It was only a matter of time. I have been pressured and bullied for "too much of a long time" to get this online somehow. Here it is. Everyone on it should be embarrassed.
I set myself up. She warned me. We are at the hospital and Sarah is getting bloodwork. I can see the doctor doing it. Sarah is looking right at the needle. That grosses me out. I can't look at the needle.
Anyways. Later. We are in the waiting room and Sarah says "wanna hear the story about my bloodwork? No you don't. You don't like that kind of thing". I say I do. I know the difference but I felt like squirming this morning. She starts to tell me the story. I start feeling queezy. Then, a woman in the waiting room starts urging and barfing. I missed work for this, and I think I made the right decision.
While I was peeing, I decided to make a list of the shittiest (or my least favorite) cover songs. It should go along with this list that I made a few months ago.
Johnny Cash - "One" / Original by U2 This was the inspiration of my list. This was a real tearjerker in its original incarnation. There really was no need to redo it. The Johnny Cash "growl" didn't really fit the song.
Toad the Wet Sprocket - Rock and Roll All Nite / Original by Kiss This appeared on the Kiss Tribute album "Kiss My Ass". It took the life out of the song by turning it into a sticky-sweet ballad. Gene Simmonds said in an interview that when they were compiling this tribute, they went for songs that sounded different from the Kiss originals. I think he should have went for something that sounded "good" rather than "different". This song could be performed by anybody in any number of styles and it still would sound shitty. It has to be played live. Kiss knows that better than anyone. Their studio version of the song is fucking lame. *Sidenote*: On the same album, Lenny Kravitz does a version of "Deuce" that is one of my favorites, as is "Detroit Rock City" by the Mighty Might Bosstones which made my favorite covers list.
Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Somewhere Over the Rainbow / Original by Judy Garland
This just wasn't necessary and seemed thrown together.
William Shatner - Rocket Man / Original by Elton John What would this list be without an appearance form Captain Kirk.
Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child o' Mine / Original By Guns n' Roses Take the reason why I put "One" up here and do a vice-versea on it. Too soft
*Youtube doesn't have Sheryl Crow singing her bullshit.... I don't blame them*
Madonna - American Pie / Original by Don McLean No need for this. The original was boring. It didn't need to sound shitty too.
That's it for now. More will come to me in the next couple of days, I'm sure....
I had planned on placing a video of the st. paddy's day shinannigans on my blog but after uploading it and doing little, cool youtube-thingies with it, Turpin posted it on her blog before I got the chance. Since most of you read her blog, you've already seen it. Now I have nothing to poat about... here's my replacement...
Today is Dave's birthday. We lived together. Below Peg and Joe. Peg doesn't understand jokes. Yet, she retells them anyways. It went something like this....
Frazer is....
Saturday, March 7, 2009
It's Saturday and we are goin' drinkin tonight. In airport heights.
There will be liggggggghhhhhts...... *Flash* *Flash* There will be druuuuuuums-ah...... *Thump* *Thump* There wil be gui-taaaaaaaaaaarrrrs.... *scrreeeeeam* *screeeech* There will be.......
ROCK AND ROLL!!!!
Actually, we'll probably just play "High and Dry" a few times. Probably tell some stories....
Friday, March 6, 2009
I've been up. Pretty much the whole night. Sick, ya see.... Sick of you! It is Friday. Usually I'm stoked for this day. Being up all last night sick and not having work because "things are slow right now" have taken the stuffing out of this usually festive pinata. Remember Friday nights in high school? What a laugh, eh 'by? Myself and Paul Warford would drink beer [or Bacardi Limon :( ] and/or go up to " 4 lease" and play hackey sack and appear awkward around girls. It all ended up with me and him in his parents' rec room watching the Tom Green show.
This sketch was quotable for years and, because of it, we all have "Jam Jar" mugs in our kitchen cupboards....
If you read my 25 randoms things on facebook, it said I like watching old commercials on youtube. I stumbled on this one a while ago and it really brought me back. I can remember reciting the "which, way, to, go?" part and the "pea-pea-pea-peahats" line to my friends. I hate how my childhood memories are advertisements.