By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 03:24 pm:| By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 03:24 pm: |
Clearly, the attempt at a "kindler, gentler errggh" must be ranked with the New Coke, the Chevy Chase Show, or any movie starring Mickey Rourke as a collosal, world-class blunder. Face it folks, errggh ain't no place for the weak of mind or weak of stomach. Furthermore, there's an element of responsibility involved with errggh that I'm afraid we have collectively shirked. Last night, an innocent, unsuspecting individual could have stumbled into the Palace, expecting to find a tractor pull, a gun and knife show, a toughman contest, or some other high concept cultural event. Instead, that person would be forced to utter the much dreaded phrase HCIC (Holy Crap, it's Cher!), and subjected to the most vile indignities imaginable. That's right folks, Cher slid into town last night, and we neglected to warn the general populace. How could we let this happen? Too busy? Tough times at work? Kids a handful? Well ask yourselves, where would we be today if Paul Revere copped that kind of attitude when the French invaded?
Maintenance of standards is a serious undertaking. Toward that end, I propose that a meeting of errggh-minded parties should be held concurrently with the soulful detroit gathering next week, so that we may discuss how to better prepare for sneak attacks such as the one last night. Any suggestions for agenda items would be useful, as there are many serious issues to discuss
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 03:38 pm: |
This could be interesting. I'll bring along my Gary Lewis LPs.
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 05:52 pm: |
The Palace will undoubtedly have to be de-ERRRGHEd shortly -- thank goodness the Funks are playing Meadow Brook Music Festival Aug. 21, and not the Palace. Tickets on sale now, by the way ...
As for this Friday, let the ERRRGGHing begin. We shall give each other the special ERRRGGGH handshake and guard against any Bobby Goldsboro being played ...
| By Mark Speck (199.183.76.223) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 10:26 pm: |
The Cher invasion hit Cleveland this past Friday (Gund Arena downtown).
Fortunately, in my backyard (figuratively speaking...it's actually a few blocks west from where I live) is the Beachland Ballroom, and they hosted a REAL rock hero, Dick Dale!
I decided to pass on seeing Dick--I've already seen him twice in the past (first at Peabody's Downunder a few years ago and later at his first Beachland show, where I got his autograph on my CD booklet), so I decided just to take a break and hang out at home (which is what I've generally been doing on Fridays for a while anyway).
And yes, I do recommend seeing Dick Dale in concert...that dude can play guitar! And he'll stay long after the show and sign anything you bring.
Best,
Mark
| By Jim G (12.47.224.12) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 09:48 am: |
A 'special handshake'?
Can a 'theme song' (possibly Cher "singing" a Bobby Goldsboro medley) be far away?
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 11:10 am: |
Two questions....
1) Cher will be appearing at the Yakima Sun Dome, about 75 miles away from where I live. Do I have to take any protective measures?
2) The thought of the first one upset me enough to forget the second question.....
| By Jim G (12.47.224.12) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 12:05 pm: |
I'll buy drinks for the house if Cher shows up and sings at the SD event.
Perhaps SteveS would accompany her on guitar?
Or whiffle bat?
What about a backup vocal group? Sue, would you......errrrgggghhhh, never mind....
| By SteveS (209.219.207.3) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 12:40 pm: |
I'm not familiar with the handshake, but I've taken the liberty of modeling some of the latest errggh fashions. I haven't decided whether or not to go with "playa" style on Friday. At this point, I'm leaning toward the "Full Goldsboro".
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 12:43 pm: |
You know, the Full Goldsboro could do double duty for our friends coming in from Canada ...
| By Jim G (12.47.224.12) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 01:14 pm: |
A word of caution, Steve: Consuming liquid refreshments could be a challenge if you go with the FG...and your backup vocals would be muffled too...
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 01:35 pm: |
I realise it's short notice, but we gotta have a band at this event, don't we? Guess it's gotta be detroit based. Who? Third Power?
| By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 01:49 pm: |
STEVE: I MUST SAY...THAT ALTHOUGH SHE TURNED HER CAREER...VOCALLY AT LEAST...INTO DRECK...ONE MUST GIVE CHER SOME PROPS...FOR TOTALLY CARRYING THE SONNY AND CHER THING FROM A VOCAL PERSPECTIVE!!!...I'VE SAT AND LISTENED TO SONNY (RIP) SING SOLO AT HIS RESTAURANT IN PALM SPRINGS ON A FEW OCCASSIONS...AND BELIEVE ME...NICE GUY...BUT HIS SINGING WAS *HORRIBLE* FROM A VOCAL STANDPOINT!!!...THE DUO PRODUCED MANY GREAT HITS...AND AT THAT TIME...CHER CARRIED SONNY ALL THE WAY...EVEN ON THEIR T.V. SHOW!!!...SO WHILE THE BEAT GOES ON...DRUMS KEEP POUNDING RHYTHMS TO MY BRAIN!!!...STUBASS
P.S....COULD CHER BE THE "GYPSY WOMAN" THAT THE IMPRESSIONS WERE SINGING ABOUT???...
| By Livonia Ken (136.1.1.154) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 01:57 pm: |
Cher should be given some sort of lifetime Errgghchievement award. They could give her the first one and name the award after her sort of like the Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award in the NBA. 
Regards,
Ken
| By SteveS (209.219.207.3) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 03:08 pm: |
Stubass,
We must be talking about a different sonny and cher, cause (with all due respect to your close personal acquaintance sonny) the duo I'm thinking of never quite rose to the level of being horrible. Or...were you wearing the "Full Goldsboro" circa 1965 -1975?
