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CUTTING REMARKS
back to their backseat teenage makeout sessions. Not bad if you care
to listen to Bobby Vinton and Neil Diamond all day. Worse yet, if the
sentimentalist is of Medicare age, you may find yourself subject to
Benny Goodman and other songs from the big band era. Break out the
Metamucil!
• Backspin Devotee. Rappers and other backspin stars rule this one's
playlist. Colorful names such as Slick Rick, Busta Rhymes, the Ying
Yang Twins, Ice Cube and other artists whom I never heard of grace
these song selections. The melodies are indeed intriguing, but profanities pepper the lyrics. So much so that after 3 sets of backspin, I'm
ready to call for the priest!
• Heavy Metal Junkie. This music is flat-out angry. The dissonance and
cacophony of this noise for some reason appeals to some. I liken this
music to listening to dental drills interspersed with pile drivers.
Depending on how much I like the staff member who claims ownership of this pain determines how long I do this penance. No wonder
names like Megadeth, Carcass, Morbid Angel and Slayer author this
carnage. After I endure this toxin I need a psyche consult to room 6 ...
stat.
• Disco Fanatic. This middle-age staff member still watches Saturday
Night Fever and wears polyester pants. He owns a dog named
Travolta. A child of the seventies, disco still rules the music roost for
this soul who suffers from delayed onset adolescence. Sadly, I share
this affliction and I turned off many a staff member with my love for
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