tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post2859352743780903148..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: Bluz on Firstbluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-28306127189466323692010-05-13T18:28:49.898-04:002010-05-13T18:28:49.898-04:00Sugar,
I don’t think I ever saw bootleg shirts for...Sugar,<br />I don’t think I ever saw bootleg shirts for sale, or I’d have been all over them. The “official” shirts were always so expensive. I still have all of mine though… even though I don’t have a prayer of fitting into them again. Just can’t bear to part with them… Icons of a well-spent youth!<br /><br />Mundane,<br />Sorry about that, but that’s how I received the list. You didn’t think I’d go through and change them all by hand, do you?<br /><br />OK, I could have done a find/replace in Word, but I didn’t think of it… <br /><br />But I must say, it’s odd that a capitalized word freaks you out, but not bacon-wrapped kittens…bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-11188317933933830792010-05-13T12:49:52.499-04:002010-05-13T12:49:52.499-04:00The way all the firsts in this are capitalized rea...The way all the <i>first</i>s in this are capitalized really freaks me out. I have to say <i>FIRST!</i> in my head really loud every time I see it, and it's making this painful.<br /><br />Still, I wish the restraining order bit was true!Unapologetically Mundanehttp://www.unapologeticallymundane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-16351505231523823292010-05-13T09:25:28.060-04:002010-05-13T09:25:28.060-04:00For a while I had a collection of parking lot, boo...For a while I had a collection of parking lot, bootleg band t-shirts, but nothing as methodical as your collection. Truly, that is adorable.sugarsnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674537512070470676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-18358295570916672992010-05-12T20:54:58.264-04:002010-05-12T20:54:58.264-04:00That was totally me... I always brought a little n...That was totally me... I always brought a little notebook with me to take notes at shows.<br /><br />Also, I had a tradition that on the way to the show, I'd stop off and buy a lighter to use for encores. Then after the show, I'd put a label on it to indicate the date and group, and put it in a little display case, never to be used again.<br /><br />I still have them, too.<br /><br />I really need to clean some stuff out, I guess... But it was a good cheap souvenir during a time when I didn't have much available cash.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-6538167734467122212010-05-12T20:20:21.951-04:002010-05-12T20:20:21.951-04:00I love that, you music geek.I love that, you music geek.sugarsnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674537512070470676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-71233443542323182652010-05-12T18:18:19.582-04:002010-05-12T18:18:19.582-04:00Sugar,
Thanks for coming back and checking!
I s...Sugar,<br />Thanks for coming back and checking! <br /><br />I should point out that “Brushes” series focuses more on meeting the acts than the concerts (although they are frequently mentioned). I’ve been meaning to do a whole series on actual concert experiences… I just have to go through my old notes. (yes, I AM that lame that I used to chart all the songs during the show and make notes on what was going on.)bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-75967055339783357822010-05-12T14:06:39.527-04:002010-05-12T14:06:39.527-04:00I think music festivals are just....bad. gross. di...I think music festivals are just....bad. gross. dirty. My guitar player asked me if i wanted to go see Phish this past summer. And i had to decline. The thought of the potent mix of B.O., patchouli and weed was enough to make me puke in preparation.<br /><br />I saw all the bands you mentioned, except BOC(sadness) and Blackfoot. I remember Aldo Nova killing, too! How funny. I will go back and look at your March blogs. Being a musician, I love to read about people's musical experiences.sugarsnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674537512070470676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-59963877764134583802010-05-11T22:28:14.624-04:002010-05-11T22:28:14.624-04:00CB,
Why does that not surprise me? I can just see...CB,<br />Why does that not surprise me? I can just see you stalking his ass through the grocery store...bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-11727734088920650312010-05-11T22:26:58.006-04:002010-05-11T22:26:58.006-04:00Cristy,
Thanks! Not bad for a “toss-off”. But I ...Cristy,<br />Thanks! Not bad for a “toss-off”. But I never fill these things out straight…<br /><br />Bagger, <br />You become Betty White in another 40-50 years when you haul your wrinkled old ass onto SNL. (and kill!)<br /><br />I was going to say, you could just make sht up (which I would never do, mind you) but then I had a thought, as my mind tends to wander when afflicted with “thoughts”.<br /><br />Someone (like you or me) should do a duel-post like this with 2 sets of answers… one that reflects what you wish had happened, and one that reflects the terrible truth.<br /><br />In fact, I wish I would have thought of that before I wrote this one.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-26831013719083079492010-05-11T22:23:47.175-04:002010-05-11T22:23:47.175-04:00I’m sorry, Sugar, I should have elaborated.