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| By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 03:25 pm: |
Hmmmm..regarding a Errggh handshake. It could be that both parties are trying to shake but both realize they have something ghastly on their hands.
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 05:04 pm: |
Hey! I want the All Cap Font Compensation Technology! If I give proper credit ...show me how to use it!
As for Cher singing better than Sonny, I'm underwhelmed and flummoxed by that comparison.
| By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 05:16 pm: |
WELL STEVE!!!...FYI...SONNY AND CHER WERE ORIGINALLY CALLED..."CAESAR AND CLEO"!!!...CAESAR... ERR...SONNY... BY THE WAY...WAS A PROTEGE OF PHIL SPECTOR....ALTHOUGH...AT LAST REPORT...SONNY NEVER SHOT ANYONE TO DEATH!!!...AS FOR SONNY BEING A "CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND"...ACTUALLY...I JUST MET HIM AT HIS RESTAURANT A FEW TIMES...BUT HE NEVER INVITED US OVER TO THE HOUSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT!!!...THAT BEING SAID...THEY SOLD A BUNCH OF RECORDS...SCARED THE LIVING S#!T OUT OF CONSERVATAVES AT THE TIME WITH THEIR "HIPPIE" LIFESTYLE...AND...HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED TELEVISION SHOWS OF ALL TIME...SO WHO AM *I* TO THROW DIRT ON THAT!!!...WHEN IN DOUBT...I USUALLY JUST LOOK AT THE BANK ACCOUNT...THAT USUALLY TELLS THE "REST OF THE STORY"!!!...STUBASS
| By Steve Litos (209.100.86.4) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 05:34 pm: |
I was never a huge fan of Cher but I saw snippets of her live and I was actually very impressed with her recent tour & performance. She's over 55 years old performs like someone half her age. Also none of her lead vocals were synched like some other major acts. She's a well seasoned professional who just keeps on going.
| By the count (65.60.201.174) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 05:39 pm: |
Hey STU,your right on about Sonny's in P.S.
Being one of our shops is in P.S. and I'am usually there at lease 5 to 10 times a year and when us FORD guy's came into BONO'S,he treated us like kings.Very pleasent man and when he heard I love doo-wop,he really knew his shit about the sound,the groups,the ever changing and reforming groups,I was impressed with his knowledge of the doo-wop sound.Lets give Sonny the respect he deserves,and that is,he said he loves MOTOWN,and any MOTOWN performer who comes through these doors,the customers are all going to be well aware of some special people.To bad he is gone,for I think he would visit the forum,and you can believe he would enjoy it.
It's to bad BONO'S is closed,I liked it.So now it's the CHART HOUSE or LYONS ENGLISH GRILL.
"COUNT"
| By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 07:06 pm: |
HEY COUNT!!!...FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT SONNY WAS BORN IN DETROIT..BUT LEFT AT A VERY YOUNG AGE!!!...HIS COUSIN...SAM BONO...*IS* A FRIEND OF MINE!!!...SAM OWNS A TRUCKING COMPANY OUT HERE...AND WAS A CLIENT OF MINE WHEN I RAN AN RV DEALERSHIP!!!...HE TOLD ME A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT SONNY!!!...THAT WAS A NICE RESTAURANT!!!...SONNY HAD LIKE FOUR TENNIS COURTS ATTACHED TO THE PLACE...AND MICHAEL MOORER USED THE COURTS AS A TRAINING FACILITY WHEN HE WAS TRAINING TO FIGHT EITHER GEORGE FOREMAN OR EVANDER HOLYFIELD!!!...THE FOOD WAS GOOD TOO!!!...PLUS...THEY HAD THAT SONNY AND CHER GIFT SHOP!!!...STU
| By john dixon (152.163.252.68) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 07:45 pm: |
Nevertheless, "Laugh At Me", as sung by Sonny Bono, was pure shite. Proper respect for the dead? Well it isn't very pretty what an errggh without pity can do.
| By Jim G (64.12.97.7) on Monday, May 19, 2003 - 08:04 pm: |
I want the new ALL CAPS technology too...screw this case-mixing stuff...
Maybe if I use it I'll gain NEW APPRECIATION for Cher, and what's his name too.
| By Larry (68.164.129.8) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 12:23 am: |
SteveS,
all cap font technology? I did a google search and found absolutely nothing on it! So, like, you run a .txt file through it and it reduces "CAPS and stuff" to the smaller, easier to read grey font?! That is like way too phukkin cool. Is there a licensing fee?
Anyway, the Full Goldsboro is less offensive than the Full Monty, if indeed that was a choice.
P.s. are you sporting a JC Penney Towncraft short-sleeve in the Normal and Playa photo's?
http://www.rustyzipper.com/shop.cfm/rz/TYPE=Shirts%20-%20Disco/SEARCH=short%20sleeve/index.cfm
| By Sue (64.12.97.7) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 01:35 am: |
Larry!
