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Step off, Rove and McCain...

2008-09-10T20:49:18Z

Mr. Obama, thank you for continuing to try and drive this campaign season along the track that it belongs and away from this namby-pamby old-school political pandering and pedantry.

Please, spread the word about this...

2008-08-31T16:33:05Z

It's bad enough when you're on the edge or brink of change in the months ahead to hear a story such as this, especially in your own backyard...This, to me, borders on Stormtrooper-ish actions and cannot, should not be tolerated and allowed to go unnoticed. At least the NY Times covered it as well.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/30/police_raids/index.html?source=rss&aim=/opinion/greenwald

Please, please, please pass this around to as many people as you can to get the word out on what's happening here in Minnesota leading up to the convention.

All About Privilege...

2008-08-29T20:25:46Z

Since I've seen it going around, I want to post it as well and continue, as I believe it's a huge issue that gets nearly no attention in our society and I'm always open to discussion. In fact, just browsing the list makes me wonder about some of the questions. For now, though, I'll just answer.

From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. If you participate in this blog game, they ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright.http://wbarratt.indstate.edu/socialclass/social_class_on_campus.htm (Updated 2008 version below, from Step into Social Class 2)

Bold the true statements.

1. Father went to college (before you turned 18)
2. Father finished college (before you turned 18)
3. Mother went to college (before you turned 18)
4. Mother finished college (before you turned 18)
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
9. Were read children's books by a parent when you were growing up
10. Had lessons of any kind when you were growing up
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons when you were growing up
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school (but I bold this with an asterisk)
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels and motels (as opposed to KOA or relatives homes)
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents gave you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child
23. You and your family lived in a single family house
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child.
26. You had a phone in your room (or your own cell phone) before you turned 18
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
33. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
34. Had a computer at home when you were growing up
35. Had your own computer at home when you were growing up.
36 (US version). Been to Europe more than once as a child or teen
36 (Int'l version). Been to the US more than once as a child or teen

Now, for the footnote:
16. Went to a private high school - The private school I went to was not by any means typical and was paid for entirely by my father's health insurance. Had I not had the emotional/familial struggles I did, private school would NOT have happened

A new excuse...

2008-06-11T15:52:25Z

Since I've used up every other one, I have a new reason to call in to work.

Between the shaft of a "raise" I got at my last review, the exponentially rising prices of food and, especially, gasoline, from here on in...

I'm calling broke...sorry, I just can't afford to come in to work today.

Two! Two states in suport...Mwa ha ha ha ha...

2008-05-15T19:02:45Z

California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban
California Supreme Court overturns ban on gay marriage; Challenges loom
By LISA LEFF Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO May 15, 2008 (AP)
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The California Supreme Court has overturned a gay marriage ban in a ruling that would make the nation's largest state the second one to allow gay and lesbian weddings.

The justices' 4-3 decision Thursday says domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage. Chief Justice Ron George wrote the opinion.

The city of San Francisco, two dozen gay and lesbian couples and gay rights groups sued in March 2004 after the court halted San Francisco's monthlong same-sex wedding march.

The case before the court involved a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn a voter-approved law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

With the ruling, California could become the second state after Massachusetts where gay and lesbian residents can marry.

"What happens in California, either way, will have a huge impact around the nation. It will set the tone," said Geoffrey Kors, executive director of the gay rights group Equality California.

California already offers same-sex couples who register as domestic partners the same legal rights and responsibilities as married spouses, including the right to divorce and to sue for child support. It's therefore unclear what additional relief state lawmakers could offer short of marriage if the court renders the existing ban unconstitutional.

A coalition of religious and social conservative groups is attempting to put a measure on the November ballot that would enshrine California's current laws banning gay marriage in the state constitution.

The Secretary of State is expected to rule by the end of June whether the sponsors gathered enough signature to qualify the marriage amendment, similar to ones enacted in 26 other states.

The cases before the California court were brought by the city of San Francisco, two dozen gay and lesbian couples, Equality California and another gay rights group in March 2004 after the court halted San Francisco's monthlong same-sex wedding march that took place at Mayor Gavin Newsom's direction.

One thing I'm thankful for...

2008-03-19T18:23:43Z

...well, two things:

1. Presidential term limits
2. The current VP isn't attempting to fill the shallow shoes of the current debacle of a President we've tolerated for the last 8 years.

