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Colzies’ Video Playlist: 3/4/09

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Here’s what I’ve been watching on YouTube:

Catherine Wheel “Crank” (embedding disabled, unfortunately).



Sweet Cobra “Fucking Fertilizer”
(watch for Stvr’s sweet stage dive)

World Burns To Death “Boiling Blood”

Morrissey “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” live in Manchester

Cocteau Twins “Wax & Wane”

21 Things about Forever21

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

I’ve assembled 21 things about Forever21 from both my personal experience & hearty research.

If you only read one, make sure its #20!

  1. Forever 21 is a Los Angeles-based retail chain.
  2. The clothes are cheaply made (I personally don’t mind this because I’d rather have lots of clothes and wear them less).
  3. The clothes are cheaply priced.
  4. They have a near constant influx of new, trendy apparel.
  5. They have a men’s line (Heritage 1981).
  6. You can’t return anything - only exchange or get store credit.
  7. The Virgin Megastore in Times Square will be replaced by forever 21.
  8. The times square location will be 90,000-square-feet of stimulation overload.
  9. Gwen Stefani sued them in 2007
  10. The maximum number of garments you can have in the fitting room at a given time is 6.
  11. The average age of an employee is 18 years old. The average age of an employee’s comprehension level is 8 years old.
  12. If you’re interested in doing business with Forever, aka interesting in selling your soul - they have a convenient forum for you.
  13. The lines are long and move slowly.
  14. They “donated” over $1 Million to score land to build a distribution center.
  15. Every time I mention “Forever 21″ I actually sing “Forever on the Dance Floor”
  16. They’re on Facebook.
  17. Top competitors are H&M, Charlotte Russe and…Wet Seal
  18. Corporate phone number is 213-741-5100
  19. They had a bit of a sweatshop crisis in 2001
  20. The company is owned by an “Evangelist.” Don’t believe me? Check the bag. “John 3:16″ is printed on them. Seriously though,  what would Jesus say about that backless halter minidress?
  21. John 3:16 states: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

The Forgotten Weird Al CD

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

You know, as opposed to all those remembered ones…. My friend Cory is a huge nerd for many reasons. One of those reasons is that he’s a statistician. Another is that he is a giant Weird Al fan. He said that at some point he and his entire family has been to at least 2 weird al concerts…together. I don’t know if it’s a Jewish thing or just a nerd thing but damn does Cory love weird al.
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Fav. Pods

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

No one talks about Podcasts anymore. I never appreciated them until recently. Now I prefer listening to them over watching TV.

My Favs:

Stuff You Missed in History Class - Where else can you hear 20 minutes on “Did the Great Chicago Fire really start with Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow”?

This American Life - ex: Of all 6.5 billion people in the world, what are the odds that any two people are a real match.

NPR - News. F’real.

I need more to fuel my Podcast addition. Suggestions?