The shirt Steve is wearing as a "normal" and "playa" guy has to be a Teen Man plaid button-down shirt circa '65 ...
| By Jim G (12.47.224.12) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 06:53 am: |
I used to get all of my 'sharp' clothes from Murray Hozman's Teen Man (I think that was the full name).
| By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 07:19 am: |
Larry,
With the All Cap Comepensation Technology�, you input an irritating ALL CAPS file in .txt or .doc formats, and you get the same text back in a smaller, but equally irritating, typeface. You can manually adjust the sensitivity of the program, or you can set to automatic (as I did in the previous post), so it determines the "irritation quotient" (IQ) of the input file and responds accordingly (it assigned stubass' original an IQ of -9 in the range -10 to +10).
| By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 08:18 am: |
Larry,
If you look at the photo of me in the light duty tunon mask very closely, you'll realize that I actually am sporting the "full monty", and that what appears to be a t-shirt is actually a tatoo that covers my entire torso. This was the consequence of some misguided experimentation I engaged in as a youth that led to the invention of the PermaShirt�. However, I consider it fortunate that I selected a solid color, and not the "1970's Print Men's Disco Shirt" which was also popular at the time. Although I was quite bitter about it when it happened, I guess it's a good thing that my colleages intervened and prevented me from completing the development of PermaPants�, which somehow seemed like a good idea at the time.
| By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 08:47 am: |
GEEZO-BEJEEZO STEVE!!!...AND ALL ALONG I THOUGHT THAT "I.Q." STOOD FOR *INTERNET QUAGMIRE* (WHERE THIS THREAD APPEARED HEADED BEFORE MY UNSELFISH...GRACIOUS...AND TOTALLY ALTRUISTIC PARTICIPATION)!!!...MINIMIZE *THAT* MY FINE FRIEND!!!...STU(GOT "ANGEL" BUSINESS)BASS
| By SteveS (209.219.207.3) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 10:53 am: |
stubass - thanks so much for your input, and your noble attempt to elevate the level of discussion on this thread. I apologize for the fact that the level of literacy, wit and disclosure of personal information here does not meet the high standards you have set on the many threads you have created on the forum. However, errggh was conceived at the the very bottom of the "internet quagmire", and I think that most of us dopes and malcontents kinda like it there.
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| By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:18 am: |
Oh man, this is starting to become real funny again.
| By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:40 am: |
THANKS STEVE!!!...NOW...IF I AM READING (DECIPHERING) YOUR LAST POST PROPERLY...I GUESS IT ONLY LENDS CREDENCE TO THE THEORY THAT..."IF YOU PUT *ENOUGH* MONKEYS INTO A ROOM WITH *ENOUGH* TYPEWRITERS...SOONER OR LATER...ONE OF THEM IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE!!!...STU(NO I AIN'T DRESSING UP LIKE NO WOMAN TO ACT IN *ANY* PLAY)BASS
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:49 am: |
Stu....
....i realise this is something that generally isn't discussed in polite society, but were you traumitized by an AP machine in your youth?
| By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:56 am: |
DOUG: MY FAVORITY AP MACHINE WAS THE P.R. ONE... WHICH SENT NEWSROOMS INFORMATION REGARDING ALL SCHEDULED NEWS CONFERENCES FOR ANY GIVEN DAY!!!...I WAS ABLE...THANKS TO MY GREAT NEWS DIRECTOR...LARRY WEBB OF WOMC...TO ASCERTAIN WHICH MEDIA EVENT WOULD BE SERVING A FREE LUNCH ON ANY GIVEN DAY...DISPROVING THE "NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH" THEORY!!!...STU
| By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 11:59 am: |
PS TO STEVE!!!...I REALIZE THAT MY TYPING DOES CAUSE SEVERE HEADACHES IN SOME PEOPLE (JAY PALMER)...HOWEVER...AFTYER TRYING TO READ YOUR PREVIOUS (MINIMIZED) POST...I THINK THAT I AM NOW SUFFERING FROM A SEVERE *EYE INFECTION* (CONJUNCTIVITIS OR SOMETHING)!!!...STU(IN NEED OF A LEADER DOG)BASS
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 12:02 pm: |
Stu --
I think that's the intention...
| By Jim G (12.47.224.12) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 12:09 pm: |
Another notable achievement, Stubass!
The teletype machine where I worked printed more mundane 'non lunch-worthy' events.
| By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 12:13 pm: |
THEN WHAT'S THE USE JIM???...STUBASS
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 12:40 pm: |
Speaking of eerrrrggghhhh......
....has anyone hit on Marvin and Mavis Simley and the Manhatten Valley Boys recently? Robin and Linda Williams take on Motown, with absolutely the BEST version of McArthur Park I have EVER heard. Their collection of "Summer Songs" isn't bad, either, with a good take on "Summertime Blues". Too bad their Michael Jackson collection isn't sampled here.
http://phc.mpr.org/aatm/index.shtml
Get out the banjo boys, we're playhing the Tempts tonight.....
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 02:18 pm: |
"Best version of McArthur Park" ...I don't know, I'm trying to "hear" a banjo breakout on the "go-go" portion of MP ...is it "good good" or is it "ERRRGH good"??
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 02:54 pm: |
Good question. I don't know sometimes if I can tell the difference.....
These "fine" folks once put "You'll Never Walk Alone" to the music of "Rocky Top", something they do on the Dylan sampler to "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", a trick that might have made the Wonder Who/Four Seasons version more palitable.
Gotta admire the playing. My fingers bleed just listening to it......
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:06 pm: |
Having been given the secret All Cap Font Compensation Technology code (if it works), I can now safely post on ERRRGGGH. Doug, my ears bleed just thinking of that...
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:07 pm: |
Wow! Now there is balance in Soulful Detroitland!
| By SteveS (209.219.207.3) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:24 pm: |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Errggh Industries introduces SHTICK� (Special High Tek Screen Cleaner), designed specifically to remove oily forehead spots from digital display screens. This revolutionary product has been designed specifically as a complement to Errggh's All Cap Font Compensation Technology�, which responds to irritating large cap messages with equally irritating small cap messages. Although similar in appearance, aroma and performance to Windex, the industry-leading household solvent, Errggh claims that SHTICK is substantially different. According to Errggh CEO, Dr. Bernard "Bananas" Foster,"SHTICK is substantially different. It's high tech. The name even says so".
