the metal of it all

 

The other evening the family and I were dining together on a Saturday night.  Instead of painting the town red, we were painting the town blah with Chinese food.  Over the muzac blow horn, a tune started to waft through my fuzzy head.  I started to perk up, sit straight in my seat and sway to a delightful tune.

Okay, so "Cherry Pie," isn't the most delightful tune ever but the song got me to humming and reminiscing back to a time of yore.  I'm sure you know all about my love of heavy metal back in the day but I'm not sure if you knew that outreaching limits I loved. Warrant was one of my outer limits of obsession. So much so, I dated a dude who I swore looked like the lead singer except my dude had brown hair, was shorter and well, he lived in Oklahoma. I'm sure his dick-like attitude matched Janie Lane's though. Pretty much a musician's demeanor, no?

I obsessed more and more that evening. I ended up listening to every Warrant song ever made.  Took allergy medicine, watched more shitty videos with swinging hair and decided since I was high as a kite, I should tape myself discussing, well.... nothing.

Untitled from gorillabuns on Vimeo.

Yes, you can call me "mush-mouth," thank you very much.

 

 

 The next morning, this damn video was playing over and over and over again!

 

 

 

 

I think I'm over this obsession now.

Comments

[flurrious]

I believe this is the first time in history that anyone has discussed her love for Warrant while also using the expression, "the bee's knees." Kudos!

[a]

See, the opposite happened in my life. My husband sucked me in by (semi-)pretending to like the music I did. Things like Depeche Mode, REM, Portishead, The Smiths. Now I get to listen to country, Neil Young, and Every Rose Has Its Thorn all the time. Fortunately, I was in charge of putting the music on the new iPod. So, eventually, he's going to run into some good music instead of just the crap he prefers. How many freaking albums did Johnny Cash make, anyway? I can tolerate about 2 songs before I'm done. (Actually, due to the discussion the other day regarding what a good theme song for a hemorrhoid commercial it would have made, I don't think I can even listen to Ring of Fire any more).

[You know who I am]

I just love it. All of it. And of course. YOU.
You inspire all of us to be the people we are supposed to be. And you make me laugh out loud while you do what you do. MUAH.

[Lisa]

I loved warrant, too....Poison more...but Warrant was up there!
Reading your post..."I saw red " started going through my head...that and " uncle toms cabin" were my faves!

~ooooo it must be magic...

[Page]

I grew up on Blondie, Classic rock, 70's rock and Metal, thanks to my brother. I had a love affair with the Smiths, Ministry, Thrill Kill Kult, The Cure, Depeche Mode and so on as a teen.

God help me, I dated guys who loved the music I loved, guys who taught me, or tried to teach me about music, and somehow the one that I decided was worth aping was into the Goddamn Grateful Dead. The DEAD!?! SO far from anything I would have ever listened to. At least he listened to Neil Young. But he also liked Marillion, so you do the math. Um. I met him in a black leather jacket from the 60's that I'd stolen from my Dad, a white v neck Hanes men's tee shirt, distressed 501s and a pair of shit-kicker, steel toed engineer boots. Within 6 months I was wearing Birkenstocks with wool socks, overalls and horrible Dead tee shirts. And I MARRIED (and subsequently divorced) him. But my God, I completely lost my identity, changed my style, gave up many of my clothes, moved cross-country and had pretty much given up all hope of being ME after marrying him, thinking I was marrying the right, safe, normal guy. UM, NO.

Where am I going with this? Oh yeah, thank God he was friends with the guy who would become my best friend, who one night took me out with his friends, who dressed like I had before i met the ex, listened to good music, went to cool places and basically showed me that all hope was not lost. I ended up marrying that guy, and he loves who I am (and makes fun of the little Page who wore the Birks for a little while).

Also? YOU ROCK, miss stoned Mush mouth. I love you.

[Lisa]

Oh Lord help me - shirless and leather pants! Whew! My Wednesday is better already. Oh, and I know some people that need to go visit Uncle Tom's cabin. hehe

[sizzle]

I love that you posted a video!

[KC]

DUDE,
i love Warrant, Poison, Aerosmith. Def Leppard, to name a few. The video brings back so many memories. I was in love with Bret Michaels and may still be.

HOW SAD was it that Janie Lane died last year at the age of 47, i was devastated:(

Oh and i loved me some Motley crue and lets not forget GnR's.

GOOD TIMES! You rock!

[Check health insurance]

You inspire all of us to be the people we are supposed to be. And you make me laugh out loud while you do what you do.

[Jackie]

He sure is pretty. :-)

I understand where your coming from. I have learned all about baseball and metal due to my husband...well then boyfriend. We watch That Metal Show everytime it comes on. We watch documentaries on metal bands. But I love it all and wouldn't change a bit of it. :-)

[Noelle]

Do me a favor, Shana. Go sneak a for sale sign on the front lawn of the prettiest house on your street, because I totally want to buy it and be your neighbor. You crack me up! lol