I dreamt I was hanging out with Lyle Lovett last night.
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
Sue - Jul 16, 2005 12:39:25 pm PDT #9379 of 10003
hip deep in pie
sumi - Jul 16, 2005 5:52:54 pm PDT #9380 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
I attempted to watch Rock Star: InXS tonight. I found extremely watch from the hall. In fact, I called a friend who was also finding it watch from the hall and we were able to support each other through the 30 minute elimination episode.
Steph L. - Jul 16, 2005 6:36:37 pm PDT #9381 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
This might be the best thread to mention this -- guess who gets a visit from Liese S. and her hubby??? (If it's not me, this is a really lame post.)
But it is me! They're in Kentucky right now -- they've been travelling this summer with their program -- and are headed to Indiana tomorrow, and are driving through Cincy. I told them that if they'd like to stop and take a break, I'd love to fill them full of Graeter's to beat the heat.
They'll also be back in Cincy on Thursday, for longer than just taking a break -- the whole afternoon/evening. As of right now, it's looking like we'll hook up on Thursday -- Liese e-mailed me a little while ago and said that tomorrow looks busy for them, though there's an outside possibility that they may stop on their way through.
In any case, YAY! Liese and hubby!!!
DavidS - Jul 16, 2005 6:38:12 pm PDT #9382 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This might be the best thread to mention this -- guess who gets a visit from Liese S. and her hubby??? (If it's not me, this is a really lame post.)
Lucky you! I'm very jealous. (Also - take pictures.)
Are you still up? Can you hop on IM for a second?
Steph L. - Jul 16, 2005 6:45:09 pm PDT #9383 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Lucky you! I'm very jealous.
As well you should be.
(Also - take pictures.)
But of course! It's some kind of law -- all Buffista meetups must be photographed for proof and posterity.
beth b - Jul 16, 2005 11:53:06 pm PDT #9384 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
xposted from Natter
now for the hivemind question . In the 70's there were at least 2 different fake interviews with popular figures and all the answers to the questions were popular song lyrics. for example: Nixon was interviewed and when asked how he was feeling - the answer to the question was " on top of the world"( carpenters) and when Mr. Jaws was interviewd one of the answers was " why can't we be friends , why can't we be friends" ( war) . anyone got anymore info and even where they might be found?
Tom Scola - Jul 17, 2005 2:38:19 am PDT #9385 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
That was Dickie Goodman, the king of the novelty hit. [link]
Mr Jaws actually sang, "Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend?"
Fred Pete - Jul 17, 2005 6:53:55 am PDT #9386 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
"Mr. Jaws! Wait! That's not the way this record is supposed to end! Help! Help! Blblblblblblbl! Blblblblblbl!"
beth b - Jul 17, 2005 9:40:13 am PDT #9387 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
thanks
joe boucher - Jul 17, 2005 9:57:21 am PDT #9388 of 10003
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
The annotated Mr. Jaws, and more about Dickie Goodman than you probably want to know. I had the album when I was a kid; maybe it's still at Mom & Dad's. Could hear Melissa Manchester clearly but couldn't remember her/the song w/o looking it up. I'm certain "Midnight Blue" was on one of the K-Tel or Ronco year end compilations we had, but it's not listed on this one from 1975, which has a bunch of the Mr. Jaws clips & which I definitely owned. (I really want to hear "Black Superman": "sing Muhammad, Muhammad Ali, He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee".)
In other news, I can't believe I recommended Nilsson Sings Newman the other day but didn't recommend Newman's 12 Songs, which is not only great but the album on which his New Orleans influence is strongest. Clips available at AMG & Amazon. Christgau loved it, giving it an A+ & putting it at no. 6 on his personal best of the seventies list. Greil Marcus discusses it at length in Mystery Train. Beyond the NOLA-influenced rock Betsy was looking for, I think the lyrics will really appeal to her. Pick hit (from "Suzanne"): "I saw your name, babe/In a telephone book/It told all about you, mama/Oh, I hope it was the truth!"