Dilbert still manages (most of the time) to be funny and only relevant to any kind of social issue in the "working in an office is painfully miserable" kind of way. But if you don't have Red & Rover you are missing out, my friend. No social relevance, good laughs, and the occasional "Aww." Nothing like a boy and his dog.

I actually love my legal size notepad...more room for doodling.

Otherwise? Sorry about the grass, mister.

Sorry about the grass, mister.

We heard that a lot in the 70s. What's that? Oh. Um, never mind. ;-)

We use legal paper a lot in my office. I use it almost daily.

My favorite Sunday comic strips were Winnie Winkle and Dondi. Talk about carbon dating...

My daughters and now my step-teens are always non-believing when we tell them that a song they love by a pop music band was better "the first time around" . What? Whaddya mean "the first time"?

When we explained that what they are listening to is not original to their beloved idols, they always come back with "yeah, but this version is better".

To each generation their own...

*To their credit, my stepteens love Lynyrd Skynyrd - or at least this month they do.

I just had a Carole King moment yesterday. Another blogger posts a number of song lyrics and readers have to guess the song and artist.

"Just like a sailboat sailing on the sea ..." From the first radio hit I remember really liking. Sure it was after Tapestry which I only got to know some years later.

"We have met the enemy and he is us," said our dear Pogo. I do miss him.

The song that puts me into a oldie but goodie tailspin is "Hush" by Deep Purple. I hear it, and I am thrust backwards into a time where I am still rolling my hair on orange juice cans.

Jen, did I not exclude law enforcement agencies? I meant to. ;-)

Winnie Winkle and Dondi

Ah, an intellectual!

my stepteens love Lynyrd Skynyrd

Like Mozart and Bach, some music is destined to transcend generational faddishness.

Soccer Dad, I'm actually drawing a blank on those lyrics. They sound awfully familiar, but I've slept since the seventies...

"Hush" by Deep Purple

Deborah, it's interesting you should mention that song. The only MP3 I ever "pirated" was that one*, and in an interesting juxtaposition of old music and new technology, it was also my first purchase via the iTunes Store (and I trashed the ill-gotten version). It's a staple in my Road Trip playlist.

I don't know if Pogo would have approved, but I'm pretty sure Albert would have. ;-)

[*OK, there might have been one other, but, really, how often does Dave Brubeck get kaazaed? I did eventually replace it with a legit copy from iTunes.]

Eric, that Carole King album (eight track tape) was played incessantly (doesn't that mean all the time?) at the "teen center" in Fort Stockton while you were in college. Whenever I hear a song from that album now I get physically ill. I am glad, though, that you enjoy it. I just realized where I spent most of my time.

Are you sure that 8-track player wasn't mounted in the dash of a car, which was parked on a moonlit night in a caliche pit just outside of the city limits?

Well, no...I guess not. The memories would be better. ;j-)

It's from Sweet Seasons, the single from Carole King's follow up to Tapestry.

Stormy Weekend by the Mystic Moods Orchestra. Try to find that album/CD in your iTunes store.
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Oh, wait. I'm not that old.

I may not have even been thought of in 1971 but at least I know who she is hehe.

It's from Sweet Seasons...

Ah...that explains it. "Tapestry" pretty much satisfied whatever needs I had for Carole King at that time, and I never bought anything else she recorded.

Les, there's a LOT of good music (depending on your definition) that the ITS is lacking. For instance, it STILL doesn't have anything by Elbow Bones and the Racketeers. Go figure.

I may not have even been thought of in 1971 but at least I know who she is

It appears that there's still hope for the younger generation after all. ;-)

i pretty much stopped reading the comics when calvin and hobbes stopped.

just goes to show that good music is good music no matter the era or age of the listeners. when tapestry was released, i was still a decade away from being born, but it is one of my favorite albums of all time. although i do get a bit embarrased when i realize i'm singing "you make me feel like a natural woman" in my car real loud. i also like joni mitchell a lot.

