Going on Record

I want to go on record and state that my love of all things Seuss has developed over many years. My affinity towards The Grinch started long before "the new Grinch" and I became enamored with The Cat way before Mike Meyers strapped on a tail.

Ted Geisel (his real name) is not only a childhood hero of mine, but the adult-child can still recite every word of "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and such gems as "I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful 100 percent". Seuss had a way of writing that was intriguing for children, but allowed for a certain amount of mischievousness and attitude that an adult cannot help but appreciate. And while I am thrilled that I can now purchase more Seuss related items to add to my collection of seussiphenalia (many of them sadly bearing the "official movie merchandise" seal) I'm torn between the blatant commercialism, (not to mention green and white Cat hat's emblazoned with pot leaves -- but we won't go there). The New Cat hawking cleaning products in a recent television commercial??  

It makes me lose sleep at night! 

I tell you, it's just not right!

Looking at herself but wishing she was someone else
Because the body of the doll it don't look like hers at all
So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up, and gives a grin
Laughing at herself because she knows she ain't that at all
All caught up in the trends
Well the truth began to bend
And the next thing you know man
There just ain't no truth left at all
--Jack Johnson from Posters

It's Just Wrong

What the hell! I dunno, maybe it's me, and my life-long love affair (in my own mind) with Rod Stewart... but it's kind of like this... There are a few artists that you just shouldn't cover. One of them is The Beatles. Another would be The Stones. Same with The Beach Boys (do I need to remind you of David Lee Roth's version of "California Girls"? Catchy? Yes. Wrong? Also yes.) And of course Rod. The only excusable Rod song to cover would be "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" cuz that song is just LAME (even if I did love it when I was a kid), because I think that you can only improve on it. Then again, it was bad enough the first time around; I'd rather not relive it. Anyway... So Sheryl Crow decided to remake one of my all time favorite's "The First Cut Is The Deepest". And again I say... It's just wrong!

Kimmie's new favorite pick up line

"Hey, if you're feeling salty, I'm your tequila!"