tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post111829743861191726..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: From Bad To WorseJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1118369871966256582005-06-09T22:17:00.000-04:002005-06-09T22:17:00.000-04:00I've never understod why books are inherently bett...I've never understod why books are inherently better then video games; I mean, they're both sedentary activities, they're both simulations of the real thing rather then the real thing. I mean, books can have more intricate or educational content, but video games are interactive problem solving excercises. So, they seem about equal to me.<BR/><BR/>And whatever else you think, kids shows have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1118367932111978632005-06-09T21:45:00.000-04:002005-06-09T21:45:00.000-04:00"Stars on 45" was a product of the disco years. I..."Stars on 45" was a product of the disco years. If you've never heard it, or its unholy spawn, you are lucky. Here's the deal: Take a bunch of popular songs. Cut out recognizable snippets, play the snippets back-to-back with a little strings and synth and the *same* *freakin'* *thumpa-thumpa-thumpa* beat behind the whole thing. Same tempo throughout. Minimum number of key changes. Even in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1118328064946230932005-06-09T10:41:00.000-04:002005-06-09T10:41:00.000-04:00Take it from one who graduated from high school in...Take it from one who graduated from high school in 1978, yes, just as disco was peaking. We hated it then, too. <BR/><BR/>Remember the "Star Wars" theme disco-ized? How about the disco-ization of Beethoven's 5th? Yup, the zenith of '70s music, I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1118326282710449112005-06-09T10:11:00.000-04:002005-06-09T10:11:00.000-04:00If this discophile idiot sincerely believes that A...If this discophile idiot sincerely believes that Amii Stewart's desecration cover of Eddie Floyd's "Knock on Wood" is anything but a steaming pile of fetid and opportunistic vomit thrown up by a dog that has just ate his own excrement, well let's just say I beg to differ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1118321580456862382005-06-09T08:53:00.000-04:002005-06-09T08:53:00.000-04:00The compulsion to justify why you like something o...The compulsion to justify why you like something other people don't has always baffled me. <BR/>So you like disco, or soap operas, or big hair. So I don't. Why does my not caring for it take away any of your joy in it?<BR/>Even if someone sneers at what I like, so what? That person isn't me. I'm not giving up something that makes me happy, just to make someone else feel better about their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com