Episode 318: Shout-outs, birthdays, movies (Bet: The Patriot, The Muppet Movie; Stennie: Safety Not Guaranteed), Generic Review, Just Askin’/Earworm, Pet Story, Video of the Week, Surprising Fact, “Watch Your Leg,” Phrase Origin (now known as “Watch Your Phraseology!”), Thing I Don’t Understand, Fuck-offs and You Rules, Worst Concerts We’ve Seen.
“Distraction” video of the Thundershirt Cat.
“The Hucklebuck,” performed by Sierra Rein, Lee Rocker and Frank Sinatra. “Movies” bumper by Duke.
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Thanks for my quasi-shout-out in connection with “screw the pooch” and THE RIGHT STUFF. Just wanted to say that I’m not only familiar with it (how could it be otherwise?) but I drop it into conversation whenever the appropriate opportunity presents itself. In fact, I most recently used it–in this vey forum–to impugn your choice of Kenny Rogers’ best song.
I hope this doesn’t come across as gloating, but I have to say that the Sting show I saw in the summer of ’88 was easily among my Top 5 greatest live shows ever.
It probably helps that the venue was the Verona Arena, a sort of mini Collosseum built in the 30s. Not the 1930s, mind you–the actual 30s–by the Romans (terrific race, the Romans).
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verona_Arena
The show itself was pretty spectacular. I’ve come to realize that I vastly prefer Sting as the frontman of the Police, a band that rocked harder and was generally a lot more fun to listen to, over Sting solo, though the first two solo albums, as well as the live import, Bring on the Night, hold up pretty well. In any case, Sting and the band really kicked ass. And I went with my then-new girlfriend, who’s now my wife. It was pretty sublime all around.
Hey now, I didn’t post the answers to the music quiz because 1) you said you were going to go off and google the answers and 2) nobody else showed any interest. However, since you asked:
Music Quiz – Songs I liked in high school
1. When they saw you kneeling, crying words that you mean. opening their eyeballs eyeballs, pretending that you’re Al Green Al Green (1984)
Adam Ant, Goody Two Shoes
2. You never ever worry, and you never shed a tear (1984)
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson – Say, Say, Say
3. She saw him standing in the section marked, “If you have to ask you can’t afford it lingerie”(1984)
Sheila E. – Glamorous Life
4. Now you’re pretending, that it’s not ending you’ll say anything to avoid a fight (1984)
Huey Lewis and the News – If This is It
5. He said, honey, don’t stop a speeding train, before it reaches its destination (1985)
Sheena Easton – Strut
6. Well I held on to let you go, and if you lost your love for me, well you never let it show (1985)
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin – Separate Lives
7. My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean in air and dreaming I’m a doctor (1985)
Tears for Fears – Head over Heals
8. You never come home at night because you’re out romancing. I wish you bring some of your love home to me. (1986)
Eddy Murphy – Party All the Time (Remember that?!)
9. Act your age, mama, not your shoe size (1986)
Prince – Kiss
10. These changing years, they add to your confusion, oh and you need to hear the time that told the truth (1986)
Level 42 – Something about You
11. Some have a style, That they work hard to refine, so they walk a crooked line (1986)
The Bangles – If She New What She Wants
12. Get that girl, party down, there’s so many good ones still around (1987)
Robbie Nevil – C’est La Vie
13. Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof, Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief (1987)
Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over
14. Spinning on that dizzy edge, I kissed her face and kissed her head, and dreamed of all the different ways I had to make her glow (1987)
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
15. There’s too many men, too many people making too many problems (1987)
Genesis – Land of Confusion
Now, although I’m a bit droopy because there wasn’t that much enthusiasm for the quiz, I really do want to make another one.
Would you be in to an all Monkees quiz? Or should I just slowly walk away…
Eddie – you know, I’ve seen all of his shows at least 10 times, and I don’t often recognize the references. I can’t imagine how people who have never heard of Eddie understand half of what goes on in here.
Punim thanks you for his birthday shout out. He should be all grown now. He’s been 80 lbs for about six months now. He’s a mastiff, yes, but he’s mixed with Belgian shepherd (think little German shepherd.) So he isn’t slobbery or all that giant. He’s just the right size, and he’s really pissed at me for sitting at the computer when I could be playing with him.
Oops – I hit enter too soon. I have a worst concert. I went with a friend and her man to go see Elvis Costello open up for Bob Dylan. Elvis was frickin’ awesome. Dylan? Good lord that man needs to pack it up. Every single song sounds exactly the same.
It was odd enough when the whole band came out dressed exactly alike – purple bull fighting costumes and sombreros of the same fabric and color with little balls hanging off the hat. He stood in the same place and muttered for nearly two hours, and other people in the audience were going out of their freaking MINDS as if he were doing something new, good, or intelligible. My friend and I were ready to go after the first song, but the man had actually come for Dylan. We consoled ourselves with the thought that Elvis might come on stage and sing with him.
He didn’t.
F/U to the internet commenters who posted racist comments about the 11-year old (Sebastien De La Cruz) who sang the National Anthem before the NBA game in San Antonio! You Rule to the San Antonio Spurs for inviting him to sing again at the next game!!
Thanks for the random YouRule!
I can’t come up with a worst concert but speaking of Constitution Hall, Janet and I have sung there and it was a great experience. We also saw the True Colors tour with Cyndi Lauper there — it is a nice venue for small concerts.
I know hands-on-the-monitor is not for pets but good thoughts for 13-year old Zippy please.
And thank you for the birthday wishes!
Don’t be droopy, Dishy. I thoroughly enjoyed the music quiz, and was very interested in the answers, despite being deeply chagrined by how few of them I got, never mind that almost all of them are songs I know well and profess to love. The ’80s were definitely my musical wheelhouse. But just because I kind of suck at lyrics quizzes doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep doing them.