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Track listing

Side 1: The Lawrence Arms #"Quincentuple Your Money" 3:22 #"100 Resolutions" 3:31 #"There's No Place Like a Stranger's Floor" 3:24 #"Hey, What Time is 'Pensacola: Wings of Gold' on Anyway?" 4:20 Side 2: The Chinkees #"Clouding Up My Storm" 1:33 #"1980s Drowning Me" 1:48 #"Heart + Me" 1:47 #"Run for Help" 1:25 #"Present Day Memories" 3:10

Performers

The Lawrence Arms *

Chris McCaughan Chris McCaughan (born March 30, 1977) is the guitarist and vocalist in the band The Lawrence Arms. McCaughan was formerly the guitarist for the bands Tricky Dick and The Broadways (the latter also featuring fellow Arms bandmate Brendan Kelly). H ...

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, vocals * Brendan Kelly -

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, vocals * Neil Hennessy -

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The Chinkees *

Mike Park Mike Park is a Korean American musician and progressive activist. His musical ventures include Skankin' Pickle for whom he both played the saxophone and sang, The Chinkees, The Bruce Lee Band, and Ogikubo Station, as well as an acoustic solo proj ...

- vocals, guitar,

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*Greg Alesandro - guitar, drums, backing vocals *Jason Thinh - guitar *Miya Zane Osaki - bass, backing vocals *Steve Choi - keyboards

Album information

*Record label:

*The Lawrence Arms tracks recorded at Atlas Studios in January 2001 by Matt Allison {{Authority control The Lawrence Arms albums The Chinkees albums 2001 EPs Split EPs Asian Man Records EPs