RTT: Death of Disco, Evil Clowns and Subversive Home Decorating

Disco died this week. It's sad. Though I tended to lean toward the "Disco Sucks" camp, and was often found slam dancing to The Ramones, I also spent a notable amount of time during my late high school/early college days discoing my butt off in various Austin gay discos. And therefore, I have a soft spot in my heart for Donna Summer and Robin Gibb, who both passed on this week. So I will begin and end today's post with musical tributes.

First up, RIP Robin Gibb - 1949 - 2012. Also known as the "not as cute Bee Gee". I dedicate this first video not only to Robin, but also to my husband, Jimmy, who, in his youth, totally rocked the tight white suit and disco moves. "Don't touch the hair!"

 

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Run out of ideas for your kids next birthday party? No worries! For a fee, you can now hire Swiss actor Dominic Deville to pose as an evil clown and  stalk your child for a week before showing up at his party to throw a pie in his face.

According to this article in the Huffington Post, the creepy clown will send the birthday child threatening notes and texts, and leave them creepy phone messages for a week, "warning them that they're being watched and that they'll soon be attacked." Then, on the day of the birthday party, the clown shows up and attacks your child with a cake, scaring the bejesus out of him/her. Deville says that it's "all in fun" and that "most kids absolutely love being scared senseless." Apparently, the fee for this service is pretty reasonable, but they don't mention the cost of the many years of therapy which would be required in the future.

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I have a question for y'all. Does anybody actually use the "Plate Warmer" function on your dishwasher? Every dishwasher seems to have it, so I'm assuming that it's used by somebody somewhere, but...really? Is this a selling point for a dishwasher? Do people avoid purchasing a dishwasher without a plate warmer? I mean, I guess hot food tastes better when it's actually hot, but is this keeping food hot thing a big problem that most people have? I can't say that I have ever once thought "Damn, if only the plates had been warm the dinner party would have been a success." Thoughts? Is this something I'm seriously missing out on?

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Love this idea! Repurpose your old tv as a bookshelf...

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Another excellent website from my friend Amanda. PROFANITY ALERT. Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table.   How to describe this one? Hmmm ... how about...a hysterically subversive home decorating blog. Pulls no punches, and totally calls designers on their pretentious overdecorating. Example:

...which inspires them to say f&%$ your "typographic wall art pair, ethnic wall hanging, faux fur throw, atomic floor lamp, convex mirror, bingo cage, buffalo silhouette,  milk crate, floor skull, wall skull with antlers and an accessory, and your tiny succulent array."

Hehehe.

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So I'm gonna wrap things up here with the final part of my Death of Disco salute.

RIP Donna Summer - 1948 - 2012. Saw her at the Hollywood Bowl just a few years ago and she ROCKED. This was always the last song played at the end of a long night of dancing in a disco, right before the lights came up and you saw what everybody really looked like. So put on your platform shoes, chug down the last of your Cuba Libra, take a hit of poppers and crank this UP!

 

Oh, and go visit Stacy!

Comments

[Elizabeth]

That profane website has made me laugh so hard that I can't breathe. Seriously. I'm going to post it tomorrow on my blog (with gratitude, of course, to you) --

[Nadine]

I love The Bee Gees and Donna!! My favorite song that has been stuck in my head for days is HOT STUFF!!!

[claire]

I got really into disco in high school and it is indeed sad about those two. Happy Tuesday.

[Stacy Uncorked]

It was a sad week of music losses, wasn't it? I expected Robin Gibb to not be around for long after his recent coma status, but Donna Summer? That was a shock.

OMG that clown - and the whole idea surrounding the clown - is creepy scary!

I have never used the plate warmer function on my dishwasher. Usually there's a smattering of dirty dishes in there waiting to be joined by more dirty dishes before running it, so no way would I put clean plates in there to warm them up (and subsequently cake on the residual crud on the dirty dishes). Makes no sense! OK, I take that back - I *have* used the plate warmer function when the only thing in my dishwasher are jelly jars when I'm making jam...works like a charm vs. having them in the oven to heat them up, especially since I'll run them as an actual load to make sure they're sanitized. :)

Cool idea for an old TV!

Your friend's blog is hysterical - I'm going to be spending a lot of time over there when I need a laugh fix. ;)

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[VandyJ]

We have used the plate warmer function on our dishwasher--but not as a plate warmer. Warming plates is just not something we think of doing. Sanitizing beer bottles, yes. Plate warming no. I serve the food hot, a cold plate helps bring it down to eating temperature.

[Michele]

I had to go check to see if my dishwasher had a plate warmer function. It doesn't but what can you expect from a cheap rental apt. dishwasher that barely cleans the dishes.

Off to check out the website.

[Jan's Sushi Bar]

I have to admit, I don't get the "Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table" website. Why on earth would she single out those framed letters when THOSE PILLOWS ARE RIGHT THERE??? Talk about fixating on the wrong things...

And anyone who hires that clown for their child's birthday *deserves* to pay for the years of therapy that are sure to follow. Sheesh.

[Sprite's Keeper]

OOh, I have a plate warmer! I must go try it!

[Arnebya]

No dishwasher (well, no non-human dishwasher) here so I know not of the plate warming option. The creepy clown made me avert my eyes, scroll down until his face was gone because seriously? People would pay for that? For their kids?

We had a Donna Summer tribute party in the dining room. It was a dance off she would have enjoyed. And I'm pretty sure I won.

[suzicate]

My youth is dying...oh, but the memories!
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[Michele R.]

No plate warmer function over here.

Man, I love those disco songs. I want a disco party so bad but no one would come. I sailed on the Love Boat in 1978 at age 16 and had the best ever sequin tube top.

Love that site--now I can double laugh at the decor.

[Ginny Marie]

I just had to go check to see if we had a plate warmer on our dishwasher...and we don't, dammit!

Ed was sad when he heard about Donna Summer, although he wasn't a disco fan, either.

[Kendra]

That clown is terrible. I hate clowns so much and they creep me out so this would have led to so many years of therapy!

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