Why am I thankful for these things? This is why, but most especially:

When asked how that assessment comports with recent polls that show about two-thirds of Americans say the fight in Iraq is not worth it, Cheney replied, "So?"

"You don't care what the American people think?" Raddatz asked the vice president.

"You can't be blown off course by polls," said Cheney, who is currently on a tour of the Middle East. "This president is very courageous and determined to go the course. There has been a huge fundamental change and transformation for the better. That's a huge accomplishment."

You have to be fucking kidding me. Seriously. While I shouldn't be so surprised, it still does shock me just how distant from the sentiment of the American people this administration has been for so long.

Song of the Day...

2008-03-18T18:29:39Z

...a recent discovery thanks to my iPod that I hadn't even realized I had...Local music rocks.

Separate Ways

I opened your letter
I wanted to see
I knew that I shouldn’t
It’s nothing to do with me
I had my suspicions
And you had your lies
We were one happy family
Living in disguise

I’m going to be bigger than you
Since you left me hanging around
I’m going to be stronger than you
When I leave this town for good
So don’t you cry for me
You can save your tears
I know you’ve lied to me
For so many years

But now that you’re here
I haven’t got a word to say
This moment’s so clear
We can go our separate ways
Separate ways

You knew I’d forgive you
Whatever the cost
I thought I was sensitive
You believed I was lost
Now this nightmare is over
Now the smoke is all cleared
This wound is much deeper
Then I could have ever feared

I’m going to be bigger than you
Since you left me hanging around
I’m going to be stronger than you
When I leave this town for good
So don’t you cry for me
You can save your tears
I know you’ve lied to me
For so many years

You opened the door, but I was already gone
You believed that you didn’t do anything wrong
You betrayed me

snort

2008-03-11T14:42:55Z

Even my horoscope is still off as a result of daylight savings time...(I say even because I was up at the ungodly hour of 6:30am, despite having tried for an hour to get back to sleep prior to the clock reaching the horrid series of numbers):

Do not let the arrogance of someone else get under your skin today -- it won't help anything. You will get frustrated, but they will remain blissfully ignorant of how abrasive and annoying they are being. Instead of reacting negatively, use your sense of humor to help you through. Choose to see their behavior as amusing and entertaining, and you will get all the relief you need. In fact, you will look forward to their future outbursts instead of dreading them.

Sunday was a far more appropriate day to have gotten that subtle reminder.

What Do You Have To Say? - The Soundtrack of My Life

2008-01-16T16:10:40Z

What songs would you include on the "soundtrack of your life?"

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Interestingly enough, I've been working on this particular list for quite some time, focusing on songs that have been reflective of different periods of my life. So far, in no particular order are:

What a Good Boy - Barenaked Ladies
The Living Years - Mike and the Mechanics
I Will Remember You - Amy Grant
It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland) - Barenaked Ladies
Superman - Five for Fighting
Bridge - Queensryche
Going Through - The Hillcats
Crossing Over - Lowen and Navarro
Song for a Friend - Jason Mraz
Against the Wind - Bob Seger
La Vie Boheme - Rent
What You Own - Rent
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

That's an awful lot, I suppose, but that's just a base line. There's more, happier ones than that list contains (though some are pretty high times, too). It's kind of sad though to note that many of these songs are about strife, heartaches, losses and struggles...Hmmm, I wonder...

Edited to add the Green Day song...how I could forget that one, I don't quite know...

Musical musings....

2008-01-15T20:28:44Z

Why I have 'Pictures of You' stuck in my head at the moment, I can't explain. Perhaps a pasting will purge the playing...

i've been looking so long at these pictures of you
that i almost believe that they're real
i've been living so long with my pictures of you
that i almost believe that the pictures are all i can feel

remembering you standing quiet in the rain
as i ran to your heart to be near
and we kissed as the sky fell in holding you close
how i always held close in your fear
remembering you running soft through the night
you were bigger and brighter than the snow
and screamed at the make-believe
screamed at the sky
and you finally found all your courage
to let it all go

remembering you fallen into my arms
crying for the death of your heart
you were stone white so delicate lost in the cold
you were always so lost in the dark
remembering you how you used to be slow drowned
you were angels so much more than everything
oh hold for the last time
then slip away quietly
open my eyes but i never see anything

if only i had thought of the right words
i could have hold on to your heart
if only i'd thought of the right words
i wouldn't be breaking apart
all my pictures of you

Looking So long at these pictures of you
but i never hold on to your heart
looking so long for the words to be true
but always just breaking apart
my pictures of you

there was nothing in the world
that i ever wanted more
than to feel you deep in my heart
there was nothing in the world that i ever
wanted more than to never feel the breaking
apart all my pictures of you

Shameless self promotion...

