It seems that the more cowbell phenomenon needs to be taken a little more seriously, now more so than ever. Bruce Disraeli, a 23 year old male, was pronounced dead a little before 8 AM this morning. Diagnosis from the doctors? A brain aneurysm. Diagnosis from us? Too much Cowbell.

Phil, who wishes to keep his last name anonymous, spoke to Blue Damage for a bit about his relationship with Bruce. "He really put me through hell, I can't believe I'm not the one lying there dead," Phil said. "He would incessantly beat on that damn cowbell all hours of the day. I swear, I almost snapped several times."

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If the resurrection of Jesus Christ should bring anything to mind, it's definitely fattening candy and coloring Easter eggs with hideous pastel colors. Some families afterwards even "hide" the Easter eggs in a ritual similar to the Jewish tradition of firing at spinning dreidels with sniper rifles. This Easter may not be so great for those expecting a nice visit from the Easter Bunny. He's on strike this year and he's sick of your whining.

"I just really need a year off, I'm sick of this job. I've sold my soul to the corporate world for what again? Misplaced fame?" said the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny told us his constantly increasing prescription of Prozac and Xanax isn't helping at all and it's interfering with his alcoholism. He pulled out a Virginia Slim from his pack and held it in his noticeable shaky hand for a few seconds before lighting it.

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The quirky label of music, deemed nerd rap by the haters, is inspiring a new generation of rappers. No chains, no Escalades and certainly no time for those hoes. Subtract that and add pocket protectors, calculators and nasal spray; you're about to get battled rapped by a nerd. Ya heard.

Cedrick Wilford, a self-proclaimed nerd rapper, helped jump start the movement at his local high school. "I started listening to rappers like Aesop Rock, Illogic, Slug, Slim Thug, Nas, Paul Barman etc. I became quite fascinated with this nerd rap stuff, it's pretty neat. Not as neat as my locker though," Cedrick told us. "One day I thought to myself, hey this stuff is pretty nerdy like me, maybe I could jump on the bandwagon?" Cedrick pondered.

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The old address will continue to forward now, but, I'm not sure if it will in future versions.

It is quite hard to bridge the gap between this blog and the main website Blue Distortion, which deals mainly with art and music. However, this concept music does. Does your computer give you problems? Do you ever curse at your computer? Slap the side of the monitor? Pound on the keyboard with the rage and fury that only a spontaneous and unwanted reboot in the middle of something important can provoke? You are not alone.

Let's look at the flipside. Computers, they put up with a lot of crap from their users. They are forced to take in data that they might necessarily like, but, you push it on them like the bastard you are. When was the last time you did something nice for your computer? Maybe your computer hates you. A lot.

Random acts of computer violence. Theory? Science Fiction? What if we were to find out how computers really feel about us. Presented is an experimental noise tune mixed in with a little bit of comedy. Yes, experimental noise with a bit of humor attached. Some may find this song disturbing. In that case, you should listen to it over and over again.

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One of our correspondents has received word on the street that the game pogs and collecting pogs is cool again. We interviewed Lance Gerns, 2003 Pog Champion of Tampa Bay, Florida, for more information on what experts are calling a "regression fad" like New Wave music.

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