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

[spookyfish]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Shecky, you and I should team up and book a show in the Catskills.

r(beatcha to it, BTW)p

Sounds good to me, but who will be the straight man and who will be the lovable buffoon?

spookyfish

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by spookyfish
Tom Jones wiping his brow with granny panties! Now that would be a sight.

I've seen it. Last concert I went to people were throwing panties and bras of all sizes and shapes (some obviously jokes). It was wild, excellent people watching with a cool soundtrack. Next time I see him, I want to bring some Depends to throw.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by purse junkie
I notice no-one has yet mentioned the timeless funk novelty classic "Kung-Fu Fighting" or the admit-it-you-sang-along-to-it "Car Wash." What the hell is wrong with you people?

"Admit" you sang along to it? Are you kidding? This song is a classic. Why would anyone have to admit singing along to it? Seriously.

TM

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
It's my understanding that Mr. Jones has recently asked his fans to no longer throw their underwear on the stage.

"I was my understanding that there would be no math in this debate."

Originally posted by evenodds
I think it depends on when you first happened upon Steely Dan. They were so innovative that some of their stuff might seem trite if you came upon it after their idiom was coopted.

Even(love Steely Dan and Donald Fagen's Nightfly)Odds

Cant bbuy a thrill and Aja are two amazing albums. I am surprised that SD doesnt dig the song Black Cow which has a great jam on it.

And speakig of Steely Dan, I got an email from a friend of mine in her twenties that evoked the tune Hey Nineteen. SHe was bored by our convo of "70s music" like thisi isnt amazing classic timeless stuff, unlike say, Shania Twain. Does this generation not get the great music? Talk about a generation gap. And I think I could appreciate good music that came out now (not the rap genre with exceptions- love tribe called quest) if it came out at all which it doesnt. Just a bunch of shit. So these kids dont know hendrix and joplin and tull and allmans and the dead and (70s) david bowie and zep but love thee eyes blind or matchbox fifty or whatever .

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
What I really like about Led Zeppelin is their gift for understatement. I am fascinated by the oblique references to sex. You really have to parse the lyrics to figure out the sexual acts to which the songs refer.

Squeeze me baby, 'til the juice runs down my leg.



Sidd(they are properly referenced as "The Mighty Led Zeppelin")Finch

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Was the tape called "Getting Over Tunage"? If so, I think you banged my college boyfriend's frat brother.

I dont think I recall the name but "getting over" was the term for fucking. I dont recall hearing that term in other places but Icould be wrong. intersting. Was the frat Lambda Chi?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Okay, I'm thinking about my next vacation and am curious about different places for different reasons. Help me out (not only because I'm such a nice, patient, friendly poster, but because it's fun to think about).

I'm not going to say I want beach, golf, sun, skiing or any other category because I'd really like to hear the many different suggestions and experiences people have had.

Lay it on me.

POLL:

NAME AND DESCRIBE YOUR TOP 5 VACATIONS AND VACATION SPOTS (not requiring overseas flight)

Thurgreed(much obliged)Marshall

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
And I think I could appreciate good music that came out now (not the rap genre with exceptions- love tribe called quest) if it came out at all which it doesnt. Just a bunch of shit. So these kids dont know hendrix and joplin and tull and allmans and the dead and (70s) david bowie and zep but love thee eyes blind or matchbox fifty or whatever .

Whoa there, this kind of talk makes you sound like some over-the-hill crank, shaking her walking stick at young passers-by and screeching at them to turn down their blasted boombox. "Have you heard what these kids are listening to? It's like they have never even heard of Hendrix!" There is a ton of great and innovative music being put out right now (including innovative hip hop, but you aren't going to hear it unless you look for it), and there was a ton of crap being put out back in the day. If you think that the only music being put out today is Third Eye Blind and Matchbox Whatever, it is time to turn off the MTV and go to a record store.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
Does this generation not get the great music? Talk about a generation gap. And I think I could appreciate good music that came out now (not the rap genre with exceptions- love tribe called quest) if it came out at all which it doesnt. Just a bunch of shit. So these kids dont know hendrix and joplin and tull and allmans and the dead and (70s) david bowie and zep but love thee eyes blind or matchbox fifty or whatever .

I think there is some great music coming out now, but the distribution of music is so diffuse, it is much harder to have a lot of people hearing the same great stuff.

This is what immediately comes to mind:

D'Angelo, Voodoo
Mos Def, Black on Both Sides
Jill Scott, Who is Jill Scott
Joshua Redman, Moodswing (with Christian McBride, Brad Mehldau, and Brian Blade)
Brad Mehldau, Art of the Trio Vol. 1
Blackalicious, Blazing Arrow
The Roots, Things Fall Apart
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Angie Stone, Mahogany Soul
Charlie Hunter, Songs from the Analog Playground

Most of the new music I buy comes from friends' recommendations or new projects by artists I have heard on someone else's project.

Even(thanks, guys!)Odds

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
(not requiring overseas flight)

Thurgreed(much obliged)Marshall

Since you're apparently a flying pussy, your options are, apparently, limited to the US.

Given that, national parks: safe, cheap, healthy, and way the hell away from terrorists.

1) Utah parks: Arches, Bryce, Zion. Hike, bike, boat. If you insist, you can fly into Vegas to get some culture in your trip.

2) Yellowstone/Tetons. Hike, boat, fish.

3) Glacier NP, with a drive to Jasper/Banff in Canada. Same activities.

[tmdiva]

Oregon Coast: rent a beach house. Read/play board games/go antique or art shopping/visit the aquarium when it's raining; walk/run/kite/frisbee on the beach when it's not. Incredibly relaxing. Good any time of year (once had 64 degrees, sunny and calm on Presidents' Day weekend).

Lake Powell: rent a houseboat. Better with a group. Also rent ski boat and jet skis. Find a secluded finger canyon to park in, and live in your bathing suit. Besides water activities, there's hiking and Indian ruins--watch out for rattlesnakes. In July and August it can be incredibly hot; I think it's better in June and September, though one October trip was fantastic. Not great with very small children--very nervous-making.

tm

[soup sandwich]

The last few trips I've gone on have been mostly 3-4 four day sort of stuff. They've all involved lots of walking and drinking and eating with occasional skiing, water sports, or gambling thrown in. They were all really fun trips.

1. New Orleans
2. Taos, NM (10 days. We drove all over the fucking state. It was awesome, which is a word I don't use lightly.)
3. Key West
4. Vegas
5. Boston

[evenodds]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

POLL:

NAME AND DESCRIBE YOUR TOP 5 VACATIONS AND VACATION SPOTS (not requiring overseas flight)

My favorite vacations have lots of opporunity for relaxing, drinking, and walking.

The Bahamas. Stayed in a condo on Paradise Island. I was still relaxed for a couple of months upon my return. Pure, unadulterated heaven.

Savannah. Lovely, slow town. Interesting architecture. Stayed in an historic b&b. Drank our way through town. My mother ended the weekend by singing with the band at a small club we frequented during our stay -- to the horror of her daughter and nieces.

Key West. Stayed in a really dumpy motel on the beach near the southmost. Lots of drinking, dancing, and running amok. And really great dominican cigars.

[soup sandwich]

Hey. Whoever gave me that phrase under my name, thanks.