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[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by mmm3587
Wasn't this originally in some crappy 80's movie, like Lethal Weapon 2 or something like that? Action Jackson, maybe? I have a vivid memory of finding that shit incredibly funny and innovative in 8th grade or so, but maybe it's been around forever.

You are right. I can't think of the movie either though. But it's been done.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I always liked John Candy. Uncle Buck is one of my favorite "coming of age" movies. He was able to blend the slapstick with a certain pathos in most of his roles that none of the current crop of SNL alums can manage. Had he survived, I think he would have matured as an actor in much the same way Bill Murray has.

Translation: If I got a toupee and contacts, I'd look a lot like him.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Rhino releases "Whatever: The '90s Pop & Culture Box":
U CAN'T TOUCH THIS - M.C. Hammer
NOTHING COMPARES 2 U - Sinéad O'Connor
NO MYTH - Michael Penn
LADIES FIRST - Queen Latifah Featuring Monie Love
BALL AND CHAIN - Social Distortion
BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL - They Might Be Giants
CHLOE DANCER/CROWN OF THORNS - Mother Love Bone
HERE'S WHERE THE STORY ENDS - The Sundays
GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW) - C & C Music Factory
GROOVE IS IN THE HEART - Deee-Lite
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW - Jesus Jones
NEW JACK HUSTLER (NINO'S THEME) - Ice-T
I TOUCH MYSELF - Divinyls
UNBELIEVABLE - EMF
HARD TO HANDLE - The Black Crowes
O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
WALKING IN MEMPHIS - Marc Cohn
IT'S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY - Boyz II Men
SILENT LUCIDITY - Queensrÿche
INTO THE DRINK - Mudhoney
GIRLFRIEND - Matthew Sweet
I'M TOO SEXY - Right Said Fred (R*S*F*)
CALLING ALL ANGELS - Jane Siberry with k.d. lang
ONLY SHALLOW - My Bloody Valentine
IT'S A SHAME ABOUT RAY - The Lemonheads
BABY GOT BACK - Sir Mix-A-Lot
THEY WANT EFX - DAS EFX
JUMP - Kris Kross
WALK - Pantera
N.W.O. - Ministry
SHITLIST - L7
ABSYNTHE - The Gits
COATTAIL RIDER - Supersuckers
RUNAWAY TRAIN - Soul Asylum
LITTLE MISS CAN'T BE WRONG - Spin Doctors
DIZZ KNEE LAND - dada
NEARLY LOST YOU - Screaming Trees
UNDER THE BRIDGE - Red Hot Chili Peppers
UNSUNG - Helmet
JUMP AROUND - House Of Pain
FREE YOUR MIND - En Vogue
RUMP SHAKER - Wreckx-N-Effect
INFORMER - Snow
CONNECTED - Stereo MC's
DETACHABLE PENIS - King Missile
FREAK ME - Silk
ORDINARY WORLD - Duran Duran
IF I CAN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND - Sugar
THREE LITTLE PIGS - Green Jellÿ
START CHOPPIN - Dinosaur Jr.
THE DEVIL'S CHASING ME - The Reverend Horton Heat
GONE TO THE MOON - Fastbacks
MY NAME IS MUD - Primus
WHAT'S UP - 4 Non Blondes
THUNDER KISS '65 - White Zombie
WHOOMP! (THERE IT IS) - Tag Team
BROKEN HEARTED SAVIOR - Big Head Todd And The Monsters
TRUST ME - Guru with N'Dea Davenport
GEPETTO - Belly
EYE TO EYE - The Muffs
GENTLEMEN - Afghan Whigs
LEAFY INCLINE
DREAM ALL DAY - The Posies
HEY JEALOUSY - Gin Blossoms
MY SISTER - The Juliana Hatfield Three
WHATTA MAN - Salt-N-Pepa
BACK & FORTH - Aaliyah
IF THAT'S YOUR BOYFRIEND (HE WASN'T LAST NIGHT) - Me'Shell NdegéOcello
FREEDOM OF '76 - Ween
CUT YOUR HAIR - Pavement
GOD - Tori Amos
MMM MMM MMM MMM - Crash Test Dummies
POSSESSION - Sarah McLachlan
SHINE - Collective Soul
FAR BEHIND - Candlebox
YOU GOTTA BE - Des'ree
GIRL, YOU'LL BE A WOMAN SOON - Urge Overkill
SHE DON'T USE JELLY - The Flaming Lips
M.I.A. - 7 Year Bitch
21ST CENTURY (DIGITAL BOY) - Bad Religion
SUGAR FREE JAZZ - Soul Coughing
MOCKINGBIRDS - Grant Lee Buffalo
WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH? - R.E.M.
REVOLVE - Melvins
BUDDY HOLLY - Weezer
HERE AND NOW - Letters To Cleo
GOOD - Better Than Ezra
RUN-AROUND - Blues Traveler
I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU (THEME FROM "FRIENDS") - The Rembrandts
TOMORROW - Silverchair
NOT A PRETTY GIRL - Ani DiFranco
CARNIVAL - Natalie Merchant
WONDERWALL - Oasis
BIRTHDAY CAKE - Cibo Matto
CUMBERSOME - Seven Mary Three
ONE OF US - Joan Osborne
CAUGHT BY THE FUZZ - Supergrass
SWEET 69 - Babes In Toyland
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S - Deep Blue Something
PHOTOGRAPH - The Verve Pipe
IN THE MEANTIME - Spacehog
WOO HAH!! GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK - Busta Rhymes featuring Rampage The Last Boy Scout
WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL - Jewel
STANDING OUTSIDE A BROKEN PHONE BOOTH WITH MONEY IN MY HAND - Primitive Radio Gods
CYBELE'S REVERIE - Stereolab
CAPRI PANTS - Bikini Kill
WHAT I GOT - Sublime
KUNG FU - Ash
VIRTUAL INSANITY - Jamiroquai
NAKED EYE - Luscious Jackson
OUTTASITE (OUTTA MIND) - Wilco
ITSZOWEEZEE (HOT) - De La Soul
LOVEFOOL - The Cardigans
RADIATION VIBE - Fountains Of Wayne
THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
TURN IT ON - Sleater-Kinney
BITCH - Meredith Brooks
MMMBOP - Hanson
BRIAN WILSON (Live) - Barenaked Ladies
BRICK - Ben Folds Five
SEX AND CANDY - Marcy Playground
WALKING ON THE SUN - Smash Mouth
TUBTHUMPING - Chumbawamba
6 UNDERGROUND - Sneaker Pimps
LULLABY - Shawn Mullins
SLIDE - Goo Goo Dolls
KISS ME - Sixpence None The Richer
STEAL MY SUNSHINE - LEN
WHAT IT'S LIKE - Everlast
NATURAL BLUES - Moby

