Hucklebug, Episode 104: Many RIP’s, building Bet’s perfect man, shout-outs, movies (Bet: G-Men, Loggerheads, Hell in the Pacific; Stennie: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Foreign Correspondent, Lars and the Real Girl), fuck-offs and you-rules, CD Mix 7 alternate tracks 16-20 with special guest star, Mr. Middlebrow!
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Sorry girls but once again the news reports got everything wrong. The courthouse in courthouse square which was also made famous in Back To The Future was NOT burned in the fire but it did suffer some smoke and heat damage.
The music man was NOT filmed on the Universal lot but it WAS shot on the Warner Bros lot which at the time did have a very extensive “Backlot” of it’s own.
There is a song about Crystal. I’m not going to say it’s very good, but Elton John did one on Too Low For Zero. It’s relatively catchy like most Elton stuff, but there was way too much electronic instrumentation and beat machines.
And yes, Robin Hood sucks. For some reason, I’ve started watching Dr. Who again, which I don’t like now that the Doctor is out and is into all the ladies. I’ve seen some preview where someone pops out and says “Hello Dad” to the Doctor. And I do like Gordon Ramsay, but he is the definition of overexposed.
You can still curse in front of the boy. I’ll censor him later. “What does that mean, Mommy”…“ummmmmmm”. The only word I don’t like is the “c” word for women. But I don’t hear it used here, so you’re okay. There’s a topic—what curse words are beyond the pale?
(Michelle—avert your eyes). I was just watching the end of Knocked Up. I’m sorry, but that was the biggest BS childbirth reenactment I’ve seen. It was the cleanest birth ever, and here’s the kicker. I can’t believe they decided to “show” the baby’s head crowning (pointless and tasteless, but they did). There was no blood, no other “stuff”, and she was perfectly hairless down there. Not a pube in sight. Reality check—when you’re nine months pregnant, you are not able or inclined to deal with any kind of personal grooming and hair removal in that area. So no stars for that movie.
Hello Granny!!!!!!
Good Job Mr. Middlebrow
I suspect Bet joined the witness protection program to get her away from the cryogenics lab. Come on Bet, admit it. Your secret life has been uncovered.
You Are What You eat turns my stomach but so does that house cleaning show. Hate both of them. Dr. Who has been turned into a standard adventure show. He’s not as cool as the old Doctors where they played up the alien aspects. I rarely watch it now although it isn’t horrible or anything. When you come down to it probably the best thing on the BBC channel is the news and no one ever mentions it. The news kicks ass while lacking the spin you get from our networks or cable. I’d say give a You Rule to BBC news.
Bet’s perfect man is sounding more and more like Alan Arkin. Damn, is that creepy.
Here’s a HB topic considering the gas prices. What pisses you off most about cars?
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL—Didn’t you just want someone to pull a Cher and tell him to snap out of it? HAROLD AND KUMAR is a fun film. My favorite part was Ryan Reynolds in the operating room dabbing Kal Penn’s beautiful lips. LOGGERHEADS was an okay film, but Bonnie Hunt was very good. I wish I saw more of her.
I’m not sure I completely understand the workings of a cryogenics lab. How much in advance do you have to pay for your keep? This question goes to Bet who is obviously hiding something. This may explain the drinking and the clinking.
Question: Do you ever see a a movie only because you know the male actor is going to have shirtless scenes or be nude?
If you need another reason to tell Leonardo Di Caprio to f*ck off, how about introducing the world to David Blaine, illusionist, attention-whore and overall annoying pr*ck. Leonardo hosted the original ABC special about Blaine called Street Magic. Thanks for nothing, Leo.
Bet, really, if you could just own up to your career in cryogenics, it would be more than helpful. Also, how is Walt Disney these days?
Adding Overwhelming Positivity to the download list. Thanks! Any other podcast recommendations? I’m always playing catch-up with my favorites, but perhaps it’s time to reshuffle the mix.
Fine work, Mr. Middlebrow! I went to high school and college in Wisconsin, and the BoDeans (local boys from Waukesha, WI) opened for every single artist that visited the area. So I saw them several times. If you followed them around, maybe you blew through town around 1990-91 when they opened for Elvis C. @ Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI?
(It was the Mighty Like a Rose tour. A bad album, and EC looked like a cross between Jerry Garcia and an Orthodox rabbi. Still, a decent show.)
