Buffistas

Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination. Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.

'Out Of Gas'

Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!

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.

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DavidS - Jun 10, 2010 12:26:34 pm PDT #3105 of 6436

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I am amused that I loved that song as a kid despite having no idea what it was about.

Ditto. Even with them cooing "Such a drag..." on the outro.

Even more belatedly I realized that every early seventies rock song with "Queen" in the title was making the same reference. "Rock and Roll Queen" by Mott the Hoople, "Lonestar Queen" by the New York Dolls. Probably even "Mississippi Queen" ("if you know what I mean...") by Mountain.

Relatedly, I put a cover of Van Morrison's "Madam George" by Marianne Faithful on a mix and I've been thinking about that song. It's always read as being about an aging drag queen though Van has denied it. But it's hard to miss a line like, "And in the corner playing dominoes in Drag / the one and only Madame George."

Scrappy - Jun 10, 2010 12:31:11 pm PDT #3106 of 6436

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Isn't Mississippi Queen about a prostitute?

DavidS - Jun 10, 2010 12:37:08 pm PDT #3107 of 6436

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Isn't Mississippi Queen about a prostitute?

Drag Queens can be prostitutes too!

Kathy A - Jun 10, 2010 12:49:18 pm PDT #3108 of 6436

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

When I was a kid, I had no idea "House of the Rising Sun" was about a prostitute/bordello.

tommyrot - Jun 10, 2010 1:21:48 pm PDT #3109 of 6436

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Theremin Guitar Hero

"Greig 'Theremin Hero' Stewart has developed a way to play Guitar Hero with a theremin, like an air guitar. The results speak for themselves, in this rocking video complete with awesome costumes and some sweet artwork. It even has a Co-op mode. ROCK ON! This needs to be a real product!"

Jon B. - Jun 10, 2010 1:51:40 pm PDT #3110 of 6436

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Theremin Guitar Hero

I saw that yesterday, but couldn't decide whether to post in here, tech, or the gaming thread. Then I saw something shiny and forgot.

billytea - Jun 10, 2010 3:49:48 pm PDT #3111 of 6436

You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I saw that yesterday, but couldn't decide whether to post in here, tech, or the gaming thread. Then I saw something shiny and forgot.

Your outfit? Your THEREMIN GUITAR HERO outfit?

tommyrot - Jun 11, 2010 11:22:17 am PDT #3112 of 6436

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Damn, Grace Jones' cover of Joy Division's "She's Lost Control" is weird....

msbelle - Jun 12, 2010 5:17:12 am PDT #3113 of 6436

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

well, it is grace jones.

DavidS - Jun 13, 2010 8:38:35 am PDT #3114 of 6436

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Whoa, this is a significant find.

Footage from the Atomic Sunrise Festival (1970) has emerged.

Significant because it features super rare footage of David Bowie with The Hype - his first band with Mick Ronson, featuring Tony Visconti on bass. This is from 1970, and you can see Bowie's working through some early aspects of glam.

Also, very early Genesis footage.

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