Thanks for posting. Never tried the beer but I love the writeup... especially the part about losing his glasses.

I too, dumped out beer recently. Amber's Brewing Chocolate Stout. I think it may have been off (as I can't imagine making a beer that tastes like that on purpose).

Thanks for the jingles.

That clip from Quincy looks more like Return of the Living Dead then the Ramones shows I saw. Didn't everybody burn cigarettes in their arms?

I don't know how many of you have tried this Steel Reserve crap, but it's gotta be one of the worst "beers" I've ever had in my life. In fact, it was so bad that I ended up pouring out the last few cans of it... and I *never* do that with beer.

ANYWAY, with that being said, I saw on the great WFMU blog today that the mighty RAMONES did a few jingles for—yeah, get this—STEEL RESERVE! (MP3s are attached below.)

From: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2011/04/the-ramones-last-stand-or-somebody-put-something-in-my-drink-and-its-steel-reserve-high-gravity-lage.html

The Ramones' Last Stand or Somebody Put Something In My Drink And It's Steel Reserve High Gravity Lager

 
After the Phil Spector-produced End of the Century LP tanked in 1980, the Ramones resigned themselves to gigging at small to medium-sized establishments via Eisenhower's renowned series of interstate highways. This was ideal for Ramones fans but probably not so ideal for the Ramones. Cramped into a fetid van, they soldiered on, stealing each others girlfriends, eating crummy food and generally hating each other. This went on for sixteen years.
 
My first Ramones show was at a club called Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut in the fall of '83. I got there early to get tickets and caught the band as they drove up to the front door in their jail on wheels. I was immediately impressed with their Beatles-like efficiency. Johnny was the first to get out (he was riding shotgun) and the other Ramones followed suit. With matching leather jackets, black jeans and even matching socks they slunk into the club in single line formation. They looked miserable, like guys waking up for a 5am shift at the shellac factory. 

That night was nothing less than the greatest goddamn punk rock show I had ever seen. Richie was the new drummer and he was fine even if Marky says that he had trouble hitting the 8th notes on the high hat. They had a very rocking groove at that point and the showmanship was on par with JB at the Apollo. The minimal coordinated stage moves were as genius-like as their songs. At designated times Johnny and Dee Dee stepped up on milk crate-sized risers (was it after the drum intro to Rock and Roll High School?) and then joylessly stepped down again at the exact same time a few songs later. Not once did any of the four Ramones look at each other or even glance back at the equipment--they elevated being miserable to an art form all while entertaining the hell out of the crowd.
 
They also had recently acquired a fan base of hard-core kids who worshipped them like Sammy worshipped Frank. They were tough looking freaks and the Ramones gamely accepted their slamdancing shenanigans. The front of the stage usually looked like a scene out of the Quincy punk rock episode--colored mohawks, bodies flying akimbo and everyone generally having a non-violent, violent-looking good time. I had a feeling that almost thirty years later I'd wistfully recount on some soon-to-be-invented computer-like worldwide forum how I got all banged up in the pit that September night and I'm here to say I that I did and it was fine. I even lost my glasses at one point and didn't care. (They were eventually located after the show when a skinhead walked by wearing them, laughing hysterically.) 

I saw The Ramones maybe a dozen more times mostly at L'amour's (The Rock Capitol of Brooklyn) and at the Ritz. They put on tremendous shows and usually kept the crappy new material to a minimum which is all you can really ask for in an oldies band. I got better at working the pit without getting killed--keep your arms up and if you act nuts they'll stay away from you (but stay away from real nuts cause they really are nuts). I always figured out a way to maneuver to the left side of the stage just in time for Johnny's sole guitar lead of the evening on California Sun. 

I had enough by the 1989 Irving Plaza New Year's Eve show--the performances were gradually starting to suck and the crowd was showing up with fireworks. It was a great ride but I was done with the whole dumb scene. 

Seven years later when the Ramones were retiring for the 143rd time I was talked into seeing one of their last shows at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey by my pals John From Mental Decay and his wife Wendy (who some Music To Spazz By listeners might remember as hosting the Name That Dah game show segments of my show every Thursday evening at ten). Well, the Ramones were terrible. They played way too fast with no swing at all and with the ten sonic tons of reverb on Joey's ever-weakening vocals I couldn't tell one song from another. The crowd had stopped throwing fireworks but it was too late. The Ramones weren't even phoning it in--they were faxing it. They performed about fifty more shows that year and then broke up amongst dubious hoopla. 

