FTTW - a daily magazine

the f.t.t.w. request line
by Michele Christopher

So the turtle isn't feeling that great today. In fact, he has a bit of food poisoning. But hey, you want to eat food products you left out on the table for two days, you gotta pay the piper. In this case, that translates to Mr. Face, meet Mr. Bowl.

We will be putting up an album and a car much later on today, but for now, we are kind of opening up the floor here.

What we do here is varied, but consistent. We have our standard subjects (in addition to the underground stories): cars, music lists and album "reviews," - and I put reviews in quotes because what we do isn't really a review so much as just writing about how the music makes us feel. We are all about sharing our feelings here at f.t.t.w. Group hugs and emoting and "free to be you and me" shit. Well, kinda. In a punk rock/fast car sort of way.

Anyhow, we like to keep you guys involved here. Some of our best stories have come about because someone requested we write about a specific car or album. So have at it. Got suggestions for a cool new music list? Got a favorite car you'd like to see featured? An album in your collection that you want us to take on? Tell us. We're all ears here. And while this site is about punk rock and fast cars, we do tend to stray outside the narrowly defined definitions of both, so don't worry about that. I mean, we're not gonna be reviewing the latest R. Kelly anytime soon, but hey, we did feature the AMC Pacer, so sometimes we do color outside the lines.

The phone lines are open, kids.

Feel free to say something to the turtle about eating two day old ribs that were left out in the open while you're on the line.

Comments

I'd love to see the 260z featured. I had one back in college, but ended up selling it to buy something more “professional” when I joined corporate Amerikkka.

Man I loved that car.

Posted by: phin | May 31, 2006 9:40 AM

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The Stooges. So much power, so much heart. Raw and just the way it should be.

For albums I'd say the original self-titled or Funhouse.

Posted by: Butcher | May 31, 2006 9:50 AM

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Try the underrated Torino 429 Cobra Jet.

Posted by: Zarba | May 31, 2006 9:56 AM

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hemi 'cuda...

Not the lame ass fast-back, too much glass.

How much fun can you really have in a fish bowl? Oh wait, nevermind.

Posted by: coolrobc | May 31, 2006 10:25 AM

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Have you (or anybody here) ever heard of the band Agony Column, I have some of their cassetes from back in the day, been searching high and low for CD versions but seems they're mostly out of print... Anyway, they're not really 'punk' but I think they'd be right up your alley with songs like 'Cars, Sex and Violence' and 'Dead by Dawn'... and Turtle, dude, what were you thinking? Maybe a greasy pork sandwich on a dirty ashtray would help you feel better. har.

Posted by: mrbandw | May 31, 2006 11:03 AM

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and Turtle, dude, what were you thinking? Maybe a greasy pork sandwich on a dirty ashtray would help you feel better. har.

hey dude, they looked good at the time

I paid a price, but damn they were good

what's funny is theres two more left and I'm eyeballing them now

Posted by: the turtle | May 31, 2006 11:13 AM

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old habits die hard. Vichysoisse straight from the can (Spoon+ can= dinner) is nasty too.

Posted by: pril | May 31, 2006 11:25 AM

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//theres two more left and I'm eyeballing them now//

That is funny. Hope that means you are feeling better!

Posted by: mrbandw | May 31, 2006 11:48 AM

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That is funny. Hope that means you are feeling better!

michele said i had to say that was a joke. The eyeballing thing. and there is no way in hell i'm eating any more of them and that they are in the trash

but they were good dude. really good

Posted by: the turtle | May 31, 2006 12:10 PM

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As I'm more about music than cars, here's a few albums that I'd like to read about:

Charged GBH - City Baby Attacked By Rats
Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster
Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material
Husker Du - Zen Arcade

Posted by: Scott | May 31, 2006 12:18 PM

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but they were good dude. really good

Like any hangover, so long as the night before was worth the morning after, all is good.

I found my youth redeemed with the posts regarding the Pacer. I drove a '76 Ventura (a Nova with a nose-job), and thought I couldn't compete with all of the muscle-car posts.

Posted by: Charlie on the PA Turnpike | May 31, 2006 12:58 PM

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Not a lot of Independent Worm Saloon listening today, I'm guessing?
but they were good dude. really good
Say it with me, turtle: "I can quit anytime I want."
Chew some candied ginger (or sip real ginger ale, or snort ginger powder [don't]) if you've got it around: the stuff is magic, saved my life once or twice when I otherwise might have sweated out the last of my life's essence. Whatever you do, feel better fast!

Posted by: Jessica | May 31, 2006 1:31 PM

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i second city baby and monster

also i'm mad at michele for making you say that was a joke

mmmm candied ginger

Posted by: kali | May 31, 2006 2:38 PM

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I didn't make him say that. He's covering his own ass. And as recently as an hour ago, he still hadn't thrown them out yet.

We'll be doing City Baby on Friday.

Posted by: michele | May 31, 2006 2:42 PM

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And as recently as an hour ago, he still hadn't thrown them out yet.