Re: Time, time, time; see what's become of me.
 

This needs a "Y'all".

A Real Speech
 

This reminds me of a conversation I had last week with a friend. How fucking awesome would it be if Obama got up at the Inauguration and gave the following speech?:

Can you count, suckahs? I say the future is ours. If you can count. Now look at what you have before you. You've got Indiana sitting next to California. We've got Virginia right by Massachusets. Nobody is wasting nobody. That is a miracle. And miracle is the way things ought to be.

You're standing right now with 57 Senators from our 50 states. And there are over 255 more Congressmen from the House. That's 312 hardcore members. 2,534.5, counting democratic delegates. And 66,361,433 more, not organized, but ready to fight. 66,363,967.5 soldiers.

Now there ain't but 214 Republican Senators and Reps in the whole town, can you dig it? Can you dig it? CAAAAAN YOOOOOU DIG IIIIIIIIT?

TM

Re: A Real Speech
 

You missed the most important element--dress code. Will this speech be delivered in morning pants, or in a fleece-lined brown leather duster?

Paging DebtSlave...

CDF

Re: It is nought good a sleeping hound wake...
 

I thought it was just further evidence that all of y'all are his socks.

Re: It is nought good a sleeping hound wake...
 

If he has my log-in, "I" may owe y'all some apologies. How long have "I" been gone?

CDF (It's been years since I spent much time here. The board looks a little different from what I remember--better now, I think.)

time, time, time.....
 

Yes, a Hazy Shade of winter indeed. Tell her I said hi!

Re: time, time, time.....
 

unsolicited suggestion? go make fake posts on all the other boards so that if she comes back the "penske account" posts together spell "Welcome Back Paigow!"

Re: A Real Speech
 

that doesnt sound very post-partisan.

Re: It is nought good a sleeping hound wake...
 

I quit sockin after I deep sixed the patentpara thing. Even I came to realise that the hiring the hooker to meet TM thing was a little much.....

Re: Hush my darling, don't you cry.
 

2. I don't think either The Bangles or The Go-Go's qualify as guilty pleasures. What's more Susanna Hoffs has done some excellent work recently with Matthew Sweet. They have an album called Under the Covers, Vol. 1 with some nice takes on Neil Young and The Who, among others. I'd wager she'll be sitting in with Matthew Sweet for at least his LA tour date next week. She's got one of the most underappreciated female voices in rock/pop music.

Belinda Carlisle actually put out a well-received French-language album (titled Voila) last year. In fairness to those shoppers who might want to click the Amazon link (is there an Amazon link on here now?) it seems pretty clear that Ms. Carlisle's Playboy photos (taken when she was 42!) were more well-received than her new album.

Re: A Real Speech
 

Please tell me you get the reference.

TM

Re: A Real Speech
 

I figured it was A reference, but I had (and have) no idea what it was.

I'm the Queen of Uncool.

Queen Lame-tifa?

Re: A Real Speech
 

http://www.dvdclassik.com/V2/Critiqu...riors%2006.jpg

and look what I found:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2300/...951d8e884a.jpg

Guess my idea wasn't so original.

TM

Re: A Real Speech
 

It may not have been unique to you, but you can never go wrong with The Warriors.

Re: They get off on '57 Chevys
 

I bought some Hank III on the suggestion of a buddy who said it was great stuff for freeway driving. "Hellbilly," I believe is the style.

Imagine Slayer playing banjos with Roy Acuff's voice sped up from 33 to 45 on the vocals. Now fill every song with a run of mindless cursing, ranting at the music industry and the a few screams here and there.

Perhaps it is perfect California freeway music.

ETA: He has a punk side project. God only knows what that sounds like.

Re: Hush my darling, don't you cry.
 

For fuck's sake, we're a half step away from discussing how unfairly maligned Bananara was and how dark and subversive their music and lyrics are once you really get to know their oeuvre.

