Song: “Lazy Eye”

The people at Amoeba know their shit.

I have a tendency to forget exactly what I’m looking for the second I enter Amoeba. Something about the sheer number of options blurs my brain and I can’t remember anything.The other day I blanked out on the album I wanted to buy, and sheepishly approached the information desk.

[scripty]
PAMIE
I’m going to be so annoying. I’m sorry.

GIRL
That’s okay. It’s what I’m here for.

PAMIE
I don’t remember the name of the band. And the song is on all the time. I can’t escape it. It’s on the radio, and this digital cable music channel that —

GIRL
Do you know the name of the song?

PAMIE
No. But they sound like Smashing Pumpkins, but there’s maybe a girl lead singer and–

[The girl turns to the guy standing next to her, giving him the raised eyebrow.]

GIRL
You know what she’s talking about?

BOY
No, not yet.

GIRL
I’m really more of a hip-hop expert.

PAMIE
It’s like the Something Somethings. You know?

GIRL
There are a lot of Something Somethings, is the problem.

PAMIE
Filmore Slipups. Filmore Somethings. Or the Slapshot Somethings.

BOY
You don’t know the band, the song, or the album?

PAMIE
The cover looks like —

GIRL
Hey, the cover! He’s good with covers.

BOY
What’s the cover?

PAMIE
It’s dark, with like, sparkly writing on top.

GIRL
Wow.

PAMIE
I told you I was going to be annoying.

BOY
Dark, with sparkly writing. Let’s see. There’s…Silversun Pickups—

PAMIE
That’s it! You did it on the first try!

GIRL
He’s really very good at this.

PAMIE
Yeah, he is.

BOY
And when we get the new Filmore Slipups, I’ll give you a call.

PAMIE
You should. They’re awesome.
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[No lie, the song just started playing again on my television. I seem to hear this song seven times a day.]