- Christian coffee shops — What's the deal? I'm seeing a lot of these. Some come right out with it ('His Word Found Here' in Ballard) and others are sneakier.
- Cards Against Humanity — I'm so old that in my day they used to call this game 'Apples to Apples'.
- 'Bender & Molly' in the mornings — Say whaaaa? What happened to Jackie and Bender? Molly, that girl from the Bachelor, is Bender's new co-host? Crazy. I've also heard that Jackie and Bender were actually married and then divorced but still did their show together for a while. If that's true, it makes sense that it wasn't sustainable. Anyone have the T on this?
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| What's the shelf-life of a game like this? Is it past its sell-by date? It's no Cranium, that's what I say. Image by tom_bullock via Wikimedia Commons |
Meanwhile, as these radical changes to Seattle culture continue to throw me for a loop, I hear this song by 5 Seconds of Summer on the radio today:
WHAT is going on. Just when I thought the world was passing me by, I hear those familiar nasal tones over the airwaves. The early-2000s pop-punk male vocal sound! Is it making a comeback? They don't totally recreate it, but they're certainly playing homage to it. Takes me right back to high school, driving around Kenmore, loitering at the Safeway, watching Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County in standard definition.
I recently read a fascinating article on what inspired the Blink182-style vocals of that era. A linguist weighs in. It's actually very interesting. I recommend you read it.
That's all for now. I've been out celebrating Amazon's 20th birthday. Macklemore was there. NBD.
Cheerio,
Margaret
2 comments:
Yes, Jackie & Bender were married, have 2 kids, got divorced. Initially they did not announce this on radio show, but someone who worked in the legal office where they filed divorce called and asked them point blank on the air (I remember listening to this) and they were like uh...uh... So anyway, they got divorced, continued the show together for a few years, but then he started dating someone and talked about his new relationship a lot on the air, basically it got too weird, so Jackie bailed. They had a bunch of extra people for a while but then Molly I guess is the new co host, though I hadn't actually heard the "Bender & Molly" show title until earlier this summer. Hope that catches you up!
Omg, thanks so much for the scoop! That's all so awkward!
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