Recently Heard: 200 MPH

[ellyssian]

200 MPH by Bill Cosby

This is it. Classic Cos. The best of the bunch that I've heard.

This, I realized last night, was why I like long songs. Epic prog tunes are cool because of this.

Four tracks on the first side, one twenty-some minute epic on the other. 200 MPH, spun, back in the day, at 33 1/3 RPM.

So much brilliance in the first four bits - the whole mother and father present thing; wives, grandfathers, dogs and cats - and then, 200 MPH.

I don't know what I'd do without the recurring character with his name on his jacket - BOB - without that, where would I be when I need to invent students/parents/teachers/counselors/doctors/and-more when I'm trying to create data to test a new program? What would I do without BOB ROBERTS, BOB ROBERTS JR, and the lot? Each time I write up one of those test cases, I can trace it's lineage right back to Cos, right back to 200 MPH.

And how can anyone talk about cars - something I did much more *before* I drove - without talking about pieeeeeepes. Or Volkswagens using rubber bands if the fan belt breaks. Or diving into trenches if a truck drives by.

Where would the world be if Cos hadn't explained how to find the gas tank on a Ferrari or unearthed the mystery of where cops are just before they seem to pop out of thin air and pull you over.

200 MPH. Pipes... pieeeeepes...

Comments

[cornetdude.livejournal.com]

"200 MPH" is, indeed, wonderful. My favorite, though, has always been
"To Russell, my brother, whom I slept." So perfect...
I used to have so many Bill Cosby albums...on vinyl. Tragically, they're
gone. I need to start looking on CD.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I remember liking "To Russell..." but I don't recall it off the top of my head. Out of the three I listened to a lot, that's the only one I don't have on CD.

Amazon.com has 'em - follow that link and you can find a bunch (and if you buy 'em through there, it helps me get more! =)

[chordata13.livejournal.com]

"and look I have a Fire extiguisher. so if somebodies house is on ifre I can stiop and whoosh the fires out."
All those albums of his are fantastic.
As for To Russell.....Don't touch me man...I'm going to touch you threetimes...how aboutfourofurfour..how about i hit you in the eye..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!shut up man!!!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! All classic stuff My favorite is Wonderfulness. With "The Chicken Heart". Start spreadin' that Jello man!!
He was just about the funniest person in the world back then.Not a huge fan now. and yes I still have all but 1 one his albums. still missing "Why is there air"
Have to talk to a friend of mine to get these put to cd before they get all warped and stuff.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Geotta get home before the monsters come out. So what's your music??
Now I have to find a turn table to play these now. Thrift stores here I come

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

You always need to have your music with you. Always.

Faster, faster, you fool, you fool.

[chordata13.livejournal.com]

nanananananananananananana naaaaaaaaaa

[chordata13.livejournal.com]

I don't remember the name of the whinno, I don't even care, but all I can say is that he was wrong. Purely wrong. "Lookout little kids coming home from the Aster movies it not a monster just a little old whinno"