Cast away on a desert island.  Me & poor Crusoe are sharing the same fate.

 

Alright, I'm in.  Survivor rocks!  And, I don't mean the band.  My intrigue got the best of me, and I just had to watch the first episode.  Fantastic, it was.  A nice concept & the wonderfully biased and manipulative editing is going to make for a really exciting run for this baby.  I hope CBS is smart enough to run the first episode again, so the saps who missed it can jump on the raft (so to speak) and people will really get hooked.  And, while I wish they'd have voted Richard the fag off of the island/show instead of Sonja the hag (think about it - that ukulele could have been the ultimate tool to drive the other team, nee tribe out of their minds) - I'll be back next week with my coconuts in one hand, and my firestarter in the other.

 

Favorite Song Of All Time This Week©:  "Rat Trap" - Boomtown Rats

 

Speaking of great TV, I hope you all caught the return of The PJ's.  I don't know how long it's been gone, but after watching this week's episode, I realized just how much I missed it.  What a funny goddamn show.  On the animated front, I also watched Clerks, and really don't know where all of the bad reviews are coming from.  I laughed.  Quite a bit.  Certainly more than I ever have at The Family Guy or Futurama (which I guess aren't exactly lauded either, but you get my point).  Oh no!  Car full of midgets, indeed!

 

Happy Birthday To Thee From LEE This Week©:

06/02/41    Charlie Watts

06/02/48    Jerry Mathers

06/03/42    Curtis Mayfield

06/03/44    Mike Clarke

06/03/46    Ian Hunter

06/06/51    Dwight Twilley

06/08/40    Nancy Sinatra

 

In honor of Ms. Sinatra's 60th birthday (or, at least coincidentally), AMC was showing a Marty Allen/Steve Rossi movie, The Last Of The Secret Agents?, last week.  Good Christ, talk about unfunny.  I guess their movies came into the fray after ol' Jerry & Dean had split up the act, but that's no excuse to subject people to that.  The movie certainly gets an "A" for effort (it was certainly interesting, and there was lots of nekkid babes - shot from the back, natch), but Marty Allen gets a "U" for Unfunny Annoying Jerry Lewis Rip-Off Cocksucking Ass.  And, Steve Rossi isn't nearly good looking, either.  C'mon, Dino's a babe.  And he was always loaded.  What a combination that was.  It's not even like the chicks in those movies minded the threat of a whiskey dick.  Or Dean's flaccid penis.

 

Favorite Album Of All Time This Week©:  All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople 

 

Kiss Me DeadLEE A  Year Ago This Week©:

Mel Torme, 73.  The Velvet Fog.  June 05.

 

You know, not to beat this Napster thing over the head - but one thing to think about is history.  The History of Music, and Sales History.  Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 is currently the best selling album of all time.  While this is abominable in my book, it's going to get worse.  Here's just a few things to make you think:

 

As of May 29, 2000:

Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys   13 million copies sold
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend   10 million

Matchbox 20 - Yourself Or Someone Like You   11 million
Carole King - Tapestry   10 million

Savage Garden - Savage Garden   6 million
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle   4 million

DMX - It's Dark & Hell Is Hot   3 million
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue   2 million

 

Now, do you really think we can sacrifice ANY sales, kids?

 

Question Of The Week©:  What's the best animated series of all time - Saturday Morning or Prime Time?

 

©2000 Lee M. Lodyga