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Put me in Coach. I'm ready to play today.
Indiana University finally fired Bobby Knight. Why
didn't they institute the Zero Tolerance policy 29 years
ago when he started hitting students? All I can really
say is that there sure was no shortage of clips of him making
a complete jackass out of himself on the court to use on
the news. And that ESPN interview... Oh - you
grabbed the student because he said "Hey, Knight"
instead of "Hey, Coach Knight or Hey Mr. Knight."
Well, that excuses it all. Get some therapy or at least
take some anger management courses, Knight - er, Mr. Knight.
It's really apparent that you've got some issues. C'mon
old man, you're a tenured professor at a prestigious
University. I'm sure you know someone who can help you.
Favorite Song Of All Time This Week©: "The Chokin'
Kind" - Joe Simon
Speaking of sports jackasses - this just in: Dennis
Miller still sucks.
Now, I've never seen The West Wing, but there's no fucking way
it's better than The Sopranos in any way, shape or form.
Why, you ask? Two words: Rob Lowe.
So Pearl Jam has official bootlegs available on their website.
$12.98 for a double CD. Great deal. Great band.
But c'mon - I love rearviewmirror as much as the next guy, but
does there need to be 15 live versions of it available?
I'll wait for cash cow mach II, when they put out the 4CD
"Best O' The Bootlegs box set.
Speaking of multi-disc sets, Rhino Handmade sure has a swell
one out now in The Monkees Headquarters Sessions.
Now, all of you purveyors of perfection know that Headquarters
is one fine, goddamn album. This 3 CD geek
fest is a treat for anyone who loves that record, and an
unlistenable nightmare for anyone who doesn't. With
packaging elements stolen from The Beach Boys Pet
Sounds Sessions box, the set is a fantastic
insight into the recording of this gem, complete with loads of
studio banter which proves that those four wholesome boys
could swear like sailors and that they smoked a whole lotta
dope. Plus, Disc Three includes the original (and
abandoned) track line-up for the record in mono. A
beautiful release, through & through. (Don't miss
reading the fine print, either...) So, far they're about
even on the hits vs. misses quotient, but do yourself a favor
and check out the goods at www.rhinohandmade.com.
Favorite Album Of All Time This Week©: Magnetic
South - Michael Nesmith & The First National
Band.
Rats. Nope, not talking about Survivor - I'm talking
about the asshole, idiot Republicans and their dyslexic,
retard of a poster boy, George W. Bush. Jesus, he's the
white, afro-less Macy Gray. No wonder he didn't want to
have debates, the short bus don't stop at the TV studios.
Subliminable? Christ, how could you even think
of voting for him?
LEE On DVD This Week©: Jaws [Universal] Somethin'
smells like fish here, and it ain't crotch. If you buy
one DVD this season, don't buy Jaws. Sure - it's a
fantastic film. But, the wait for good Spielberg films
on DVD are tainted by the half-assed release of this gem.
Firstly, for a 2+ hour film, there are only 20 chapters.
This means that the sections are an average of 10 minutes
apiece, which means that you can't access scenes, but only
groups of them. The deleted scenes and outtakes are not
only stupid, but not indexed - so you have to watch them as a
reel. (Not that you'd ever watch them again after
suffering through them once.) And, Stevie's complaint
about DVD sound being substandard produced a DVD with sound so
uneven, it's distracting. The looping is terribly
obvious and the only thing that's really in surround is the
music. Crap. Wait for a used copy, or for it to
show up in the DVD cut-out bins. (Ooh, DVD cut-out bins.
There's a thought...)
Question Of The Week©: The employees of Agydol Ltd. are
hurriedly compiling tracks for this year's compilation.
What's the record released this year that I may not have
heard, but sure should listen to?
©2000 Lee M. Lodyga
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