{"id":60,"date":"2003-04-18T13:11:13","date_gmt":"2003-04-18T18:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/?p=60"},"modified":"2005-02-04T11:59:48","modified_gmt":"2005-02-04T09:59:48","slug":"spatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2003\/04\/18\/spatt\/","title":{"rendered":"SPATT"},"content":{"rendered":"

I doubt anyone out there in webland remembers Stinky Pete And The Titanics,<\/i>
\nthe first ska-punk band to the rock out the rock palace on the Shaolin (see terrible
\ninterview, circa 1997- 3 years into our 4 year life span – here),<\/a>
\nbut I do. (Is this a good thing or a bad thing, you ask? See
\ninterview<\/a> and decide for yourself… We were a love-able bunch, I think.)
\nIn fact, I heard from the bass player for the first time in years recently. It
\nwas one of those unexpected, but very pleasant surprises. Hey Brett!
\nIt’s Good Friday today, and as any good NYC Jew, I rented a movie. Hooray for
\nHarry Potter!
\nPrimary news is looking glum. My two least favorite candidates for the Democratic
\nbill are in the lead (Lieberman<\/a>
\nand Kerry)<\/a> and even they
\nare midgets by comparison to Bush in popularity polls. ICK! My pick, Howard
\nDean,<\/a> hasn’t even garnered 10% of the Dem popular vote, nor has my 2nd choice,
\nEdwards…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I doubt anyone out there in webland remembers Stinky Pete And The Titanics, the first ska-punk band to the rock out the rock palace on the Shaolin (see terrible interview, circa 1997- 3 years into our 4 year life span – here), but I do. 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