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My Favorite FREAKS AND GEEKS Quotes

I believe in God, man. I've seen him. I've felt his power. He plays drums for Led Zeppelin and his name is John Bonham baby!
- Nick

The dance is tomorrow. She's a cheerleader. You've seen Star Wars 27 times. Do the math.
- Neil

You know who used to cut class? Jimi Hendrix. Know what happened to him? He died. Choking on his on vomit.
- Mr. Weir

I guess you'd prefer we listen to that punk rock music I've been reading about. You know those Sex Pistols? They spit on their audience! Yep that's what I wanna do. Spend my hard earned money to be spit on. Now that's entertainment.
- Mr. Weir

Does anyone wanna come see The Wall with me on Saturday night? Thought I might try an experiment. See it straight once. - Nick
Don't do it. You'll regret it man. Trust me. - Ken

You suck! "Dallas" rules!
- Bill

It's just LikAMade. It makes my spit taste like fruit juice.
- Millie

So hold on a second. They're called Santana right? But that guy who's singing is not Santana. - Nick
No. Santana is the guitar player. - Daniel
Then how did he get them to name the band after him? - Nick
I don't know man. Maybe he's just a bad ass. - Daniel
If that's true that's amazing. - Nick

How are things going at ass school? - Kim
Getting all A's! - Ken

Last time I had this much fun I was pinned down in a foxhole by the North Koreans.
- Mr. Weir

You're 14 years old and you still play with chemistry sets? - Sam
Hey nimrod adults play with chemistry sets too. They're called scientists! - Neal

What am I supposed to do with a porno? - Sam
You watch it. Over and over. - Neal

Three o clock. - Nick
Nah I gotta do something with Kim at three. - Daniel
Ahh how bout 3:01? - Ken
How about 3;15? I gotta fit in your mother. - Daniel
You're gonna sleep with my mom?- Ken
Mmm hmm. - Daniel

That guy's really into making guys shower.
- Bill

This is mission control requesting permission to rock out.
- Ken

It's just a lot easier to drum without fabric around my thighs.
- Nick

I hope I can still have kids! - Bill
You got hit in the groin, you didn't have a hysterectomy! - Neal

Screw you. I'm hilarious! - Neal
Oh how witty. Get this guy on Hollywood Squares! -Bill

You finally got your wish. You're as good a drummer as John Bonham. Of course he's dead...
- Ken

I just wanna be older so I can go to bars. Everything fun in this world happens in bars.
- Ken

Did you know that in some cultures if you're children shame you you're allowed to have them executed?
- Mr Weir

Don't play with that rooster! That's not a nice petty pet pet rooster.
- Toby

Last one to class, first one on welfare. Your choice.
- Mr Kowchevski

She's abnormal. She eats carrot sticks and she likes Miss Piggy. - Bill
So what? The Muppets are cool! - Sam
Swedish Chef is kinda cool. Miss Piggy is lame. - Bill

It's a little dark. We want to sell yearbooks, not tell the truth.
- yearbook teacher

She's cute. What's wrong with that? Am I supposed to call her Ms. or something?
- Mr Weir

This place is turning into a cult. These jocks they put a ball through a hoop. Whoopty freakin doo.
- Daniel

Are you calling me irrational? Because I'll tear your head off, Daniel. I'll tear it off and throw it over that fence.
- Kim

Who wants to be near you anyway. You're too sexy.
- Daniel

I'm gonna be a DJ, man. And maybe a lumberjack.
- Nick

Wait a minute. If I think I'm cool then people will think I'm cool too... But I already think I'm cool. But nobody else does.
- Neal

The welfare roles are full of video game players.
- Mr Weir

Hey Lindsay here's an idea. Why don't you break up our band so you can make out with Nick? Oh wait you already did that.
- Ken

Why do I need to go to a laser show when I can make my own ... in my mind.
- Ken

What do people do when they're not stoned? - Nick
I don't know, relate to one another? - Ken

I know what high people look like. I went to a Seals and Kroft concert last summer.
- Millie