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| By Livonia Ken (136.1.1.33) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:39 pm: |
Find the secret message below by swiping with your mouse:
Here's the stealth version of the Errrgh All Caps Compensation TechnologyTM which is only licensed for use by the U.S. Government. Paulie Three Shoes hooked me up when a copy of the software...uh...fell off the back of a truck. Remember, we never had this conversation.
Regards,
Ken
| By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:42 pm: |
HEY KEN: I SWIPED WITH *MY* MOUSE...NOTHING CAME UP...NOW I CAN'T GET MY PANTS ZIPPED BACK UP!!!...STUBASS
| By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:43 pm: |
It's funny what people do when they have too much time on their hands.....Thanks for the contribution, Ken!
Kevin Goins - KevGo
| By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:50 pm: |
Stu,
Your " mouse " reference surly will NOT endear you with your Angels will it?
| By DetroitDar (198.81.26.231) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:56 pm: |
I don't know about that...I for one thought it was great..."Looking for Points" Dar
| By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 03:57 pm: |
RALPH: EVEN "ANGEL DADDYS" TRY THEIR BEST TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS!!!...STU(THE MOUSE THAT *ROARED*)BASS
| By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 04:07 pm: |
Well now I'm just speechless. The world is making less and less sense to me. As is this thread by the way.
| By LarGoBustab (216.23.183.2) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 06:57 pm: |
To get everyone back on track�..
Remember that speech "give us yer huddled masses?"
Well, that�s just how Errggh Industries™ Project Lead C. Maynard Slump felt when the Tunon Protection Mask © failed to protect several thousand mourners at the 1971 Michigan State Fair�s performance by Oliver at Stage B, just behind the petting zoo and SSE of the candy apple vendor with a lithp.
Hence, the Full Goldsboro.
See? it�s really quite simple.
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:36 pm: |
Here's a clue to Ken's post, you have to pass your mouse over and CLICK it. Well done, Ken. Leave it to the Forum Science Guys ...
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:38 pm: |
I see that the famed urologist/explorer Dr. Bananas Foster has finally made his appearance on this thread.
Dr. Foster, your reputation precedes itself ...
| By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 09:45 pm: |
I think there must be something in the air. I just flipped randomly through the TV dial and saw Paul Anka singing on American Idol, and bam, Wayne Newton on Jim Belushi's show. No wonder the terror alert is set to 11. Somebody, please tell me I'm hallucinating.
| By DOUGLASM (68.113.13.31) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 09:01 am: |
HEY STEVE.....
...IS THERE AN EXPANDED VERSION OF eRRGGH aLL cAPS fONT cOMPENSATION tECHONOLOGY? MY HEALTH CARE DOESN'T COVER OPTICAL.....
| By Livonia Ken (136.1.1.33) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 09:03 am: |
Thanks for pointing that out, Sue. Keep the left button down when you do the mouse swipe. If you are using a Mac with only one button, then use that button.
The scariest thought about the Paul Anka, Wayne Newton, Jim Belushi thing that Steve mentioned is that of the three, Jim Belushi has the most recent album release on store shelves.
Regards,
Ken
| By B. Foster (209.219.207.3) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 09:43 am: |
Douglas,
Regarding your inquiry, yes, there is an expanded version of ACFCT�. However, Errggh Industries is committed to using the technology for defensive purposes only, and the expanded version is quite offensive (in laboratory tests, fonts processed using ACFCT at full intensity would not adhere to the display screen). As such, it is not available commercially. However, Errggh is working closely with the U.S. gevernment to install advanced versions of ACFCT devices at airports and border crossings to provide a first line of defense against irritating font formatting, poor punctuation, and indecipherable syntax.
Sincerely,
B. Foster, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Errggh Industries
"Where Quality is Only A Slogan"
| By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 11:25 am: |
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!%%%%$$####&&**^%%$(*???^^%$!!!WHAT'S SO FUNNY...THIS THREAD THAT'S WHAT,TALK ABOUT A SNOWBALL ROLLING DOWN THE SIDE OF A SNOW COVERED HILL!THIS THING IS BIGGER THAN THE HOOLA HOOP!HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!FROM THE CHAIRMAN EMIRITUS,R&B!
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 12:28 pm: |
Mr. Foster....
.....does this proposed system the gevernment is working on have a spell cheek?
| By B. Foster (209.219.207.3) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 01:49 pm: |
R&B,
As the esteemed Founder of Errggh, you are certainly entitled to a certain degree of latitude with respect to the mechanics of material that you post. However, I will take the liberty of using your post to demonstrate some of the advanced features of ACFCT� technology, which were developed, in part, under a gevernment pregrim. Our sponsors were most impressed by the fact that the ACFCT technology was "high tech". We are currently under contract with the same sponsors to develop a hardware device that will remove graphite markings from woven cellulose pressed into a planar form.
Sincerely,
B. Foster, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Errggh Industries
"Where Quality is Only A Slogan!"
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!%%%%$$####&&**^%%$(*???^^%$!!!what's so funny...this thread that's w
* this post features Errggh All Cap Font Compensation Technology�.
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| By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.119) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 03:02 pm: |
Dont forget that
sonny bono was responsible for 'koko Joe' by Don and Dewey
and also
'She said yes'for Larry Williams.