2007-12-28T19:33:59Z

Ok, so I'm giving this a whirl...I'm trying to get myself a PS3 for (post) Christmas, and found a site that I only need 12 referrals (not bad in comparison with others I've seen.

If you've got a spare moment or two, could you go to http://www.YourPS34free.com/index.php?ref=4516741 and sign up, look around and see if there is anything you'd be interested in giving a go for me? There's a mixed bag of free trial stuff, instant buy stuff etc etc. If you haven't already got them, there's NetFlix and Blockbuster only, as well as GameTap...

If you do go through, could you let me know so I can provide the proper thanks?!

Hope everyone's had a good holiday and has a safe and Happy New Year...I'll post something a tad more intimate a little later this weekend.

The American Dream

2007-11-15T20:20:55Z

I can't count how often I've heard that America, by and large, works more hours than any other industrial nation yet somehow is nigh the least productive of them all. Years I've been hearing that with belief and acceptance of its truth, often bemoaning how I wished we could be more European with holiday and time off and any other numerous beliefs that I had that in many ways "they" were better off than were we in the U.S. Years I believed this, without questioning, a belief unproven by anything I'd ever read, only shown through my own (and a number of my mates') experiences of working America.

Until now...I decided today to check it out. Are American workers putting in more hours and getting less result? Are Europeans or other nations better off than we are? Well, according to this, the answer is "Yes".

Now, before you click and guffaw a "yeah right!" keep this in mind: The comparison is based on early 1990's statistics coming out of the Reagan years in a time when the nation seemingly began some the most prosperous years in recent history. Note also, though, that not long after, we as a nation, began an nearly inexorable spiral into devastating economic woe and even now are still flirting with recession.

While I'm no economist, I can read statistics and understand them, as well as understand that any statistic can be twisted to serve the presenter's needs. But the above link makes a pretty strong case, even if it is 16 years old.

Trickle down? I'm still waiting for the first drop to hit my lips...

I think floored says it best...

2007-09-13T17:39:25Z

Every once in a blue moon, I Google my half-sister Kayla. The backstory is that I lost contact with her, as well as my other half-sister and two half-brothers somewhere in the range of 3-4 years ago.

Today, I decided to try my other half-sister. What do you know, a not-used-in-7-months LJ link comes up. I click. There's a MySpace link. I click.

There she is. And, to boot, my half-brother is in her top friends. I click. I click to add both. I send messages. I notice my half-brother has added me back...or is it automatic? I don't know.

Now I wait and hope they both respond. I don't think it was until I found them that I realized how much I've missed them.

Update: I just found my other half-brother, Andy, as well...one more to go and I've found them all again...

Woefully belated Fringe update

2007-08-10T16:49:47Z

Yes, woefully negligent, indeed...it has been since Friday that I posted my last set of reviews? And with only 3 nights left, I'll give you a few pointers on what I saw the last 5 nights starting with:

Saturday: The Comedy Jesus Show
Wow. This was friggin hillarious, mostly. Especially being one who often scoffs at some of the interpretations of Christianity out there and loves to see others take potshots that are well-crafted. Though a one-man show, there are several characters, including Jesus himself, come back to set the modern world right on things like Stigmata, Mary Magdelene, Mormons and where I lost my Ikea bag (apparently, it's next to the bong that I don't own. Who knew?)

Sunday: Around the World in 80 Days in 60 Minutes
Hillarious rendering of the Jules Verne classic done in just a hare under the time alloted. Clever acting and script writing that made for an amusing telling, including an ending that was
well-done, regardless of whether you knew the story or not.

Monday: MacBeth's Awesome Castle Party
The irony of the story of a Scottish Thane taking place in the banquet room of one of Minneapolis's finest German restaurants aside, this was a side-splitting show that turned, twisted
and tanked all the aspects of Fringe expectations. It poked fun at itself and the institute under which it appeared. It rendered Shakespeare's "eloquence" flaccid and overblown while at the same time maintaining the reverence for Shakespeare's wit. An excellent show indeed.

