A very nice “aw, shucks” post about GTP here. The only thing is… I don’t remember doing a Jo Jo Gunne palate cleanser before.
Fortunately, that’s easy to remedy with my favorite tune of theirs. From the early 70’s, here’s “Run Run Run”.
There are very few songs that sound better being blasted out of a car stereo than that. Trust me on this.
I have one better one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H-Y7MAASkg. “Get Over IT”. Those Eagles they were ahead of their time.
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The blog’s official position on the Eagles:
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So are you the driver or passenger?
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Judging by the Senator’s musical tastes, I bet he sides with the Dude.
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All the F***ing way. 😉
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Way back when, in my callow days, there were two or maybe three Eagles numbers that I could abide (the more Bakersfield Country deals). Ever since The Movie I laugh whenever they turn up on a radio!
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Excellent song choice, Bluto.
Ever hear “Kaptain Kopter and His Magic Twirleybirds,” with California and Cassidy?
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Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen want Kaptain Kopter and His Magic Twirleybirds to cease and desist. Or combine forces to take over the galaxy Outside the South
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Dawg…that is hillarious.
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Congratulation Senator, and rightly so
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The mystery man- good job dude. We enjoy it every morning.
Thanks for the hard work. The accolades are deserved
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That guy said you are snarky but never a jerk. I’d never thought of it in those terms before, but he’s right. Anybody can do snark, but consistently doing it without being a jerk is an art form. 🙂
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Honestly, I don’t know what I would do without this blog. I guess I would go back to reading Rivals comment threads that make me want to punch myself in the head and clicking on links from dawgbone.net.
But then where would I get my daily dose of NCAA rage? 😉
Great job Senator
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I agree. Great job Senator. I only hope you do not yield your time on the floor anytime soon!!! Congrats!! Almost 15M hits and I know I have contributed a lot to that number.
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Thanks. Was going to ask what the total hits were by now.
Otherwise,….meh. 🙂
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My roommate’s dad managed a trucking company in Atlanta and he would hook us up with a summer job unloading trucks at night. Hard work but the pay was over the top. He drove a blue 442 convertible and we would fly that car back to Athens in the morning about daybreak. Jo Jo Gunne was a favorite and Barstow Blue Eyes was the song of choice for me. That was one of the best summer jobs I had while in college. The best summer job was working in the lab at the Pabst brewery outside of Warner Robins. lol.
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Sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that’s the Dude…
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http://bednark.com/big.lebowski.script.html
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Okay already…Senator it looks like you do speak for “The BLOG” as far as official opinions go. After all …it is your Blog. I still adore the EAGLES. I mean…DESPERADO….come on guys.
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The Eagles are terrible. The Dude had it right.
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There are all kinds of top 100 greatest bands lists….. not finding the Eagles on any. A list that has Prince ranked ahead of Elvis and James Brown, and MJ a head of BD is suspect though….. imho.
100. Alicia Keys
99. Hall And Oates98. Depeche Mode97. Pretenders96. Journey
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You guys love lists, and we love to start our holiday weekend early, so thanks VH1 for putting together this 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time countdown. (Spoiler Alert: No Wavves…) You should compare it to VH1′s 100 Greatest Artists Of Rock & Roll from 1998 (back when VH1 was VH-1) to see some of the overlaps/differences. For starters: The Top 5 “Rock” vs “Of All Time” is the same group, except for Jimi Hendrix who’s been pushed to No. 6. It’ll also give you an idea of how VH1 defines rock & roll. And how much it sucks to be the Eagles. Trivia: Which artist has drunkenly crashed his car the most times? Highest ranked artist to be pelted with plastic bottles? Did Biggie beat Tupac? Which version of Journey made it? But it’s not all about long-suffering has-beens: I, for one, am happy for Def Leppard.
100 Alicia Keys
99 Hall & Oates
98 Depeche Mode
97 Pretenders
96 Journey
95 OutKast
94 Mariah Carey
93 Pearl Jam
92 LL Cool J
91 Green Day
90 Elvis Costello
89 Beastie Boys
88 Bee Gees
87 George Michael
86 N.W.A.
85 The Band
84 Curtis Mayfield
83 Earth, Wind and Fire
82 Steely Dan
81 ABBA
80 Mary J. Blige
79 Eminem
78 Judas Priest
77 Lynyrd Skynyrd
76 Run-D.M.C.
75 Rush
74 The Cure
73 Van Morrison
72 Janis Joplin
71 R.E.M.
70 Def Leppard
69 Tupac Shakur
68 Otis Redding
67 Coldplay
66 Justin Timberlake
65 The Doors
64 Talking Heads
63 Notorious B.I.G.
62 Genesis
61 Cream
60 Whitney Houston
59 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
58 Cheap Trick
57 Iggy & The Stooges
56 KISS
55 Peter Gabriel
54 Public Enemy
53 Little Richard
52 Beyoncé
51 Billy Joel
50 Sade
49 Parliament-Funkadelic
48 Rage Against The Machine
47 Jay-Z
46 Ramones
45 Al Green
44 Joni Mitchell
43 Ray Charles
42 Metallica
41 Van Halen
40 The Police
39 The Kinks
38 Sly & The Family Stone
37 Fleetwood Mac
36 Paul McCartney
35 Johnny Cash
34 Tina Turner
33 Guns N’ Roses
32 Black Sabbath
31 John Lennon
30 Aerosmith
29 Radiohead
28 Elton John
27 Aretha Franklin
26 Neil Young
25 Chuck Berry
24 The Velvet Underground
23 AC/DC
22 The Clash
21 Bruce Springsteen
20 Marvin Gaye
19 U2
18 Pink Floyd
17 Queen
16 Madonna
15 The Beach Boys
14 Nirvana
13 The Who
12 David Bowie
11 Bob Marley
10 Stevie Wonder
09 James Brown
08 Elvis Presley
07 Prince
06 Jimi Hendrix
05 Bob Dylan
04 Rolling Stones
03 Led Zeppelin
02 Michael Jackson
01 The Beatles
Stereogum will be at ATP NY this weekend and will be sure to congratulate No. 57 if we see them at the Sportsman Bar. (We’ll livetweet via @stereogum if AT&T cooperates.)
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Thanks for the rundown.
Elvis #1, Beatles #8, Rolling Stones #2, James Brown #3, Jimi Hendrix #4
David Bowie #5, Elvis Costello #6, Bob Dylan #7. In my humble opinion.
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