I've seen pics of Lenny Kravitz having split his pants on stage and, to be perfectly crude, putting to rest the rumor about black men and penis size, so dude should just wear his Underarmor like the rest of us and slow his roll.
Your questions at the end of your posts are a great way to elicit comments, but showcasing your favorite in the next post is an EXCELLENT way to get us all competing with each other for funniest/most insightful to get the spotlight. That's my advice.
My brain went to the soundtrack of "Footloose" and then to "Flashdance." So obviously, I've got some rage dancing to get out of my system. And some glass ceilings to shatter. And maybe a small town to disrupt. Or am I the small town?
Your dad for the win. Nothing bad comes from exposing your child to cuss words when they are tots.
I am terrible with movies, so my theme song is not from one. I pick “Already Gone” by the Eagles (I know how much you love them, Michael 🤭). This is because one theme of my life is I’ve been good at leaving people behind who don’t serve my needs or demonstrate that they give a fuck about me. I have never once regretted cutting ties in these situations. “I will siiiiing this victory song!” 🎶
That song also contains one of my favorite lyrics of all time: “well I’ve got some news for you, and you’ll soon find out it’s true, and then you’ll have to eat your lunch all by yourself.” I mean, what an absurd consequence to clap back with, and that’s exactly why I love it. I have images of a Glenn Frey sitting alone in a banquette with a self-satisfied look on his face and a pastrami sandwich in his hands. Priceless!
Working out in leather pants is such ridiculous commitment to one’s brand that I can’t blame the media for covering it. It’s not my preferred flavor of absurdity; to me, it just looks dumb. I sure hope it wasn’t leg day for Lenny.
Journalism has been in serious trouble for decades. Maybe the trouble started when J schools started being a thing? Probably not since the first one started in 1899. Maybe it’s always been in trouble? Like politics, we think the worst of it just started but it’s been f’ed for centuries.
I’m sure Larry should get a Best Father Ever award based on your Larry stories. And Beverly Hills Cop is much better than the Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte that my parents took 9 year old me to see.
I think you’re right about J-school. The profession did a better of speaking truth to power when it had more reporters who came from the sorts of families where college, let alone grad school, were unheard of.
Thanks for the highlight Michael! I feel like I made it on the Jumbotron at SPORTS FRANCHISE GAME HERE! And I like that feeling..a lot! I see your young Beverly Hills Cop viewing and raise you my mom taking my 12-yr-old brother and some friends to see Raw when it was in theatres. Is that the movie you really want to sit through with your mom?!?! I don’t even want to sit through a Hims commercial with my mom. Minga!!!
Beverly Hills Cop was probably something you enjoyed and your dad had chutzpah.
My song would be Barefoot Man's "I get high by going down" ---- and for those of you who might thing otherwise, It's about Nitrogen Narcosis.
Local News can be one of the low points of journalism. They have lots of time and not enough important things to cover.
I hadn't seen Shrimp Jesus til reading SN today. But now, with the help of Google, I've found the and Shrimp Moses and the higher cost shellfish Lobster Jesus.
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka reminds me of a couple of other similar films I thought were hilarious back in the 90s: CB4 and my favorite of the bunch Fear of a Black Hat. I’m sure I might cringe at parts of them now, but I thought they were great back then
My music would be Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, 2nd movement, which was one of the music pieces in Zardoz, John Boorman’s weird SF film of the 70s with Sean Connery ( well, there were no heroics in that scene but I love the slow-motion massacre scene)
I think the best way to figure out what your theme music would be is to consider what song you’d like to have played at your funeral. My pick is “Reach for the Sun” by Polyphonic Spree.
What the actual F&*K!! That is the creepiest picture I've seen in a very long time. EWWWW!!! And boy, you've got alot on your mind!! I think as the hero of your own movie, you need your very own theme music. Someone who can create a cinematic symphony worthy of all these different shenanigans going on in your head! :)
I guess the barter system isn't too huge in Los Angeles? lol. Just a thought. I figured you might have a friend, or know a friend of a friend. Look forward to hearing your original movie score some day.
1. Nothing wrong with exposing kids to proper language at an early age. But your dad seems to be of the 'better to ask forgiveness than permission' persuasion - which is almost as good as (my personal philosophy) of 'keep the little rules so you can break the big ones'.
