I think I found my Halloween costume... [Archive]

Tramspotter

09-22-2006, 05:38 PM

I'm going as Your a rehab failure charlie brown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKlR7j2Xeyk) as seen on family guy. For at least one party.

Anyone else got spoilers/previews/hints of thier actual costumes for this year?

€uroMeinke

09-22-2006, 06:32 PM

I tried out a Davy Jones variation:

http://photos.xenarchy.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_IMG_6348.JPG

Stan4dSteph

09-22-2006, 07:33 PM

That's hella freaky.

BarTopDancer

09-22-2006, 08:38 PM

I'm thinking about entering my work costume contest as Jessica Rabbit.

I need tape. Lots of tape.

Jughead P. Jones

09-22-2006, 09:05 PM

As long as you can breathe in that apparatus, I think it looks awesome!

I don't know if I'll dress up. If I do, I'll just borrow the costume I'll be wearing at the Harry Potter party we're planning.

Or, if I'm working that night, maybe I'll go as an employee of another store... ;)

RStar

09-23-2006, 09:39 AM

Ok, here's mine:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/rstar59/Goattrick.jpg

Just kidding! We are having a Geek or Goth day at work. Since I am a geek (I work in the lab and wear a white lab coat) , I thought I'd go goth (although many goths would dissagree that this is goth) with this:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/rstar59/riffraffcostume.jpg

The costume comes with two boot spats, but in the movie Riff Raff only wears one. And I'm having a heck of a time finding the boots!

Gemini Cricket

09-23-2006, 10:10 AM

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/rstar59/riffraffcostume.jpg

It's astounding!
:D

€uroMeinke

09-23-2006, 10:39 AM

Probably not the best place to post this - but riding home on the Metro the other day, I evesdropped on a group of teens who were trying to remember the words to the Time Warp...

I felt old

Not Afraid

09-23-2006, 03:50 PM

I ws thinking the other day about Hallloween. If I was 5' tall, I think I'd do this.

http://unclebear.com/images/uploads/Edna_Mode_2.gif

I've seen most of the Incredibles characters but never Edna.

JWBear

09-23-2006, 06:06 PM

I ws thinking the other day about Hallloween. If I was 5' tall, I think I'd do this.

http://unclebear.com/images/uploads/Edna_Mode_2.gif

I've seen most of the Incredibles characters but never Edna.
Forget about being too tall... Do Edna.... Be Edna! Perfect!

RStar

09-23-2006, 09:18 PM

Edna's really a man. Just FYI.;)

I evesdropped on a group of teens who were trying to remember the words to the Time Warp...

I felt old

It's amazing what's "Clasic" already, isn't it?

Funny thing, I had a roomate in college that saw the film and bought the record (yes, VINYL!) and played it so much that I knew all the songs by heart before I went to see it. I loved the music so much it made me like the film even more (although I still walked away with a little bit of "what did I just watch?").

DisneyFan25863

09-23-2006, 11:57 PM

I felt old

That's because you are.

€uroMeinke

09-24-2006, 08:26 AM

That's because you are.

Curse you! And your immortality of youth!

RStar

09-24-2006, 09:01 AM

I use to think age was a state of mind. But my body has a different opinion. I blew out two discs in my C-Spine and had bone fusion. Now I can't do so many things including lifting over 10 lbs, and am tired all the time.

NOW I feel old!!:(

Cadaverous Pallor

09-24-2006, 01:38 PM

Curse you! And your immortality of youth!Eventually even our perpetually-youngest-swanker willl be creaking around and cursing those born in 2006. :D

RStar

09-24-2006, 02:02 PM

Eventually even our perpetually-youngest-swanker willl be creaking around and cursing those born in 2006. :D
Woa! What a thought! Geriatric Loungers! Will we have a shuttle board score thread?

And can you emagin what the MA will look like!

Oh, and CP, love your Avator!

DisneyFan25863

09-24-2006, 02:11 PM

And can you emagin what the MA will look like!

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1610/racewalkjx1.jpg

And, when I'm mentoring at the Junior High out here, I already do feel really old. They understand none of the stuff I enjoyed when I was little :eek:

Cadaverous Pallor

09-24-2006, 03:18 PM

Just to tie all the threads together:

You know you're old when you don't recognize the names of the artists Weird Al is making fun of :eek:

RStar

09-24-2006, 04:23 PM

You know you're old when you don't recognize the names of the artists Weird Al is making fun of :eek:The problem is, I don't recognise the names of the newer artists on his new albums!

From an email I got from Al (Ok, his people):

Dear Close, Personal Friend Of Al...

In case you haven't heard the good news... the wait is almost over.

The new "Weird Al" Yankovic album, Straight Outta Lynwood, will be in stores on September 26!

Straight Outta Lynwood features 12 of Weird Al's latest and greatest songs, including parodies of hits by Chamillionaire, Green Day, Usher, R. Kelly and Taylor Hicks!

It's also a DualDisc release, with the DVD side containing Enhanced Stereo, 5.1 Surround and instrumental mixes of the entire album (with an on-screen lyrics option)!

