File under: You really never know what's going to show up for sale on Craigslist. About twenty minutes ago, a posting for the amp used in O.J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial popped up for sale in St. Louis. The seller says:

I have the PA amp that was used in the Trial of the Century. It is a Stewart PA-50B. I recieved it from the Contractor that remodeled the L.A. County Courthouse. It still has the Seal of the L.A. COURTS on the back an it says jurybox on the front. I have powered it up an jammed my Ipods threw it an its loud as hell for a half rack space power amp! This is a collectors item like no other. Millions of people watched the Trial an listen to this amp ."If the glove dont fit you must aquit" So give me an offer.

The seller is only keeping it up for a week, and then says he's heading to eBay. Here are the photos included with the post:

Well, this didn't take long: I was passed a very well-thought-out, measured response to the subject of our blogpost this morning, "FORMED A BAND." The poster, a St. Louis native, is part of a band that's "signed to a Warner Brothers subsidiary" -- he doesn't say who; Cavo's on Reprise, but he says that the rest of the band isn't from STL -- and has some very, very smart things to say about today's music industry. Such as:

2) Major labels aren't signing metalcore right now because it doesn't sell. Sad fact. You might get signed to a smaller label (Victory or Roadrunner) that still supports that genre, but with that smaller label comes less exposure and less of the fame you crave. Needless to say, you aren't going to get signed playing the stuff you want to play. Right now, major labels are looking for quirky indie pop/rock stuff. Ludo, another band from St. Louis that blew up, is a good example. Playing metalcore and thinking you're going to get huge is like someone playing hair metal in 1993 and thinking they're going to make it huge. Most "signed, famous" metalcore acts do not have much money. I've got friends that are in a band that's signed to Victory. They're broke 99% of the time!

(Welcome to a recurring feature on A to Z: The Craiglist Musician Post of the Week. Associates and friends keep sending me links to funny and/or bizarre listings -- ones that deserve to be shared with the world.)

Things have been a bit quiet on the Craigslist front -- at least until yesterday afternoon, when the ad LOOKS LIKE.... (SL) appeared.

I WANNA START A BAND, BUT IM SICK AN TIRED OF PEOPLE FLAKIN AND NOT WANTING TO WORK OR SACRIFICE FOR MY PROJECT. I HAVE VISION THAT NEEDS TO BE FULFILLED AND I CANT PLAY EVERYTHING MYSELF. WELL I CAN, BUT NOT AT THE SAME TIME SO I NEED PEOPLE TO PLAY.

DELEGATING RESPONSIBILITY, THE HALLMARK OF A GOOD LEADER. BUT THERE ARE RULES INVOLVED FOR THE BAND, PEOPLE. RULES! INCLUDING:

(Welcome to a recurring feature on A to Z: The Craiglist Musician Post of the Week. Associates and friends keep sending me links to funny and/or bizarre listings -- ones that deserve to be shared with the world.)

Why is St. Louis' original music scene perceived as weak? Well, the author of "St. Louis Original Scene (In The Pocket)" has the answers:

The fact is that St. Louis' original bands suck. Entirely too many young kiddies who don't bother to take the time to understand and study music. You think all you have to do is wear weird clothes, get a strange sound out of a cheaply made "axe" and by God you are an ARTIST! I realize that studying harmony, rhythm, scales, the circle of fifths, melodic voicing, etc. is time consuming and all, but there is no shortcut, and no amount of stupid band names like the Boiling Eyeballs is going to distract people from the fact that you have no musical integrity.

But that's not all:

(Welcome to a recurring feature on A to Z: The Craiglist Musician Post of the Week. Associates and friends keep sending me links to funny and/or bizarre listings -- ones that deserve to be shared with the world.)

I imagine this one's gonna be taken down, stat, because it's a doozy. And clearly written by someone in a local band who's, um, a tad bit frustrated with the local music scene. The ad "Band willing to be the lowest common denominator" begins:

Hello. I'm in a band that is looking to play the same tired clubs as everyone else in front of the same 30 people because no one, from musicians to promoters, can be arsed to promote a show around here. What makes us different, you ask? We are willing to sell our souls to play at YOUR venue. That's right. We will literally sign a contract giving you our souls all for the joy of playing your run down hole-in-the-wall while your sound man glowers at us and cuts our set short by 15 minutes and the crowd the other bands bring leaves before our first song and the other bands use our set as a convenient time to load out.

And then, a few sentences later:

Actually, I'll tell you what. These are desperate times, what with all the other local bands bending over backwards to be the lowest common denominator. First, they'd play for not much money. Then for free. Then they'd pay to play. Well, desperate times call for desperate measures.

What are these (NSFW) desperate measures, you ask?

(Welcome to a recurring feature on A to Z: The Craiglist Musician Post of the Week. Associates and friends keep sending me links to funny and/or bizarre listings -- ones that deserve to be shared with the world.)

This one perhaps needs no explanation. Posted in the musical instruments section on Craigslist, which is perhaps explains the ire. Also, this response does not reflect the editorial stance or opinions of A to Z; it's strictly one anonymous poster's cranky reply.

The response:

Ideally if you play ANY instruments like guitar or bass or even drums then we WANT YOU! If you are STRICTLY a vocalist we can NOT use you however. You must play an actual instrument to hook up with us. We are musically versatile, and all can play several instruments so whatever is YOUR main thang we can adapt to your needs and talents.

Each and every piece of hardware that was once chrome (screw, washer, lug, nut, stand, mount, etc.), was sanded/sand blasted, sprayed with powder and baked at 350+ degrees to produce this awesome, ultra high gloss, red finish that's 10 times stronger than paint. A powder coated finish will never dull and resists scratches! The set includes: 12" Tom, 13" Tom, 14" Tom, 15" Tom, 24" Bass Drum, 14" chrome Ludwig snare and Gibraltar cage with matching cymbal stands.