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I’m of the rare breed of native Chicagoans that has yet to attend the Taste. And I’m confident the only thing I’m missing is crowds of ugly people trying to eating while they walk and maybe Stevie Wonder. Eh. It’s not that I don’t like to eat; I eat four, sometimes five times a day; I just don’t do well with that many people aimless and amassed. Love a spectacle, hate a crowd -go figure.
That being said, saturday night PAT BENATAR was at the Taste of Joliet. And so was I. If you think about it a minute, you can name three or four of her songs. We Belong to the Night, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Love is a Battlefield and Heartbreaker (apparently, some song she did for the soundtrack to The Legend of Billie Jean is recognizable, but I don’t know the name of that one). And she played all of them. I got my free ninety-nine worth.
Yeah, I sang along. I put a girl on my shoulders. I’m not proud. Moving on.
I started thinking today about all the songs titled Heartbreaker. There are twenty-five different ones in my Itunes today. The most popular, second to Pat, is the Led Zeppelin jam. And a mighty jam it is. My favorite Cursive song is the one that starts with the Jimmy Page lick you hear at about the 2:10 mark. Jam. Still not my favorite Heartbreaker though.
YO, IT’S TWO MARIAHS!!! AND THEY’RE FIGHTING!!! Ignore Jerry O’Connell and focus on the sweater cleavage. BANGIN. I think this video was the catalyst for my blonde & brunette fantasy. It also influenced Tarantino to use animation for part of Kill Bill*. GROUNDBREAKING. No disrespect to Grand Funk Railroad, Zapp & Roger, or Will.I.Am, but Mariah has the Heartbreaker game on lock. I’m so glad she wrote it about me. Thanks, M.
* citation needed
It’s a shame Americans don’t care about football as much as the rest of the world. For the first time in 44 years, Spain won the Euro 2008 final 1-0. It was an awesome game, with my football crush Fernando Torres giving the Germans a run for their money:
I hope they repeat this next year, for the mere fact that I will be a resident of Spain!
EDIT: What I meant from Spain’s repeat next year, I meant Spain’s SUCCESS in soccer OVERALL. DUH.
I’m going to be REAL bummed out if the White Sox don’t sweep the Cubs. I can’t bear to get teased at work by Cubs fans, I can’t bear to live under the shame of a team that hasn’t won a World Series in 100 years. I love Craigslist, because it brings up some good gems. Here are a few entries (pictures included) that I found from CL. Credit will be given, but duh, it’s anonymous:
Entry 1 : “Hey Cub Fans Who Are Still Wearing #21…”
“On January 28, 2005, the Cubs traded Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for infielder/outfielder Jerry Hairston, Jr., infielder Mike Fontenot, and RHP Dave Crouthers. Spend some of that stimulus money and buy a current jersey. You think your showing Cubs pride but your showing how fucking cheap you are.”
Entry #2: “There is NO doubt the Cubs will win the world series….”
“As long as there are no away games involved…”
Entry #3: “My Story” ( Nothing to do with sports, but hilarious)
“I made freinds with a blind girl in my building. One day while seating on the deck, I leaned over the railing and without warning, I farted. I said nothing. Two seconds later the girls says “I am blind not deaf” Opps!”
Oh, Craigslist!