It's only recently that I discovered the late Ramones period Moment of Greatness. Following in the rich legacy of The Who's Great Shakes commercial and scores of rock 'n' roll Coca-Cola jingles, the Ramones were given one last chance to to knock not one, but three killer songs out of the park. This opportunity came in the form of beer jingles. The way Joey leans into these lyrics is incredible--he's selling this beer like it was the most important thing on earth and maybe it was. 

With its 6.0-8.1% alcohol content, Steel Reserve High Gravity Lager is some deadly fluid. It tastes like cross between swill and horse piss but I guess somebody's gotta drink it. I'm glad the High Gravity Lager people stumbled upon the Ramones when they were sorting through affordable b-listers that could rise to the challenge of recording a classy commercial. Thank you Steel Reserve High Gravity Lager for giving my favorite band one last chance to shine.

Anyone remember "Jungle Burger"?, it was a porn cartoon which me & my younger brothers watched constantly on VHS while my mum was not around !

Yikes

You might be on to something , but , of course , they gave him a small bit of dialogue to act as a bridge between the preceding "Action" and the stunning finale.
 
Funhouse Skull said:

Could be that John Carradine just happened to be wandering around Vegas hammered & is in the film by chance XD.

John Battles said:

....."The Mummy and The Curse of The Jackal" , SO bad , it's hilarious. A great big guy in a bad , padded mummy costume , is aided by his Jackal Man assistant who looks Soooo bad ...

(How bad did he look?!!!) Well , I'll tell ya , worse than the Jackal Man in "Dracula , The Dirty Old Man", also one of the worst. LET'S EXHUME MORE TRULY BAD SCI FI , HORROR , AND JD FILMS , HERE . I mean , we all know "The Titanic" is a turd. I saw about 10 minutes of it , and knew it was a ship that God did'nt HAVE to sink.

Anyway , The Mummy and The Jackal Man (Who looks more like an adorable doggie than a monster.) are cursed to walk the earth , until , well , you know , they're no long under a curse , and protect the reanimated Egyptian Princess. The best scenes were shot around a casino in Las Vegas (They obviously did'nt have permission). So , when The Mummy wreaks havoc on the innocent bystanders (None of whom were paid extras.), there's virtually no response ! One or two people laugh , others do absolutely nothing. And people want to bust the Late , Great Ed Wood and The Late , Great Al Adamson's balls , when turkeys like this are plentiful...and await your enjoyment.  The also Late and Great John Carradine turns in a brief , superfluous appearance as a wino. Carradine was known to work for $500 a day , while his Son , David , WAS RAKING IN THE BUCKS ON "KUNG - FU" , which explains his MANY cameos in Trash - Horror FILMS LIKE THIS.

I've often been told Andy Milligan's films ("The Man With Two Heads" , etc.) are at least some of the worst Horror movies ever made. They showed "The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!" (Yes , that was the real , working title.) on TV in Ft. Worth , once. I made it through about 10 minutes. It was wretched.

Fabulous!

Absolutely mesmerizing. I'm very, very impressed. All I can say is it's a damn shame more people haven't seen this. I'm recommending the hell out of this to all my friends.

Abelour 16 year old scotch. Smooth as silk & fine as frog hair.

Arrogant Bastard is pretty damn good, but not double the price good. Shiner Black Lager fits the bill, especially when used as a chaser with Jameson. Cheers

Fritz Krieg said:

Arrogant Bastard Ale.  I am worthy.

A stocking stuffer from Santa Clause aka my wife. Zywiec porter

I like it, Kind of like a meal all its own and 9.5% to boot. I'm no expert on beers, I just know I like a beer that drinks well with out having to sit and analyze it too much. I like to go see bands that goes well with a beer in my hand and I like my beer vice versa. These guys on the beer advocate site over think it in my opinion, but here's what they say.

Out of a bottle this beer was a nearly opaque brown/black color with two fingers of delicate, brown-tinted foam. The fizz soon receded to a collar that left broken curtains of sliding lacing. The aroma was light, mostly roasted malt and hints of coffee. The flavors were much more distinct and very ‘dark.’ I tasted lots of roasted malt, blackened bread, hints of toffee, coffee, bittersweet chocolate and a lingering note of carbon and burnt toast. The mouthfeel was smooth, the body medium/full and the carbonation light enough to add to the richness of the experience. A robust Baltic porter that speaks of long, Polish, winter nights…

I think most of that debt comes from banks rather than any one individual government. The mess at the moment just goes to show that the money system the world is using is wrong. Money is virtual and therefore there is probably about 10X as much "money" as there is printed money because of lending, debts, repackaging debts etc. There simply isn't the money in the world to pay off all the debts.

