January 10, 2007

Time Is Running Out

Sunday, 15 Premise 2007

You only have until next Monday (the 15th) to get your guesses in for the Guess Ten contest currently being held here. Honestly, I really didn't try and make it difficult for all of you...

This and that:

Kudos to our web host with the most, Marc Perkel at Computer Tyme, for providing Spocko's Brain with a home on the internets where he can feel free to speak as he chooses. Marc is one of the best web hosts around (as long as you don't bug him with trivial stuff), and I have had very little downtime here since his company has been hosting this site. For those of you unaware of the controversy surrounding Spocko's Brain, Disney got his ISP to shut his web site down because he was hosting publicly available audio clips from one of their radio stations (KSFO in San Francisco) that unapologetically host radio shows and on air hosts who spew hate speech on a daily basis. And sending letters to the companies adverstising on those programs, informing them just exactly what their advertising dollars are paying for. Funny thing - some of those companies weren't aware that they were supprtong hate speech. Some of them even have rules against that sort of thing. And when some of those advertisers found out what their money was paying for, they cancelled their advertising contracts for those shows. Another funny thing - Disney didn't look at the radio hosts spewing hate speech and suggest that they perhaps tone it down a little. No - they went after the guy reporting the problem instead. So now, Disney is still broadcasting hate speech on at least one of their radio stations (and any Disney affiliates picking up these radio shows), and Spocko's Brain is still contacting their advertisers and informing them as to the nature of the content that their advertising dollars are paying for.

Congrats to the University of Florida footall team for pasting the Ohio State Buckeyes in the bowl championship game. Maybe if the Gators had been wearing maize and blue the Buckeyes would have showed up instead of mailing it in.

There are also tentative plans for some silent partner activity with regards to preventing the upcoming demise of The American Street. Stay tuned for further developments...

And, as per numerous requests, I'll give you a few hints for the remaining lyrics, and hope that they help some people put their thinking toques on before trying to solve this puzzle:

- lyrics from one of the mainstream artists (if not the most mainstream artist) featured in the contest, the Moody Blues, has already been solved. There are a few other mainstream artists in the list (not as many as I originally thought; even though they're all mainstream here at the Funny Farm).

- the oldest song featured has also been solved. All other lyrics are more recent.

- the newest lyrics are from the early nineties. Most of the lyrics are from the eighties, but at least one is from the seventies.

- at least one of the songs/artists would probably fall into the "one-hit wonder" category for most people.

- at least one of the songs/artists has been banned at a major retail chain.

- at least one of the artists has had a gold record.

- none of the artists are Canadian. Most are American, but at least one is British, and one is Australian (and one of the band members is closely related to members of one of the biggest bands to ever come from Down Under).

- one of the artists featured is also famous for inventing a device to enhance the sound coming from a musical instrument, and probably known more for their direction of music videos than their own music.

- another of the artists began their musical career working for the Beatles, and is probably better known for their work as a producer and engineer. Oh - and they produced and help write a movie soundtrack or two as well.

- another of the artists was a backup singer for a well-known pop singer in the eighties.

- another of the artists performed one of their hits in a movie as the live band at a frat party. One of their members is also well known for his movie soundtrack work. Another of their members eliminated the house band in a Quentin Tarantino movie.

- another of the artists was a member of The Mothers Of Invention at one time in their career.

As has been previously stated, there are fantabulous prizes awaiting those who can correctly name the artists and song titles above. Basically I'm interested in giving you a good book from a progressive blogger, maybe a custom CD from the Funny Farm archives (or a commercially available CD if you so desire), or maybe a Darwin fish or a WPE t-shirt. I'm open to suggestions that don't include any of the usual suspects from Reich wingnut land or any of their offerings (cough) to the public. Go ask InstaCracker for some of that trash...

Anyways,... since I've repeatedly commented about Putsch and the Drinky McDumbA$$ Modus Operandi many, many moons ago, and I see no change whatsoever in the methodology of this cretin, I see no reason to say anything about his latest screed, his lack of flexibility, his hypocritical calling for bipartisanship while still continuing his policies of Republican't hyperpartisanship, or any of the many sociopathic activities that he and his junta still engage in. Except to bring back another long time truism front and center:

Bush keeps lying
People keep dying

Editors' Note Fryday, 20 Premise 2007: Time has officially run out - the contest is over!

Posted by (: Tom :) at January 10, 2007 08:32 PM