Thursday, July 28, 2005

Sweet dreams are made of these - who am I to disagree?

This is me:
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Note that I am on top of the latest trends.

Example: I just discovered Jack-FM and am smitten like a school boy. If I had a pencil box, I would throw it at my radio and call it ugly, the same way I treated the objects of my elementary school desires. There's no rigid format; just song after song that reawakens the spirit so pilloried by Top 40 or "The Best Hits of the 80's, 90's, and Today!"

They even post their playlist online. Just look at this lineup from earlier tonight:

11:03 PMVAN HALENRight Now
10:57 PMLENNY KRAVITZAgain
10:47 PMVERTICAL HORIZONEverything You Want
10:43 PMTERENCE TRENT D'ARBYWishing Well
10:37 PMOINGO BOINGOWeird Science
10:33 PMBRUCE SPRINGSTEENProve It All Night
10:29 PMMADONNARay Of Light
10:24 PMU2Sunday Bloody Sunday
10:15 PMABCPoison Arrow
10:12 PMBEATLESMagical Mystery Tour
10:07 PMHADDAWAYWhat Is Love
10:03 PMMOTLEY CRUESmokin' In The Boys Room
10:00 PMEURYTHMICSSweet Dreams(Are Made Of This)
9:55 PMWALLFLOWERSOne Headlight
9:46 PMNINE DAYSAbsolutely (Story Of A Girl)
9:41 PMBOB SEGERNight Moves
9:38 PMKOOL & THE GANGGet Down On It
9:34 PMFIXXOne Thing Leads To Another
9:30 PMMICHELLE BRANCHAll You Wanted
9:27 PMB.T. EXPRESSDo It Til You're Satisfied
9:24 PMJ. GEILS BANDCenterfold
9:13 PMHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWSI Want A New Drug
9:09 PMJUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Rock Your Body
9:05 PMBLUE OYSTER CULTDon't Fear The Reaper
9:00 PMPOLICEDe Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
8:56 PMKC & SUNSHINE BANDKeep It Comin' Love
8:52 PMQUARTERFLASHHarden My Heart
8:42 PMDREAM ACADEMYLife In A Northern Town
8:38 PMNAUGHTY BY NATURE O.P.P.
8:35 PMCLASHShould I Stay Or Should I Go
8:31 PMCHARLIE DANIELS BANDThe Devil Went Down To Georgia
8:27 PMNO DOUBTHella Good
8:22 PMAEROSMITHAngel
8:11 PMHOWARD JONESNo One Is To Blame
8:08 PM3 DOORS DOWNKryptonite
8:05 PMEARTH, WIND & FIREShining Star
8:04 PMROD STEWARTDa Ya Think I'm Sexy
8:00 PMBON JOVIBad Medicine

Not every song both rocks and rolls, but triple word score for trying something different.


2008 Update: JACK has been banished to the HD Radio dial. For shame!

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

"This is NOT awesome"

Finally, some recognition for the quiet brilliance of that Geico ad.

I too was fooled on first viewing. And I too just want to make an omelet.

Monday, July 25, 2005

Goes without saying...

...but apparently not in Florida, where you need to use a billboard:


I saw this on a recent trip to Florida, and after some digging, found a whole state-sponsored website devoted to this. Is this really a problem? Reminds me of that scene in The Jerk when Steve Martin is asked to help stop the spread of cat juggling in Mexico. Come to think of it, maybe this is another Southern thing that I'll just never get, right up there with NASCAR, grits, and anti-intellectualism.


Sunday, July 24, 2005

Reviews, Lil' Jon style

Wedding Crashers:
Yeah!

Dinner at Chili's
What?

Nick Hornby's newest A Long Way Down:
Ok.