109 Songs from iTunes

Alucky individual has officially purchased and downloaded the 1,000,000,000th song from the iTunes Music Store. For his troubles, Apple has awarded this fortunate fellow with an iMac, 10 iPods, and a $10,000 iTMS gift-card.

While I did purchase one song* from the iTMS during their promotional countdown (or count-up, as it were) to the Big Billion, I'm sorry to report that it wasn't me. No, this guy apparently goes by the name "Alex Ostrovsky" (of West Bloomfield, Michigan), and I wish him well. Also, I wonder if he might not have an iPod to spare?

Congratulations, Alex.

* It was 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie, if you must know.

"Check it out" of the Week

A Grand Don't Come for Free
The Streets.

I won't blame you if the Streets aren't your speed, but I think they're great. Catchy, smart, and a little bit wacky. What's not to like?

Album cover courtesy of Amazon

Today I have achieved absolutely naught.
By just being out of the house, I've lost out.
If I had wanted to end up with more now,
I should have just stayed in bed like I know how.
- "It Was Supposed To Be So Easy", The Streets