16 July 2009: a set o' mystery (sounds like... 1997!)

[Tinka Cat]

WOS Huffamoose -- worst band name, like, ever.  Yes, KFOG played this at the time -- while ignoring Blur, Chumbawumba, Cornershop, Squirrel Nut Zippers...  and smothering us with Hootie clones.

worse than Hoobastank?  ew.

[RGMike]

WOS Huffamoose -- worst band name, like, ever.  Yes, KFOG played this at the time -- while ignoring Blur, Chumbawumba, Cornershop, Squirrel Nut Zippers...  and smothering us with Hootie clones.

worse than Hoobastank?  ew.

Well, OK. Both are in the Top 5.

[Davefish]

Really, no love for Hiatt?  And that Huffamoose song was foreign to me.  I guess I wasn't listening that closely in 1997.  Was that when Diana died?

Ohhhh, Fiona.  I loved that piano.  Still do.  Also, the skanky Calvin Klein-style amateur porn video.  ;-}

Hmmm, tell me more...I dig Fiona, though the phrasing in this song is somewhat problematic for me.

[urth]

WOS Huffamoose -- worst band name, like, ever.  Yes, KFOG played this at the time -- while ignoring Blur, Chumbawumba, Cornershop, Squirrel Nut Zippers...  and smothering us with Hootie clones.

worse than Hoobastank?  ew.

I vote for Slobberbone in this contest. (Noticing a three-syllable commonality here.)

[Tinka Cat]

Really, no love for Hiatt?  And that Huffamoose song was foreign to me.  I guess I wasn't listening that closely in 1997.  Was that when Diana died?

Ohhhh, Fiona.  I loved that piano.  Still do.  Also, the skanky Calvin Klein-style amateur porn video.  ;-}

apparently Gaz is a dedicated non-appreciater.  his WOS vote came by proxy of Mike.

I wasn't a big fan anyway, and I think that song pushed me further away.   

[RGMike]

Jenna Elfman: another H'wood Scientologist.

[Tinka Cat]

WOS Huffamoose -- worst band name, like, ever.  Yes, KFOG played this at the time -- while ignoring Blur, Chumbawumba, Cornershop, Squirrel Nut Zippers...  and smothering us with Hootie clones.

worse than Hoobastank?  ew.

I vote for Slobberbone in this contest. (Noticing a three-syllable commonality here.)

yeah, that's pretty bad, but I don't think I've heard of them.   Have they charted?  That would be a requisite if we are to continue this thread, which would be awesome!

[mshray]

...I guess I wasn't listening that closely in 1997.  Was that when Diana died?

One of the clearest memories I have of '97.  It was Sunday morning of Labor Day Wknd, and we'd gotten up at 5am to make a day trip up into the Sierra above Yosemite.  Flipped on the tube & saw the news.  Heard more news while driving out.  Hit the trailhead & started on our 3 mile hike to meet up with my cousin who was camping out up there for the 3-day weekend.  Part way up the trail bumped into a couple heading down & we all stopped to chat for a bit.  From their accents it became clear that they were Brits, so I asked them if they'd heard about Diana.  Of course they hadn't, up there in the mountains, & they were pretty shaken up about it.

But I always think of them, because whenever anyone around them talks about where they were when they heard the news, they will say, "we were on a trail in the mountains in California & some Yank told us."

[Lightnin' Rod]

Jenna Elfman: another H'wood Scientologist.

A really cute one. 


*drool*

[urth]

WOS Huffamoose -- worst band name, like, ever.  Yes, KFOG played this at the time -- while ignoring Blur, Chumbawumba, Cornershop, Squirrel Nut Zippers...  and smothering us with Hootie clones.

worse than Hoobastank?  ew.

I vote for Slobberbone in this contest. (Noticing a three-syllable commonality here.)

yeah, that's pretty bad, but I don't think I've heard of them.   Have they charted?  That would be a requisite if we are to continue this thread, which would be awesome!

Am guessing not. They were sort of a jam band/alt country hybrid in the late 90s/early oughts. Not sure if they're still around.

[mshray]

Final BOS for Foo Fighters.

[RGMike]

WOS Huffamoose -- worst band name, like, ever.  Yes, KFOG played this at the time -- while ignoring Blur, Chumbawumba, Cornershop, Squirrel Nut Zippers...  and smothering us with Hootie clones.

worse than Hoobastank?  ew.

I vote for Slobberbone in this contest. (Noticing a three-syllable commonality here.)

yeah, that's pretty bad, but I don't think I've heard of them.   Have they charted?  That would be a requisite if we are to continue this thread, which would be awesome!

Am guessing not. They were sort of a jam band/alt country hybrid in the late 90s/early oughts. Not sure if they're still around.

Jam bands with awful names would be a list all by itself 

One of the best '90s sets in memory.

[Tinka Cat]

Jenna Elfman: another H'wood Scientologist.

A really cute one. 


*drool*

Hubba Hubba Stank!

[RGMike]

Hubba Hubba Stank!

Bwahahaha!  I'm starting a band with *that* name!

[urth]

...I guess I wasn't listening that closely in 1997.  Was that when Diana died?

One of the clearest memories I have of '97.  It was Sunday morning of Labor Day Wknd, and we'd gotten up at 5am to make a day trip up into the Sierra above Yosemite.  Flipped on the tube & saw the news.  Heard more news while driving out.  Hit the trailhead & started on our 3 mile hike to meet up with my cousin who was camping out up there for the 3-day weekend.  Part way up the trail bumped into a couple heading down & we all stopped to chat for a bit.  From their accents it became clear that they were Brits, so I asked them if they'd heard about Diana.  Of course they hadn't, up there in the mountains, & they were pretty shaken up about it.

But I always think of them, because whenever anyone around them talks about where they were when they heard the news, they will say, "we were on a trail in the mountains in California & some Yank told us."

I was up at Camp Mather, at the Strawberry Music Festival. Word spread pretty quickly that morning through the camp that she'd been in an accident, but no confirmation of her death. By noon that had changed.