Lost in the Grooves got mentioned on Soundcheck.

Hec, my brother LOVES your book. LOOOOOOVES. I cannot stress that enough. He said something along the lines of "Finally! A book for geeks like me!"

The Soundcheck episode is now ready to go. The LITG mentioner is Sean from Pennsylvania, and he mentions it at 51:25 of the show.

His guilty pleasure was "Ballroom Blitz," which Anthony DeCurtis & Richard Barone agreed was great but didn't think really fit into the guilty pleasure category. Richard Barone said he used to use it to get bands psyched up when he was producing.

Barone is a huge glam fan - covering Bowie and T.Rex and others during his career.

The Soundcheck episode is now ready to go. The LITG mentioner is Sean from Pennsylvania, and he mentions it at 51:25 of the show.

Sweeet! Thanks, joe! Thanks Sean From Pennsylvania for giving us yet another NPR mention.

Hec, my brother LOVES your book. LOOOOOOVES. I cannot stress that enough. He said something along the lines of "Finally! A book for geeks like me!"

I really need to meet him. When's he coming to SF?

Hec, my brother LOVES your book. LOOOOOOVES. I cannot stress that enough. He said something along the lines of "Finally! A book for geeks like me!"

I really need to meet him. When's he coming to SF?

Um. Good question. He said that if I move there, he'll drive my U-Haul out there for me.

Ah, c'mon. If "Ballroom Blitz" isn't a guilty pleasure, I don't know what is. That may be the only song I like that embarrasses the living hell out me every single time.

Ah, c'mon. If "Ballroom Blitz" isn't a guilty pleasure, I don't know what is. That may be the only song I like that embarrasses the living hell out me every single time.

Dude, do I need to cite Susan Sontag's Against Interpretation at you?

If if it gives you pleasure, then why the guilt? Puritans think thus. ::kicks porn tapes under the couch out of sight::

Besides it's no more or less goofy than any of the other brilliant ChinniChap productions. And if they weren't around to inspire Bowie to create a faux-popstar in Ziggy, then we'd be missing out on a really good songbook.

"Ready Steve?"
"Uh huh." t feyest voice EVER

Ah, c'mon. If "Ballroom Blitz" isn't a guilty pleasure, I don't know what is.

I wish they'd turn that commercial where they throw bowling balls & bbq's out of the back of a couple semis at whatever cars they're trying to sell into a video. I'd just keep watching it over and over. And feel no guilt about it whatsoever.

I think the "Ready Steve?" part might have a little something to do with my embarrassment about the song. Somehow, I could listen to Serge G & Jane B make sex noise in "Je T'aime" all day with nary a blush - even with children about - but Steve's affirmative response flat-out makes my ears burn. What can I say? It's my only musical pleasure that I'd be too embarrassed to crank on the stereo with my windows down.

but Steve's affirmative response flat-out makes my ears burn. What can I say?

Have you ever seen a Sweet video? Steve Priest camped it up to an outrageous degree with the girly ensembles and fake-hitler moustaches and pouty expresssions. Would it help any to know that (a) he was obviously having fun (b) he was obviously treating pop music like the slutty whore it is and sending it up and (c) of all the members of Sweet he's the only one that survived reasonably intact?

Never seen a Sweet video, but I'm sure they were having a hell of a time.