Comments on: Fear and Loathing, Where Have Ye Gone?

By: The Mick536

The Mick536 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:50:11 +0000

I am in the Lea Michele category. What a stupid mess she made of that song. I thought it was over when it wasn’t over. Who sold her that melody and intonation? It must have been the same people who did the Dorito commercials, which, though I am not homophobic, would have been more appropriate, in my case, if the consumer of the chips had been either of the singers and if they promoted Victoria’s not so secret, secret.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:48:54 +0000

I think most people know the words, but almost nobody understands the syntax. It’s impenetrable.
Still, one might hope that a commentator would bother to find out what ‘ramparts’ means, if she didn’t already know.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:45:06 +0000

[13] I am sure most people don’t know the words or their meaning.

Also, in defense of Aguilera, of whom I am not a fan, I think he misuse of the word “watched” (instead of hailed) early in the song caused her to skip the ramparts line, which does include “watched”.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:27:39 +0000

Nobody has commented on Christina Aguilera's garbling of the words to "The Star Spangled Banner". Here's a suitably somber report. (The columnist pretty clearly doesn't know what the words of the song mean.)

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:55:49 +0000

[11] It doesn’t have to, baseball’s coming ’round the mountain!

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:42:08 +0000

chutes & ladders!

(wait…that doesn’t make any sense.)

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:34:35 +0000

[9] beibers and beanballs!

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:15:06 +0000

[8] ewers & molinas!

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:04:12 +0000

[7] Eight daze to itchers and scratchers…

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:17:47 +0000

Just Fair – sorry, bro.

LET’S GO YAN-KEES!! !!!

(man, it feels good to type that again…)

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:04:01 +0000

Thoughts on Dr. Thompson from Tom Wolfe. Nice piece:

http://www.skypilotclub.com/gonzo.html

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:57:52 +0000

[1] (tsk) That’s what I’ve been saying for the longest! Well, no, but I agree.

[2] Maybe a little more than wanting to spell zyzzyva on a triple word score on the last round in Dallas, maybe not… >;)

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:54:13 +0000

[1] Love that passage… captures much of how I feel about the NFL’s alleged popularity.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:51:11 +0000

2) A Roget’s Thesaurus, in order to avoid using the same verbs and adjectives twice in the same paragraph.”

Classic.

By: matt b

matt b — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:19:50 +0000

Odd that I logged in as matt b. and not Matt Blankman – but whatever. Also, don’t you think Diane would love to get her hands on that Burroughs/Bowie piece?

By: matt b

matt b — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 03:16:59 +0000

From that same piece, I love this cynical bit about sportswriters:

“There is a dangerous kind of simple-minded Power/Precision worship at the root of the massive fascination with pro football in this country, and sportswriters are mainly responsible for it. With a few rare exceptions like Bob Lipsyte of The New York Times and Tom Quinn of the (now-defunct) Washington Daily News, sportswriters are a kind of rude and brainless subculture of fascist drunks whose only real function is to publicize & sell whatever the sports editor sends them out to cover….

Which is a nice way to make a living, because it keeps a man busy and requires no thought at all. The two keys to success as a sportswriter are: 1) A blind willingness to believe anything you’re told by the coaches, flacks, hustlers and other “official spokesmen” for the team-owners who provide the free booze … and: 2) A Roget’s Thesaurus, in order to avoid using the same verbs and adjectives twice in the same paragraph.”