Sorry it's late. Hey, I've been away.
It's that time again, Dwellers. Time when we list the three (sometimes little) things that are making June A-OK for us, or at least delaying opening our wrists.
1. I'm back from holiday! Now, normally you wouldn't think this would be something to be cheerful about. And as awesome as Florida was, I now have a LOT more of the best income in the world - disposable income. Not money to be stashed away for paying off the holiday or spending money - money to be spent on CD's, DVD's, nights out.. the things we all live for, right?
2. Spent some of that disposable income (in Florida, ironically enough) on this little beast. I'm not a "collector" by any stretch of the imagination. I do have a few comic book statues, and this is the latest..
3. Prince is my idol. As much as I love music, anything I buy or any band I see just don't compare to the sheer impact Prince music has had on me, from a mad-eyed teenager to a mad-eyed.. well, Curmudgeon. So when I heard on my Prince news board that he was in talks to appear on American Idol I was in the horrors. MY idol on THAT shit? I had nightmares of him singing Purple Rain along with some spikey haired idiot or hugging a gaggle of boyband wannabe dicks. But no, he didn't let me down. Yes, he appeared on it but he angered Simon Cowell by being, well, Prince. He didn't talk to ANY of the contestants, was a total no-show until the very last minute (the show was live), went on stage and sang two songs by himself - and then left. If The Man wants to appear on the most watched program in America and sing a few songs AND piss off the TV execs and Simon Cowell - I would say that is the very definition of Keeping It Real. I was all smiles when I heard that.
And that's June for The Curmudgeon. Anyone else?
4 comments:
I sometimes look back on my single days, when all I had to worry about was staying awake. Endless video games, watch whatever movies I want when I want.. just no sex. I suppose it balances itself out.
The Prince song? Isn't it just "Good Love?" You can get that on the Crystal Ball CD, guy.
I remember finding the NPG CD single "Superhero" from the Blankman soundtrack and being one happy bunny. And then I listened to it and felt like I'd contracted myxomatosis.
Ooooh, the Crystal Ball "Ball" thing. I don't have that. It's a total steal at £25 as well, because I got the basic 4 disc boxset and it cost me £50.
Ouch.
See, there was a time, a happy time, where I would have jumped at that. Yeah, I've got everything on it - but a different box? To quote an unfunny cartoon character - lemme at em. Hell, that's why I have three different "Symbol" albums, the Hits 1, 2 and the boxset with 1 and 2 again, two Diamonds and Pearls, singles I don't even need, three different Batman soundtracks and.. well, you get the idea.
But times have changed. I now have, like, a life - with a house and a wife and everything, and sadly a fifty quid purchase of a different shaped box just is out of the question. I know, I know - I hate it too. But hey - it's either that or celibacy. Thanks for the heads up though.
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