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2004-07-08 - 11:26 a.m. Dear Mr. Mo: > > I saw you perform before the They Might Be Giants > show in Madison, > Wisconsin. I don't expect you to remember, but I > shook your hand and said > that I'd never heard an accordion rock so hard > before. I've just finished > listening to your album I Hope You Win!, and I would > like to make a request. > > Could you please rescue us from the current state of > popular music? I > understand that I'm charging you with a big quest, > but myself and others > like me are looking for heroes. Many have tried -- > oh, how they have tried. > They Might Be Giants have been releasing > consistently good music for > years, and they're still under the radar. Older > acts like Blue Oyster Cult > have tried to rescue us by releasing good new music, > but I don't think > anybody's listening. "Weird Al" Yankovic used to > sort of have the accordion > thing going on, but now he's almost a tool of the > mainstream media. The > family of the late Frank Zappa keeps unearthing > unreleased recordings, but > they only appeal to Zappa fans. > > I think the problem comes from the fact that > everybody's heard of these > bands, and they're not willing to investigate even > the possibility of > something new and innovative from them. Meanwhile, > the music industry keeps > shoving Britney down our throats, and we keep buying > her. Unfortunately, I > cannot offer you the resources, industry > connections, or knowledge to fix > it, but the music industry really needs a jump > start. As far as I can tell, > Corn Mo is the kind of jump start I'm talking about. > > Think about it, okay? The people need you. > > Colin
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