Tuesday: Tyranny of God's Love
I had high hopes for this show, given that the company that produced it had been my induction into the world of Fringe with a rousing set of stories, one of which determined the last way I ever wanted to be found incapacitated. However, this particular production left me disappointed. The initial story was pedantic and predictable, perhaps because I'm so East Coast when it comes to family and saw the outcome not more than 5 minutes into the production. The saving grace were a video skit later, followed by a live skit that was unabashedly bashing priveleged suburbanites thinking they'd found heaven in the wonders of Uptown. I didn't laugh and feel moved nearly as much as I had by the previous show. Rather, I felt hopeless, angry and like I needed to get laid so that maybe I wouldn't be so cynical.

Wednesday: Mr. Charles, Currently of Palm Beach
Think of every single late 80's to early 90's stereotype about flaming homosexuality and this show managed to touch on just about every single one while at the same time, placing it all in a modern context. The dying "dinosaurs" of the old gay community were brought to the fore in a hillariously cliche public access show that made the 30 minutes fly by. Nearly nothing was taboo, including full male frontal nudity. I loved this bit and was surprised that it was only 30 minutes.

Last night was the only night that I haven't seen a show, which was because I saw Bela Fleck and the Flecktones in concert. A very fair trade if I do say so myself.

Going into the final weekend, I'm not sure what it will bring. Tonight is a revisit to the Comedy Jesus Show and a first viewing of Bouffon Glass Menagerie on recommendation. Saturday and Sunday? We shall see...

Frantic Fringe - Mission Complete

2007-08-06T18:29:07Z

It all came together and I managed not just the original 3, but also the fourth show tonight. I believe that this tops by at least 1-2 the number of shows I've seen in a single Fringing, and that includes Saturdays/Sundays when shows start at 1pm. I'm giddy with both artsy and debauchery all at once. An odd dichotomy? Not for the Fringe!

The night started with Buckets and Tap Shoes. I've raved about them since the beginning and was not disappointed in the least. While they're short one of the members from previous iterations, they've held the exuberance and joy that made them so popular. In a nutshell, I'll say this, largely because I was shaking when I left the theatre:
Buckets and Tap Shoes are as good as sex, except without the wet spot and it only lasts an hour. Ok, so the "only" doesn't belong in that last part, but a man can have goals, right?

'Moliere Than Thou' followed after a short dash down Washington and a fortuitous turn onto 4th street to find parking. I learned two valuable lessons from this show. Firstly, my literary repertoire is sorely lacking in Moliere, which will be remedied. The second is to never make eye contact with a performer asking for volunteers to read lines during a one-man show. This was an amazing performance for several reasons, including the vivacious animation Tim Mooney exhibits in his delivery. I was riveted as each soliloquy was so well-written, I felt ashamed to make any claim to being a wordsmith of any sort. It was Moliere doled out to the masses in a palatable, tasty form that is a definite winner in my book.

On a completely different end of the spectrum, we come to 'Vilification Tennis'. For those of you who have Comedy Sportz or Improv Olympics in your area, you already have a slight idea of what the gist here is. In essence, though, 'Vilification' is a deliberately bawdy, raucous, crude serve-and-volley of the most rank insults each player could impart on the other. However, it can be hit or miss, as can any improv, based on how "on" the players are, thus, it was somewhat disappointing, but no less of a great time that had me laughing nearly to tears one moment and cringing the next.

After a break to gather myself, a bit of refreshment and a pet of the cat, I returned to the site of the previous carnage to see 'An Intimate Evening With Mike Fotis' and the title was some of the best truth in advertising there could be. Fotis is a well-known improv comedian that makes up one half (the taller half) Ferrari McSpeedy, who's "Punk Rock" shows had me rolling on the floor. For Mike's first foray into solo performance, he did a bang up job with help from Jen Scott (I think it's 2 t's but can't be sure) on the upright bass. The stories were intimate reflections on a range of subjects and narratives punctuated with Mike's comedic delivery accented by Jen's playing. It was truly worth the late night to be there and, I think, worth doing again to catch the lines I missed while bent over in spasms of laughter.

This concludes the night two wrap-up. Tomorrow looks to be a more serious set that could include 'Speechless' and 'Same difference, but topped off with guffaws at 'The Comedy Jesus Show'

(Note: Instead of providing links, if you'd like to look up any show, go to http://www.fringefestival.org and search for those you'd like to learn more about...it seems to make more sense to me to do that than add links for every one.)

