Post of the Day!

[Kensterberg]

Today's POTD comes as a gentle word of wisdom from one of our elder statesmen ... Strat-0 over on the CE board writes:

admin said:

Note to self: Listen to what the experts say; don't attempt to climb Mt. Hood in winter.

As your prize, we're cancelling the climbing expedition to Mt. Hood for next January that KayJay was planning to send you on.

[strat-0]

Thanks for that! Yeah, the only way I'd go is via helicopter!

[Kensterberg]

Post of the Day for Boxing Day, 2006, taken from the Icons board ... sometimes you don't need words to speak volumes:

ayinger said:

James Brown, the hardest working man in show business. R.I.P.

[Kensterberg]

And POTD for Christmas Day, 2006, from the Now Listening board:

jackory said:

Merry Christmas to all the music moguls on this board
From my family to yours.

Merry Christmas to you as well, JAC, and Happy Holidays to one and all.

[Kensterberg]

OK, this was just too good to let slip into obscurity over on Random Top Ten. So instead, I'll immortalize it here and let it fade into obscurity on two boards. Mary, with perhaps the best inadvertant tribute to the Thin White Duke possible on his sixtieth birthday:

mary said:

I had an extremely weird dream last night:

I dreamt that I was lying in a weird bed covered in swirly rainbow-y sheets. I could not figure out where I was or whose bed it was. Then I rolled over and David Bowie was lying next to me. And I was like - holy fucking shit - did I sleep with David Bowie??

So I'm lying there in this weird rainbow bed staring at David Bowie (who, it should be noted, resembles David Bowie circa 1977, not David Bowie circa now) Then I suddenly become aware that I am dressed from head to toe in extremely heavy winter clothes - a big winter coat, scarf, gloves, a hat, snow boots, the whole shebang. And I can think of no possible explanation for this whatsoever.

Then Imam walks into the room and I start to panic, scared she is going to catch me with her husband. So I burrow under the sheets and hope she doesn't notice. As I'm under the sheets I realize there is a giant gold nugget (that is not a euphemism for anything - I literally mean a gold nugget) lying on the mattress between me and David Bowie. I pick it up and there is a hole in the mattress that the nugget had been covering. I stare into the hole and it seems wider and bigger than possible. It is so big that I realize i can stick my whole head in the hole. Which I do, and there is this sudden horrible high-pitched shrieking noise and the sound of heavy rushing wind - so heavy it seems like there's a tornado in there. I'm scared and try to take my head out of the hole but it feels incredibly heavy and I can't seem to budge it. I try to start kicking and screaming but I can't move my legs and no sound will come out of my mouth. So I start attempting to telepathically transmit my fear to David Bowie's brain. Over and over again in my brain I am saying "please get me out of here, David Bowie! please get me out of here, David Bowie!" And way way way way off in the distance in some corner of my vision I become aware of David Bowie flickering off in space somewhere, on the very edge of absolute darkness, dressed like the Thin White Duke. And I have this realization that I have to keep him in my vision or I will immediately die. So now I'm struggling against the extreme heaviness of my eyelids to keep this tiny distant figure of David Bowie in my vision, but it's getting harder and harder and he seems to be fading ever further into the distance with every minute, which signals my impending death...

And basically this desperate effort to remain aware of David Bowie's presence went on for the rest of the dream until I finally woke up on the sofa of my old apartment in Berkeley, where I am sitting right now, as I'm about to get on an airplane to Boston (and then back to Memphis a few days later.)

I don't know WTF that dream means, but it was extremely weird and rather disturbing.

Cheers,
M

So the lesson from this is clear, always keep David Bowie in your vision, or else you'll die.

[maarts]

Awright, if I may suggest a POTD- I think Glen's on a terrific roll lately- this one off the Hobnobbin Wit Starz-board is fantastic:

I have met through verbage everyone on this board. Cool enough for me. I dont want to meet "celebrities." What the f*&k would I say!!! Keith Richard--

Me: Hey Mr. Richard Hows it going?
Keith: Did you bring an blues 78s? What blood type are you?
Me: O negative!
Awkward long ass pause. I RUN

Meeting Ms. Hynde from the Pretenders:
Her: What the fuck are you doing in my dressing room?
Me: Looking for the Simple Minds frontman. Where is he?
(I leave)

Cat Power:
Me: So what makes you so media savvy? Robert Pollard said that if he saw you on the cover of another magazine he was gonna puke blood...
Chan; hahahaha
Me: Puking blood is not cool
Chan: hAHhHahaha

Billy Idol:
Me: CYBERPUNK was a fucking amazing record! Alot of people dont see it that way!
Idol: did I record that?
Me: Yes!
Idol: I have cats now.
Me: I want to know how Cyberpunk came about.
Idol: Got any dope?
Me: No, just got some dopey questions from me.
Idol: Why didnt anyone like my last record?
Me: Cos it wasent a record it only came out on CD.
Idol: OK. Then.
Me: You got any dope?
Idol: Nope

Lou Reed:

Me: So mr. Reed --------------
Lou reed: yeah Im the king of fucken rock and roll. The Raven was misunderstood but thats OK. I live in NEW YORK. I am a NEW YORK MAN. I get my EGG CREAM in NEW YORK cos NEW YORK is a tough place to live. Thats where NEW YORK lovers are. NEW YORK is where all the tough people live.

ROBERT POLLARD:
Me:-----------
Robert:_________
Me:---------

Yeah--i dont want to meet my musical heroes.

;D

[Kensterberg]

I've gotta agree with maarts, glenn's (wayved's) post deserves POTD status.

And for his gift ... he gets a one on one interview with Robert Pollard! As soon as he can get Mr. P. to sit down w/him for a few beers.

[Kensterberg]

Today's honored recipient ... Philemon! Le Scarecrow himself gets the award, with the following bit of graph humour from the Other Than Death Metal/Now Listening board:

phil said:

Cool ! There's the fourth
now they can play bridge

Enjoy your 15 minutes, Phil!

[phil]

WOO HOO !!!

[rockysigman]

I feel cheated.

[Galactus]

Props to Rocky!

[Kensterberg]

Did you have something to do w/those albums, Rocky?

I don't remember who all was involved in the set-up, but if Mr. Sigman deserves some sort of honorable mention, well here it is.

You get 7 1/2 minutes of fame, Rocky. Beginning ... NOW!

[rockysigman]

rockysigman said:

frag said:

Album covers separated at birth?

phil said:

Cool ! There's the fourth
now they can play bridge

[kool]

I think Rocky should get 11 minutes out of the 15. That was entirely his set up, Phil just came up with the killer punchline.

[rockysigman]

I can deal with 7 and a half. I just wanted to be recognized.

Thanks to all.