What's In Sean's Mailbox: Killing Nemo
The Forever Fiancee had the fam in town this weekend, so we hauled ’em out to the Florida Aquarium on Sunday. Everything was going swimmingly -- until Kid Lulu, my 3-year-old daughter, chucked her pink-and-yellow binky into a pristine, fish-stuffed tank dedicated to the shores of Tampa Bay. PLUNK! “Uh, oh, Daddy!” the little blonde demon chirped as a giant, grey catfish-looking sucker started nibbling…nibbling…oh crap. We frantically flagged down a biologist, but the worried woman said “those fish ingest everything.” We felt terrible. My daughter's first kill! I'm pretty sure this is how Dahmer started.
As a punishment for my shoddy parenting, the music gods gifted me with a thin assortment of CDs this morning…
Brooke Hogan -- Undiscovered
Pitbull -- El Mariel
Brad Paisley -- Brad Paisley Christmas
Elvis Presley -- Elvis Christmas
Various Artists -- Now That’s What I Call Christmas 3 (2CD)
Depeche Mode -- Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
Bounty Killer -- Nah No Mercy: The Warlord Scrolls
Sick Puppies -- Sick Puppies
Rachael Ray -- Too Cool for School: Mixtape for Kids
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
Maybe the fish lived?
The late mail delivery brought me a gorgeous five-disc box set: "Frank Sinatra: Vegas" (Reprise). Four CDs, one DVD, spanning the Chairman's Vegas shows from 1961 to 1987.
Then again, that fish is probably screwed. Late mail also brought:
Diddy -- "Press Play"
Posted by: Sean Daly | October 30, 2006 at 03:05 PM
I know you are afraid of Depeche Mode (and their fans), but if I got one of their CDs in the mail I would be delighted. Not a lot of bands from the 80s are still making good music which is relevant today.
VBH - Iceland
Posted by: VBH | October 30, 2006 at 03:47 PM
I'm afraid of most things, VBH, including the surly British Guns N Roses fan who cackled into my phone today, calling me "a fat bloke with three chins and a small penis." I think it might be time to re-shoot my column picture or, at the very least, eat a salad.
(To be honest, I'm digging the new Depeche Mode hits comp.)
Posted by: Sean Daly | October 30, 2006 at 03:59 PM
Awww Sean, I don't think you have three chins! ;)
Posted by: Producer Dave | October 30, 2006 at 04:02 PM
Well.. you didn´t mention if the surly Brit was male or female. If the Brit was female I would not worry too much because this is exactly what my 'forever fiancee' said to me four years ago.. :) and she is still stuck with me. But if this was a guy with a lot of football (soccer) related tattoos, you better run.
Valdimar BH
Posted by: VBH | October 30, 2006 at 05:23 PM
It was a woman -- she cackled like the hairpin witch from Bugs Bunny. She also said, "You're the Rush Limbaugh of rock criticism." She was pretty pissed off.
Posted by: Sean Daly | October 30, 2006 at 05:53 PM
Now, I normally read the Stuck in the 80s blog, but have enjoyed your competitions. But, I have to say that besides the Depeche Mode CD, I'd be pretty jazzed about Elvis Christmas. Sad, but true.
Posted by: Shelly | October 30, 2006 at 06:10 PM
C'mon Sean, you make great playlists. Don't miss this golden opportunity to make your very own Red Tide Playlist!
Here's mine:
Ol' Diamond Back Sturgeon - Primus
Mister Limpet - Thin White Rope
The Ocean Doesn't Want Me - Tom Waits
Rollin' Stone (Catfish Blues) - Muddy Waters
Dead Shrimp Blues - Robert Johnson
Luminous Rose - Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians
Le Poisson - (The French Chef's song from The Little Mermaid)
Reba - Phish
Posted by: GabeusCorpus | October 31, 2006 at 08:55 AM
Is that Rachael Ray CD for real??? Is there no end to what this woman will put her name on???? I'm dying to know what songs are on that mix, since I'm at work and can't look it up on iTunes....
Posted by: erin | October 31, 2006 at 10:38 AM
Rachael Ray's Track Listing (how many of these songs has RR actually heard? Maybe 3? 4?)
The Rock-a-Teens -- "Woo-Hoo"
The Boy Least Likely To -- "Be Gentle With Me"
Sarah McLachlan -- "Blackbird"
Hary Nilsson -- "Coconut"
The Tokens -- "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Nellie McKay -- "The Dog Song"
Taj Mahal -- "Shake Sugaree"
The Persuasions -- "Rocky Raccoon"
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs --"Lil' Red Riding Hood"
Harry Belafonte -- "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)"
Puffy Ami Yumi -- "Joining a Fan Club"
Janis Joplin -- "Mercedes Benz"
Posted by: Sean Daly | October 31, 2006 at 01:36 PM
GabeusCorpus, you crafty son of a bitch. A Red Tide playlist. Genius!
Posted by: Sean Daly | October 31, 2006 at 02:51 PM
Was it in the wetlands area? Take a look at www.TampaBayAquarium.com, it's the better of the Florida Aquarium websites! Enjoy
Posted by: Dr. Tim | October 31, 2006 at 03:38 PM
Gulp.
Yes, it was the wetlands area.
I believe it was a "black drum" that gulped my daughter's pacifier.
Do you have bad news for us, Dr. Tim?
Posted by: Sean Daly | October 31, 2006 at 05:24 PM
Sean, how bad is Brooke Hogan's cd? Does she sing about big boots and leg drops?
Posted by: Mike T | October 31, 2006 at 09:36 PM
Brooke's pretty weak (pretty naked, too, in the liner notes).
I had real high hopes for her song "Piper's Pit," but it's merely Brooke's dark screed about Scottish politics.
Posted by: Sean Daly | November 01, 2006 at 10:47 AM
Can anyone tell me why Rachael Ray is putting out Mixtape cd's... Geez.. How much money does one person really need....
Posted by: Weldon | November 03, 2006 at 11:01 AM