when worlds collide

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for whatever reason, i never thought i'd come across howie day's name while getting my daily fix of wonkette dirt and wit.

nevertheless, what do i find today? howie's name (in bold, natch) in a snippet linking to this at the new york daily news:

Sen. John Edwards' daughter Cate slipped backstage after an acoustic set by Howie Day at the Conde Nast Grey Goose party at Tao. The Vice Presidential contender's fresh-from-Princeton lass gushed over Day's performance...

at least the girl's got taste, right?