This'll be a "goot juan" or my name isn't
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This installment of BOTB's Battle Of The Booze is "demon RUM" & "bootleg GIN" versus "BEER on ice"...
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OR...
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Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, Peter Falk, and King Tut Victor Buono versus Hank "Bocephus" Williams Jr., George Jones, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Little Jimmy Dickens, Paul Williams, Cheech y Chong, George Thorogood, Mel Tillis, Kris Kristofferson, Grandpa Jones and Porter Wagoner, etc. (Psst! I love Mel Tillis. But don't mention that to my Momma... she's tryin' to forget about it.)
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This is one of the rare occasions when I am allowing voters - should they wish to do so - to also take the videos into consideration while deciding how to vote. And you can click the video URL links if'n you want to see them more bigger.
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The first song is 'MISTER BOOZE' from the 1964 movie 'Robin And The Seven Hoods'.
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MR. BOOZE
by The Rat Pack & Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjFyX2sSTGs
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When you were younger, did you have any rowdy friends? I've always wondered what that would be like, as all of my friends were teetotalin', tie-wearin', church-goin' wallflowers. We never got invited to hang out with the "cool kids".
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ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT
by Hank Williams Jr. & Rowdy Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2GBQqSKl8w
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Please vote for the song and/or video you liked best, and then be kind enough to visit all of the other BOTBers (see links in right sidebar) and deposit your two cents in their Battles.
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I intend to return to the comment section here on January 22nd with my own vote and the final tally.
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~ STMcC
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
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This is one of the rare occasions when I am allowing voters - should they wish to do so - to also take the videos into consideration while deciding how to vote. And you can click the video URL links if'n you want to see them more bigger.
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The first song is 'MISTER BOOZE' from the 1964 movie 'Robin And The Seven Hoods'.
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MR. BOOZE
by The Rat Pack & Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjFyX2sSTGs
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When you were younger, did you have any rowdy friends? I've always wondered what that would be like, as all of my friends were teetotalin', tie-wearin', church-goin' wallflowers. We never got invited to hang out with the "cool kids".
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ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT
by Hank Williams Jr. & Rowdy Friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2GBQqSKl8w
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Please vote for the song and/or video you liked best, and then be kind enough to visit all of the other BOTBers (see links in right sidebar) and deposit your two cents in their Battles.
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I intend to return to the comment section here on January 22nd with my own vote and the final tally.
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~ STMcC
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
This is an interesting battle, because the factors for or against each song/video are (tea-)totally different.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy musicals, and the first song is silly and fun and has a lot of top-notch entertainers from the far past. The song is typical for a musical, as the melody and lyrics are aimed at humor and moving the story forward rather than a something pleasing to the ears in it's own right.
"All My Rowdy Friends" has a melody and lyrics that can and did have power as a stand alone without visuals. But the video has the visuals too, with (as did "Mr. Booze") many celebrities and the added benefit of cute 80's-looking girls. It also has familiarity going for it, with years of Monday Night Football connection... back when I used to watch football.
I vote for Hank, by a margin as brief as short-shorts.
Sheboyganboy VI
SHEBOYGANBOY 6 ~
DeleteAs usual, a top-shelf comment / analysis. And also as usual, I appreciate your participation on this long-running musical playground.
>>... "back when I used to watch football."
I knew that you used to be a regular viewer of the NFL. And I knew that you went into boycotting protest mode when all the kneeling was going on. And I knew that after some time you called off the boycott and began watching the NFL again. But I did NOT know that you had returned to non-viewing status.
How come that? And how long that?
Considering how big a fan of MLB & the NFL I once was, I still find it somewhat odd that I've paid no attention to either of them for so many years now. Los Doyers recently won another World Series, and I scarcely even blinked. Had someone told me in the 1970s & '80s that a time would come when I wouldn't give half a hoot about professional baseball & football, I'd have said, "I'll NOT believe it!"
~ D-FensDogG
"Back when I used to watch football" was true but not a literally true statement. When I used to watch football, I WATCHED FOOTBALL. I watched almost every game, every week.
DeleteYou are correct that I called off my total boycott which lasted 3 or 4 years. However, now my "watching" is little more than a glance. I think this year I have turned on a game a half dozen times and watched between five minutes and one half of a game.
They just lost me and took the fun outta it.
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I hear ya, SIXBRO!
DeleteI gave up on the NFL even before the kneeling bit started, when I became convinced that some big games are rigged.
Baseball was my biggest sport love, and I gave up on MLB when it turned into Home Run Derby played by a bunch of overpaid cheaters.
And if I hadn't already quit on baseball, I surely would have done so when the Dodgers pulled that stunt with the "Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence".
