Ever think to yourself, “Self, were I to put together the worst music festival ever, what would the line-up look like?”
Well, thanks to the people in Walker, Minnesota, we don’t have to wonder any longer.
They’ve put together something called a “Sweet 16 Moondance Jam.”
It does not jam.
Is it just me or is the Thursday roster actually the famed “Rotation list in hell?”
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This is just freaking awesome.
Taking pictures with Christmas lights.
Cap’n Dyke’s Christian Gift Shop.
Gingerbread trailer. Awesome.
Tom Tommorrow says what I thought about the recently proposed Ron Paul Blimp.
Further proof that “Libertarian” is actually shorthand for “egomaniacal fuckwit,” the skeevy old crank that owns the Bunny Ranch in Nevada is fund raising for the Ron Paul Revolution.
Seriously, what the hell is wrong with Maureen Dowd?
Hateful Stereotypes Behind 5 Lovable Cereal Mascots via Odie.
“A 2003 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 49 percent of parents think educational videos are “very important” in the intellectual development of children.”
-Josh Golin
It’s Walker, Minnesota, thank you very much…
And they hold it every year.
/used to summer near there…
— sly civilian May 7, 07:44 PM #
Shit. See why I stopped posting with anything meaningful? My brain has turned to mush.
— Veronica May 7, 08:00 PM #
OK, to take up for The New Cars, at least Todd Rundgren is with them. He is the only remotely redeeming feature of that entire festival. Smashmouth AND Def Leppard? Isn’t that combination supposed to be akin to bleach and ammonia?
— Emily May 7, 08:31 PM #
lol…i don’t know why i was proud to claim that one.
and i totally botched a comment over at feministe…and it’s mocking me from behind the “Awaiting Moderation” line. Brain mush happens.
— sly civilian May 7, 11:12 PM #
the first 8-track tape i ever bought was deep purple’s machine head. i like deep purple – they remind me of my youth. and based on my reference of 8-track tapes, y’all know how old i am.
i also like reo and kansas. never heard of that big head thing, unless the “todd” part is todd rundgren as per emily’s comment. and i have always liked todd – i had a few of his albums – in vinyl no less.
but this is the same “discussion” i have with my hubby. he, umm, dislikes my taste in music.
— nexyjo May 8, 09:22 AM #
Nah, Big Head Todd is not Todd Rundgren.
Actually, that’s the one that my husband and I marvelled over the most. They’re a has-been alternative act that I don’t think I’ve heard anything out of since 1994 or so. If BHT and Smashmouth weren’t there, then I could just chalk the whole affair up to generational misunderstanding. As it is, it’s just a mismatched collection of mediocre to terrible musicians.
And, I’ve got a soft spot for Def Leppard, myself.
— Veronica May 8, 11:03 AM #
Kansas
BLARGH!!!
— JackGoff May 8, 11:50 AM #
But, Jack, all we are is dust in the wind!
— Veronica May 8, 12:44 PM #
oo, too bad i already did my shameful admissions for octogalore’s post.
all i will say here is actually i er still kind of dig a couple of songs by a couple of those.
but i won’t tell you which.
anyway, even if that weren’t so, i still don’t think it probably measures down to your average lineup in Branson, MO:
http://directory.branson.com/Shows
—look! Dick Clark’s American Bandstand show!including someone or other from the Righteous Brothers, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Fabian!
John Wayne and America’s Yodelling Sweetheart!
God Rocks!
Baldknobbers’ Jamboree!
and Much Much More!!
— belledame222 May 8, 05:06 PM #
...and no, REO Chuckwagon is NOT one of them. even I’m not THAT shameful.
— belledame222 May 8, 05:07 PM #
Fabian is still alive?
— Veronica May 8, 05:38 PM #
even if not, I’m not sure that would be a deterrent in Branson, tbh
— belledame222 May 9, 11:41 AM #
Ah, REO. I once helped my friend jump the stage so that she could hug Kevin Cronin.
I actually would love to see several of those bands perform, just for old times’ sake. Except – I’m pretty sure they were better back in the day.
— plain(s) feminist May 9, 09:15 PM #
I love Def Leppard! I’d also want to see Toto. But the oddest part is that now I have “One Thing Leads to Another” playing in my head, and I’m not especially interested in seeing The Fixx.
— Donna May 9, 09:41 PM #
Why pay $150 for something that you can hear every day on the “classic rock” radio station of your choice? All they’re missing is Heart.
I have no idea who Jackyl are, by the way. I suspect that may be a blessing in disguise.
And I am rather proud of the fact that even though I was a metal kid in the eighties I never went to see Def Leppard.
— CassandraSays May 10, 12:42 AM #
Jackyl is actually way less annoying than Loverboy.
Of course… pretty much anything is less annoying than Loverboy.
— Veronica May 10, 11:31 AM #
well, i’m not ashamed to admit that i like reo speedwagon and heart and paul revere and the raiders. but then again, i’m over 50, and therefore old, and people can write me off as a crazy, old tranny.
see? there are advantages to being old and trans. next thing you know, i’ll house 50 cats, and people will start calling me the “cat lady”.
— nexyjo May 10, 03:02 PM #
Cassandra, I did go see Def Leppard in the 80s! ‘’‘stomps off to go pout in a corner and glare at Cassandra’‘’
— Donna May 10, 08:32 PM #
Don’t feel too bad, Donna. I went to see Motley Crue (and yes, I am ashamed).
— CassandraSays May 10, 08:54 PM #