Happy Birthday Billy Squier!


Billy turns 58 today. Yeah, I have kind of been on a Billy Squier kick lately. I am just so amazed by how people in entertainment can wreck their whole career with one bad decision. In this case, of course, it was Billy’s decision to dance in a pink tank top in the Rock Me Tonight video (I did a full write up on this Rock Me Tonight video fiasco on the Kerri Lee blog today.) One thing I find interesting about Billy Squier is that he is a legend in hip hop circles because his beats were so dope, and he is sampled constantly. Listen to the song above, then listen to 99 Problems by Jay Z and Dizzee Rascal’s Fix Up Look Sharp. And who can forget Run DMC with Here We go, Here We Go, Here We Here We Go. Another thing is that, while I find most non hip-hop music of the 1980s to be “good” solely in an ironic fashion, Billy Squier kicked total ass without cheesy synthesizers and drum machines. So what is he up to now? Here’s an article about him from a couple of years ago.

JGT and D-Mac appear on the News


When FOX called and said they wanted to do a story on D-Mac and I, I thought, “How interesting. FOX wants to do a story on Handsomest Men in Philadelphia.” But it turned out that they just wanted to do a story on bloggers. Geez, when are people gonna realize that I am not just a brilliant writer, but also a pretty face?

Scoreboard, Brought to You by My Mom (With Lucia)

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O’NEALS

  1. Dork Sided 92
  2. Young, Old, and Restless 89
  3. Major Butler 84
  4. I Drink Your Milkshake 83
  5. We Got Nothing 69

BARDS

  1. Sofa Omelette 112
  2. Two Step Hustle and Flow 73
  3. El Narcotyzo 63
  4. KG For MVP 59
  5. Myanmar National Swim Team 57

LOCUST RENDEZVOUS

  1. The Jams (aka For Whom the 8 Belles Toll) 85
  2. I Don’t Know 80
  3. This is Not a Bus 80
  4. But My Mom Says I’m Cool 71
  5. SEX Certified 71

BLACK SHEEP

  1. Penn Fifteen Club 93
  2. Jeff Jones 83
  3. Duane’s World 72
  4. Trashtastic 71
  5. Reading Rainbow Rocks 68

GOOD DOG

  1. Avenger 58 80
  2. Oakwood Rec 78
  3. A Team Name 68
  4. Shomer Shabbas 64
  5. Getting All These Questions Reverend Wright 61

BARDS

  1. Western Omelette 101
  2. Falling Waters 87
  3. Tomax and Xamot 82
  4. Not w/o My Bartender 74
  5. Less Kicking, More Shooting 68