Thursday, June 17, 2010
Yeah, so I stand accused
WARNING:
SKIP THIS POST IF YOU HATE RANDOM BANGLES TRIVIA
Who did the Bangles once jokingly refer to as their "littlest fan"? (Prince)
What celebrity once stalked Michael in a record store, eventually identifying himself to her and declaring that he "just loved" 'Manic Monday'? (HEEHEE)
What Bangle was quoted in 1989 as saying, "Our dudes have to be fairly well-adjusted dudes." (Micki)
What Bangle was quoted in 1987 as saying "Our message is freedom of the individual, which is a basic American right." (Micki)
What Bangle was quoted in 1987 as saying "This is a feminine thing to say, but once we've got our own washer and dryer, we will have made it." (Vicki)
Which Bangles tune (according to a quote from Vicki) is "about something that happens when you're recording, you say 'let me try it again, let me do it again', trying to reach perfection, which is impossible with any human being."
What LA Publication was Vicki referring to when she said: 'Well,there's one sort of rag that you can advertise for anything in,and it's free,and you just,you know,if you need a baboon or a faucet,you know, you can get either! Or a guitar player!' (OHO THE RECYCLER)
Which Bangle is known for doing a Mick Jagger impression that reduces the rest of the band to giggles? (
The impersonator, who I wonder...?)
Which Bangles is quoted as saying, "The point is that my own lack of being a macho musician who knows about equipment and how to read music has nothing to do with my being a girl. It has to do with sheer laziness." (The very same one)
What album are the gurls talking about in the following transcript?: Vicki: "We met this really great guy while we were doing it; he produced it." Susanna: "He was kinda like Santa Claus." Vicki: "But he's like a big teddy bear too." Debbi/Michael (in unison): "Yeah." Susanna: "Everyday felt like Christmas." ... Michael: "You're Jewish, Susanna." Susanna: "OK, then like Hannukah." Michael: "Like a great big Hannukah busch!"
What movie can the Bangles reportedly recite line for line, including "dialogue, train noises - everything"?
Which band member was quoted as saying of the Bangles: "there is a sort of performing-flea aspect to it - "let's go and see these weird girls jump up and down..." (Flea circus, Michael. Tsk tsk.)
At their 1987 performance at the Greek Theater, Red Kross dedicated what song to Michael Steele? (Mickey, you know, Tony Basil?)
What Bangle hometown was described by its Bangle as: "An embarrassing place to live. Everything there is named for John Wayne." (Newport Beach)
Of which "Everything" track did Vicki reportedly say "I hope it's a single so that I can wear my platform boots in the video"? (Glitter Years, though you'd never really expect Vicki to wear... platform boots.)
Which Bangle boasted to the press that her Emmy garb only cost her $10?
What late 80's show featured a character named after Susanna, an actor Michael adores, and a theme song by Liam Sternberg?
What kind of stuffed animal was once kidnapped from Debbi's drum kit, and later returned to her, duct-taped to a remote-control toy car?
Which Bangle's pantry cabinets are filled almost entirely with various herbal teas? (Micki, who else?)
Which Bangle said of the band's 2000 sound, "We're back in the garage - but it's a posh garage." (Same one too.)
In a recent interview, Vicki stated that "Glitter Years" made her think of... (Micki as David Bowie -- yes, I think of that too.)
Which Bangle once received an impropmtu haircut from Cyndi Lauper?
In this recording, which Bangle states, "I want you all to remember that the spirit of Christmas is more of a State of Mind ...But it does help when you've got a bicycle for Christmas!
Which Bangle once described her hometown as "a city of rich, conservative people whose children take too many drugs and die in sports cars. Other than that, it's a lovely place" ...? (Newport Beach, now guess.)
What artist was Susanna talking about when she said "I'm such a fan of everything she does. She's a really amazing artist, an amazing singer, writer, player and an incredibly creative person, and I'm looking forward to hearing whatever it is that she comes up with."
Which Bangle did SNL's Father Guido Sarducci publicly profess to having a crush on? (everyone thinks it's Sue but it's actually Micki!)
Of which song did Vicki say "We wrote that together in about a half an hour in the studio. Just ran in, basically locked David in the control room and said. 'Leave us alone. We're doing this one.' We were ail feeling pretty crazy at the time, so we used that as a theme..." (It's pretty cool cause Micki was the first to realized how much he was a control freak wannabe.)
In the DR promo DVD interview, how does Michael describe being coaxed back into performing with the Bangles?
Which Bangle was affectionately known within the band as "the space thing?" (Think David Bowie [A Space Oddity]?)
Retarded, I know. I still laugh over these ones(: (I know, that list's really long. It was too damn fun to stop once I started.)
And then there was one retarded one about I think which 80s star they said was a 'professional flirt' and one of the options was David Kahne. Ohgod. Please. No way.
"Michael Steele did NOT play with which of the following groups?"
You're gonna have to know all her sixteen bands in order to answer that question.
I LIKE THIS.
"What did the Bangles' wardrobe girl make a dress out of to get into the hotel restaurant in Spain?"
Feathers
Album covers
A bedsheet
Michael's hair
The last option is just. Epic.
...
And then the disturbing one (cough ACK)
Which Bangle is quoted as saying: "I like eating Milky Way bars in the shower. If you keep them out of the spray they don't melt, especially if you refrigerate them beforehand. It's the ultimate sensory experience."
You know, I mentioned this before. Michael the disturbing.
Okay, got all that laughter out of my system.
So yeah and seeing another one it just doesn't help. This is like so. Ridiculous.
I'm laughing my guts out, and I don't think anyone will read this but hell whatever!
Posted at 5:39 PM
