Wednesday, May 10, 2000

There is something decidedly comforting yet disturbing about the emotional fragility that goes along with being ragged out. Like, when you're really, really hungover and you're watching TV and you're too lazy to change the channel when the latest Pam Dawber/Lindsay Wagner/Meredith Baxter Birney movie of the week comes on and it's ludicrously sappy but at the end when the mom and the daughter finally come together over the brother/husband/grandfather's death you can't help but get all weepy. I swear, sometimes Norman Lear can play me like a cheap Steinway.

I experienced such a hokey frisson today at the Mayor's Art Awards--a really large banquet held to honor a few artists, arts organizations, charitable foundations, and corporations that have made an impact on the arts here in New Orleans. And like any awards show (goddess, how I loathe them) they played this 15-minute video montage featuring the work of each artist/group and at the end of it all, I couldn't help but think, "These people really are special. They make our arts scene so vibrant." Of course, being the po-mo guy I am, I immediately realized how shallow my sentiments were and sorta wanted to throw up into my pecan pie, but, you know, at the same time, I felt it. Irony without the irony. Alannis, are you listening, you fetid little sow? I guess I should attribute it to the fact that I'm still feeling groggy from my restless night of half-sleep.

On a completely different subject (actually, going back to the previous entry that dealt tangentially with 80s pop), is there anyone out there who remembers the rap song with this little break:

The two great tastes that taste great together

Will be around forever and ever--

A symbol of love that will last through time

A river in France, a statue in the Guggenheim

Every so often, it runs through my head, and it's the only time I can ever remember hearing the Guggenheim mentioned in a song of any sort so I'd like to have a copy. I think the title was something like "You're My One and Only True Love," but I dunno. It came out around the same time as "It Takes Two"--not the Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock version, the soft, girly version. Little help, please?

archives

May 2000   June 2000   July 2000   August 2000   September 2000   October 2000   November 2000   December 2000   January 2001   February 2001   March 2001   April 2001   May 2001   June 2001   July 2001   August 2001   September 2001   October 2001   November 2001   December 2001   January 2002   February 2002   March 2002   April 2002   May 2002   June 2002   July 2002   August 2002   September 2002   October 2002   November 2002   December 2002   January 2003   February 2003   March 2003   April 2003   May 2003   June 2003   July 2003   August 2003   September 2003   October 2003   November 2003   December 2003   January 2004   February 2004   March 2004   April 2004   May 2004   June 2004   July 2004   August 2004   September 2004   October 2004   November 2004   December 2004   January 2005   February 2005   March 2005   April 2005   May 2005   June 2005   July 2005   August 2005   September 2005   October 2005   November 2005   December 2005   January 2006   February 2006   March 2006   April 2006   May 2006   June 2006   July 2006   August 2006   September 2006   October 2006   November 2006   December 2006   January 2007   February 2007   March 2007   April 2007   May 2007   June 2007   July 2007   August 2007   September 2007   October 2007   November 2007   December 2007   January 2008   February 2008   March 2008   April 2008   May 2008   June 2008   July 2008   August 2008   September 2008   October 2008   November 2008   December 2008   January 2009   February 2009   March 2009   April 2009   May 2009   June 2009   July 2009   August 2009   September 2009   October 2009   November 2009   December 2009   January 2010   February 2010   March 2010