Friday, June 7, 2013

Quotes About Underwear



"I got some new underwear the 
other day. Well, new to me."  
~  Emo Phillips, comedian



"No one has ever bought me underwear, 
and I'm a little bummed about that. 
Maybe it's not such a big deal anymore."  
~  Sandra Bullock, actress



"Half the world does not know the 
joys of wearing cotton underwear."  
~  Phil Gramm, politician



"There are moments to indulge and
enjoy, but I always know when it's time
to go home and wash my knickers."  
~  Kate Winslet, actress



"The truth is, I'd never seen a Cary Grant 
film. Since then I have watched his stuff 
and it's astounding, but I don't see any 
similarity between us. Except for the 
fact that I'm told he used to wear ladies' 
underwear, which is something I also do."  
~  Hugh Grant, actor



"I wanted to be the first woman to burn 
her bra, but it would have taken the 
fire department four days to put it out."  
~  Dolly Parton, singer/actress



"From the cradle to the coffin, 
underwear comes first."  
~  Bertolt Brecht, poet



"I don't get sent anything strange,
 like underwear. I get sent cookies."  
~  Jennifer Aniston, actress



"This morning, when I put on my underwear, I could 
hear the Fruit of the Loom guys laughing at me."  
~  Rodney Dangerfield, comedian



"If I'm wearing a flower dress, 
why do I have to wear underwear?"  
~  Naomi Campbell, model



"I don't believe in the afterlife, though 
I am bringing a change of underwear." 
~  Woody Allen, actor/director



"I never thought I'd be in a position where 
people would be talking about my sexuality
and saying how good I look in underwear."  
~  Fiona Apple, singer/songwriter



"Power is not something that can be assumed 
or discarded at will, like underwear." 
 ~  John Kenneth Galbraith, economist



"I'm an addict for underwear."  
~  Jennifer Ellison, actress



"I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me 
if I know a good place to buy underwear."  
~  Prince William, British royalty



"I love a man who can wear my underwear."  
~  Yasmine Bleeth, actress



"On a two-week road trip, I know I can get 
by better with no underwear than no laptop."  
~  Curt Schilling, athlete



"Sexual underwear is tacky."  
~  Izabella Scorupco, actress



"All that running around in my 
underwear put money in my pockets."  
~  Mark Wahlberg, actor



"I'm superstitious...but not like wear-the-
same-underwear-for-two-weeks superstitious."  
~  Kate Hudson, actress



"I just happen to have one of those skill sets 
that allows me to work in my underwear." 
~  Garry Trudeau, cartoonist



"Domesticity has to mean nesting. 
Otherwise, six months go by, and you 
don't know where your underwear is."  
~  Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, actress



"I see L.A. as a beautiful 
blonde with dirty underwear."  
~  David Boreanaz, actor



"My mother was always in those 
films where it's the end of the world and 
a meteor's about to hit London; there's only 
six people left, and one of them's in purple 
underwear. That was always my mother
running from this meteor in purple 
underwear  and spraining her ankle."  
~  Paula Yates, television host



"I once had dinner with Madonna and I 
wasn't nervous; but within about a minute 
I found myself talking about underwear."  
~  Randy Newman, singer/songwriter

Giraffe Music

A couple of days ago, as part of my baker's dozen of "Good" songs, 
I posted this video of Chris Malinchak's "So Good To Me." 
In the video, a little girl befriends a giraffe, plays hide-and-seek 
with him, then proceeds to take him home with her.




I'm not gonna lie to you: this simple yet wonderful video warmed my
heart, and reminded me how much I really love giraffes. With that in
mind, today's post will consist entirely of songs which either feature
a giraffe prominently in the video, or are actually songs about giraffes, 
or have the word "giraffe" in the titles, or are performed by bands with
the word "giraffe" in their names. Random, I know, but whatever...



