Wow - this Hanson contest is already getting ugly. Here's what some anonymous hoo-hah posted on a public message board yesterday:

"Syd will win...apparently one of their friends/members works at a
technology place or something where there are a million computers as
well as ways to "beat" the system...call it an American Idol scam, but
I say bye to Scamper...sorry...GO SYD!!"

It's getting dirty, huh? Now I know what Al Gore felt like. And by that, I mean I know what it's like to claim to have invented the internet and also have hot daughters.

Friends, it doesn't have to be this way. Scamper has at its disposal the diabolical technological genius of Mr. Keith Michel. If we want a million votes, we can have them in about 2 seconds. The man labels sandwiches. He's insane. But cheating? That's not how Scamper rolls.

So if any of the other two great bands are reading this, I implore you: let's not use the power of technology to fuck each other up the ass. Let's make this Hanson deal exactly what it should be: a high school-style popularity contest. And may the band with the most friends win.

Don't forget to vote. For us.