Kyle, your mom already told on you. Who do you think was in Starbucks with us? ;-)

singing "you make me feel like a natural woman" in my car real loud.

TMI, dude.

Calvin & Hobbes was one of the best ever. Also liked Dick Tracy and a little known Gil Thorp.

Some of the real good stuff came out in that time period, IMHO. But Carol King really stole the charts for a long, long time. I think I heard the other day that this past week may have been the anniversary. And my neices and nephews? They think the Beatles were Paul McCartney's original back-up band.

Agree completely re: Calvin & Hobbes, to the extent that I actually bought that big honkin' $150 limited edition hardbound three volume set for my wife for her birthday (romantic fool that I am). (Uh, I did get it on sale.) (But she doesn't know that.) (Or, at least, she didn't.)

Gil Thorpe. Wasn't he a football coach or something like that? I vaguely remember it.

Your n&n probably also think Eric Clapton is an acoustic guitar player, and I'm sure they've never heard of Jack Bruce or Ginger Baker. ;-)

Amen on Funky Winkerbean. Back when I was in high school (and band), it was actually funny and witty. Now it's just Mary Worth without the relevance.

(Hold it... hold it... hold it... release!)

Best new comic, hands down: Pearls Before Swine

Best new comic, hands down: Pearls Before Swine

You're not the first person to tell me this, but, unfortunately, our local paper doesn't carry it. I'm sure it's somewhere on the 'net, but I've never gotten into the habit of reading comics online. It's just not the same.

http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComics.mpl

That's the link to the Houston Chronicle comics page. Yeah, you have to register. BUT! You can "build" your own comics page, bookmark it, and read what you want each day, which is what I do. It has Pearls, Gil Thorp, Mutts (my favorite), et al. My darling husband also treats me with a subscription to Comic.com every year. Needless to say, I love my funnies.

OOOh! Totally echo the Pearls Before Swine comment - why did I not think of them? Must be the Crocodiles' fault.

And just for the record, I wasn't a twinkle in 1971 either.

And for the other record (which I suppose shows a complete lack of taste on my part) I really don't like the "Natural Woman" song.

Did I apologize about the lawn yet?

I thought legal size was 8.5x14. We use that some, but not often.

Zits, Baby Blues, Dilbert...There's nothing else worth reading in the MRT. (My wife reads Cathy, but she's strange that way.)

AE, you win the contest for discovering the secret error hidden inside every Gazette post!

Gack. I'd hate to think of the damage lawyers could do if we really gave 'em 11x14 paper to work with. ;-)

I forgot to mention Mutts as a favorite; thanks for the reminder, Deborah.

Well, The Wizard of Id still gets off some laughs and even slips in the occasional subversive Christianist sentiment.

As for Ms. King, didn't she do that old ketchup commercial?

"Hush" is a fine choice, though I prefer "Space Truckin'" from the Purple catalog.

And, while I love my iPod, I do wish ITS had more Jethro Tull.

Kids today, I just can't understand the noise they call music.

Hey, I use 11 x 14 paper once in awhile, for financial statements. Do I win a prize? And we still get copies of appraisals on legal sized paper (of the 8.5 x 11 variety). I think appraisers are the biggest consumers of legal paper. And title companies. What homeowner doesn't have a bunch of folded up documents that never fit in their letter sized file folders. And who can tell us what all of that "stuff" is? That would be a good quiz. I've yet to meet anyone who has a clue (short of those in the real estate business).

I also quit reading the comics post Calvin & Hobbes. Now, I just buy the books...I have most of the C&H, FarSide and Dilbert books. I don't "get" the comics of today. That's just sad.

"Tapestry" pretty much satisfied whatever needs I had for Carole King...

I like your phrasing. That's the only one I ever owned also, but I will say that I spent an entire summer listening to it incessantly, pining over my long-distance relationship at the time (yet to be husband, now ex...I hold Carole responsible for that mistake). ;-)