Tuesday, August 19, 2008

A Glimpse Into The Past

If you're looking for proof that I've been an idiot my entire life (or at least since high school), look no further than this.

The show: High Above Limbo
The station: Binghamton TV (or "BTV" as the kids called it)
The date: Fall, 1995-ish (or the early part of my sophomore year in college)

Pay special attention to my wardrobe. Flannel and white "Game" hats were like a uniform for me from like 1992 through early 1996, at which time I jettisoned the flannel but kept the hats. And if you're curious as to what I look like now, add about 40 pounds.

The true story of this is that it was almost completely ad libbed. We basically sat down at the news desk, and just started talking. They flipped on the camera and voila. Enjoy (though you probably will not).

[Tip o' the hat to Ryan for uploading these]

Labels: 1990s, Binghamton, idiots, skinny

Saturday, December 29, 2007

My Anaconda Don't Want None Unless You Got Buns, Hon

VH1 aired their list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s last week.

This list is pretty much what you'd expect, especially since the show has to appeal to a wide audience. On the whole, they did a pretty good job, catching a ton of one-hit wonders (like Sir-Mix-A-Lot and Vanilla Ice) and bands that had a little more staying power (like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and U2).

A list like this would be better if they were picking albums, because the single is almost never the best song on the album. And the show would be better if they didn't HAVE to do make every show with D-list comedians trying to make a career for themselves. Can anything stand on its own anymore? I don't care what Frangela thinks about Ice Cube. Not even a little bit.

Labels: 1990s, music