GEAK RADIO TOP 40
(week ending Sept. 18)
1. Truck On--Simple Kid (last week: #1)
2. Staring At The Sun--Simple Kid (last week: #4)
3. I Want A Fat Babe--Snackstreet Boys (last week: #2)
4. Fat Bottomed Girls--Hayseed Dixie (last week: not ranked)
5. My Happy Ending--Avril Lavigne (last week: #24)
6. Average Man--Simple Kid (last week: #7)
7. Silence--Gomez (last week: #15)
8. Drugs--Simple Kid (last week: #36)
9. The Ballad Of The Kingsmen--Todd Snider (last week: #3)
10. On Top Of You--Trey Parker (last week: #11)
11. Supertramps And Superstars--Simple Kid (last week: #16)
12. All Of My Life--Todd Snider (last week: #17)
13. Love Is So Noisy--Barnes And Barnes (last week: #5)
14. Gonna Be Some Changes Made--Bruce Hornsby (last week: #8)
15. Nothing Is Wrong--Gomez (last week: #12)
16. Breakups Breakdowns--Simple Kid (last week: nr)
17. There It Was--Gomez (last week: #6)
18. I Can't Make You Love Me--Bonnie Raitt (last week: nr)
19. Kids Don't Care--Simple Kid (last week: #21)
20. Highway To Hell--Hayseed Dixie (last week: nr)
21. Every Mother's Son--Matt Dusk (last week: #13)
22. Mad World--Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules (last week: nr)
23. Chicken Out--Gomez (last week: nr)
24. Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad--Matt Dusk (last week: #9)
25. Everytime--Britney Spears (last week: #10)
26. The Kind Of Love You Never Recover From--Christine Lavin (last week: #28)
27. Theme From Loaded Gun--Matt Dusk (last week: #19)
28. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long--The Notorious Cherry Bombs (last week: nr)
29. I Feel Depressed--Barnes And Barnes (last week: #31)
30. Comfortably Numb--Hayseed Dixie (last week: nr)
31. Hello--Simple Kid (last week: nr)
32. Catch Me Up--Gomez (last week: #23)
33. All My Little Words--The Magnetic Fields (last week: #30)
34. Commuter--Simple Kid (last week: #27)
35. Are You Lonesome Tonight--Sam Kinison (last week: #34)
36. It's No Good--Depeche Mode (last week: #20)
37. My Sundown--Jimmy Eat World (last week: #18)
38. Chicks Dig Jerks--Bill Hicks (last week: #14)
39. Cold As Ice--Matt Dusk (last week: #37)
40. Crawl--Custom (last week: #22)
Friday, September 17, 2004
BEST BAND NAMES PLAYING THE TOLEDO AREA THIS WEEK (SEP 17-23)
Stacked Ham--tonight & Saturday at Break Room Lounge
Ten Inch Willy--tonight & Saturday at Lucky Louie's
Science Of Big Machines--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Tricked By Nixon--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Hot Karl--tonight thru Sunday at Pirate's Landing
Box Of Cats--Thursday at Bronze Boar
Halfway To St. Patrick's Day--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Chain Of Words--Thursday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Variety Pack--tonight & Saturday at Speedway Bar And Grill
Stacked Ham--tonight & Saturday at Break Room Lounge
Ten Inch Willy--tonight & Saturday at Lucky Louie's
Science Of Big Machines--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Tricked By Nixon--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Hot Karl--tonight thru Sunday at Pirate's Landing
Box Of Cats--Thursday at Bronze Boar
Halfway To St. Patrick's Day--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Chain Of Words--Thursday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Variety Pack--tonight & Saturday at Speedway Bar And Grill
Monday, September 13, 2004
GEAK RADIO TOP 40
(week ending Sept. 11)
Bloody crap, I'm turning into Casey Kasem! Is Don on the phone?! Dammit, the next time I gotta come out of an fucking up-tempo record to talk about a fuckin' dog dying...!!!
1. Truck On--Simple Kid (last week: tied #2)
2. I Want A Fat Babe--Snackstreet Boys (last week: #4)
3. The Ballad Of The Kingsmen--Todd Snider (last week: #19)
4. Staring At The Sun--Simple Kid (last week: #11)
5. Love Is So Noisy--Barnes And Barnes (new entry)
6. There It Was--Gomez (new entry)
7. Average Man--Simple Kid (last week: tied #2)
8. Gonna Be Some Changes Made--Bruce Hornsby (last week: #6)
9. Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad--Matt Dusk (last week: #1)
10. Everytime--Britney Spears (last week: #5)
11. On Top Of You--Trey Parker (last week: #15)
12. Nothing Is Wrong--Gomez (last week: #12)
13. Every Mother's Son--Matt Dusk (last week: #7)
14. Chicks Dig Jerks--Bill Hicks (last week: #8)
15. Silence--Gomez (last week: #20)
16. Supertramps And Superstars--Simple Kid (last week: #16)
17. All Of My Life--Todd Snider (new entry)
18. My Sundown--Jimmy Eat World (last week: #9)
19. Theme From Loaded Gun--Matt Dusk (last week: #10)
20. It's No Good--Depeche Mode (new entry)
21. Kids Don't Care--Simple Kid (new entry)
22. Crawl--Custom (new entry)
23. Catch Me Up--Gomez (new entry)
24. My Happy Ending--Avril Lavigne (last week: #17)
25. You Think You Know Somebody--Todd Snider (new entry)
26. Lonely Road--Matt Dusk (new entry)
27. Commuter--Simple Kid (new entry)
28. The Kind Of Love You Never Recover From--Chrstine Lavin (last week: #13)
29. Always--Matt Dusk (new entry)
30. All My Little Words--The Magnetic Fields (re-entry)
31. I Feel Depressed--Barnes And Barnes (last week: #14)
32. Beer Run--Todd Snider (new entry)
33. Here And Now--Letters To Cleo (re-entry)
34. Are You Lonesome Tonight--Sam Kinison (re-entry)
35. Silver Springs--Fleetwood Mac (new entry)
36. Drugs--Simple Kid (new entry)
37. Cold As Ice--Matt Dusk (new entry)
38. Someone I Used To Love--Jimmy Buffett (new entry)
39. Bald Headed Men--Christine Lavin (last week: #18)
40. Star Wars Cantina--Mark Jonathan Davis (new entry)
(week ending Sept. 11)
Bloody crap, I'm turning into Casey Kasem! Is Don on the phone?! Dammit, the next time I gotta come out of an fucking up-tempo record to talk about a fuckin' dog dying...!!!
1. Truck On--Simple Kid (last week: tied #2)
2. I Want A Fat Babe--Snackstreet Boys (last week: #4)
3. The Ballad Of The Kingsmen--Todd Snider (last week: #19)
4. Staring At The Sun--Simple Kid (last week: #11)
5. Love Is So Noisy--Barnes And Barnes (new entry)
6. There It Was--Gomez (new entry)
7. Average Man--Simple Kid (last week: tied #2)
8. Gonna Be Some Changes Made--Bruce Hornsby (last week: #6)
9. Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad--Matt Dusk (last week: #1)
10. Everytime--Britney Spears (last week: #5)
11. On Top Of You--Trey Parker (last week: #15)
12. Nothing Is Wrong--Gomez (last week: #12)
13. Every Mother's Son--Matt Dusk (last week: #7)
14. Chicks Dig Jerks--Bill Hicks (last week: #8)
15. Silence--Gomez (last week: #20)
16. Supertramps And Superstars--Simple Kid (last week: #16)
17. All Of My Life--Todd Snider (new entry)
18. My Sundown--Jimmy Eat World (last week: #9)
19. Theme From Loaded Gun--Matt Dusk (last week: #10)
20. It's No Good--Depeche Mode (new entry)
21. Kids Don't Care--Simple Kid (new entry)
22. Crawl--Custom (new entry)
23. Catch Me Up--Gomez (new entry)
24. My Happy Ending--Avril Lavigne (last week: #17)
25. You Think You Know Somebody--Todd Snider (new entry)
26. Lonely Road--Matt Dusk (new entry)
27. Commuter--Simple Kid (new entry)
28. The Kind Of Love You Never Recover From--Chrstine Lavin (last week: #13)
29. Always--Matt Dusk (new entry)
30. All My Little Words--The Magnetic Fields (re-entry)
31. I Feel Depressed--Barnes And Barnes (last week: #14)
32. Beer Run--Todd Snider (new entry)
33. Here And Now--Letters To Cleo (re-entry)
34. Are You Lonesome Tonight--Sam Kinison (re-entry)
35. Silver Springs--Fleetwood Mac (new entry)
36. Drugs--Simple Kid (new entry)
37. Cold As Ice--Matt Dusk (new entry)
38. Someone I Used To Love--Jimmy Buffett (new entry)
39. Bald Headed Men--Christine Lavin (last week: #18)
40. Star Wars Cantina--Mark Jonathan Davis (new entry)
Friday, September 10, 2004
WHERE HAVE ALL THE BAND NAMES GONE?
No list again this week. There seems to be a shortage of interesting new band names lately. Even Buzz Kilman had to cut his list in half last week!
To make up for it, here's a new anti-W link...
TOP PUN
PS: A suggestion from the NWOPC newsletter:
How to start each day with a positive outlook:
1. Open a new file in your PC.
2. Name it "George W. Bush."
3. Send it to the trash.
4. Click on "Empty Trash Bin."
5. Your PC will ask you, "Do you really want to get rid of George W. Bush?"
6. Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button firmly.
--Jennifer Rockwood
No list again this week. There seems to be a shortage of interesting new band names lately. Even Buzz Kilman had to cut his list in half last week!
To make up for it, here's a new anti-W link...
TOP PUN
PS: A suggestion from the NWOPC newsletter:
How to start each day with a positive outlook:
1. Open a new file in your PC.
2. Name it "George W. Bush."
3. Send it to the trash.
4. Click on "Empty Trash Bin."
5. Your PC will ask you, "Do you really want to get rid of George W. Bush?"
6. Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button firmly.
--Jennifer Rockwood
Thursday, September 09, 2004
I AM CORNHOLIO!
The following is an AP story I spotted in the paper the other day. It seemed like a joke at first. I've added my own comments throughout, in bold.
***
CORNBAG GAME POPULAR IN BACKYARDS, BARS AND ON CAMPUS
by Terry Kinney, Associated Press, Monday, September 6, 2004
CINCINNATI - The projectiles are lighter than horseshoes and safer than yard darts, but the idea's the same. Players try to hit a target several paces away.
The Ohio phenomenon that is catching on nationwide is called cornhole, or corn toss, because players try to throw cloth bags filled with corn into a goal.
"It's easy to play, you don't have to dig a pit, drive stakes or tear up your lawn," said Mike Whitton, founder and president of the American Cornhole Association.
I had to fight hard to stifle my giggling on the bus at this point.
Beanbag games in various forms have been around for decades. Local players say the corn bag game originated in Cincinnati - specifically the city's west side, where Whitton grew up - although many lay claim to it.
Leave it to the clueless, bass-ackwards, right-wing, bible-thumping, Jerry Springer-electing morons in Cincinnazi (<-not a typo) to come up with a game, call it "cornhole" and not know what the word really means!
Portable goals have let the backyard game travel to tailgate parties, bars and college campuses, and a cottage industry has sprung up supplying boards, bags, clothing and paraphernalia.
The American Cornhole Association claims to be the arbiter of the game, sanctioning tournaments and "official" rules of play. It grew out of a scoring dispute at a family picnic and now has more than 3,500 members, Whitton said. It's Web site sometimes gets 300,000 hits a month.
Yes, 300,000 hits a month...though I suspect many of those are people looking for something else entirely!
"Cincinnati is the core, but I ship hats and (game) sets everywhere," Whitton said. "Many sets are going to North Carolina and Florida, but it's also spreading west, to Nebraska and Oklahoma, at a fairly rapid clip."
The simple premise of the game is to throw a bag filled with corn into a six-inch hole in a wooden ramp 30 feet away. A bag in the hole scores three points, a bag left on the platform scores one.
Although not a drinking game by definition, alcoholic beverages often are consumed. The Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. sponsors tournaments, and offers a virtual version of the game on its Web site.
Alcoholic beverages often are consumed before and/or during cornholing. DUH!
Christy's Bierstube, Rathskeller and Biergarten, which caters to University of Cincinnati students, installed a game court because regular customers asked for it, said co-owner Christy Windholtz.
It may be bringing in new business "because it gives people something to do," she said.
I did some investigating, and there are several bars in the Toledo area which cater to "cornhole" enthusiasts: Bretz, Hooterville, Rip Cord and R-House, just to name a few.
Players span all ages, but teams that compete in leagues at Tommy's on the River, a bar and restaurant adjacent to a Cincinnati marina, tend to be twentysomethings.
"Many of them are people who work at P&G (the Procter & Gamble Co.) or Sara Lee, people who have been transferred into Cincinnati and don't know many people so they play sports to meet people," said Donna Frey, a bartender at Tommy's, where beach volleyball is another popular pastime.
Ah yes, P&G, makers of Pringles potato chips. In the immortal words of Steve Dahl, "Pringles: They're stacked in a can, so you can put 'em up yours!"
Cincinnati Sports Leagues, a private company, operates the corn toss and volleyball leagues, along with flag football, softball and other sports. About 15,000 under-35s participate, said co-founder Joff Moine.
"It's safe, it's fun and you don't get dirty," Moine said of the game. Players must be 21 because some teams are sponsored by alcohol vendors.
You don't get dirty? Well, I suppose that depends on your partner's hygiene.
"We cater to young professionals just out of college," Moine said. "About every three or four weeks, we have a happy hour that about 300-400 people attend."
A ready-made board can cost about $150, but several Web sites have do-it-yourself directions. Dozens of eBay listings offer customized boards and bags with logos of professional and college teams.
"A friend and I make them on the side," Moine said. "With Christmas coming up, we've got about 20 orders."
The game is so popular around Cincinnati that nearly 400 teams competed for the $2,000 first-place prize in the Cornhole Classic in February, and organizers are planning a Holiday Cornhole Classic for Thanksgiving weekend.
"Holiday Cornhole Classic"...gives whole new meaning to "stuffing the turkey".
"We were extremely surprised. I knew it was popular, but not this popular," said Matt Dunne, general manager of U.S. Bank Arena. "We have to limit it to 400 teams because we only have room for 40 courts on the arena floor."
Entry fee is $65 per team. Beer is extra.
Moine claims to be responsible for introducing the game to Myrtle Beach, S.C., while on vacation. Students take the game with them to college.
"My little brother just graduated from Ohio State, and he says students take their OSU boards to their tailgates," said Moine, who is from Columbus. "It's picking up there, at Miami University - anywhere in Ohio. It doesn't seem to be very popular outside the Midwest."
Makes you proud to be an Ohioan, doesn't it? That's right, we invented cornholing! We also invented "Buckeyeing"! Actually, *I* invented Buckeyeing. (I think. I mean, I just now thought of it. Maybe I'm not the first.) If you ask nicely, I'll describe it to you. (Though some of my loyal readers can no doubt use their imaginations and pretty much figure it out themselves.)
The game has taken root at the University of Kentucky.
"You can't go up and down the street without seeing boards and bags," said Del Proctor of Lexington, Ky., president of the local Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter. "I have some family in Cincinnati, and they've been playing a couple of years. It seems to have migrated down here through the students."
Although the game is not very physical, Proctor said players have become more active because of it.
"It gets people away from PlayStation and Xbox," he said."
That is, until there are cornhole games available for PS and Xbox.
ON THE NET
American Cornhole Association: www.playcornhole.org
Whetstone Products: www.cornholegame.org
Christian Moerlien Brewing Co.: www.christianmoerlein.com
Hillbilly Games: www.HillbillyGames.com
Anyhoo, I think the ACA could use a mascot. Who better than...
The following is an AP story I spotted in the paper the other day. It seemed like a joke at first. I've added my own comments throughout, in bold.
***
CORNBAG GAME POPULAR IN BACKYARDS, BARS AND ON CAMPUS
by Terry Kinney, Associated Press, Monday, September 6, 2004
CINCINNATI - The projectiles are lighter than horseshoes and safer than yard darts, but the idea's the same. Players try to hit a target several paces away.
The Ohio phenomenon that is catching on nationwide is called cornhole, or corn toss, because players try to throw cloth bags filled with corn into a goal.
"It's easy to play, you don't have to dig a pit, drive stakes or tear up your lawn," said Mike Whitton, founder and president of the American Cornhole Association.
I had to fight hard to stifle my giggling on the bus at this point.
Beanbag games in various forms have been around for decades. Local players say the corn bag game originated in Cincinnati - specifically the city's west side, where Whitton grew up - although many lay claim to it.
Leave it to the clueless, bass-ackwards, right-wing, bible-thumping, Jerry Springer-electing morons in Cincinnazi (<-not a typo) to come up with a game, call it "cornhole" and not know what the word really means!
Portable goals have let the backyard game travel to tailgate parties, bars and college campuses, and a cottage industry has sprung up supplying boards, bags, clothing and paraphernalia.
The American Cornhole Association claims to be the arbiter of the game, sanctioning tournaments and "official" rules of play. It grew out of a scoring dispute at a family picnic and now has more than 3,500 members, Whitton said. It's Web site sometimes gets 300,000 hits a month.
Yes, 300,000 hits a month...though I suspect many of those are people looking for something else entirely!
"Cincinnati is the core, but I ship hats and (game) sets everywhere," Whitton said. "Many sets are going to North Carolina and Florida, but it's also spreading west, to Nebraska and Oklahoma, at a fairly rapid clip."
The simple premise of the game is to throw a bag filled with corn into a six-inch hole in a wooden ramp 30 feet away. A bag in the hole scores three points, a bag left on the platform scores one.
Although not a drinking game by definition, alcoholic beverages often are consumed. The Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. sponsors tournaments, and offers a virtual version of the game on its Web site.
Alcoholic beverages often are consumed before and/or during cornholing. DUH!
Christy's Bierstube, Rathskeller and Biergarten, which caters to University of Cincinnati students, installed a game court because regular customers asked for it, said co-owner Christy Windholtz.
It may be bringing in new business "because it gives people something to do," she said.
I did some investigating, and there are several bars in the Toledo area which cater to "cornhole" enthusiasts: Bretz, Hooterville, Rip Cord and R-House, just to name a few.
Players span all ages, but teams that compete in leagues at Tommy's on the River, a bar and restaurant adjacent to a Cincinnati marina, tend to be twentysomethings.
"Many of them are people who work at P&G (the Procter & Gamble Co.) or Sara Lee, people who have been transferred into Cincinnati and don't know many people so they play sports to meet people," said Donna Frey, a bartender at Tommy's, where beach volleyball is another popular pastime.
Ah yes, P&G, makers of Pringles potato chips. In the immortal words of Steve Dahl, "Pringles: They're stacked in a can, so you can put 'em up yours!"
Cincinnati Sports Leagues, a private company, operates the corn toss and volleyball leagues, along with flag football, softball and other sports. About 15,000 under-35s participate, said co-founder Joff Moine.
"It's safe, it's fun and you don't get dirty," Moine said of the game. Players must be 21 because some teams are sponsored by alcohol vendors.
You don't get dirty? Well, I suppose that depends on your partner's hygiene.
"We cater to young professionals just out of college," Moine said. "About every three or four weeks, we have a happy hour that about 300-400 people attend."
A ready-made board can cost about $150, but several Web sites have do-it-yourself directions. Dozens of eBay listings offer customized boards and bags with logos of professional and college teams.
"A friend and I make them on the side," Moine said. "With Christmas coming up, we've got about 20 orders."
The game is so popular around Cincinnati that nearly 400 teams competed for the $2,000 first-place prize in the Cornhole Classic in February, and organizers are planning a Holiday Cornhole Classic for Thanksgiving weekend.
"Holiday Cornhole Classic"...gives whole new meaning to "stuffing the turkey".
"We were extremely surprised. I knew it was popular, but not this popular," said Matt Dunne, general manager of U.S. Bank Arena. "We have to limit it to 400 teams because we only have room for 40 courts on the arena floor."
Entry fee is $65 per team. Beer is extra.
Moine claims to be responsible for introducing the game to Myrtle Beach, S.C., while on vacation. Students take the game with them to college.
"My little brother just graduated from Ohio State, and he says students take their OSU boards to their tailgates," said Moine, who is from Columbus. "It's picking up there, at Miami University - anywhere in Ohio. It doesn't seem to be very popular outside the Midwest."
Makes you proud to be an Ohioan, doesn't it? That's right, we invented cornholing! We also invented "Buckeyeing"! Actually, *I* invented Buckeyeing. (I think. I mean, I just now thought of it. Maybe I'm not the first.) If you ask nicely, I'll describe it to you. (Though some of my loyal readers can no doubt use their imaginations and pretty much figure it out themselves.)
The game has taken root at the University of Kentucky.
"You can't go up and down the street without seeing boards and bags," said Del Proctor of Lexington, Ky., president of the local Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter. "I have some family in Cincinnati, and they've been playing a couple of years. It seems to have migrated down here through the students."
Although the game is not very physical, Proctor said players have become more active because of it.
"It gets people away from PlayStation and Xbox," he said."
That is, until there are cornhole games available for PS and Xbox.
ON THE NET
American Cornhole Association: www.playcornhole.org
Whetstone Products: www.cornholegame.org
Christian Moerlien Brewing Co.: www.christianmoerlein.com
Hillbilly Games: www.HillbillyGames.com
Anyhoo, I think the ACA could use a mascot. Who better than...
Saturday, September 04, 2004
(Note: I've added blurbs for the songs retroactively, going back through the past 3 weeks.)
SONGS I COULDN'T STOP LISTENING TO THIS WEEK
(aka Songs I Suggest You Look For On Bearshare)
1. Matt Dusk--Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad (new entry)
Steve Dahl played it last week. The Dusky One is my new guilty pleasure. Can't wait to karaoke his stuff.
(tie) 2. Simple Kid--Average Man (new entry)
(tie) 2. Simple Kid--Truck On (new entry)
"Average Man" was also played on Dahl last week. The Stever is a hitmaker!
4. Snackstreet Boys--I Want A Fat Babe (new entry)
Those of you I email have seen the video. I'd karaoke it but it requires two singers at times.
5. Britney Spears--Everytime (new entry)
Once again I've successfully karaoked a pop diva tune using my old reliable Eddie Vedder voice.
6. Bruce Hornsby--Gonna Be Some Changes Made (last week: #1)
7. Matt Dusk--Every Mother's Son (new entry)
The odd thing about Dusk is, he looks like a Backstreet Boy but sounds like Sinatra.
8. Bill Hicks--Chicks Dig Jerks (new entry)
Hopefully, thankfully, this one is starting to become outdated. The chicks have begun to wise up!
9. Jimmy Eat World--My Sundown (last week: #3)
10. Matt Dusk--The Theme From Loaded Gun (new entry)
If there were a new Bond movie called "Loaded Gun", and Dusk was tapped to do the song for the opening credits, this would be it. Fuckin' hilarious!
11. Simple Kid--Staring At The Sun (new entry)
An Aerosmith-style drum beat combined with a Canned Heat-style vocal? Oddly, it works.
12. Gomez--Nothing Is Wrong (last week: #9)
13. Christine Lavin--The Kind Of Love You Never Recover From (last week: #2)
14. Barnes And Barnes--I Feel Depressed (last week: #4)
15. Trey Parker--On Top Of You (last week: #5)
16. Simple Kid--Supertramps And Superstars (new entry)
Very Kinks-sounding.
17. Avril Lavigne--My Happy Ending (last week: #7)
18. Christine Lavin--Bald Headed Men (last week: #6)
19. Todd Snider--The Ballad Of The Kingsmen (new entry)
Another perennial Dahl fave and underrated singer-songwriter with both funny and serious (and sometimes in-between) material.
20. Gomez--Silence (new entry)
Good video for this one at launch.com. Between Gomez and Simple Kid, we could be witnessing a new, covert British invasion.
Honorable mention:
Barnes And Barnes--I Love To Ride The Bus
Barnes And Barnes--Love Is So Noisy
Matt Dusk--Always
Matt Dusk--Cold As Ice
Matt Dusk--Don't Go Looking
Matt Dusk--Five
Fleetwood Mac--Silver Springs
Gomez--Catch Me Up
Gomez--There It Was
Sam Kinison--Are You Lonesome Tonight
Christine Lavin--Damaged Goods
Christine Lavin--I Bring Out The Worst In You
Christine Lavin--If You Want Space, Go To Utah
Christine Lavin--Like Father, Like Son
The Magnetic Fields--All My Little Words
Simple Kid--The Commuter
Simple Kid--Hello
Todd Snider--All Of My Life
Todd Snider--Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues
Todd Snider--You Think You Know Somebody
PS: No band names this week. Again.
SONGS I COULDN'T STOP LISTENING TO THIS WEEK
(aka Songs I Suggest You Look For On Bearshare)
1. Matt Dusk--Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad (new entry)
Steve Dahl played it last week. The Dusky One is my new guilty pleasure. Can't wait to karaoke his stuff.
(tie) 2. Simple Kid--Average Man (new entry)
(tie) 2. Simple Kid--Truck On (new entry)
"Average Man" was also played on Dahl last week. The Stever is a hitmaker!
4. Snackstreet Boys--I Want A Fat Babe (new entry)
Those of you I email have seen the video. I'd karaoke it but it requires two singers at times.
5. Britney Spears--Everytime (new entry)
Once again I've successfully karaoked a pop diva tune using my old reliable Eddie Vedder voice.
6. Bruce Hornsby--Gonna Be Some Changes Made (last week: #1)
7. Matt Dusk--Every Mother's Son (new entry)
The odd thing about Dusk is, he looks like a Backstreet Boy but sounds like Sinatra.
8. Bill Hicks--Chicks Dig Jerks (new entry)
Hopefully, thankfully, this one is starting to become outdated. The chicks have begun to wise up!
9. Jimmy Eat World--My Sundown (last week: #3)
10. Matt Dusk--The Theme From Loaded Gun (new entry)
If there were a new Bond movie called "Loaded Gun", and Dusk was tapped to do the song for the opening credits, this would be it. Fuckin' hilarious!
11. Simple Kid--Staring At The Sun (new entry)
An Aerosmith-style drum beat combined with a Canned Heat-style vocal? Oddly, it works.
12. Gomez--Nothing Is Wrong (last week: #9)
13. Christine Lavin--The Kind Of Love You Never Recover From (last week: #2)
14. Barnes And Barnes--I Feel Depressed (last week: #4)
15. Trey Parker--On Top Of You (last week: #5)
16. Simple Kid--Supertramps And Superstars (new entry)
Very Kinks-sounding.
17. Avril Lavigne--My Happy Ending (last week: #7)
18. Christine Lavin--Bald Headed Men (last week: #6)
19. Todd Snider--The Ballad Of The Kingsmen (new entry)
Another perennial Dahl fave and underrated singer-songwriter with both funny and serious (and sometimes in-between) material.
20. Gomez--Silence (new entry)
Good video for this one at launch.com. Between Gomez and Simple Kid, we could be witnessing a new, covert British invasion.
Honorable mention:
Barnes And Barnes--I Love To Ride The Bus
Barnes And Barnes--Love Is So Noisy
Matt Dusk--Always
Matt Dusk--Cold As Ice
Matt Dusk--Don't Go Looking
Matt Dusk--Five
Fleetwood Mac--Silver Springs
Gomez--Catch Me Up
Gomez--There It Was
Sam Kinison--Are You Lonesome Tonight
Christine Lavin--Damaged Goods
Christine Lavin--I Bring Out The Worst In You
Christine Lavin--If You Want Space, Go To Utah
Christine Lavin--Like Father, Like Son
The Magnetic Fields--All My Little Words
Simple Kid--The Commuter
Simple Kid--Hello
Todd Snider--All Of My Life
Todd Snider--Talkin' Seattle Grunge Rock Blues
Todd Snider--You Think You Know Somebody
PS: No band names this week. Again.
Saturday, August 28, 2004
SONGS I COULDN'T STOP LISTENING TO THIS WEEK
1. Bruce Hornsby--Gonna Be Some Changes Made (new entry)
Catchy as fuck. Sting sings backup. The beat reminds me very much of Nelly's "Ride Wit Me".
2. Christine Lavin--The Kind Of Love You Never Recover From (new entry)
I'm long overdue getting into her music. One of her serious songs. Made me weepy.
3. Jimmy Eat World--My Sundown (last week: #2)
4. Barnes And Barnes--I Feel Depressed (last week: #1)
5. Trey Parker--On Top Of You (last week: #5)
6. Christine Lavin--Bald Headed Men (new entry)
One of her funny songs. An anthem! We're here, we're bald, get used to it!
7. Avril Lavigne--My Happy Ending (last week: #8)
8. Sam Kinison--Are You Lonesome Tonight (last week: #10)
9. Gomez--Nothing Is Wrong (last week: #3)
10. The Magnetic Fields--All My Little Words (new entry)
Used in a memorable montage at the end of an episode of "The Shield". Makes a comeback now and then.
Honorable mention:
Blue Rodeo--It Hasn't Hit Me Yet
Christine Lavin--Damaged Goods
Christine Lavin--I Bring Out The Worst In You
Christine Lavin--If You Want Space, Go To Utah
Christine Lavin--Like Father, Like Son
Christine Lavin--Sensitive New Age Guys
Lowen And Navarro--Walking On A Wire
The Polyphonic Spree--Hold Me Now
Todd Snider--Statistician's Blues
Todd Snider--You Think You Know Somebody
PS: No band names this week.
1. Bruce Hornsby--Gonna Be Some Changes Made (new entry)
Catchy as fuck. Sting sings backup. The beat reminds me very much of Nelly's "Ride Wit Me".
2. Christine Lavin--The Kind Of Love You Never Recover From (new entry)
I'm long overdue getting into her music. One of her serious songs. Made me weepy.
3. Jimmy Eat World--My Sundown (last week: #2)
4. Barnes And Barnes--I Feel Depressed (last week: #1)
5. Trey Parker--On Top Of You (last week: #5)
6. Christine Lavin--Bald Headed Men (new entry)
One of her funny songs. An anthem! We're here, we're bald, get used to it!
7. Avril Lavigne--My Happy Ending (last week: #8)
8. Sam Kinison--Are You Lonesome Tonight (last week: #10)
9. Gomez--Nothing Is Wrong (last week: #3)
10. The Magnetic Fields--All My Little Words (new entry)
Used in a memorable montage at the end of an episode of "The Shield". Makes a comeback now and then.
Honorable mention:
Blue Rodeo--It Hasn't Hit Me Yet
Christine Lavin--Damaged Goods
Christine Lavin--I Bring Out The Worst In You
Christine Lavin--If You Want Space, Go To Utah
Christine Lavin--Like Father, Like Son
Christine Lavin--Sensitive New Age Guys
Lowen And Navarro--Walking On A Wire
The Polyphonic Spree--Hold Me Now
Todd Snider--Statistician's Blues
Todd Snider--You Think You Know Somebody
PS: No band names this week.
Saturday, August 21, 2004
NEW FEATURE: SONGS I COULDN'T STOP LISTENING TO THIS WEEK
Hoping to make this a weekly feature. These are the tunes that helped me get through the past week, and/or just wouldn't get out of my head.
1. Barnes And Barnes--I Feel Depressed
From B&B's 1991 album "Loozanteen". Toward the end sounds kinda like the Beach Boys' "Caroline No".
2. Jimmy Eat World--My Sundown
Steve Dahl played it the other day. Can't wait to karaoke it.
3. Gomez--Nothing Is Wrong
Dahl played it a couple of weeks ago. Would have been #1 last week.
4. The Polyphonic Spree--Hold Me Now
Weird. Eerie. Sort of like the Brady Kids formed some disturbingly cheerful cult. Drink the Kool-aid!
5. Trey Parker--On Top Of You
From "Cannibal! The Musical". He's singing about his horse that ran away.
6. Letters To Cleo--Here And Now
"Thecomfortofaknowledgeofariseabovetheskyabovecouldneverparallelthechallengeofanacquistioninthe..." A challenge at karaoke. A challenge I met!
7. Blue Rodeo--Hasn't Hit Me Yet
Oldie but a goodie. I can only handle country music if it's Canadian.
8. Avril Lavigne--My Happy Ending
A good one to karaoke in my Eddie Vedder voice.
9. Lowen And Navarro--Walking On A Wire
Perennial Dahl show faves. Way underrated.
10. Sam Kinison--Are You Lonesome Tonight
Gosh I love doing this one at karaoke. Had a chance to do it for the ex but chickened out. But not next time!
Honorable mention:
Barry Williams vs Eminem--The Real Greg Brady
Rex Stiff And The Kinky Morticians--The Dead Will Rise
The Magnetic Fields--All My Little Words
The Pursuit Of Happiness--I'm An Adult Now
Hoping to make this a weekly feature. These are the tunes that helped me get through the past week, and/or just wouldn't get out of my head.
1. Barnes And Barnes--I Feel Depressed
From B&B's 1991 album "Loozanteen". Toward the end sounds kinda like the Beach Boys' "Caroline No".
2. Jimmy Eat World--My Sundown
Steve Dahl played it the other day. Can't wait to karaoke it.
3. Gomez--Nothing Is Wrong
Dahl played it a couple of weeks ago. Would have been #1 last week.
4. The Polyphonic Spree--Hold Me Now
Weird. Eerie. Sort of like the Brady Kids formed some disturbingly cheerful cult. Drink the Kool-aid!
5. Trey Parker--On Top Of You
From "Cannibal! The Musical". He's singing about his horse that ran away.
6. Letters To Cleo--Here And Now
"Thecomfortofaknowledgeofariseabovetheskyabovecouldneverparallelthechallengeofanacquistioninthe..." A challenge at karaoke. A challenge I met!
7. Blue Rodeo--Hasn't Hit Me Yet
Oldie but a goodie. I can only handle country music if it's Canadian.
8. Avril Lavigne--My Happy Ending
A good one to karaoke in my Eddie Vedder voice.
9. Lowen And Navarro--Walking On A Wire
Perennial Dahl show faves. Way underrated.
10. Sam Kinison--Are You Lonesome Tonight
Gosh I love doing this one at karaoke. Had a chance to do it for the ex but chickened out. But not next time!
Honorable mention:
Barry Williams vs Eminem--The Real Greg Brady
Rex Stiff And The Kinky Morticians--The Dead Will Rise
The Magnetic Fields--All My Little Words
The Pursuit Of Happiness--I'm An Adult Now
Friday, August 20, 2004
BEST BAND NAMES PLAYING THE TOLEDO AREA THIS WEEK (AUG 20-26)
Kind of a short list this week, but better than nothing.
Them One Guys--tonight at Happy Badger
The Killer Flamingos--Saturday at Nick And Jimmy's
And the best band name playing the Toledo area this week...
Luther Wright And The Wrongs--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Kind of a short list this week, but better than nothing.
Them One Guys--tonight at Happy Badger
The Killer Flamingos--Saturday at Nick And Jimmy's
And the best band name playing the Toledo area this week...
Luther Wright And The Wrongs--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
I AM SURVIVED! *
The following was forwarded to me by my sis, who also did not stay on the plane long enough. *
~~~~~~~~
People 35 and over should be dead. Here's why...
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, or even maybe the early 70's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, ... and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.)
As children, we would ride in cars with no seatbelts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. NO CELL PHONES!!!!! Unthinkable!
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.
We had friends! We went outside and found them.
We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.
Horrors!
Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own.
Consequences were expected.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law.
Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good !!!!!
People under 35 are WIMPS
~~~~~~~~
* References to the classic Carlton Maloney plane crash tape. If you haven't heard it, T.S.
The following was forwarded to me by my sis, who also did not stay on the plane long enough. *
~~~~~~~~
People 35 and over should be dead. Here's why...
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, or even maybe the early 70's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, ... and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.)
As children, we would ride in cars with no seatbelts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. NO CELL PHONES!!!!! Unthinkable!
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.
We had friends! We went outside and found them.
We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.
Horrors!
Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own.
Consequences were expected.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law.
Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all, before lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good !!!!!
People under 35 are WIMPS
~~~~~~~~
* References to the classic Carlton Maloney plane crash tape. If you haven't heard it, T.S.
