“Music is none of my business.” – Marge Simpson “That’s fine for you, Marge, but I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. Then it was every other day. Now I’m lucky if I can find half an hour a week in which to get funky.” – Homer Simpson Happy birthday Wes Archer!
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Reading Digest: Musical Grab Bag Edition
“Uh, do know ‘Insane in the Brain’?” – B-Real “We mostly know classical, but we could give it a shot.” – London Symphony Orchestra Guy We’ve got a real range of music this week, ranging from rap and hip-hop to jazz, proudly dorky indie rock, and sentimental 70s classics that seem a bit less sentimental than they once did. There’s also a mixed bag of usage, more cool embroidery, David Silverman being a mensch, Simpsons scarecrows, and a Spanish version of the Max Power song. Enjoy. SIDESHOW BOB PRINT – Awesomely disturbing fan made print of Sideshow Bob having hacked…
Compare & Contrast: Homer on Tour
“Has anyone mentioned that Homer doesn’t know anything about mountain climbing, and that this is all crazy?” – Marge Simpson “Well yes, a number of people.” – Neil Just a few minutes into “A Midsummer’s Nice Dream”, more than a decade of accumulated bad habits catastrophically cratered the episode: Zombie Marge: Homie, you know all the bits, maybe you could help him. Zombie Homer: I can’t do reefer comedy, I’m drunk, two different animals. Zombie Marge: Homer Simpson, that man’s albums have given you decades of entertainment, and seen you through some very square times. Help him! Zombie Crowd: [Cheers…
Appreciating the Classics
“Dad! No one cares about any of your stupid dinosaur bands!” – Bart Simpson Splitsider is running a whole series of articles (explanation) this week about The Simpsons. Even better, they’ve explicitly labeled it “Classic Simpsons Week”, which means you can read it in peace without worrying about stepping into a writhing pile of Zombie Simpsons. Highlights so far: George Meyer’s Army Man and the Birth of The Simpsons – If you’ve read Ortved’s book or any number of articles about the origins of the show over the years, the words “Army Man” probably already mean something to you. If…
Quote of the Day
“So you want to go on tour with a traveling freak show.” – Marge Simpson “I don’t think I have a choice, Marge.” – Homer Simpson “Of course you have a choice!” – Marge Simpson “How do you figure?” – Homer Simpson “You don’t have to join a freak show just because the opportunity came along.” – Marge Simpson “You know, Marge, in some ways you and I are very different people.” – Homer Simpson
Quote of the Day
“Back then we didn’t care what anyone thought, and the chicks found that irresistible.” – Homer Simpson “I think you’re cool, Homer Simpson.” – Sandra “Sandra, that was mean.” – Sandra’s Hot Friend
Reading Digest: The Kids Are Alright Edition
“I used to be with it. But then they changed what it was, now what I’m with isn’t it, and what’s it seems weird and scary to me. It’ll happen to you.” – Abe Simpson Back before I turned twenty and became the mature adult I am today, I used to be amused by the goofy and illogical hysteria of press accounts about “teenagers” and the crazy things we were apparently doing. Not once did I ever ready a story about the youth or see some segment on the news and think to myself, “Wow, that could be me and…
“A Tale of Two Springfields” Makes Baby Jesus Cry
Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user kubacheck. “So what’s it like being famous, Dad?” – Bart Simpson “People know your name, but you don’t know theirs. It’s great.” – Homer Simpson I have not watched most of these Season 12 episodes since they originally blighted my television set. I didn’t forget how bad they were overall, but I did forget in just how many ways they’re specifically bad. The opening of this episode takes two whole minutes just to get Homer to make a phone call. They do so with a badger that’s hiding in the doghouse.…