I love their choice for #1. The characters in that band were such wonderful individuals (I picked up the action figure of Zoot, complete with sax and case, for my sax-playing brother, and also love Floyd), and in the Rita Moreno episode from Season 1, she and Animal combine on a version of "Fever" that cracks me up every time. Oh, and the new DVD sets that are out now include some extra music that was never shown on American TV--since the Brits didn't have to worry about commercial breaks, there was always an extra few minutes that would be cut for the Yanks, and Jim Henson used musical numbers that could be sliced with no problem.
We're taking a moment ... and we're done.
Oz ,'Chosen'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Kathy A - Aug 08, 2007 2:06:50 pm PDT #6146 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
DavidS - Aug 08, 2007 2:13:39 pm PDT #6147 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What? No Daisy Bang?!
I don't know if you can say Spinal Tap never existed since they've actually played many concerts.
It's a good list but a bit predictable. I'd put Gorillaz on there. Probably Pynchon's The Paranoids. Maybe The Wombles. There's a definite lack of bubblegum on that list. Bruce Sterling had a short story titled "We See Things Differently" (I think) that had an interesting imaginary band.
Maybe Pagan Kennedy's The Exes.
Sean K - Aug 08, 2007 2:18:53 pm PDT #6148 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I don't know if you can say Spinal Tap never existed since they've actually played many concerts.
I was just making this same point to S while discussing the list. They put out TWO albums, and as you pointed out, have gigged live many times. Didn't they even play a Live Aid or something?
I think they can no longer be considered a fake band.
Sean K - Aug 08, 2007 2:19:37 pm PDT #6149 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Also, it made me very, very happy to see the AMA included in that list.
Jon B. - Aug 08, 2007 3:49:25 pm PDT #6150 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If Spinal Tap aren't fake, then neither are the Blues Brothers.
Sean K - Aug 08, 2007 4:03:49 pm PDT #6151 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Fair enough.
Laga - Aug 08, 2007 6:07:52 pm PDT #6152 of 10003
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
If Saturday Night Live counts as a performance, The Rutles are real too.
tina f. - Aug 08, 2007 7:38:21 pm PDT #6153 of 10003
Hec!
I have new hair!. I have to make these photos non-public after a bit or my afraid-of-his-picture-on-the-interweb bf might kill me.
I hope you approve. I love it. Though I feel kind of guilty about the freaking year's worth of my future child's college tuition that it cost me.
Oh and just when we were all getting excited about Parts & Labor - their drummer up and quits the band. Darn it. They were very that-particular-drummer dependent.
DavidS - Aug 08, 2007 8:01:52 pm PDT #6154 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fantastic haircut, tina. Great cut and really looks amazing on you.
Good job, tina's stylist!
tina f. - Aug 08, 2007 8:12:46 pm PDT #6155 of 10003
Thank you, sir. It means a lot coming from someone with your short locks expertise.
::runs back to mirror to continue to play with new hair and product::