Definitions by I Saw U2 Live Twice
pissed
In America and most of the world, "pissed" is a vulgar term denoting anger and frustration. Sometimes the word is followed by "off" to mean the same thing. In Great Britain and Ireland the word "pissed" means "drunk" or "intoxicated" and is generally not considered vulgar.
When I saw the Beatles Anthology miniseries on TV, occasionally the Beatles and/or other people would say a swear word and it would be bleeped, because this program was broadcast on network TV (on ABC, in the spirit of the Anthology the network hyped itself as "Ay-Beatle-Cee". Uh-huh.). George Harrison was talking about the group being on the Magical Mystery bus travelling to promote the "Magical Mystery Tour". Pub patrons would stand outside and wave at the Fab Four, George said that they were "pissed". That word was not bleeped out. Knowing that people outside the UK and Ireland would be watching this program, George explained the term's definition by stating, "Oh. Getting pissed is the same as getting plastered".
pissed by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 3, 2008
Sausalito
a little town, north of San Francisco, accesable from either the Golden Gate Bridge or by ferry going across the San Francisco Bay. A picturesque and beautiful community, when you enter the town you see a welcome sign that declares Sausalito to be a "Nuclear Free Zone". Quite a number of movies have been filmed here, and there are some music recording studios. Quite a handful of music performers and bands (such as Huey Lewis and the News) have recorded albums in Sausalito.
When I visited Sausalito the campy 1981 hit "Sausalito Summernights" by the Dutch band Diesel was playing in my head. If you're in the Bay Area and you've got time to kill, Sausalito is well worth exploring. You can get a lot of pretty pictures with your camera.
Sausalito by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 3, 2008
Xanadu
1. lengthy prog rock/hard rock tune by the Canadian band Rush. I think it refers to a classic piece of lit called "Kubla Khan", don't quote me on this.
2. one of the most wretchedly godawful movies ever made. An absolute waste of time, film, money and effort. It was a total dud and a bomb during the summer of 1980. The story line was unbelievably stupid. It was possibly the worst movie ever released to public cinemas until that exalted status was taken by "Sibling Rivalry" ten years later. It starred the Aussie Olivia Newton-John as a "muse", can U dig it? But it gets worse from there, much worse. About the best thing about this flick is the historical fact that the action that occured during the music clips foretold the emergence of MTV the following year. The soundtrack ain't too bad, however. Olivia scored a big hit with "Magic", another one with "Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard), and the title track with the "Electric Light Orchestra". ELO also scored high with their own "I'm Alive" and "All Over the World". Despite the embarrassment that this shitty movie placed upon them, ELO and Olivia would go on further into their music careers with even more success.
2. one of the most wretchedly godawful movies ever made. An absolute waste of time, film, money and effort. It was a total dud and a bomb during the summer of 1980. The story line was unbelievably stupid. It was possibly the worst movie ever released to public cinemas until that exalted status was taken by "Sibling Rivalry" ten years later. It starred the Aussie Olivia Newton-John as a "muse", can U dig it? But it gets worse from there, much worse. About the best thing about this flick is the historical fact that the action that occured during the music clips foretold the emergence of MTV the following year. The soundtrack ain't too bad, however. Olivia scored a big hit with "Magic", another one with "Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard), and the title track with the "Electric Light Orchestra". ELO also scored high with their own "I'm Alive" and "All Over the World". Despite the embarrassment that this shitty movie placed upon them, ELO and Olivia would go on further into their music careers with even more success.
1. When I saw Rush on their "30th Anniversary Tour" in 2004 they played a wide spectrum of classics, including "Xanadu".
2. I first saw Xanadu on TV at my grandparents' house one summer a few years after that movie first came out. A complete piece of trash. Olivia herself would later star in another flick, "Two of a Kind", with John Travolta again. It too was an utter pile of puke. My roomate commented on Olivia's nice ass. That was the best thing you could say about that one.
2. I first saw Xanadu on TV at my grandparents' house one summer a few years after that movie first came out. A complete piece of trash. Olivia herself would later star in another flick, "Two of a Kind", with John Travolta again. It too was an utter pile of puke. My roomate commented on Olivia's nice ass. That was the best thing you could say about that one.
Xanadu by I Saw U2 Live Twice January 2, 2008
Quiet Riot
1. a person who appears to be solemn and calm in public, yet really lets loose and gets wild during afterhours or while alone with one person, like a lover.