And NotBob, if you ever compare Sleater-Kinney to the Bangles again, I am going to e-mail the early-90s version of Kathleen Hanna and tell her that you called Liz Phair a riot grrrl.

funny story disguised as a request for advice
 

a woman i know does "photo montages." she takes a hundred or so photos and video and put music to it and creates the films shown at bar/bat mitzvahs.

a somewhat distant old friend sent the 100 pictures selected for her younger son's video.

among them is a picture shot in some living room that takes in two chairs with an older couple in them and a couch. on the couch is the older son, stark naked with pecked clearly shown. he is about 8. the younger brother has his back to the camera, and in standing over his brother in underwear.

the thing is, a mom is supposed to select the pictures that best highlight the child. this picture, at best, highlights the older son. AND actually raises questions about what sort of odd rituals these people might be doing.

she choose to not include the shot, and the mom did not ask about it.

we are debating whether to ask the mom about the shot. thoughts?

Re: Hush my darling, don't you cry.
 

translation: I had a monster crush on Siobhan until I saw the Really saying something video, with Neville Staple hanging all over her. the band has been dead to me since.

Re: funny story disguised as a request for advice
 

No.

Re: Hush my darling, don't you cry.
 

Why so serious?

CDF

Re: Hush my darling, don't you cry.
 

Walk Like an Egyptian always really bothered me. It seemed racist.

He was really saying something.
 

You have a long memory (although I think that I actually said it about someone even less riot grrrl-y than Liz Phair).

For the record, "SK approximates the Bangles or Go-Go's" was Diane's comparison, not mine. Please update your records accordingly.

Re: He was really saying something.
 

Too late. In fact, the official record has you down as saying, "The Bangles were like an earlier, harder-edged version of Sleater-Kinney." Which I really cannot fucking believe you said. I mean, seriously . . . .

Re: They get off on '57 Chevys
 

Hank III is awesome.

Don't stop believin'
 

You know, no matter how hard you try, you're gonna end up listening to piano concertos and drinking sherry in the end. You might as well speed it up and save yourself the angst of the Journey.

CDF

Re: funny story disguised as a request for advice
 

What would you ask?

Re: funny story disguised as a request for advice
 

I think he wants tips on how not to get arrested.

CDF

Re: funny story disguised as a request for advice
 

what the fuck was going on there? but we'd have to figure a polite way of asking, of course.

Re: Don't stop believin'
 

I have nothing against piano concertos or sherry. But I refuse to believe that nostalgia for 80s girl groups and wine coolers is part of the journey. Or Journey.

Re: Don't stop believin'
 

soccer question: can the referee get a yellow card?

Re: funny story disguised as a request for advice
 

Word choice? Sub-optimal. But your heart's in the right place.

CDF

Re: Don't stop believin'
 

Agreed. And thank you for your support in validating the re: line.

CDF

ETA that I do believe Not Bob occassionally cries out "oh, Sherry." It comes with the territory.

Re: They get off on '57 Chevys
 

1. Dissent, vigorously, strenuously... vehemently. Chapin is the nuclear option, a Godwin's Law issue in the discussion of music. Comparing anything to "Taxi" or "Cat's Cradle" is to take it so low the speaker concedes all suggestions of objectivity.*

2. Not a strenuous enough. Raitt's a musical genius in much the same way Sheryl Crowe is considered an amazing singer. Both are able and not much else. Comparing anything with Duane in it to a never-was industry darling is sacrilege.

Bob should know better. I can only assume he's trolling, as he always does.

*Rejected as an addendum thrice by the Nazis at Wikipedia.

After all your words of steel.
 

Indeed.

Or, as a penske imitator might put it: sts, npi, iykwimaityd, nttawwt, etc.

Re: A Real Speech
 

Yes. It was a staple at the midnight movies when I was in High school. I think it went straight from its theatrical run to midnight.

I am clicking a couple of bottles together right now....."Thurgreed, come out and plaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy aayyyyyyyyy"

Re: Hush my darling, don't you cry.
 

In comparison to FunBoy 3 or just objectively?

fuck hugh!
 

Have you seen the porno baby episode of CYE?

Re: Hush my darling, don't you cry.
 

am i on ignore?

Re: After all your words of steel.
 

Looks like you blew that sock....I am not sure if I am flattered or offended. I'll twitter you my decision.

Re: They get off on '57 Chevys
 

How long before
makes it to Hank's sig line?