The latter, the latter. I always pray that snow falls where people appreciate it. El Niño treats my environs with tenderness for the most part; not so much world-wide though.
The decade: 60's or 80's ?
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The latter, the latter. I always pray that snow falls where people appreciate it. El Niño treats my environs with tenderness for the most part; not so much world-wide though.
The decade: 60's or 80's ?
80's
Zombies or Vampires?
Vampires. To me Zombies are the white eyed thin dead men from Haiti (As in I Walked With a Zombie)
Frankenstein's Monster or Gill Man?
Frankenstein's Monster
Mothra or Gamera ?
i think i'll go with gamera. I suspect he was the inspiration for the monsters in pacific rim. has anyone seen that movie? pretty neat.
blue oyster cult's Godzilla or edgar winters group Frankenstein?
(how's that for an inspired post?)
EWG's Frankenstein !
Hocus Pocus (by Focus) or Popcorn (by Hot Butter) ?
unfortunately im on a connection where I cannot hunt up popcorn, but I do know and like hocus pocus, so i'll go with that; its a fun song.
yoda or spock? (boy how is that for a tough one!)
Spock. Yoda is cool and all, but he's short and no fun at parties, whereas Mr. Spock, I hear, is the first to put a lampshade on his head.
You guys asked some great questions there, the last few, but the answers were often a bit terse for my taste. One word, even. Why waste a fun question like that? Tell us more, like whether you'd prefer the 60s for the free acid, or the 80s for the Sonny Crockett sports jacket with the push-up sleeves?
New Wave or Glam Metal? Give examples, please, and show your work.
well I had to do some reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_wave_music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_metal
the former mentions the ramones, talking heads, blondie, duran duran and the cars (what?)
the later mentions Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, Bon Jovi, poison, and warrant.
ive got a smattering of music from both genres but am going to give the slight lean due to some songs I really enjoy from motley crue and bon jovi, plus I like the groups that Wikipedia said from whom the glam folks found their roots.
who would you rather see in concert, Florence and the machine, and the black keys, or aerosmith and the rolling stones?
<groans> Well, it would definitely be the Stones (or their remains, as the case may be) and Aerosmith (ditto), 'cause I wouldn't listen to the first two groups with your ears, but if there were an option to avoid the lot of them I would.
Would you rather get revenge on your worst enemy or sleep with the hottest chick you've ever seen?
Sex is momentary but the satisfaction of revenge is everlasting
If possible would you rather travel back in time to the era of your choice, or travel into the far future?
Far future for sure; prolly the sci-fi fan in me looking for utopia and wondering if we made it to the stars.
Davy Jones or David Jones (Bowie) ?
cake
Temple run or candy crush ?
I was going to say Davy Jones because in my mind I was thinking of the pirate version of the Grim Reaper as in Davy Jones Locker, but I don't think that is what you mean.
Candy crush I guess; I've never played either (games right?) but CC sounds more poetic.
lol Any interpretation is fine Dark Muse. Do you have a This or That ? (he asked at ~ 3am PST)
Sitcoms or Dramas?
Dramas.
Shakespeare's Comedies or Histories?
north star, I wrote you this on another thread but I think you haven't seen it:
north star---if you like queen, can I encourage you to hunt up Jordan smith's performance of "somebody to love" from last weeks episode of "the voice" on nbc.
adam Levine, one of the professional recording artists called it simply the best performance he's ever seen. I absolutely loved it.
all of Shakespeare is a struggle for me, and while I do like history, am going to go slight lean with comedy. a midsummer's night dream is my favorite Shakespeare (which might not be saying a whole lot given my success with him).
WWII histories or American civil war histories?
Eesh, that's a good one. I will say WWII because its roots go so deep and encompass just about everything. There are facts and truths and lessons from that war that escape most people even today.
Tailor, I haven't though of the non-Bowie Davy Jones in a dog's age, and I'm talking about a dog wot's been in suspended animation, so thanks for that. ;-)
Frozen pipes, like I have in my house, such that I can't have a shower or run the tap, or non-frozen pipes. Think hard, lads, I know this is a tough one.
Cheers, Bounty. Smith's performance is indeed superb. Mercury was one of the greatest singers ever and it's rarely a good idea to sing Queen as it's near impossible to sound even half decent in the comparison. The tremendous energy more than made up for some infinitesimal nitpicks.Quote:
Originally Posted by bounty
WWII histories by far for me too, and even over Finnish civil war histories. Perhaps the most interesting war in the history of mankind so far.
Frozen pipes? That is a hard one, certainly, but not a tough to call... I'll take the non-frozen pipes ;)
Jazz from before 1959 or after 1960?
im glad you liked it north star...I've watched it bunches of times and don't get tired of it. I have so fallen in love with the show too, the voice.