And as if that weren't enough... it also includes also a mini-documentary on the making of the album... plus 6 BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEOS!"

Chamillionaire, Green Day, Usher, R. Kelly and Taylor Hicks? I know Taylor Hicks from TV and I heard of Usher, but not the rest. THAT makes me feel old.....

DisneyFan25863

09-24-2006, 04:38 PM

The problem is, I don't recognise the names of the newer artists on his new albums!
Chamillionaire, Green Day, Usher, R. Kelly and Taylor Hicks? I know Taylor Hicks from TV and I heard of Usher, but not the rest. THAT makes me feel old.....

Wow..do you live in a cave? Chamillionaire sings Ridin' Dirty and Green Day sings a ton of popular songs (American Idiot, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Good Riddance, and more).

CoasterMatt

09-24-2006, 04:57 PM

Green Day are the ones that sound about as punk as Mel Torme...

DisneyFan25863

09-24-2006, 05:11 PM

Green Day are the ones that sound about as punk as Mel Torme...

Who is Mel Torme?

Matterhorn Fan

09-24-2006, 07:02 PM

You don't know Mel Torme?

Cadaverous Pallor

09-24-2006, 07:51 PM

The problem is, I don't recognise the names of the newer artists on his new albums!Um, yeah. That's what I said.

Chamillionaire sings Ridin' Dirty...Sorry DF, neither the artist nor title of that song ring a bell. For most of the new pop artists I don't know the names anymore. I have to hear the song to say "oh, that one." The ones I do know are less mainstream.

As for Green Day - they've been around a long time. I was a teen myself when they first hit. RStar really is old. I think his earlier statement was a senior moment.

AND - I know who Mel Torme is ;)

RStar

09-24-2006, 07:54 PM

Wow..do you live in a cave? Pretty much. I don't listen to a lot of radio. Though, if I hear the songs, I'd most likely recognise it, just not the songs name or the artist's name.

RStar

09-24-2006, 08:00 PM

Um, yeah. That's what I said.Oh, it is, isn't it?:blush:

I thought you meant it like "I feel old because some kid has no idea who Toni Basil is who did "Mickey" that Al paradies as "Ricky"; or Men without Hats is who did the Saftey Dance that Al paradied into The Brady Bunch.

But now I know you meant it the other way around.

Ooops!:rolleyes:

DisneyFan25863

09-24-2006, 08:02 PM

You don't know Mel Torme?

Nope. Is he like Barry Manilow or something?

Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrbKw-TnFdw) is a link Ridin'. It's actually a pretty good song.

tracilicious

09-24-2006, 08:51 PM

I don't know most artists/songs on the radio. Simply because I rarely listen to the radio. "Chamillionaire" doesn't sound as though it would be my style anyways. :p

For Halloween this year, I think Michael and I will both be on team Zissou.

wendybeth

09-24-2006, 10:42 PM

Green Day are the ones that sound about as punk as Mel Torme...
Them's fighting words.......

(They're not exactly Punk, but I still like them!)
:cool:

DisneyFan25863

09-24-2006, 10:44 PM

I'm still confused...is comparing Green Day to Mel Torren or whatever his name is a good thing or a bad thing????? :confused:

RStar

09-24-2006, 11:21 PM

I'm not sure....Is Punk a term that means good, or is it just a musical genre?

Motorboat Cruiser

09-24-2006, 11:43 PM

Not to interrupt the Mel Torme/Green Day debate (I love this place), but I do have a question for CoasterMatt, pertaining to the costume he is considering.

Um...

Could I borrow it for the next time that Leo visits? (I'll wash it afterwards, of course).

CoasterMatt

09-25-2006, 06:11 AM

Could I borrow it for the next time that Leo visits? (I'll wash it afterwards, of course).
I think a purification by fire might be more appropriate ;)

Cadaverous Pallor

09-25-2006, 08:16 AM

Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrbKw-TnFdw) is a link Ridin'. It's actually a pretty good song.Oh, THAT song. ;) You're right, that is pretty good. I do have some appreciation of rap.

Mel Torme - a poor man's Sinatra, an older Tom Jones. He's a lounge crooner.

Prudence

09-25-2006, 11:53 AM

Soemone doesn't know who Mel Torme is? Chestnuts roasting on an open fire rings no bells for them?

*faint*

lashbear

09-25-2006, 01:18 PM

My musc doesn't extend beyond Burt Bacharach ! :rolleyes:

CoasterMatt

09-25-2006, 02:01 PM

Your WHAT?!?!

LSPoorEeyorick

09-25-2006, 02:40 PM

I'm still confused...is comparing Green Day to Mel Torren or whatever his name is a good thing or a bad thing????? :confused:

Saying that Green Day is "as punk as Mel Torme" is akin to saying that Green Day is not at all punk. And it's not particularly a statement of opinion-- "punk" is The Sex Pistols. Patti Smith. The Ramones.

By the way, one does not need to live in a cave to avoid whatever talentless hack band the studios are foisting upon the unsuspecting (and not yet discerning) target demographic.