Frantic Fringing Friday

2007-08-06T18:28:01Z

Tonight's foray into the Fringe Festival is going to be one night of what so many Fringers often do...Run/walk/bike/scooter/transit hastily between shows in a tornadic attempt to soak in as much as they can.

First up tonight is Buckets and Tap Shoes at the Jeune Lune, followed by a mad dash over to try and get into Moliere Than Thou. After Moliere, it's from 5 Corners to the Wedge (we hope) for Villification Tennis (a show I'm still wavering on seeing, since they claim to be able to offend the un-offendable. I'm pretty tough skinned, so it feels like a gauntlet's been dropped). If there's a life breath in me at that point, we may shoot over for Fotis at 11:30.

Phew! 3 shows in 4.5 hours...Can we pull it off? Only time will tell, and right now, time's not on our side.

Here are the links for tonight's docket:

Buckets and Tap Shoes:
http://fringefestival.org/showDetail.cfm?showID=689

Moliere Than Thou:
http://fringefestival.org/showDetail.cfm?showID=655

Villification Tennis:
http://fringefestival.org/showDetail.cfm?showID=667

Fringe Revue - Day 1

2007-08-06T18:26:54Z

(Before I dive in to my limited escapade this evening, I'd like to note that I laughed at my own typo of the title, "Finger Revue..." Yes, I caught it).

On day one of last year's Fringe, I managed to see absolutely no shows. This was a portent of the rest of the festival, as I saw nearly no shows the remaining 11 days. Bound and determined to fight off the waves of drowsiness that hit me around 8:30, poker having been canceled, I choose to see:

Robert Anton Wilson's Masks of the Illuminati, Presented by Tim Uren.

Imagine for a moment the roles of Holmes and Watson filled by James Joyce and Albert Einstein, set in Zurich on the prowl for the perpetrator of a plot to warp the mind of young Kaballistic initiate. Include the sinister Aleister Crowley, the musings of Ezra Pound and copious references to James Joyce and Satanic sonnets, and you have quite the intellectally witty 'Masks of the Illuminati'. The plot was as tight as the dialogue and interspersed with high-brow humor and sharp reminders of what it means to be Irish (Never trust the sound of hooves, the turn of the horns or the eyes of a Saxon).

All in all, I think I made a good choice tonight as a kickoff to Fringe. Smart humor coupled with a good story and some quite accurate character acting is a good way to begin...not so good that expectations will be unattainable for the rest of the week and good enough to leave me eager to make sure I don't have a repeat of last year.

The palate has been whet!

Tomorrow night's fare will include:
Buckets and Tap Shoes, Here and Now
and either
American Cake - http://fringefestival.org/showDetail.cfm?showID=626
or
Moliere Than Thou - http://fringefestival.org/showDetail.cfm?showID=655

and maybe even a swing by to see the taller half of Ferrari McSpeedy...we'll see how my checking account likes that notion, though.

The Fringe Must Go On...

2007-08-06T18:25:35Z

Though my heart is still heavy from yesterday's tragedy, much like was written in today's Daily Fringe, the shows will go on. With that, I bring you to today's decision tree.

First and foremost, there is still the prospect of poker for me tonight, so I may be relegated to only having the chance of seeing 'An Evening With Fotis' (reviewed earlier as one of my must sees). However, since it is the only show that fills the 11:30 row in Excel, opportunities abound for another night.

However, if poker falls through (or my luck does, which has happened before) tonight's choices are:

The Tyranny of God's Love
Presented by Ministry of Cultural Warfare
(http://fringefestival.org/showDetail.cfm?showID=718)

or

Robert Anton Wilson's Masks of the Illuminati
Presented by Tim Uren
(http://fringefestival.org/showDetail.cfm?showID=723)

One of the Ministry's previous productions was my introduction to the Fringe Festival 2 years ago, and while good in its own right, didn't leave the most lasting of memories. Though I did decide that the worst possible, yet most shock-invoking way to be found dead would be naked in bed from a masturbation induced aneursym. Being a visual person, I really appreciated walking home with that image burned into my corpus collosum.

'Tyranny' offers a known quantity; I have a pretty good idea what to expect in terms of the production, so it's a safe bet.

'Masks', on the otherhand, somewhat represents what Fringe is about to me - the unknown, the undiscovered (for me) and the risk taking on writers and producers I know nothing about. Granted, the review cites the success of a previous performance, but that is never a guarantee when it comes to Fringe.

So, I guess we'll see how the cards fall tonight, but my leaning now is towards 'Masks', especially since there are at least two other showings of 'Tyranny' that stand alone in time slots in the nicely bordered grids of my schedule.

