Thursday
Sep132018
It's The Little Things
Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 07:04AM
I love Jeopardy! Apparently Tommy Lee was an answer yesterday (or recently). Very cool. Well, at least I laughed.
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— T❍mmy L33 (@MrTommyLand) September 13, 2018
Reader Comments (11)
@GNR I'd pay $200 to punch Trebeck square in the face. ("I'll take Powerbomb your pompous old ass for $200 Alex...) 😂😂
Paul Lynde, Metalboy?!?! Awesome reference. Never has such a circle gotten the square, to paraphrase just a tad. Lynde was hilarious.
But back to the questions:
"Who should stay away from dubstep?"
"Who moans about a private life after he made it being a public figure?"
"Who 'knew' Pamela Anderson before Bret Michaels?"
"Who is Thomas Lee Bass?"
"Who was 'Long Stick Goes Boom' written about (not really)?"
"Who is 2/3rds the man that is Tommy Lee Jones?"
Now I will go back to watching my DVD collection of "$ale of the Century." I was a late bloomer, so I like the Jim Perry-era the best.
If you are going to do pyramid, match game, etc... show some love for the obscure game shows too.
Oh and subplot to game shows, bring back the shopping round on Wheel of Fortune, my ceramic dalmatian for $295 is broke and my Gucci gift certificate expired.
Bkallday, you don't have to ask if you are already asking. But I appreciate the courtesy. Simple answer (and not that original): Black Sabbath. But I would rank Dokken, Depeche Mode, Slayer, Boston, and Van Halen in my Top Ten. Now that I have answered, I must ask: why do you ask? And please return the favor (as I know we share a love of some bands, like the Crue and the aforementioned Slayer).
We are all, even if we wish we weren't, victims or victors of our upbringing! Sabbath, for me, defined a universe.
My personal favorite is Led Zeppelin
... but, for the sake of history, we all know who really should be at the top, because, without The Beatles, there never would have been any of the following after them (OR the usual suspects others may prefer) ...
Metalboy!’s Top 11 (11 for obvious reasons):
1) The Beatles
2) Led Zeppelin
3) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4) The Rolling Stones
5) The Beach Boys
6) The Who
7) Deep Purple
8) Pink Floyd
9) Black Sabbath
10) Aerosmith
11) Cheap Trick
I've done the generational game relating to this with a lot of my relatives (parents, aunts and uncles, etc.) and friends. It really is fascinating. It gives you a glimpse into a person's past. My dad's list was so varied. It included Caruso and Pavarotti, as well as Hank Williams and Charlie Pride. But he could (at the time , , , he now suffers from dementia) explain why it was so varied and why those artists mattered to him. Thing is, I now know even if he doesn't. So it is a gift.
One last story (a 'newer' one). A great friend of mine was traveling with me and my family this summer. We were in the car with my mom and my oldest nephew, an inquisitive fellow about to enter high school. My friend and I were playing songs we liked while the two of them sat in the back. We got into a groove with Blue Oyster Cult and Ghost. I could see my nephew in the rear view mirror nodding along to both bands approvingly. At one point, he says in both cases: "Uncle, who is this band?" My friend and I would explain each band to him. A few days later, I am back at my brother's house and I notice my nephew, earphones in and iPad out, nodding along to something. I ask what it is. He says: "Ghost. I was listening to the Oyster band earlier. I downloaded a bunch of their stuff off of Amazon."
Oh, and my mom? Her comment while Ghost was playing was priceless: "These fellows are catchy. But some of those lyrics aren't appropriate!" This from a woman who had me make her mix tapes of songs back in the day (ones with, as she said, "a beat"). Her favorites?
"Who Made Who" and "You Got Another Thing Coming." Hilarious.