just makes me realize that i have no right to be so annoyed that everyone thinks i’m gay, because i really do send out all the signals. And, i don’t mean to… i mean, it’s obviously not a gay thing, but a culture thing – i grew up listening to Madonna and Culture club, and i gesture when i talk, and i take shots at fashion and hair-dos. But, what does that all mean, really? I make snap assumptions about people’s sexual preference based on their small habits too, but i don’t assume anything about them. Those are two different things entirely.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1462385/

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When i’m as old as my mother (which isn’t too old), Friends will be on Nick at Night. And i’ll still watch it every time it comes on. In fact, by then it’ll be on those collector edition videos (well… dvds) that they sell on late night teevee! I have all the tapes of i love lucy.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1457966/

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So, today i lost my mind and bought the two most recent Ben Folds Five and Elliott Smith discs, and the new U2 album. And, like an idiot, i forgot the Joan Osborne album. That means i bought 5 cds, all of which were by men. Yep, hardly a woman involved, except their mothers. That’s a first.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/11/1457780/