Month: October 2006

So all you old school ELO fans should recognize the title of this post is the B-side of a circa for the All Over the World 45. That’s right, kidlings, I’m talking about a 45-RPM recorded disk that was issued back around 1980 from the soundtrack to the movie Xanadu. You have seen Xanadu, right? But have you seen it lately? You MST3K-wannabes can have a LOT of fun with this one. I think someone should do Xanadu 2 and show what happened to Sonny Malone when his dream establishment, a roller disco rink, failed in spectacular fashion less than 2 years after it opened. Because we all know how roller disco rinks maintained their cutting-edge popularity over the last 25 years. You can’t swing a dead mirror ball without hitting a roller disco rink.

But I digress. Drum Dreams, in this case, actually refers to the Blue Man Group concert we attended last night. Can I just say how much I adore Blue Man Group? This tour, called “How to Be a Megastar” is actually just a slightly updated version of their Complex tour, but I am so hooked on The Complex that I’m okay with that. I didn’t get to see The Complex when they originally toured, so last night’s concert was FINE with me.

It does make me want to run out and buy some PVC pipe. BMG has a hands-on exhibit at the Children’s Museum in Boston and I’m wondering how bad it will look if I pry the kids off of it so that I can take a turn. Sure, they’ll cry, but I’m bigger than them, so who cares? We’re talking about Blue Man Group!

Wow, how long has it been since I posted one of these!!! As I was telling dump reader (and now my Toontown friend) Beth the other night, one of the first regular features of the original dump 11 years ago was a Lord of the Dance Update.

Because the people need to know.

I got an email this morning from something along the lines of “Broadway Across America” (I think they have my email because I bought some concert tickets (not Broadway show) online. Anyway, it was an announcement that for three shows only, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance will be in Boston…on my birthday.

So I had to tell Mr. Dump.

Me: Lord of the Dance is being performed on my birthday (“3 shows only!”). At what point is he going to be too old to do this show? I’m impressed that he’s maintained his energy – that is, unless he’s not actually the Lord of the Dance, he’s the grandpa of the dance.

Mr. D: Wow… 3 shows all on your birthday. Talk about energy!!

Me: Well, the 26th and 27th. And on the 28th the Lord rested. BWA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!!!

If anyone is going to go, you have to provide us with details. And if you want to read some of my past Lord of the Dance updates, throw that phrase into the Google search over on the right and search the archives.

I just saw a news report that you people aren’t watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the brilliant Monday Night show that you are supposed to be watching.

I certainly hope you aren’t watching something else. Or worse, not watching television at all? Now I’m the first to not watch things. There are a LOT of shows that I don’t watch. But of the handful of “grownup” shows that I do Tivo and actually watch, this is one that I want to survive for at least a season.

So here is your required viewing: Studio 60, My Name is Earl, and The Office. Those are the only three that you are required to watch. If you’re smart, you’ll also watch E’s “The Soup” and the brilliant Gene Simmons Family Jewels. Brilliant brilliant stuff, and if his son Nick isn’t huge some day, I’ll eat my puppy socks.

A puppy sock
Can really rock
But when your have two
You cannot be blue

They have ears on the side
Which fills me with pride
Don’t you wish that you
Had puppy socks too?

By Jody who feels like a kid in her new fluffy puppy socks