What did I do before joining the 68KMLA? I walked the streets in the evening, as an Apple Defender. Whenever I saw a hoodie standing on the corner, I whipped out his white ear buds and inspected his music player. Anyone who inserted white Apple ear buds into a non-iPod was eliminated on the spot. Real iPod owners were questioned about their upgrade plan. Just part of the Fake Steve marketing strategy.

Alas, Fake Steve failed to deliver on the fake iPod Nanos that I was planning to use. I thought it would be a good deal to give fake iPods to the thugs, so that they would recognise who to mug for the fake "real thing". [Just strike out "real thing", which is a signal to Coca Cola lawyers to kill you. I meant "real deal" which is owned by a company which has less letigious lawyers.] And Fake Steve? Some of his fake deals just don't deliver the fake goods.