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doktorgoulfinger		#41	[-]
Aug 18 10 3:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	...f@#%in' magical....
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captainmarvel1957		#42	[-]
Aug 18 10 3:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wow! The view count has really jumped! It's up to 163,530! If I were Bradbury I'd consider this a great 90th birthday present! He's the subject of a hit song!
HalLane		#43	[-]
Aug 18 10 4:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	<< Wow! The view count has really jumped! It's up to 163,530! << A lot of those are mine.
Gord Shriver		#44	[-]
Aug 18 10 4:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	On a guilty pleasure level, I did find this funny. I'd have deleted a couple of things, but I did find the song running through my mind at work today.
rogueevolent		#45	[-]
Aug 18 10 4:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	HalLane wrote: << Wow! The view count has really jumped! It's up to 163,530! << A lot of those are mine. LOL!! Hal, that's the funniest comment I've seen in a while, thanks! - Jay "We didn't come here to fight monsters, we're not equipped for it" -- Richard Carlson (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
The Drunken Severed Head		#46	[-]
Aug 18 10 5:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	One aspect RB probably won't like is the refrain "The Greatest Writer in Sci-Fi History!" If I remember right, he never has liked that tag (which was created and used by his publishers), but prefers to be called a "fantasist" (or maybe "fantasy writer") which is more accurate. http://universalmonsterarmy.com/blog/
Red Gargon		#47	[-]
Aug 18 10 5:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Gotta say I found this not so clever/funny and just kind of vulgar for vulgar's sake. Oh well. And it's kind of depressing to see the youtube counts, more people are going to watch this than read a Bradbury book this year, I'll bet.
The Drunken Severed Head		#48	[-]
Aug 18 10 5:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Let's hope it gets some people to check out the titles mentioned. http://universalmonsterarmy.com/blog/
captainmarvel1957		#49	[-]
Aug 18 10 5:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	174,900 hits and counting.
doktorgoulfinger		#50	[-]
Aug 18 10 7:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A second video features Rachel Bloom doing stand-up, putting her into a frame as a second-generation Sarah Silverman - by which I mean I would pay to see them in bed together.
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Rakshasa		#51	[-]
Aug 18 10 7:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's more of the F-Bomb-dropping comedy stylings of Rachel Bloom (*WARNING - FOUL LANGUAGE*): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Imiqt32rMY I don't know, female comedians rarely make me laugh (with certain exceptions, of course). The above link seems to me like a classic case of "I'll be funny if I'm vulgar and use the F-word a lot". Regardless, it all boils down to "Is It Funny?". To me? No. Why? It's too easy. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758 Last Edited By: Rakshasa Aug 18 10 7:29 PM. Edited 1 times.
Cueva Muerte		#52	[-]
Aug 18 10 8:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	21st Century Limbo Songs Limbo lower now Limbo lower now How low can you go? Don't move that limbo bar You'll be a limbo star How low can you go? --Prof. Chubby Checker
georgechastain	+%%% You, Rachel Bloom	#53	[-]
Aug 18 10 8:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm a crusty old fogey myself, but I'm still hep enough to have found the video amusing. Nonetheless, I'm worried about Ray's reaction, and I think he would be entirely justified to be outraged. While almost any man would probably be gratified by this sort of erotic attention, the video is very obviously an attempt to cash in on Ray's unique mainstream fame and brand value -- imagine how much less attention it would get titled something like "###+ Me, Melvin Applebaum" or even "###+ Me, Howard Waldrop." A few years ago, I was sitting in a movie theater waiting for the film to start when I couldn't help noticing a group of very young teenagers who hadn't found their seats yet, several of whom were using the usual coarse language as loudly as they could manage. I got pissed and thought about kicking their young asses, but upon reflection I realized that my real objection wasn't about their USING such language in public -- it was about their WASTING such powerful words in such mundane ways. I myself use the F word and every other word I've ever learned in every way I can imagine, but I try to conserve the special ones for special occasions, lest they lose their power. I'm seriously afraid that people who use such powerful words so carelessly will also render the wonderful human experiences they describe vapid and meaningless. p.s. Unless, of course, we can invent a whole new set of power words beyond their meddling. Last Edited By: georgechastain Aug 18 10 8:48 PM. Edited 2 times.
gutridge		#54	[-]
Aug 18 10 8:39 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I can't believe I have to annotate a music video, but part of the joke here is: 1. Bradbury's work traditionally hits teenage BOYS right where they live. 2. His work is somewhat sexless (yes, even Bernadette Peters in THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES). 3. His self-presentation has been (for all my life) avuncular to the point of asexuality. 4. Rachel Bloom's piece inverts all these with considerable power. Gutridge
Gil Ray		#55	[-]
Aug 18 10 8:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like that, gutridge. Gil
Rakshasa		#56	[-]
Aug 18 10 8:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I watched it once. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758 Last Edited By: Rakshasa Jun 8 12 7:40 AM. Edited 2 times.
Red Gargon		#57	[-]
Aug 18 10 9:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	gutridge wrote: I can't believe I have to annotate a music video, but part of the joke here is: 1. Bradbury's work traditionally hits teenage BOYS right where they live. 2. His work is somewhat sexless (yes, even Bernadette Peters in THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES). 3. His self-presentation has been (for all my life) avuncular to the point of asexuality. 4. Rachel Bloom's piece inverts all these with considerable power. Gutridge I don't really see that - there's no reference to the content, themes, qualities, context, or history of Bradbury's work here. All the gags are just based on just the titles of his books. Has she even read them? Maybe, but she wouldn't have to to write the song. I guess that's why I don't find it all that interesting or clever.
grgstv338		#58	[-]
Aug 18 10 9:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's a song, not a term paper.
captainmarvel1957		#59	[-]
Aug 18 10 9:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm just amazed that Rachel missed one of the obvious titles that should have been a shoe in for this video. The October Country. Even Willie Shakespeare had his play on words with that one. Did you think I meant country matters?
GaryP11111		#60	[-]
Aug 18 10 10:12 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Deliciously scintillating and delightfully, affectionately subversive while simultaneously affirming fanboy fantasies. Well-directed as well. I downloaded the song from itunes for 99 cents as a tip o' the hat to Rachel Bloom. If you have youtube downloader, you can snag a 720p version and catch details that you might otherwise miss. I'm looking forward to the answer videos. GARY L. PRANGE "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc." Check out my YouTube Video of the Week! (updated 8-3-09)
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