No more than any other Western state. The USA still has a very high income per capita and the average quality of life is very good. Corruption on a day to day level is also pretty low ie you don't have to bribe doctors and police.

Europe isn't fairing any better, the USA just seems to be less equal. You guys should eat a few of those billionairs you have. Saying that so should we.

I think I'm going to search out a few of those brands here in Vancouver, they just opened a huge craft beer store in the Olympic Village called Legacy. I was totally blown away by the selection in there... and yes Spite they still have Herminator!  I picked up a six on your recommendation and it was another great Granville Island brew! Cheers!

My favorite drink!

I don't really have a recipe, but it's gotta have lotsa olives and hot sauce! In fact, the hotter, the better. Damn, my mouth is watering just thinking about 'em.

Well having bartended a couple places like San Francisco and London,uk,and having drunk them in many places in Europe,thre seem to be various ways to make them..

it seems to be that the original mix is vodka,tomato juice,worcester sauce,horseradish,lime juice,tabasco and celeri ,salt-black pepper...but in California they add all sorts of stuff,and in the uk they add some Sherry..Anyone has other suggestions?AAlso,was that cocktail really invented in the 20's?and where?

Ah ha.  The Father/son outing puts it on another level altogether.  While my local theater is a few dollars cheaper than most, it's still a hard decision on what to go see.  The theater almost makes the decision for us as it is a single screen theater.  They almost didn't show Captain America because of the low turn out for Thor but once it started getting rave reviews.  Probably almost the same reason that you missed it.  Low turn out on a super hero flick so the theater dumps it.  They didn't have the Green Lantern movie where I live at all so I finally just saw it.  I get headaches when I see things in 3-D but I'm sure it was awesome. I have to watch things in 2-D or it's aspirine time.

joey fuckup said:

Well, just as a side note, my son wanted to see it in 3-D, so it was just a father/son outing...But, I'll agree with you on what you're saying. I more than likely would NOT have paid the admission for that one in particular. And, even though I did enjoy "Green Lantern", I could have waited for it on dvd. Now, one I really did want to see was "Captain America", but it left the theaters before I could catch it. That's a shame, too, because anybody that I knew that went to see it raved about it. I heard it had a very "Indiana Jones" feel to it, with lots of Marvel origin history in it.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, but like John said, is it worth the price of admission into a theater (plus driving) to see a movie like that?  I say yes on the Marvel related movies and the newest Batmans but for the most part, when you pay a DVD rental price, it's actually worth the price because it's actually equal to the value of the movie (maybe still a little pricey but I really didn't want to wait another 4 years to watch it).

joey fuckup said:

I did enjoy "The Green Hornet" just as an enjoyable time-waster. I know that Kevin Smith was originally going to direct it, but just didn't feel up to it. His personal issue was that he could write comic book stories, but he couldn't direct comic book films. In other words, he didn't think he could do it justice. It is understandable on why it was a flop. Reinventing a character like that with a back history that just wasn't mainstream from the '70's on would be a hard sell as a comedy, and maybe would have done better with a much more darker and serious retelling. I sort of equivilate it to the "Starsky and Hutch" film-a fun, dumb popcorn movie, and not meant to really be a "thinker's" movie.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I waited until THE GREEN HORNET was on On-Demand Cable before I watched it.  Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but still not up there with the TV show or radio series. I've never seen the serials but as fun as movie serals are, they never seem tobe as good as the radio dramas from the same era.

John Battles said:

I think you'd have to have somebody like Dan Clowes involved , to get "The Spirit" right....And as much as I love the TV show , I could not be driven to see the "Green Hornet" movie. Gimme the 40's serial with the cop from The Abbott and Costello Show playing Britt Reid.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Being on a budget during the 80s, I didn't buy Watchmen comics so I didn't see that movie.  I also skipped out on the Spirit as it looked too much like Frank Miller wanted it to be the same visual style he had for Sin City.  I preferred Will Eisner's comic.  There was a very corny 90's TV movie for the Spirit and watched that.  Kind of fun but still not as funny as Will Eisner's comic.

