Sunday, December 05, 2004
Rhetoricpig shares a few favorite Bings.
The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid
MacNamara's Band
San Fernando Valley
Pistol Packin' Mama
The Whiffenpoof Song
All are Bing Crosby from between '31 and '51. The pistol packin' mama song is with The Andrews Sisters. I include The Whiffenpoof Song more for novelty, baa, baa, baa. And we will quarter no talk of Bing as a fiery, monster a-hole when away from the mic.
You know the Macy's parade, right? Giant balloons and, um, and giant balloons. Okay, so up until the depression of the thirties they released the balloons at the end of the festivities and then offered a reward or deposit on the returned, deflated balloons. Why did they stop during the depression? Well, there were the various bloody encounters between groups of armed motoring balloon chasers and like-wise armed farmers whom owned the farms where the balloons landed or just passed over. If all of those interesting corpses weren't reason enough, the final straw was the year when a large number of the crowd took the initiative to ensure that they find the balloon by hanging onto the ropes and accompanying it on it's voyage. They all died. Hence no more obviously eco-friendly balloon release. Spoilsports, ain't that the way it always goes?
What's your favorite Bing?
MacNamara's Band
San Fernando Valley
Pistol Packin' Mama
The Whiffenpoof Song
All are Bing Crosby from between '31 and '51. The pistol packin' mama song is with The Andrews Sisters. I include The Whiffenpoof Song more for novelty, baa, baa, baa. And we will quarter no talk of Bing as a fiery, monster a-hole when away from the mic.
You know the Macy's parade, right? Giant balloons and, um, and giant balloons. Okay, so up until the depression of the thirties they released the balloons at the end of the festivities and then offered a reward or deposit on the returned, deflated balloons. Why did they stop during the depression? Well, there were the various bloody encounters between groups of armed motoring balloon chasers and like-wise armed farmers whom owned the farms where the balloons landed or just passed over. If all of those interesting corpses weren't reason enough, the final straw was the year when a large number of the crowd took the initiative to ensure that they find the balloon by hanging onto the ropes and accompanying it on it's voyage. They all died. Hence no more obviously eco-friendly balloon release. Spoilsports, ain't that the way it always goes?
What's your favorite Bing?
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i call the san fernando valley my home too, for now.
i remember singing that Bing song ages ago in middle school. Never heard the original till now, thanks.
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i remember singing that Bing song ages ago in middle school. Never heard the original till now, thanks.
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