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May 10, 2007
Kermit Goes to Rehab
Since I don't listen to the radio except when in a car rental (not PT Cruisers!), I have to find other outlets for new music. I'm finding the majority of new music I've downloaded I discovered on Letterman. That's where I first heard Brazilian Girls, Shiny Toy Guns and Amy Winehouse. The gays love Amy Winehouse. I assume it's because of her tattoos and blatant alcoholism. I'll admit she is a refreshing voice and style compared to all the shit forced upon us lately.
I went to visit my cousin in rehab recently -- it's a popular trend, y'know -- and listened to Amy's anti-rehab song on the way there. There's some irony there, I think. It's a great song, nonetheless.
My cousin's mother emailed me this link and asked me what I thought it meant. She said he showed her this video before he left for rehab. Hmmm. I'm glad I'm the go-to guy for self-destructive muppet themes. Anyway, it's awfully depressing and probably not a good thing to show a concerned mother -- although it's surely interesting.
Speaking of kermit, our favorite sexpert has tipped us off to this new term:
kermit
"*To kermit is to run away screaming, with one's arms flailing above one's head. The etymology should be obvious."
I have seen this behavior firsthand. One drunken evening a few years ago, I got talked into doing karaoke at Badlands. A bunch of drag queens had just performed a number of Celine Dion ballads, and were very serious with their execution. I got up on the stage and "sang" Green Day's "When I Come Around". I cleared the room. Boys were kermitting out of the place. One drag queen threw her compact at me.
I haven't done karaoke since.
Posted by durban bud at May 10, 2007 12:51 PM
Comments
I don't think "Rehab" is anti-rehab, really. If you listen to the words, there's a lot more going on there.
It's been my dream to have a drag queen throw a compact at me.
Posted by: Huntington at May 10, 2007 01:28 PM
That was probably not the best song choice. Perhaps something a bit more uptempo next time?
Posted by: cb at May 10, 2007 02:09 PM
I LOVE me some Amy Winehouse. Found her a couple months ago and the cd is still in my car cd player. I think all the gays love her because she kind of looks like a very hot drag queen.
That, plus any song about NOT going into rehab.
Dunno.
Posted by: mark at May 10, 2007 02:24 PM
Kermit the cutter? It was too sad for me to watch all the way through.
I hope your cousin is doing well!
Posted by: Chris at May 10, 2007 02:41 PM
Is it plausable that your God awful Karaoke rendition of a Green Day song was totally attributable to damaged vocal chords from too much cock sucking?
Posted by: brettcajun at May 10, 2007 03:39 PM
Love your blog. A big fan of it, actually. It gets me laughing with your sence of humor.
Posted by: mark at May 10, 2007 03:48 PM
They were playing Amy Winehouse the last time I was in Lambda Rising. She has a good voice.
From my limited experience as a karaoke ecouteur, I find it hard to imagine that your voice was so bad as to be remarkable when compared to other karaokistas. I myself have sung karaoke twice. I have a terrific voice, but on each occasion I was singing a (different) Patsy Cline song in a room that would much have preferred Shania Twain. What a world.
Posted by: Teddy at May 10, 2007 04:55 PM
Shiny Toy Guns is fantastic. I'm a big fan of 80s throwbacks.
I've stopped listening to the radio as well, so I've started picking up new bands on music blogs.
Posted by: chrisb at May 10, 2007 07:59 PM
There's another clip of sad Kermit doing Radiohead's "Creep", but using "Green" instead.
"I am green. I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?"
Posted by: dumbek at May 11, 2007 09:38 AM
She looks like Minnie Driver on crack.
Posted by: Mike at May 11, 2007 09:56 AM