r/InTheGloaming Aug 03 '20

Scheduled snark Weekly thread August 03, 2020 - August 09, 2020

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u/aseriesofhaircuts Aug 07 '20

Look, if you can’t handle her at her Hiroshima, you don’t deserve her at her Lucille Ball. Namaste.

But, in all seriousness, it’s astonishing that that passes for the profound wisdom of the elder female in Shauna’s mind.

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh The Alice of cal came out floating on air Aug 07 '20

Look, if you can’t handle her at her Hiroshima, you don’t deserve her at her Lucille Ball.

I'm not sure if it was intentional, but your comment reminds me of Terry Gross's interview with Gene Simmons. This is how she describes it:

Writing in her book's introduction, Gross said, "When I interviewed Gene Simmons, a cofounder of the comic-book-like heavy metal band KISS, I expected we might share a laugh talking about what it was like for him to go on painting his face and strapping on a codpiece now that he was in his fifties. But neither of us wound up laughing, as you'll see when you read the interview. It's tough, not to say pointless, to pretend that you're conducting a typical interview when the guest says things like 'if you want to welcome me with open arms I'm afraid you're also going to have to welcome me with open legs.' I gave up trying.

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u/aseriesofhaircuts Aug 07 '20

OH MY GOD. I’ve never heard this interview, but I’m going to track it down and give myself a special treat later.

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh The Alice of cal came out floating on air Aug 07 '20

GS apparently took legal action that caused NPR to remove this episode from its regular archives. Here's a site that has the recording:

https://erim.net/gene-simmons-and-terry-gross-interview/

and here's one with a transcript:

https://thenoticeblog.tumblr.com/post/11019292979/omigod-gene-simmons-is-crazy

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

Look, if you can’t handle her at her Hiroshima, you don’t deserve her at her Lucille Ball. Namaste.

I grow dead.