Also material for
the Righteous Brothers AND
either himself or with Cher
were with
Phil Spector.
Vault,Reprise,Kapp and not certain also on Verve records.
Before recording for
Atlantic Records and 'I Got you babe'.
mel.
| By sdl (63.72.98.2) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:32 pm: |
Hi,
FYI here are a few Netiquette links mentioning the non- use of all caps
http://songweaver.com/netiquette.html
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/09netiqt.htm
http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/
http://www.wabash.edu/technology/wabnet/netiquette.cfm
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/
http://www.fau.edu/netiquette/net/
Enjoy
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 04:39 pm: |
Gee that'll convince 'em.
ERRGGGH friends, it's come to my attention that Paul Anka made an appearance on "American Idol" last night, even going so far as to sing a version of "My Way," changed to "Their Way." My operatives inform me that he did not attempt to sing "Having My Baby," but how could we be sure he doesn't try in future? This is to ensure that my fellow ERRRGGG-ers be cautious when tuning in to "American Idol," so they aren't accidentally exposed to a musical event that could lead to all sorts of unfortunate biochemical reactions in the body.
| By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 05:05 pm: |
Hey Sue,
Paul Anka knew you wouldn't enjoy them singing "You're Having My Baby" so they had you in mind with "My Way"
Kevin Goins - KevGo
| By SteveS (209.219.207.3) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 05:20 pm: |
I have to admit, the Anka thing was actually pretty funny, in an errgghworthy sort of way. It was at the very end - I walked in on the middle of his bit and I wasn't quite sure what show it was. When he finished, the 2 contestants and the emcee came out and Paul started mugging as the credits rolled, apparently expecting a Jerry Lewis telethon style love-in (he seemed pretty happy about the fact that he was in on the joke, for a change). Well, it sorta happened - everybody was hugging everybody - except Paul. He kept trying to get in on the action but the other three completely ignored him. The errgghosity of the moment was compounded by the fact that the other three fellas were pretty big guys, and Paul is about half their size, so the overall effect was that Paul was locked out of the huddle and jumping all over trying to get their attention, and they didn't even notice him. This is a case where you've got a satrical take on an ironic situation, and then you attempt to parody it and... blah blah blah.
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 05:30 pm: |
Steve! You're going to have to listen to some Wes Montgomery or something to wash all that out of your mind ...
| By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 11:08 am: |
HEY B FOSTER,I'M GLAD TO SEE MY LITTLE ERRGGH THREAD TAKEN TO SUCH HEIGHTS OF POPULARITY,SO MY GOOD DR.CARRY ON WITH MY BLESSINGS,YOUR PAL R&B!
| By LTLFTC (12.210.76.205) on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 08:46 pm: |
I'm so disappointed I won't be able to meet my errggh siblings tomorrow.
Steve 'there in spirit 'K
| By SteveS (209.219.207.3) on Friday, May 23, 2003 - 10:34 am: |
Steve K
Trust me on this - you'd be even more disappointed if you did meet them.
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Friday, May 23, 2003 - 07:22 pm: |
question....
....have you folks in the Great Lakes State been working your voodo? I noted in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer today that Cher had to cancel 3 concerts (Milwaukee, Fort Wayne, and Rockford, Ill.) due to "strained vocal chords".
Fess up now. Who did "it".
| By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.39) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 02:18 am: |
Bob Foster,
Hi Bob,
a name from the past.
A few of my mates have met you over the years Bob,and your knowledge on The Detroit sound is Legendary.
Especially some guys from the N Wales area and over here near Liverpool.
I still have a few of your old record lists and looking through them I saw a
Nelson Saunders
"mojo man" on Rambler for a fiver.
If still have it Bob,
will gladly send you the fiver forthwith.
cheers
mel.
| By Sue (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 11:17 am: |
Mel,
It is "Bananas" Foster Ph.d who is on this thread, although I think he'd be happy to accept any fivers you send his way.
| By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.82) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 11:24 am: |
oop's
thanks Sue.
mel(also banana's)
| By B. Foster (68.41.246.95) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 11:25 am: |
Mel,
Thanks for the generous offer. However, I'm afraid that you and your colleagues are confusing me with someone who actually exists. The last time I checked, I was still a figment of my own imagination. Nevertheless, I will keep you informed should the situation change in the near future.
B. Foster, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Errggh Industries
"Where Quality is Only A Slogan"
| By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.82) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 11:30 am: |
Many thanks Mr.Foster.
Mel(totally banana's)
| By R&B (138.238.41.215) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 11:33 am: |
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,A FIGMENT OF HIS OWN IMAGINATION,HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...MY KINDA GUY..HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
| By Vonnie (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 12:06 pm: |
Where are the Captain and Teneill when you need them? Also missing is Helen Reddy, Miss Soulful herself errgghing all the way.
| By SteveS (209.219.207.3) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 01:37 pm: |
Vonnie,
Thanks for getting us back on track, and for pointing out a serious oversight. I distinctly recall hearing "Purple Haze" for the very first time, and being amazed that someone had done so much with just the 6 strings of the guitar. Unfortunately, I also remember hearing "Love Will Keep Us Together" for the first time, and marveling over the fact that there are only 12 notes in the chromatic scale, yet the composers of that tune had stumbled upon the absolute worst combination of them imaginable. I honestly believe that should a "bad song composition" competition be held, similar to the annual chess match between a supercomputer and a grand master, computer technology has not yet reached a level anywhere near the point where it could match the unmitigated terribleness of that song. It is truly one of the worst things I have ever heard.
