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switch842 ([personal profile] switch842) wrote2010-12-21 06:43 pm
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Random Craziness

Or crazy randomness. Whatev... ;-)

  • I picked up Christian's new CD at Target the other day, even though I DLed it the day it was released. There's something about having a physical CD that I like. Plus I wanted the lyrics sheet on the fold out BUT THERE ISN'T ONE!! :-P So, here's the weird thing though - IT'S CENSORED!! The "ass" at the end of American Made is silenced out and in Making Circles, it's "sick and tired of messing up" instead of "fucking up." I had no idea censoring like that was still going on. The DLed album is not censored, though, so I'm glad I have that. :-)

  • Macy's is now open 24 hours until Christmas. o_O Yeah, I'm crazy and went to the mall today to get a few last minute small things and saw the sign. That just seems a little excessive.

  • How Kenny Loggins Ruined Christmas Just click.


And that's all folks!

[identity profile] queeneve-84.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, all the major stores censor cd's without telling you. It started with wal-mart a few years back...one of the many reasons I haven't bought an actual cd in years...

[identity profile] queeneve-84.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Haha, that makes me sound like a conspiracy theorist. I'm really not, it's really true!

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, isn't that what the EXPLICIT CONTENT label is for? So they can sell things as is with the appropriate warnings? Which are still ridiculous if you ask me....

[identity profile] or-mabinogi.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
It is possible that there are uncensored versions of the CD available for purchase. Kind of like the same way movies these days come out with uncut versions. It seems a waste of production spending, but at least the censored version allows him to reach a broader audience.

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Possibly. I got mine at Target. I know it's available at Target, Wal-Mart and one other store. Not sure if any of them would have the uncensored versions, though. *shrugs* I get the wanting to reach a wider audience, and censoring "Making Circles" does kind of fit into that, but the kind of censoring they did in blanking out a word in American Made is just weird....

[identity profile] or-mabinogi.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
I love Hyperbole and a Half, Alot! *g* She's like the uncontrollable step-sister to The Oatmeal. And, wow, what a birth scene!

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
I've never heard of that blog before. Someone linked it on Twitter and I was laughing so hard I was almost crying!

[identity profile] or-mabinogi.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
It was the story of the Alot (http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html) that I first heard of the blog. And then recently Wil Wheaton revealed in one of his Stupid Internet Videos that he has an Alot T-shirt, reminding me of the blog.

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
That was great! "Alot" is one of my biggest pet peeves, too. It's A LOT!!!! :-P

[identity profile] lovellama.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
The cake one is great, and Clean All the Things relates so much to my life...
Edited 2010-12-22 16:23 (UTC)

[identity profile] a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
Target, Walmart and Meijier are bad for the censoring...*sigh* Good 'Christian' shops.

Dude...that's...BAD *blinks*

*hugs you*

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
It's just, really? REALLY? :-P

[identity profile] shanachie-quill.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a copy of the liner notes...got them with my download and have the lyrics as far as I know...lemme know if you'd like me to send them to you.

But yeah the censoring is ridiculous. They did the with the EP too. I can't remember if it was on my hard copy or not, but I know I have a censored copy.

I'll have to ask a friend who got the hard copy through his site if hers is censored.

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-22 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd love a copy of the lyrics if you have them! :-)

The EP I downloaded wasn't censored and neither is the DL of the full album. So, odd that the physical album would be....

[identity profile] shanachie-quill.livejournal.com 2010-12-23 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Sure! Gimme somewhere to send them? Cuz it's like a PDF so I can't copy them unfortunately.

Just asked her and yup...the hard copy is censored. Apparently you can't say "ass" on the radio? I did not know this.

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-23 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
switch842 @ gmail dot com.

I've heard ass on the radio recently. I think... Maybe it's the station I listen to? *shrugs*

[identity profile] shanachie-quill.livejournal.com 2010-12-23 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
You should have an alert from dropbox...it's there. If you can't get it or it didn't work let me know and I'll resend.

Yeah...I have no idea. I don't listen to the radio much. I'm just not that type of listener. I've got one station I used to listen to in the car and occasionally in the house...but my car is crappy and it doesn't always work...so *shrugs*

[identity profile] switch842.livejournal.com 2010-12-23 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks!