Monthly Archives: September 2010
This Just In
The correct plural forms are as follows: surgeons general, brothers-in-law, Spiders-Man.
Yep.
ALF in German
Thunderstruck
The thought floored me at about 12:17 p.m. today as I crossed a city street: Why has no ska band significantly covered “Land of a Thousand Dances?”Â
Too obvious?
The Most Depressing Sound in the World
Responding to a songlist challenge from my buddy Cliff.
“Alright Yuns… so this is a friendly competition to see who can come up with the worst HEARTBREAK Mix. As Jack says, Rack ‘Em Up… the going number is 10 a side I guess…”
Here we go.
Side One
1. Horn Intro – Modest Mouse
2. The World At Large – Modest Mouse
3. Float On – Modest Mouse
4. Ocean Breathes Salty – Modest Mouse
5. Don’t Change Your Plans – Ben Folds Five
6. Big River – Johnny Cash
7. One – Three Dog Night
8. Singular I – Steady Earnest
9. Through the Airwaves – Thomas Dolby
10. Down By The Sea – Men At Work
Side Two
1. Been Down So Long – The Doors
2. Norwegian Wood – The Beatles
3. Something About You – Level 42
4. I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
5. Take My Breath Away – Berlin
6. Creep – Radiohead, as performed by Amanda Palmer ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjxNgf-korg )
7. I’m Gonna Crawl – Led Zeppelin
8. Perfect – Fairground Attraction
9. At Last – Etta James
10. The Rainbow Connection – Kermit the Frog
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Perhaps The Greatest Name in Sports This Side of Coco Crisp
Harpo’s Place
When they premiered the new show later that year, a critic said something along the lines of “Arthur Marx creates a wonderful world of pantomime that is ruined every time he opens his mouth.” Dad wasn’t an overly sensitive man, but I think that really stung him. He essentially never spoke onstage again from that moment on.