It wa...I’m sorry, Sugar, I should have elaborated.<br /><br />It was miserable because it was freakin’ August, with thousands of drunks jammed together on a sizzling auto racetrack. My buddy Billy suggested we sleep there the night before (3 of us in his crappy Vega). The parking lot was filled with loud, drunk, fighting teenagers, and one chick who kept screaming “Rock and Rolllllll” all night long. So none of us got any sleep. Plus we never accounted for the fact that all the beer we brought would get warm by the next day, thus becoming completely useless to us.<br /><br />I returned home exhausted, sunburned, sweaty, thirsty and hung over. We stopped at a 7-11 on the way home and I bought a grape soda, and that became probably the most satisfying beverage I’ve ever consumed. Then I went home and took an actual bath.<br /><br />The other problem was that at the time, I was kind of a musical neophyte. This was my first concert, after all. And at the time, the only act I knew was Eddie Money. OK, I was vaguely aware of BOC, but that was it. I thought Molly Hatchet might have been a girl. So there was all that suffering in return for very little musical return.<br /><br />In years later, I’ve went to see all those acts separately, except The Outlaws. (I never had the opportunity.) I saw Eddie Money open for Cyndi Lauper, and another time with Warren Zevon opening for him. Saw BOC and their big Godzilla monster headline with Dokken and Aldo Nova (who <i>killed!</i>). And I was stage-front for Blackfoot opening for Molly Hatchet.<br /><br />So as I look at it now, it was a killer lineup that I would see in a heartbeat. But then, it was just miserable.<br /><br />(For more music biz exploits, see my series of posts in March, entitled “Brushes” (With the Greats and Near Greats...))bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-12843086869336916992010-05-11T22:22:20.992-04:002010-05-11T22:22:20.992-04:00Cassie,
I was so bummed about the game, I had to w...Cassie,<br />I was so bummed about the game, I had to watch (what turned out to be a particularly gruesome episode of) “24” on the DVR, just to cheer up.<br /><br />Matt took it better than I would. Getting stuff thrown at me totally ticks me off. Once that happens, the filter pretty much disappears.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-53129725406758050832010-05-11T22:21:16.453-04:002010-05-11T22:21:16.453-04:00To all:
I'm sorry it's taken me so long to...To all:<br />I'm sorry it's taken me so long to answer your comments. I can't access blogspot comments or profiles from work and I went to an Orioles game afterwards. Better late than never, eh? Now on to business...<br /><br />Bachelor Girl,<br />THIS is the funniest thing? Wow… Then how sad is it that it’s all true stuff? (Well, except the restraining order)<br /> <br />But thank you, that makes my day.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-14484667238626178782010-05-11T19:40:48.554-04:002010-05-11T19:40:48.554-04:00Oh, shit!
I too, have a restraining order from my...Oh, shit!<br /><br />I too, have a restraining order from my first boyfriend!!! What a coincidence!!!!!<br /><br />HaHa!!!Crazy Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363996040138708296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-43112560940358884072010-05-11T12:06:56.879-04:002010-05-11T12:06:56.879-04:00God, I can't remember half of those first thin...God, I can't remember half of those first things in my distant past. When did I turn into Betty Freakin' White?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-85639763384664826522010-05-11T11:27:47.370-04:002010-05-11T11:27:47.370-04:00Friggin' hilarious! Love it. :)Friggin' hilarious! Love it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-8617221458933385152010-05-11T08:51:16.111-04:002010-05-11T08:51:16.111-04:00#15--I am wondering what happened at that epic mus...#15--I am wondering what happened at that epic musical event to have made you think of it as miserable. Blue Oyster Cult?Bragging rights, Bluz! Oh, and sorry for the incomplete spelling. I don't know how to add an umlaut.sugarsnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674537512070470676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-14552670054842278792010-05-11T06:54:45.453-04:002010-05-11T06:54:45.453-04:00Matt didn't get too much shit. He got stuff th...Matt didn't get too much shit. He got stuff thrown at him and he thought it was great. He said he's never had a more fun time than that game. He was actually relieved they lost, otherwise he was afraid he wouldn't make it back to the hotel. He said they were the most passionate fans he's ever seen.<br /><br />Oh, and Woman, yes, there was never paddling allowed in either state I lived in. One of the manay reasons I would never fit in down south...Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-66735650015652587482010-05-11T00:27:53.404-04:002010-05-11T00:27:53.404-04:00This is quite possibly one of the funniest things ...This is quite possibly one of the funniest things you've ever written.<br /><br />And DAMN RIGHT about plastic sacks destroying the fine art that was grocery bagging.Bachelor Girlhttp://www.bachelorgirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-35598311146347047802010-05-10T23:48:05.805-04:002010-05-10T23:48:05.805-04:00DG,
I'd be afraid to get a face done... especi...DG,<br />I'd be afraid to get a face done... especially THAT face... I wouldn't trust what it would look like years down the road.<br /><br />I'd just get a simple logo, maybe the size of a half dollar.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-58361316567644713642010-05-10T23:39:20.074-04:002010-05-10T23:39:20.074-04:00As if there's some other kind. As I said, I k...As if there's some other kind. As I said, I know a guy. He's been looking for a canvas for a Lambert portrait, and since I won't let him tattoo my entire back....DGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-66882358277156016222010-05-10T23:35:21.054-04:002010-05-10T23:35:21.054-04:00I've heard of that defense. It's sad how ...I've heard of that defense. It's sad how often that applies.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-7661502381727675752010-05-10T22:48:44.571-04:002010-05-10T22:48:44.571-04:00Yep. The deep south hasn't changed much with t...Yep. The deep south hasn't changed much with the political correctness of much of the country. I'm not sure if you could call the PC progress or not. Here, though, we don't care. (said in my most non-authentic texan accent) "Yea. I took out mah paddle. He needed beatin'" <br />They also have a joke about "He needed killin'" being an acceptable defense for murder.Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-53719006195729402002010-05-10T22:43:39.692-04:002010-05-10T22:43:39.692-04:00DG,
If I ever got a tattoo, it would be a Pens or ...DG,<br />If I ever got a tattoo, it would be a Pens or Steelers logo.<br /><br />Woman,<br />I believe you. That's Texas...bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-68117097514085303572010-05-10T22:38:04.128-04:002010-05-10T22:38:04.128-04:00*the restraining order - I knew that was a joke. W...*the restraining order - I knew that was a joke. Well... I hoped!Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-90341791479764468202010-05-10T22:37:15.634-04:002010-05-10T22:37:15.634-04:00I wasn't being facetious. I'm totally seri...I wasn't being facetious. I'm totally serious. They still paddle here, at least in the principal's office. They did in Louisiana too. I didn't realize it was mainstream to NOT have a paddle...Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.com