Line Out - Comments on Smith Owes Me Four Songs on Its Jukebox http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox Last night, I fed one dollar into Smith's jukebox (which, to my mind, has an ok, but not great, selection) and picked four songs. Not one of my selected songs played (it came close once, playing the wrong song from... Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:46:49 -0800 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:57:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by trent moorman If you had played an Allman Brothers song, it would have worked.

Ok, maybe that's not why it didn't work. But that's how it is in Atlanta. If you don't pick at least one Allman Bros song, the jukebox won't work.

Eric, there is an Allman Brothers fan deep within your psyche that is screaming to get out.

]]> trent moorman http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023397 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023397 Last Night Tue, 13 May 2008 13:58:41 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy The unplumbed depths of my subconscious are a scary place, Trent.

]]> Eric Grandy http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023399 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023399 Last Night Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:02 -0800 Comment by trent moorman Let us begin in the underground river of the 33 minute "Mountain Jam" off Eat a Peach.

There you will meet Duane Allman as the archetypal 'Wizard'.

]]> trent moorman http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023430 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023430 Last Night Tue, 13 May 2008 14:16:58 -0800 Comment by Jeff Kirby Playing "Mountain Jam" on the $1 download-a-song jukebox is my favorite. I used to do that every time I drank at the Grand in Bellingham.

]]> Jeff Kirby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023497 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1023497 Last Night Tue, 13 May 2008 14:48:06 -0800 Comment by Smith Regular I've got this from an inside source at the 'ol Smith...Much like many bars, the staff at the Smith has a "veto button" behind the bar in order to put the kibosh on songs that the bartenders are just plain sick of/not in the mood for, etc. In addition to "the button" , they usually have an i-pod connected to their sound system, and if it is playing, will override your track selections. My dollars don't get into the Smith's jukebox anymore.

]]> Smith Regular http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1024538 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1024538 Last Night Wed, 14 May 2008 13:50:07 -0800 Comment by Baxter I stopped putting money in the juke at Linda's after a waitress admitted to me that they skip tracks they don't like all the time, even though the customer has paid to hear them. I would not be surprised if this is a Derschang Business-wide policy.

]]> Baxter http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1024558 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1024558 Last Night Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:13 -0800 Comment by Cookie W. Monster Charles Mudede made an evil, sinister pact with Linda Derschang which goes thusly: Anyone who fails to pick a Natalie Merchant and/or 10,000 Mainiacs selection on the Smith jukebox will also fail to hear their favorite songs.

A pact is a pact is a pact, especially when it's evil and/or sinister. Sorry!

]]> Cookie W. Monster http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1026551 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/05/smith_owes_me_four_songs_on_its_jukebox#c1026551 Last Night Fri, 16 May 2008 11:57:55 -0800