tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post7387690958844331260..comments2023-07-01T11:44:14.328-04:00Comments on Epic Mail: The Day the Music Died: Bye Bye Bye to TRL?Coaltrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17872028821212751576noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-70309293948150556952008-12-14T12:37:00.000-05:002008-12-14T12:37:00.000-05:00How did Gideon Yago get to be in an episode of Thi...How did Gideon Yago get to be in an episode of This American Life? Not fair. I bet Vowell was prob. pissed as all get out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-85063839695114574712008-12-12T12:00:00.000-05:002008-12-12T12:00:00.000-05:00I think the most bizarre portion of my own experie...I think the most bizarre portion of my own experience with TRL was how universally watched, and universally not-mentioned it was. Everyone I knew went home to watch it after school. No one came in the next day discussing how they couldn't believe that N*SYNC was #1 again! We were all entranced and our brians all melted, like Jim Carey did to people in Batman and Robin.Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583663483747756501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-499879998375101742008-12-12T02:47:00.000-05:002008-12-12T02:47:00.000-05:00I don't know anyone who feels that way about the 8...I don't know anyone who feels that way about the 80s.OKAAAAAAAAAAAYGUYShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115633756454639531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-32796807130554176272008-12-12T00:14:00.000-05:002008-12-12T00:14:00.000-05:00in reverse chrono-blogological order:--john norris...in reverse chrono-blogological order:<BR/><BR/>--john norris would be stringy. do not want to eat.<BR/>--i agree with andy, you can't get rid of fucking john norris, the man is an institution!<BR/>--i totally watched the shit out of TRL and i don't think i ever knew, or indeed know now, why.<BR/>--got the life was always my favorite korn song. i have a soft spot for them in my heart because even me in 7th grade realized the rest of the music on that show was trash and that korn was the best thing they had going (which is defensible i think!) and so i credit korn with starting me on the long, exceedingly treacherous path towards decent music.<BR/>--one time i met jesse camp's ex girlfriend. he quit TRL to focus on his band and heroin habit. one ended up better than the other.<BR/>--wasn't carson daly sort of the original ryan seacrest?<BR/>--daly outal;echttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770726462743109750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-61944807484890273782008-12-11T23:13:00.000-05:002008-12-11T23:13:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure John Norris is the first person I'...I'm pretty sure John Norris is the first person I'd lay off in almost any situation. Like if we were stranded at sea, John Norris would definitely be the first person I ate.Coaltrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872028821212751576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456998190706731636.post-19789027253522284162008-12-11T20:08:00.000-05:002008-12-11T20:08:00.000-05:00First, kudos on all the papa roach references.This...First, kudos on all the papa roach references.<BR/><BR/>This post definitely dredged up a lot of great memories of getting obsessed with awful songs in middle school. Although I still maintain that Freak on a Leash, with its accompanying video, is a work of art. However, I'm hesitant to call TRL a proper reflection of our generation's taste. How much of our musical taste was filtered through the lens of marketing and availability via MTV and the other major media systems? Just the same as you, I never actually participated in this supposed tween zeitgeist, but it seems to me that things like youtube, hypemachine, and lastfm are a much better reflection of the common music listener. I welcome this new voice of the people, that mtv can subsequently find a way to make money off of.<BR/><BR/>Also, Pete Wentz? Really?<BR/><BR/>And I say good riddance Sway. But JOHN NORRIS? HE'S YOUR ROCK! YOU CAN'T LAY HIM OFF, MTV! BREAKING MY HEART.Quilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625118986903613080noreply@blogger.com