The Handbags and the Gladrags

Once upon a time I created a Facebook group to reinstate the LONG Timmy Time theme on the Tim Conway, Jr. Show. Yeah, that didn’t really work.

However, I still firmly believe in the importance of theme songs.

Luke, Sean, and Jen on TBTL recently did a fantastic show entitled Why It Matters: TV Theme Songs. You should totally listen to it.

And then you should make a list of your top five TV theme songs. Here are mine.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Best theme song of all time. Also best TV show of all time. Completely sophisticated and wonderful. Did you know Johnny Costa played the music LIVE for every single episode? (Yeeeeeesssss, I-know-I’ve-written-about-this-five-times-but-some-people-don’t-read-every-day, my brotha.)

Bosom Buddies
Reminds me of faking being sick, staying home from school, playing Super Mario Bros., and studying for Academic Decathlon. I know, I know…nerd.

Mary Tyler Moore
Sorry, it is NOT hacky to love this song. It’s awesome. Also, I still need Lou Grant to come over when I have insomnia and sit with me until I fall asleep.

Gidget
Bathing suits, the beach, surfing, cute boys, hot English professor single dads. If you grew up in southern California, this is your anthem.

The British Office
If ever a theme song perfectly matched the tone and feeling of a show, this is it. Its melancholyness and desperate longingness makes your heart feel like it’s being squeezed by that guy you love who won’t love you back.

GOD, that is sad. Go listen to the Bosom Buddies song again before you slip into a Dees-pression.

Being Winnie Cooper

I’m not one of these chicks who pretends to be dumb at math. I can add stuff, I know what an isosceles triangle is, and I know that if something costs $10.77 and I give the cashier $11.02, I’m getting a quarter back.

But also, I sometimes make poor financial decisions. For example, one time I bought dark, dark red nail polish instead of lunch because I thought the nail polish would have a bigger effect on my well-being. Turns out I was just a girl with blood red fingernails. Who was also hungry.

Another time I emptied my emergency fund to buy the fancy MacBook on which I am currently typing this blog post. Some people would call that irresponsible. To them I say – HA! I didn’t have an emergency! But I do have a cool computer! So there!!!

Oh yeah, and one more. I didn’t get renter’s insurance until there was a wildfire LITERALLY half a mile from my house. Seriously.

So yeah. I have no problem admitting when I’m confused about money. I’m very confused right now and I need your help.

Explain to me how a company that sells HUMMUS can afford to spend however many thousands of dollars on radio ads at KFI? During drive time. It’s like non-stop car dealer and hummus dealer commercials every afternoon. Does that make sense?

How much does this hummus cost? It’s gotta be under $10, right? I mean, it’s just garbanzo beans, tahini, garlic, and lemon, yeah?

Or…do you think it’s possible that hummus costs as much as a car???

Help!

P.S. Here’s proof that I’m not super stupid.

Trilogy of Bad

Sometimes I realize I’m not the person I think I am.

Every summer around this time, practically every blog I read and everyone I follow on Twitter does a thing like – Great Summer Reads or Best Books for Summer or Read These Books So You Don’t Look Like a Complete A-Hole at Your Summer Barbecues Attended by Super Fancy Smart People.

And God knows, I don’t want to look like a complete a-hole in front of Lord Archer and Salman Rushdie. (Cuz they’re totally coming to my birthday barbecue pool party next month.)

So…I read all these articles. I look up every book on amazon.com. I add some to my wish list, and some to my shopping cart. I almost click One-Day 1-Click. And then I realize…

I don’t want to read these lame books! I don’t care if Wil Wheaton recommends them!

Doesn’t Wil Wheaton know that I only read books that take place in England within the years 1000-1700?! I thought he was supposed to be smart!

Therefore, instead of telling you which Elizabethan Historical Fiction Novels You Should Read This Summer So You Don’t Look Like a Moron, here are some super fantastic radio shows you should listen to.

Radio Fishing University  A radio show about FISHING? And it’s a fishing UNIVERSITY? Remind me why I spent five and a half four years at CSUF reading Mark Twain?

The Lutheran Hour  Highly recommended by my friend Suzanne. Who is currently in dumb France. And probably making out with some French guy. I just hope he’s Lutheran.

Warren Eckstein & the Pet Show  Um…I don’t know why. Just because pets are cute?

From a night printing press manager out in Burbank

I often say that the moment of my life in which I felt the most proud of another human being was when Neville killed Nagini in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

(Hey, stop it! I am not a loser! Or a nerd! Hmpf.)

Today I feel a similar kind of proudness pride about Mr. Randy Wang.

Not only did LAist write an awesome article about the wild popularity of The Pretty Good Podcast, but Randy has also been honored with the privilege of possessing his very own blog on the KFI website.

This is super awesome. Because now Randy is rubbing pixels with tons of KFI superstars! People like Michelle Kube, Steve Gregory, and Wayne Resnick’s cat!

Congratulations, Randy – you’re a big effing STUD!

P.S. If you want to hear a real low-energy Randy Wang (erstwhile Ryan Wong) and you have a deep, DEEP Conway and Whitman podcast library, listen to the 10/18/06 segment entitled, “The Bloggers and the Homeless.”

P.P.S. I would like someone to please write a short story, or perhaps a one-act play, of the same title. Thank you for your artistry. You are very kind.

P.P.P.S. In that same segment, you will also be treated to the story of Brian Whitman and the Homeless Hotel Rental. Again…one-act play fodder. Go!

P.P.P.P.S. Brian, you are not allowed to listen to it. I don’t want to unnecessarily upset you by forcing you to reminisce about your American Express black card.

P.P.P.P.P.S. Rubbing Pixels is the name of my new band. We do covers of autotuned talk radio segments. Yeah, we’re gonna be SUPER famous!

Motorcycle man on a mission

I literally have 5 minutes to write this post. And by literally, I mean literally. It’s not like when I say – I’m literally going to die if the girl who works at Classic Movie Night ever quits or gets sick or moves to France.

That would be silly.

But this is super not silly.

Talk Radio One finally has an awesome website with actual content and actual RSS feeds!

You can subscribe to just your favorite show (me: Film Fustians) or you can subscribe to all TRO offerings.

P.S. Email me if you need help setting it up in iTunes. I promise I won’t laugh. Lots of people don’t know how.

Wooooooooooooo!

OK, gotta go practice my Doodle Jumping. Nite nite. :)