tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1297801314868958037..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: EP222: Things I hate that you might loveBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17045854980887729282021-05-05T05:52:53.465-07:002021-05-05T05:52:53.465-07:00I had to write a whole blog post about my hates - ...I had to write a whole blog post about my hates - https://www.rogerogreen.com/2021/05/05/things-i-hate-that-you-might-love/<br />but basically beer, coffee, watermelon, binge-watching, and reality TV. Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46562802829189370082021-05-04T10:27:28.827-07:002021-05-04T10:27:28.827-07:00The repulsive "sport" of MMA.
Alcohol
Kp...The repulsive "sport" of MMA.<br />Alcohol<br />Kpop<br />Chinese Food<br />The month long celebration of Halloween<br />Christmas Movies<br />The NFL draft<br /><br /><br />BluePedalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307466431120313073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70577546778212926702021-05-04T08:39:25.806-07:002021-05-04T08:39:25.806-07:00I'm surprised that no one said, commenters who...I'm surprised that no one said, commenters who use animated pictures of themselves (like Me) Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31764734275091992272021-05-03T11:22:13.656-07:002021-05-03T11:22:13.656-07:00I'm surprised no one here mentioned "You ...I'm surprised no one here mentioned "You Light Up My Life" or "My Heart Will Go On"!tavmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5179482963645643232021-05-03T09:23:10.318-07:002021-05-03T09:23:10.318-07:00I've already sent Ken an email but I thought o...I've already sent Ken an email but I thought of two other items I hate that most people love --<br />-- James Bod movies - My Dad was in WWII and like many soldiers it left him with emotional scars. As such he discouraged us from watching war pictures. And let's face it, Bond films are just war stories in tuxedos.<br />-- The Godfather. Seen it once and it was the longest ten hours of my life. I don't get the attraction. I found it tedious while moving at a glacier pace. And every "plot twist" I could see coming a mile away. Yuk.DwWashburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057278992504418291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87225159696368727462021-05-01T12:18:11.060-07:002021-05-01T12:18:11.060-07:00Borat movies
Endless trailers (and commercials) in...Borat movies<br />Endless trailers (and commercials) in theaters prior to the featured film<br />Personal injury attorney ads on every commercial channel known to humankind Owlchumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026216462312298533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50498470175303417062021-05-01T11:50:33.658-07:002021-05-01T11:50:33.658-07:00My wife and I are big animation fans, but HATED &q...My wife and I are big animation fans, but HATED "Inside Out," which took a happy-go-lucky view towards teenage depression. And the ONLY movie we have walked out on in the 22 years we've been together was "The Lego Movie," which we left when nothing had happened after 30 minutes, but the nothing had happened extremely frantically.<br /><br />Personally, although I love musicals (musical comedy, that is; I dislike musical drama, and DETEST musical tragedy), my voted for the most overrated musical is "The Sound of Music," which has some of the worst lyrics in a so-called hit:<br /><br /> 1. "Edelweiss": "you meet me"/"happy to greet me" is bad enough, but rhyming "forever" <br /> with "forever"? That's just sloppy.<br /><br /> 2. "Do Re Mi": "La: a not to follow So"? Do you get the feeling they couldn't come up <br /> with something clever, so they put that in as a placeholder until they could come up <br /> with something better, and never did?<br /><br /> 3. "So Long, Farewell": "Adieu, adieu, to yieu, and yiue, and yieu"? All I can say is<br /> Pee-yieu!Norm duGarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205205272154038106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88341253891116046782021-05-01T08:56:05.463-07:002021-05-01T08:56:05.463-07:00According to the liner notes on the LP (yes, I hav...According to the liner notes on the LP (yes, I have it), Bing recorded "Hey, Jude" on Nov. 21, 1968, and when it was over, the studio musicians gave him a standing ovation. Or maybe they were just thrilled that it was over. <br /><br />As for the Beatles' version, I don't mind the first half but hate the second half. The lyrics sound like they were written by Phoebe Bouffay. As a fellow radio guy who's worked on both local and syndicated countdown shows, your revelation about their phoniness is no surprise to me. I'm also with you on hip-hop and rap, and Jenny McCarthy. A critic in a Dallas newspaper once wrote that she must believe she's a comic genius because ever since puberty, guys have laughed uproariously at all of her jokes. <br /><br />Looking over the comments, I find many things mentioned that I can't stand, including Beyonce (a record number of Grammy Awards for a mediocre singer who has one song that anyone other than hardcore fans know), Gwyneth Paltrow, comic book movies and Will Ferrell (except in "Anchorman.") <br /><br />At the risk of whacking the hornet's nest, I'll throw in that I don't understand why Kristin Wiig is considered to be one of the greats of SNL. I hate Journey and lunge for the mute button whenever "Don't Stop Believing" comes on. I'd rather listen to "Disco Duck" than Steve Perry's voice. And I'll never understand why the Rolling Stones are considered the world's greatest rock band. Every so often, I try to listen to one of their alleged classic albums like "Let It Bleed" or "Exile on Main Street," but I can't get more than three songs in before I'm hitting fast-forward. To me, they're a competent blues-rock bar band with a really annoying singer