1. Here's a great story to start things off.
My favorite part is his attire when he was found. Well, that and their explanation to the cops.
2. In other interesting news stories, Lou Pearlman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for swindling thousands of investors out of their life savings. Who's Lou Pearlman, you ask? He's the man responsible for bringing us these guys:
and these guys:
Are you like me? Do you think that the whole swindling thing wasn't his worst crime? This is the man very much responsible for the dumbing-down of pop music during my formative music-listening years. Because of the 'boy-band' revolution led by Mr. Pearlman, we were subjected to O-Town, LFO, and countless other groups thrown together just because they looked good and could sing a decent harmony. (Yes, Destiny's Child, that includes you)
The pop music industry has only just recently begun to recover from the effects of the boy band phenomenon. Slowly but surely, groups that actually play instruments and write their own songs are emerging as chart-toppers and top-sellers. May the day be hastened when these groups are the majority and groups that do nothing but sing and dance are the minority.
3. Well, that was a long rant just for a little news story, wasn't it? If you've read this far, you deserve a good laugh. As someone who comes from a small town in Kansas, this rings true:
Does this mean I can go to the Dollar Palace in just my boxers, a stained wife-beater, cowboy boots, and a trucker hat? Well, dadgum!
4. And, one more laugh. Any guy that has gotten married and had to get rid of 'guy stuff' can identify with this:
For the record, the Chuck Norris video boxed set would be a steal at any price.
That's all from the Internet for now. This is Gordie Mcnutterbean signing off!
2 comments:
first of all let me say that the backstreet boys are amazing - u wanna know y? u may hate them, but you know all their songs! anyhoo, new kids on the block did have a bunch of hits, and i still know most of the words to "say my name", but more importantly, when i make my weekly trip to the dollar palace, i usually take the old airline pilot approach...yep...you guessed it - flip-flops and a wrist watch - it's the only way to go!
I knew it! My first reaction when I read that article was, "I know these people. In fact, I think they might be my relatives." Frankly, I'm not shocked at all. Hope no one was allergic to poison ivy. . .
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