A Little Inspired unsanity wouldn't hurt at all ...
Submitted by ZehnKatzen on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 11:59am.

Robert wrote:
Whew..."One Night In Bangkok" I can handle. But I draw the line when it comes to any song by Kajagoogoo or A Flock Of Seagulls. Actually, "Space Age Love Song" by The Gulls wasn't too bad. Wasn't great, but it had a sweet beat so I'll give it an 86 just for the danceable factor.

I have, amongst other things The Fixx's "One Thing Leads To Another", "In The Year 2525", and the english version of "Der Kommissar" down cold, and I'm no slouch when it comes to the Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You". Not only that, I know the song "Dragostea din Tei" ... the song that gave birth to "Numa Numa Dance" ... and I know the words. In Romanian.

Robert wrote:
I'm partially serious...an almost seemingly spontaneous, on-air karaoke dance party would put smiles on faces and butts in the seats.

Quite. Actually, in all seriousness, a bit of inspired irreverence ... not too much ... can make it a kind of appointment TV. If I lived in Cincy, I'd be there for 5:45 am every Friday just to see if the Dance Party would happen.

For those who don't think that a little well-placed humor and "cut-loose" can mix with the news, I give you the early years of ABC's World News Now, and if you like it on wry, NBC News Overnight, circa 1984 (I think it was) ... that's where I developed a major crush on Linda Ellerbee.

Samuel John Klein, a/k/a ZehnKatzen
graphically involved at http://zehnkatzen.blogspot.com

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