misswonderly3 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I really have no idea how it's supposed to be spelt (and by the way, does one say "spelt" or "spelled" ? ) I consciously spell it "Poe" because I don't want anyone to think I'm saying "poo". Maybe "poo-face" is ok if you're five years old, but I wouldn't want people to think I was calling anyone a "poo-face." So I use the silent "e" to make sure folks know it's pronounced "poe" as in, yes, Edgar Allen Poe. Actually, it's a good suggestion, as old Ed was pretty solemn and serious as far as I know. Maybe we should consult Lenore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I understand that people who knew him well found Edgar Allen Poe to be a laugh-a-minute. He especially liked to use rubber vomit and **** machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 And wasn't he the one who invented the "buzz" ring and Nixon masks? Only his were Andrew Jackson masks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 What are the odds that all three male Pixie members would go bald? And so completely, all three? NTTAWWI . At least Kim's rockin' lots of hair. The National is, I suppose, another "Indie" band. I dislike that term, it's like talking about "indie" film, it's nebulous, can mean anything the speaker wants it to mean, and it's a jargony, trendy word. However, it has its uses, and for people who like labels it's convenient. Back to The National - call them what you want, they're a fantastic American group, very original, very inventive, with an singer who's got a compelling voice, and they rock. Here's one of their offerings from a few years ago: Lit Up: And because the sound quality in that video doesn't do this great song justice, here's a live version: (I know, I know, I do this too much. Who's got time to spend on one music video, let alone two? And of the same song, yet. I must break myself of this tendency. Maybe it's because I'm one of those people who, if I really love a song, I sometimes play it two or even three times in a row.) Edited by: misswonderly on Apr 27, 2011 11:47 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Actually there may be a **** connection for po-faced after all, though etymologies are rather speculative: Probably from po, abbreviated slang based on French pot de chambre (chamber pot), after the distasteful expression anyone would adopt upon being presented with a full one. Perhaps similarly from pooh; perhaps influenced by poker-faced. Also possibly ?poor-faced?. I think it's possible that one of the Pixies might be a shaved head instead of a bald one, but I'm not sure. The National's singer does have a very distinctive voice. I don't mind inide or alternative that much. It gives you a basic idea of what it is, though the terms are rather loose. If only Poe had been allowed to publish his comic masterpiece The Tell-Tale Whoopee Cushion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Jackson Browne, sensitive singer-songwriter from southern Cali, with Song For Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I've always gotten confused between po-faced and s**t-faced. I guess you can be both po-faced and s**t-faced at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I've never liked the sound of the expression "sh*t-faced" ; never been entirely sure what exactly it means, and it conjures up a most unpleasant visual. Taking a page out of C.B.'s book today with an old country artist. Faron Young - I love that guy's name. "Faron Young" , doesn't that resonate nicely? As does his music. Of course, you have to be in the mood for it. Here is FARON YOUNG hoping to Live Fast, Love Hard, and Leave a Beautiful Memory : The outfit, the hairdo, the facial expressions...Faron looks a lot like PeeWee Herman in this video. Bonus - June Carter comes on and does a little stand -up comedy; it's nice, but it would be funnier if I could understand what she's saying. Edited by: misswonderly on Apr 28, 2011 10:26 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 It means "drunk". It sounds gross, but it DOES have a certain ring to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 If you combine sh*t-faced with po-faced, you come up with a new kind of drunk. There's the mean, happy,and sad drunk, now you have the solemn drunk. Less self-pitying than the sad one, more somber than the happy one. Doesn't sound like much of a drinking buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Good song. He does have some nerdy little head twists when he first comes out, but he's a lot better looking than PeeWee. Some of these country stars were handsome guys. I'm sure June Carter's agent told her she better stick with singing, and leave the comedy to Minnie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I couldn't help noticing that that Pink Floyd song sounded a lot like the Kinks, especially the vocals. The Kinks, moving into the 1970s with This Time Tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Just curious, if you didn't know that s***-faced meant "drunk", the "unpleasant visual" must have been, like, REALLY unpleasant, with an accompanying unpleasant odor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Yes, a true "poo-face". Somebody so drunk that they fall in a manure pile and don't even notice, I suppose. ( I always kind of hoped that "talking dirty" meant something else.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phroso Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 George Carlin suggested the same theory for the origin of "s***-faced" in his legendary "Seven Dirty Words" monologue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Ah!---the pleasure of discussing classic films with fellow like-minded individuals. Edited by: finance on Apr 29, 2011 9:43 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thank you for choosing the Kinks. I believe that's from the Lola album. Ok, the big day is here, Kate and Will are united in holy matrimony, and Royalists everywhere are eating tiny cucumber sandwiches and sponge cake. In their honour, I offer a wish for their future happiness, courtesy of Ike and Tina Turner. True, it did not work out fine for them, but everybody's different. Poor Tina, little did she know what was in store for her, hooking up with Ike. It's Gonna Work Out Fine : Gotta love that delicious reverb guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Something by Prince would also be appropriate. "When Doves Fly" was his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Yes it is. Very good album. I don't have too many non-compilation Kinks, but I do have that one. I'll bet Reprise spent all of fifty dollars on the cover art. Well, I don't like the royals, never have. Thank goodness we showed them the exit back in '76 and no longer have these slugs on our payroll. However, I'm sure Will i have my hands in your wallet will be better marriage material than Ike, but then again, who wouldn't be. Speaking of the Who: Meet the new leech, Same as the old leech, You have been fooled again. I could go on, but even parasites deserve a break on their wedding day. Just one more, why do they call them royals, when they're as common as dirt? The doves be a crying. Back to our regularly scheduled light music program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Ray Price with his classic Crazy Arms. No disrespect to Faron, but I believe that on this particular occasion, Ray has got him out-spangled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 ....er, that's "When Doves Cry". (They DO also fly.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M0r1iSeiHU Summer of '69----Top 40 rather than AOR, but a great song anyway. Edited by: finance on Apr 29, 2011 4:04 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 "Crystal Blue Persuasion" was one of the many 45's I was buying at the time (and a lot of Tommy James & the Shondells, who sold boat loads of singles). Soon after I graduated to buying some albums, fewer 45's. Philly's WFIL had a lot of great DJs in the sixties didn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Jay Cook, Jim Nettleton, Long John Wade, Dave Parks, and George Michael on WFIL were big in the late '60s. Before that it was Hyski and the Rockin' Bird on WIBG......Aside from "Crystal Blue Persuasion", Tommy James sucked. Incredibly, he was invited to Woodstock. (didn't go) Edited by: finance on Apr 30, 2011 12:45 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I can dig TJATS. They had a few dogs, but overall they put out some good singles. I Think We're Alone Now was a great make out song, and Crimson and Clover still sounds pretty good, if a bit over the top. Crystal Blue Persuasion reminds me a little of the Rascals' sound. All in all, they did pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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