Saturday, April 4, 2015

Jump Around, House Of Pain

    When I was driving to the comedy club tonight, I heard on my car radio the song 'Jump Around' by House of Pain. It is a popular one at some football games, being played at the kickoffs. It also makes me think of a classmate and Little League teammate who liked this band. Like many other rap songs I liked the clever word-smithing in it, such as mentions of tennis star John McEnroe, The Terminator,
and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then it was followed by another rhyme, Sega. Some of what works is writing about rap itself, with the early mention of 'Came to drop bombs'. Notable in the video I found on Youtube was the front-man wearing a Celtics jersey, number 33 which is Larry Bird.
     At the comedy club tonight, Maryland was MC. He did ones about O'Doul's, I have a dad, sobriety field test, due you first, hockey game, condos, flopping in NBA, Urkel, cat burglar, adoption agency,
a cute Target dress, yoga pants, Disney movies, high horse, Friends on Netflix, and shopping on Amazon.
   The feature was a magician. He had a deck of cards, how you get into magic, writing name on card, crowd member onstage, 2 young kids, Haz-Mat response, Wells Fargo stagecoach, Trojan horse condom, January 20 paper, French symbolist drama, and beer bottle in paper bag. Radio Personality was doing a guest set. She did ones about reading sci-fi magazines and comic books, marathon serial killers, sword collection, zombie apocalypse, Kill Bill style showdown, Mom said wear cargo pants, Ellen DG probably has them, and a lost cell phone.
   The headliner was a visitor from Chicago and is originally from Phoenix. She did ones about friending on Facebook, shake all hands, everyone in town who hates their family, life with sleeves, the university's online, Arizona has the most grandparents, and don't make long term plans. Others were about keep the NRA out, stabbing who lost gun?, more shot there than Iraq, Obama you're from here, Virgo and Capricorn, just be consistent, you made us do math, pass out on this Ferrari, tried pot friends have quit, order it at Burger King, not high little drunk, friend having a home birth, and today is a BOGO. Continuing on, there were ones about onion ring in fries, in Walmart shopping for people I don't care about, he was born here, you're in Target, adopt a 3-legged cat, I don't live on a pirate ship, doesn't get gifts for Mom's Day, I will let you pay my rent, found perfect guy online, the FBI's wanted man, parked car can't find Soldier Field, opposite of north, watch Sesame Street, and you've made society's JV squad. Others were about MSP airport, I'm not Columbus, Hobby Lobby, birth control, better than watching Frozen, when it fails it's called Christmas, put a ring on it, crush its soul, he stole internet modem, take her panties, too smart to sleep with, your brains explode, and attracted to wrong person. Still others were about threw the spear not invented it, K State pamphlet on how to prevent rape, put it back, take your bishop, she kept me, end before begin, it's real I'm driving through it, loitering, sock on dumpster, get a punchbowl, paid for makeup, face wash, got a raise, and barely wash mine.

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