Thanks for coming to my new site. It’s interesting to note that I work in marketing, yet it only took three years for me to realize that it might be convenient for a site called “Geese Aplenty” to reside at GeeseAplenty.com. Yup. That’s how I roll. Mind like a steel trap. I have “User Friendly” monogramed on all my bath towels.
But it’s nice to be here, and so I’m having a little contest. If you’re one of ten people who tells me where the name “Geese Aplenty” comes from,* I’ll mail you a copy of my Manic Depressive mix--half happy songs and half sad.
A few words about this contest:
Please use the Contact form and don’t post the answer in the comments.
The track listing is in the comments so you can judge whether it’s even worth your time. These are songs that make me happy and sad. They might make you throw up. You can decide for yourself.
I’m sorry I only have ten copies to give away. But at least giving away a few CDs is better than one of those lame, sellout blogs with Google ads, and--oh wait.
The question is kind of hard. You can’t Google the answer. I may post a clue in the comments if people can’t get it.
A few words about the new site:
I may be posting more sporadically. So feel free to subscribe to the site using Bloglines or another RSS aggregator if you want to be notified in regards to updates. The Atom feed gives full entries, so everyone who has been bugging me about that will need to find another hobby.
As I mention in my “About” section, there’s no real advantage to becoming a site member using the links in the upper left-hand side. But it allows you to pimp your own site, so I dunno, maybe that’s good?
You now need an email address to post comments. I may also institute a retina scan at some point.
*Yes, of course it’s a meaningless non-sequitur. But it’s not my meaningless non-sequitur.
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Love the new site!
Here’s the track listing for the Manic/Depressive mix.
MANIC
1. Bow Wow Wow Wow - Mitch Rider w/ Was (Not Was)
2. Out of Sight Out of Mind - The Models
3. Improper Dancing - Electric Six
4. The Bird You Can’t See - Apples in Stereo
5. We’re Gonna Live in the Trees - Robyn Hitchcock
6. Sunday Shining - Finley Quaye
7. Love You Madly - Cake
8. Coming Up - The Squirrels
9. Walkie Talkie Man - Stereogram
10. Midnight Snack - The Donnas
DEPRESSIVE
11. Son, Oh Son - Boiled in Lead
12. Holding On to the Earth - Sam Phillips
13. Lie to Me - Chris Isaak
14. Back in the Box - David Byrne
15. Loose Ends - Sinead Lohan
16. Xylophone - Magnetic Fields
17. Leave the Light On - Belle & Sebastian
18. Somewhere a Clock is Ticking - Snow Patrol
19. Daylight Robbery - Morcheeba
20. Our Town - Iris Dement
21. Statler & Waldorf Sign Off (thanks for that one, James)
Snappy new site you got here! Love your work.
i love the new look, and that logo up on the right is a thing of excellence. congrats!
Yeah!! What a nice new look for summer! I’m afraid I won’t win the contest, but let me know if you plan to award the most far off and WRONG answer entry.
hahahaha, your first google ad is for ‘mood swings’ and ‘bipolar disorder’. this is going to be a very laugh-filled addition to the site.
Love the new layout. Now you can use the old logo for like, retro-Tuesdays, similar to Fridays at work when they allow you to wear crazy hats or Hawaiian shirts.
“Love You Madly” is on every CD mix I’ve made in the past year and a half.
And I love that your current Google ads are all coming up as treatments for bipolar disorder.
And the digs look great!
NEAT!
You should add my version of Pj Harvey’s Driving and then give it to the ones who gave you really lame answers. One listen and it will surely teach them a lesson.
Anyhoo...glad to see you catching up with the times.
A hint: the phrase was coined by a well-known funnyman during a phase in which he wrote essays for the New Yorker.
Wow, the new place is so nice I don’t know if I can come here anymore. Damn gentrification.
I love the new logo. So much better than the old one.
Looks good. So where are the bipolar geese?
Very nice, Greg Aplenty, verrrry nice.
I love the new logo! I love this site! I’m not even going to try and guess where you got the name but I can’t wait to find out.
well actually i might guess. I want geese paraphernalia!
Glad you kept the geese man in your logo. Oh, and it looks good, this place.
Oh, oh, and what’s wrong with Lars von Trier?
no clue about the geese aplenty which sucks because i love mix CDs. ah well.
yay on the move though! i don’t know why. just cuz.
The new site looks good. I don’t handle change well but I’m sure I’ll get used to it.