Ancestors

Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:06

Currently having lunch in a restaurant that has been playing a 36.4 second clip of Laura Brannigan’s Self Control on endless loop for the past half hour and I have so many questions.

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Toot

Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:08

Staff in and out, other customers, woman at the register taking orders and calls, another doing paperwork at the counter — are we the only ones who notice?

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Descendants

Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:09

Considered the possibility that we’re in hell, but the food is delicious.

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:10

🎵 In the day, nothing matters. It’s the nighttime that matters 🎶

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:10

We’re almost done, but I’m reluctant to leave. I kind of want to see where this is going.

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:13

At first, I thought it was some mega-extended mix, but I realized after about 10 minutes that we still hadn’t heard about how she lives among the creatures of the night but hasn’t got the will to try and fight.

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:14

Then I caught the clumsy edit and got out the stopwatch. 36.4 seconds. Again and again.

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:23

This was actually one of my favorite songs when I was, like, seven or eight years old. I can’t help but feel like this is significant somehow.

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:24

Okay, time to amble up to the counter and pay the bill. Do I say something or let it ride?

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:25

Not going to say anything. I wouldn’t want to deprive future diners of this experience. Also I kinda want to come back next week and see if it’s still playing.

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 21:31

Okay. Checked out without incident. Currently in the car, listening to the full song just to make sure there IS a full song and I haven’t slipped into an alternate timeline where that’s actually how it goes.

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Written by Dominic Armato on 2024-10-16 at 22:16

I kept thinking about that John Mulaney bit about What’s New, Pussycat and half-expected them to mix in a 36.4-second clip of Gloria before going back to Self Control.

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