Hold That Guitar Real Awkward Like

I was getting my treadmill on in the gym the other day when I realized why I love music videos from the 1980s: Awkward instrument playing. Videos during this decade rarely got more complex than putting the band in a room and getting them to play as if each musician is bound against their will.

Case Study #1

Case Study #2

Case Study #3

Let's be real, that last video deserves its own post. It starts out like a Benetton ad, then gets real awkward. That bro that just stands in the background and snaps is my favorite thing ever. I would hire him to stand behind me and dance while I complete my daily tasks, such as making sandwiches or licking stamps.

I'm looking for more awkward instrument playing videos. Perhaps a follow-up post is in order.

This post brought you by the member of the Go-Go's that should be played by Kristen Wiig at all times:

ridic/baller book jacket photos

step two in judging a book by its cover is the inside jacket flap author photos. for me, this is the most important step and one that i constantly revisit while reading. my book club is all too familiar with my position on the jonathan lethem far-too-high-up-to-be- at-all-natural-and/or-comfortable wall lean from you don't love me yet:



and the lilian jackson braun i-will-mug-you-for-those-glasses- and-write-my-own-sleuthcat-novels chinfist stare:


but, let's face it. the entire purpose of this post is the susan wittig albert strategically-placed-faux-garden-one-soft-focused-oval- cutout-from-olan-mills that my mother is reading at this very moment: