The Snooze Button Generation

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Humpty Hump: Rare fast food gigolo

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Many of us brag. Perhaps we don't mean to do so. But maybe we have insecurities, so we boast about our accomplishments, hoping that the ...
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Friday, October 21, 2011

Sufjan Stevens: No relation

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I am white. Therefore, I like Sufjan Stevens. As the month of Rocktober continues to be celebrated, it is important to note that singer-song...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

A salty salute to Guided By Voices

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I met a non-dairy creamer Explicitly laid out like a fruitcake With a wet spot Bigger than a great lake Took me to the new church And baptiz...
Friday, October 14, 2011

WMMS 'gets down' more than any station

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It 6 p.m. on a Friday. Let's blast the Buzzard! For a long part of my youth, I somehow always listened to 100.7 WMMS at 6 p.m. on Friday...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Is it possible to rock wearing shorts?

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The greatest thing about AC/DC is the shorts. The worst thing about AC/DC is the shorts. As the Snooze Button Generation continues to celebr...
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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Is Pavement too commercial?

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I have reverted to a '90s indie rock guy, despite putting that persona behind me for at least the past decade. I am not sure how this ha...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

The Flaming Lips: Creating happiness

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"What's your favorite band, man?" For the past 17 years, I have answered the same thing, and I doubt I'll ever answer diff...
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Hair bands kick off Rocktober

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The Snooze Button Generation is pleased to announce that today is the first day of "Rocktober" and the SBG will be focusing on roc...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Fantasy world becomes reality

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Editor’s Note: Prominent SBG enthusiast Fred “XMan” Stevens unexpectedly passed away on Feb. 16, 2011. He is profoundly missed. The followin...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Who is the Tapatio man?

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Does God exist? Is there life beyond our solar system? Why do humans exist? All of those questions are simple to answer, but I've been s...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Polack becomes wine guru

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I asked myself a critical question last weekend: "Can a normal human being become a wine connoisseur in a mere weekend?" Well, the...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

1-800-JOKE-MAN

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Michael Scott, AKA my brother Fred, is officially off the market as he married his longtime girlfriend Judi on Saturday. I had observed last...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

I am Earl Woods

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I am Earl Woods. For the past four days, I have played miniature golf with my eldest daughter, Sophie, three times and have gone to a dri...
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Monday, August 15, 2011

Men's medallions: Difficult to obtain

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I am a big fan of men's jewelry, or "man-jewelry," as I term it. My theory is that jewelry is meant to decorate what is bea...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

XMan loosely connected to Ghoulardi

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Editor’s Note: Prominent SBG enthusiast Fred “XMan” Stevens unexpectedly passed away on Feb. 16, 2011. He is profoundly missed. The followin...
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Dwan gets props on birthday

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Tom "Durrrr" Dwan has been named the "Most Interesting Poker Player to Watch on TV" by the Snooze Button Generation toda...
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Monday, July 25, 2011

Green flash stirs debate

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If anyone ever talks about something I've never heard of, I find it best to nod in agreement and pretend to fully understand the convers...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Sophisticated man questions identity

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Who am I? Perhaps we've all struggled with those three simple words. I argue that we are all chameleons. We change, moment to moment, ba...
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Carmageddon causes reflection

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Even though I haven't had to use my generator, crack into one of my 8,000 canned goods or fire off any ammunition, I somehow survived Ca...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The Dewtini: Far from facetious

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In my ongoing quest to be a bon vivant, Renaissance man and avant-garde mixologist, I have discovered a cocktail that refreshes and oozes cl...
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