Over the years, I've come to understand that Tony Tenille was a passable lounge singer, and that "The Captain" was a journeyman pop piano player - arranger. However, the whole was clearly less than the sum of the parts, to the extent that they cast a pall over pop music that lasted for years (face it, the whole industry needed a courtesy flush after "Love Will Keep Us Together"). And then, just to let us know there were no "one shit wonders", they followed up with a string of turdlets that included "Muskrat Love", which was a ballad reportedly turned down by Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Anyhow Vonnie, I don't know how we missed C&T in previous discussions, but clearly, they belong at the very top of the list of Errggomaniacal offenders.
| By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 02:43 pm: |
DID THOSE MUSKRATS REALLY TALK ON THAT SONG OR WERE THEIR VOICES DUBBED?HEHEHEHE!
| By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.2) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 03:10 pm: |
R&B,
They all went to the school of Narration
which was founded and set up
by none other than
Deputy Dawg's side-kick
"Musky"
regards
chip'n'dales
| By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 03:16 pm: |
MEL,YOU ARE THE POFUCTIONARY OF VALIDITY[THAT'S A GOOD THING]!
| By Sue (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 03:55 pm: |
Hey hey wait a minute Steve, no fair doing a drive-by on "Purple Haze" without expounding on that one ...
And if we're drawing lines in the sand, for me "Muskrat Love" is way worse than "Love Will Keep Us Together," it's so far off the charts in terms of dreck: 1. Putrid sentimentality, 2. Revolting melody, 3. Terminal cutsiness applied to the animal world, blah blah ...whereas I think the Captain's calliope-like organ on "LWKUT" is what puts a foul but innocuous melody into the realm of truly awful tunes.
But I'm willing to entertain arguments on the other side.
| By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 04:04 pm: |
Sue
That was no drive-by on Purple Haze, just a comparison of the experience of being stopped dead in your tracks by a truly great tune and...the other kind.
Regarding LWKUT v. Muskrat Love, perhaps we should first debate the relative merits of death by drawing and quartering vs. boiling in oil.
| By Sue (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 04:46 pm: |
Ah OK, I reread your "Purple Haze" reference...
I think "Muskrat Love" is akin to death by immersion in the offal field of a commercial hog farm while LWKUT is akin to being suffocated to death in a vat of moldy marshmallows.
| By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 04:55 pm: |
Oh...I see. Obviously, then, LWKUT is much better. However, I'm afriad that at any moment, SOMEONE will chime in and tell us that C&T aren't so bad because:
a) They made a lot of money.
b) They did a lot of charity work (mostly for the "Save the 8-Track Fund")
c) They knew a guy who knew a guy who said ... so clearly they're not bad, just misunderstood.
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 07:15 pm: |
Er, I guess wallowing in marshmallows really isn't that bad a way to go. OK, scratch that, they both are equally foul ...
| By Mark Speck (199.183.75.50) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 12:11 am: |
According to one of my co-workers at my office, the Captain and Toenail, I mean Tennille, recently appeared on the Today Weekend show on NBC and performed.
She said that both of them still look fantastic.
Now that both the Captain and Tennille and American Idol have been mentioned, how about something that both have in common? Did anyone see Neil Sedaka as a guest judge on American Idol?
What is up with him? Have you ever heard anyone use the phrase 'ear-delicious'? Howard Stern has been playing the clip of Neil saying 'You are ear-delicious' and I haven't laughed so hard at anything in quite a while!
It's amazing how "in-touch" American Idol is with the times: first, Neil Sedaka as a guest judge and then Paul Anka! Who's next...Bobby Rydell? Steve Rossi? Julius La Rosa? AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH!
Best,
Mark
| By LarryRott (69.3.129.206) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 03:02 am: |
Mark,
Scroll up. SteveS covered the "Sedaka Incident" as reported extensively on The Drudge Report - NOT. Unfortch, I missed the show as I do every week.
Would everyone agree with me that my new favorite old song "Itchycoo Park" by The Small Faces is a lovely ditty and should never be mentioned on this or any Ergghh thread?
| By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (205.188.209.109) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 04:13 am: |
Mark Speck,
Did I miss something?
You mentioned the Tenille half on the Today Show. What exactly did she perform? ;o)
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 09:24 am: |
Larry,
I can't find any "Sedaka incident" mentioned above -- are you guys talking in some Moe Howard code or something??
I recall defending "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" --maybe on the older ERRGGH thread ...
Hey, if Howard doesn't like Sedaka that's all the more reason I'll like him.
| By Livonia Ken (136.1.1.154) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 10:52 am: |
I believe the "Sedaka Incident" is "code" for his appearance on American Idol. Had it not been for a French veto, the UN Security Council would have approved Errgghonomic sanctions against the producers of the show.
Regards,
Ken
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 11:05 am: |
Larry....
....whole heartedly, with a nod towards "Lazy Sunday" off "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake".
| By Larry (69.3.59.190) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 11:07 am: |
Forgive me all.
I confused the "Sedaka Incident" with the "Anka Thing". I have a problem distinguishing between milk'O magnesia "artistes". I still wonder if Debbie Boone was Pat's daughter or alter-ego.
Did I just say that?
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 12:26 pm: |
Ow ow ow that hurts -- Sedaka was a decent auteur of teenage melodramas, as Anka was too, VERY briefly ...I know Neil grew into a schlockmeister, but I still revere his early songs, some of 'em.
