tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3168170226137342376..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: half assed big thirsty Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24494536809030622692015-05-23T21:39:01.719-04:002015-05-23T21:39:01.719-04:00Well, I hope you can believe me when I say that I ...Well, I hope you can believe me when I say that I was just reporting an observed fact, not editorializing. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75625572953417287672015-05-23T15:27:04.738-04:002015-05-23T15:27:04.738-04:00Oh, did it? I can't believe there weren't ...Oh, did it? I can't believe there weren't nine emails about it.<br /><br />Oh, wait, there they are.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80312276657843495312015-05-23T11:10:52.379-04:002015-05-23T11:10:52.379-04:00The color scheme has changed, and it may not be ob...The color scheme has changed, and it may not be obvious, but those two song versions are live links to YouTube videos.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31948150504092611382015-05-23T11:08:44.986-04:002015-05-23T11:08:44.986-04:00I think that Miley and Ariana should be commended ...I think that Miley and Ariana should be commended in that they didn't "overinterpret" SSS, as many young artists so often do, with their affected croaks and misguided melisma that stop just short of full-on yodeling. And from what I remember of Miley's rendition of FWTLYL on SNL, it was also good. However, I think we can't ignore that Paul Simon and Neil Finn know something Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79140721352068273922015-05-23T08:48:18.340-04:002015-05-23T08:48:18.340-04:00I'm going to have to try that, you know what I...I'm going to have to try that, you know what I'm saying?Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62864043714367056592015-05-23T01:01:03.443-04:002015-05-23T01:01:03.443-04:00Yeah, and how about her performance of "Fifty...Yeah, and how about her performance of "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" on the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary show? Suddenly she was interesting to me as someone very talented, with a potentially long career.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20873902858689204822015-05-22T11:11:56.567-04:002015-05-22T11:11:56.567-04:00I'm always interested in how we view "cel...I'm always interested in how we view "celebrities." I taught a pretty good class about celebrity a while back and it was never easy to talk about the actor or singer or whatever and the things they did in their lives, and since everyone is such an open book, "stars" are known as much for their personal lives as they are for their work.<br /><br />I don't have a problemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76243851380705512602015-05-22T02:35:08.444-04:002015-05-22T02:35:08.444-04:00I've never been a Letterman fan. Cher nailed i...I've never been a Letterman fan. Cher nailed it. He was especially hard to take when he interviewed women -- patronizing and focused on their appearance.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24769889105242037802015-05-21T19:24:14.603-04:002015-05-21T19:24:14.603-04:00I learned one trick from David Letterman, long ago...I learned one trick from David Letterman, long ago. If you place the phrase, "You know what I'm saying?" at the end of any sentence, it gets a great laugh. I use this in class, once in awhile, and it always works.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66470762083076732032015-05-21T16:20:50.905-04:002015-05-21T16:20:50.905-04:00Don't bet on it Cassandra. Letterman's You...Don't bet on it Cassandra. Letterman's Youtube channel has hundreds of well chosen and edited clips. I've caught up that way recently. The music this year has been amazing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47771684346890790882015-05-21T15:31:10.043-04:002015-05-21T15:31:10.043-04:00P.S. I like the graphic. I'm sure someone lab...P.S. I like the graphic. I'm sure someone labored for, um, well, longer than it looks like it took, to make it look that careless. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74288642540143011552015-05-21T15:29:42.894-04:002015-05-21T15:29:42.894-04:00I used to watch him when I was staying up too late...I used to watch him when I was staying up too late not getting enough done on my dissertation in grad school (as opposed to when I was somehow managing to finish my dissertation while teaching as an adjunct, and then on a 4/4 load. I don't quite remember how I did that, but it was definitely after I turned 30 and found it easier to get up early than stay up late. Now I'm not very good atContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66604802634720143402015-05-21T13:37:53.576-04:002015-05-21T13:37:53.576-04:00They are pretty nice jackets but it's not the ...They are pretty nice jackets but it's not the style for a guy my age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52559933400282629992015-05-21T13:27:51.722-04:002015-05-21T13:27:51.722-04:00Someone is really phoning in those graphics, Geez!...Someone is really phoning in those graphics, Geez!<br /><br />Anyway, Letterman has been on TV as long as I've been an adult. I occasionally watched him every damn night, but then maybe not for months at a time.<br /><br />I always thought his show was terrific, especially with the music, especially with the nihilism. It's the funniest show about selt-loathing there has ever been.<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com