Skip Crackle Pop #10 may be the last. My wife and I are expecting a child next month, so I visualized tonight's event to be more of a party with party cake and party beer. I was also celebrating fifty issues of The Plug, a monthly online magazine that I produce. A very brave couple, Adam & Wendy, traveled from Columbus, Ohio to be present, but more about that in Issue #50 of The Plug. I experimented with starting SCP at 7:30, and it was a move that did not pay off. The first person who came specifically to SCP didn't show until 8:15, and she didn't bring a record. Thankfully friends and vinyl trickled in, and it led to the longest set list of the entire series. A whopping 23 records were spun, and a couple of those had two tracks played. In other words: party. The original concept for SCP was for music nerds to share stories and band knowledge. Those intentions changed for the better over the year because, let's face it, not every song you like has an interesting story or history behind it. After blabbering at the nine other SCP events, I just didn't have anything more to tell. Plus, nobody (who was present) cares about that. All we want is to socialize with friends and acquaintances while listening to a Frankenstein mixtape as our soundtrack. I realize that now. At the end of the evening, I packed up my gear. Elliot, a bartender at Kavarna, approached me and said, "Record night is our favorite night to work here. You know, you could always bring your baby to Kavarna and we could watch him." So maybe Skip Crackle Pop isn't done after all. The set list can be found below, and photos from this meeting can be found here. |
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Song
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Open Mic Notes |
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1.
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They Might Be Giants |
O Tannenbaum |
"John and John love their ham sandwiches." |
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2.
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Dirty Projectors |
Useful Chamber |
"Help yourself to the free and non-poisonous cake." |
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3.
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INXS |
Never Tear Us Apart |
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4.
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Leonard Cohen |
So Long Marianne |
"It'll probably skip because my kids have been playing with the records." |
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5.
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John Denver & The Muppets |
The Twelve Days of Christmas |
"This was a big hit around our house. Still is." |
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6.
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Built to Spill | Joyride |
"How do you forget the lyrics to your own song? Screw you live, Built to Spill." |
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7.
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The Thermals |
Now We Can See |
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8.
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Glee Club & Pennsylvanians |
Twas the Night Before Christmas |
"Do you hate Christmas music? Do you hate bad Christmas music?" |
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9.
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Thao with the Get Down Stay Down |
The Clap / When We Swam |
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10.
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The Walkmen | In the New Year / I Lost You |
A song previously played at SCP, but that's happened before, so... |
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11.
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The Monkees |
Daydream Believer |
"I watched Bozo growing up and practiced throwing a ball into cup six and winning a crisp $100 bill. Then mom let me watch The Monkees." |
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12.
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The Temptations |
Ain't Too Proud to Beg |
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13.
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Elvis Presley |
Santa Claus Is Back in Town | ||||
14.
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Lightning Bolt | Sound Guardians | ||||
15.
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Cat Meets Chick | Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea | ||||
16.
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Deerhoof | Perfect Me | ||||
17. |
Wolfie | You're Lucky I'm Skinny | "When I was in my twenties, Jay exploited me." | |||
18. |
Goober Sings | Good Morning Sunshine | "Y'all remember The Andy Griffith Show? Well, this is Goober!" | |||
19 |
David Bowie | Rebel Rebel | ||||
20. |
Hayden | Dynamite Walls | ||||
21. |
Jackson 5 | I Want You Back | ||||
22. |
Blonde Redhead | Symphony of a Treble | ||||
23. |
New Bad Things | The Dirge | "Everybody, thanks for coming out. And to you people, thanks for staying." | |||
