I followed many of the rules people thought I was breaking, but only broke a few of the rules people thought I was following. I was only half as bad as people thought, but only three-quarters as good.
Looks like a couple of members were switch hitters.
Ram Jam is right up there with Queen and Butthole Surfers in terms of being a gay band name. I'm not sure if it's more gay than "The Village People", but then I know an actual person from the Village, and she isn't all that gay, so I'm wondering if the name "The Village People" has just been assumed to be gay because the band itself was so EXCEPTIONALLY gay as to remove all doubt. (But even back then, not everyone in the Village was gay.)
Ice: "I followed many of the rules people thought I was breaking, but only broke a few of the rules people thought I was following. I was only half as bad as people thought, but only three-quarters as good."
That feels like a an equation that needs a solution. Or I guess it's an inequality :)
I knew a guy who used to carry around his wanted poster. He actually reformed though. He would weep shamelessly at the drop of a hat. And he'd kick your ass to tuesday if you laughed. Good guy.
Deborah, Blow is the story of George Jung, currently doing 50 years for cocaine importation and distribution. He was a pot dealer who was the first guy from the US to hook up w/ Pablo Escobar. Pee Wee Herman plays a gay hairdresser dealer and is really good. Not a stretch. There are documentaries w/ interviews of George from Federal Prison. Fascinating story.
I followed rules. Butter wouldn't melt in my mouth. Which gave me the freedom to seriously misbehave. Always naughty means eyes always on you. I never understood why my brother never got that.
Under Other Characters with Mouths That Wouldn't Melt Butter, Scarlett weighs in with her convincing charm:
"'I said some terrible things to him that night when he deserted us on the road, but I can make him forget them', she thought contemptuously, still sure of her power to charm. 'Butter won't melt in my mouth when I'm around him. I'll make him think I always loved him and was just upset and frightened that night'".
In marked contrast to Mr Pecksmith, who portrays a different application of the same phrase in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit:
It would be no description of Mr Pecksniff's gentleness of manner to adopt the common parlance, and say that he looked at this moment as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. He rather looked as if any quantity of butter might have been made out of him, by churning the milk of human kindness, as it spouted upwards from his heart.
Scarlett, of course, uses that phrase correctly. She is Southern. Dickens, while a pretty good writer and all, is English, therefore not really qualified to write in English.
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Bait.
"Were you a wild child, or did you usually follow the rules?"
Yes.
And that is still true to this day.
The last 1:31 of that video is interesting.
Yes to both.
Pretty good band.
70s hair, too!
Looks like a couple of members were switch hitters.
I followed many of the rules people thought I was breaking, but only broke a few of the rules people thought I was following. I was only half as bad as people thought, but only three-quarters as good.
Which is still largely the case.
I've been busted
For things I did and did not do.
This song was on the soundtrack for the very good Johnny Depp flick, Blow. Trooper is still waiting for it to come to network TV so he can see it.
Looks like a couple of members were switch hitters.
Ram Jam is right up there with Queen and Butthole Surfers in terms of being a gay band name. I'm not sure if it's more gay than "The Village People", but then I know an actual person from the Village, and she isn't all that gay, so I'm wondering if the name "The Village People" has just been assumed to be gay because the band itself was so EXCEPTIONALLY gay as to remove all doubt. (But even back then, not everyone in the Village was gay.)
Ice:
"I followed many of the rules people thought I was breaking, but only broke a few of the rules people thought I was following. I was only half as bad as people thought, but only three-quarters as good."
That feels like a an equation that needs a solution. Or I guess it's an inequality :)
Nick, thanks for the recommendation. Sounds good.
Sixty and Shout, I can certainly see you two raising hell together :)
Haz. Art.
Who cares?
That's the big question when it comes to rule following or not.
Followed by, Whose Rules?
I follow the rules here, right?
That's all you need to know.
Aw hell, I just don't wanna brag.
I knew a guy who used to carry around his wanted poster. He actually reformed though. He would weep shamelessly at the drop of a hat. And he'd kick your ass to tuesday if you laughed. Good guy.
Deborah, Blow is the story of George Jung, currently doing 50 years for cocaine importation and distribution. He was a pot dealer who was the first guy from the US to hook up w/ Pablo Escobar. Pee Wee Herman plays a gay hairdresser dealer and is really good. Not a stretch. There are documentaries w/ interviews of George from Federal Prison. Fascinating story.
Great movie, "Blow." Worth seeing even if just for the soundtrack.
Amartel, George Jung gets released from Federal Prison later this year. He's in his 70's.
I followed rules. Butter wouldn't melt in my mouth. Which gave me the freedom to seriously misbehave. Always naughty means eyes always on you. I never understood why my brother never got that.
"I followed rules. Butter wouldn't melt in my mouth. Which gave me the freedom to seriously misbehave."
:)
Under Other Characters with Mouths That Wouldn't Melt Butter, Scarlett weighs in with her convincing charm:
"'I said some terrible things to him that night when he deserted us on the road, but I can make him forget them', she thought contemptuously, still sure of her power to charm. 'Butter won't melt in my mouth when I'm around him. I'll make him think I always loved him and was just upset and frightened that night'".
In marked contrast to Mr Pecksmith, who portrays a different application of the same phrase in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit:
It would be no description of Mr Pecksniff's gentleness of manner to adopt the common parlance, and say that he looked at this moment as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. He rather looked as if any quantity of butter might have been made out of him, by churning the milk of human kindness, as it spouted upwards from his heart.
Scarlett, of course, uses that phrase correctly. She is Southern. Dickens, while a pretty good writer and all, is English, therefore not really qualified to write in English.
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