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Don't you ever
listen? Don't you ever learn?
So, Me, Myself
& Irene lost 50% of its business in its second week.
Gee, Jim - a $20 million paycheck for a movie that opened
with $25 million, then dropped from there. It's
over, Jim. (Of course, that total's not quite as
embarrassing as Mel's $25 million paycheck and $31
million, five-day open total.) Maybe people are
finally realizing that neither Jim Carrey nor the Farrelly
Brothers are funny. Let's hope the record buying
public wakes up soon, too.
Speaking of
the jackasses who are buying music today (read as teens
and deaf/retarded adults): I enjoyed a local
station's "all 80's weekend" to celebrate the
birth of our fine country, and it got me to thinkin'... In
twenty years, will there be an "all 2000
weekend" which features "Thong Song"
instead of "Safety Dance" and "The Real
Slim Shady" in place of "Rock Me Amadeus"?
Will the broadcast be peppered with Korn, Limp Bizkit, Kid
Rock and Jay-Z? Will that be even remotely
listenable - even to the dumb fucks who are
buying that crap today? I don't see how it can.
I did have a revelation about the music of the 80's,
though. Yeah, a lot of it's dated, but the majority
of it still holds up. You wanna know why? The
80's were really a decade of knowing how to make records.
Perhaps it was simply a reaction to punk, but there were
lots of fine arrangements, live strings, innovative
production and generally well thought out
"records". Complete follow through
records. And even the "bad" ones (see
above examples) are worlds above today's dreck.
(Hey, I bet I had the first Men Without Hats record in
South Bend, as I bought a "Safety Dance"
12" as an import on Statik Records because of its
groovy cover...) Laugh all you want at ABC or
Haircut 100, you young punks - but just try and beat those
singles. Aye yie yie yie yie yie, indeed!
Question Of
The Week© I: What's the best single released from
January 01, 1980 through December 31, 1989?
Favorite Song
Of All Time This Week©: "Perfect Way" -
Scritti Politti
Happy Birthday
To Thee From LEE This Week©:
07/07/32
Joe Zawinul
07/07/40
Ringo Starr
07/09/46
Mitch Mitchell
07/10/41
Ian Whitcomb
07/12/48
Walter Egan
07/13/42
Roger McGuinn
Favorite Album
Of All Time This Week©: The Notorious
Byrd Brothers - The Byrds
If you like
your power pop on the heavier side - pick up the
self-titled debut from The Exies [Ultimatum]. Maybe
a tad metal-y in spots, but some swell hooks.
And it sounds good loud.
Survivor.
Vote fucking Gervase off. NOW. Christ, even he
admits to not doing anything. Oh well,
hopefully big gay naked Richard will take care of him when
they - ahem, merge.
And speaking
of Must Invade Privacy TV, the only thing lamer
than the first episode of Big Brother was/is
that cheesy-ass theme music. Who the hell is Big
Brother - Kenny G? Did they pick people whose
fathers were their big brothers to be on that show?
What a bunch of inbred freaks. And I'm talking about
the hosts. Five days a week? No thanks.
F you. Bo-ring. See, I never bought Survivor
as a The Real World thing
- because The Real World is/was
crap and Survivor has a point
(or, at least sort of one). I don't care if you can
"see their every move" on BB, you're
only going to see what the editors want you to. Make
That Must Manipulate Viewer TV. And
unlike Survivor, there'll be no
eatin' dog food. But, then again, that fridge
is kinda small, and there is a big, fat guy... Ooh,
ten people yammering, sharing a shower and getting on each
others' nerves. I don't need to watch that, I lived
it. It's called college. Big
Brother just has annoying and
welcome-worn-out-quickly written all over it.
Question Of
The Week© II: Which TV series do you wish they had
a camera in the shower for, and who do you want to see
lather up?
©2000 Lee M.
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