Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
.... And my mom for buying Tattoo You, which I stole from her. My dad actually kinda raised his voice at her for buying that album. Oh, but Santana is ok. Parents. Jeez.

Sounds like Paigow's Mom has got it going on...

[ABBAKiss]

My newspaper tells me, via associated press, that the 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' guitarist died recently at age 52.

People reference this song from time to time. What the hell does it mean? Until embarrassingly recently (like, five minutes ago) I really thought the words were "in the Garden of Eden." I am not positive that I have ever heard the entire song but rather only snippets (in the same way you might here "we will, we will ROCK YOU" eighty times but never the actual song.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
I empathize. My parents have ruined Diana Krall and Santana's Greatest Hits for me. The latter has been played since as long as I can remember. Its like my dad's token nod to coolness.

I do thank them for introudcing me to pre Sat Night Fever Bee Gees and Neil Diamond. And my mom for buying Tattoo You, which I stole from her. My dad actually kinda raised his voice at her for buying that album. Oh, but Santana is ok. Parents. Jeez.

I recall digging through my folks' records as a tyke and listening to bits and pieces of Santana's first record, CSNY's Four Way St and verious Beatlkes discs. None really grabbed my untrained ear.

Then I found a copy of Stciky Fingers with the original Andy Wathol working zipper cover. The first 30 seconds of Brown Sugar were like discovering masturbation or losing your virginity. I recall thinking from that point on "Man, the fucking Beatles are pansies..."

If you don't dig the Stones, you definitely start out at a disadvantage in my book.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Will you two get a room already?


:argue:

Only if she inherited grandpa's strap-on.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
My newspaper tells me, via associated press, that the 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' guitarist died recently at age 52.

People reference this song from time to time. What the hell does it mean? Until embarrassingly recently (like, five minutes ago) I really thought the words were "in the Garden of Eden." I am not positive that I have ever heard the entire song but rather only snippets (in the same way you might here "we will, we will ROCK YOU" eighty times but never the actual song.

It's not a Ricky Martin song?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Are you high? Who or what was I dishing out? And if you're going to paraphrase me, please be correct. My point was, you were dissing on my grandparents. Unacceptable. And I really CAN take it - you'll have to trust me on that. If you're going to dog on someone, dog on me. My grandparents were saints who grew up poor - leave them out of this.

Your grandparents are just as open to ridicule as you and your buck-toothed mama. Since no one has any personal knowledge of what they're like or who they are, it's ridiculous for you to defend them so vehemently.

TM

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Only if she inherited grandpa's strap-on.

You want to use an inherited strap on? That's nasty.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
My newspaper tells me, via associated press, that the 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' guitarist died recently at age 52.

People reference this song from time to time. What the hell does it mean? Until embarrassingly recently (like, five minutes ago) I really thought the words were "in the Garden of Eden." I am not positive that I have ever heard the entire song but rather only snippets (in the same way you might here "we will, we will ROCK YOU" eighty times but never the actual song.

The legend is that the song was called In the Graden of Eden, but that Iron Butterly was too fucked up to sing it right when they recorded it.

"Spun" is not a good movie. In fact, its kind of a poor man's Requiem for a Dream. However, the opening scene might have one of the wierdest acoustic covers of all time - Iron Maiden's "666 - The Number of the Beast." I hadn't heard that tune since 5th grade... really took me back.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If you don't dig the Stones, you definitely start out at a disadvantage in my book.

Try to think of Jagger's voice objectively, without the Rock-God-for-4-Decades earplugs, and tell me honestly if he would make it past the "look at the vocal horrorshows we rejected" outtakes from American Idol.

Just goddamned awful.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
It's not a Ricky Martin song?

Apparently not.

I take it you believe that the substance of "In-da-Gadda-da-Vida" is materially different from MmmmBop (or other songs about nothing)? I'm not quarreling with you, since, as I said, I do not believe I have ever heard the song (IDGDV, that is. I have heard MmmmBop as many times I need to grasp its content). But will someone please tell me what IDGDV means?

On another note, I happened to be reading CosmoGirl at the gym this morning (the one with the no longer as exciting Angelina on the cover) and learned that Hanson is soming out with a new album. According to Brianna, 18, New Jersey, this album receives a rating of three red/orange CDs, which means "Get out and buy it today!"

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Of course San Francisco and NY are attended by people from all over the world, as are some of the other big ones. In Harrisburg we tend to get about 5000-7000 people. (And about 20 protestors.) We do get some people from out of town, but not too many. Most are from Central PA.

I chatted last year with the organizers of Waco Pride. They said it was real cute. The police blocked traffic for two minutes so they could cross the street and do a speech thing on the steps of city hall. I think maybe 30 people showed up. On the upside, there were no protestors.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Apparently not.

I take it you believe that the substance of "In-da-Gadda-da-Vida" is materially different from MmmmBop (or other songs about nothing)? I'm not quarreling with you, since, as I said, I do not believe I have ever heard the song (IDGDV, that is. I have heard MmmmBop as many times I need to grasp its content). But will someone please tell me what IDGDV means?

On another note, I happened to be reading CosmoGirl at the gym this morning (the one with the no longer as exciting Angelina on the cover) and learned that Hanson is soming out with a new album. According to Brianna, 18, New Jersey, this album receives a rating of three red/orange CDs, which means "Get out and buy it today!"

It is as SD said, it was supposed to be In The Garden of Eden, but it became the phonetic spelling of whatever the hell the lead singer was saying in its place. So you were right. Sorta.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss But will someone please tell me what IDGDV means?

The title (and refrain) are explained in two sets of theories:

1. In some of the early Carlos Castaneda short-works, the use of chanted meaningless phrases in combination with heavy peyote ingestion was reputed to bring one closer to one's spiritual core. IAGDV was structured rythmically and structurally similar to one of CC's tradition-based chants.

2. They were so fucked up, they grabbed a nonsensical phrase in rehearsals and just kept it.

Personally, I think it's (2).

[NotFromHere]

Your grandparents are just as open to ridicule as you and your buck-toothed mama. Since no one has any personal knowledge of what they're like or who they are, it's ridiculous for you to defend them so vehemently.

And yet I continue to do so. Where's the enjoyment in dogging my relatives, people you admittedly don't know?

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by bilmore
2. They were so fucked up, they grabbed a nonsensical phrase in rehearsals and just kept it.

So it is NOT materially different from MmmmmBop.