Well, just as a side note, my son wanted to see it in 3-D, so it was just a father/son outing...But, I'll agree with you on what you're saying. I more than likely would NOT have paid the admission for that one in particular. And, even though I did enjoy "Green Lantern", I could have waited for it on dvd. Now, one I really did want to see was "Captain America", but it left the theaters before I could catch it. That's a shame, too, because anybody that I knew that went to see it raved about it. I heard it had a very "Indiana Jones" feel to it, with lots of Marvel origin history in it.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, but like John said, is it worth the price of admission into a theater (plus driving) to see a movie like that?  I say yes on the Marvel related movies and the newest Batmans but for the most part, when you pay a DVD rental price, it's actually worth the price because it's actually equal to the value of the movie (maybe still a little pricey but I really didn't want to wait another 4 years to watch it).

joey fuckup said:

I did enjoy "The Green Hornet" just as an enjoyable time-waster. I know that Kevin Smith was originally going to direct it, but just didn't feel up to it. His personal issue was that he could write comic book stories, but he couldn't direct comic book films. In other words, he didn't think he could do it justice. It is understandable on why it was a flop. Reinventing a character like that with a back history that just wasn't mainstream from the '70's on would be a hard sell as a comedy, and maybe would have done better with a much more darker and serious retelling. I sort of equivilate it to the "Starsky and Hutch" film-a fun, dumb popcorn movie, and not meant to really be a "thinker's" movie.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I waited until THE GREEN HORNET was on On-Demand Cable before I watched it.  Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but still not up there with the TV show or radio series. I've never seen the serials but as fun as movie serals are, they never seem tobe as good as the radio dramas from the same era.

John Battles said:

I think you'd have to have somebody like Dan Clowes involved , to get "The Spirit" right....And as much as I love the TV show , I could not be driven to see the "Green Hornet" movie. Gimme the 40's serial with the cop from The Abbott and Costello Show playing Britt Reid.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Being on a budget during the 80s, I didn't buy Watchmen comics so I didn't see that movie.  I also skipped out on the Spirit as it looked too much like Frank Miller wanted it to be the same visual style he had for Sin City.  I preferred Will Eisner's comic.  There was a very corny 90's TV movie for the Spirit and watched that.  Kind of fun but still not as funny as Will Eisner's comic.

Yeah, but like John said, is it worth the price of admission into a theater (plus driving) to see a movie like that?  I say yes on the Marvel related movies and the newest Batmans but for the most part, when you pay a DVD rental price, it's actually worth the price because it's actually equal to the value of the movie (maybe still a little pricey but I really didn't want to wait another 4 years to watch it).

joey fuckup said:

I did enjoy "The Green Hornet" just as an enjoyable time-waster. I know that Kevin Smith was originally going to direct it, but just didn't feel up to it. His personal issue was that he could write comic book stories, but he couldn't direct comic book films. In other words, he didn't think he could do it justice. It is understandable on why it was a flop. Reinventing a character like that with a back history that just wasn't mainstream from the '70's on would be a hard sell as a comedy, and maybe would have done better with a much more darker and serious retelling. I sort of equivilate it to the "Starsky and Hutch" film-a fun, dumb popcorn movie, and not meant to really be a "thinker's" movie.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I waited until THE GREEN HORNET was on On-Demand Cable before I watched it.  Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but still not up there with the TV show or radio series. I've never seen the serials but as fun as movie serals are, they never seem tobe as good as the radio dramas from the same era.

John Battles said:

I think you'd have to have somebody like Dan Clowes involved , to get "The Spirit" right....And as much as I love the TV show , I could not be driven to see the "Green Hornet" movie. Gimme the 40's serial with the cop from The Abbott and Costello Show playing Britt Reid.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Being on a budget during the 80s, I didn't buy Watchmen comics so I didn't see that movie.  I also skipped out on the Spirit as it looked too much like Frank Miller wanted it to be the same visual style he had for Sin City.  I preferred Will Eisner's comic.  There was a very corny 90's TV movie for the Spirit and watched that.  Kind of fun but still not as funny as Will Eisner's comic.

I did enjoy "The Green Hornet" just as an enjoyable time-waster. I know that Kevin Smith was originally going to direct it, but just didn't feel up to it. His personal issue was that he could write comic book stories, but he couldn't direct comic book films. In other words, he didn't think he could do it justice. It is understandable on why it was a flop. Reinventing a character like that with a back history that just wasn't mainstream from the '70's on would be a hard sell as a comedy, and maybe would have done better with a much more darker and serious retelling. I sort of equivilate it to the "Starsky and Hutch" film-a fun, dumb popcorn movie, and not meant to really be a "thinker's" movie.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I waited until THE GREEN HORNET was on On-Demand Cable before I watched it.  Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but still not up there with the TV show or radio series. I've never seen the serials but as fun as movie serals are, they never seem tobe as good as the radio dramas from the same era.

