http://rulefortytwo.com/2008/05/20/1988-countdown-98-vixen-edge-of-a-broken-heart/ The Self-Aggrandizing Website of Gavin Edwards Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:16:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://rulefortytwo.com/2008/05/20/1988-countdown-98-vixen-edge-of-a-broken-heart/#comment-35 gavin Sat, 24 May 2008 01:46:50 +0000 http://rulefortytwo.com/2008/05/20/1988-countdown-98-vixen-edge-of-a-broken-heart/#comment-35 Department of Clarifications: A friend asked me if the L'Oreal statistic was real; I'm sorry to report it's completely fictional. I apologize for any confusion. Department of Clarifications: A friend asked me if the L’Oreal statistic was real; I’m sorry to report it’s completely fictional. I apologize for any confusion.

]]> http://rulefortytwo.com/2008/05/20/1988-countdown-98-vixen-edge-of-a-broken-heart/#comment-27 gavin Wed, 21 May 2008 06:31:24 +0000 http://rulefortytwo.com/2008/05/20/1988-countdown-98-vixen-edge-of-a-broken-heart/#comment-27 (I edited the entry to add the song's Billboard info, which I'll start including as boilerplate. Neither Keith Richards nor Crowded House hit the top 40 with their tracks.) (I edited the entry to add the song’s Billboard info, which I’ll start including as boilerplate. Neither Keith Richards nor Crowded House hit the top 40 with their tracks.)

]]> http://rulefortytwo.com/2008/05/20/1988-countdown-98-vixen-edge-of-a-broken-heart/#comment-25 Chris M. Tue, 20 May 2008 20:30:36 +0000 http://rulefortytwo.com/2008/05/20/1988-countdown-98-vixen-edge-of-a-broken-heart/#comment-25 The placement on the countdown is telling -- very "here's the token spot for that chick metal band." Not that it's a great video, as you point out, but I guarantee an equally lame video by, say, the Bulletboys would place higher. The placement on the countdown is telling — very “here’s the token spot for that chick metal band.” Not that it’s a great video, as you point out, but I guarantee an equally lame video by, say, the Bulletboys would place higher.

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