Hucklebug Episode 179: Hucklebug’s 4th Anniversary, RIP Fess Parker, Ted Olbermann, Peter Graves and Alex Chilton, shout-outs, no movies this week, lowlights & highlights, fuck-offs and you-rules, Our Dream Jeopardy Categories.
Music: “The Hucklebuck,” performed by Otis Redding, Lee Rocker, and Frank Sinatra.
Editor’s note: Microserfs (and Generation X) was written by DOUGLAS Coupland, not David. And if you feel like reading a nice tribute to Alex Chilton, here’s what the folks at Metafilter had to say.
Happy anniversary to the HB! *toot* *tweet*
Rather than me say what my final jeopardy category would be, why don’t you two tell me?
“What would be Duke’s final Jeopardy category?”
More than one guess is acceptable. Don’t say sleeping or Marathon Bitching because those are too abvious and go without saying.
I hope Boo isn’t sick. Molly sent some kitty juju that way.
Haven’t listened yet…BUT! I DID get a SOMETHING in the mail from Bet today! Thank you!
As it happens, I DO need “Fuck you, you fucking fuck” mints. And I had the perfect person to give some to, and did so tonight. It was a beautiful thing. Highlight of the week.
Also, I had a patient today whose first year at Sehome High School (my alma mater)was the year after Glenn Beck graduated. He said Glenn was reported to be a notorious “smoke-hole”er, and a constant trouble-maker. His PE coach used to tell the screw-ups in his class not to be a “Glenn Beck!!!”
Also also (my last comment for this week, I promise……….I think…I just love it when you sing my name)
Stennie, wasn’t “Drive-Thru Restaurants” one of your old Jeopardy categories, back in the day?
Some of my categories would include:
The Velvet Underground
Getting Your Car Towed
Bars in Bellingham
Dental Hygiene
John Irving
Pinball
The Seattle Sonics – 1998-RIP
AND……CHEESE!
Picking up from last week, my list of ghost movies (some of which will have something in common):
Kwaidan
Ugetsu
Spirited Away
The Eye (the original Korean version, not the dopey remake)
Blithe Spirit
Regarding Alex Chilton, one thing I read recently was that he could be either a nice guy or major asshole to fans depending on how they approached him. If it was all about him, he wasn’t interested. If it was about other musicians or something he was interested in (e.g. I thought I read he was into cooking), he was glad to talk.
A few dream Jeopardy categories:
60s Pop Songs
70s Pop Songs
Kurosawa Movies
Truffaut Movies
Football
Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
You guys are getting pretty lax on your movie watching. It’s about time you started soliciting recommendations again. I might actually have some for you this time.
(i see dunk people)
LOL
I would be perfect to read Anne Rice books. My normal voice sucks, but I can do me some voices and accents. I want to know how.
I am a flat-liner on ghost movies as they are mostly the same, especially when it comes to remaking books and or graphic novels. Although I did enjoy A Haunting in Georgia, and the Last Winter.
I agree with the Fuck Off to Dodge. Think about it. I live in TX. and doolies driven by Aztec descendants zooming around at 90mph is not my favorite. However I do have an air horn on my bike now that will make you see Jesus. I can’t wait to use it!
Bet, your family does rule!
Happy anniversary, ladies, got you on my mii-iiind.
So, Jeopardy! Dream Categories:
Jeopardy!
– WW II Combat Aviation
– Law and Sausages
Each correct response will be about law, sausage, and/or something that should not be seen in the making.
– Italian Wines
– Vintage BMWs
– Nanci Griffith Songs
Double Jeopardy!
– Mid-Century Modern
– Supreme Court Justices Rhyme Time
Clue: Hugo’s Hatchet
Q: What is Black’s Axe?
– Cohen Brothers Movies
– The Adorable Antics of Pinkie* and the Man-Cub
– 1983
Final Jeopardy!
– The Copyright Act
I don’t profess to be an expert on it, but I think I know enough to best the average Jeopardy! contestant
*Yes, we are still calling him Pinkie; no, that’s not on his birth certificate.
Bet, I told you, your wussy dog saw a mouse. Don’t get hinky. But I get your hinkiness—I freak out with some regularity here because I’m convinced for some reason I’m going to die in my sleep on a particular night. And then I’m terrified about what happens to NTCNTC—he’s stuck in the crib, can’t dial a phone (well on purpose to an actual number) and can’t get out the front door. I have images of him starving to death a slow horrible death, because there’s no one who would realize that we weren’t where we were supposed to be enough to actually come in and check on us before it’s too late. So I just keep thinking “let me get the until the boy is five, when he can save himself”.
Hi gals! I know my comment here won’t get into the new Hucklebug episode (too late, my week has been full!) but I have to THANK YOU for such a funny episode – I was stuck in my horrid word processing job on Monday and your laughs and jokes kept me alive. Thanks for the laughs!!!!
-Siskita
I am sadly ignorant of Alex Chilton 🙁 Never heard of him before he died.
Is Krizzer getting Bet’s can of puke? I’m supposed to get Bet’s can of puke.
Here’s my topic suggestion for this week: Movies that should get the Harrison Ford award.
You could do it for TV shows, too, or even bands.
Bet, don’t stress about the audio book thing. It won’t be perfect no matter what you do—nobody’s audio book is going to be, so just do it!!
Bet, you are *NOT* a shlub who goes to the movies. You watch Kurosawa… just sayin’…
I feel like “Unbreakable” was the best of the M. Night movies, but that doesn’t mean it’s good. There is no twist, which was nice since I find his twist even more obvious—who saw “The Village” and didn’t get the twist for that during the first 24 frames?? Better to just focus on an interesting story (as best you can, anyway) than trying to pull some stupid twist out of your ass (6th Sense wasn’t like this—but his other movies are).
So sorry to hear about your lowlight, Bet! I go through something similar a lot, myself, but it’s never scary for me—just annoying as fuck. My mind starts racing for no reason. I just have to wait until it stops. Siskita will ask me the simplest of questions (what do you want for dinner) and VOOM—I’m off—15 things I could eat pop through my head so fast, I’m not even sure they’re all edible.
Anyway, your story reminded me of myself—it sucks—sorry you’re dealing with that 🙁
I remember ages ago Andy Rooney talked about how microwaves and word processors don’t help you do anything better. I also remember deciding to never watch his segment again after that. It’s not about “better” you moron, it’s about “easier”. >_<
My dream Jeopardy category would be:
“Things ThePete Knows”
I would ROCK at that!
OK, for real:
“Mythbusters”
“MST3K”
“Famous People You’ve Never Heard Of” (ex: Nikola Tesla, Averell Harriman, Vannevar Bush, Smedley Butler)
Forgot to mention: RIP John Forsythe… the voice of Charlie on Charlie’s Angels. The (bad) joke I already made on twitter was: “Now Charlie’s the angel!”
🙁
I’m ashamed.
What was the name of the political satire sitcom Forsythe did that bombed? I really liked it.