Comments on: Why Martians Could Have Snagged Me at a Rock Concert Last Night

By: Hjordes Norman

Hjordes Norman — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:10:31 +0000

"Plus, men don’t carry around 80-lb. purses they can swinging around like killer Wal-Mart ninjas…"

omgosh, THAT'S why I always feel so safe when shopping at Wal-Mart! Because I AM. Because of all the women, duh…

As for the Martian thing, well, I'm still blinking. And the room is kind of spinning. Waaaay too early in the morning for Martians…

By: My Private, Difficult Conversation with Chrissie Hynde « Suddenly Christian

My Private, Difficult Conversation with Chrissie Hynde « Suddenly Christian — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:22:31 +0000

[...] many of you already know, the other night I enjoyed (partially due, perhaps, to Martians afraid they were being watched) backstage access during a concert featuring REO Speedwagon, Stray Cats, The Pretenders, and ZZ [...]

By: John Shore

John Shore — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:33:09 +0000

Elizabeth: What a blessing about your HH's health. Fantastic. What a great relief. We'r so glad to know this fantastic news. Thanks for keeping us up. (Who's Bobby Hill! OH! THE Bobby Hill! Never, ever mention Bobby Hill to me. He is my favorite character EVER–but, alas, we don't get/have cable, SO I NEVER WATCH TV ANYMORE! I MISS BOBBY HILL!!!! And now we're saving to buy a house, so I can't go out and BUY any King of the Hill!! I can't stand it. I just … can't.

That's it. Screw buying a house. I need me some Bobby. (Yikes. Sounds like a … gay British criminal.)

Moving right along…

M.A.: Thanks again for your very kind and encouraging words. Yeah, I've gotta do that Remember When music game! (Kids: You have no IDEA how much you'll forget!) That would be fun. Remind me again if I forget. Since I will.

Okay, everyone go over and read the comments in the Best Ending Ever blog. It looks to me like God is going to be setting another place at his table. Hallelujah.

By: John Shore

John Shore — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:26:08 +0000

My wife Cat is big fan of ToP, as am I. Good joke about the AARP! "What is Hip Replacement"! TOO FUNNY!

We saw ToP maybe … gosh, I guess it was 12, 13 years ago. So of course it feels like … maybe two years ago. (Young people: You have no IDEA how fast time goes by. Promise.) But their horn deal was as tight as ever.

Anyway, no, you're right: Getting old isn't for sissies. It's for … well, people who haven't died yet.

By: 4asia

4asia — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:55:55 +0000

In August I went to see Tower of Power at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas. First show I've been to in years! I kept telling people I thought I was in an AARP meeting. Tower of Power had a hit in the late seventies called "What is Hip?" I'm thinking they could now have another hit with, "What is Hip Replacement"?

Getting old ain't for sissies.

billy bob

By: M.A.

M.A. — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:00:29 +0000

John – thanks for responding to a lot of us and our comments. It's fun to stop in here during breaks in my workday and read everyone's posts. I like everything from the fun talk to the contemplative comments.

How cool if you did have some memory "game" on your blog at times…could inspire LOTS of fun talk and contemplation.

Anyway, back to work and thinking about either a bigger purse or self defense classes.

P.S. Don't know you, Elizabeth, but I am thankful for the good report from the Doctor. Like you said – GO GOD!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:19:59 +0000

John, I am still laughing at your "Woot Woot!" ROFLOL…. You've been watching Bobby Hill waaaaaay too much, dude!

Hey… Wanted to tell you that Hunky Hubby got a really good report today — his surgeon said that the cancer hadn't spread beyond the one lymph node. So, we're in MUCH better shape than we were… Plus, turns out it's skin cancer in his ear, not cancer of the head and neck with an unknown primary… So… GREAT NEWS all the way around! GO, GOD!!!!

Thanks for your prayers.

Glad you enjoyed the concert… I always liked REO when I was younger…. and they were too… hehe

By: John Shore

John Shore — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:29:14 +0000

Kerri: Too funny about the fantasy sports team. I'm soooo going to have to write something about that. Oh, and insofar as yakking backstage with rock stars in "regular people mode": forget it. If you're backstage talking to someone after their set, you're talking to someone who just spent an hour or three being wildly adored by thousands of people screaming unending praise at them. That–and especially just then, right after their set–renders them sort of … un-normal. They're extremely … buzzed. I mean, of course. But it's a pretty tweaky situation, going in.

Michael Duke: Sadly, all too often my "intermissions" actually remain as the ONLY thing I write about that subject. I will, however, persevere about the concert. Why not? It was fun. Thanks for your kind words.

M.A.: Thank you. Let's DO play the memory game! I'll start it soon. Excellent idea!!! (And, frankly–as I'm sure you know–women without massive purses are just as formidable as those without. Faster hands. Do you know, I once taught a women's self defense class? It was bunch of meek, mild housewives. For about a half-hour. Then they just became Maniacal Damage Machines. Pretty scary. Pretty … well, rewarding for me, actually. God be with any mugger who later tried to accost any of THOSE formerly meek housewives. Yikes.

By: M.A.

M.A. — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:58:59 +0000

I hear your WhootWhoot on that concert experience! That would really be some flood of memories in the game of "what were you doing when that song was out back when?"! Though, somehow, I might join the game late cuz I still try to deny my age… But I digress…

John – you seem to truly be able to take joy in all of life and have fun with it! No wonder the next thought you had was about Martians! But thankfully you'd try to prevent us women from being taken, cuz some of us don't have those 80 lb. purse jobbies!

By: Michael L. Duke

Michael L. Duke — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:49:16 +0000

I suppose you can call your funny article – which I liked – an "intermission" before the "main story" comes out.

Love those situational descriptions in your article. Funny.

And no, you don't know me- I'm one of those "unknowns" you might pass on the street and never knew I was there. Snicker…