the postal service

stringbeans · #1 (**permalink**) Nov 07, 04

are any of you reminded of the pet shop boys by some of their songs?

ps. im starting to like them more and more

robyn · #2 (**permalink**) Nov 07, 04

Remember when I tried to explain them to you, like new-whiney-emo-but-it-sucks-less? And you just didn't get it.

charly · #3 (**permalink**) Nov 07, 04

^ i totally made him like them.
haha

first mario paint, now pet shop boys?

stringbeans · #4 (**permalink**) Nov 07, 04

ok, it's more towards the petshop boys side of things than it is mario paint :p

Cdn_Brdr · #5 (**permalink**) Nov 08, 04

I heard an interesting little bit about The Postal Service today.

The US Postal Service threatened legal action against them for using the name without the apparent legal right to do so. In response the PS told the USPS that the reason they named their band the PS is because almost all of the songs had come togehter through the mail. Both memebrs of the group are in groups of their own and they kept in touch sending lyrics and music through the mail. Apparently the entire album came together like this and therefore the band chose the PS as their name.

The USPS was amazed by this and allowed them to use the name as long as the PS agreed to do promotional appearances and such for them. The USPS figures that by using a popular band they can keep in touch with the youth of America... the future of their business as one rep said.

OK.... cool story and all but does the mail service really need to 'keep in touch' with the youth? It's fucking mail!

Grapes · #6 (**permalink**) Nov 08, 04

The US Postal service absolutely has to keep in touch with today's youth! With the ubiquitous nature of the intraweb, "snail mail" is falling behind in popularity. Perhaps The Postal Service could usher in a new era for the national service!!

...

That is, until someone forms a band called The E-mails!

Holy shit, good band name alert! :D

-ff- · #7 (**permalink**) Nov 08, 04

^

heh, they totally do need to keep in touch with the youth.

Tell you the truth, as embarrassing as it is, I can't really use the mail. All those steps, gotta get stamps, gotta figure out how much the postage is to get wherever.... bah! I'm getting nervous already!