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Looks like they owe Phil Manzanera some money.
Shhhhh......still a pretty well-kept secret....the kindest, friendliest, most generous, most welcoming people I have ever come across, with mildish winters, superb summers, negligible crime, and all round chillness. The lingo is a tad complicated, but the beer and coffee are cheap.
Shhhhh......
Years ago, when I first moved to NC, I worked in a fancy, "specialty" store (which still sort of exists under a different iteration and a different location), and Christmas was their biggest time. They played Christmas music continually from the middle of November - the set list may have had about 60 or 70 songs it seemed. Since it was so unbearable by about the second day, the other workers in my department and I made up a pool where everyone contributed a dollar and picked ten songs - some could pick some of the same songs, but not the same ten. Each player's "predictions" were written on checklists and whoever got all ten of theirs first won the pooled money. Eventually some of the other departments heard about the pool and soon the pot was around $25.00 or more. Some of the management found out but weren't that concerned about it - as long as it didn't detract from us doing our jobs. One of the floor managers came to me and said something like: "You just moved here from NY; I know this had to have been your idea." I disavowed all knowledge of its creation.
" One of the floor managers came to me and said something like: "You just moved here from NY; I know this had to have been your idea." I disavowed all knowledge of its creation."
I visited Southern Season years ago—loved it. I didn't hear the muffled screams of the soundtrack-tortured minions.
I'm staying at a nice little hotel today and have heard "Jingle Bell Rock" three times while walking down various corridors. I can only imagine the brains of the people who are working here or mall shops for eight hours each day having to listen to the same songs over and over and over and over...
Years ago, when I first moved to NC, I worked in a fancy, "specialty" store (which still sort of exists under a different iteration and a different location), and Christmas was their biggest time. They played Christmas music continually from the middle of November - the set list may have had about 60 or 70 songs it seemed. Since it was so unbearable by about the second day, the other workers in my department and I made up a pool where everyone contributed a dollar and picked ten songs - some could pick some of the same songs, but not the same ten. Each player's "predictions" were written on checklists and whoever got all ten of theirs first won the pooled money. Eventually some of the other departments heard about the pool and soon the pot was around $25.00 or more. Some of the management found out but weren't that concerned about it - as long as it didn't detract from us doing our jobs. One of the floor managers came to me and said something like: "You just moved here from NY; I know this had to have been your idea." I disavowed all knowledge of its creation.
I'm staying at a nice little hotel today and have heard "Jingle Bell Rock" three times while walking down various corridors. I can only imagine the brains of the people who are working here or mall shops for eight hours each day having to listen to the same songs over and over and over and over...
I pretty much love all the songs, but the reduncancy while trapped would be a kind of torture. Now I'm good with Andy, but mix in a dozen or so reps of "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" in any given year of seasons, and I'm probably going to get snarky like Sparky lol.
I'm staying at a nice little hotel today and have heard "Jingle Bell Rock" three times while walking down various corridors. I can only imagine the brains of the people who are working here or mall shops for eight hours each day having to listen to the same songs over and over and over and over...
Just like my middle fingers most days. 