who writes dumb, witless lyrics. I think I'd rather listen to a Steve Perry/Geddy Lee duet than hear Jagger strangle "Angie" again. And I literally wrote the book on celebrity "singers" like Joan Rivers and Leonard Nimoy, so I have a very high tolerance for bad singing. <br /><br />iPat Reederhttp://www.hollywoodhifi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78250000105607583412021-04-30T22:31:42.100-07:002021-04-30T22:31:42.100-07:00For the last 40 years It's a Wonderful Life ha...For the last 40 years It's a Wonderful Life has been my favorite movie, mainly because of the mixture of laughs and drama. Though one thing that bothers me about the movie is that during the "Never Been Born" sequence, we find out that George's younger brother Harry ended up dying after falling through the ice in 1919 as a pre-teen. I mean, there were other friends there skating so wouldn't one of them save Harry even without George being in existence? Though I do understand how that's supposed to affect present George to appreciate all the wonderful things in his life despite some things he sacrificed for his own happiness. That would also explain why Mary in the NBB sequence is depicted as wearing glasses, hair pulled back, in plain clothes as an "old maid" or the entire Bedford Falls town is sleazy instead of wholesome. As for the Bing Crosby version of "Hey Jude", well, it's not bad but of course, the Beatles' original is the one worth listening to over and overtavmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37760935426911520092021-04-30T19:39:53.915-07:002021-04-30T19:39:53.915-07:00Wendy - as I suggested earlier, my guess is Bing C...Wendy - as I suggested earlier, my guess is Bing Crosby. Play it again and see whether you agree. Simply frightful, isn't it?gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23969350125872302072021-04-30T15:53:41.735-07:002021-04-30T15:53:41.735-07:00That ending cover of Hey, Jude was jawdroppingly a...That ending cover of Hey, Jude was jawdroppingly awful. Who was it?<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46869790962839726652021-04-30T09:56:50.610-07:002021-04-30T09:56:50.610-07:00I'm fine with the first half of "Hey, Jud...I'm fine with the first half of "Hey, Jude." If they had chopped two minutes off the endless fade, I'd really like it.<br /><br />The thing I hate that others loved was "The Royal Tenenbaums." Not only did it never make me laugh, it never made me so much as smile.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963432742193571069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18372602712980378142021-04-30T08:44:05.341-07:002021-04-30T08:44:05.341-07:00I agree with gottacook about "Revolution"...I agree with gottacook about "Revolution". Besides the mix of prerecorded and live (the end of the song there is a dead giveaway), it's the inclusion of bits from "Revolution 1" off of the White Album into the single version that really makes it for me.<br /><br />Mibbitmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649369314906738690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62810767974113049932021-04-30T08:07:38.792-07:002021-04-30T08:07:38.792-07:00This podcast was fun, but if you're gonna do a...This podcast was fun, but if you're gonna do a followup, I don't want to hear about more things you (or we in the audience) hate that others love.<br /><br />I want to hear the reverse. I want to hear about the things you love that other people hate.<br /><br />What d'ya say? How 'bout it?Tommy Raikonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77085109034724317692021-04-30T07:55:24.774-07:002021-04-30T07:55:24.774-07:00I concur- hey Jude and It’s a Wonderful Life. Meh
...I concur- hey Jude and It’s a Wonderful Life. Meh<br />I can’t stand Gwynnie Paltrow. When she showed up as a “super hero” in the last Avengers movie, I cussed out loud. I don’t like Judge Judy. I HATED the Christopher Nolan Batman movies. Too serious and full of themselves. Cheers. Love your podcast. Stay safe Lushiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062198872527087851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23298396338791826102021-04-30T07:50:41.130-07:002021-04-30T07:50:41.130-07:00I don't get Beyonce.I don't get Beyonce. Rob Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185763574150467803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2944771773443083762021-04-30T04:21:05.261-07:002021-04-30T04:21:05.261-07:00I agree with you - I dislike those things as well....I agree with you - I dislike those things as well. However... I do enjoy a few bites of a Tony Luke's cheesesteak when I'm at the ballpark for a Phillies game. <br /><br />Here's my hate list: <br />Friends<br />Disney World<br />Big Bang Theory<br />Marvel movies<br />Cilantro <br /><br />Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272016833588872866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54958905958270848632021-04-29T20:00:45.222-07:002021-04-29T20:00:45.222-07:00I hate:
Led Zeppelin
Rush
ZZ Top
Pink Floyd
Queen
