Songs That Make Me Smile: “DOMINO” by KISS (1992)

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…Never Had Confession…

…Never Had A Home…

…Never Had No Worry…

…Until I Met DOMINO! …

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…Ain’t The Virgin Mary…

…Love Her I Confess…

…Got My Hesitations…

…’Cause She Kisses Like The Kiss Of Death! …

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…Loves Lots Of Money…

…Back’s Against The Wall…

…Calls Me Sugar Daddy…

…She Knows She’s Got Me By The Balls…

…The Call Her DOMINO…

…SO FINE! …

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I Honestly Have No Clue What To Say Here, My Peeps.

I Was Softly Listening To Some Quality Tunage…

…As I’ve Had A Bastard Of A Headache Today…

…And Then This Song…

DOMINO

by KISS

…Began To Play.

And When It Was Over…

…I Played It AGAIN!

DOMINO

…Is My FAVE Of FAVES From The Album…

REVENGE

…And That’s Saying A LOT Since It’s One Of My Favorite KISS Albums.

Period.

Other Great Numbers From…

REVENGE

…Are…

UNHOLY

&

EVERY TIME I LOOK AT YOU

&

SPIT

…Just To Name My FAVES!!!

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Trust Me, My Peeps…

REVENGE

…Is One Of The Best Albums To Come Out Of The Early 1990s…

…And It’s A Great Addition To Any Collection, Fo SHO!

I Know Not Everyone Is A Fanboy Of KISS Like I Am…

…But That’s Alright In This Instance.

TheREVENGE Album Isn’t Your Normal KISS Album.

It’s Heavier.

It’s Got More Of A Hard-Rock Sound, While Throwing In A Couple Slower Numbers To Appease Fans Like Myself Who LOVE And ENJOY Their Ballads And Such.

And I’m Pretty Sure It’s An Album That Will Totally Withstand The Ravages Of TIme.

So Why Not Check It Out, Kiddies?!

It’s Totally Worth The Time Spent Listening To It.

Of That, I Have ZERO Doubts.

Wow…

…Guess I Did Figure-Out What To Say After-All.

AWESOME OPOSSUM!!!

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ROCK ON, KIDS!!!

ROCK ON, INDEED!!!

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“An Intelligent Man Is Sometimes Forced To Be Drunk To Spend Time With His Fools.” –ERNEST HEMINGWAY

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

-(18991961)-

AUTHOR

JOURNALIST

AWARD WINNING WRITER

FAMOUS DRUNKARD

AMERICAN

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What’s My GUILTIEST Guilty Movie Pleasure?!?!?

FLASH GORDON

(1980)

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Based On The Classic Comic Strip By…

ALEX RAYMOND

…And Directed By…

MIKE HODGES

FLASH GORDON

…Stars…

SAM J. JONES

TIMOTHY DALTON

BRIAN BLESSED

TOPOL

MELODY ANDERSON

…And…

MAX VON SYDOW

!!! !!!! !!!

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The Basic Plot Outline Is Best Described As Such, Via IMDB:

In this update of the 1930s comic strip, Flash Gordon is a football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. Hans Zarkov’s rocketship along with beautiful Dale Arden. The threesome are drawn into the influence of the planet Mongo, controlled by Ming the Merciless. Ming has been testing the Earth with unnatural disasters, and deeming it a threat to his rule, he plans to destroy it. He also intends to take Dale as his concubine. Flash must avoid the amorous attentions of Ming’s daughter and unite the warring kingdoms of Mongo to rescue Dale and save our world.

(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/plotsummary)

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Now…

…I Don’t Know About The Rest Of Y’all…

…But I’ve Always Found…

FLASH GORDON

…To Be An Absolute BLAST!

It’s A “B-MOVIE” On A VERY Grand Scale!

Released In 1980…

FLASH GORDON

…Has Become A TRUE Cult-Classic.

I Can Name A Handful Of Folks Who Truly Do Love This Flick…

…Though…

…I Admit…

…I Can Name A Helluva Lot More Folks Who Truly Despise It.

But Hey…

…What’Ya’Gonna’Do…

…Ya Know?!?

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If There’s Anything I Can Say About It…

…It’s That I’ve Never Shied Away From Professing My Love For It.

FLASH GORDON

…Was…

…Is…

…Always Will Be…

…A Personal FAVE-FAVE Of ALL-TIME…

…And There’s Simply No Getting Around That.

I Grew-Up Watching It.

My First Copy Was One I’d Taped Off Of TV…

…And I Wore That Bastard Out!

But…

…I’ve Had A Copy…

…In One Form Or Another…

…Throughout The Bulk Of My Life.

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While I’m Not Sure If It’s The Cheesiest Flick Of All-Time…

…It’s Certainly In The Top 10!

So…

…It’s Only Par For The Course That I Would Have A Special Bond With It.

