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iamlachesis) wrote2005-01-07 03:13 am
iamlachesis) wrote2005-01-07 03:13 am
When mullets were cool...
This entry (on an RSS feed) by Wil Wheaton, reminded me of when _I_ watched Live Aid, as-it-happened; and before my mom's boyfriend at the time decided _he_ could make money off this by selling unlicensed copies of the tapes he'd made for ME.
But it's not about the recording.
It's about the recording STARS.
"Is that U2?" He said.
I told him that it was, and while Bono continued to sing, I gave him a brief history of Live Aid.
". . . so Bob Geldof decided to —"
"Wait. I'm sorry to interrupt, but what's up with Bono's boots?" He pointed to the screen, and for the first time I noticed that Bono was wearing leather pants, tucked into knee-high suede boots. They had an impressive heel.
"Uhh . . ." I began.
"And is that . . . oh my god. It is." The color drained from his face. "He has a mullet."
..."Listen, you guys. It was 1985."
They looked back at me, blankly.
"Oh, nice." It's yet another 'I've-just-become-my-parents' moment, just replace 'it was the sixties' with 'it was the eighties.'"
"The mullet was the official haircut of rock and roll," I said.
I can't begin to explain what this article... how it...
oh, just go read it. :)
But it's not about the recording.
It's about the recording STARS.
"Is that U2?" He said.
I told him that it was, and while Bono continued to sing, I gave him a brief history of Live Aid.
". . . so Bob Geldof decided to —"
"Wait. I'm sorry to interrupt, but what's up with Bono's boots?" He pointed to the screen, and for the first time I noticed that Bono was wearing leather pants, tucked into knee-high suede boots. They had an impressive heel.
"Uhh . . ." I began.
"And is that . . . oh my god. It is." The color drained from his face. "He has a mullet."
..."Listen, you guys. It was 1985."
They looked back at me, blankly.
"Oh, nice." It's yet another 'I've-just-become-my-parents' moment, just replace 'it was the sixties' with 'it was the eighties.'"
"The mullet was the official haircut of rock and roll," I said.
I can't begin to explain what this article... how it...
oh, just go read it. :)
Whoops..!
My Father Got Married the Day of Live Aid. I was 16, & Not Missing It, so I Videotaped It on his Then-State-of-the-Art VCR. I Taped Over 'A Tape'. After the Reception, Everyone was Drunk at my Home. Everyone except my Now-Dead Racist Grandmother, whom I Disliked Even Then. She was Visiting, & Sitting on the Couch, as I Played the End Portion of the Tape, as I Knew I would see Keith Richard. Sure, he was with Bob Dylan, but Still, Keef. I'll Try 2 put what Happened Next More Gently than the Actual Occurance. Appearing, Unbidden, I Assure U, was something Granny prolly Hadn't Seen in Many, Many Years..: !!!COCK!!!. Huge Fucking Very Vertical COCK, Perfectly Centralised, &, ummm, Huge. Bill Gates Couldn't Buy That..! Feeeeeeeeed the Wooooooooooooooooorld..!Re: Whoops..!
Best
Story
Ever.
:)