Ah, the hauntingly beautiful guitar riff to open that song. Only to be ripped off to be used by the detestably bad song Hippy Chick.

And now for something completely different, because we all need a good laugh once in a while: http://jointstrikeweasel.blogspot.com/2006/06/equal-protection-for-mutants.html

I never got into the Smiths. I've always been a shiny happy pop song kinda gal.

Oooooooooooooooh. Nice slip in for the reference. Very slick. But who else can fit KRS1 and a B-52 onto a single album other than Mike Stipe and REM?

(cm!: Katrina and the Waves! bananarama! Martha and the Muffins! GoGos!)

Ry--That hippie chick thing was kinda catchy, but as you point out, detestably ripped off. That sort of running one song over another should be a hanging offense. The local college radio station has been playing a tune by 'MC Lars' who has very little talent, but he plays his song over Iggy Pop's "The Passenger". When I called in and asked the 20 year old DJ (I feel so old) to play the real thing, there was no comprehension. She did put on "Lust for Life" though, and my day was made.

I just saw the "40 Year Old Virgin". What a dumb movie.

Oh yeah, Iggy Pop also played with Kate Pierson of the B52s on "Candy", just like REM. That chick was one fantastic singer.

gr, you are not old. Believe me. You are not old. One who can survive a cruel summer, and can still say 'we got the beat' is far from old. (Now where's that ben gay for my sore back muscles. Oi!)

"I just saw the "40 Year Old Virgin". What a dumb movie." Total agreement. Blazing Saddles it is not.

ry-the movie had a few funny moments, but I am glad I saw it for free. Too bad Alan doesn't have a real rec room for us in the neighborhood, we could watch "Young Frankenstein" play the Smiths and play foosball all night long.

As for old, one part of being Gen X has always been that we are the boomers' little brothers. Always the young ones. Suddenly youth culture seems like it comes from another planet, and yes, I have those aches too. Hell.

(Robert DeNiro's waiting...)

I'll run out for more provisions during the Smiths portion of the evening.

I hate being a demographic.

Upon further reflection, while I'm not old, I'm not young either. I'm thinking of introducing the term "junior middle-aged".

The real problem is a lack of reality shows focusing on Gen X era people. Without it, it is difficult to establish group identity.

I just saw the "40 Year Old Virgin". What a dumb movie.

Thanks Gary for the warning. BTW: 'Capote' sucks too. Say: there's a lot of horn tooting around here. Did Salmon River just become 'Hockeyville'?

Alan is right, where are our reality shows, huh? Bunch of tired 40ish types hanging around in a basement wearing Led Zeppelin t-shirts and cracking Monty Python jokes (wait a minute, sounds like Wayne's World). We are easy to ignore, all those boomers and their wild spending habits have spawned all these twenty-somethings with belly button rings and low rider jeans and wild spending habits. We want some respect, dammit.

Do we want respect or to be pandered too?
Hmm, I feel the 'death of cool' meme returning.