Comments on: Spammer’s Ode #1

By: Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:01:57 +0000

Followed your link here from today’s porn article. You wrote this before I started reading and contributing to your blog, but I seem to remember hearing about it from you on the phone one day — this was one of the main ideas that led to Skank Media, was it not?

Nevertheless, can I just say — you’ve really done me proud with this effort, Stilgherrian. This is pure pop culture at its most base and beautiful. The ending is perfect. And there can be no greater acclaim than to simply say, “I wish I’d done that!”

By: Stilgherrian · So this is human sexuality?

Stilgherrian · So this is human sexuality? — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:17:40 +0000

[...] If you’re still with us, you might compare this list with Spammer’s Ode #1. [...]

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:58:22 +0000

Oh dear, this is going to take on a life of its own, eh?

Using text-to-speech certainly saves having to think of who’d do the vocals — and a lot cheaper.

I already have a session muso and recording engineer in mind.

And I just remembered I have something like $15k credit in advertising in a national pop music magazine…

Shooting fish in a barrel.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:40:39 +0000

On reflection, your poem reminds me of one of Lenny Bruce’s comic pieces.

If you are going to record it, maybe you should use some sort of text-to-speech software to deliver the ‘vocals’, for added comic effect.

As far as a backing track goes, I’m hearing the mid-’90s Blur hit, ‘Girls And Boys’, or Moby’s ‘We Are all Made Of Stars’.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:17:30 +0000

OK, folks, it’s now “in the system”, job number 16008. The relevant people will be notified over the next two working days.

Maybe the sound is more like King Crimson’s Elephant Talk (or am I thinking of the Adrian Belew version?).

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:28:32 +0000

Zoe, maybe that should be the title: “Ringtones”.

Richard, I give up! I can try to write serious political commentary, point people to interesting material — but what gets the best reaction is… Steve Irwin Jokes or stringing together the crap in front of me that contains “rude words”.

Now, read it all again and imagine the sound of Ian Dury and the Blockheads with Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:43:40 +0000

‘A hit, a palpable hit’?

Seriously, I’m CRYING with laughter right now. This may be your finest hour.

By: zoe

zoe — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:55:48 +0000

yes, of all the people I may know who might write poetry on such topics as ringtones….

etcetc

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:42:00 +0000

And at this stage, I point everyone to the copyright notice at the bottom of this page!

Snarky, we must talk…

By: Snarky Platypus

Snarky Platypus — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:03:37 +0000

I smell a novelty pop hit in the making. All we need is the tinny MIDI backing track and some generously endowed women shaking their stuff in the music video. “Pussy Galore” needs to be either the track or artist name.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:22:00 +0000

OK, my immediate thoughts after hitting the "Publish" button are:

Why is a gay man writing a poem about boobs and pussy?
What will people think of me if this poem is their very first encounter with me?
Why am I bloody well writing poetry anyway, of all things?
Will this generate even more traffic to this website that those fucking Steve Irwin jokes?