Nic Santiago fronted a band who put out a blistering single that's a high point of my collection.

A friend hipped me to his MySpace page(!) where I found something so great that I had to share. I haven't even read the rest, I liked this so much. I hope it doesn't suck:

"When you've just been dumped by the love of your life and you use the salt from your always flowing tears to spice up the low sodium soup you're slurping to get in shape for the rebound babe you're destined to meet, don't do what I did. The spring of 1987 started off swimmingly enough. I was freshly paroled fom a three year hell ride of heartache. It was nobody's fault really but I began to suspect the end was near when during our ever more infrequent lovemaking we had resorted to role playing and would flip a coin each time to see who got to be G.G. Allin."

My iPod catalog has changed pretty markedly lately. Can you tell?

So What - Ministry
Regiment - Brian Eno & David Byrne
Anything At All - Over The Rhine
Space II - Butthole Surfers
Pink Dawn - Human Instinct
You're Much Madder Than Me - Human Switchboard
Mulder & Scully - Catatonia
Dead Guy - Ministry
Hidas Kuula - Lau Nau
Burn On The Flame - Sweet

Though I don't think I particularly take any satisfaction or pleasure at the continuing misfortune of my old college classmate Evan Montvel-Cohen.

Here is an official statement just (ed. note: Friday, Jul 11 2008) released by the Green Bay Packers on Brett Favre:

"The Green Bay Packers are aware of the latest developments regarding Brett Favre.

"Brett earned and exercised the right to retire on his terms. We wanted him to return and welcomed him back on more than one occasion.

"Brett's press conference and subsequent conversations in the following weeks illustrated his commitment to retirement.

"The finality of his decision to retire was accepted by the organization. At that point, the Green Bay Packers made the commitment to move forward with our football team.

"As a retired player, Brett has the option to apply for reinstatement with Commissioner Goodell. If that were to occur, he would become an active member of the Green Bay Packers. As always, the Packers will do what's right and in the best interest of the team.

"As with all Packers greats, Brett's legacy will always be celebrated by our fans and the organization, regardless of any change in his personal intentions.

"Brett and Deanna will always be a part of the Packers family."

Look, I'll miss him as much as the next guy and I feel like I was privileged to see him play, but it's a lot like on-again/off-again romances: in general, once you've broken up, the die is cast. One or both parties are forced go through something like the Kubler-Ross grief cycle, and once you've started that, it's pointless to return to the well of your grief. At least ONE party has already decided that things are over and - even if their minds change - the fissure has already been created and will always be there.

Or at least that's what I think.