Saturday, August 07, 2004
Friday, August 06, 2004
BEST BAND NAMES PLAYING THE TOLEDO AREA THIS WEEK (AUG 6-12)
Courageous Minority--Thursday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Grip Shifter--Saturday at Longhorn Saloon
Hot Carl--tonight & Saturday at M.T. Loonies
Infinite Number Of Sounds--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Lazy American Workers--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Legbone--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Remnant Of Winter--tonight at Longhorn Saloon
SirReal--Saturday at Brewed Awakenings
The Uglies--tonight at Longhorn Saloon
And my pick for the best band playing the Toledo area this week...
Great Girls Blouse--Monday at Howards Club H
Courageous Minority--Thursday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Grip Shifter--Saturday at Longhorn Saloon
Hot Carl--tonight & Saturday at M.T. Loonies
Infinite Number Of Sounds--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Lazy American Workers--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Legbone--Saturday at Mickey Finn's Pub
Remnant Of Winter--tonight at Longhorn Saloon
SirReal--Saturday at Brewed Awakenings
The Uglies--tonight at Longhorn Saloon
And my pick for the best band playing the Toledo area this week...
Great Girls Blouse--Monday at Howards Club H
Friday, July 30, 2004
BEST BAND NAMES PLAYING THE TOLEDO AREA THIS WEEK (JUL 30-AUG 5)
Frayed Knot--tonight & Saturday at Firehouse 47 Bar And Grill
Solar Fist--Saturday at Longhorn Saloon
Glass Bead Game--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Beefcarvers--tonight & Saturday at Prime Time North
And the best band name playing the Toledo area this week, in honor of my mom, who would have turned 68 today (and would have been a great-grandmother as of yesterday)...
Dead Beat Moms--Saturday at Longhorn Saloon
PS: If you're wondering when I'm gonna write more stuff here at the Pond besides the band names, sorry, but I've not been sufficiently inspired lately. When I write something worth posting, you'll be the first to know. Until then, deal with it.
PS: My mother was supposed to turn 68 today. Top o' the world, ma! We miss you.
Frayed Knot--tonight & Saturday at Firehouse 47 Bar And Grill
Solar Fist--Saturday at Longhorn Saloon
Glass Bead Game--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Beefcarvers--tonight & Saturday at Prime Time North
And the best band name playing the Toledo area this week, in honor of my mom, who would have turned 68 today (and would have been a great-grandmother as of yesterday)...
Dead Beat Moms--Saturday at Longhorn Saloon
PS: If you're wondering when I'm gonna write more stuff here at the Pond besides the band names, sorry, but I've not been sufficiently inspired lately. When I write something worth posting, you'll be the first to know. Until then, deal with it.
PS: My mother was supposed to turn 68 today. Top o' the world, ma! We miss you.
Friday, July 23, 2004
BEST BAND NAMES PLAYING THE TOLEDO AREA THIS WEEK (JUL 23-29)
Back from vacation and ready to rock ya, with the usual style and finesse!
Froghead--tonight, Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at M.T. Loonies
The Science Of Big Machines--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Dirty Damn Band--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Buck 69--Saturday at Minde Set Bar And Grill
Law And DisOrder--Saturday at Papa's Tavern
Paint Black Walrus--tonight at Moe's Chargrill, Saturday at Bronze Boar, Wednesday at Good Times Sports Bar And Grill
Box Of Cats--Thursday at Bronze Boar
Big Blues Bob And The Thin Ice--tonight at Bronze Boar
Voodoo Libido (with Eddie Kirkland)--tonight at Manhattan's
Fat Mouth Charlie And The Biscuit Rollers--tonight at Nick And Jimmy's
The Beatalls--Thursday at Carmel's
And my pick for the best band name playing the Toledo area this week...
Dr. Kilpatient--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Back from vacation and ready to rock ya, with the usual style and finesse!
Froghead--tonight, Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday at M.T. Loonies
The Science Of Big Machines--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Dirty Damn Band--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Buck 69--Saturday at Minde Set Bar And Grill
Law And DisOrder--Saturday at Papa's Tavern
Paint Black Walrus--tonight at Moe's Chargrill, Saturday at Bronze Boar, Wednesday at Good Times Sports Bar And Grill
Box Of Cats--Thursday at Bronze Boar
Big Blues Bob And The Thin Ice--tonight at Bronze Boar
Voodoo Libido (with Eddie Kirkland)--tonight at Manhattan's
Fat Mouth Charlie And The Biscuit Rollers--tonight at Nick And Jimmy's
The Beatalls--Thursday at Carmel's
And my pick for the best band name playing the Toledo area this week...
Dr. Kilpatient--tonight at Mickey Finn's Pub
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
YAWN...3 QUICK ITEMS TO TIDE YOU OVER
1. So TV Misguide dissed ALF's Hit Talk Show. Like I give two shits.
That worthless rag lost whatever relevance and/or credibility it had left YEARS ago! I mean, really, do you know anyone with even a hint of brain matter in their skull who still wastes their money on that poor excuse for toilet paper? I'm proud to say I don't.
In the immortal words of Al "Grandpa" Lewis, "FUCK 'EM!"
2. I know I didn't post the weekly band names last Friday. For the third straight week there weren't any noteworthy band names in the area. Plus I was busy dealing with more important, personal matters. Sorry. Maybe this week.
3. This song by the Killers, "Somebody Told Me"...the lyrics puzzle me.
"Somebody told me that you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend that I had in February of last year..."
Um...so is this some sort of time-lapsed love triangle involving a sex change operation? Man, and I thought I had weird three-way ideas!
1. So TV Misguide dissed ALF's Hit Talk Show. Like I give two shits.
That worthless rag lost whatever relevance and/or credibility it had left YEARS ago! I mean, really, do you know anyone with even a hint of brain matter in their skull who still wastes their money on that poor excuse for toilet paper? I'm proud to say I don't.
In the immortal words of Al "Grandpa" Lewis, "FUCK 'EM!"
2. I know I didn't post the weekly band names last Friday. For the third straight week there weren't any noteworthy band names in the area. Plus I was busy dealing with more important, personal matters. Sorry. Maybe this week.
3. This song by the Killers, "Somebody Told Me"...the lyrics puzzle me.
"Somebody told me that you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend that I had in February of last year..."