I learned just last weekend that the National League had adopted the Designated Hitter garbage... BACK IN 2022! That goes to illustrate just how little attention I've been paying to MLB.
My game of choice now is Ping-Pong, which my Brother and I play regularly -- about 3 hours per week. We've reached a level of skill where I think of Ping-Pong now as sort of like super high-speed chess with paddles.
~ D-FensDogG
Both clips are fun. It's kind of a difficult decision, but I'll go for one. Give my vote to Hank and all those lovely ladies. The other parts were good too.
ReplyDeleteLee
R. LEE BOID ~
DeleteYeah, I liked all of the parts, too.
(Contrary to some rumors, I am NOT gay; I was NOT born in Brooklyn; I did NOT die in 1989. You can't believe 86.86% of what you read on the Internet!)
~ D-FensDogG
(He who loveth Mel Tillis without being gayeth.)
VOTE = MR. BOOZE
ReplyDeleteThis was a tough one. In the end, my head and heart just kind of went with Bing and The Rat Pack. ~Ed.
ED ~
DeleteI felt bad for Sammy Davis Jr. It was actually Sinatra who got him hooked on Jack Daniel's and ruined his pickpocketing career. Italians! -- there outta be a law agin 'em!
~ D-FensDogG
I love all things Rat Pack, but have to say, Bing's presence didn't do much for me and neither did the song. For decades, we were friends with another couple and yeah, I'd say the four of us were pretty rowdy. ☺ Hank's song and video had me grinning and remembering all those fun times. A vote for Bocephus and his rowdy friends!
ReplyDeleteDEBBIE ~
DeleteYour vote was hard for me to predict, as I know you love old movies; but your BOTB voting record convicts you of being a Bocephus supporter.
I know I've said this before but... I saw Bocephus in concert once, and it was also the ONLY time the performer I paid to see was more intoxicated than I was!
Hank Jr. has a massive ego, but he's also written and performed some of the most entertaining songs I've heard.
~ D-FensDogG
Mr. Booze gets my vote ;-) Fun video with a terrific cast of characters. Can't believe I hadn't heard it before.
ReplyDeletedEAR dIEDRE ~
DeleteI like Mr. Booze and the video, too. I'm surprised it's not doing better in this competition!
Thanks for bringing a bottle of fine Spanish wine to this party. (Hey, don't even ask me what that means. I have no idear. I make this stuffs up in the moment & I never question my inspiration.)
Incidentally, I got your E and will r-E-ply soon. No worries 'bout nut'n. "It'z all goot", as Major John Reisman assured Joseph Wladislaw. (*shrug* I don't know.)
~ D-FensDogG
I love Bing and the gang but I could never set foot in one of those places. I vote for the 2nd because it sounds like a lot more fun and can Boogie down. I just would never wear one of those skimpy outfits.
ReplyDeleteBIRGIT ~
DeleteWould it help if I told you that Columbo was correct? The Revival Meetin' was indeed a gambling parlor in disguise. In fact, I think it was the Sands Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip incognito.
Your vote really surprised me. I would have wagered $100 that you would be votin' for Bing & The Rat Pack. ...Birgit, let this be a lesson to you on the evils of gambling. ...I mean, unless, of course, you've received a very reliable tip on a "Can't miss!" horse going off at 6 to 1.
~ D-FensDogG
Well hello there, Stephen! Mighty nice of me to stop by and visit your battle, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, a friend and I would hit happy hour and stay until the 'ugly lights' came on. These days, I can't even handle a little sip.
I'm giving my vote to Bocephus. His tune has just a little more pep in the step.
-MMQE
MMQE ~
DeleteWhy, yes, as a matter of fact, it WAS mighty nice of you to stop by and visit my Battle.
OK, Missy, the jig's up!
Who are you really, and what have you done with MMQE?!
I see. So, you're one of them womens what don't go for sobriety 'n' religion, eh? You think it's OK to "Trammp" around town like a 'Disco Inferno'?
FUN FACT: Earlier tonight, I said to my Brother that "I think... I like that song". Hokey-Smoke! Who the helck am I, and what the helck have I done with the real me?! ("The world may never know", as the wise old owl said on the evil television.)
~ D-FensDogG
Definitely the Rat Pack and "Mr. Booze." I've never seen the movie, but that scene was fantastic.
ReplyDeleteSIR JOHN ~
DeleteI'm pleased you enjoyed it so much. Honestly, that scene makes me want to crack open my Bible and read it... while sipping bourbon on the rocks. Ha! There's a sort of yin-yang, push-pull, drink & repent influence that I feel while watching this scene.
