Comments on: Tii-i-i-me is on my side. No it’s not! http://www.theimbroglio.com/11/16/2008/tii-i-i-me-is-on-my-side-no-its-not/ The ratio of people to cake is too big. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:16:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gudnuff http://www.theimbroglio.com/11/16/2008/tii-i-i-me-is-on-my-side-no-its-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3880 gudnuff Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:36:55 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/?p=943#comment-3880 "there is no normal anymore..." okay, I'm linking to that from my blog, 'cause that is one hawt phrase (as TrannyHead would say) and I fully intend to promote additional speculation on this subject, wilder and baseless-er speculation, absolutely. The People need your wisdom! Seriously, what you said was spot-on. Thank you for articulating what I could not. “there is no normal anymore…” okay, I’m linking to that from my blog, ’cause that is one hawt phrase (as TrannyHead would say) and I fully intend to promote additional speculation on this subject, wilder and baseless-er speculation, absolutely. The People need your wisdom!

Seriously, what you said was spot-on. Thank you for articulating what I could not.

]]> By: ti http://www.theimbroglio.com/11/16/2008/tii-i-i-me-is-on-my-side-no-its-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3877 ti Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:14:00 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/?p=943#comment-3877 Wow, I think you need to meet this girl's parents. Why are *they* forcing her to listen to Elvis!? Still, it's a classic. I own the same cd myself because sometimes, well, it's just the right thing. So I don't know. I suspect it is Abby Normal for an 8-year-old to have a 50s party, but maybe what this suggests is there is no normal anymore. There are so many media outlets and so many choices that the idea of some sort of monoculture for each generation, something "we" (people of a certain age) all share, is breaking down. Hmmm. Much more wild and baseless speculation is required! Wow, I think you need to meet this girl’s parents. Why are *they* forcing her to listen to Elvis!? Still, it’s a classic. I own the same cd myself because sometimes, well, it’s just the right thing. So I don’t know. I suspect it is Abby Normal for an 8-year-old to have a 50s party, but maybe what this suggests is there is no normal anymore. There are so many media outlets and so many choices that the idea of some sort of monoculture for each generation, something “we” (people of a certain age) all share, is breaking down. Hmmm. Much more wild and baseless speculation is required!

]]> By: gudnuff http://www.theimbroglio.com/11/16/2008/tii-i-i-me-is-on-my-side-no-its-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3870 gudnuff Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:03:39 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/?p=943#comment-3870 I had to buy a birthday gift for one of my daughter's classmates last weekend. As is typical, I asked my daughter what her friend liked, such as Barbies or whatever, and we concluded that a cd would be a big hit - all these elementary school kids have ipods, etc. The birthday party had a 50's theme, believe it or not, which is very strange when these kids were born in 1999 or 2000. Anyway, I figured, well, it's a 50's theme...so I got her an Elvis cd of his #1 hits. My daughter has never heard of Elvis, so she was strongly disapproving of this choice. She wanted me to get the High School Mucical 3 cd (I actually bought both...at Sam's Club...a bit cheaper). Anyway, the girl LOVED the Elvis cd. So should I conclude that my daughter's musical/cultural development is being stunted because we haven't thrust the music of by-gone eras upon her? Or is it just Abby Normal for an 8-year-old to host a 50's-themed party and love Elvis? I had to buy a birthday gift for one of my daughter’s classmates last weekend. As is typical, I asked my daughter what her friend liked, such as Barbies or whatever, and we concluded that a cd would be a big hit – all these elementary school kids have ipods, etc. The birthday party had a 50′s theme, believe it or not, which is very strange when these kids were born in 1999 or 2000. Anyway, I figured, well, it’s a 50′s theme…so I got her an Elvis cd of his #1 hits. My daughter has never heard of Elvis, so she was strongly disapproving of this choice. She wanted me to get the High School Mucical 3 cd (I actually bought both…at Sam’s Club…a bit cheaper). Anyway, the girl LOVED the Elvis cd. So should I conclude that my daughter’s musical/cultural development is being stunted because we haven’t thrust the music of by-gone eras upon her? Or is it just Abby Normal for an 8-year-old to host a 50′s-themed party and love Elvis?

]]> By: care http://www.theimbroglio.com/11/16/2008/tii-i-i-me-is-on-my-side-no-its-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3599 care Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:18:39 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/?p=943#comment-3599 <i>“Mathew Broderick lip synching The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” (1964) in the parade in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) would be like someone lip synching Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” in a movie in 2008.”</i> Actually, I'm surprised that hasn't happened yet. I was in a bar in San Diego and the 20-somethings were very enthusiastically screaming along with "Livin' On A Prayer." WHOOOAAAHHH! They also love Journey. So. “Mathew Broderick lip synching The Beatles’ “Twist and Shout” (1964) in the parade in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) would be like someone lip synching Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” in a movie in 2008.”

Actually, I’m surprised that hasn’t happened yet. I was in a bar in San Diego and the 20-somethings were very enthusiastically screaming along with “Livin’ On A Prayer.” WHOOOAAAHHH! They also love Journey. So.

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