1)  And The Giraffe  ~  "Underground Love"  (A super-chill, acoustic guitar-driven pop song with Sting-ish vocals)




2)  Giraffage & XXYYXX  ~  "Even Though"  (There isn't much of a song here, but the video is trippy, and becomes even more so if you dare to place your finger in the middle of the screen at key moments – I tried it – my head hurt, but it has recovered)




3)  Kim Wheeler  ~  "The Giraffe Song"  (This quirky yet talented Scottish singer wrote and performs this cute song, from the perspective of a giraffe who aspires to do things he's not physiologically able to do)


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4)  The Hush Now  ~  "Vietnam Giraffe"  (The title seems to be completely unrelated to the lyrics, but this jangle-rock anthem is good for a listen)




5)  Zebra Mountain  ~  "Giraffe High Priest"  (This is probably one of the worst songs I've ever heard – and I've heard plenty. The "singing," the "music," all of it, is just horrible. Worse yet, based on the few lyrics that I could actually understand, these guys appear to be a "Christian screamo band" – I don't recommend watching the video, but if you do, at least you were warned of its suckiness)




6)  Brad Paisley  ~   "Southern Comfort Zone"  (This memorable song features Paisley rocking out with a giraffe in the [zoo?] [jungle?] Either way, it's awesome!)




7)  The Still Life  ~  "Giraffe"  (A power pop/punk rock song with a decent vocalist is hard to come by, but these guys seem to have found one – don't have a clue what the song has to do with giraffes, though)




8)  Curly Giraffe  ~  "Water On"  (I can't understand even half of the lyrics to this song, and the video makes almost no sense whatsoever, but the music's pretty chill, so I can dig it)




9)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "This Here Giraffe"  (This is kind of a dumb song by an otherwise good band, but it does make me wonder – what would a giraffe laugh sound like?)




10)  Zebra & Giraffe  ~  "Sons"  (Never heard of this band before, but they call themselves the names of two of my favorite jungle animals, so they're alright by me! Pretty good-sounding song, actually)




11)  Steam Powered Giraffe  ~  "Honeybee"  (This is a really weird video [cool-weird, I might add], but the song and the singers are absolutely fantastic! Let's make it a double, shall we?)




12)  Steam Powered Giraffe  ~  "Brass Goggles"  (So theatrical! Such great singing and music! I'm an instant fan!)

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Interesting Quotes By Famous People Named Charles


 
"You begin saving the world by 
saving one man at a time; all else is 
grandiose romanticism or politics."
~  Charles Bukowski, writer



"Life is like a ten-speed bicyle.
Most of us have gears we never use."
~  Charles M. Schulz, cartoonist



"A man who dares to waste one hour of 
time has not discovered the value of life."
~  Charles Darwin, scientist



"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything
beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."
~  Charles Kingsley, clergyman



"We are all faced with a series of great
opportunities brilliantly disguised
as impossible situations."
~  Charles R. Swindoll, clergyman



"The most common error made in matters 
of appearance is the belief that one should 
disdain the superficial and let the true beauty 
of one's soul shine through. If there are places 
on your body where this is a possibility, 
you are not attractive – you are leaking."
~  Charles Lamb, critic



"Electric communication will never be 
a substitute for the face of someone who
with their soul encourages another
person to be brave and true."
~  Charles Dickens, writer



"It is by universal misunderstanding that
all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood
each other, they would never agree."
~  Charles Baudelaire, poet



"It doesn't matter if you try and try and 
try again, and fail. It does matter if 
you try and fail, and fail to try again."
~  Charles Kettering, inventor



"A lie can travel halfway around the world
while the truth is putting on its shoes."
~  Charles Spurgeon, clergyman



"I can't say that I've changed anybody's 
life, ever, and that's the real work of 
the world, if you want a better society."
~  Charles Kuralt, journalist



"A talent somewhat above mediocrity,
shrewd and not too sensitive, is more
likely to rise in the world than genius."
~  Charles Horton Cooley, sociologist



"Isn't it strange that we talk least
about the things we think about most?"
~  Charles Lindbergh, aviator



"God's voice is still and quiet and easily 
buried under an avalanche of clamor."
~  Charles Stanley, clergyman



"Vagueness is at times an indication 
of nearness to a perfect truth."
~  Charles Ives, composer



"We hate some persons because 
we do not know them; and will not 
know them because we hate them."
~  Charles Caleb Colton, writer



"The better I get to know men, 
the more I find myself loving dogs."
~  Charles de Gaulle, leader



"Living is what scares me.
Dying is easy."
~  Charles Manson, criminal



"Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret.
Everything might have turned out so differently."
~  Charles Dudley Warner, journalist



"Not everything has to mean 
something. Some things just are."
~  Charles de Lint, writer



"I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a 
basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."
~  Charles Barkley, athlete

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

A Baker's Dozen Of "Good" Songs

As promised earlier, here's a collection of otherwise unrelated songs which all bear the word "Good" somewhere in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Better Than Ezra  ~  "Good"  (Back in the day, this was my jam!)




