Althouse: "I met him at the candy store./He turned around and smiled at me."

February 16, 2013

"I met him at the candy store./He turned around and smiled at me."

"You get the picture?/Yes, we see."

23 comments:

Anonymous said...: I am uncomfortable making eye contact in Candy Stores.; 2/16/13, 8:13 PM
I Have Misplaced My Pants said...: Introduction:

"Is he really playing music with Tchaikovsky?"

"There he is; let's ask him!"

"Hey Ricky, are you really playing in Tchaikovsky's orchestra?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Gee, it must be great up on stage with him. Are you performing tonight?"

"Un-unh."

Tchaikovsky’s Cannonball [set to the 1812 Overture]
By Richard Perlmutter

The crowds were cheering at the concert hall 
The night Tchaikovsky shot a cannonball 
It was the loudest cannon that you’ll ever hear 
It was so loud it even shook the chandelier 
The crowds were cheering for a curtain call 
The night Tchaikovsky shot a cannonball 
The drum and bugle player jumped op on a seat 
They hoped and prayed it wouldn’t fall down on their feet 
Trumpets were blaring, everyone staring 
Critics declaring, “daring, daring!” 
Then it exploded! Boy it was loaded! 
What a crash it stopped the show 
It landed in the seventh row 
Tchaikovsky’s cannonball 
Blew up the concert hall 
But everyone could see 
The guy made history 
That the great Tchaikovsky’s cannonball 
That’s all!; 2/16/13, 8:34 PM
Anonymous said...: You should see the Looks one gets when exuberantly sharing candy cigarettes with minors.; 2/16/13, 8:40 PM
Anonymous said...: Maybe they will make candy E-cigs for kids nowadays.; 2/16/13, 8:40 PM
edutcher said...: As one recording exec observed, 2 sets of 15 year old twins - you could smell the estrogen.; 2/16/13, 8:42 PM
Anonymous said...: Candy cigarettes and cap guns could make a game of 'Cops and Robbers' that much more exciting.; 2/16/13, 8:42 PM
Unknown said...: I was listening to Never Go Home Anymore just yesterday. As a teenager I was so overcome with angst the first time I heard it I cried. Yesterday it made me laugh. Nostalgia. Now to go listen to Ode to Billy Joe.; 2/16/13, 8:51 PM
Anonymous said...: "Ode to Billy Joe.": better yet, watch the movie.

Ahhh, Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor: the Seventies were a different time.; 2/16/13, 8:54 PM
edutcher said...: And best left forgotten.; 2/16/13, 8:55 PM
tiger said...: Wow.

Wrote and produced 'Remember...'

AND 'Too Much Too Soon'???

Farking allah that's more than enough for one musical career.

BTW - I think that Arrowsmith did a version of 'Remember...' too.; 2/16/13, 9:09 PM
tiger said...: Aaaaaand here ya go:

Arrowsmith 'Remember (Walking in the sand)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GU2Zy-Kjew; 2/16/13, 9:12 PM
Anonymous said...: This made me go grab my copy of "Always Magic in the Air." Great book about the music writers of this era, Brill Building, etc. Looks like I'll be reading through it again.; 2/16/13, 9:13 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I Want Candy; 2/16/13, 10:24 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Candy

Candy is always handy?; 2/16/13, 10:54 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Candy Man; 2/16/13, 11:01 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Candyman...

Warning... this song goes on for eternity.; 2/16/13, 11:25 PM
Oso Negro said...: That's how I met him, the leader of the pack!; 2/16/13, 11:41 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Sex and Candy (cover); 2/16/13, 11:42 PM
Gary Rosen said...: Give Him A Great Big Kiss

It doesn't get any better than this.; 2/17/13, 12:12 AM
Anga2010 said...: Do NOT accept candy from strangers! Walk away (quickly) and if followed... run! Mace the persuer, if necessary, and create a lot of noise to attract assistance. At the last resort (especially if the persuer is banging your head into the sidwalk) you might have to shoot him.; 2/17/13, 4:59 AM
yashu said...: "Mmm, he's good bad, but he's not evil."; 2/17/13, 5:58 AM
Anonymous said...: Lesbian Candy Store. Suggestive pulling of taffy, etc etc.; 2/17/13, 7:29 AM
Eric the Fruit Bat said...: I was a little kid when I first heard "The Leader of the Pack." I disliked it immensely, immediately.

Fortunately, George Costanza would come along eventually and break the curse:

Anna: You know I'm not supposed to be talking to you.

George: No one's putting a gun to your head. Do I, uh, scare you?

Anna: No... a little. Nice car.

George: Yeah, she's a sweet ride.

Anna: Is that your orthopedic back pillow?

George: Maybe.

Anna: Well, is it or isn't it?

George: I Guess not.; 2/17/13, 7:45 AM