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Everybody's linking to this post and I suddenly remembered that I did that sort of thing in college with the more obnoxious cult members who hung about. Not alone--a friend and I would start singing together. We were at a disadvantage, though, or rather two disadvantages: (1) we sang Nine Inch Nails songs before NIN were remotely popular, and (2) we didn't sing very loudly or very well. Still, even when they don't recognize it, you can thoroughly annoy the right sort of people with a rousing chorus of "Head Like a Hole."

Speaking of music, those of you doing the random mp3 meme should pick something at random from here, since those are the songs I'm listening to today. Obscure '80s progressive rock (which they say will never be available on an official CD release) from an old band of the late great Kevin Gilbert, later semi-known for being part of pop-rock duo Toy Matinee, and even later better known (and award-winning) for his work on the first Sheryl Crow album.

In other news, we're having truly spiffy weather--temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s and breezy, the kind of day that makes you feel buoyant and lighthearted. Well, some people would call this day "gloomy" because of heavy cloud cover, but we know better, don't we? Though I must admit I could stand a little less spring in my step when it leads to me twisting my ankle and cracking my knee as I fall down the stairs. Ow.

Here's hoping that those of you north of here aren't being too inconvenienced by the remains of Ivan. Local news radio says that there were something like 30 tornados in Virginia and 6 in Maryland yesterday, so the TD still packs something of a punch.

Website recommendation of the moment: Wordful.

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I cannot decide if the name Toy Matinee is cool or stupid. If it was a dude's name, I'd lean towards the latter, but as a band/duo, I'm undecided.

Hmm... I should add something more constructive, but bah!

Does it make you feel better or worse about the name if you know that they used the name in the late 1980s?

How about if you know that they named themselves after one of their own songs?

What about the fact that after Toy Matinee broke up, the other guy (Patrick Leonard) got together with Richard Page (lead singer for Mr. Mister) and called the new duo 3rd Matinee, whose album Meanwhile was put out on Warner Brothers records?

And Kevin Gilbert's solo album Thud was released on a tiny little record label with liner notes saying: "Eddy Schreyer provided mastering, Natasha provided mistressing, and Warners provided Mr. Mistering."

Erm, okay, I'm a geek.

Well, if people are as annoying as those described there, they deserve to be tortured with songs! :))

*huggles*

that's a most excellent post. wish i'd been there for the show tunes & jazz hands. :D

head like a hole would be just perfect for that. i'd rather die than give you control, indeed!

I am now bowing down before the one I serve.

I have to admire the person for singing alone in a crowded subway though. Though I can act a little insane when I'm with friends, not sure I could do that alone. Plus, show tunes! Show tunes are so much more appropriate, really.

Oh, I really admire them for the jazz hands. Riding on that subway would have been a real experience. :-)

Somehow songs with actual melodies seem braver than NIN songs. Maybe because when you're singing show tunes, people can tell just how very off key you are!

And I am now wondering what it is you think you deserve!