I remember that French veto -- after all they gave us Charles Aznavour and "French pop" which in itself is a whole year's worth of ERRGHonomics ...
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 01:00 pm: |
I know i'm gonna misspell it.....
.....is that veto what led to the Jacque Berel/Rod McKuen school of songwriting?
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 01:17 pm: |
Jacques Brel -- ouef! mon Dieu, French pop est merde ...
| By mc5rules (148.61.97.30) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 02:07 pm: |
Non, ce n'est pas vrai! Jacques Brel est un chanteur magnifique...
Of course I love Brel, after the hours I spent translating his lyrics for a college French project (during my ill-fated and misspent time as a French major). My favorite line, from "Amsterdam" (about a bunch of sailors): "And they piss like I cry on the unfaithful women!"
Now, Rod McKuen's English versions...that's some crap!
| By Livonia Ken (136.1.1.33) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 02:22 pm: |
Larry,
You confused them so well that I went right along with you, understood your confusion, and propagated it. Damn, you're good!
Regards,
Ken
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Monday, June 02, 2003 - 06:39 pm: |
MC5rules --
Guess what -- synchronicity ...my first job for Creem Magazine was translating an article from French to English, from a French rock magazine ... it was about heavy metal (metal hurlant), so, no Brel.
How about "Je T'aime" -- Serge Gainesborough. Anybody want to have a whack at his collected works?
| By Larry (69.3.59.114) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 02:28 am: |
I'm trying to keep up with you guys.
A web search on Jacque Brel led me to a Migraine Clinic in E. Trenton. I scanned their brochure: 
Sue! Moe Howard code? LMAO
| By Larry (69.3.59.114) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 02:29 am: |
I'm trying to keep up with you guys.
A web search on Jacque Brel led me to a Migraine Clinic of the same name in E. Trenton. I scanned their brochure: 
Sue! Moe Howard code? LMAO
| By Sue (64.12.97.7) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 10:04 am: |
Wouldn't it be great to see an American Idol where they were all forced to sing Jacques Brel!
Quel dommage!
Larry, mon petit chou, all men speak the Moe Howard code in some form, fortunately I was raised with three brothers (wolves) and I can decode it ...
| By Le Vonia Ken (136.2.1.101) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 10:28 am: |
..and they would compose Jacques Brel-styled songs for the winners to release as singles:
Un Moment Comme Ca
Voler sans vole
Ou se Trouve le Papier de Toilette
...and such
Regards,
Ken
| By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 11:15 am: |
OK Ken, now that you have me searching for my French-English handbook. Something looks humerous there.
Mon-terey Ralph
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 02:01 pm: |
For the ERRRGGH literary circle, here's a comment by Jimmy Page about ERRRGHH Hall of Famer Phil Collins' attempt to play with Page and Plant at Live Aid 1985:
(from Tom Sinclair's Entertainment Weekly story):
"Robert (Plant) told me Phil Collins wanted to play with us. I told him that was all right if he knows the numbers. But at the end of the day, he didn't know anything. We played 'Whole Lotta Love' and he was just there bashing away cluelessly and grinning. I thought that was really a joke."
| By john dixon (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 02:22 pm: |
I read that myself, Sue; seems I remember at the time they made a big deal out of P.C. playing the London Live Aid, then flying the Concorde to back the Zep reunion in America. Don't want to be a P.C. apologist but Page, Plant, and Jones sounded under-rehearsed and sloppy that day and it couldn't have been entirely his fault(they didn't sound any better at the Atlantic Records anniversary all-star show around that same period either). Actually, at the time, he was a likely candidate for the gig, having pioneered that monster drum sound with producer Hugh Padgham in the early 80's. But he was ripe for the blame too, since just a couple of months earlier he had hit #1 with the Errggh Hall Of Dreck perennial "Sussudio".
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 02:37 pm: |
I always thought Collins was a basher, as far as his drum style, so I love Page's description. Whether or not he and Plant sucked, they at least knew the material.
| By mc5rules (148.61.97.30) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 04:42 pm: |
Well, and Page, Plant and Jones were COOL enough to pull it off, sort of. But then to have Phil Collins up there, dorking it all up...it was almost Spinal Tap-funny, the way he didn't get it.
... but I was soooo excited to see those three play together that it took me a long time before I figured out that they sucked. I was so in love with the idea of it that I didn't actually listen. Then again, I remember very little actual good music happening that day.
| By Larry (216.23.183.2) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 05:52 pm: |
Phil Collins popped up on some Brian Eno cuts (Music for Films?) in the 70's that at the time impressed me. I heard a track MC386 for instance that still holds up IMHO. He may have also done some Brand-X stuff? His playing in those days (post-Genesis, pre-ErgghhDreckage) was jazz fusion, lot's of smart technique in the Steve Gadd style. Teamed with Percy Jones they made a great UK fusion/funk rhythm section.
Ralph, I don't speak french and not until I saw "Le Vonia Ken" post did I realize the hanky panky was thick and to trust noone on the Errgghh thread including and especially yourself I mean me. ;)
| By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 08:51 pm: |
Yeah Larry, the Errgh thread does at times have properties of some sort of twilight zone. which is probably why I like it so much. I'm comfortable here and I'm most certainly entertained by some very sharp folks.
| By Sue (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 09:13 pm: |
Le Vonia Ken, this is my favorite:
Voler sans vole ...
