tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post6779193454116992684..comments2024-03-05T19:50:31.497-08:00Comments on World O' Crap: Remembrance of Dicks PastScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-1475404182437612682012-04-21T13:23:38.936-07:002012-04-21T13:23:38.936-07:00Yeah, hear dat. It's America, Jake.Yeah, hear dat. It's America, Jake.Chris Vosburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-34947761160639942752012-04-21T12:14:01.244-07:002012-04-21T12:14:01.244-07:00Vosburg, you know that I adore you, but we'll ...Vosburg, you know that I adore you, but we'll have to agree to disagree with you on Dick. THAT Dick, anyway.<br /><br />Two words: <b><i>CHUBBY MOTHERFUCKING CHECKER.</i></b><br /><br />The lamest rip-off in ALL of rock-music, even Little Richard can't out-bitch the sickening spectacle of DICK having to RIP-OFF Mr. Antoine "Fats" Domino, even if he hadn't the musicianship, the voice, the soul, the guts, or the skill. Of course, posthumously, he blares about how Dick "discovered" him, when even Dick's old lady revealed that THEY BUILT HIM FROM SCRATCH, way back in the day.<br /><br />I know, it won't piss ya off or sully Dick's memory for ya, which is fine, it's your brain and all, but it still makes my flesh crawl. In 21 years in New Orleans, I've NEVER gotten to see Mr. Antoine play live in person: either I had a radio gig & access t tickets and/or money and he was outta the country or only playing The Village, and when he was in town, I was broke and/or unemployed. And now he's retired from performing. But you can catch Chubby at any local casino, though I hear that somebody's working on a shot for that...Anntichrist S. Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415084181464098543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-10464825537122122092012-04-20T23:38:02.739-07:002012-04-20T23:38:02.739-07:00Annti, I don't regard Dick Clark as ruthless a...Annti, I don't regard Dick Clark as ruthless and vicious, but I most definitely agree that he was, under that smiling exterior, a businessman first, by which I mean looking out for the pocketbook of number one.<br /><br />The payola scandal investigation revealed that Clark in fact owned pieces of the copyrights for a surprising number of songs, but at the same time concluded that none of the songs thus owned were favored by Dick Clark in his presentation on American Bandstand.<br /><br />And again, we're talking about the music business here, for god's sake.<br /><br />I'll let Dutchman Ton Scherpenzeel, Kayak bandleader, have the last word:<br /><br />"It is a ruthless world, full of cheaters, charlatans, criminals, idiots, parasites, big mouths and opportunists. But unfortunately, there’s also a downside to it. "Chris Vosburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-291050190038458242012-04-20T16:16:58.224-07:002012-04-20T16:16:58.224-07:00Negativland did an awesome job on Kasem on their U...Negativland did an awesome job on Kasem on their U2 mockery album.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-86466967369763487872012-04-20T03:58:48.201-07:002012-04-20T03:58:48.201-07:00It shouldn't have, but Clark dying hit me like...It shouldn't have, but Clark dying hit me like a ton of bricks. Never been a fan, but you still had to respect that ruthless, vicious motherfucker for what he achieved, no matter how many bodies he climbed over to get there.<br /><br />Granted, I've been OUT of radio more than twice as long as I was in it, but ya learn a lotta shit while you're in, and about 60% of it is true. The stories about the Beatles & Stones "sacrificing" members to "the devil" for success, well, ya gotta consider the so-stoned-he-never-STOPPED-being-paranoid overnighter source.<br /><br />But the Payola shit, that was even in my Media Law class. Alan Freed, all of the original "boss jocks," all busted wider than a slut-boy @ Fleet Week, but fresh-faced son-of-a-radio-sales-exec Dick Clark, prodigy and very lucky progeny? Nary a whisker of blame landed upon him, nor would anyone EVER mention Himself in the same sentence as The Scandal That Keeps On Giving.<br /><br />How he maintained that "clean-cut" facade on a skull full of so much throat-cutting greed is something that might actually BE demonic, if one went for that sorta stuff... And yes, his unholy supra-spawn Seacrest is baptized in the same dirty water, they all are, if they've survived the post-Telecom Act slaughter of jobs and the condensation of power into eight big hands.<br /><br />Sorry to be a bummer about Dick, but even as a kid, I didn't buy that cheery/chirpy shit on Bandstand. Casey Kasem, a man who can out-cuss the Fallen Uterus, despite his smarmier "charm," HIM, I could tolerate. AND, he showed the first non-sitcom-based music video that I ever saw, <i>"Rockit"</i> by Herbie Hancock. Hey, we didn't have cable when MTV premiered, so I missed the debut of <i>"Video Killed The Radio Star."</i> <br /><br />Casey will probably be next, though, as it tends to travel in threes... when it comes to the last, <i><b>can it PUH-HUH-HUH-LEEEEASSSE be Fatfuck Limbaugh, in a hotel room with a dead girl and a live boy?!?!?!!!</b></i>Anntichrist S. Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415084181464098543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-80426001109770900102012-04-19T10:49:43.452-07:002012-04-19T10:49:43.452-07:00I have no doubt that when time of death was called...I have no doubt that when time of death was called by his doctor (after a heart attack following a medical procedure), he then added "but, ya gotta admit, he still looks great."<br /><br />Also, for the Perry Mason fans, Dick Clark appeared in the final show of the series as fresh-faced and ingratiating screenwriter "Leif Early"--<br /><br />Yep, he was the perp. <i>Two</i> murders, yet.<br /><br />RIP, kiddo.Chris Vosburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-17002359436322589842012-04-19T09:35:52.426-07:002012-04-19T09:35:52.426-07:00About that aquarium...let me assure you, as the sc...About that aquarium...let me assure you, as the scarred veteran of many action movies, that glass only exists in movies to be broken. How these people could know so little about the language of film that they neglected to smash the aquarium and then show the fish flopping around on the floor, as some sort of infantile metaphor for what happens when teens have sex, well, I just don't get it.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-4807410567362866512012-04-19T08:43:49.728-07:002012-04-19T08:43:49.728-07:00Spa commercial was better.Spa commercial was better.zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-79651253625427597332012-04-19T02:32:13.030-07:002012-04-19T02:32:13.030-07:00NOt "spa" commecial, you stupid spellche...NOt "spa" commecial, you stupid spellcheck: SPEC! SPEC commercial!<br /><br />SheeshCarlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-26862670146189964052012-04-19T02:31:19.363-07:002012-04-19T02:31:19.363-07:00I saw this movie.
I gave it a 70: it had a good b...I saw this movie.<br /><br />I gave it a 70: it had a good beat and was easy to dance to.<br /><br />Personal recollection: As part of a film project in college, I "hosted" Bandstand for a commercial promo on ABC (the project, obviously, was to shoot a spa commercial).<br /><br />Somehow, the thing got shown to Clark who was nice enough to drop the director a note about catching the vibe and atmosphere of a real Bandstand promo, and who was that guy hosting?<br /><br />Not sure if he meant that approvingly or if he wanted a TRO...Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776456473941522431.post-40277756424209638442012-04-18T23:38:34.493-07:002012-04-18T23:38:34.493-07:00Well that might not have been a great movie, but i...Well that might not have been a great movie, but it was a fun read.<br /><br />Thanks, Scott.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com