"Man, I'm hip about time!"- Easy Rider
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Given Albom's reputation and the preview,  it looked like a book that would help people (including me) better understand life.  Frankly I'm a bit embarrassed that I wasn't bowled over by it....maybe I'm too superficial to grasp the great truths that 5 star reviewers found. And I'm not going to read hundreds of positive reviews to convince myself I was wrong in feeling pretty flat at its end. I'm wondering if many of the gushing reviews fall under the "Emperor's New Clothes" syndrome or if others read the book more carefully than I. I'm reminded of a scene in "Easy Rider" when one of the stoned characters (Peter Fonda?) remarks, "yeah man, I'm hip about time!".  Or maybe I'm stoned and "misremember" that.
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This is a cool old classic, an upbeat danceable song.  Back in the day, everyone knew this song and sang/snapped along!
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Remember back when the IRA was an organization not a test in school?  Remember when Nixon was held as high as Elvis (who was alive and still doing leather). When Pat Paulsen's name stood for something?  You know, back when terrorism was a perspective and not about patriotism.

It was a time when freedom of speech was obvious, you knew what you were getting and you could choose to watch and listen or turn to one of the other TWO channels.  This is back when the overt assaults on our constitutional rights in the name of National Security was just starting to take shape.

The last season of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an essential piece in every social studies teacher's repertoire.  Anyone who has ever looked at "V for Vendetta" or "Watchmen" or "1984" as contemporary social commentaries should get this DVD. It is a legacy for our children.  It provides one media lens through which our country's past can be observed and enjoyed, debated and integrated, laughed at and mourned for, it was the 60's.

Nostalgically, when it comes to The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, April 4, 1969 marked a change toward an era where the individual's freedom of choice was replaced by the rise of the politically correct.  Pat Paulsen summed it up this way; "The Bill of Rights says nothing about Freedom of Hearing, This, of course, takes a lot of the fun out of Freedom of Speech".

Fortunately local educational channels united into PBS that November.  I digress.  IF you desire a challenge to your more secure and fickle 100+ channels of dribble and predetermined people's choice programming GET THIS DVD! IF you want to see REAL classic comedy including: George Carlin, Mason Williams, Mel Torme, and Don Knotts, GET THIS DVD! IF you want to see early footage of new comers to the music scene like: Simon and Garfunkel, Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, etc. GET THIS DVD! If you're really adventurous show it to your friends.

