80s nostalgia and geeking
Michael Jackson's passing has created wave after wave of 80s nostalgia with a dash of early 90s for me. I can remember watching Thriller with my parents. BOTH of my parents! I remember Dad being worried I'd get nightmares, but that it was such a big deal and having loved the song on vinyl I could not be refused. Staring at the Thriller album cover, the part that folded out, was a big deal too. I was never had a crush on Michael or anything, but he had an other worldly quality. He was like an alien who made lots and lots of money.
Mom was into pop music so I was into pop music. I know all the words to bunches of songs and I am always like "Why can I sing along to this? Oh yeah, THE 80s!" It amuses me. I was the kid that could hustle people at cards and sing all the words to Hall & Oats songs. I was AWESOME!
One summer in middle school a friend and I had this little sing and dance routine we did to a Michael Jackson song that I can't even think of the name of right now. All the singing was "Eeeee Eeeee! Wooooooo! Owwwww!" and there was a little gesture with each exclamation and if you get me drunk enough I will show it to you. Anyways we were at a lake practicing in the water of all places, probably to minimize public knowledge of our practicing, and this guy glides by on his wind surfer. As soon as we hit the "Owwwwww!" he went flying of his board! I think we frightened him or amused him to the point of laughing off the wind surfing board.
In Other News You might consider this spoilers for The Doctor Who episode The Next Doctor which premiered on BBC America Saturday but mostly it is just
This episode was a pretty awesome Doctor Who Christmas special! It was very meta with lots of moments where the Doctor talks about things that have happened in the last four seasons and I am sure there was stuff from earlier Who I didn't catch. The episode was also a good way of being self reflective - it wasn't mopey about everything the Doctor has lost which would have been so easy to do! Having the "Next Doctor" with no memories was more a way to have Ten revel in what he has had and wants to keep with him, even if he has nothing to lose.
With it being an episode with cybermen I was wondering if David Morrissey's "Next Doctor" character was a robot. It totally made me think of the Buffy Bot. I turned to Mom during the episode and said "Is this the really real Doctor who?" because only robots make knock knock jokes funny!
End of July the special that aired around Easter in England will air on BBC America and we'll be all caught up here in the states. Planet of the Dead right? I am pretty sure, you can tell me if I am wrong. Looks all sand in uncomfortable places to me!
Mom was into pop music so I was into pop music. I know all the words to bunches of songs and I am always like "Why can I sing along to this? Oh yeah, THE 80s!" It amuses me. I was the kid that could hustle people at cards and sing all the words to Hall & Oats songs. I was AWESOME!
One summer in middle school a friend and I had this little sing and dance routine we did to a Michael Jackson song that I can't even think of the name of right now. All the singing was "Eeeee Eeeee! Wooooooo! Owwwww!" and there was a little gesture with each exclamation and if you get me drunk enough I will show it to you. Anyways we were at a lake practicing in the water of all places, probably to minimize public knowledge of our practicing, and this guy glides by on his wind surfer. As soon as we hit the "Owwwwww!" he went flying of his board! I think we frightened him or amused him to the point of laughing off the wind surfing board.
In Other News You might consider this spoilers for The Doctor Who episode The Next Doctor which premiered on BBC America Saturday but mostly it is just
This episode was a pretty awesome Doctor Who Christmas special! It was very meta with lots of moments where the Doctor talks about things that have happened in the last four seasons and I am sure there was stuff from earlier Who I didn't catch. The episode was also a good way of being self reflective - it wasn't mopey about everything the Doctor has lost which would have been so easy to do! Having the "Next Doctor" with no memories was more a way to have Ten revel in what he has had and wants to keep with him, even if he has nothing to lose.
With it being an episode with cybermen I was wondering if David Morrissey's "Next Doctor" character was a robot. It totally made me think of the Buffy Bot. I turned to Mom during the episode and said "Is this the really real Doctor who?" because only robots make knock knock jokes funny!
End of July the special that aired around Easter in England will air on BBC America and we'll be all caught up here in the states. Planet of the Dead right? I am pretty sure, you can tell me if I am wrong. Looks all sand in uncomfortable places to me!