For those that may be wondering...

2007-08-02T03:02:24Z

...I was nowhere near the bridge that collapsed tonight and am fine aside from the heaviness of my heart for those that died from and lived through a horrific moment here in the Cities. A sombre night here in the Captain Canada home.

More haiku

2007-07-29T06:15:05Z

A distant whisper
across thousands of long miles
rustles in the heart.

The stench of another's lunch...

2007-07-27T17:29:49Z

I loathe broccoli SO much that even having its stench wafting into my cube makes me queasy. Ugh.

As cool as it might be...

2007-07-25T16:06:26Z

...there is no silent 'q' at the end of my last name. How's that for random?

Is he having a baby?

2007-06-22T17:52:33Z

Maybe not this time, but it is Steven Page's birthday! Not that you read it, Steve, but Happy Birthday!

If any one of you move...

2007-06-22T17:13:47Z

I love the fact that the version of Dick Dale's 'Miserlou' that I have is from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack...It opens with the woman threatening to "Exectute every last motherfucking one of you." Yeah, Tarrantino rocks.

Gnaked from kikalicious

2006-11-30T18:51:35Z

(Yes, I know spelled "gank" wrong...I thought about correcting it, but liked it way better spelled that way!)

Instructions: Go to http://www.popculturemadness.com and copy the top hits from the year you turned 18. Strike through the ones you don't like, bold the ones you do, italicize the ones you know but neither like nor dislike. The ones you don't know leave plaintext.

1. Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
2. Here and Now - Luthor Vandross
3. I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway
4. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
5. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Groove Is In The Heart - Dee Lite (I should bold, underline, italicize and flash this, because it was the hottest song to me)
7. Vogue - Madonna
8. Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic
9. Here We Are - Gloria Estefan
~~10. Everybody Everybody - Black Box~~
11. Blaze Of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi
12. Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega/D.N.A.
13. She Ain't Worth It - Glenn Medeirous
~~14. Step By Step - New Kids On The Block~~
15. Unskinny Bop - Poison
16. From A Distance - Bette Midler
17. Cherry Pie - Warrent
18. The Power - Snap!
19. Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne
20. All My Life - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
21. The Way You Do The Things You Do - UB40
22. Just A Friend - Biz Markie
23. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles
~~24. Hippychick - Soho~~
25. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) - Technotronic
26. Jerk-Out - The Time
27. Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith
28. Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson
29. Miracle - Jon Bon Jovi
30. Joey - Concrete Blonde
31. Epic - Faith No More
32. It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
33. Cradle Of Love - Billy Idol (double-bolded for the video)
34. This Old Heart Of Mine - Rod Stewart and Ronald Isley
35. Close To You - Maxi Priest
36. (Can't Live Without) Your Love and Affection - Nelson
37. Vision Of Love - Mariah Carey
38. Wiggle It - 2 In A Room
39. I Don't Have The Heart - James Ingram
40. All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield
41. That's What I Like - Jive Bunny (50s medley)
42. Heart Of The Matter - Don Henley
43. Swing The Mood - Jive Bunny (1940s medley)
44. Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
45. Do Me! - Bel Biv Devoe
46. Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode
47. Up All Night - Slaughter
48. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven - Phil Collins
49. Downtown Train - Rod Stewart
50. Freedom - George Michael
51. Suicide Blonde - INXS
52. Pictures of You - Cure
53. Dirty Deeds - Joan Jett
54. King Of Wishful Thinking - Go West
55. Escapade - Janet Jackson
56. Cuts Both Ways - Gloria Estefan
57. Think - Information Society
58. Lambada - Kaoma
59. Two To Make It Right - Seduction
60. Oyo Mi Canto (Hear My Voice) - Gloria Estefan
61. Got To Get - Leila K with Rob 'n' Raz
62. L.A. Woman - Billy Idol
63. Bad Love - Eric Clapton (Ironically, this literally just came on my iPod)
64. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
65. Black Cat - Janet Jackson
66. I'm Free - The Soup Dragons
67. Dangerous - Roxette
68. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Jimmy Somerville
69. Deadbeat Club - B-52s
70. Doin' The Do - Betty Boo
~~71. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You - Heart~~
72. Hungry - Lita Ford
73. Opposites Attract - Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair
74. 911 Is A Joke - Public Enemy
~~75. I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston~~