(teehehehe)

Agreed?!?

AGREED!!!

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As One Friend Of Mine Has Said Many Times To Me…

"It's CRAP-TASTIC, DUDE!"

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Now Who Could Argue With THAT?!?

Exactly My Point.

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Oh…

…And Just So You’re ALL Aware…

…The Name Of My Fantasy Baseball Team…

…Yeah…

…It’s…

FLASH GORDON EXPRESS

!!! !!!! !!!

So…

FLASH GORDON

…May Not Be An Academy Award Winner…

…And…

…It May Be One Of The Cheesiest Flicks Of ALL-TIME…

…But…

…It Remains Part Of My Life…

…And It’s (likely) The Guiltiest Pleasure I Harbor.

I. LOVE. FLASH. GORDON.

PERIOD.

And No Amount Of Dissing On The Parts Of Others Has Ever Been Able To Change That.

LOVE IT.

HATE IT.

WHATEVER.

IT’S STILL A FAVORITE!

In Fact…

…I Think I’m Gonna Watch It Again NOW!!!

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Hope Y’all Are Enjoying Your Weekend, Thus Far.

You Know Me, My Peeps…

…I’m Pluggin’ Along As Best As I Can.

I Haven’t Been In A Very Good Mood, That’s For Sure.

BUT BUT BUT…

…I Have The Sneaking Suspicion That…

FLASH GORDON

…Is Going To Save MY MOOD While He’s Saving THE EARTH!!!

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“…I Can Feel The Emptiness Inside Me Fade And Disappear… There’s A Feeling Of Contentment Now That You Are Here…” –DEPECHE MODE (“Only When I Lose Myself” (1998))

…I Feel Satisfied…

…I Belong Inside…

…Your Velvet Heaven…

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ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELFWas The Stand-Alone Single From DEPECHE MODE‘s 1998 AlbumTHE SINGLES 86>98

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…Did I Need To Sell My Soul…

…For Pleasure Like This?…

…Did I Have To Lose Control…

…To Treasure Your Kiss?…

…Did I Need To Place My Heart…

…In The Palm Of Your Hand…

…Before I Could Even Start…

…To Understand?…

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The Single-Album ForONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELFBy DEPECHE MODE

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…It’s Only When I Lose Myself In Someone Else…

…That I Find Myself…

…I Find Myself. …

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Alright, My Peeps.

I Know.

I Know.

I’ve Been On One Of My DEPECHE MODE Kicks, Again.

TRUST ME, PLEASE, When I Say…

"THEY'RE THE MOST ADDICTIVE BAND IN HISTORY. PERIOD."

At Least…

…They Are To ME.

I Consider The Song…

ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF

…To Be A Very Forgotten Classic.

It Was Released On The Album…

THE SINGLES 86>98

…In…

…Oh Yeah…

…1998.

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It’s A Greatest Hits Album…

…But…

ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF

…Is/Was An Original Song…

…Produced Specifically For Said Album.

It’s A Slower Number…

…And It’s Amazingly Beautiful.

Period.

The Lyrics Alone Are Worth Their Weight In Gold.

No Foolies, Kiddies!

I First Heard This Song In 1999…

…When It Quickly Became A Personal Favorite.

YES, My Peeps…

…I’m Painfully Aware The Bulk Of Y’all Have Never Heard Of It…

…Let Alone Heard It Heard It.

Period Period.

So…

…Perhaps Through This Little Shout-Out…

…There Will Be More New Fans Of…

DEPECHE MODE

…And…

ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF

…Or, At The Least, I’m Hoping That’s The Case.

Along With Being Beautiful…

…I Consider This Song To Be Personally Relevant.

Why?

Well…

…Likely For The Same Reason As Some Of You.

I FeelΒ Incomplete So So SO Often.

Regardless Of Being IN Or OUT Of A Relationship…

…Having Or Not Having Money…

…Having Or Not Having Friends…

…Having Or Not Having Sex…

…etc etc etc…

…The Feeling Of Incompleteness Never Seems To Leave Me.

I’ve Tried Filling It.

Oh, How I’ve Tried.

I’m Told I’m Easy To Fall In Love With…

…But (nearly) Impossible To Handle Over Time.

I Generally End-Up Making Waves…

…Waves That I Don’t Expect To Make…

…Yet…

…Somehow…

…I’m Constantly Making Them.

It’s Times Like These When I’m Super-Duper-DUPER Happy To Have My Music.

Music Is Very VERY Powerful At Times…

…And It’s With Songs Like…

ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF

…That A Shred Of Normalcy Tries To Patch The Hole The Rest Of Life Loves To Rip Open Again And Again AND Again.

Anyway, My Peeps…

…I Digress…

…For Now.

Do What You Can To Enjoy Your Weekend.

I’ll Be Making The Same Attempt.

We’ll Talk More Later, M’Kay?!

M’KAY!!!