tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post6239095531080492923..comments2023-10-17T05:30:29.081-06:00Comments on Bye-Bye Shadowlands: Low Culture ConfessionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-45558974954804045042007-07-11T16:37:00.000-06:002007-07-11T16:37:00.000-06:00my lowbrow confessional:any...and I mean any...mov...my lowbrow confessional:<BR/><BR/>any...and I mean any...movie aimed at teens has my attention. from "Havoc" to "Heathers", "10 Things I Hate about You" to "16 Candles," "Shag" to "Grease"--I watch them all, over and over again.<BR/><BR/>Rolling Rock beer, even though it isn't made in Latrobe any more.<BR/><BR/>Anything written by Sidney Sheldon, Jackie Collins, or Kathleen Woodiwiss. <BR/><BR/>A bag of Lay's potato chips, followed by a cigarette. Preferably menthol.<BR/><BR/>Us Weekly over People, because there's more pictures.<BR/><BR/>And finally, if the men in the band are wearing spangled costumes and makeup, I want to hear them sing.cookieladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417472818210699186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-15507982358326652532007-07-10T13:01:00.000-06:002007-07-10T13:01:00.000-06:00Although I profess to be somewhat of a health nut,...Although I profess to be somewhat of a health nut, I am powerless around the Kraft Mac & Cheese I make for my son. I never allow myself a whole packet, but I inevitably take at least two bites of his before I serve it.<BR/><BR/>Us Weekly magazine for an occasional dose of celeb gossip.<BR/><BR/>Rock Hudson/Doris Day movies.<BR/><BR/>"Roseanne" (actually another well-written show).<BR/><BR/>Phil Collins, the Guess Who, and some Eagles songs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-92017652416661928212007-07-10T00:17:00.000-06:002007-07-10T00:17:00.000-06:00If loving "It's A Wonderful Life" is wrong, then I...If loving "It's A Wonderful Life" is wrong, then I don't wanna be right.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls!PDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891902419224655012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-65876875653593335022007-07-06T15:12:00.000-06:002007-07-06T15:12:00.000-06:00Yes!Weird Al Yankovic is probably one of the four ...Yes!<BR/><BR/>Weird Al Yankovic is probably one of the four or five greatest musical acts of our time. <BR/><BR/>Think about it: How many acts can you think of from our time who have sustained so long a career (20+ years and counting) of timeless and chart-topping classics? Two, maybe. Or perhaps three.<BR/><BR/>And no one else has been able to adapt to the changing times with such chameleon-like elan while still managing to retain an essential and personal sense of unique artistry. "White and Nerdy" is every bit as good and catchy and memorable as "Eat It," but each is completely of its own time.<BR/><BR/>The guy's pure sugar-coated genius!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-60178463549928905452007-07-06T08:34:00.000-06:002007-07-06T08:34:00.000-06:00okay, I'll fess up. I'm the one with the ABBA and ...okay, I'll fess up. I'm the one with the ABBA and chili dogs.<BR/><BR/>Will add: just about anything by The Carpenters.<BR/><BR/>"MacMillan and Wife"<BR/><BR/>Doo-dads.<BR/><BR/>"A Little Romance"<BR/><BR/>I think I've just psychically raised my blood sugar 5 points.msmaupinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471913285797097572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-80367384521917987162007-07-06T07:55:00.000-06:002007-07-06T07:55:00.000-06:00I think in the spirit of this discussion, all "Ano...I think in the spirit of this discussion, all "Anonymi" should identify themselves.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I forgot a good one. Despite having seen it 25 times, I am weak-kneed and watery-eyed at the last scene of "It's a Wonderful Life."<BR/><BR/>"To George Baily, the richest guy in town." Excuse me, I'm getting verklempt...Marc Conklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937854340746920273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-53163066831912577822007-07-05T20:51:00.000-06:002007-07-05T20:51:00.000-06:00All right, all right. But I'm going anonymous on t...All right, all right. But I'm going anonymous on this:<BR/><BR/>ABBA is a aural miracle.<BR/><BR/>When I was a kid, I thought Reader's Digest was the pinnacle of literature.<BR/><BR/>I'm a sucker for old Disney films of the 50s, 60s and 70s (just watched "In Search of the Castaways" tonight--sigh--Hayley Mills).<BR/><BR/>I'd cross the street for a chili dog and an A&W root beer in a frosted mug.<BR/><BR/>I read my horoscope, somewhat religiously. What can it mean?<BR/><BR/>All my clothes are substandard; I shop cheap. It shows.<BR/><BR/>Cooking shows automatically suck me in--could be cooking anything, I'm in.<BR/><BR/>I find flea markets oddly compelling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-40252671794536189092007-07-05T17:31:00.000-06:002007-07-05T17:31:00.000-06:00Avril Laivgne. Barry Manilow's "Mandy." That "Ro...Avril Laivgne. Barry Manilow's "Mandy." That "Rockstar" TV show. Thomas Kincaid (tho I'm too cheap to pop for a pic). Doc Savage novels. And...argh, this one's gonna hurt...Paris Hilton's Larry King interview.<BR/><BR/>There's more but my brain's too busy humming the theme song from "Gilligan's Island" to remember 'em all.<BR/><BR/>And I'll throw in w/v. goph..."Roadhouse" is the bomb, the best bad movie of all time (arguably). Wall-to-wall gratuitous sex, violence, and rock n' roll. Freaking priceless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109274274070580415.post-70795321828481923782007-07-05T17:06:00.000-06:002007-07-05T17:06:00.000-06:00I think I caught Weird Al on the same tour -- 1985...I think I caught Weird Al on the same tour -- 1985, at the Brown Co. Fair in New Ulm, Minn., with Limited Warranty opening. And I loved it.<BR/><BR/>I also loved the three books you mentioned. I was reading "The Weatherman" in my duplex in Edina, not more than a mile from the famed movie theater, when I came across the passage that included the toppling of the theater's marquee. I couldn't have been more spine-chilled.<BR/><BR/>As for movies, you haven't lived until you've stayed up until 3 a.m. watching yet another rerun of "Roadhouse." Quite possibly the best low-culture movie of all time. Unintentional comedy off the charts, yet there's something rewarding about seeing the bad guys get what's coming to them when the townspeople, rallying behind The Great Swayze, band together to defeat the evildoers.<BR/><BR/>I feel the same about "Red Dawn." Must be a Swayze thing.<BR/><BR/>Food -- I am powerless to the charms of a heaping bowl of Lucky Charms.<BR/><BR/>Beer -- OK, I'll admit it, I am a beer snob. Life is too short to drink bad beer or bad coffee. But Miller Lite's not a bad substitute on a particularly scorching day.PDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891902419224655012noreply@blogger.com