Tag Archives: The Police

11/06/2017 · 5:44 pm

Little Girls, Little Guns

“Little Girls” is the first track off of Only A Lad, the first LP from Los Angeles new-wave band Oingo Boingo. When I was only a lad, it was sort of a personal anthem. You probably know it, it starts with:

I – I – I love little girls, they make me feel so good
I love
Little girls, they make me feel so
Bad
When they’re around they make me feel like I’m the only guy in town
I love
Little girls, they make me feel so
Good

Fairly innocuous, right? It’s cute, if you don’t read too much into it. Or, avoid watching the video.

An Elfmanic episode.

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Filed under Bad Influences, Faint Signals, Girls of BIUL, Nostalgic Obsessions, Thousand Listen Club

Tagged as 1980s, 1981, 1983, 1991, Danny Elfman, girls, guns, LSD, Oingo Boingo, political correctness, Steve Buscemi, The Police, women

01/13/2017 · 3:07 pm

Experience vs. Evidence

In the next ten years, the entire experience of seeing a concert will have changed. Forever.

These things and infants are everywhere, and you complain about guns?

Hunter S. Thompson claimed that no Doors recording existed that captured the grandeur of Jim Morrison and company on stage. I believe this, although I never bore witness to the spectacle myself. Regardless, the only real evidence will always be the albums the Doors released. Thompson’s historic experience either died with him, or ended up on the wall behind his office chair. This is, needless to say, unfortunate. Continue reading →

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Filed under Bad Influences, Comix Classic & Current, Faint Signals, Magazine Rack, Nostalgic Obsessions

Tagged as 1990s, Bands I Useta Like, Bruce Bickford, comix, Dead Kennedys, Detroit, Dick Tracy, Evan Dorkin, Frank Zappa, Hunter S. Thompson, Iggy Pop, Jim Morrison, Kyle Baker, laughter, Lloyd Dangle, MC5, Motorbooty, New Jersey, Paranormal Activity, smartphones, Sting, strips, The Doors, The Police, VHS, Warren Beatty

08/07/2015 · 3:54 pm

Good Cop/Bad Cop (The Police)

Police- a subject of much discussion these days. Some claim to hate them. Society cannot function without them, but what does that say about society? And can you believe they used to be a band?

I admit the “white people ripping off reggae” jab was a bit harsh, but I never said I was fair. I certainly wasn’t when it came to depicting my hair and acne. Continue reading →