When I was younger, I always found that lyric to be (more than a little) silly but sweet. It never occurred to me that it was entirely self-interested. After all, wouldn't you trade a paltry million dollars for a 2739-year lifespan?
I'm certain I can't be the only person who has ever noticed that the Reggie and the Full Effect song "Thanx for Stayin'" is built on a sample from one of the Short Circuit movies. I think it's from the first one, but I'm not certain. I noticed this years ago, but for some reason I only now feel compelled to post it. Unfortunately, I don't have the movies, so I can't find the actual sound clip, but here is the sample from the song. Maybe someone else can figure out more on its provenance.
(20 sec. mp3 clip)
It just occurred to me that I haven't made a "music" post in a long time. Part of the reason is that music is terrible, which is to say it's too much effort to find new good music now that I'm not eighteen any more. But tonight I'm going to bed with Scotch whisky and a guitar. So now's as good a time as any to tell you to check out The Falcon Is Bigger Than Jesus Dot Com. The Falcon, of course, hatched (as Brendan put it) many months ago, but I didn't mention it then. So I'm doing it now. Check them out. By the way, when I read "hatched" in regards to the band, I almost crapped myself. It was just too funny.
I was a little disappointed when I received this pin last week:
I mean, the pin itself is pretty nice, but there are typos on it! The first ring of Latin text should state: SIGILLUM COLLEGII RUTGERSENSIS IN NOVA CAESAREA - the Seal of Rutgers College in New Jersey (Nova Caesarea is pretty funny). However, instead of "IN NOVA" it says "INNOVA."
On the second ring of Latin text, the college motto is written. It should state: SOL IUSTITIAE ET OCCIDENTEM ILLUSTRA - Sun of Justice, illuminate the West also. Again, there is a mistake, the word "ET" is misspelled as "IET." I pointed out the flaws to the program administrator and she was very nice about it, but I'm not sure it's her decision whether they will get new pins for this year's batch of Henry Rutgers Scholars. She told me they have a big surplus of the pins. As far as I'm concerned, however, this is an embarassing collectible.
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