One amasses a collection of actually interesting music and one puts it on one's iPod. One might also limit all radio settings to KCRW or other worthy NPR stations.

CoasterMatt

09-25-2006, 02:43 PM

Or if you're stuck in the 80s like me, radionigel.com :)

DisneyFan25863

09-25-2006, 06:45 PM

Oh, THAT song. ;) You're right, that is pretty good. I do have some appreciation of rap.

Mel Torme - a poor man's Sinatra, an older Tom Jones. He's a lounge crooner.

I know who Sinatra is..but Tom Jones?

And didn't Sinatra sing The Christmas Song?

By the way, one does not need to live in a cave to avoid whatever talentless hack band the studios are foisting upon the unsuspecting (and not yet discerning) target demographic.

One amasses a collection of actually interesting music and one puts it on one's iPod. One might also limit all radio settings to KCRW or other worthy NPR stations.

You do realize that, when you were the target demographic for the studios, people were saying the same thing? I appreciate classic music, but I also enjoy listening to current music as well. There are quite a few current bands out there who play interesting music that isn't crap.

Not Afraid

09-25-2006, 06:50 PM

I know who Green Day is. They're the band people call punk but they're not. The people quoted below should know.

One of the more contentious issues is genre labeling. In reaction to both the style of music and the background of the band, some fans and musicians have taken heavy objection to the usage of the term "punk" when applied to Green Day. This is evidenced by the following comments issued by John Lydon, former front man of both the 70s punk band the Sex Pistols and 80s post-punk act, Public Image Ltd.. [31]:

"Don't try and tell me Green Day are punk. They're not, they're plonk and they're bandwagoning on something they didn't come up with themselves. I think they are phony."

"So there we are fending off all that and it [really annoys me] that years later a [terrible] outfit like Green Day hop in and nick all that and attach it to themselves. They didn't earn their wings to do that and if they were true punk they wouldn't look anything like they do."

Steve Diggle of the Buzzcocks commented on the band after meeting them:[32]
"I didn't have a clue who they were. And they're not punks."

CoasterMatt

09-25-2006, 06:52 PM

I'll forgive you for not knowing who Mel Torme is, but Tom Freakin' Jones!?!

BarTopDancer

09-25-2006, 06:52 PM

Punk or not, I still like Green Day.

And I shop at Hot Topic ;)

Not Afraid

09-25-2006, 06:53 PM

You do realize that, when you were the target demographic for the studios, people were saying the same thing? I appreciate classic music, but I also enjoy listening to current music as well. There are quite a few current bands out there who play interesting music that isn't crap.

There are plenty of current bands out there that play interesting music. They just don't seem to get played on commercial radio very often.

I also realize that I was/am part of the target demographic for my age, but they seem to have a difficult time hitting this target. ;)

Not Afraid

09-25-2006, 06:54 PM

And I shop at Hot Topic ;)

And that's not punk either.

lashbear

09-25-2006, 07:00 PM

Your WHAT?!?!

My Music. Sorry, must have channeled NA for a minute.... :D

DisneyFan25863

09-25-2006, 07:04 PM

I'll forgive you for not knowing who Mel Torme is, but Tom Freakin' Jones!?!

What did he sing?

Not Afraid

09-25-2006, 07:07 PM

What's New Pussy Cat
It's not Unusual
Delilah (which Flogging Molly does a great rendition of)
Kiss (with Art of Noise)

CoasterMatt

09-25-2006, 07:32 PM

Tom Jones also got a lot of ladies underwear thrown at him onstage :)

lashbear

09-25-2006, 07:35 PM

Tom Jones also got a lot of ladies underwear thrown at him onstage :)

I threw Ladies underwear at him once. A bit frightening, especially since the lady was still in them.

*Boom Tish*

CoasterMatt

09-25-2006, 07:36 PM

and he didn't miss a beat!

DisneyFan25863

09-25-2006, 08:00 PM

What's New Pussy Cat
It's not Unusual
Delilah (which Flogging Molly does a great rendition of)
Kiss (with Art of Noise)

Ah. Now I know who he is.

Prudence

09-25-2006, 08:15 PM

Mel Torme wrote The Christmas Song (with someone else whose name escapes me.) I'd mention his guest shots on Night Court, but you probably haven't heard of that, either.

But heck, Tom Jones was in Mars Attacks! That wasn't *that* long ago, was it?

DisneyFan25863

09-25-2006, 09:25 PM

Betty

09-26-2006, 05:38 AM

Nope, never heard of Night Court.

When did I get so old? :eek:

RStar

09-26-2006, 07:00 AM

When did I get so old? :eek:
On your last birthday?

Kevy Baby

09-26-2006, 05:04 PM

When did I get so old? :eek:I'm right there with you.

I loved that show. Bull was my favorite. I remember someone got pregnant and a surprised sombody exclaimed, "how did that happen?"

Bull went to that person and started whispering in their ear, (presumably) describing what must take place for pregnancy to occur. Funny stuff.

Wow, we're way off topic.