An aside: I’ve never physically followed a band like the Middlebrows did with the BoDeans, or Bet with R.E.M. and the Hackensaws. But sometimes, I’ve seen artists several times when they came to town. Guess I’m not as nomadic as I’d like to be. Also, I like to find new music sometimes more than grooving on stuff I’ve heard before.
Maybe you can turn some of the above rambling about following bands into a topic. But most likely, it’s just rambling.
That was, of course, a total blast. Thanks so much for having me back. I feel a spontaneous duet w/ Jennifer Warnes coming on: “Now I’ve…had the time of my life…”
Of course, I must give overdue props to Patrick and Mike for their outstanding, bar-raising guest appearances. Mike is the sum of all musical knowledge; Patrick is a terrific storyteller. Excellent additions to the show.
When you all get a bit chummier with the cryogenics lady, I dare you you use the old SNL bit for her theme line: “Jane, you ignorant slut!” I DOUBLE dare you.
I must confess that our “following” the BoDeans mostly amounted to seeing them whenever they came to town—although that did once meant a show in San Juan Capistrano one night followed by a schlep all the way up to Ventura the next. Avid fandom, but certainly nothing on the order of Bet and the Hackensaws.
Re: Lee Marvin, this will depress you on multiple levels — we read the Marvin v. Marvin “palimony” case last semester in my contracts class (providing, among other things, a whole new appreciation for the word ‘meretricious.’) The professor, himself all of 35, asked if anybody knew who Lee Marvin is/was. I’m sitting there incredulous, thinking, “Tcha, like you have to even ask . . .” when only one other person in a class of ~80 raises his hand. These kids today. What are you people, on DOPE?!
Also, I fear I may have committed the ultimate Hucklebug guest faux pas by misquoting Galaxy Quest. The horror. The shame. Please, PLEASE don’t ban me!
I wouldn’t worry too much, Mr. Middlebrow. If Stennie can err on Buddy Holly song titles, anything goes.
Speaking of which, great job as always w/ the alternate tracks, Mr. Middlebrow. It’s a lot of fun to check out the way others approached the criteria and then go “d’oh! of course!” upon hearing their selections.
For some good Toshiro w/o Kurosawa, there’s the great Samurai trilogy, which I believe caused some rumblings in Bet’s pants. Speaking of TM, I’m surprised neither of you have yet checked out his first film with AK, Drunken Angel, made when he was around 27-28. He’s looking pretty slick dressed up in a new suit.
I’m with you guys on the whole Brangelina twins thing—the day they were born it was all over the Internet news—I avoid TV generally so I can avoid bullshit celebrity stories and I hate it when stupid, useless news like those stupid twins sneaks into my important *real* news.
Not sure I follow the douche-bag=Leo thing, though. I wish he’d just stop acting and just stick with the green-city-making. I think he does good work when he’s not in stupid movies.
Yeah I thought Bet was playing the Gary Show theme, too.
To me the saddest song ever is Strange Fruit by (I think) Ella Fitzgerald. I would never want it kazooed out of respect for it. :\
That ending with Granny was AWESOME.
More Granny! (No Offense, Mr. Mb!)
I just read Lily’s comment—holy crap—they did a close-up on the baby coming out?? I didn’t know “Knocked Up” was a horror movie!!
@Duke I beg to differ on the Doctor Who front—it’s pretty hardcore scifi compared to most “scifi” shows of the last decade. Though, to be fair, the writing is pretty hit-and-miss with the Doctor these days. The current exec-producer will be leaving after next year and the guy who created Coupling (CRINGE!) will be taking over because he’s actually a really good writer (sorry, Bet and Sten!) though if you want to watch something he wrote that really does suck check out his “Jekyl” series. TERRIBLE.
OH YEAH and a couple weeks after moving to NYC I thought of you, Duke! TheWife and I were exploring the periphery of Times Square and discovered a place called “Cafe Duke”. It’s less a cafe and more a cafeteria. It’s got all manner of food (even sushi) and it’s open 24 hours, though we tried to get sushi at 11pm one night and the sushi bar was closed 🙁 There’s also a Cafe Duke in Soho. The food is perfectly tasty but they’re a little pricey, but hey, it’s the big city.
@Patrick OK, I’m with you on the Leo thing then—that answers my “why is Leo a douche” question from earlier. Fuck that guy. I hate David Blaine.
OK, plenty more HB for me to listen to… baiiii!