The music played in the Twilight Zone

Just a quick note today, and none of the emotionally resonant stuff I HAVE been writing lately. Well, sometimes.

I have in my possession my fourth copy of the Stray Cats greatest hits. This is not their GREATEST HITS album, or anything, mind you, but you know, one of those cheap cds you can buy for $6 at Best Buy or Target, with the greatest songs that havent come out in the last 20 years by people 5 years younger than I have never heard of. (I have bought many of these, including George Jones, Georgia Sattelites, and Al Green.) I have bought 4 versions of these, with the same songs, but in different orders, and maybe replacing "Gene and Eddie" with "Look at That Cadillac" or something.

So anyways, this is the fourth one Ive bought because some subconscious part of me does not think I have to take care of a $6 cd. They will get scratched up, or fucked up in some way, or I will just plain lose them. Ive had this one for about 8 months, and its already the worse for wear.

Here's the weird part. EVERY SINGLE COPY of this cd I buy gets a scratch at the EXACT same point in THE EXACT SAME SONG.

Every time.

Aint going to school, starts too early for me
Well listen man I aint going to school, its starts much much too early for me
I dont care for readin writin 'rithmetic or history

Im gonna wa(skipskipskipskipskipskipskipskipskipskipskipskipskipskip)
And meet my little marie

We're through the looking glass here, people.