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Why am I listening to this? Even "Keep on the Sunny Side" makes we want to jump off a damn bridge.

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  1. CookbookJuly 15, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    Prep has been on my "to-read" list for a while. It's sitting on a shelf, waiting...

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  2. mamacitaJuly 15, 2010 at 9:16 AM

    Yeah, same here for ... what, five years? It's as good as they say. You should read it.

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  3. SaraJuly 15, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    I haven't read Prep yet, but kept meaning to...

    I love the O Brother soundtrack -- but if it's a bit too upbeat for you, you should check out the (similar but edgier) Carolina Chocolate Drops -- Pandora will play a lot of there stuff if you seed a channel with them....

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