~ D-FensDogG
I like the old Crooners and the clip was a lot of fun but I'm going to give my vote to Hank Williams Jr. Largely because of his music video is fabulous with all those pretty girls looking like girls. It was a whole of fun. I also loved back in the day when Hank did the opening for Monday Night Football or was that Sunday Night? Anyway, you probably know what I'lm talking about because he used his song. That was so much fun, too. :) There you have it. I made in the knick of time to cast my vote in this BOTB. :) Stay warm and have a good week, my friend!
ReplyDeleteCAThy... It's That YOU!
Delete>>... "all those pretty girls looking like girls"
Nary a tattoo in the bunch. And no silver rings hanging out of their nostrils like shiny boogers! Gee, how I miss the times when women were women and men didn't wear ponytails or hair-buns.
Thanks for coming by with your two cents worth, m'dear! I had you figgered as a Rat Pack voter, but I was wrong, Wrong, WRONG! (It was bound to happen eventually, I suppose. ;^)
~ D-FensDogG
POSTSCRIPT:
DeleteYes, CAThy, you were correct. The Hank Jr. song was used as the theme for Monday Night Football for about 20 years. Eventually, however, Hank publicly said some politically incorrect stuffs & got his song booted from MNF.
As The Good Book says:
"...friendship with the world is enmity with God" and "Come out from among them
And be separate", says the Lord.
I'm as politically incorrect as it gets, and I'm still standin' (1C4:7).
~ D'DogG
I'm with Sheboyganboy on this one. I enjoyed the Mr. Booze clip, because I like the Rat Pack/Bing, it's got a few laughs, and it tells a bit of a story, but it's not really a song I want to sit down and listen to just for the sake of listening to it.
ReplyDeleteHank Jr., though, has got a song I want to hear. He's also got a good list of people I wouldn't mind partying with (Cheech y Chong, Waylon, Willie, hell, Ernest might even be good for a laugh). An easy bote for Bocephus and his wacky friends.
~Chief Julio (always says YES to Mr. Booze)
CHIEF BIG SHOOTER ~
DeleteThanks for weighing in on this boozy Battle. I felt kind of 50-50 on how you might vote in this contest. I know you enjoy the old school stuffs (like The Rat Pack), and that you aren't really a big fan of Country music.
And I also knew that you own a Cheech y Chong T-shirt but lean Right on the political spectrum. (Oops? ...Am I allowed to say that in public?) Also, you have mentioned wishing that you could have run with The League Of Soul Crusaders (even though they were more "sedate" than "rowdy").
GOL! Thanx for your "bote", Brother.
~ D-FensDogG
To paraphrase a late-night interview joke from the late, great Norm Macdonald:
DeleteMe: I am a deeply, deeply closeted conservative.
Interviewer: Oh, so you're a Republican?
Me: No, I'm not. I just told you - I'm deeply closeted.
I heard another conversative stand up comic joke a while back that conservative is the new gay.
"Oh God, you're not one of THOSE, are you?"
"That's fine what you think in the privacy of your own home, but just don't tell the rest of us about it, okay?"
"Why would you choose to be this way?"
Kidding aside, I don't really care who knows, so mention it all ye want! Out 'n proud!
Now, it's true I'm not the biggest fan of country, but I do love outlaw country, and this is no exception. I need my country gritty, fast paced, and full of rock energy. This definitely scratches that itch, and unfortunately, dear dreary Bing just couldn't keep up this round.
~Chief Julio, down by the closet
I found the courage to "out with it" (meaning: willingness to express my true beliefs) at an earlier age than most folks do.
DeletePicture this: It's 1975, and in the Teenworld, everything was about smokin' pot & rockin' out to Led Zeppelin & Aerosmith.
I was the short-haired guy in the Police Explorer Program ("Nark!", someone was sure to yell out from a crowd near the lockers in the History building); and I was the guy who wouldn't hesitate to defend The Carpenters when the dope-smokers would belittle them.
And that was just the beginning of a lifetime of butting heads with the masses.
~ Maverick DogG
And Stephen,
ReplyDeleteHank had me at the girls in swimsuits and I think the song is more in line with experiences of the past remembered or not and it was star studded to boot. As was the Rat Pack but I still pick Hank and his Rowdy Friends over Dean, Ol' Blue Eyes, Bing, Sammy etc.
JW,
Poooh!
...AND, POOH, THAT'S NOT ALL!...
DeleteYour vote surprised me a wee li'l o' bit.
Yeah, I get the chicks in pink 'n' white skintight clothing. But, I heard that you never hung out with rowdy guys and preferred a more laidback kind of lifestyle.
Or, to put it another way...
