Being "Over" Is So Over

The Carpenters
Originally uploaded by the management.

Does just looking at The Carpenters make you want to yell, "fuck!" or "Hail Satan!" and run around throwing furniture and stuff? Just me? I love The Carpenters and truly believe that Karen's was one of the greatest voices of the 1970s, but their wholesome little faces make me wanna Hulk out and act like Jello Biafra. Maybe it's just a knee-jerk reaction to how fucking good they are. (Although, now that I've seen Todd Haynes's Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story I grasp the truly harrowing reality behind their ultra-honky image.) Anyway, no idea where this is going. I just found this picture of them and felt compelled to bring them up. In fact, for an unexpected musical perspective on the Wonder Bread dynamic duo, check out the If I Were a Carpenter tribute album. The Sonic Youth cover of "Superstar" is (as they say in tired Boston satire) wikkid retaahdid good.

The Chicago Bears not only pulled out a win yesterday, they did it against hated midwestern rivals the Green Bay Packers. I love the Bears despite the fact that they have sucked steadily since 1986. I even love the "Super Bowl Shuffle." I don"t even follow football that much anymore, but something about football season and crisp autumn weather gets me all fired up. Halloween isn't that far away, apple pie starts showing up on windowsills, and domestic violence reaches its frenzied peak.

Despite earlier promises that all the Misshapes boostering was coming to an end, the New York Times article was too good to ignore. In addition to being the most dreadfully behind-the-times publication imaginable (Remember when they "discovered" the iPod's shuffle function?), the Times is also the ultimate fad death certificate. That being said, I hasten to add that all this "over" stuff is both premature and foolhardy. I mean, it's not over until it's not fun anymore. As it was still a blast last time I went, it's still so hott right now. Remember when Electroclash was pronounced DOA about 15 minutes after it got started? Well the good part of that trend (the music) got totally fucked but the fashion is still going strong. So skinny ties are okay, but we're gonna drown Miss Kittin and Felix Da Housecat in backlash? Let's stop right here. This paragraph just got really boring all of a sudden. In the words of Digital Underground, "Doowutchyalike." Hottness is in the eye of the beholder.

Finally, thanks to Lane for this link to the Greatest Search Engine Ever.