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Jan 262009
UPDATED. All bets are off. Listen to the full solos in all their jamtastic glory!
Today JAMuary honors the drummers, beginning with an Identify the Drummer game. Following are a dozen roughly 30-second clips of well-known rock (and one soul) drummer…on his own…unencumbered by his bandmates…soloing! See how many drummers you can identify. Following identification of each drummer, we’ll let that drummer cut loose with his full solo. Is there a drummer in the house? This promises to be an All-Star Jam that’s only fitting for this special month-long celebration.
Let’s flip over the rest of the cards…
Jan 252009
Who is this man, and what does he have to do with the Rolling Stones? No-Prizes will be awarded in two categories:
1. Correct answers to the question
2. Imaginative but incorrect answers to the question
I expect great things from you — especially *you*, 2000Man!
HVB
p.s.: there really is a connection between this guy and the Rolling Stones — but it is ridiculously obscure.
UPDATE!
Here’s Ward’s connection to the Stones:
Here’s Ward as he looks today:
Jan 092009
Stick with me: We’re familiar with movie cliches, like the hooker with a heart of gold or the teenager who opens the fridge and drinks milk straight from the carton! What are the rock equivalents of the following movie cliches? Feel free to add your own movie cliches with corresponding rock equivalents.
- Hooker with a heart of gold (eg, almost any Marisa Tomei role)
- Teenager who opens the fridge and drinks milk straight from the carton
- Clueless-if-well-meaning suburban dad (eg, Eugene Levy in those American Pie movies)
- Man and woman whose constant bickering at work is an indication, to the audience, that the two are madly, deeply suited for falling in love by film’s end
- The loveable stoner (eg, Spiccoli)
- The loyal sidekick who turns out at the end of the film to be the villain, motivated by unrequitted homoerotic feelings toward his superior (eg, Will Patton in No Way Out) (VARIANT: The mass-murdering avenging angel who is set off by unrequitted love for a “nice” girl or boy.)
- The aging cop with a lone stain on his record who needs to complete “one more job” before retiring.
- The car chase that gets underway with the turned-over vegetable stand.
- The serial killer who keeps a cigar box full of newspaper clippings on the crimes he or she has committed
- The heartwarming, gut-wrenching Comeback story of a has-been (if ever-was)
There’s a lot here to chew on and, I’m sure, many more cliches that you will want to cite and correspond to the world of rock. Proceed as you see fit!
Jan 082009
I think this iconic image needs a proper caption, don’t you? But what exactly would that be?
You may focus on dialog, fan commentary from the adoring audience below, pithy academic observations about the subject matter — whatever you choose; but we need a caption!
I look forward to your responses.
HVB
Dec 152008
I am not of the Christmas persuasion. Not really of any persuasion per se, but in watching the one holiday special that still moves me, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas of course, the spirit of the season moved me to create the following gift.
See how many of the following you can identify.
UPDATED TRAINING WHEELS VERSION
Mary Christmas with Training Wheels
UPDATED UPDATED TRICYCLE VERSION
Tricycle Version
Oct 302008
Here’s a follow-up message I received from RTH Labs Senior Analyst Milo T. Frobisher this morning:
Greetings, Hrrundi!
Well, I see that the pale and pasty residents of the Hall have acquitted themselves surprisingly well on our most recent laboratory challenge. Nevertheless, I suspect many will be surprised when they hear the songs that continue to mystify them — once they hear them “forwards.” Would you be so kind as to post the collage I sent, in “forwards” mode?
Thank you again for your dedicated service to the scientific pursuit of rock and roll.
Sincerely,
Milo T. Frobisher
Senior Research Analyst
RTH Labs
Milo’s wish, as always, is my command. Here’s the file in question.
HVB