2. a glam metal band that scored big in the 80s. Their first international album "Metal Health" made it to the top of the album chart in the autumn of 1983. It is the first heavy metal album to top the chart. Also, "Cum On Feel the Noize" ( a Slade cover), "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)", "Slick Black Cadillac", "Run for Cover" and more from that album were hits. Other hits the band scored were "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", "Party All Night", "Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet", "Condition Critical", the funk-inflected "The Wild and the Young" and a lot more. Singer Kevin DuBrow was found dead this week, as of yet no information has been released about his death. Heavy metal underwent a further step in it's evolution in the 80s when the vocals became more screamed, a tendency that was spearheaded by bands like AC/DC and Def Leppard, and Kevin was more than fit for the job - he could belt them out with the best of them. He was notorious for his wild antics on stage. At a 2000 concert in Columbus, Ohio he talked about glam metal's glory days in the fun 80s and how the music scene changed in the "fucking PC 90s" (his exact words). He made the band what it was. He was 52. RIP Kevin. Rest your head, weer really are all crazee now. VIVA ROCK'N'ROLL!
2. a glam metal band that scored big in the 80s. Their first international album "Metal Health" made it to the top of the album chart in the autumn of 1983. It is the first heavy metal album to top the chart. Also, "Cum On Feel the Noize" ( a Slade cover), "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)", "Slick Black Cadillac", "Run for Cover" and more from that album were hits. Other hits the band scored were "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", "Party All Night", "Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet", "Condition Critical", the funk-inflected "The Wild and the Young" and a lot more. Singer Kevin DuBrow was found dead this week, as of yet no information has been released about his death. Heavy metal underwent a further step in it's evolution in the 80s when the vocals became more screamed, a tendency that was spearheaded by bands like AC/DC and Def Leppard, and Kevin was more than fit for the job - he could belt them out with the best of them. He was notorious for his wild antics on stage. At a 2000 concert in Columbus, Ohio he talked about glam metal's glory days in the fun 80s and how the music scene changed in the "fucking PC 90s" (his exact words). He made the band what it was. He was 52. RIP Kevin. Rest your head, weer really are all crazee now. VIVA ROCK'N'ROLL!
1. Mike acted like an introvert in class, but after school he dropped LSD into his soft drink and made out with and screwed his girlfriend underneath the bleachers. He was a complete quiet riot. Very few people knew of this.
2. When Quiet Riot played live in concert they were anything but quiet. You could do what their signature song says - bang your head. Quiet Riot ROCKs!
2. When Quiet Riot played live in concert they were anything but quiet. You could do what their signature song says - bang your head. Quiet Riot ROCKs!
Quiet Riot by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 28, 2007
guru
Why do you read advice columns, horoscopes and whatever the fashion gurus and motivational speakers say? You don't need these gurus to govern your life or your point of view. Just be yourself. What do you see? Just be nobody but YOU.
guru by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 9, 2007
Big Bad Marx
A term a professor in my 20th century history class used in a joking matter to denote German philosopher Karl Marx. He used that term to counteract popular belief that Marx was responsible for the corrupt totalitarian nightmare monster that what we today call Communism really is. If Marx were to visit a Communist country today he would not recognize it, because it ain't the classless society or working-class utopia that he envisioned. Marx believed in equality and freedom, but he left no blueprint for this utopian world and he omitted too many possibilities, leaving too many loopholes open and paving the way for egotistical pied pipers like Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin and Mao Tse-Tung to distort Marx's ideas for their own personal gain and power, killing millions of people in the process. Because of this, Karl Marx has a bad reputation for many people, especially in the West.
Big Bad Marx and his theories have made a tremendously important impact on the science of sociology.
Big Bad Marx by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 9, 2007
panther piss
1. I was 17 when I was visiting my cousin in Memphis. He gave me a can of Coors beer. I tasted it for the first time. It tasted like industrial slop water. That or maybe panther piss. The worst beer in the universe.
2. I was driving on the New York State side of the Niagara Falls area and my car's tank was down about half. I wanted to get gaased up on the American side because Canada has a lot of gas brands of their own and I didn't know how suitable they are to my car's engine. I saw virtually no major brand gas stations on the highway, so when I saw a sign leading to a gas station at the Ticonderoga Indian reservation I took the exit. I fueled up, the gasoline brand was exclusive to the Iroqouis Confederacy. I was afraid that I was tanking up with panther piss but the gas was really good. My car operated nicely. No bucking and snorting. No problemo. Later that afternoon I crossed the border into Canada, where the hotel I reserved a room at was located.
2. I was driving on the New York State side of the Niagara Falls area and my car's tank was down about half. I wanted to get gaased up on the American side because Canada has a lot of gas brands of their own and I didn't know how suitable they are to my car's engine. I saw virtually no major brand gas stations on the highway, so when I saw a sign leading to a gas station at the Ticonderoga Indian reservation I took the exit. I fueled up, the gasoline brand was exclusive to the Iroqouis Confederacy. I was afraid that I was tanking up with panther piss but the gas was really good. My car operated nicely. No bucking and snorting. No problemo. Later that afternoon I crossed the border into Canada, where the hotel I reserved a room at was located.
panther piss by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 9, 2007