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Exhibit 28: Fan letter received by Radiohead, 2001

Paul P. posted an article on - Jan 19, 2009, 2:15 am
January 21, 2001 Radio Head Fan Club London, England* Dear Radio Head, How ya doin'? I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you I still think your band is awesome, even though you couldn't play my inauguration last night. I've loved your band ever since 1994, when I had Pebble Honey played over th...
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Exhibit 27: Letter From San Francisco City Manager to Thomas-Slick-Marconi Construction, 1989

Paul P. posted an article on - Jan 13, 2009, 3:37 am
October 23, 1989 Bernie Martin Lambert-Wolf Thomas-Slick-Marconi Construction 2401 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94118 RE: EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE TO TSM CONTRACTED PROPERTIES BUILT ON ROCK AND ROLL Dear Mr. Lambert-Wolf, In last Tuesday's unfortunate Loma Prieta earthquake, several properties const...
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Explanation About the Fire and Subsequent Temporary Closure of the Museum

Paul P. posted an article on - Jan 6, 2009, 3:28 am
Dear Patrons, As you have no doubt already noticed, the Museum Of Pop Archaeology has displayed no new online exhibits since August 20, 2008, and the Museum itself has been shut down since August 29. Such periods of dormancy are highly undesirable in the mercurial field of cultural anthropology, and...
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Exhibit 26: Partial Transcript, George Bird Grinnell Address to Audubon Society, 1886

Paul P. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2008, 3:05 am
Grinnell: ...and that we may, as sentient beings, come to discernment that though preservation of the self may be innate, a birthright infused into our consciousness, that the preservation of other, simpler, but no less noble creatures, be they of the sky, the sea, or the rustic untamed wilderness a...
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Exhibit 25: Set list from a supergroup featuring Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco and Sufjan Stevens, 2006

Paul P. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2008, 2:12 am
Yes, President Lincoln, The Roadway To Heaven Is Paved With Tattoo Ink and Bridal Veils That Joke Was Probably Sexist But There's Precious Little To Be Done About It Now Because I've Just Signed Out My Tab When Used Properly Wheat Grass Has A Gentle Laxative Effect But I Wouldn't Do A Shot At The Af...
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Exhibit 24: Supergroups

Paul P. posted an article on - Jun 24, 2008, 4:05 am
By the late 1960's, demand for rock and roll had increased to such a level that mere music groups were inadequate. As regular music groups were increasingly unable to repel NLF and NVA forces in Vietnam with their shimmering pop hooks and shaggy hairstyles, or stop the Watts Riots with their renditi...
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Exhibit 23: CREEM

Paul P. posted an article on - Jun 20, 2008, 3:01 am
With the publication of the splendid, encyclopedia-sized volume of retreads released last fall and the ability of the internets to indulge effortlessly both the consumer's facile curiosities and the merchant's pandering banalities, CREEM has crept once again to the edge of the the firelight of popul...
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Exhibit 22: "Viva Viagra!"

Paul P. posted an article on - Jun 18, 2008, 3:34 am
"Viva Viagra!" was a 2007 composition by Nashville songwriter Woodrow Shaft. The song enjoyed considerable popularity thanks to the success of an oft-televised music video, shown above. During the procurement of this exhibit, Shaft granted MOPA researchers a telephone interview, in which he extended...
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Exhibit 21: East Coast-West Coast feuds

Paul P. posted an article on - Jun 16, 2008, 3:50 am
The concept of the East Coast-West Coast feud in popular music was hatched by Capitol Records' marketing department in 1960. In response to criticism of Nat "King" Cole's professionalism, virtuosity and unfailing politeness, marketing guru Henny Meninsky developed a detailed strategy in which Cole â...
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Exhibit 20: Transcript from a Morrison family counseling session, 1958

Paul P. posted an article on - Jun 8, 2008, 4:29 am
DR. JERRY SUGERMAN: Why don't we talk about the Indians? ADMIRAL MORRISON: The Indians. Again with the Indians. CLARA MORRISON: Oh, doctor, must we revisit that horrible episode? DR. SUGERMAN: If a child of four years sees any kind of death – like the dying Indians your son saw after that car a...
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