...I hate:<br />Led Zeppelin<br />Rush<br />ZZ Top<br />Pink Floyd<br />Queen<br />Aerosmith<br />Metallica<br />The Wizard of Oz<br />Home Alone<br />Lord of the Rings<br />Wheel of Fortune<br />The Price Is Right<br />Seinfeld<br />"Chicago" shows71dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8986048810782585152021-04-29T19:24:57.375-07:002021-04-29T19:24:57.375-07:00Great podcast. I had to laugh at your description ...Great podcast. I had to laugh at your description of "This is Us". I'm a faithful viewer of that show it really has devolved into 'suffering in time zones'. I still watch as I've come this far so I might as well stick to the end.(I do think your hate stems from your reaction to the Kevin character quitting his fictional sitcom in dramatic fashion. I seem to recall you were extremely upset by that in your blog).<br /><br />I am with you on The Masked Singer. Don't get it one bit although it's Nick Cannon that irritates me.<br /><br />As for comic actors, Jim Carrey and Will Farrell are ones I don't get. ( I do like their serious movies though).<br /><br /><br />I will say that the older I get the less I like the music of my youth. I grew up in the 80's and many of those songs were so insipid and dull...Two songs from that decade irritate me.."Take My Breath Away" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart". I also have grown to despise "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".<br /><br />...and last but certainly not least, I am a HUGE John Denver fan but "Annie's Song" makes me wanna upchuck every time I hear it or someone plays it. I've only heard one version I like and that was a friend's cover who sang with so much heartbreak in his voice, I actually liked it but if I never hear it again, it will be too soon...<br />sueK2001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4827902597928401202021-04-29T15:37:09.472-07:002021-04-29T15:37:09.472-07:00I really liked the mural at the Van Nuys Drive In....I really liked the mural at the Van Nuys Drive In. My grandparents lived nearby and I would walk over and just stare at it. Seeing it again was one of the things I liked about Once Upon A Time In Hollywood <br />Drive ins were great when you were a kid. I remember seeing movies like Darby O’Gill and Jason and the Argonauts at drive inns. I also liked the playgrounds many had. When what you had at home was a black & white tv with crummy sound you didn’t worry so much about the sound at the drive in. Can’t even imagine going to one now. iamr4manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886388328762709050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53343320844308846162021-04-29T14:15:30.427-07:002021-04-29T14:15:30.427-07:00I hate: Hey Jude, Reality Shows, Star Wars, Star T...I hate: Hey Jude, Reality Shows, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel (except Deadpool, he's funny), Mya Rudolph. So you're not the only one. Drive-ins I liked as a teenager, not because I had any more girlfriends than you but it was a place to see BOOBS. B-movies that had boobs and usually some machine guns, or vampires, or women in prison movies. That was neat way back when. stephen catronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17879615896830957479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43882181124611651172021-04-29T12:30:17.813-07:002021-04-29T12:30:17.813-07:00I love "Hey Jude," but I know plenty of ...I love "Hey Jude," but I know plenty of others who hate it, so you are not alone.<br /><br />On the subject of unusual cover versions, such as the one at the end of your podcast, here's an unexpectedly good cover version of Stairway to Heaven: <br />https://youtu.be/fw_Codf29Pw<br />Supposedly Robert Plant liked it.<br /><br />I agree with you about the Masked Singer. What I hate is the hoopla and the spectacle, all about nothing. <br /><br />My own choice for a popular thing that many love but I hate (I know you said write an email, but this will be brief): Gone with the Wind. It's not just because of the stereotypes and the glorification of the Confederate South. I just hate the main character, from beginning to end. I don't care what happens to her tomorrow.<br /><br />One more: I love the original Law and Order. I hate every single spin-off and derivative.<br /><br />Thanks for an awesome podcast. Has anyone told you that you have a good voice for radio?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466932184113943306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59147208296684619812021-04-29T10:20:35.443-07:002021-04-29T10:20:35.443-07:00If you remember high school car culture, if you ar...If you remember high school car culture, if you are dating Betty Lou the head cheerleader, you don't want to make out in private, you want to make out in public. <br />In addition, if you watch a movie at a drive-in, you can smoke, drink, and bring in your own food, avoiding the high priced of the concession stand. <br />You can also bring along lawn chairs if sitting in a car is not your idea of comfort.<br />The aspect of bringing in your own food, and the fact that many charged by the car makes the drive-in attractive to families for a cheap night out.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-87047226221427185692021-04-29T10:12:19.703-07:002021-04-29T10:12:19.703-07:00Omigod, is that Bing Crosby at the end? Reminds me...Omigod, is that Bing Crosby at the end? Reminds me of the performance of George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" by Eddy Arnold (of all people) that I personally witnessed at the Allentown (PA) Fair in 1970 or '71. <br /><br />In the fall of 1968 I'd seen the music videos the Beatles had made of "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" during two consecutive episodes of <i>The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour</i> and soon owned my first Apple Records single with both songs; decades later these videos turned up on YouTube and I found that I liked the performance of "Revolution" (partly live, partly backing tracks, according to director Michael Lindsay-Hogg) even better than the single version. <br /> <br />So, Ken, do you have any comment on "Revolution"? gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81515359693140933672021-04-29T09:47:23.478-07:002021-04-29T09:47:23.478-07:00If you want a monotonous, droning song to loathe, ...If you want a monotonous, droning song to loathe, "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot is an offender equal to Hey Jude. Yet, most people seem to like it.<br /><br />Also loathe-worthy but massively popular is anything within the 'Star Trek franchise.'<br /><br />I'll never understand the appeal of coffee and am sick of it and hearing how its acolytes just gotta have it.Kosmo13noreply@blogger.com