1) Make us laugh. Or die trying.
2) Don't be surprised if you find yourself verbally pistol-whipped. It's all in the spirit of fun.
3) We want a helicopter...because hostage takers always ask for one in the movies, right? We don't ride no stinkin' buses. If you don't have a helicopter, make rotor noises by thumping on your chest while you linger, at least.
4) Don't be surprised if a cheese monkey mistakes you for a mate while you make rotor noises. Feed the cheese monkey at your own peril.
5) We're out of cheese. Bring cheese.
6) Papi's rule: Refrain from using the word "pussy" during negotiations, or risk the wrath of a scrawny Texan.
7) Take the feuding and flaming elsewhere. We're kinder, gentler hostage takers.
8) We want lots of bubble wrap. Stand-offs can be a bitch.
9) Run your cat through the shredder before entering. There's nothing like the sound of a screeching cat to break the tension.
10) Tell the SWAT team to keep their distance. But you're welcome to join in if you're new here. Don't be shy!
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LanzaMarie (no login) from IP address 216.30.40.98
So, you know that feeling you get when you're on a road trip, waxing nostalgic with another adult about 80s music and laughing about some of the people we thought were cool back then and how silly they seem now .... and as you drive through Bay City, Texas you say, "Speaking of old bands that make you laugh ... Remember the Bay City Rollers?" Your companion, who you later find out was in Jr. High when you graduated from High School says, "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Ugh...
And then, a couple of days later, you're watching the local Fox network's morning show. They're promoting their new sitcom, "That 80s Show" and they do a remote from one of the local vintage clothing stores, to discuss the quaint fashions from that 80s era ... Ocean Pacific Shirts, Ray Ban Sunglasses, Legwarmers, etc. ... and the shop owner says, "These old fashions are really popular with the High School and College Crowd. The Older generations, that lived through the 80s prefer fashions from the 40s and 50s." Older generation? Me? Can't be.
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I never thought the Bay City Rollers were cool! I hated them, Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett-all of whom I categorized together. I listen to a lot of music that was popular before my time, and given the state of new music today, I'm surprised the younger generation doesn't. I don't just say that because I'm getting older. Then again, the 80's music sucked too for the most part. Synthesizers, drum machines..uggh
Who's wearing clothes from the 40's and 50's???
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Shorti (no login) 12.90.173.62
Ok here we are, talking 70s
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January 24 2002, 9:26 AM
I love it. And I don't care how old I am from it! Last night I downloaded the Godspell soundtrack (original) and was reminiscing away!
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You damn hippy. heh. Godspell? I don't think I've ever heard the whole soundtrack, and I've never seen the play. What's next? Hair? Jesus Christ Superstar? The seventies were ok if you exclude disco.
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Shorti (no login) 12.90.178.208
The 70s were not just "ok"
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January 24 2002, 7:31 PM
Yeah, Godspell was my fave of that time period. I downloaded a lot of the songs. NONE of us who were kids in the 70s are hippies. Hippies were kids in the 60s. We were barely born then. Anyway, Godspell rules, JCS is ok....a little negative for my taste but has some classic sounds.
Disco is PART of American culture, so as bad as some see it, it has importance in its place.
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Hippies carried over into the seventies too. When I think of musicals like Godspell or Hair, I think hippy. There was god-awful fashion sense in the seventies-bell bottoms, corduroy overalls, velour shirts, leisure suits. Uggh. The music wasn't bad. You either liked disco or you hated it, and I prefer the pop and rock and roll. Are you calling ABBA American? heh. The Bee Gees? Disco was hardly the sole property of America.
Do you remember the song Shannon? It was one of my 70's favourites. And, of course, My Sharona.
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Candy (no login) 216.93.81.150
Maybe it was regional?
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January 25 2002, 9:07 PM
Maybe being a hippie in the 70's was regional?
Pretty much everyone around here had big bell jeans,
platform shoes, long hair, etc. No one was interested in Disco....I mean we had 10 years After, Aerosmith, Led Zepplin, ZZ Top, etc to keep us entertained. I don't think there was an acutal Disco club anywhere around here.....maybe Detorit.....but no one went to Detorit unless they were going to a Tiger baseball game.
Things started changing in the late 70's though, the bells went to staight legs, platforms went to converse tennis shoes, but the music stayed the same!
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I can't believe I forgot to mention platform shoes. I can't believe no one died falling with those on. heh. Kiss were also huge in the late 70's. 10 Years After though? Who? By far the most stupid thing the 70's spawned were pet rocks. I mean, people actually spent money to buy a damn rock.
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Candy (no login) 209.153.176.82
Re:Feeling Old
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January 26 2002, 6:54 PM
Well......I had a 10 years After album. One of those buy the album for one song things. Song was I'd love to change the world.
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