{"id":925,"date":"2008-10-27T03:57:20","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T08:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scienceforums.net\/swansont\/?p=925"},"modified":"2008-10-27T03:57:20","modified_gmt":"2008-10-27T08:57:20","slug":"say-it-isnt-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.scienceforums.net\/swansont\/archives\/925","title":{"rendered":"Say It Isn't So"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the 80s music videos link<\/a> from the other day I noticed the unsurprising absence of BLOTTO<\/a>, a favorite Albany (NY)-based band from my high school\/ college days (along with Fear of Strangers, aka The Units). So I went and looked for them on YouTube.<\/p>\n

I must protest what I found.<\/p>\n

This has to be the worse attempt at striking gold in the 80’s punk rock scene.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Punk? Dude, Blotto was not punk. They were a campy spoof-music band. Worst music video ever? Please.<\/p>\n

I Wanna Be A Lifeguard<\/p>\n

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video<\/em><\/object><\/p>\n

And I was there<\/em> when they filmed the live footage. (I’m pretty sure I know one of the people visible in the crowd shot at 2:37, though she has kids now and is taking the fifth.)<\/p>\n

Metalhead is after the jump. Sarge would always bite the head off of something<\/em> during the song.
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You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video<\/em><\/object><\/p>\n

Strange sensation’s coming over me
\nSomething I can’t explain
\nSuddenly there’s an endless void where I used to keep my brain
\nI gotta see a doctor, but I’m too wasted to phone one
\nWanna customize my van and I don’t even own one <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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