Neat, Neat, Neat

[joezilla]

Cool -
The Damned on the Craig Ferguson show for TWO nights - their first US exposure since God knows when.

First show...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS-r-ir90sc

Not Cool -
Craig Ferguson's intro to the band

Cool -
Dave continues the tradition of wearing a tux to live shows

Not Cool -
Dave tries to establish the new tradition of wearing a monocle...

Cool -
The bass line rules no matter who plays it (Capt. vs. Stu)

Not Cool -
Capt. tries too hard with the guitar behind the head thing...

Cool -
I still get a major chub from the band

Not cool -
I get a chub over nearly 50-year-old dudes...

Compare and contrast to the Damned that I grew up with...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgGmQvqtZUo&feature=related

Dave's leather pants still look cool. I was ten years younger, but the Damned were still 20 years old. This is the Damned I fell in love with...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG7uXsvhe8U&feature=related

Ahhhhhhhh.... What the F*&K happened?!?!? Why am I so OLD!!!!

So what have we learned? Joe's old. The Damned rule slightly less because they;re getting old (the new album is still better than Springsteen's or AC/DC's). Monocle's? Never a good idea.

But, I still love Dave and the Captain. And while somewhat cheesy - since it's in the middle of an 80s British comedy - I'll leave you with the moment I fell in love with the Damned - a clip from the Young Ones...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yElzKHKA9fc