2. I'd love it to be something cool like Nick Cave's 'Up Jumped the Devil' or perhaps Bernard Hermann's 'Twisted Nerve', but inevitably it'd be something naff like 'These Boots Were Made For Walking' or Aerosmith's 'Angel'. Shudder.
3. From what I've heard, despite a cool track or two Lenny's a dick, so ...
4. I CANNOT believe you mentioned this film. I've not seen it since watching it in a friend's basement just after it was released on VHS back in 88/89? And the fact I can even remember that occasion ...
5. Oh, yes. Jesus would definitely love some shrimp. Despite - or perhaps because of (he's such a rebel) - the whole proscription of crustaceans.
My theme song is “Spaceballs.” Now, please tell me about this grilled chicken sandwich.
The Stand. There are several locations in LA. Get it and let me know what you think.
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I've seen pics of Lenny Kravitz having split his pants on stage and, to be perfectly crude, putting to rest the rumor about black men and penis size, so dude should just wear his Underarmor like the rest of us and slow his roll.
Your questions at the end of your posts are a great way to elicit comments, but showcasing your favorite in the next post is an EXCELLENT way to get us all competing with each other for funniest/most insightful to get the spotlight. That's my advice.
This is good advice, Amber! Thank you!
My brain went to the soundtrack of "Footloose" and then to "Flashdance." So obviously, I've got some rage dancing to get out of my system. And some glass ceilings to shatter. And maybe a small town to disrupt. Or am I the small town?
Okay, throw "Dirty Dancing" in there, too. FTW.
Nobody puts baby in a corner. Amirite?
You ain't wrong. 😊
You accessed this entire vibe so quickly and admirably 🎶
🥂💜
Your dad for the win. Nothing bad comes from exposing your child to cuss words when they are tots.
I am terrible with movies, so my theme song is not from one. I pick “Already Gone” by the Eagles (I know how much you love them, Michael 🤭). This is because one theme of my life is I’ve been good at leaving people behind who don’t serve my needs or demonstrate that they give a fuck about me. I have never once regretted cutting ties in these situations. “I will siiiiing this victory song!” 🎶
That song also contains one of my favorite lyrics of all time: “well I’ve got some news for you, and you’ll soon find out it’s true, and then you’ll have to eat your lunch all by yourself.” I mean, what an absurd consequence to clap back with, and that’s exactly why I love it. I have images of a Glenn Frey sitting alone in a banquette with a self-satisfied look on his face and a pastrami sandwich in his hands. Priceless!
Working out in leather pants is such ridiculous commitment to one’s brand that I can’t blame the media for covering it. It’s not my preferred flavor of absurdity; to me, it just looks dumb. I sure hope it wasn’t leg day for Lenny.
The Eagles! I actually like them, even though it’s fashionable to say you don’t. And that is a weird line. Eat lunch alone! Sick burn.
Oh no - maybe your character in NSFW didn’t like them, and I’ve conflated you and Heywood? 🤦🏼♀️
You wouldn't be the first.
Yikes, sorry! I really enjoyed the book though. I learned so much and I laughed a lot.
No need to apologize! It’s an occupational hazard :)
No pressure, but if you’d be willing to post a quick Amazon review, even if it’s just a line saying you laughed a lot, it really helps.
Will do!
Journalism has been in serious trouble for decades. Maybe the trouble started when J schools started being a thing? Probably not since the first one started in 1899. Maybe it’s always been in trouble? Like politics, we think the worst of it just started but it’s been f’ed for centuries.
I’m sure Larry should get a Best Father Ever award based on your Larry stories. And Beverly Hills Cop is much better than the Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte that my parents took 9 year old me to see.
I think you’re right about J-school. The profession did a better of speaking truth to power when it had more reporters who came from the sorts of families where college, let alone grad school, were unheard of.
Thanks for the highlight Michael! I feel like I made it on the Jumbotron at SPORTS FRANCHISE GAME HERE! And I like that feeling..a lot! I see your young Beverly Hills Cop viewing and raise you my mom taking my 12-yr-old brother and some friends to see Raw when it was in theatres. Is that the movie you really want to sit through with your mom?!?! I don’t even want to sit through a Hims commercial with my mom. Minga!!!
Surviving a screening of Raw with your mom should entitle you to a year of pre-paid therapy. I hope your bro is ok.
50% off therapy coupon for LYFE I think! We made it out of the 80s mostly alive, definitely with a few NERF-related scars, but the healing goes on! :)
1. Bad liar, great dad.
2. Man, this is such a tough question. I'll go with "Shadowboxin'" by The GZA, which also doubles as excellent pro wrestling-style entrance music.
