Because I'm addicted to talk radio as of late, I haven't listened to the local station - Top 40 or Pop or whatever it is - for awhile. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, I caught a snippet of a catchy song on non-talk radio, which got stuck in my head, and I decided it may be worth 99 cents on iTunes. I had to do a little digging to find out what the song was, and was horrified to discover that it was La-La by ASHLEE SIMPSON.

And then I wanted to die.

By the way, if you have those Pepsi caps lying around, not fulfilling their purpose in life, you can email the codes to me, and I will love you forever. Well, that's a little extreme. I won't love you - I mean, unless I already love you - but I'll do something. Hm. What could I do, to show my sincere gratitude? I know! I'll download a song! For me! Legally! And for free! And it won't be Rico Suave! [small voice] Because it's not available on iTunes. [/sv]

Maybe Gerardo is one of those artists who wants people to buy the entire album, because "it tells a story." I read an anti-digital music interview with Dave Matthews once that said that. Now, I love me some Dave, but pffffffft. His albums tell a story that goes something like this (gather around, chirrun.)

Once upon a time, a guy made a lot of funny noises. The end.

Anyway, I had to fess up about almost buying an Ashlee Simpson song. Urgh. And the shameless begging for iTunes codes worked in rather nicely, didn't it?