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LENNY: okgo is going to be gigantic
--smash smash smash. i even noticed that their previous novelty video is also doing big biz at itunes. the one with the stupid dance that u like

IVANA: i've loved them before their choreography, ever since the singer damian introduced me to ira glass years ago… i am not a bandwagon (or treadmill) jumper when it comes to ok go. i was an "early adopter," if you will. i hope they become as big as maroon 5

IVANA & LENNY TRADE EAR PICKS

Caution: Ivana and Lenny Are Skilled Professionals. Do Not Put Anything in Your Own Ear or in the Ear of the Person Next to You
IVANA: welcome back from the beach!
LENNY: thanks, i feel like the first day of school
IVANA: do you have your new pair of toughskins?
LENNY: summer in laguna was awesome, but i do not know what toughskins are
IVANA: those pants from sears that every kid wore. that was the early '70s, tho…
LENNY: like i even remember last month
IVANA: i'll remind you--last month ok go stole the vmas
LENNY: okgo is stealing everything... it is exploding to #2 album sales at itunes and #1 downloaded video. okgo is going to be gigantic
IVANA: sales doubled last week!
LENNY: and it will continue to do so... especially now that ted volk is slamming it thru at radio
IVANA: ted got kroq and 99x!
LENNY: smash smash smash. i even noticed that their previous novelty video is also doing big biz at itunes. the one with the stupid dance that u like
IVANA: i've loved them before their choreography, ever since the singer damian introduced me to ira glass years ago… i am not a bandwagon (or treadmill) jumper when it comes to ok go. i was an "early adopter," if you will. i hope they become as big as maroon 5
LENNY: ok, then let's go on to discuss something else
IVANA: ok, go
LENNY: i like the bob dylan album
IVANA: i like the pete yorn album
LENNY: is that a generational difference, or a purely sexual attraction?
IVANA: you're attracted to bob dylan?
LENNY: eggsactly
IVANA: dylan's weekly show on xm is amazing
LENNY: also, have you noticed that the hinder album is now #12 ..... klaiman is back!!!
IVANA: and he has the lips of an angel. kroq added hinder this week
LENNY: ah, another clever ear pick
IVANA: the song that people are talking about is camp freddy's cover of "surrender"
LENNY: what label is that on?
IVANA: camp freddy, for the uninitiated, is dave navarro, scott weiland, donovan leitch, billy morrison, matt sorum and a few others. it's on red--from the dane cook movie employee of the month
LENNY: oh cool, i like donovan.... he makes me mellow, yellow
IVANA: it's the son. we do have a generation gap here. although, i'm the one going to see the zombies tonight
LENNY: clearly it's the time of the season
IVANA: you're making it hard for me not to hate you
LENNY: the plain white t's version or the blue october version, hatred is very in
IVANA: good point. i'm going with the plain white t's version
LENNY: joey scoleri is hot hot hot
IVANA: he is everything alternative to me
LENNY: i just heard that tom freston's golden parachute is 60m
IVANA: you can fire me for 1/10 of that
LENNY: you are easily worth 1/6000th of that
IVANA: so jj grossman has officially started at 550 madison. wonder how soon before he gets shingles?
LENNY: be nice, what are his priorities?
IVANA: i am being nice! he's got pete yorn, lostprophets, crossfade, primal scream, mew and a few others in the bullpen
LENNY: mew, i thought cats were verboten around me
IVANA: it was nice to see 30 seconds to mars win the mtv2 award at the vmas
LENNY: ah, so we are back to praising bill carroll? i thought we had reached our max
IVANA: speaking of max, he added band of horses last week! i love that record
LENNY: whose is it?
IVANA: sub pop. they'll also have a new shins single before the end of the year
LENNY: that could be huge
IVANA: speaking of huge, the killers single is a call-out monster. watching the contestants on rockstar: supernova trying to sing killers songs makes me appreciate the band even more
LENNY: that's good, we need some really big hits out there
IVANA: speaking of monster hits--evanescence is a big huge hit as well
LENNY: there u go, i think this column is getting too long again, i need special glasses to read it
IVANA: then say goodnight, gracie
LENNY:
goodnight, gracie