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Jerk Store woulda smoked that guy!
It’s because of exchanges like this:
matt: you may have noticed that now you can reply and/or quote on comments
jamie: you may have noticed that you can suck right on it
matt: you may have noticed that you can stick it in your yeah
jamie: you may have noticed that you can stick your sorries in a sack
matt: the jerk store called, they’re running outta you!
jamie: jerk store woulda smoked that guythat the soundclip of George Costanza shouting, “Jerk Store woulda smoked that guy” appeared on volume 8 of The Original 13 songspeak mix tapes. (Honorable mention goes to Nookie by Limp Bizkit in the above conversation).
Even though it’s been over 10 years, we still pull out the Jerk Store comeback way more often than we should.
Tags: 00s music, 90s tv, george costanza, jerk store, limp bizkit, nookie, seinfeld, stick your sorries in a sack, stuff your sorries in a sack, the jerk store called
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songspeak
Helllllooooooo…la la la
No television show in recent memory has had the impact on pop culture that Seinfeld has had. It ended its series run over 10 years ago, yet to this day, people still quote it and many of its catchphrases are part the Amercan lexicon. One of mine and Matt’s favorite to whip out every now and then is “Prognosis Negative”.
This past weekend in Martha’s Vineyard, many Seinfeld references were made, including, but not limited to:
- Man hands
- The lady who looks gorgeous or ugly in different light because of her make-up
- The Korean nail salon episode when Elaine had to bring George’s father to the salon to find out if the women who worked there were talking about her
- The “helllooooo” episodeTo this day, Matt and I still do the “Helllooo” schtick. This video sums it up rather nicely (and the inclusion of Hello by Lionel Richie is pure genius):
Tags: 80s music, 90s tv, hello, lionel richie, man hands, prognosis negative, seinfeld
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songspeak
Things That Make You Go Hmmmm
This past weekend in Martha’s Vineyard, there truly was something made Matt and I go, “hmmmm”. On Saturday, walking around the harbor, heading to lunch, we saw all sorts of boat people docked and lounging. However, there was one, older, shirtless guy who had a fake palm tree with Christmas lights wrapped around the trunk, hanging out in the back of his boat, listening to music. And the song that he was blasting for all to hear was Things That Make You Go Hmmmm by C & C Music Factory.
Matt had forgotten this song even existed, and the entire ridiculous situation struck us as hilarious. What Matt didn’t know (and this falls under the “you learn something new every day” category) was that the song was based on a recurring segment on the Arsenio Hall Show. Which makes the song even more ludicrous.
And now, for your viewing pleasure, the video for said song (and I never realized how much Freedom Williams looks and kinda sounds like Ice-T in this video):
Tags: 80s tv, 90s music, 90s tv, arsenio hall, c & c music factory, freedom williams, ice-t, martha's vineyard, the arsenio hall show, things that make you go hmmmm
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songspeak
You’re my lady of the morning
Kristen and I recently borrowed the Freaks and Geeks dvds from Jamie and Jo. It is just plain oss. This Judd Apatow produced show starred people like Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Busy Phillips, Linda Cardinelli, and of course Martin Starr as Bill. NBC really screwed the pooch on this one in the 1999-2000 season by constantly changing the schedule, pre-empting it with other programming, etc. Eventually, due to low ratings, the show was cancelled. By then though, it had quite a cult following. All 15 episodes are now on dvd for all to enjoy… or borrow from Jamie and Jo.
The music in this entire series, which takes place in the late 70s / early 80s is absolute gold. There’s never been such a brilliant homage to the Styx classic, Lady as when Nick (Jason Segel) expresses his true feelings towards Lindsey (Linda Cardellini). The magical words of Dennis DeYoung and the music of Styx say it all. About 1:40 into the video, you’ll see/hear what I mean.
Tags: 00s tv, 70s music, 80s music, 90s tv, busy phillips, freaks and geeks, james franco, jason segel, judd apatow, lady, linda cardinelli, martin starr, nbc, seth rogen, styx
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songspeak
It was the heat of the moment
Among the many bands named after geographical locations (Kansas, Boston, Europe, Chicago), the band Asia scored big points with their catchy song, Heat Of The Moment. The creators of South Park noticed this, and paid tribute in their episode about Cartman attempting to get stem cell research legalized in order to save his friend Kenny.
You have to watch the tender sappy moments before the song begins:
Tags: 00s tv, 80s music, 90s tv, asia, cartman, kenny, south park
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These are the Matts I know
Our friends Heather and Steph went to high school together, and started recalling all the different Matts they knew, so the two of them, and Jamie’s wife Jo started singing, “These are the Matts I know I know. These are the Matts I know”… an homage to Daves I Know by Kids In The Hall member, Bruce McCullough.
Tags: 90s tv, bruce mccullough, daves i know, kids in the hall
