Hucklebug Episode 176: Happy Birthday Bet! RIP Dick Francis, Ronald Howes & Andrew Koenig, shout-outs, movies (Bet: Johnny Got His Gun; Stennie: Grease), lowlights & highlights, fuck-offs and you-rules, Fact or Crap!
Music: “The Hucklebuck,” performed by Otis Redding, Lee Rocker, and Frank Sinatra.
I say we put or collective youth on the RIP list.
Also, I might add. Damn you both for Grand Slam Tennis. I am going to have one huge gorilla arm if I don’t also take up the boxing.
Parents didn’t buy the Easy Bake because baking a cake under a lightbulb didn’t seem like that big a deal to them, and well, admit it, it never reaaaalllly turned out that good. I can mess up a box of Betty Crocker in my own oven for a buck 98.
Frisbeetarian and First Church of the Mezzanine….I had to both to hit pause and give pause, because I laughed so hard I needed Detrol.
GO MARLA! (get some acupuncture, it will assist in the re-wiring).
Our collective youth lol.
I finally have a movie!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383028/
Loving some P.S. Hoffman. Sadly, this is a complicated movie that you have to watch to keep up.
Thanks Iona…all is well here. Glad to hear you were surprised Bet…Nothing gets by you. I hope to catch up by next week so I can comment something relevent. Love you both. (and all your listeners…) p.s. Can I give a “You Rule” to Mish? It’s about 10% of what she deserves for putting up with me. thanks.
Hi Ladies of the HB!
Getting caught up on the HBs I’ve missed since my iPod died on the cruise. I haven’t finished this one yet, but it’s Friday evening so I’d better comment now!
I loved listening to freestyle HB! Especially the Olympics rap. I LOVE johnny Wier – you’re right, he was robbed. Also, something from last wks episode had me laughing out loud as I walked around Lake Padden (which was rather embarassing) but I forget now what it is. ANYWAY – missed you gals!
PS – I just got a gorgeous brand-new bike!
Rock on, Marla!
I watched In The Loop this week. Excellent stuff, but for me it kinda fizzled towards the end. It now may be the best swearing movie I’ve ever seen, besting even Glengarry Glenn Ross and anything Samuel L. Jackson has done.
Rock on, Marla!
Oh , I just remembered what it was. It was actually from this episode. It was Aunty Nazi and Auntie Cancer. GOD I’m still laughing!
So, have we decided that 50 is the end of youth? I still think we’re as young as we feel. Maybe this is why I started having kids late—I’ll get to 50 and be like “I’m not old—I’ve got little kids!”
I never had the slightest desire for the EZ bake oven. You should see the one they’re selling over at Pottery Barn kids—oven, fridge, and washing machine. For the yuppie set—rather expensive toys that would look good in a new gourmet kitchen. I think they’re all pink, so it’s a good thing I don’t have a girl, or I might be tempted, as evil and overpriced that would be.
NTCNTC thanks you for the birthday wishes. He didn’t need any more stuff—he got lots of stuff. Here’s a question, though. Who gives a two-year-old boy Play-doh? Apparently, I’m in the minority for freaking out. Now, I like Play-doh, but NTCNTC at this point would like it in his hair, in his mouth, and ground into the carpet. That’s one where there is a reason for the 3+ on the can.
Okay, I’m still listening, but it’s coming up on 10, so I’ll hit submit.
This week’s most deliriously (and I suspect unintentionally) ironic moment was Stennie lighting up a smoke as she says “I’m Auntie Cancer.”
Not much else to add except keep up the good work—the HB is the highlight of my Monday morning bus ride and always starts my week off on a high note.
And, also – GO MARLA!
I’m running behind again 🙁
But yeah, I’m jealous of any netbook with Win7 on it. My netbook’s onboard storage is too small for Win7 and MS doesn’t let you run it from a thumbdrive 🙁
Here’s my “Grease” story: I once worked on a Gatorade commercial with a sound guy who used to be a professional dancer—one of his gigs was in the movie “Grease”. Apparently, you can sort of see him on the Album cover somewhere—he’s the guy who’s face was blocked by Travolta’s hand, he told me.
I would like an EasyBake oven. Do they still make them?
GO MARLA!!