Episode 213: Healing Hands of the Hucklebug, movies that feature the “arms outstretched to the heavens in the rain” moment, shout-outs, Hucklebug in All 50 States, Movies (Bet: Who is Harry Nilsson, and Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him), Pet Stories, New Favorites, What’s Up With That – Vladimir Putin sings “Blueberry Hill,” Fuck Offs and You Rules, Bet & Stennie Create Their Own Holidays.
Music: “The Hucklebuck,” performed by Sierra Rein, Lee Rocker, and Frank Sinatra.
Links! Bet’s New Favorite YouTube video:
And Stennie’s What’s Up With That? story:
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Wow – that is one very cool marching band!!! I’ll admit to having watched this several times.
Happy New Year to one and all. I’m glad you’re enjoying the footie, but put me on the list of people who don’t care for it at all. Ditto on cricket. I can watch a bit of cricket, but any sport that you can stand there and essentially refuse the pitch for a day is not a sport. It’s close to baseball, but in baseball they built in a rule where after a certain number of pitches, the batter is going to have to move on.
The Putin thing was for a charity event — the banner with all the kids above it. It was a children’s thing in St. Petersburg. That was Sharon Stone making the peace sign? Oh dear.
What do you think about this new Amazon thing that’s coming where you can deflect or return gifts before they’re sent? I’m mixed. For the most part, I’m happy to get what I’m given. But there are those people out there who spend a lot of money on something really horrid that are just going to go right back. I have a family member who likes to buy frilly satin decorative pillows with sachets. I mean, really. If that’s your thing, great, but what in my house have you ever seen that would make you think I wanted one? This person also disregards wedding registries (again, it’s their right), because “well, the bride has horrible taste. Who would want that? I’m going to get something that I like instead”. You should have the recipient in mind when you buy something. You’re not going to use it — they are. Make the effort to figure out what they like, and if it means going from their list if you can’t figure out their taste, so be it.
Oh, and NTCNTC must be listening to you. For the last few days, he’s been telling everyone “Happy Holidays!” (“Hey, say Happy New Year to the camera”. “Oh no, Mommy, it’s Happy Holidays!) Where else is he getting that if not here?
Did you say Aston Villa? My God, you’ve got guts. They’re just above relegation, so let’s hope Stuart Downing and the boys can turn it around (1 win in their last 6 – yeesh!), so you can continue to watch them. In case they do get relegated, may I suggest Arsenal as a backup? Fell for them after watching the movie Fever Pitch many years ago.
Bet: That U of Hawaii video is unbelievable. I don’t follow marching bands, but that’s pretty amazing.
Holiday suggestions:
– National Fly for Free Day. Airlines offer free flights for one day – one-way only – to anyplace in the continental United States (sorry, Hawaii). However, would this bankrupt every single airline?
– Play Day. Select the nicest spring/summer day to spend outside. Take the dog for a walk, play a game of hoops or frisbee, fly a kite. Even the elderly can strike up a game of checkers or sit on a park bench. Local government should select a random day, instead of planning for it, so that it feels like a day of hooky a la Ferris Bueller.
– Global Patrick’s Birthday Celebration. Obviously.
OH, I’ve just decided that my one little comment just isn’t sufficient. I’m listening again, right now.
Stenns, I do know the scene you are talking about, in the field, arms outstretched in the rain, shouting at the heavens. But I can’t think of a single movie with that scene. But I know I’ve seen several. Is that good enough?
Hey, are we having chat tonight? I’ll have to pop in and find out in a little while. I’ve got about 10 minutes, and you will all be late anyhow.
Holiday Suggestion:
I think we should bring back the feast of Bacchus. Sure, we have several holidays that turn into drunken orgies (St. Patrick’s Day, New Years…) but I think we should have one day dedicated to drunken excess.
That’s right. I only came up with ONE suggestion. I’ll basically support any holiday though, as long as it means I don’t have to go to work.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just want you to know that I took the discussion of “what to do when you get a crappy gift” to heart. (This was brought on by the BMW commercial.) I want you to know that I got something ridiculous this year, and I acted like it was the best thing anyone had ever given me.
What was the gift? A pewter Christmas ornament in the shape of a menorah.
Well then. That’s it for my little comment binge. I wish you both, as well as the rest of the listeners a happy, healthy, and successful 2011!
xoxo
Hello ladies..
I am so far behind in listening…I’m at Thanksgiving….sigh…
A few things I need to say before the end of the year in response to what I’ve heard so far….don’t know if you got the answer later, but the Chanuka song you were wondering about is Chanuka oh Chanuka…yea…just that easy.
And secondly…as for meeting other HB fans. one of my highlights of the year was meeting Pete and Siskita and Jaythepal and Kaythepal…I strongly recommend other
HB fans meet each other….
Also I wanted to tell you two how much you both have meant to me this year..not to get all mushy or anything, but Stennie..you have no idea how important your being there for me at my mom’s service meant…I am so glad you don’t hate me for getting you laid off before grad school…
And Bet, the hours you spent with me on FB chat giving me encouragement …well….you are in my heart forever.
Yeah, this year had its lowlights, but you two are way high on the high light list of my life.
Happy new year to you, and to all the HB out there….I can’t wait to meet you.
love and happy new year…
Marlamarlamarla
Happy New Year to everyone! Today’s story of the day: Someone is coming up with an edition of Huck Finn that removes the N-word and replaces it with “slave” and is going to remove “injun” as well. Part of the logic is that schools are claiming they can’t teach Huck Finn because of the inclusion of that word, so they want to be able to teach the book in school. What have we come to as a PC society? This is Bowdlerization, pure and simple. What kind of teaching moments are you going to have if you take the uncomfortable language out in order to teach it, and how ignorant are the schools that put the rule in effect that you can’t teach it as-is, because it has a bad word in it? Are they trying to pretend that history wasn’t history? Instead of fostering a discussion about the history of racism (and Twain was pointing out his society’s racism, not promoting it), you want to create a world where it never existed and can be erased by Microsoft Word’s “find/replace” function? This one really hacked me off.
Oh crap, put that under the wrong HB. Will move my rant to next week…