From the blog I found out about this: "Besides, $105.98 for a collection that starts with MC Hammer is just plain wrong."

I don't know. It pretty much matches my meory of the 90's. A lot of crap that totally fucking unbearable, a few classics, and a whole lot of mediocrity. As a collection, it gives a fairly accurate sample of what the decade served up.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
What happened to the US the Office? There was all this hype and then nothing. Was it canceled?

It was picked up for the fall despite meh ratings. Will be back in September.

I agree with sebby that Carrell does a good job in it. And it is thankless to try to redo something that was excellently already done by someone else. He brings more smarminess to the part, I think.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Translation: If I got a toupee and contacts, I'd look a lot like him.

btw, your toupee is lookin' baaaaaad.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Or Soundgarden or STP or Smashing Pumpkins or the Beastie Boys or Nine Inch Nails or Jane's Addiction or Violent Femmes or Rage Against the Machine or Alice in Chains or Hole

ETA: scratch Chili Peppers. I skimmed too quickly.

You have a good point there, except for Violent Femmes, which was really an 80's band, at least in the States, and Hole, which just plain sucked ass.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by taxwonk
You have a good point there, except for Violent Femmes, which was really an 80's band, at least in the States, and Hole, which just plain sucked ass.

[Never mind I didn't see RT's later edit.]

[BTW, taxwonk, word.] [I would have asked for scrolling then posting, but I realize that's not your thing.] [I dig it.]

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I always liked John Candy. Uncle Buck is one of my favorite "coming of age" movies. He was able to blend the slapstick with a certain pathos in most of his roles that none of the current crop of SNL alums can manage. Had he survived, I think he would have matured as an actor in much the same way Bill Murray has.

I don't think John Candy was ever on SNL was he?

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
What ever happened to Beth Littleford? Best Daily show reporter ever, and nothing since

She has a writing/producing credit on The Daily still. Back when Kilby was hosting, the two of them hooked up, and when they broke up, for some reason that defies logic, he was the winner.

[str8outavannuys]

I was thinking about this over the weekend. Of the following, whose work do you think has held up the best?

Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots
Jane's Addiction
Smashing Pumpkins

I think it's Jane's Addiction in a rout. No contest. I'm putting Ritual de lo Habitual on my "top five most meaningful albums to me" list (along with Let's Dance, Lion and the Cobra, Doggystyle, and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot). But I'm genuinely curious what other people have to think.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Translation: If I got a toupee and contacts, I'd look a lot like him.

You remind me of the Wonk Monster. It takes him a long time to figure out that it's not fun anymore once we start ignoring his annoying perseveration, too.

Of course, he's only 9. We still have hope that he'll get smarter.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I don't think John Candy was ever on SNL was he?

Nope. Second City to SCTV to movies.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I don't think John Candy was ever on SNL was he?

I think he did one season, although most of his memorable tv work was on SCTV. When I referred to SNL alums, I was thinking of Myers and Ferrell.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
I was thinking about this over the weekend. Of the following, whose work do you think has held up the best?

Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots
Jane's Addiction
Smashing Pumpkins

I think it's Jane's Addiction in a rout. No contest. I'm putting Ritual de lo Habitual on my "top five most meaningful albums to me" list (along with Let's Dance, Lion and the Cobra, Doggystyle, and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot). But I'm genuinely curious what other people have to think.

While I agree that Ritual has held up, I would argue that "Siamese Dreams" and "Badmotorfinger" are equally strong and remain so to this day.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I don't think John Candy was ever on SNL was he?

Nope. SCTV.