Friday Five - Music, Music, Music
Saturday, Apr. 12, 2003, 1:45 a.m.

Question: Does white lipstick ever really work?

What I Learned: Hide the good CDs.

1. What was the first band you saw in concert?

Alright, are you sitting down? The Monkees. As in, "Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees" Those Monkees. Yeah, that’s right. I saved my lunch money to get the cash to go to that concert and gave up a month of ice-cream sandwiches in the process - a favorite lunchtime treat at the time. It was pretty exciting, let me tell you, sitting up in the nosebleed section with a couple of equally wide-eyed girlfriends and a long-suffering mom (not mine, I might note as she was too clever to be trapped into it - her fear of driving which she bravely overcame for small junkets like hitting the grocery store had finally came in handy).

I wish I could find the concert program, as it would probably be worth a fortune now. I do remember it had glossy Yardley cosmetic ads with models sporting ultra-pale frosted lipstick called slicker lipsticks, fishnet stocking, minis, and very hip go-go boots. These chicks looked so cool that you knew you’d never catch up. Sadly, my understanding is that Yardley ran into some business troubles and sold off their brand name to Wella and most of their old physical plant/business park is gone now. Gone too, or so I thought, was the fabulous perfume that was the Yardley hallmark in my book - Oh! De London. Interestingly, I just stumbled upon something very nostalgic - it’s back… kind of right here and I think I’m going to have to place my order for old time’s sake.

2. Who is your favorite artist/band now?

I keep forgetting because every time I buy a CD that is actually popular I never see it again as it goes into the great teenage music churn that moves between car (not mine), room (not mine) and CD carrying case (not mine). Man, it’s so hard to be cool anymore. I can’t even play the right music because it has gone missing.

So right now it’s west coast jazz and major mellow tracks for me. Check out my playlist if you want to know what I’ve just spent my hard-earned cash on or can’t get our of my musical system. One CD that I have virtually played into the ground is West Coast Jazz.

3. What's your favorite song?

• To be uplifted - Amazing Grace.
• To feel peaceful - Silent Night & Ave Maria.
• To kick some butt - Aretha Franklin’s Respect and Chain of Fools.
• To be happy - Aerosmith - Walk This Way and Dude Looks Like a Lady.
• To be moody - any Tori Amos or Juliana Hatfield song will do.
• Sadly romantic: Linda Ronstadt singing Nelson Riddle. Where’s my martini?
• And of course get a beer and put on Patsy Cline singing - I Fall To Pieces.

Tomorrow, this could all change.

4. If you could play any instrument, what would it be?

I play piano but I wish I could play guitar too. The harp would also be cool but let’s get real - where I am going to put a damn harp?

5. If you could meet any musical icon (past or present), who would it be and why?

Pat Benatar - she can sing up a storm and I am sorry we haven’t heard from her lately. Her music formed a backdrop for a whole decade of my life. Thanks, Pat!

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