Tommy and Dick,
I'd offer bubbles to the Champagne Lady and Polka to the Chmielewski Family Funtime Band if it would bring this kind of comedy back. I digress. Thanks again for the memories.
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I am 40 years older than anybody on the Shaun T's Rockin' Body DVD. Got my DVD today at one o'clock and put it on at 3. Thought I would just give it a chance or 10 minutes-which ever comes first. I sat and watched for one minute and had to get up and I hung in there for 30 minutes-they
make you want to get up -get movin' and join in--the time goes by fast and the little gal to the right of Shaun T  hangs back a bit so the new comer can catch on at their own speed. Just to get me wanting to do this ...is well worth the 30 dollars.
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Bruno can do no wrong.  Love the 90's R&B feel of this.  That's the era from my teen years and this is a very nice nod to that era.  His comedic lyrics are a nice touch too.  He and the Hooligans crack me up, love them.
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I was a Chuck Taylor man in my Teens, a Pony Man in the 80's, Nike' Man in the 90's, and at 57 years old, I'm dialing down with New Balance and Reeboks...... I guess it is the Sign of the Times!!!! Great Purchase!
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This is great exercise in a short time for busy people.  I don't mind starting it because I know it will be over soon.  Be sure to get this in the 2-DVD set with 8-Minute Buns and Legs for the same low price!
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Basically, if you like good old fashioned straight ahead rockabilly with a 'swing' attitude, you should finding this CD appealing. I've always been sort of a fair weather fan of the Reverend and his rocking trio. This disc is probably one of two of his titles I even have a copy of. The absolute best cut here is without a doubt in my mind "Now, Right Now" with other notable tracks being "Big Red Rocket Of Love" (sounds like a South Park episode, doesn't it?), title cut "It's Martini Time", the foot-stomper "Rock The Joint" and "Forbidden Jungle". Definitely, a should-have.
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What can you say about the O'Jays?  Love Train was a staple of 70's radio, with it's infectious invitation to 'get on board', a secularized version of People Get Ready.  This set features the other hits, as well as album tracks from their brief but righteous reign, 929 Arguments, Living for the Weekend, and smooth old school grooves like Stairway to Heaven-not THAT version, but something to get you in the mood to be....well....slow jamming!  Their longevity did not last as long as the Isley's, or the Impressions, but they made an impact that must be mentioned when you talk about 70's soul.  Great price for some great music!
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This watch makes me feel cool and hip. I'm 45 and when I put this on I feel 20 years younger, I know everything and I feel out of sorts of I'm not double fisting lattes. You wouldn't understand
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This song epitomizes that upbeat pulsing drive that was the Hallmark of the 80's Vibe. As soon as you here the first few bars, you know it instantly. You just have to sing along. Another I plan to cover as well.
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What's not to love about Steve McQueen? It is interesting to see him go from looking like a teenager to a young man in a matter of discs! ;-) Bounty hunter with a heart that's Josh Randall!
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I just received this today from Amazon and immediately popped it into my DVD player.  Man, is this great stuff!  This immediately brought back memories of 1980, rushing home to catch the end of Speed Racer on Channel 68 and then the opening credits to Uncle Floyd at 6 PM.  I'm not done watching the whole thing yet, but the first few bits with Oogie, Tom Cavell's Ice Cream College, Julia Stepchild, and Pasquale's Pizzeria were just outstanding.  I'm no Floyd afficionado, but I do appreciat his unique contribution to TV comedy.  I'm sad that we'll probably not see the likes of this material on TV ever again.  But my memories will live on forever as long as this DVD holds up.
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Eddie, I just started your book tonight. I am so proud of you! I hear the same sense of humor, blended with a few slightly sarcastic undertones, that takes me back to the 1960's - right back to high school. I'm happy to see that even after all these years, your true Eddie Shirey voice rings through. Thanks for making me laugh out loud. Though I absolutely have no desire - or ability - to cycle to Savannah, I am certainly enjoying my vicarious ride from Atlanta to Savannah.
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I've read the "reviews" above and except for one, the other two are obviously written by very young people.  I guess when something is taken out of the context of time some people just won't get it. Kookie Byrnes was a phenomenon in his own right, the first real tv heart-throb and a cool cat; it was fun being a teen in the 50s and listening to Kookie Byrnes' WB album. Don Ralke's lyrics are hilarious and this album, albeit only 27 minutes in length, is long on fun, if the people who above or anyone who may listen to this classic 50s album of music can't make any sense of it, then you are nowhere. It was 1959, what can one say.  It would have been nice to have a couple of bonus tracks, like Byrnes recording of "Cool Yule," that we who have waited for years for this album to be released are pretty happy just to have it like it was. Kookie Byrnes was never trying to compete with anyone, especially not Buddy Holly. He was himself and he was okay.  If you can't understand why "Kookie's Mad Pad" is just the coolest cut, or why "Saturday Night On Sunset Strip" is so nostalgic, then you need to get yourself a time machine and go back to the Fifties and live.  This album makes you remember how much fun it was to be in an open convertible driving down Sunset Boulevard in the 50s and early 60s. I can just see Dino's! And Byrnes parking cars at 77. You cats are a lot of SQUARES.  If you like lounge music this collection of novelty songs is a gas!  Kookie Byrnes doesn't deserve the bad reviews by any sixteen year old know-nothing brat in 2004.  What do you know anyway?  This is a good buy!  Buy it and escape to a time when it was fun being alive.  This is the Fifties personified.  Kookie's duets with Joanie Sommers are a groove. And "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" is a classic hit, like it or not, you boring children of this generation who don't know who you are anyway! At least back in the Fifties girls didn't look like a bunch of sailors with tattoos nor did any of them wear rings in their noses like so many hogs. This generation is having a nervous breakdown anyway. I'll take the 50s when people like Byrnes had a sense of humor.  Know why no novelty songs are recorded anymore?  BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL JUST TOO DAMNED SERIOUS!
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THANKS FIT JUST RIGHT YOU ROCK ILL SEE YOU LATER MY PAL. NUMBER ONE IN MY LISTHANKS FIT JUST RIGHT YOU ROCK ILL SEE YOU LATER MY PAL. NUMBER ONE IN MY LISTT
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The U2: Rattle and Hum DVD is a great time machine back to the '80s when U2 had it all.  The documentary/stage performance combo gives a great insight into what made them such a great band and fueled their present mark on the music industry.  Now they are much older men, their music is still off the edge.. but in 1986, the charisma came across on that stage.  Bono gave everything then.. and now he seems so much more reserved.  I liked the Bono of Rattle and Hum.  He has evolved, but his earlier performances were true charisma.
I know that at this time we can not time travel, but this DVD is the next best thing to it.  Pop it in the DVD player or instantly download it, set some pure uninterrupted viewing time aside and hit the play button.  The trip is well worth the time.