tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037687028715936005.post236316116686425509..comments2024-01-08T23:50:24.987-05:00Comments on Stephen on Stuff: iTunes Running Diary – June 14, 2009Steve G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12021363760202667755noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037687028715936005.post-82560766297158029542009-06-15T02:58:10.822-04:002009-06-15T02:58:10.822-04:00I wish we could have done an e-mail exchange on th...I wish we could have done an e-mail exchange on this entry!<br />Pop punk is typically my musical guilty pleasure, but goddamnit, Goldfinger, you have no business messing around with The Cure (whom I have a longstanding musical love affair with). Wish, Disintegration & Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me are some of my favorite albums.<br /><br />Speaking of favorite albums: Everclear. I have a soft spot for So Much For The Afterglow, because it was the first album I heard from them, and it became one of those albums that fits your feelings & life so well at the time that you latch on to it forever. That being said, Sparkle & Fade is definitely better. And just in case you're wondering, my favorite tracks: Heartspark Dollarsign, My Sexual Life, You Make Me Feel Like A Whore<br />I feel like everyone has more or less forgotten about them, but I will always love them for being one of the bands that was a catalyst for changing my taste in music.<br />Before I get into VH1, let me say: I like The Sounds! Check out their song Rock 'N Roll. <br /><br />As Danielle can attest, I have a bizarre love for terrible reality television. I can't explain why I find it so entertaining. I'd like to think it's the psychologist in me that enjoys this perverse experiment in human behavior/obedience to authority. And strangely- I don't get sick of it. I have watched Rock of Love 1/2/bus, Flavor of Love 1 & 2, I Love New York, New York Goes to Work, Daisy of Love, Tough Love, My New BFF, Celebrity Rehab, My Fair Brady, Strange Love, Surreal Life & Tool Academy. I know, that sound I heard was your respect for me disappearing. I also find it interesting that it's better to be the runner up on these shows (the dating ones, I mean). The winner obviously never engages in any kind of post-show relationship with the star [I assume some tabloid would at least have mentioned it], and they fade into obscurity [unless you're a total loser like David "12 Pack" Amerman, and you go on YET ANOTHER VH1 REALITY DATING SHOW] while the runner up inevitably gets their own show. So these people, clearly teeming with psychological issues, are trying to toe the line- stay on the show, be entertaining, but ultimately: don’t be chosen. On an early episode of Daisy of Love, Day “Cable Guy” Won actually mentioned the producers telling him to “be himself, but be MORE himself”- a concept he didn’t appear to understand, and was subsequently eliminated. Heighten every trait you have, never turn down an opportunity for controversy, and please take advantage of our alcohol-friendly environment. I keep watching, but at the same time, wondering when these people are going to hit the ceiling of how big they can make themselves (or rather, their characters). Every person knows that if they want to have a prayer of being remembered, they have to top everything done before them. With VH1 alone pumping out reality shows every 15 minutes, it’s a tall order. So they pound shots, and each others faces, strip naked, put themselves in the hospital, go after wild animals…I just keep waiting for the first contestant to die of some freak accident. And the sad thing is their death, that we are most assuredly barreling towards, won’t be what brings reality TV crashing down. No, it’ll only lead to the next slew of people somehow trying to top THAT. The best we can hope for is the public shames the networks into backing off for a few years until most people have forgotten about it. <br />Damn. I think I just convinced myself not to watch those shows anymore.Magalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816935737532552708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037687028715936005.post-46185709276397277942009-06-14T22:45:53.435-04:002009-06-14T22:45:53.435-04:00The VH1 reality shows do suck, yeah. I understand...The VH1 reality shows do suck, yeah. I understand the "train wreck" appeal of Bus of Love and whatever else, but people eventually get sick of it and move on. They had some good franchises and just let them decay for cheap reality shows.Steve G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12021363760202667755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9037687028715936005.post-17863807873139373822009-06-14T22:36:44.749-04:002009-06-14T22:36:44.749-04:00I hardly watch VH1 now unfortunately. I loved all ...I hardly watch VH1 now unfortunately. I loved all their countdown shows, celebrity gossip shows [esp. celebrity eye candy] and I use to like Best Week Ever before they made that really unfunny guy the like "host" of it and now it sucks. But now most of VH1 sucks because it's all horrible reality tv shows that no one should ever watch.Daniellenoreply@blogger.com