Today's Guest Writer: Dave Marron

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 - 8:51 a.m.

Greetings, all...

Hi, I'm Dave... and I'm a blog-addict.

Since Brin and I linked back up after a year-hiatus (well, a year THIS time) and she directed me to her blog, I haven't missed a day. I sat and read the entire blog over a two-day period, and now I have to catch the daily entry.

Kinda like my morning paper…I just have to have my "Rose Is Rose", "For Better Or For Worse", "Luann"...

So, when she got blog-block, I offered to step in.

As for myself, I've been married for a little over a year. No children except a four-legged furball Sheltie named Scotti. We're in southern California, close enough to Disneyland that we can hear the fireworks. "Listen… Disneyland is exploding again!"

I'm another "fact pack-rat". As I commented somewhere in the blog (under "Old Buddy Dave"), nobody can beat me at You Don't Know Jack. I also play drums and sing in a bar band. (Yes, it is possible to do both at the same time; q.v. Don Henley, Phil Collins, Ringo Starr, et al.)

** ** **

The following is a rant. I'm not nearly as adept at it as the great Dennis Miller, but I do have certain things that just piss me off.

First, a little background. I'm a manager at a family entertainment center. Miniature golf, arcade, laser tag, etc. I deal with a large cross-section of people: adults, kids, parents, straight, gay, lesbian, Goth, Christian, LDS, Pagan... you name it. Most of them, even the teenagers, are good people. We don't really have many problems.

But the thing I don't get, the thing that really tends to annoy me -- is graffiti.

If I understand this correctly -- and since I just turned 38, I'm too old to be cool -- taggers tag to "mark their territory". Gangs do this also, to let folks know where their "turf" is. (Hell, "turf" probably isn't the current word, anymore... but it's the only one I know.) It's supposed to let you know who's territory you're in... to intimidate you.

This is something that dogs have been doing since Time began.

I bet dinosaurs used to lift the old leg to let other alpha-male dinos know who was in charge, and where.

So... these guys are basically pissing on a bush. And this is supposed to impress me?

Yeah... I'm really impressed. Sure. Right.

** ** **

If you're into songs from the 70's, check out SUPER HITS OF THE 70'S - HAVE A NICE DAY. This series from Rhino Records (Thank You God for Rhino) has all the one-hit wonders from the decade, from "More Today Than Yesterday" from Spiral Staircase to "Sky High" from Jigsaw to "Drift Away" from Dobie Gray to Ace Frehley's "New York Groove" to…well, you get the idea. I have all 25 volumes, and I listen to them regularly.

Rhino also put out the entire MONKEES TV series on DVD in two very cool packages. They look like those compact record players they used to make in the 60's.

Now, if they'd only put MacGYVER and THE PRETENDER on DVD...

** ** **

New episode of NYPD BLUE tonight... and I have to work... where's the blank tapes...

** ** **

Okay, that's it from me. Y'all can wake up now. Brin should be back in this space tomorrow.

But I WON'T promise not to come back.

You have been warned. Be afraid. Be VERY afraid.

---

10 of my readers commented on this entry

patty
the pretender - was that the wierd PBS show?
---
Old Buddy Dave
CBS, yeah. It's currently on TNT at 8am PT.
---
Bindyree
If you're thinking of the show that starred Patrick McGoohan making all those escape attempts from that weird looking resort town, you're thinking of 'The Prisoner' :-)
---
John
Rhino is great. They need to get more into doing DVDs now. Too much good stuff languishing in the film archives...
---
Jodi
I cannot believe people do not know "The Pretender." ::smacking forehead:: am I the last coach potatoe!?!?! lol
---
Cheri
There is also another record company called Hip-O Records that has a Best of the 80's compilation. Thought I'd share :)
---
Jamie - Glistening Star of the East
Ok. So I have nothing to say, but SO MANY people signed tonight, I just couldn't be left out! Love and hugs! xxx ~ Jamie
---
Bindyree
You people are the dizzy limit. The only thing more revealing of my innermost workings would be open heart surgery; I post day after day, and on my day off, this freightload of comments get left??? Geez. The last thing that generated this much subspace chatter here was when there was an argument over how to hard-boil an egg. LOLOLOLOL...!!!
---
Todd
Wow, Brin you know about 'The Prisoner'? That is perhaps one of my all time favorite TV shows! And the only reason I still have my laser disc player since I have every episode on that. I just can't afford the DVD set.
---
Old Buddy Dave
Todd - go to deepdiscountdvd.com; sets of two Prisoner discs are under $20, plus free shipping. :)
---

---

what you missed - what's next - leave a note - email the pope
first post - random entry - cast page - my diaryrings - top ten

THE LEGAL STUFF: All content on this site that was created by me is copyright 2003-2009 Brin-Marie McLaughlin. Steal my stuff and I'll squash you like a bug. All incoming email is subject to publication or other distribution by me in whole or in part at my sole discretion. This diary features the sole opinions and experiences of one person, namely me, the person who is paying for the space. Anything else on these pages including any comments belongs to whoever created it. In the interest of safety and accountability, no anonymous comments will ever be allowed here, ever, for any reason in the entire history of ever. The comments section is part of my paid presence on the web, and is used by my readership to supplement the things I have written here with relevent information in a polite manner. Comments that do not fall in that category are subject to deletion at my whim. Your use of my comments section constitutes the understanding of this statement. Anything else on these pages including any comments belongs to whoever created it. All external links are current as of the date of the entry in which they are featured. News excerpts used here are for educational purposes and are permitted under the Fair Use Doctrine.