051 Temporary Secretary
I should be at work today. A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine said they would need a temp secretary at her job for two weeks at the end of May. My schedule looked pretty hairy, especially with a Saturday show in DC that i'd have to drive to straight from work, but with van payments for the tour tapping me on the shoulder (not to mention plane tickets to the UK!), I quickly agreed. It was to start on Thursday and as of Wednesday morning, all was well.
So on Wednesday afternoon, I called my friend to get the particulars. Bad news. She explained to me that everything had gone horribly awry. It seems as though the big boss man of the company was totally cool with hiring a temp for the secretary position... until he found out i was a guy. That's right, folks. Sexism at its finest alive and well. I was not "hired" because I'm a guy, and I also was not "hired" because the boss wants a woman to answer the phones. I'm not sure whether that would be reverse sexism or not since it works both ways so we'll just call it double sexism... Whatever. At least now I can work on my really great cover song for this weekend's shows. And blog with unbridled enthusiasm.
In light of the situation, I decided to post some relevant mp3's. Immediately, I rushed for my LPs and busted out the fucking weirdest Paul McCartney album you've never heard. Why is that relevant? Well because track number 2 is a cute little ditty known as... "Temporary Secretary!" It's just plain odd and I urge you to download it and marvel at its silliness. I even had to record it straight from the vinyl since no one in their right mind would have this album in their shared collection. You know what's great? At about 2/3 of the way through, Paul busts into this spoken part in a Southern US accent and he sounds exactly like Robert Pollard... who often busts into a British accent. That gives me a great idea.
MP3: Temporary Secretary - Paul McCartney
MP3: Hot Freaks - Guided By Voices
MP3: Your Name is Wild - Guided By Voices
So on Wednesday afternoon, I called my friend to get the particulars. Bad news. She explained to me that everything had gone horribly awry. It seems as though the big boss man of the company was totally cool with hiring a temp for the secretary position... until he found out i was a guy. That's right, folks. Sexism at its finest alive and well. I was not "hired" because I'm a guy, and I also was not "hired" because the boss wants a woman to answer the phones. I'm not sure whether that would be reverse sexism or not since it works both ways so we'll just call it double sexism... Whatever. At least now I can work on my really great cover song for this weekend's shows. And blog with unbridled enthusiasm.
In light of the situation, I decided to post some relevant mp3's. Immediately, I rushed for my LPs and busted out the fucking weirdest Paul McCartney album you've never heard. Why is that relevant? Well because track number 2 is a cute little ditty known as... "Temporary Secretary!" It's just plain odd and I urge you to download it and marvel at its silliness. I even had to record it straight from the vinyl since no one in their right mind would have this album in their shared collection. You know what's great? At about 2/3 of the way through, Paul busts into this spoken part in a Southern US accent and he sounds exactly like Robert Pollard... who often busts into a British accent. That gives me a great idea.
MP3: Temporary Secretary - Paul McCartney
MP3: Hot Freaks - Guided By Voices
MP3: Your Name is Wild - Guided By Voices
posted by Robert at 9:40 AM
8 Comments:
"the boss wants a woman to answer the phones"...totally sounds like a situation that would've happened at that last place I worked. That's crap....well, if you want to make the most of your time I'd say you should head down to Schuba's tonight to see Hanalei, Russian Circles, Graham Smith (of kleenexgirlwonder) and Sleep Out! 9pm! AND its a benefit for a new club "the black spot" an all ages venue...like the fireside but without the booze. Wait, don't print that....
Oh wait...you're probably going to be driving to D.C. tonight....
^ I love the Hanalei album, was listening to bits of it earlier on my drive to Uni. 'John Hughes Endings' is such a good track.
That's bad news about the job. Sue them! Be a true American! (just joking)
This Paul McCartney track is not at all what I was expecting. Take away that synth arpeggio thing and I reckon that'd be pretty good. Actually...... hmmmm..... I really can't make up my mind on this one.
That's odd becuase I am working as a temporary secretary and I got the job because I am male. One of the senior employees dislikes other women. Good for me! Sorry Bob.
i need to figure out how to post mp3s from my ipod. i cant get any songs out of the sucker. please help.
i like this song a lot dude... like a lot...
Hey anonymous, you need to download the program iPod Rip. It's great and it does exactly what you need it to do:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20083
xxoo
bob
temporary secretary was played on an english radio show the other day. what an odd song. whats the rest of the lp like?
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