5 March 2010: Is it an Oscar set? No, it's.....1985!!!

[RGMike]

Most zeitgeisty of set for me: "Running Up That Hill."

I still have the 45.

[mshray]

Dave, remember that funny anecdote Leo Kottke told about Country Dick?

Fraid not.  Can you job my memory (, Fezzick)?

For some reason he brought up Country Dick in some other context, and then Kottke (paraphrased) said:

"One time I was in Germany in some ancient ratskeller venue, partially below street level, where the walls in the bathroom were old mortared stones.  And on one of the stones I saw graffitti that read, 'This stone is 1,000,000 years old.  And today is it's birthday'.  And I KNEW that Country Dick Montana had been there."

[RGMike]

There's your Oscar Tie-in -- Chevy Chase in Fletch!

I actually watched it the other day.  Big time Beverly Hill Cop rip-off.  Kinda funny.

I think Fletch is hilarious.  I don't see it as a BHC rip-off at all.  Ya gotta like Chevy Chase to enjoy it, that's for sure. A lot.  Of course, the love interest is plenty hot too.

The thing that really kept reminding me of BHC was the synth-laden soundtrack, which, to my ears, worked better in BHC.  Also, the mansion that is the scene of the climax of BHC shows up in the climax of Fletch!  I swear it's the same mansion.

You should probably see Cop Out -- Kevin Smith got Harold Faltermeyer to do the music, and it's apparently an hommage to his own BHC score

[radical347]

I'm also BOS'ing her for getting rid of that annoying Game Over sweeper. (Come to think of it, I don't think I've heard the past week.)

[Davefish]

Dave, remember that funny anecdote Leo Kottke told about Country Dick?

Fraid not.  Can you job my memory (, Fezzick)?

For some reason he brought up Country Dick in some other context, and then Kottke (paraphrased) said:

"One time I was in Germany in some ancient ratskeller venue, partially below street level, where the walls in the bathroom were old mortared stones.  And on one of the stones I saw graffitti that read, 'This stone is 1,000,000 years old.  And today is it's birthday'.  And I KNEW that Country Dick Montana had been there."

Wow, weird wild stuff.  

And what the hell did she say?  Mason and Finn? "Lie for a Lie"?

ETA: from Wikipedia, it's Mason and Fenn, the Fenn being from 10CC.  And the song in question does include Gilmour on vocals but not guitar.  So there you go.

[mshray]

...and it's apparently an hommage to his own BHC score

there should be a special circle of Hell for people who do hommages to themselves.

[RGMike]

I'm also BOS'ing her for getting rid of that annoying Game Over sweeper. (Come to think of it, I don't think I've heard the past week.)

she seems to alternate between that and the one she used today. But she did "game over" yesterday or the day before. I agree it's annoying, tho'.

[urth]

Dave, remember that funny anecdote Leo Kottke told about Country Dick?

Fraid not.  Can you job my memory (, Fezzick)?

For some reason he brought up Country Dick in some other context, and then Kottke (paraphrased) said:

"One time I was in Germany in some ancient ratskeller venue, partially below street level, where the walls in the bathroom were old mortared stones.  And on one of the stones I saw graffitti that read, 'This stone is 1,000,000 years old.  And today is it's birthday'.  And I KNEW that Country Dick Montana had been there."

Wow, weird wild stuff.  

And what the hell did she say?  Mason and Finn? "Lie for a Lie"?

ETA: from Wikipedia, it's Mason and Fenn, the Fenn being from 10CC.  And the song in question does include Gilmour on vocals but not guitar.  So there you go.

Ah, OK. I'd guess that Mason is Nick Mason, the Floyd drummer? Yep:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxfpxqe5ldje

[urth]

3/5/10 - Wheeeeeeee it's Friday & We're in 1985!!!

  1.  REM-  Can't Get There From Here
  2.  New Order-  Love Vigilantes
(News: PMRC/Zappa)
  3.  Mason & Fenn-  Lie For A Lie
  4.  Charlie Sexton-  Beat's So Lonely
(Movie: Fletch)
  5.  Power Station-  Some Like It Hot
  6.  Big Audio Dynamite-  E = MC 2
  7.  Stevie Ray Vaughan-  Look At Little Sister
  8.  Beat Famers- Happy Boy (B.O.S.!!!!!)
(News/AD: New Coke Old Coke)
  9.  UB40- Don't Break My Heart
 10. Kate Bush- Running Up That Hill

 
Wish I'd been able to pay more attention to this one. That's been happening a lot lately--missed yesterday's set entirely.

[ggould]

Most zeitgeisty of set for me: "Running Up That Hill."

I still have the 45.

this certainly woulda been my BOS!  Great pic!