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11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« on: July 11, 2011, 09:29:12 AM »
No clues as of 9:30am -- but Scott Fisher posted Rascall Flatts' tribute to Caylee Anthony on AL's page.  ::) Yuck.

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... ??
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2011, 10:02:59 AM »
No clues as of 9:30am -- but Scott Fisher posted Rascall Flatts' tribute to Caylee Anthony on AL's page.  ::) Yuck.

I've tried my hardest to avoid commenting on this story, but needless to say, I officially hate cable news now.

How about Weird Al Yankovic's "Headline News"?

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2011, 10:14:41 AM »
TOTHK, Big Time Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel.  uh... the video for this Sledgehammer raised the bar, but I can't recall the vid for BT.  :)

HM to (I'm a Real) Wild One. I know this song, but not who does it.

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2011, 10:14:51 AM »
This set's kinda boring, and I'm sad to be reminded that "Big Time" et al are 25 years old.  TANC: I referenced that "big words" line on FB recently when Christiane Amanpour was derided for using a big word on TV.
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2011, 10:17:19 AM »
This set's kinda boring, and I'm sad to be reminded that "Big Time" et al are 25 years old.  TANC: I referenced that "big words" line on FB recently when Christiane Amanpour was derided for using a big word on TV.
I saw the video for that.  kudos to her for not dumbing things down, but I suspect some of the pundits at that table were thinking "WTF does that word mean?  I hope she doesn't call on me.."  but context clues made it easy to assume it was a positive thing.

Robert Cray keeps up the underwhelmingness of it all.
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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2011, 10:19:36 AM »
This set's kinda boring, and I'm sad to be reminded that "Big Time" et al are 25 years old.  TANC: I referenced that "big words" line on FB recently when Christiane Amanpour was derided for using a big word on TV.

Was this fairly recent? I tried wiking it to no avail.

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2011, 10:19:49 AM »
Nooo!  Not another subpar set!

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2011, 10:20:43 AM »
If you've heard one Robert Cray song, you've heard them all.

BOS by default to an unusually perky Chrissie Hynde on "Don't Get Me Wrong."
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2011, 10:22:03 AM »
Anyone else think this perky beat is like Walking on Sunshine?
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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2011, 10:22:48 AM »
This set's kinda boring, and I'm sad to be reminded that "Big Time" et al are 25 years old.  TANC: I referenced that "big words" line on FB recently when Christiane Amanpour was derided for using a big word on TV.

Was this fairly recent? I tried wiking it to no avail.

Here ya go:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/christiane-amanpour-uses-such-a-fancy-word-abc-has-to-define-it-in-a-graphic/
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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2011, 10:22:58 AM »
This set's kinda boring, and I'm sad to be reminded that "Big Time" et al are 25 years old.  TANC: I referenced that "big words" line on FB recently when Christiane Amanpour was derided for using a big word on TV.

Was this fairly recent? I tried wiking it to no avail.

It's scary that Nancy Grace is taken seriously by anybody. Actually she's just scary to look at period.

Hit the news last week.  The word was "perspicacious" and ABC news ran a graphic showing the definition underneath it:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2011/07/04/amanpour-s-fancy-vocabulary.html

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2011, 10:22:59 AM »
Anyone else think this perky beat is like Walking on Sunshine?
Most definitely.
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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2011, 10:23:14 AM »
Anyone else think this perky beat is like Walking on Sunshine?

Yes!
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2011, 10:24:10 AM »
This set's kinda boring

Very much so.

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Re: 11 July 2011: it's... 1986
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2011, 10:24:41 AM »
The Bangles' Greatest Hits should be a part of every pop fan's collection.

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“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”