put your trust in me
You know what's sad? Someone over the age of 10 who can't name all four of the Beatles. A woman at work was just describing last night's Grammy tribute to someone who didn't watch, and her description went like this:
"Now, which one was it that killed themselves?"
"Uh, none of them killed themselves. John Lennon was shot and killed, and George Harrison died of cancer."
"Oh, well, okay, the one guy's wife--the Japanese or whatever woman?--she talked, and then the other dead guy's wife talked, and then Ringo, and...what's his name?"
"Paul."
"Yeah, him."
Swear to God: "Yeah, him." OH. My. GOD. Who can't name all four Beatles? I mean, come on! JohnPaulGeorgeandRingo--it's almost a cliche in itself!
That reminds me of a conversation my friend had once with a girl my age. It was just after George Harrison had been attacked in his home, and people at work were talking about it, and this girl had no idea who George Harrison was.
"He was in the Beatles."
"The who?"
"The. BEATLES. You know, John, Paul, George, and Ringo?"
"Oh, did they have that one song--I want to hold your hand or whatever?"
Yeah, they had that one song. Jesus.
I'm not saying everyone should commit whole sections of the Beatles' discography to memory, but how can you not at least know their names? Of course, this was the same girl who was surprised to learn that 'Little Women' was originally a book, so you know, no big surprise there.
All this comes on the heels of reading austin360's latest post, so I found it both frustrating and amusing.
The Snippet and I totally spoiled ourselves this weekend. We bought 'The Office' S1, 'Sports Night', and 'The Thornbirds'. Okay, well, 'The Thornbirds' was for me. I think Seth was a little creeped out by the premise of the story and basically refused to watch it, but that's okay, because I prefer to watch my romantic melodrama in peace anyway. Anyway, who asked him?
I watched the interviews with Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, and Bryan Brown. My thoughts?
Richard Chamberlain: Wax rhapsodic much there, buddy? It was endearing in a way, but in another, I must confess I thought he was totally drama-queening it up, playing it up for the cameras, acting like Master Thespian. Still love him, though. Can't hate Father Ralph.
Rachel Ward: I think she's been out in that Australian sun too often. She looked very dried up somehow. Still lovely though. And a highly amusing, matter-of-fact change from RC.
Bryan Brown: Still very much like the look of his face, so unusual yet attractive somehow. Thought it was very funny that Jean Simmons (or was it Piper Laurie? or Barbara Stanwyck? Can't remember) encouraged RW to make a play for him. He seemed like a very cool guy. Made me want to run out and buy 'Sweet Talker' (best Bryan Brown movie. Ever).
I also decided over the weekend that Ellen DeGeneres is my new girlfriend. I love her. She is too terrific for words.
Also? I bought Seth's Valentine's Day present. It's a beautiful silver pocket watch and I had it engraved on the back in very classy Roman script. It's gorgeous; he likes pocket watches and I know he'll love it.
(And I swear I was only partly motivated by the fact that he currently carries around the only one he has, which was given to him by his ex. Hee...)
"Now, which one was it that killed themselves?"
"Uh, none of them killed themselves. John Lennon was shot and killed, and George Harrison died of cancer."
"Oh, well, okay, the one guy's wife--the Japanese or whatever woman?--she talked, and then the other dead guy's wife talked, and then Ringo, and...what's his name?"
"Paul."
"Yeah, him."
Swear to God: "Yeah, him." OH. My. GOD. Who can't name all four Beatles? I mean, come on! JohnPaulGeorgeandRingo--it's almost a cliche in itself!
That reminds me of a conversation my friend had once with a girl my age. It was just after George Harrison had been attacked in his home, and people at work were talking about it, and this girl had no idea who George Harrison was.
"He was in the Beatles."
"The who?"
"The. BEATLES. You know, John, Paul, George, and Ringo?"
"Oh, did they have that one song--I want to hold your hand or whatever?"
Yeah, they had that one song. Jesus.
I'm not saying everyone should commit whole sections of the Beatles' discography to memory, but how can you not at least know their names? Of course, this was the same girl who was surprised to learn that 'Little Women' was originally a book, so you know, no big surprise there.
All this comes on the heels of reading austin360's latest post, so I found it both frustrating and amusing.
The Snippet and I totally spoiled ourselves this weekend. We bought 'The Office' S1, 'Sports Night', and 'The Thornbirds'. Okay, well, 'The Thornbirds' was for me. I think Seth was a little creeped out by the premise of the story and basically refused to watch it, but that's okay, because I prefer to watch my romantic melodrama in peace anyway. Anyway, who asked him?
I watched the interviews with Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, and Bryan Brown. My thoughts?
Richard Chamberlain: Wax rhapsodic much there, buddy? It was endearing in a way, but in another, I must confess I thought he was totally drama-queening it up, playing it up for the cameras, acting like Master Thespian. Still love him, though. Can't hate Father Ralph.
Rachel Ward: I think she's been out in that Australian sun too often. She looked very dried up somehow. Still lovely though. And a highly amusing, matter-of-fact change from RC.
Bryan Brown: Still very much like the look of his face, so unusual yet attractive somehow. Thought it was very funny that Jean Simmons (or was it Piper Laurie? or Barbara Stanwyck? Can't remember) encouraged RW to make a play for him. He seemed like a very cool guy. Made me want to run out and buy 'Sweet Talker' (best Bryan Brown movie. Ever).
I also decided over the weekend that Ellen DeGeneres is my new girlfriend. I love her. She is too terrific for words.
Also? I bought Seth's Valentine's Day present. It's a beautiful silver pocket watch and I had it engraved on the back in very classy Roman script. It's gorgeous; he likes pocket watches and I know he'll love it.
(And I swear I was only partly motivated by the fact that he currently carries around the only one he has, which was given to him by his ex. Hee...)