I was a high school kid when queen was hitting it big; many of their albums and songs were a happy part of our lives.
I just started a WWII history book, citizen soldiers by Stephen ambrose, and im really enjoying it.
tyrion---how do you have frozen pipes? that is, where is the frozen culprit, whats the source?
im ill-equipped to answer the jazz question, so i'll pass it along:
Jazz from before 1959 or after 1960?
Oh, man. The issue here for me is the definition of 'jazz', since there are many styles. If you mean pure jazz, then definitely before 1959. There is no substitute for those early albums by Miles Davis, Coltrane, etc. (long list) But in my life I have been a big fan of music that may sound more modern because of the use of electric guitars and such, and because it is incorporated in with other genres like rock and blues (I'm talking fusion, for example), and that stuff all came later. So mainly, for me, I'm going with post-1960.
Raise your hand if you were lucky enough to see Queen live with Freddie? <raises hand> Yes, I'm just that cool.
Dried mixed fruit or raisins?
didn't ever see queen in concert, ive not been to many, but I did see springsteen and my goodness what a show.
that's a toughie, I love raisins, all by themselves, or with big gobs of peanut butter, and they are about the best thing to put on a green salad (after onions and tons of croutons!) but boy its hard to pass up dried apricots, and dates and papaya and apples and whatever else in the dried mix. so slight lean there.
your favorite Chinese meal or your favorite Italian meal or your favorite Mexican meal?
I am torn between Chineese or Italian but I think I would go with favorite Italian meal.
On a related note
Go out to eat to an old favorite restraunt or try out a new place that just opened and has a lot of good reviews?
new place
Thunderstorm or Snowstorm?
I'm going to say thunderstorm, because although they can be scary, they don't dump five feet of snow on you which buries you alive for some days. Or weeks. Or months, as the case may be.
If you must consume one item with dangerously high levels of refined sugar or high fructose corn syrup, and your choices are a soft drink like Coke or sugary donuts and such, which is it?
Ginger Ale
Hobby genre: Collecting comic books or coins ?
Comic books, 'cause that has street cred these days--so much that a girl might even think I'm hip. Coins, on the other hand, well that's just one step away from trainspotting.
As a pastime, watching old black and white educational films in which an eager young kid in a button down shirt and a crew cut learns about being an engineer from his suspiciously unmarried neighbor Mr. Matthews, or stabbing yourself in the tonsils with a protractor?
the former at least reminds me of a skit that the guys on whose line is it anyways used to do. i'll go with that one.
the original mony mony by tommy james and the shondells or the remake by billy idol?
<groan> If I have to listen to that gonad biting cacophony, it'll be the Billy Idol version.
Listening to Mony Mony or hurling yourself off an overpass in time to let an approaching eighteen wheeler laden with depleted uranium flatten you a like post-apocalyptic pancake? I know which I'd choose.
Listen to Mony mony.
Never read again or only read in uncomfortable chairs?
Only read in uncomfortable chairs. Heavens.
Live in an America now populated mostly by people in their 80s, or do an Olympic gold medal winning swan dive into a wood chipper? I know which I'd choose.
Live in America populated by elderly.
Sparkling water or flat?
Flat, and live a little, Tony. Gripe about old people.
Injure your elbow lifting weights, as I just did, apparently, or have something delicious to eat after your workout, as I'm about to?
Injured elbow. Builds toughness and character.
The left or the right? (Anything)
Left (left handed and left footed)
Stay up way too late and sleep half the day away OR got to bed on time and rise early
Lately: Stay up way too late and sleep half the day... working on it.
Marking up your books or no (as in leaving them as pristine as possible) ?
I like the cut o' yer jib, there, tailor, as this is one I've been aforetime. It is my inclination, ideally, to take notes when reading a worthwhile book, though not necessarily in the margins of the book, though this was a custom among scholars in years gone by. On the other hand, note taking interrupts the narrative and "pops" one out of that internally focused state in which transcendence takes place. In short, no, I don't take notes, but I heartily approve of it. And more to the point, books are sacred, so leaving pristine appeals to me innately.
Going downstairs for the other half of the meatball sandwich you got at Subway, as I'm about to do, or remaining upstairs, hungry and grouchy, which is the other possibility, as I'm too freaking lazy to get up?
Remaining upstairs -- Have some discipline (wo)man! You halved that sam'wich for a reason.
Answer the phone OR Bah! let it ring and if it's important they'll leave a message.
The latter, Comedian. I make it a point never to answer the phone, unless it's a family member or a Victoria's Secret model. They can be so bothersome, pestering me in the middle of the night, begging to come over and be comforted. And they're always leaving their lingerie in my sock drawer.
Get up, get a tissue and blow one's nose, or continue sitting on the couch comfortably sniffing?