I listen to Wham! unironically and unapologetically

[asimplechord]

Seriously. It's one of those cheesy things that I love, and don't talk about.

What? you're asking. (Or maybe you're thinking, Whoa, bad taste.)

This confession stems from an email convo w/ J, related to a blog-post suggesting that a review that says "I think this isn't a good book" does not necessarily mean "I think you are stupid", but is often interpreted to. It shouldn't, though, because we all like different stuff, the good, the bad, the ugly, the really really cheesy. So we started listing stuff we like that is perhaps not culturally high-brow.

I like fanfiction more than regular fiction most days, so that's first on my list.

What do you like/enjoy/remember fondly that's cheesy or dorky or silly? TELL ME!

My list (will be edited as I think of them):

Wham!
M*A*S*H
My So-Called Life
General Hospital (back when Jack Wagner was on it)
Batman, the tv series
Star Trek
Melrose Place (don't try to tell me none of you ever watched it in horrified fascination; it was like a slutty train wreck waiting to happen)
Extreme (shut up; Nuno Bettencourt's acoustic guitar was awesome live)
BonJovi (don't EVEN look at me like that; Jersey bands rock!)
DefLeppard (I was addicted to hair bands in high school and college. WHAT? They did some good live shows too!)

Comments

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

Jersey bands rock!

Absolutely. *twiddles thumbs*

Hmm...

Friends
Star Trek
Mariah Carey
Afternoon cartoons (Darkwing Duck, The Rescue Rangers, etc.)

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

The Superfriends and the Hall of Justice were totally my favorite. And Scooby Doo.

You mean Springsteen and the E Street Band, right? Or The Misfits? Some other punk band? ;)

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. Definitely one of them.

Srsly.

Shut up.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

I have to rip this interview (http://austereo.castmetrix.net/podcast/378302368699143951/1/MyChemicalRomance.mp3) that Mikey and Frank did while they were in Australia. It's AWESOME in how dorky and comic-book geeky they are, and I totally picture Frank grinning like he does in your icon when I listen to it.

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

They are the dorkiest bunch of dorks to ever dork. I LOVE IT. There's a pic of them playing Magic and looking all enthralled with it that is just about the most ridiculous and excellent thing ever.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

I heart Frank so much it's not even funny. Because, yeah, have you checked out the Skeleton Crew website lately? He gave his fans homework. Which included reading Gandhi's autobiography, and doing something nice for someone else, like a Pay It Forward thing. Plus, he calls himself a fanboy. He gets the fandom thing.

[fleurdeliser.livejournal.com]

He is just too adorable for words. And has the best giggle in the entire world.