Little Richard Simmons

Okay, this may be one of those “you had to be there” stories so I am sorry if only me and the wife giggle at this one.

Yesterday The School Girl and I were driving home from work when she mentioned that I had left a Will Hoge CD in her car that I had made from Josh Edward’s Live Concert Server site. Somehow, we both start singing a part of Will’s version of the OutKast song, “Ms. Jackson” where Will and the boys do a WHOOOO in the song.

Here is a snippet of this song:

“Ms. Jackson” – Will Hoge version

I then noticed that I was not very good at WHOOOO-ing and followed that with:

“I was never a big fan of Little Richard, either.”

This prompted my wife to sing the following lyrics to a parody made famous by Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live back in the early 80s called Little Richard Simmons:

Know a girl named Daisy
the girl is fat and lazy
Know a girl named Daisy
the girl is fat and lazy
Blubber to the east
Blubber to the west
The bitch got long and flabby breasts

Now, I had never heard this song or seen this particular sketch before and we both had a big laugh. Since SNL is showing a re-run tonight, click below to watch Little Richard Simmons:

Eddie Murphy – Little Richard Simmons

The Look Of Defeat

I made the long trek up to H’Ville today to watch Little Harry play soccer. The boy looked really sharp in his #12 jersey today. (12 is a pretty good number but I prefer #8.)

Unfortunately, they came out on the wrong end of a 5-1 blow out. There was no doubt by the look on his face how this made him feel.

It almost makes me wish I had tripped that kid from the other team after all. (Oops! My inner-monologue is broken again…yes, I understand that I am typing this right now.)

Hidden Gem: I Don’t Think So

Normally for this feature I reach into Pops’ record collection (or sometimes my own) and pull out a rare or spectacular LP to listen to and tell you what I think about them. This morning The School Girl is headed to her chiropractor appointment and I am getting ready to head to Little Harry’s soccer game and decided to rummage through the records.

I managed to find a few that would be classified as non-classics and I cannot see myself rating these or dedicating an entire post to any of them. I have decided to list them here and mock them mildly while at the same time pointing and giggling at Pops for his choice of music.

Bonnie Tyler – Faster Than The Speed Of Night

Really? “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” sucked. I detest this album. I remember vaguely having to listen to this once or twice. I was shocked to see that Rick Derringer and Max Weinberg were members of her band. I have lost all respect. In Pops defense, I think this was one of Moms’ records.

Alvin & The Chipmunks – A Chipmunk Christmas

What is more annoying than those chipmunk voices? Not much. Okay so this was sort of cute when I was very little. I am sure that this was purchased for La Hermana and myself for a little Christmas joy. Sorry to be a Scrooge. So, again this can’t be a Pops record.

Engelbert Humperdinck – A Merry Christmas With Engelbert Humperdinck

Obviously I can never take anyone seriously that willing changes his name to Humperdinck. I believe that this is another purchase by Moms. On a side note, any time I hear his name I can only think of comedian Eddie Izzard. (* YouTube finally let me down as there are dozens of Eddie Izzard videos just none of him doing the Engelbert bit.)

Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross

Okay, so maybe I don’t hate Chris Cross but he is definitely not cool, except that he did that song for that Dudley Moore movie that makes me almost pee myself. Also, I was a little dismayed that this record featured Don Henley and Eric Johnson. I am pretty sure that this is another Moms album.

Jan & Dean – Jan And Dean Meet Batman

This cannot be my record from my childhood as it is from the 60s (and I am not) but I did really like Batman. I am not a fan of Jan & Dean or much, if any, of the surf sound and yes, that does include The Beach Boys. I am undecided on if this is a Pops record or not.

So in conclusion, it appears that although my dad may have had a few shady items in his record collection, it has been deemed that they are not his. He has been exonerated (for now) of any residual musical lameness. On a side note, the Michael Jackson and Prince records that are in my collection are not really mine. They just appeared there. Really, I am serious.

Sticking His Wand In Places It Doesn’t Belong

I was a little bothered by a story The School Girl showed me this morning about one of my favorite book series. Apparently, last night in an interview with fans, author J.K. Rowling gave Christian groups, who already have an issue with her books due to stories of witchcraft, another reason to dislike her work.

She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds “true love.”
“Dumbledore is gay,” the author responded to gasps and applause.

You may read the entire article here.

This disturbs me. I personally don’t have anything against the gay community, at least the ones who do not flaunt themselves and push their sexually in your face. If Rowling wants to do something to get her fans to continue to talk about her and her work, don’t decided to turn one of your characters gay, just write another book. I find it odd, too, that if Dumbledore’s sexuality has an impact on the character that she would have actually written it into the storyline.

What do you think? Does this bother anyone else?