Trooper York: But Mama Cass is tied for first!

Thursday, March 31, 2011

But Mama Cass is tied for first!

She has her fans. Of which I am one.

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MamaM said...: MamaM calls Dirty Poll.

Someone has been messing with the figures!

Who could it be?

1. The New York Accountant

2. The Bust-Clutching Shop Keeper

3. The Chicken Side-Kick

4 The Rabbit Who Gets Away with Murder

5 The Fact Tampering Titus; March 31, 2011 at 9:56 PM
chickelit said...: 3. The Chicken Side-Kick

I resemble that remark Mama.
I've given you two votes so far. If I vote from my iPhone and from the rest of my family's computers I could give you three more!; March 31, 2011 at 10:34 PM
ricpic said...: I can't stand it that ten minutes ago I was a green kid wandering around in The Village looking for "life," humming California Dreaming and thinking that made me sound cool. Yes, I'm that old.; March 31, 2011 at 10:44 PM
MamaM said...: Thank you chickelit! That's why MamaM put you right in the middle.

Betwixt and Between.; March 31, 2011 at 11:27 PM
MamaM said...: "Now hold on there, Hoss. Some people call our women cheap, but we just call them our Mamas."

We're all just lying around vegging out watching TV and discussing names for the group. The New Journeymen was not a handle that was going to hang on this outfit. John was pushing for The Magic Cyrcle. Eech, but none of us could come up with anything better, then we switch the channel and, hey, it's the Hells Angels on this talk show... And the first thing we hear is: "Now hold on there, Hoss. Some people call our women cheap, but we just call them our Mamas." Cass jumped up: "Yeah! I want to be a Mama." And Michelle is going: "We're the Mamas! We're the Mamas!" OK. I look at John. He's looking at me going: "The Papas?" Problem solved. A toast! To The Mamas and the Papas. Well, after many, many toasts, Cass and John are passed out.; April 1, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Trooper York said...: Hey I can't touch the poll once I post it.

It was just a bunch of late votes after I pimped the poll in a few spots.; April 1, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Trooper York said...: I will tell you that I gave you the first vote Mama.

Just so you know.; April 1, 2011 at 1:48 PM
chickelit said...: I'm bewildered by all the Mama Cass votes. Does she even comment here?; April 1, 2011 at 2:33 PM
The Dude said...: Chick, Mama C only comments when the subject is ham sandwiches.; April 1, 2011 at 3:40 PM
chickelit said...: Oh those ham sandwiches are so pnictogenic!

(Shameless plug alert); April 1, 2011 at 5:09 PM
chickelit said...: All the loaves are brown...
...and the guy is fey...Calicutta Dreamin' on such a winter's day!; April 1, 2011 at 5:13 PM
The Dude said...: Chalcogen! Jewish Halloween, right? D'oh!; April 1, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Trooper York said...: Chalcogen!

Aren't those the blubs you can't get for the Menorrah anymore?; April 1, 2011 at 6:25 PM
MamaM said...: Chalogen and Choke, or as snopes puts it Ham and Wheeze where the horizontal ingestion of ham and Coca Cola is described "a very dangerous thing to do".; April 1, 2011 at 6:50 PM
chickelit said...: Anybody here ever heard of an iron sandwich?

I've got a blogpost in the works that Trooper's going to hate.; April 1, 2011 at 7:07 PM
Trooper York said...: I would never hate one of your blog posts dude.; April 1, 2011 at 7:16 PM
MamaM said...: Anybody here ever heard of an iron sandwich?

Is that set up for Pudgy Pie?; April 1, 2011 at 8:36 PM
MamaM said...: The clearer question...Is it the set-up for pudgy pie?

Trooper might be able to come up with a lively illustration for Ferrocene. Especially if it involves something caught between two organic rings.; April 1, 2011 at 8:53 PM
reader_iam said...: Poor Mama Cass died of a heart attack, not choking on a sandwich, ham or otherwise.

The cause of her death was certainly misreported at the time. I even remember where we were when the news of her death (and yes, "ham sandwich" was mentioned) came over the radio: Lafayette, Indiana.

My dad always had an issue with women, especially, being overweight, and he had a lot to say on the topic, hoo boy, that day.

Being at the time a sensitive 13-year-old tending toward pudge, the memory stuck with me.; April 2, 2011 at 2:48 PM
chickelit said...: At the other end of the spectrum, Karen Carpenter died of heart failure too. Sad. These women were musically gifted but terribly burdened by self-esteem issues.

Sonic Youth did a tribute to her with their song Tunic (Song For Karen).; April 2, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Trooper York said...: Well Lee Lee's is the antidote to that kind of thinking.; April 2, 2011 at 3:05 PM
MamaM said...: Cass Elliot, known for her sense of humor and optimism, was considered by some to be the most charismatic member of the group. Her powerful, distinctive voice was a large factor in their success.

So says the wiki. Strong attributes, dynamic but difficult to carry. Women (and men) who do so are to be commended.

Lee Lee's reveals a sparkle which extends beyond the clothes and building.; April 2, 2011 at 4:01 PM
MamaM said...: I can't stand it that ten minutes ago I...

got up at 4am to watch live coverage of a Royal Wedding on a 19" TV screen, manually flipping the dial between three channels for the best commentary.

29 years later and it's happening again. Same carriage, different riders. Too weird.; April 2, 2011 at 4:59 PM
john said...: MamaM - if Mama Cass can't vote, well ... shouldn't we try to be fair here?; April 2, 2011 at 9:21 PM
MamaM said...: shouldn't we try to be fair here?

Mr Propriety At All Times Hold On to Your Hats, has just posted a video of Himself putting on a new hat, as he heads off in search of diversionary bear tale.

Fair in this woods is not something one tries for. The tracks lead many directions, with muddy paw prints everywhere.; April 2, 2011 at 10:05 PM
TTBurnett said...: The dead ought to be allowed to vote in this poll. They vote for President, so why can't they vote for Mama?; April 2, 2011 at 11:26 PM
reader_iam said...: I so clearly recall the day that Charles married Diana. It was all the talk at the china doll factory at which I worked** at the time, in Newark, Delaware.

Some few of us had actually done the time-difference thing to in order to watch.

Regardless, it was all the talk among all.

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**this is not metaphor; this a true story: i did so work at such a place at the time (and should you doubt it, e-mail me and i'll name names)

--

It's only coincidence,years later, that makes it funny.; April 3, 2011 at 12:55 AM
TTBurnett said...: My new girlfriend (& future wife) watched Charles & Di on her 13" B&W TV in her apartment, handily in the same building as mine.

As a traditionalist, I was happy to see it, and thought it was wonderful.

My wife saw it and said, "There's trouble ahead. It won't work."

I said, "But he looks so happy and she looks so radiant."

Future wife said, "No, she doesn't. She looks miserable. She hates the whole thing. It's going to kill her."

Honestly, true story. I've learned from that, over the years, that my wife is generally right.; April 3, 2011 at 1:13 AM
MamaM said...: "There's trouble ahead. It won't work...It's going to kill her.""

And so there was. And so it did.

MamaM can see the misery and disconnect in retrospect, but was dazzled at the time by the pomp and circumstance.

Odd too, how Mother Teresa'a desire to identify with the least was honored and accorded to her in the timing of the two deaths. The media attention that would have focused on the Mother's life and death, was deflected and absorbed by Diana's passing.; April 3, 2011 at 9:26 PM
john said...: I've had enough. I refuse to cast any more votes for a dead person. Whadaya think I am, a demcrat?; April 4, 2011 at 1:48 PM

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But Mama Cass is tied for first!

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