Um...so is this some sort of time-lapsed love triangle involving a sex change operation? Man, and I thought I had weird three-way ideas!
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
CORRECTION...??? DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE OF ALF'S HIT TALK SHOW
Please help me ensure that there is a next episode! Email postmaster@tvland.com and beg, plead, insist, demand that they continue the show!
PS: I'm planning on some changes to freshen up the Pond a bit, soon as I figure out what changes to make, and find time to make them.
Please help me ensure that there is a next episode! Email postmaster@tvland.com and beg, plead, insist, demand that they continue the show!
PS: I'm planning on some changes to freshen up the Pond a bit, soon as I figure out what changes to make, and find time to make them.
Friday, July 09, 2004
5 DAYS UNTIL THE SECOND EPISODE OF ALF'S HIT TALK SHOW!
"Heeeeeeeeeere's ALF!"
And with that boisterous shout from Ed McMahon Wednesday night, the late night talk show torch was officially and undeniably passed directly from Johnny Carson to ALF.
Not Leno. Not Letterman. Not Arsenio. Not O'Brien. Not Kilborn. Not Sajak. Not Chevy Chase.
ALF!
What a fantastic premiere. My goombah has finally been given a horse he can ride! TV Land served it up right too. Wednesday nights at 10pm just became appointment viewing. (Which is too bad for South Park, but that always repeats several times later in the week anyway, so as ALF would say, no problem.)
Ed was great. The "spin-ins" ("Dr. Phil, Medicine Woman", "Spongebob Newhart", "Touched By A Charlie's Angel") were great. The cameo by Henry Winkler was cool (especially since he used to exec produce ALF's former time slot rival, "MacGyver"). Drew Carey was great. The man on the street bit fell flat (because ALF wasn't in it). Dennis Franz was okay (even though he's from a Bochco show and Bochco once dissed ALF...hiss!). And the girl with the ALF tattoo was a sweet bit.
And of course, throughout the show, the ol' ALFer was in top form, firing off superb one-liners left and right like a box of Roman candles dropped into a campfire. I know that coming from me this may sound biased, but facts are facts: ALF captured and brought back the feel and comedic rhythm of Carson like no other host has before or since.
The Shield, 22 Minutes and Family Guy better watch out...if ALF decides to compete for the 2005 ALF Cup, the whole season will be a mere formality!
***
PS: Sorry, but again this week the local band name selection was sorely lacking. Maybe next week.
"Heeeeeeeeeere's ALF!"
And with that boisterous shout from Ed McMahon Wednesday night, the late night talk show torch was officially and undeniably passed directly from Johnny Carson to ALF.
Not Leno. Not Letterman. Not Arsenio. Not O'Brien. Not Kilborn. Not Sajak. Not Chevy Chase.
ALF!
What a fantastic premiere. My goombah has finally been given a horse he can ride! TV Land served it up right too. Wednesday nights at 10pm just became appointment viewing. (Which is too bad for South Park, but that always repeats several times later in the week anyway, so as ALF would say, no problem.)
Ed was great. The "spin-ins" ("Dr. Phil, Medicine Woman", "Spongebob Newhart", "Touched By A Charlie's Angel") were great. The cameo by Henry Winkler was cool (especially since he used to exec produce ALF's former time slot rival, "MacGyver"). Drew Carey was great. The man on the street bit fell flat (because ALF wasn't in it). Dennis Franz was okay (even though he's from a Bochco show and Bochco once dissed ALF...hiss!). And the girl with the ALF tattoo was a sweet bit.
And of course, throughout the show, the ol' ALFer was in top form, firing off superb one-liners left and right like a box of Roman candles dropped into a campfire. I know that coming from me this may sound biased, but facts are facts: ALF captured and brought back the feel and comedic rhythm of Carson like no other host has before or since.
The Shield, 22 Minutes and Family Guy better watch out...if ALF decides to compete for the 2005 ALF Cup, the whole season will be a mere formality!
***
PS: Sorry, but again this week the local band name selection was sorely lacking. Maybe next week.
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
APPROXIMATELY 13.5 HOURS UNTIL THE PREMIERE OF "ALF'S HIT TALK SHOW"!
In my case, though, it's more like 23.5 hours. I'll have to watch it on tape after work tomorrow morning. But the rest of you can tune in to TV Land tonight at 10pm!
It's been 14 long years since "ALF" got unfairly canned...tonight that horrible wrong will finally be put right! Enjoy!
In my case, though, it's more like 23.5 hours. I'll have to watch it on tape after work tomorrow morning. But the rest of you can tune in to TV Land tonight at 10pm!
It's been 14 long years since "ALF" got unfairly canned...tonight that horrible wrong will finally be put right! Enjoy!
Sunday, July 04, 2004
3 DAYS UNTIL THE PREMIERE OF ALF'S HIT TALK SHOW!
And as we await my goombah's big night, Wednesday at 10pm on TV Land (check your local cable listings), the anticipation builds, much as I'm sure it does each week as ye, the loyal readers of the Pond, await the weekly list of band names. Well the band name selection was crap this week, likely due to the holiday, so there's no such list this week.
My sincere apologies for the inconvenience. I'm sure there are those of you who may find it hard to go on without the weekly band name fix, but you must try. Go out, enjoy life. Run. Play. Frolic. Visit the park. Learn a trade. Maybe take in the symphony (especially if they're homeless). Go see Fahrenheit 911 if you haven't already. Adopt a puppy. Plant a tree. Make a donation to the local sperm bank. Whatever.
And as we await my goombah's big night, Wednesday at 10pm on TV Land (check your local cable listings), the anticipation builds, much as I'm sure it does each week as ye, the loyal readers of the Pond, await the weekly list of band names. Well the band name selection was crap this week, likely due to the holiday, so there's no such list this week.
My sincere apologies for the inconvenience. I'm sure there are those of you who may find it hard to go on without the weekly band name fix, but you must try. Go out, enjoy life. Run. Play. Frolic. Visit the park. Learn a trade. Maybe take in the symphony (especially if they're homeless). Go see Fahrenheit 911 if you haven't already. Adopt a puppy. Plant a tree. Make a donation to the local sperm bank. Whatever.
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