I read on the Internet that, "Pooh wasn't at all the sort of guy who'd ever drunkenly chase an enemy around parking meters on Pico Boulevard." But then again, that could be nothing more than misinformation. I mean, you know how unreliable Google is!
~ D-FensDogG
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Results For 2025, January 15th
'Mr. Booze' by Bing Crosby & The Rat Pack
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'All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight'
by Hank "Bocephus" Williams Jr.
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Firsteth & Foremostest, methanx ALL Y'ALL who took the time to visit & vote. Without your participation, Battle Of The Bands would be a lonely place for me.
Well, I gotta say, this contest was a bit of a surprise. No, not a surprise that Bocephus won - that much I expected - but it was the blowout manner in which Bocephus won which made me think: WHA-?!
Yeah, I know it sounds odd that I had Bing & The Rat Pack pegged as the underdogs, but I've gotten pert-goot at guessing the winners of my Battles *before* the voting has even begun. However, I surely thought that they'd score more than a mere 3 votes.
What keeps BOTB interesting to me is the fact that the contests always contain some surprises. (Plus, I like getting to let loose with my primarily stream-o-consciousness interactions with y'all.)
Judge Al Bondigas made a rulin' for Bocephus via word-of-mouth. And I'm a long-time fan of Junior's songs, so my vote for him was never in question.
I thought both videos were fun, as did other voters, but when push came to shove, this Battle was no contest:
FINAL TALLY:
Bing & The Boys = 3 votes
Hank Williams Jr. = 10 votes
Oh, well. It was real nice turnout, and I thanks each of youz again for dat.
God willing & no EMP attacks, I plan to return here with a new edition of 'Battle Of The Booze' on February 1st. Y'all come back now, y'hear?
~ STMcC
DogGtor of Alcohology &
King of Inebriation Nation
Wow. More lopsided than I thought it would be, Bruh. And... odd. FabGirl and I were just discussing the chaos that would ensue after and EMP. The conversation was prompted by Yahoo trying to shove a new interface down our throats, and old codger/curmudgeon me telling them where they can put their 'new look.' pphhhtttt! (that was a raspberry). Then the synapse train took us to 'paperless statements' and online bill-paying. All of which is 'convenient' until.... EMP.
ReplyDeleteLOL. The Beat Goes On.
~Eddie.
I hear ya, mang! Someone's always trying to get me to download their app for this, that or the other thing, and my answer is always the same: "No ah won't" (to quote Barney Fife). As the old saying goes, we are indeed "living in interesting times", and there's a streak of Luddite in me.
DeleteI've said this to several people, and I believe they all think I'm joking, but I'm not: I've already selected my cave for the future, which is 17 miles from my home. I could walk / hike to it if the battery in my truck has been EMPed out of order. It's a real nice, deep cave that splits off into two separate tunnels. But the first order of business will be finding a way to get the rats & bats out of there.
I was in there in June of 2022 when suddenly the biggest bat I've ever seen came flying right at me. It startled me so much that in backpedaling I fell on a pile of rocks. Now, I have a nice scar on my left wrist as a reminder of that day.
[Link> Batcave Injury.
~ D-FensDogG
Esteebie - sounds like a decentish cave... but yes the rats and bats would need to be evicted post haste with extreme prejudice.
DeleteGoing to that imgur site to see your bloody paw was a little scary - I had to declare I was over 18 due to the possible adult content I might encounter! That checkpoint had my adult thoughts swirling, I can tell you.
~Eddie
Guffaw-Out-Loud!
DeleteThere's nothing "adult" about me,
nor anything I post. I'm still a Toys R Us kid!
I had no idear there was such a checkpoint at Imgur. This old dogG learns a dozen new tricks every day!
~ D-FensDogG
Hahahaha! It almost made me feel young again. For about half a nanosecond I wanted to deny I was over 18 just so I could be all p.o.'d that wouldn't let me in.
Delete~Ed.
I'm not overly surprised about the winner, but it did seem overly lopsided. Must be the advent of more modern times and the passing of the old guard. Or whatever. Now back to fire watch. It's on TV now. Maybe someone should start a fire network. Fire 24/7.
ReplyDeleteLee
Been keeping my eyes on the fires. Unbelievable. Stay safe, Lee! ~Ed.
DeleteR. LEE BOID ~
DeleteI have read about a couple of arsonists who got caught setting fires in L.A. And things are so incredibly insane in "this world" now, that I can actually imagine someone creating a TV Reality Show in which people compete to see who can set the most fires affecting the largest sections of cities in a 24-hour period.
I am so eager for His return that I can't even find the words to express it!
~ D-FensDogG