And hey, I thought "Listen to the Warm" was bad enough, but McKuen really did do an album of "McKuen/Brel" classics! Wow ...
| By Larry (69.3.129.218) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 10:48 pm: |
Rod reminiscents on Senior Brel at:
http://www.mckuen.com/flights/080401.htm
| By Laurence (69.3.129.218) on Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 11:38 pm: |
From Brel's Amsterdam:
And he yells to the cook
With his arms open wide
"Hey, bring me more fish
Throw it down by my side"
And he wants so to belch
But he's too full to try
So he stands up and laughs
And he zips up his fly
(I'm still working on the "fly" referrence)
translated by David Bowie from the French:
A bouffer des haubans
Et ça sent la morue
Jusque dans le coeur des frites
Que leurs grosses mains invitent
A revenir en plus
Puis se lèvent en riant
Dans un bruit de tempête
Referment leur braguette
Et sortent en rotant
| By Da Prof (151.197.219.220) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:01 am: |
Errggh!not to be confused with arrrgggggh!!!! not to be mixed up with harrummmmpphhhh!!!!
| By SteveS (205.188.209.109) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:08 am: |
Is Jacques Brel related to the Great Omay? And is he not the author of the heretofore (understandably) uncredited ditty which begins
"The French, they are a curious race..."
| By SteveS (205.188.209.109) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:28 am: |
I'm sorry I wasn't able to comment on the alarming "Sanka Incident" on American Idle. However, I have been out of commission lately, and only now coming around. It's still very difficult for me to talk about my situation, but I'll try.
A (former) close personal acquaintance recently handed me a CD that she was quite enthusiastic about, and felt that I had to hear. It was Rod Stewart's album of standards, which I can best describe as a WWF Iron Cage of Death Match between Rod, George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Irving Berlin. The album is called "it Had to be You", and I truly wish it had been someone else, cause I don't know what I (or Alren, Berlin, Gershwin et al) ever did to Rod to deserve this. Rod's voice, which was pretty cool in the Jeff Beck days, sounds like a very old woman when he sings standards. It's a bit like Billie Holliday's voice toward the very end of her career, except for the phrasing, inflection and swing, none of which are even remotely in Rod's lexicon.
Every tune is done at the same numbing ballad tempo, swathed in syrupy strings and big band charts which fail to conceal how piss poor Rod is at this.
Those tunes are incredibly durable, and can (and have) taken many a pounding over the years, but this??? Rod is just a total bunker buster of badness, and just leaves a giant indelible stain on these tunes.
Oh, the horror!
| By Larry (69.3.129.218) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:33 am: |
yeah, but, Gasoline Alley LIVE in Detroit!
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:35 am: |
This calls for a new ERRRGH official acroynm perhaps: HSMCDTTDG -- Holy Shit, My Career's Dead, Time to Destroy Gershwin.
| By Sue (152.163.252.68) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:43 am: |
Is there a name for wanting to hear something that's so bad you know it'll be ...enjoyably bad?
I know schadenfreude (sp?) is "enjoying the misfortune of others" but that's not quite it.
I'd really like to hear this Rod trainwreck -- as long as no humans were harmed in the burning of any copy of it.
| By Larry (69.3.129.218) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 12:46 am: |
Sue,
I think the word is... Errggh!!
| By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 07:40 am: |
Sue,
Gershwin and his dead colleagues probably have a few acronyms of their own:
HCIRS (Holy Crap, It's Rod Stewart!)
LHCSSH (Let's Hope Cher Stays Healthy)
| By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 10:27 am: |
Heard it....
....it's nearly enought to ask Michael Feinstein if he's lead a CD burning party......
| By Sue (63.85.105.20) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 10:30 am: |
Possibly worse than Rod Stewart assaying the classic tunes of the '30s and '40s would be Cher squawking 'em.
What's so annoying about the Stewart CD is that it's such a shameless ploy to get boomers into the record stores ...here, it's Gershwin and Kern, but dumbed down for your generation, coming from the squawkbox of Rod the Mod ...
(who I DO revere for his early work, with Beck and without)
| By Steve Litos (209.100.86.4) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 11:36 am: |
SteveS-
I just read your post on The Captain & Tenille, a little harsh, but very funny stuff!
Actually, I have a very soft spot in my heart for TC&T because as a lad I used to watch their short lived TV show. Anyone who had "The Bionic Watermelon" on their show could do no wrong in a 6 year olds eyes. Hey...It was very entertaining for the 8 and under crowd!
Little known fact #2: My aunt got married in August of 1978 and had her banquet at a place called the Millionaire's Club in Chicago. The banquet hall was attached to the Mill Run Theater via the second floor of the hall. Surprise! Surprise! On the same night as the reception, The Captain & Tenille were playing at the Mill Run. Because of my small 7 year old hands, I was able to stick my hands underneath the attached door and spring the lock to the entrance to the theater!(I never would have thought of it myself - an unknown adult used me as a pawn.) So about 50 people from the reception poured into the seats of the Captain & Tenille show! And I did see "Muskrat Love" live in concert, but I don't remember seeing "LWKUT". It may have been white- bread, soulless, and dumb, but it was my very first "rock n' roll" show.
| By john dixon (205.188.209.109) on Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 03:00 pm: |
My Dad is 78 years old and he asked me if I'd heard Rod's collection of standards. I knew about it but also knew to avoid the project. Anyway, Dad and Mom and their circle of friends are crazy about it; go figure! I see where Boz Scaggs has just released an identical project and, not having heard it either, was wondering if it was even more errggh-orrific than Rod's. I'm not relishing the idea of hearing Rod AND Boz butcher the Gershwin and Porter songbook the next time I visit the old homestead.