2)  Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  "Good Time"  (I'm a big Owl City fan, but this isn't my favorite song of his; it is extremely catchy though)




3)  OneRepublic  ~  "Good Life"  (The official music video looked and sounded better than this one, but it didn't edit out a certain offensive word like this version does – it's a better song without it anyway!)




4)  Chris Malinchak  ~  "So Good To Me"  (Any music video that prominently features a giraffe is alright by me!)




5)  Michael BublĂ©  ~  "Feeling Good"  (This guy's voice is almost too smooth; I keep waiting for him to strain to hit a note – nope!)




6)  Frank Ocean ~  "Swim Good"  (I've heard a lot about this guy, but never listened to any of his songs before now – not bad!)




7)  Kimbra  ~  "Good Intent"  (Quirky female pop singers will be the death of me – or at least the death of my bank account [not really, but sort of])




8)  Daughtry  ~  "Start Of Something Good"  (Another good song by a great band)




9)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "All Good Things (Come To An End)"  (How true that is...)




10)  Kenny Chesney  ~  "The Good Stuff"  (I've never heard this song before today – it almost made me cry [not really, but sort of])




11)  Carrie Underwood  ~  "Good Girl"  (Get it, girl!)




12)  Shania Twain  ~  "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"  (A YouTube user made the following comment on this video: "Her styling [here] is an example that you can look fierce and classy, instead of looking like a freakshow, aka Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, and Nicki Minaj!" So true!)




13)  The Beach Boys  ~  "Good Vibrations"  (This post wouldn't be complete without this classic summer song)




BONUS TRACK:  (Because I can, that's why...)

Trip Lee ft. Lecrae  ~  "I'm Good"

A Baker's Dozen Of "Bad" Songs

In case the title of this post isn't obvious (and it probably isn't what you thought at first), this is a collection of songs with "Bad" somewhere in their titles. That doesn't mean the songs are, in and of themselves, "bad" songs. Some of them might be, some of them might not, depending on your (or my) tastes. You probably have guessed this already, but there will be a follow-up to this post, featuring – you guessed it! – a collection of "Good" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Bad"  (you knew this one would be here, right?)



2)  Glee Cast  ~  "Bad Romance"  (this "Glee" cover of Lady Gaga's song is cleaned up a fair bit, and far less racy than the original song/video)



3)  George Thorogood And The Destroyers  ~  "Bad To The Bone"  (Whether or not George is actually bad to the bone is irrelevant; one thing's for sure – this dude is UGLY!)



4)  U2  ~  "Bad"  (There's no "official" music video for this one, but this live version is AMAZING!)



5)  Bad Company  ~  "Bad Company"  (Culled from the files of the Department of Redundancy Department)



6)  Daniel Powter ~  "Bad Day"  (Powter had a bad day when he realized he'd never again have a song as successful as this one)



7)  Bon Jovi  ~  "You Give Love A Bad Name"  (This song is brought to you by my wife, who's always been a big Bon Jovi fan – it's gotta be the hair...)



8)  Meat Loaf  ~  "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad"  (In baseball, two out of three is fantastic – and impossible to maintain throughout the course of a long season)



9)  Dominique Pruitt  ~  "He's Got It Bad"  (For you country music fans out there – or country/rock, or rockabilly, or whatever this is)



10)  Creedence Clearwater Revival  ~  "Bad Moon Rising"  (To those of you who thought they were singing: "There's a bathroom on the right" – they weren't!)



11)  Inner Circle  ~  "Bad Boys"  (Whatchu gonna do when they come for you?)



12)  Meiko  ~  "Bad Things"  (Apparently, this song was recently featured on one of the Real Housewives series on Bravo; Meiko's a terrific singer, and she deserves better than that)



13)  Jim Croce  ~  "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"  (For those of  you with "virgin ears," Croce does use "the D word" five times in this song – but it's a classic, so I'm still posting it)