Coco, this isn't the cafeteria from Fame. Uncle! Uncle!
- Mr Kowchevski

I heard Stevie Nicks is a witch ... She casts spells on people. I heard she cast a love spell on Lindsay Buckingham.
- Kim

I'm pretty serious. It's about time I had some supernatural powers.
- Kim

If I was such a prude you wouldn't exist!
- Mr Weir

Keep those boys away from your accordian.
- Mr Weir

What did ya think? - Nick
I thought I would hate it but I kinda liked it. - Ken
Really? - Nick
No, man, that was terrible. Lady L? - Ken
Well I couldn't use her real name. - Nick
You shouldn't use your real name! Writing that stuff! - Ken

You cut me off mid funk!
- Bill

Well you're certainly reliable. You're always a bitch!
- Daniel

Why don't you pick on someone your own size? There's a bus outside in the parking lot.
- Mr Kowchevski

I always say girl plus car equals dead animal.
- Ken

The Grateful Dead. The music sucks. The chicks are hot!
- Ken

He said my drums are interfering with my schoolwork. I think my schoolwork is interfering with my drums.
- Nick

Laughter is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Get a woman laughing you got a woman loving.
- Harris

He thinks being the dungeon master gives him the license to mess with our heads. - Bill
Oh I'm sorry. Perhaps I should let you encounter kittens and grandmas so as not to upset you. - Harris

Friday night - always a good night for some Sabbath.
- Neal

We met Blue October!!

I haven't updated my blog in awhile - mostly because things have been stressful and who wants to read (or write) a whiny rant? So what better way to renew this thing than with a quick blog about something awesome that happened to me and Gaspar last night? I know the title gives it away but anyway ...

Those of you reading this that know us (hi Mom and Dad the only people that read this anymore - haha) know when we got married two years ago "Calling You" by Blue October was our wedding song. And in general we are big fans of the band. So last night we got the chance to see them in concert at Webster Hall. The concert was great. And at the end, Kevin hooked it up so we could meet them! YAY!

They could not have been nicer and more down to earth. It's always weird when you meet someone famous that you really like. You don't want them to jerks or divas and they couldn't have been farther from that. Gaspar bought their latest album on vinyl and the whole band signed it. We told them about "Calling You" being our wedding song and Justin, the lead singer, signed it and wrote "Calling You Forever You Two" and Ryan wrote "Congratulations Gaspar And Heather" - AWESOME!

Pix are below. THANKS KEVIN!!!

NKOTB ~ 2 in the Morning ~ Official Music Video

YAAAAAY!!!!!!!

My husband's NKOTB video

This is super exciting! It's featured on the main page of the official New Kids community page!

Gaspar has totally upstaged my videos from the Today Show of the New Kids by making his own video!

FACE TIME PANDEMIC - for abandoned husbands and boyfriends of New Kids fans...


Find more videos like this on New Kids on the Block

New Kids Adventure at The Today Show 2/20/09

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YAY!!!

In The Heights Flow Part 2

Goodbye Lin. :(

16 Most Influential Albums

I just did this on Facebook - it's one of those chain survey things you pass around - and thought it would make a good blog post. :)

This is an intimidating one!!!! Almost impossible!

Think of 16 albums, CDs, LPs (if you're over 35) that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life. Dug into your soul. Music that brought you to life when you heard it. Royally affected you, kicked you in the wasu, literally socked you in the gut, is what I mean. Then when you finish, tag 16 others, including moi. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill. Get the idea now? Good. Tag, you're it!

... in no particular order:

Heather's 16 Albums

Some of these are cheesy and silly but they are honest answers. Albums that changed me. Not necessarily Top 16 of all time. Some I haven't listened to in years! It was hard not to put down what you *should* have been influenced by (some cool punk or jazz of some such crap) and what you were *really* influenced by. :)

1 - International Pop Overthrow - Material Issue
They will always be my favorite band of all time. My father gave me a sampler they gave out with Guitar Magazine and I was instantly in love. I will always miss this band.

2 - Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block
After a summer of my cousins Jennifer and Starr, and my friend Lori, playing it over and over I found an obsession to last me a lifetime.

