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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Nad's Gel


This was sold via infomercials in the USA in the 1990s.

I once ordered a jar of this sticky goop so I could get the hair off my shoulders and back. My girlfriend at the time spread it on and said "Hold still" as she applied this stuff and the strips.

When she ripped the first strip off, every moose in Canada could hear me scream "YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!!!"

She cackled evilly, grabbed the back of my neck and ripped off the remaining strips. Which hurt worse than the first.....

Needless to say, I never ordered another jar.....

Monday, October 21, 2013

"The Ballad Of Thunder Road" Robert Mitchum (1958)


"Thunder Road (1958) was loosely based on an incident in which a driver transporting moonshine was said to have crashed to his death on Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee, somewhere between Bearden Hill and Morrell Road. According to Metro Pulse writer Jack Renfro, the incident occurred in 1952 and may have been witnessed by James Agee, who passed the story on to Mitchum – who not only starred in the movie, but also produced the film, co-wrote the screenplay, and is rumored to have directed much of the film himself. Mitchum also co-wrote (with Don Raye) the theme song, "The Ballad of Thunder Road." - Wikipedia

Saturday, October 19, 2013

"Living On Video" Trans-X (1983/1985)


In 1985, techno-rock wasn't born.  But it got one HELL of a makeover.......

Actually, Trans-X originally released this song in 1980 (a whole year before MTV!) It was several remixes later in 1986 when this song finally broke nationally on the US Top 40 charts.

This is the most famous mix (released in 1985 and the original US radio hit version, which was released on Atco in the US.)