Bryce Napier: Whenever I check out at the store with an odd selection, I wonder if anyone in the history of shopping has had that exact combination—like lip balm, napkins, and a can of beans. Wondering the same about the #xpncountdown. Beyonce, Phish, Dead Kennedys and Phil C in the last hour. Unprecedented?

Whenever I check out at the store with an odd selection, I wonder if anyone in the history of shopping has had that exact combination—like lip balm, napkins, and a can of beans. Wondering the same about the #xpncountdown. Beyonce, Phish, Dead Kennedys and Phil C in the last hour. Unprecedented?