Neither cheap nor a trick, if you ask me
In honor of Ereck's week-long vacation from la vie academique, I'm desperately trying to find a copy of Cheap Trick's "Spring Break," the title song of the 1983 sex comedy. This came out during the band's wander in the early-80s cinematic wilderness--think of the "Spring Break" track as a poor man's "Up the Creek." (I'm a fan of both songs. Without a paddle, baby.)
Monday, March 15, 2004
Sunday, March 14, 2004
Speak, CableGuide
This page of 1983 magazine covers with Olivia Newton-John is, naturally, of inherent interest. But it's also interesting to me because the second magazine featured is Nashville's CableGuide, and I have a burning interest in browsing issues of that publication from, in fact, precisely the time of the Olivia Newton-John issue, which is dated January 18, 1983.
Cable television was then a new and exciting thing to twelve-year-old me--it's impossible to convey how very, very exciting--and I'd like to refresh my memory. Out of curiosity, I checked the catalog of the Nashville public library, but they don't have the CableGuide. Where would I find this valuable archive?
(Olivia is indeed a vivid early cable memory for me, especially her hot "Physical" video, the surprise ending of which had gym queens.)
(Another early cable memory is pay-cable broadcasts of Men of Chippendales extravaganzas. I would furtively sneak late-night viewings of these.)
This page of 1983 magazine covers with Olivia Newton-John is, naturally, of inherent interest. But it's also interesting to me because the second magazine featured is Nashville's CableGuide, and I have a burning interest in browsing issues of that publication from, in fact, precisely the time of the Olivia Newton-John issue, which is dated January 18, 1983.
Cable television was then a new and exciting thing to twelve-year-old me--it's impossible to convey how very, very exciting--and I'd like to refresh my memory. Out of curiosity, I checked the catalog of the Nashville public library, but they don't have the CableGuide. Where would I find this valuable archive?
(Olivia is indeed a vivid early cable memory for me, especially her hot "Physical" video, the surprise ending of which had gym queens.)
(Another early cable memory is pay-cable broadcasts of Men of Chippendales extravaganzas. I would furtively sneak late-night viewings of these.)
Thursday, March 11, 2004
The news is on
Bravo to our own Jason, who turned in a fine performance as culture maven last night on WB57's "Nine O'Clock News." Ereck and I have a crush on "Nine O'Clock News" host Peter Kunisch and are thinking of writing him a mash note. I gather the bio of him I linked to on NBC15's web site is out of date? Surely he's no longer with 15?
Bravo to our own Jason, who turned in a fine performance as culture maven last night on WB57's "Nine O'Clock News." Ereck and I have a crush on "Nine O'Clock News" host Peter Kunisch and are thinking of writing him a mash note. I gather the bio of him I linked to on NBC15's web site is out of date? Surely he's no longer with 15?
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Adieu
At last the University of Wisconsin political science department has deleted my email account, and I must admit I'm a little relieved. I haven't been affiliated with the department since (let me see) January 2001, but the account continued to work, and I never had the heart to tell anyone. So I continued to check the account regularly, and learned more than I could use about job talks, grad student meetings and--increasingly--penis enlargement. But as I also learned from the grad student list, the department has implemented a new email system, and during the changeover someone must have noticed: this motherfucker isn't here anymore. So I bid you farewell, sweet political science department. May your next two-tailed hypothesis be your most satisfying.
At last the University of Wisconsin political science department has deleted my email account, and I must admit I'm a little relieved. I haven't been affiliated with the department since (let me see) January 2001, but the account continued to work, and I never had the heart to tell anyone. So I continued to check the account regularly, and learned more than I could use about job talks, grad student meetings and--increasingly--penis enlargement. But as I also learned from the grad student list, the department has implemented a new email system, and during the changeover someone must have noticed: this motherfucker isn't here anymore. So I bid you farewell, sweet political science department. May your next two-tailed hypothesis be your most satisfying.
Monday, March 08, 2004
Hilarious
A recent conservative attack ad blasts Kerry for being a rich elitist.
So what is Bush? A proletarian? Do they really think we're that stupid?
A recent conservative attack ad blasts Kerry for being a rich elitist.
So what is Bush? A proletarian? Do they really think we're that stupid?
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