3. As far as I can tell, news media has never been in better shape.
4. Stupendous! Extraordinary! Phenomenal! This is one I've been meaning to rewatch for a long while. Need to jump on that.
5. The demise of humanity has been greatly exaggerated.
Enjoy the rewatch! And you’re right shrimp Jesus proves humanity is on its way… to what I have no idea.
Beverly Hills Cop was probably something you enjoyed and your dad had chutzpah.
My song would be Barefoot Man's "I get high by going down" ---- and for those of you who might thing otherwise, It's about Nitrogen Narcosis.
Local News can be one of the low points of journalism. They have lots of time and not enough important things to cover.
I hadn't seen Shrimp Jesus til reading SN today. But now, with the help of Google, I've found the and Shrimp Moses and the higher cost shellfish Lobster Jesus.
OOPS.... It's Lobster Moses, .
Lobster Moses is def not kosher.
I don’t think the kosher rules started til after Moses.
Fair!
The internet seems to have fallen for the banana in the tailpipe.
My theme song is Dreams by the Cranberries or There She Goes by The La’s.
Fletch Lives has such a great soundtrack. Harold F is fantastic.
The Running Man might be worth another listen, too.
The Running Man has really good music.
Don't sleep on Fletch 2! Here, check out this playlist I made (if Pandora will let you see it):
https://www.pandora.com/playlist/PL:144865057153483011:74638688
I think I have like 10 Harold F songs on there.
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka reminds me of a couple of other similar films I thought were hilarious back in the 90s: CB4 and my favorite of the bunch Fear of a Black Hat. I’m sure I might cringe at parts of them now, but I thought they were great back then
I’m sure there’s a lot to cringe about. How could you not with a parody of blacksploitation or a gangster film?
lol, fair point
My music would be Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, 2nd movement, which was one of the music pieces in Zardoz, John Boorman’s weird SF film of the 70s with Sean Connery ( well, there were no heroics in that scene but I love the slow-motion massacre scene)
Haven’t thought about Zardoz in years! That was a weird one. Weird but good. Boorman rules!
One of the best SF films I’ve seen…
“Ironic because I am indeed taking it.” LOL
I think the best way to figure out what your theme music would be is to consider what song you’d like to have played at your funeral. My pick is “Reach for the Sun” by Polyphonic Spree.
This is a dark strategy, but it works! I think my choice for a funeral song would be "Right Place, Wrong Time" by Dr. John.
I'll have to give it a listen!
What the actual F&*K!! That is the creepiest picture I've seen in a very long time. EWWWW!!! And boy, you've got alot on your mind!! I think as the hero of your own movie, you need your very own theme music. Someone who can create a cinematic symphony worthy of all these different shenanigans going on in your head! :)
I'd love to have my very own score. I even know a few composers. Now, I just need to get the budget together.
I guess the barter system isn't too huge in Los Angeles? lol. Just a thought. I figured you might have a friend, or know a friend of a friend. Look forward to hearing your original movie score some day.
1. Nothing wrong with exposing kids to proper language at an early age. But your dad seems to be of the 'better to ask forgiveness than permission' persuasion - which is almost as good as (my personal philosophy) of 'keep the little rules so you can break the big ones'.
2. I'd love it to be something cool like Nick Cave's 'Up Jumped the Devil' or perhaps Bernard Hermann's 'Twisted Nerve', but inevitably it'd be something naff like 'These Boots Were Made For Walking' or Aerosmith's 'Angel'. Shudder.
3. From what I've heard, despite a cool track or two Lenny's a dick, so ...
4. I CANNOT believe you mentioned this film. I've not seen it since watching it in a friend's basement just after it was released on VHS back in 88/89? And the fact I can even remember that occasion ...
5. Oh, yes. Jesus would definitely love some shrimp. Despite - or perhaps because of (he's such a rebel) - the whole proscription of crustaceans.
I think you got my father right. He was certainly of the 'better to ask forgiveness than permission' persuasion.
1. Those sound like overlapping qualities to me.
2. My heel theme’s “He’s a Mental Giant.”
3. It’s not an op-ed endorsing piledriving teens, so I’ll call it progress.
4. It’s good every time.
5. I wish I could stop laughing. I’m giggling through the end times.
Giggling through the end times is a good title for your how-to / self-help book.