But when I called in tonight to Mr Fabulous’s radio show tonight and quoted Sir Mix-a-Lot, Mr. Fab referred to me as the “third whitest person” he knew. Sigh. Apparently Mr. Fab is not aware of my street cred. I know, you wouldn’t suspect it. But Miss Monique learned a long time ago that a few well-placed swear words can endear her to the roughest of crowds. Just one of the many lessons one learns when working in a factory at the age of 17.
In honor of Mr. Fab’s birthday, here’s “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot. ‘Cause word on the street is that he’s long and strong and down to get the friction on. Or something like that.
This popped up on my iPod today. I love love love love the song “Broken Arrow.” I thought I had Robbie Robertson’s version but I can’t find it. When I was in college, some poor lovelorn sap played this song over and over one night. I honestly didn’t mind. I think I was the only person in the four-dorm grouping who didn’t.
I love me some Rod Stewart but his music is class A cheese. This song, however, is different. It’s powerful, passionate and only a teensy bit hokey.
One of my favorite bands is Blue Rodeo, a Canadian band. Their album “5 Days in July” is one of my most favorite albums ever. And the song “5 Days in May” is one of my most favorite songs ever. In fact, I wrote one of my very first blog posts about it. Listen to it now!
When I rent movies, I have a tendency to choose either dumb movies that I know will make me laugh or movies that will break my heart. Today was a break-your-heart day. I watched “Conversations With Other Women,” with Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter. I was on the verge of tears throughout the second half of the movie, just because I knew how it would end. And of course it ended the only way it could end. I think you have to have a certain amount of life experience to enjoy this movie, not necessarily a one-who-got-away, just someone from your past that you couldn’t make it work with, no matter how much you both wanted it to work. To counteract all that melodrama, I also rented “Anchorman” with Will Ferrell. (The yin and yang of Blockbuster.)
I am supposed to be working from home tomorrow but I don’t know that I will. I have a file to rewrite and edit and have been too scared to look at the original to see what I have to work with. I seem to work well when I have a certain amount of distraction. Last week I was very productive when I spent a few hours at Panera. So maybe tomorrow I’ll go into work early to work out, depending on how icy it is outside, and then hit Starbucks for a cinnamon dolce latte and a few hours of general eligibility requirements. Good times.
I took this meme from Ethel, ’cause I’m feeling lazy tonight.
For your listening pleasure:
Open iTunes. Click the column header for “Play Countâ€. What are the first five songs listed?
* Forget about it - Alison Krauss and Union Station
* Night Moves - Bob Seger
* We Hide and Seek - Alison Krauss
* Forever - Vertical Horizon
* Sunrise - Simply Red
Click the column header for Last Played. What are the first 5 songs?
* And I am telling you - Jennifer Hudson
* Sunrise - Simply Red
* Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
* Afterglow - INXS
* Late Shift - Jackopierce
Click Party Shuffle. What are the first 5 songs?
* Dim all the lights - Donna Summer
* Let’s make a night to remember - Bryan Adams
* Space - Something Corporate
* Too lost in you - Sugababes
* To make you feel my love - Garth Brooks
Click the column header Year. What are the first 5 albums from 1994?
* Dance Mix USA Vol. 3
* The Unplugged Collection Vol. 1
* Five Days in July by Blue Rodeo
* Twelve Deadly Cyns … And Then Some by Cyndi Lauper
* Grace by Jeff Buckley
Click the column header My Rating. What are the first 5 albums?
* Night Moves by Bob Seger (it is one of the greatest songs ever, y’all)
* Remembrance by Caia
* Do the walls come down by Carly Simon
* Miami by Counting Crows
* Suite: Judy Blue Eyes by CSNY
Finally, look at the bottom of your iTunes window. How many days of music do you have?
* 5.2
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“Maybe This Christmas” by Ron Sexsmith
