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We All Knew it Would Happen
by Dan
Please note: MP3s are only kept online for a short time, and if this entry is from more than a couple of weeks ago, the music probably won't be available to download any more.
Due to server bandwidth, upload/download expansion, and CVI (computer visitation increase), Said the Gramophone will be a members-only site from now on. Please choose from any of the convenient plans below: "StG-mini" Plan (29.99?/yr.) - full access to all the standard songs, and a synopsis of every review. "Full Gramo" Plan (59.99?/yr.) - full access to all songs, including the 'adults only' songs which will be a weekly fixture, and full reviews from every contributing author, plus a picture of us writing the review. "Pay-by-Post" Plan (2.99?/entry) - entries can be purchased individually, for those who can't commit for one reason or another. there will be no previews offered for p-by-p purchases. So, the last free entry is below. Please don't think of this as the end of something free, but rather the start of something better. at your soonest convenience, please e-mail us with your choice of plan. - StG staff Posted by Dan at April 1, 2005 1:36 AMComments
What ? Posted by Garrincha at April 1, 2005 2:04 AMHeh. Good one. Had me going for a second there. Posted by Alex at April 1, 2005 2:42 AMYou had me going for more than a second ! Posted by Garrincha at April 1, 2005 3:31 AMheheheheh Posted by mr g at April 1, 2005 3:44 AMMost of you are still in Canada, do you accept Canadian Tire Money? Wait, what joke? Posted by caley at April 1, 2005 4:30 AM"Had me going for a minute there..." Yeah, me too [*nervous titter*] Posted by Anonymous at April 1, 2005 4:42 AMi'll start my own site with my own witty banter and unique commentary. (glad to see you all at STG have FINALLY gotten a sense of humor.) Posted by bmr at April 1, 2005 8:14 AMi can't believe i fell for that. now i've gone and wasted a perfectly good check. Posted by dubelclique at April 1, 2005 9:03 AMWhat is today's date? Posted by doobeedoo at April 1, 2005 9:35 AMthat was just hilarious. the funniest thing i've ever read. yay! Posted by aaron at April 1, 2005 11:22 AMdj dan ! Posted by Anonymous at April 1, 2005 11:46 AMLeave your computer. Posted by ubert at April 1, 2005 11:57 AM$2.99 per song is reasonable considering you're introducing us to stuff we would've never ever heard before. (that's my apr.1 joke back at ya) Posted by ok at April 1, 2005 11:57 AMI can't visit any site today without one of these April Fool's things. Posted by pageblank at April 1, 2005 12:06 PMMan I was so pissed when I first read that, then I realized what day it was. Posted by richard at April 1, 2005 2:03 PMI did an April Fool's Joke at my mp3 blog, too. I should have known that this was just a joke, but you had me going so bad that I even took you off my links list! 60 Euros a year?!? And then having to buy the music I actually like on top of that? Ouch! Posted by Andy at April 1, 2005 2:18 PMi nearly cried. Fell for it too! With all your server problems and all... I'm still an idiot though! Posted by Matthew at April 1, 2005 4:13 PMWho do you make the check out to? Posted by Tuwa at April 1, 2005 8:43 PMYou guys ripped that joke off from I was cooking up the vindictive reply when I hit the comments button. Good thing those more perceptive than I had been here first. Excellent. Posted by Anonymous at April 2, 2005 7:25 AMJust one factual error in an otherwise masterful joke: Europeans never use ".99" since they hate pennies (eurocents? Eurocentimes?). There was this report that came out from the European central bank, saying how pleased they were that Euros were so quickly and universally accepted. Except the one cent pieces. And two cent pieces. And the 200, 500, and 1000 bills. No one ever used those. But otherwise! Anyway, 59.99? That's like nine hundred dollars! Posted by Anonymous at April 2, 2005 11:00 AMactually, europeans do use .99 cents. (i bought easter eggs last week reduced from 1.99 to .99) Alright, good joke, dickhead. Posted by aztoby at April 8, 2005 10:47 PMPost a comment |
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Sean Michaels lives in Montreal, where he is writing a novel. His work also occasionally appears at McSweeney's. Follow him on Twitter or reach him here.
Dan Beirne is an actor and writer living in Montreal. He writes fiction fiction fiction on here. It may feel true, but it is never True. He is most proud of his most recent project The Bitter End. Email him here Jordan Himelfarb lives in Toronto, where he is editor in chief of The Mark. Jordan's posts appear at Said the Gramophone only on the last Wednesday of every month. Email him here. Site design and header typography by Neale McDavitt-Van Fleet. The header graphic is randomized: this one is by . 
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