February 22, 2007

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  Regarding my snow story, a few people asked about ‘pulltabs’.  I think the universal for this is the tab on top of a can of pop, but for me, it is the cardboard pulltabs one pays money for!!  I have played them, and sold them.  Selling them-in the not too long ago-brough in some great tips-when there were big winners.  I remember going home with anywhere from $50.00, up to 200.00 in tips sometimes.  Now I think people need to fill out records on what they made, so selling might not be as lucrative.

  I went through treatment while I was selling pulltabs, but my counselor wanted me to quit, as I worked in a bar that happened to be the VFW.  I was sober, and was not inclined to drink, and did not stay after my shift was over, except for the occasional pop (Soda to some of you).  My counselor was a very abrasive person that wanted someone to do exactly what she wanted, or boy, you were in a hell of a lot of trouble.  She stayed mad at me for a long, long time-even after she found out my mother had died from alcoholism.  Her answer to my friend telling her about my mom was, “Well, people die”.

  Anyways, I had a lot of fun selling pulltabs, and met some interesting people.  Yes, some were drunks, but I felt most sorry for those that would spend their whole paychecks, just to try for a winner.  Sometimes the boxes didn’t come through for them.

  

  The booth I worked in was much like the above picture.  I was able to eat my meals and snacks and read and chat while I was working there.  I worked all through my pregnancy, until 2 weeks before my baby’s due date.  (January 24, but she came the 21st! 1992).
  It was pretty ‘funny’ seeing me trying to lock up all of the cases when I had to go to the bathroom, which was more frequent when I was pregnant-lol!

  All in all, it was a good experience and quite a bit of fun and laughter.  Glad I had the experience of doing a job that was so different from my usual niche, of being a CSR or receptionist.

  Today, I leave you with this:

  Continental
  Robin
  Guthrie
  2006

  As the producer/guitar player of the Cocteau Twins, Robin
  Guthrie helped create a whole subgenre of alternative rock known as dream pop.
  An elusive, ghostly sound, dream pop was forged from layers of guitars under
  heavenly voices, all dunked in an ocean of echo and reverb. This was music for
  the space in between sleeping and waking, where shimmering mirages merged with
  ones shoes, or clouds parted the ceiling, exposing twinkling and hazy stars.
  Guthrie has since moved on to other sonic explorations, and Continental
  is ample evidence that though he may have invented the dream pop sound, hes got
  more than one trick up his sleeve. Mostly instrumentals with occasional wordless
  vocals incorporated into the mix, these songs are structured around the strands
  of gossamer guitar and emotional synth textures, but added to the mix are
  percussion elements that build to blissful sonic climaxes.

  The title
  track coasts in on smooth, droning sheets of guitar haze and ghostly echoing,
  almost human whispers, and thenwith the mid-inning addition of some rolling
  drums and a lead electric guitarkicks into a post-rock jam of the sort that
  might be right at home on a Pink Floyd album. “Crescent,” by contrast, is all
  chime-and drone smoothness, ambient and haunting, which gradually accumulates
  density and forms clouds of vocals that open like rain ahead on the highway.

  Fans of sink-into-the lounge chair artists like Air and Zero 7 will
  prick up their ears right away at Guthries soulful but relaxing style, and
  realize that it is time to put on the headphones and get the candles lit. “Last
  Exit” comes before the muted closer, bringing more echoing, glacial loveliness;
  a simple chord progression gradually accumulates sensual layers of synthesizer
  and guitar. Everything is soft and dreamlike here, but also very stirring.
  Cocteau Twins fans might miss Liz Fraziers gossamer vocals, but this is a whole
  other ball of melting candle wax. Put it on and it takes you over body and soul,
  softening and molding your heart and mind until they merge in a cathartic
  explosion of late-in-the-song drums and bass.
  

  	Listen to all sound clips from this CD
  “Crescent” “Last Exit” “Continental”

  Buy this CD

  

  I love you!!

  

  I will be by to comment you as soon as I can,
  I have been busy this week so far.
  I have not forgotten about you!
  

  
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