I was rather naïve of the slang used for either genitalia or various sexual acts or accessories until much later in my life. I didn’t know what a rubber was until my Freshman year in college. My mother, being a Registered Nurse, used only proper anatomy terms, so most slang went right on by me until college. My Dad, being a Navy man, taught me other words… many of them only four letters, so I had that going for me.
Steve Miller Band’s 1977 album “Book of Dreams” was his TENTH album in as many years. It spawned a number of Top 40 hits and “Jet Airliner” is the perfect tune for today! The single version cuts out the nearly 1 minute long rhythm guitar part that’s on the album version. I prefer the album version, so that’s what you’re getting!
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Am radio inhibited a lot of good songs back in the day. 🙂 Jet Airliner is a true classic and you did a great job on this strip. There were a few slang terms that even I hadn’t heard of. 🙂
“Jet Airliner” was written by an obscure blind blues guy named Paul Pena. There’s very interesting Oscar-nominated documentary film about Paul later in life called “Genghis Blues”about him going to Tuva to take part in a Tuvan throat singing contest.
The Wikipedia entry on Paul gives a good rundown of his story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pena
It is code for “ze cahpet does not match ze drapes”
I remember “Diamonds Are Forever.” Bond walks into Tiffany’s apartment and she walks out of the room, topless, with blonde hair. She walks back in with a “60’s safe” nightgown and is a brunette. (Jill St. John asked if she could feature her wig line in the film, and they worked it into the script.)
BOND: Weren’t you a blonde a minute ago?
TIFFANY: Could be.
BOND: I can usually tell, if a woman’s a blonde or a brunette.
TIFFANY: And which do you prefer?
BOND: Oh, as long as the collars and cuffs match.
That took me YEARS to work out!
And she’s a brunette again! Whooo! Much better.
“‘Cause I have pot and a guitar. Any questions?” 🙂
Dave Davis had to fly back from holiday to dub over the terrible word “Coca” in front of “Cola” because the BBC wouldn’t play it otherwise.
Oh poot,forgot to ad it was on “Lola” by the Kinks,the content passed them by but no advertizing!
I want an answer to the question!
I was wondering what would make her dye her hair back…
“Big ol’ doob and lighter… don’t carry me too far away…”
I saw Roger Daltrey in concert last night! I know this has nothing to do with the comic. I just wanted to gush.
Never heard the aviation blonde reference. It was always does the carpet match the curtains.
Did you know the Avro Canada built the first civil and commercial jet plane in North America C 102 only months behind the British De Havilland DH comet both flew in 1949. The Avro C 102 even flew over New York city April 1950 but sadly never entered production due the cold war and shortsightedness. The United States by 1958 over took Britain the Boeing 707, Convair 880 and Douglas DC 8. It would be cool if plan 9 flew on an American SST but expensive tickets for Anglo/Franco concord SST, The crash of the Russian Tupolov 144 SST not to mention that Richard cut funding for an American SST means no SST flight for Plan 9. They could write angry letters to Boeing, Lockheed or North American even tricky Dick.