I have just discovered a most important question: what was John Darnielle doing in 1998 and 1999? Did The Coronor's Gambit take two years to write? Was he touring the whole time? Was he drunk for two years straight? Did he go to all the places for which he wrote "Going to" songs, which could explain why he wrote none after 1996? Somebody find out.

the prime-rate-interest-slashing germans have screwed up our monitary plan

test test, bitches. check one, check.

check.

czech.

this post was brought to you by yo la tengo. after they blogged this, they went and buried the body of bob dylan in georgia's basement. and then they drank a handle of goldschlager and listened to pavement and invented modern music. ALL OVER AGAIN.