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Holiday Music
John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 03 2007 05:50 PM |
(from hell!!!!)
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Edgy DC Dec 03 2007 06:07 PM |
That record totally didn't work that way for me and my fat self.
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themetfairy Dec 03 2007 07:28 PM |
In honor of Chanukah, which begins on Tuesday night, here's a Tom Lehrer tune -
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metsguyinmichigan Dec 05 2007 12:13 PM Re: Holiday Music |
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I LOVE Twisted Sister! Good Long Islanders. I know a lot of the guys in the forum are too young to remember when they were a legendary bar band and the drinking age was 18. Does Hammerheads still exist? I've had the opportunity to meet Dee several times. He's a nice guy and articulate, a good interview.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 05 2007 01:38 PM |
I thought you were into less Satanic stuff!
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Frayed Knot Dec 05 2007 01:48 PM |
I saw him coming out of a jewelry store in Huntington one time -- all 6' 3" and blond curls of him with some pettite young thing (wife?) by his side. Was probably a bit after TS's peak of popularity.
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Edgy DC Dec 05 2007 02:09 PM |
Amazing that their peak passed while he was in the jewelry store with the engine running.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 05 2007 02:14 PM |
The next time he tried that Gold Card, they rejected him in song.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 08 2007 11:48 AM |
The 'Reens do a bang-up job covering "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" and cleverly include covers of the Who's TOMMY song "Christmas" and the Ramones' "I don;t want to fight tonight". Deck your halls with your 60s inspired rock and/or roll!
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DocTee Dec 08 2007 12:13 PM |
JD: Where's that video of Billy Squire (Xmas is the time to say I love you)?
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Edgy DC Dec 08 2007 06:22 PM |
Boy, thanks to Billy and his wishes, my 1982 was awesome!
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 09 2007 07:18 AM |
After all he did for MTV, they repay him by putting "Rock Me Tonite" in heavy rotation. Come on, Marta Quinn! Do something for Billy!
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metirish Dec 09 2007 08:22 AM |
The Greedies were a sometimes band featuring members of Thin Lizzy and ex- Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook, here is their classic holiday tune.
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themetfairy Dec 09 2007 09:53 AM |
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metirish Dec 10 2007 07:11 AM |
You can't have Christmas without Slade.
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Vic Sage Dec 10 2007 09:15 AM |
i made a disc of christmas/holiday/winter songs:
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metsguyinmichigan Dec 10 2007 10:16 AM |
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A great song! I've had it for years, and I had no idea that was Thin Lizzie and friends.
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DocTee Dec 14 2007 09:34 PM |
One day I'll take the time to learn how to imbed images and videos into these posts. Until then:
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 14 2007 09:54 PM |
There's a little box beneath where it says About this Video, put the curser in the box, select, copy, and paste it here.
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RealityChuck Dec 15 2007 07:38 PM |
Best Christmas Song Ever (too bad there's no video)
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DocTee Dec 15 2007 08:33 PM |
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themetfairy Dec 15 2007 08:41 PM |
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I always think of The Waitresses bemusedly. They were supposed to play at a senior week event right before I graduated college, but they broke up in the activity director's office right before they were supposed to go on. I don't know why I'm amused rather than pissed off over that, but for some odd reason it's a fun memory.
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Edgy DC Dec 15 2007 08:47 PM |
The picked up that tour with the bass player taking over on vocals. At least that's how they went on at Nassau CC.
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metsguyinmichigan Dec 17 2007 02:05 PM |
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Shockingly, I was the editor of the Nassau CC paper at the time! The singer, who was Holly Vincent from Holly and the Italians, actually came on stage with index cards with the lyrics on them. I love "Christmas Wrapping." And there's another gem on that Ze Christmas record, but only on some of the later pressings, called "It's a Big Country" by Davitt Seigerson (think I spelled the last name wrong.) Over the weekend I picked up the Twisted Sister DVD of their Christmas concert. It's songs from the album along with some of their classics. Good stuff -- and only $10.
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Edgy DC Dec 17 2007 02:13 PM |
I guess it was misreported to me or I misremembered. Sounds like you were a contemporary of my brother's at NCC.
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metsguyinmichigan Dec 17 2007 02:32 PM |
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Could have been another show or another year -- I get a sense that group was pretty, um, fluid. I was at NCC from fall 1982 to spring 1984 before going out to Missouri. They had some fun concerts! I was able to interview Joe Perry during his solo period. Joe was physically in the room, mentally.....
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Edgy DC Dec 17 2007 02:39 PM |
That's the period. I PM'd you my brother's name and a friend of his you might remember.
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Frayed Knot Dec 17 2007 02:44 PM |
Coincidently, the radio station which operates out of NCC is going to run a (hour long?) program this week called 'A Very Eighties Christmas', which I'm sure will be chock-full of The Waitresses and other like stuff.
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DocTee Dec 21 2007 07:03 PM |
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DocTee Dec 21 2007 07:08 PM |
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DocTee Dec 21 2007 08:01 PM |
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metsguyinmichigan Dec 21 2007 08:34 PM |
If you are interested, I blogged on what I think is the worst Christmas song ever on the Mets Guy blog.
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DocTee Dec 21 2007 09:12 PM |
worst ever:
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 21 2007 09:37 PM |
Oates was singing. I mean, really.
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Edgy DC Dec 21 2007 09:46 PM |
That's a perfectly cromulent Oates vocal. The failure there is (1) the song is played out and they bring nothing new to it, and (2) the goofy mugging for the camera concept doesn't work at all.
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John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 21 2007 09:54 PM |
And Darryl's waistband is illegal for men under the age of 70.
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themetfairy Dec 21 2007 10:06 PM |
John's sweater is a crime against fashion!
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Edgy DC Dec 24 2007 11:06 PM |
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AG/DC Jan 05 2008 08:33 PM |
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