a word from the cmo-mama...

Sunday, September 30, 2007

a simple twist of fate

Am/D C
ya been a thorn in my side for over twelve years now
G F Am
think i'll get a gun a blow you straight to hell
Am/D C
but even then your features would haunt me late at night
G Dm Am
make me contemplate the days we held each other tight

CHORUS:
C G
how could a love that tasted sweet as wine
Dm Am
metamorph itself into all this wasted time?
C G
how could a couple who started out so great
Dm Am
work to turn the tables -- a simple twist of fate?

Sunday, September 16, 2007

the tube is still going...

as promised, here goes...

channel 21 - mooresville graded school network. is that my honor student?

channel 22 - research channel. boring...

channel 23 - cpcc network. i can't seem to get away from school this morning. this program is telling me how great the law enforcement industry is. hmmm...

channel 24 - christian children's fund. depressing.

channel 25 - another access channel bad singing.

channel 26 - disney. some kind of cartoon with rabbits. and i don't mean bugs buny.

channel 27 - infomercial about a bicycle.

i think we have discovered how wonderful the color bar was. television is the devil! don't believe me? read on...

channel 28 - full house. need i say more?

channel 29 - a weird*** cartoon. those japanese are crazy!

channel 30 - ex-fat chick pushing nutrisystem.

channel 31 - ex-rockers pushing time-life cd collection. sad.

channel 32 - an animated fox is telling me i can spend my winters in hawaii if i send him $$$ for a get rich kit.

channel 33 - someone speaking to the university of texas on c-span. i am getting sleepy again.

channel 34 - the suzie orman show. suzie is talking about finances. now i am depressed again.

channel 35 - nfl commentary. i can barely hold my eyes open.

channel 36 - college football. geez.

channel 37 - infomercial about the total gym. everybody is selling!

channel 38 - infomercial about aloecure. send us your credit card number and that heartburn will be a memory!

channel 39 - there's that bike ad again. man!

channel 40 - infomercial about a mattress.

channel 41 - infomercial about hair loss.

channel 42 - amc movie. this is usually a pretty good show. hitchcock comes on tonight. scary.

channel 43 - christmas vacation. one of my favorites.

channel 44 - selling more music. good footage of old american bandstands.

channel 45 - infomercial pushing an excercise video.

channel 46 - weather channel. i like the weather channel girl:)

channel 47 - infomercial pushing that remote control vaccuum. weird. we are turning into the jetson's.

the boob tube has really taken it's toll on me. more later.

love ya!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

what's on the boob tube?

i vaguely remember the late, late show. i do recall when television stations would sign off. they'd play the national anthem and show patriotic footage, then run a color bar so you could keep your settings in check.

i think tv was better then. there weren't nearly as many channels, affilliates weren't on for twenty-four hours and the info commercial hadn't been invented.

as usual, i am up in the wee hours. just for kicks and giggles, and to help prove my point, let's see what's on the set now:

Channel 2 - Dr James Kennedy. I think this preacher just died. Must be a repeat.

Channel 3 - I HATE that scrolling TV guide! You wait and wait, then usually miss what you are looking for!

Channel 4 - Cable classifieds. Terrible music.

Channel 5 - Some interview on PBS. Boring.

Channel 6 - Conan O'Brian. I like this guy! He is the next Carson.

Channel 7 - A skinny black guy and a fat black guy. I think it is some kind of musical program.

Channel 8 - Byron Allen. I remember Byron from the seventies. I think he is under rated.

Channel 9 - Some kind of women's shopping show. Yuck!

Channel 10 - Another one of those "what's going on in Hollywood" shows. Who cares if Brittany put on a few pounds?

Channel 11 - Local news show. Anchors are terrible!

Channel 12 - Some dude from the Washington Post is talking politics.

Channel 13 - Shopping channel is seling knives.

Channel 14 - Another local news show. They are talking about how geese kept the football team from playing at home. Funny.

Channel 15 - Shopping channel is selling watches.

Channel 16 - PBS has some kind of show on private business. Boring.

Channel 17 - Weird looking program with strange angles and yellowed out film. Looks interesting.

Channel 18 - Shopping channel is selling jewelry.

Channel 20 - Public access. Strange.

I am only third of the way through my basic cable line-up. Think I will check out 17 again. I am sleepy. Saturday night might prove a better post. See you then.