Goo goo goo-joob.

Not 1997, but MK 1 and 2 were staples at college for a bit. For a brief time, I was the master of the cheap ankle kick. I also perfected the comical jump-over-your-opponent's-head-and-hit-kick-on-the-way-down method. My guy would instantly flip and kick them in the back of their head, which was hilarious and…

Eh, I can't really defend it—I'm sure a lot of the music I've liked over the years is debatable at best by cooler folks than me. But "thudding" and "humorless" would seem to apply to a LOT of music from that era, too.

Of all of the awful edits/additions the SE versions made to the movies, I at least think I understand the reasoning most of them were made: increase a threat, make the space sequences more dynamic, appeal to young kids, etc. But there are a few that I simply don't understand:

Yeah, it's weird how despite the prequels being terrible, I still view them as more part of the SW universe than TFA. They finally paid off the promise to tell Darth Vader's origin—even if they did so terribly, the intention was sound, and justified by years of hints and rumors and discussions on the playground. …

Yep. Old man now means "in your thirties".

Yeah, that period in the late-80's to mid-90's was interesting. Going to college in '92, finding out other guys dug Star Wars almost seemed novel, since there wasn't really much current to fuel it. I read the Thrawn novels, and Dark Empire, but not everyone was going to go that far with it. Still, watching that VHS…

I think it was re-released to theaters around the time of Empire. I'm pretty sure that's when I first saw it, though I don't know how distribution and stuff like that worked back then. (I would have been three at the time it originally hit theaters.)

I remember seeing her perform at Lollapalooza '95, when she was touring Universal Mother, and being impressed enough to subsequently pick up the album. I've lost it since in a breakup, but I still remember it being solid.

And that's a green light! Let's get this thing made!

I can concentrate just fine. I simply don't need interminable scenes that don't convey any new information. Most other shows seem to understand this idea. But if I feel my time is being fucked with, I'll find something else to do until something else happens.

Now you just need a creepy slow version of a popular song for the trailer. And we're done!

Only to be followed by Mick and Keef seemingly learning from the episode and giving K.D. Lang credit for Has Anybody Seen My Baby?, despite her never having anything to do with the song.

And he'll make Steve Perry pay for it.

[Big drum fill]

I did too. I also figured the older, original member of the band would be the Trump supporter. We've all learned something new today.

But if they don't, they can go their Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)!

Oh man, those re-releases WERE fun. Hard to imagine the idea of seeing Star Wars movies in the theater would become passe to me, but here we are.

1997 still seems like the last iconic year to me, after maybe 1984 and 1992. I had graduated college the previous year, and music culture seemed to be changing rapidly, particularly as electronica/techno/whatever you called it was adopted by mainstream acts (U2, David Bowie), Radiohead came along with OK Computer,…

"We're gonna build a wall, and make the Wildlings pay for it!"