3 - Labyrinth Soundtrack - David Bowie
I went to see Labyrinth in the movie theater, not truly aware of who David Bowie was, fully aware that I loved the Muppets and all things Henson. When Bowie appeared as Jareth my jaw was on the floor, Who is THAT? As a Bowie fan I could have put down Hunky Dory or something. But if I'm being honest, "Underground" and "As The World Falls Down" influenced me way more than "Queen Bitch" or "Life On Mars".

4 - Janis (Soundtrack) - Janis Joplin
If I was cool I'd write "Pearl" or something. But, as is the case with most of my music, my Dad introduced me to Janis Joplin by renting "Janis" from Videobusters, the documentary film about her that was released shortly after her death. I played the soundtrack non-stop and eventually collected everything she ever recorded.

5 - Help - The Beatles
Continuing with the same theme - now as I write this maybe my Dad had a campaign to make sure I knew good music - my Dad rented Help! I liked the Beatles but after seeing them in this crazy spy-hemed comedy/musical movie I loved them. As you should!

6 - Aspects of Love - Original London Cast Recording
I had seen other shows before Aspects but this was the one that gave me my love of theater, particularly musicals. I mailed away for the libretto and sang along to every word.

These two came after...
7 - Rent - Original Broadway Cast Recording
The first time I played this I hadn't seen the show. I was working at Grass Records as an intern and an advance copy came in the mail. I put it on and was instantly teased so I shut it off. But I took it home and bought a ticket shortly after. I stopped counting how many times I'd seen Rent after 25.

8 - Les Miz - Original Broadway Cast Recording
This was a high school thing. (Mike Johnson? Jessie?) We played it non-stop, acted it out, what dorks we were! But I am still in love with this show. Hello! Terrence Mann as Javert? Friggin amazing.

9 - Exile In Guyville - Liz Phair
OK so this may be a "cool" answer. Something that someone was a teenage girl in the 90s should list but it's true. SHe sang about stuff I didn't exactly "get" yet but thought I did or pretended I did. And she didn't have a particularly good voice but I loved it anyway, maybe because she sounded just like a normal person.

10 - She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
I was 7 when this album came out. Who was cooler than Cyndi Lauper? A girl from Queens who had half her head shaved the rest sticking out in crazy colors? Singing her ass off? I wanted to be her. I passed around a poll in elementary school that said "Who's Better Cyndi or Madonna?" And you had to write your name under either Cyndi or Madonna column to cast your vote. When Madonna started to pick up votes I ended the poll and wrote my name under Cyndi. She beat Madonna by my one vote.

11 - Hey Babe - Juliana Hatfield
There are a few people on this list that know how nutty about Juliana Hatfield I was (Gaspar, Rey, Domenique, Daryl." One of the people on this list called her Basketball Head! I won't say who.) She was the whole reason I ever interned at Mammoth - which in turn changed my life.

Two vinyl records that I first remember owning that I played on my Fisher Price record player until my parents' ears bled:
12 - The Muppet Show - original soundtrack to the TV show
13 - Sesame Street Gold

14 - War - U2
My father loves u2. He went to see them on this tour. I was too little to go. He called me from a pay phone inbetween the show and the encore to tell me about it. They are still one of my favorite bands.

15 - The Monkees - The Monkees
Those who know me from childhood know that the Monkees were an early obsession of mine. They made a comeback in 1986 - their 20th anniversary. WOR Channel 9 started rerunning the entire series that summer. My parents taped every single episode for me on our brand new VCR. I went to see them in concert like a million times. I met all four of them (even Mike Nesmith who wouldn't tour with them and had become a country music guy and TV producer.) Whenever I got grounded the first thing my parents took away was my Monkees stuff because I loved them so much. Still do. :)

16 - Another Love Song - The Frames
This was their first record. And definitely not their best when you compare them to the brilliant band they have become. I am one of the few who got into them because Glen Hansard was in The Commitments and I collected every project from every cast member. The Frames is probably my favorite band that is still active and making music. They make music that punches me in the gut with their awesomeness every time.