Thursday, July 27, 2006
Mother, Should I build a Wall...
Okay, yes its been 2mos. and 2 days, but los dio de sol has returned. Apparentily this blog is still alive as I keep getting messages. So here's what will be the first of a regular weekly update or 2. Its funny I know they say 90 percent of all blogs die after 2 weeks... but I lasted a month... then came college, and yes its online but Im obessed with knitting scary sock monkeys. This blogs theme, ended up being innocense. It's funny I never post these theme wise, but I always find one when I look into it. It's better then saying... hmmmm.... the theme is an anal virus... seeeee why would you read that. Thats why they have myspace.
listening to...pink floyd- mother.
The Forgotten: Charlotte Braun
Yes, Charles Schultz penned Snoopy, Charlie Brown and The Peanuts for 50 years, and actually died the day after the last cartoon was printed. Creepy thought there yet, kinda sweet. He often snook in many concept characters for its time. A Billie Jean King clone, the first black cartoon character, and a Kite Eating Tree. However hidden in the annals of strip history is Charlotte Braun. Charlotte only appeared in 10 strips, because of a negative public response. She was similiar in appearance to Charlie Brown, but really rude and annoying. So she was shelved in 1955 never to be seen again. Some say she had a meth problem,some speak of rumors of her Linus and the blanket, some say she became obessessed with creating a rocking chair that makes pies, still others say when she grew up she did a spread in "Swank" magazine. I say she was make believe and its all just rumors. Ahhhhh innocense.
Lance Bass is what!!!!!!! No Noooooo!!!!!
Came a time when a man could wear make up, and dance around in leather pants and not be gay. Came a time when a grown man could have a fan base of children and not be gay. But noooooo, not you Lance Bass. Yes, Lance Bass admitted to being gay, saying he kept it secret all these years because he didn't want the band to become about him being Gay. Good for you Lance. No one is thrilled with how Ellen overshadowed her show with her issues. However, you did throw the world of make up clad leather pant wearing pretty boys back 100 yrs. What gave it away to me, was when he wanted to be a cosmonaut. Everyone knows they are all gay.
Stupid, Childhood Memories: Kool-Aid Man
OH YEAH..... The catch phrase that set off a revolution. Though to this day its still debatable whether he could take the Hawaian Punch mascot "Punchy" In a fight,(what the hell was that on punchy's head) Kool-Aid man still prevails in mainstream culture. I remember as a kid saving all the Kool-Aid points on the back of the package so I could send off for the Kool-Aid watch with the digital moving hands. Legend has it, Kurt Cobain use to dye his hair with Kool-Aid, and he did so on the SNL performance. The pop singer Pink admits to having used Kool-Aid as a hair dye. Personally I would want to dye mine with grape. I never did wear that watch to school, that would have just been dorky.
Check this clip out.... ohh good times...