John Battles said:

I think you'd have to have somebody like Dan Clowes involved , to get "The Spirit" right....And as much as I love the TV show , I could not be driven to see the "Green Hornet" movie. Gimme the 40's serial with the cop from The Abbott and Costello Show playing Britt Reid.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Being on a budget during the 80s, I didn't buy Watchmen comics so I didn't see that movie.  I also skipped out on the Spirit as it looked too much like Frank Miller wanted it to be the same visual style he had for Sin City.  I preferred Will Eisner's comic.  There was a very corny 90's TV movie for the Spirit and watched that.  Kind of fun but still not as funny as Will Eisner's comic.

Yeah, I waited until THE GREEN HORNET was on On-Demand Cable before I watched it.  Not as bad as I thought it was going to be but still not up there with the TV show or radio series. I've never seen the serials but as fun as movie serals are, they never seem tobe as good as the radio dramas from the same era.

John Battles said:

I think you'd have to have somebody like Dan Clowes involved , to get "The Spirit" right....And as much as I love the TV show , I could not be driven to see the "Green Hornet" movie. Gimme the 40's serial with the cop from The Abbott and Costello Show playing Britt Reid.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Being on a budget during the 80s, I didn't buy Watchmen comics so I didn't see that movie.  I also skipped out on the Spirit as it looked too much like Frank Miller wanted it to be the same visual style he had for Sin City.  I preferred Will Eisner's comic.  There was a very corny 90's TV movie for the Spirit and watched that.  Kind of fun but still not as funny as Will Eisner's comic.

I think you'd have to have somebody like Dan Clowes involved , to get "The Spirit" right....And as much as I love the TV show , I could not be driven to see the "Green Hornet" movie. Gimme the 40's serial with the cop from The Abbott and Costello Show playing Britt Reid.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Being on a budget during the 80s, I didn't buy Watchmen comics so I didn't see that movie.  I also skipped out on the Spirit as it looked too much like Frank Miller wanted it to be the same visual style he had for Sin City.  I preferred Will Eisner's comic.  There was a very corny 90's TV movie for the Spirit and watched that.  Kind of fun but still not as funny as Will Eisner's comic.

I agree. It does'nt matter if a film was made in the mid to late 60's or not , it can still be very Psychedelic. Even mainstream pictures like "Altered States" were pretty freakin' Psychedelic.
 
arkive said:

I am aware that El Topo (71) and I Drink Your Blood (72?) are from the 70's, but isn't that nitpicking? They both are examples of psychedelic cinema and are made with the 60's in mind. No one said they have to be from the 60's.

E.C. WAS to comics what Punk Rock was to music (I still like both , but , I'm not seeing E.C. reissues on the magazine rack when I go to the grocery store. I AM hearing Punk Rock songs. I'm Ok with that. All the E.C. Horror titles were made an example of , as the very reason youth was being corrupted in The 50's , that , and , of course , Rock'n'Roll music. They could'nt ban Rock'n'Roll outright , but they could sure neuter the shit out of it. E.C. CARRIED ON , WITH inoffensive titles like "Impact !" and the last comic book - form issues of Mad.

Bill Gaines and his "Gang of Idiots" were actually accused of promoting Communism among American youth (Never mind the fact that they took shots at Soviet leaders just as quickly as our own.). They struck back , with a great PSA , stating that there's a place where the people who are trying to ban E.C. comics could already have their way , because free speech is not tolerated . Russia . But , of course , the squares had their way . Let's just all be thankful the original E.C. comics are still easily obtainable as reprints. 
 
dave said:

Yeah, EC is still the shit all these years later! Just see how many other comics, zines, and rekkid covers still use their horror covers as templates for design. Nice cover, 'You got gooood taste!'

The Amphibious Man said:

Thats so awesome! I've never heard of that one. Definitely going to try to find it. This is my personal favorite:

What the guys at E.C. comics did in the fifty's is some of the coolest stories ever and the art is incredible. They recently released all of the Tales From The Crypt and Vault of Horror series in their own separate full books with every issue in them! I just finished the Vault of Horror one and it was awesome. Definitely worth checking out if you're into those kinds of comics.

dave said:

English b'fast tea,man--the English know best!...i tried all the rest,a good cp of black tea,milk and sugar will really cure your headache in no time!...still ''hair of the dog'' is #1,when it comes to wake up still drunk:)Cheers to u all