Dave Grohl Ought to Appreciate this Post

I confess...I'm a Foo Fighters fan.  It all began years ago when I saw Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins (both members of the Foo Fighters) induct Queen into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.  Because Freddie Mercury is no longer living the two Foo Fighters members performed in his honor.  They performed Queen's Tie Your Mother Down and from that moment on I was sold.  It was passionate and angst-y and sweaty...all the things I love in a good rock 'n' roll song.  A few years later I saw them perform Times Like These at the Grammys and that further deepened my love.  And then there was the time Dave Grohl joined Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zant, and Elvis Costello in a performance of London Calling at the Grammys in honor of The Clash.  That sealed it for me and nothing anyone can say can talk me out of my love for them. 

Needless to say it isn't uncommon to hear a little Foo Fighters music playing either at home or in my office.  (side note: when we're at home I like my Foo Fighters mixed in with a little Oasis and Pearl Jam or Counting Crows depending on my mood.) Especially lately.  I recently purchased a copy of their cd Skin and Bones and I swear to you it may be the most fabulous cd ever.  Okay, maybe that's exaggerating it a bit but it is pretty damn good.  I think I've played it non-stop for three weeks.  I fully expect my co-worker to turn against me at any moment and threaten to ban the Foo Fighters from our office forever. (Foo Fighters plug: run to your nearest music store, or log onto Amazon.com, and purchase this cd...do it now...I promise you won't regret it...if you're having doubts watch this...or this.)  Earlier in the week I actually received an e-mail from someone who had read a comment I left on another blog about Skin and Bones and she purchased it and wanted to let me know she loved it.  YES!  Another Foo Fighters convert. 

I've been pushing the Foo Fighters on my co-workers, on T & the B-Dog, on anyone I can.  My brother's birthday is next month and guess what he'll be getting.  If you guessed a copy of Skin and Bones you are correct.  There are times I honest to God believe that because I've spent so much money on Johnny Depp (dvds, soundtracks, figurines, costumes, swords, books, even legos) I ought to be able to call him up at any time and say, "Hey Johnny, you know that island in the Caribbean you own.  Well I helped you purchase a sliver of that island so I'm coming to visit this weekend.  Just throw a sleeping bag out on the beach and I'll be fine."  Well it's getting to the point that I think I ought to be able to call up Dave Grohl any time and say, "Hey I hear you're going to be performing at such-and-such-location.  I'd like a couple tickets thank you very much."  I'm just trying to spread some Foo Fighters love (gotta love You Tube.)

But that's not really what this post is about.  That was just an introduction...a long one but still only an introduction.  This post is actually about a new game the B-Dog has invented that T and I get the pleasure of playing with him.  While sitting around the dinner table last week, and yes, there may have been some Foo Fighters playing in the background, the B-Dog decided we all needed to raise our hands as fast as we could and whoever was the fastest got to call someone a Foo Fighter (somehow that always managed to be him.)  Hands up.  "Mom's a Foo Fighter."  Hands down.  Hands up.  "Dad's a Foo Fighter." Hands down and so on and so forth.  Every once in awhile T or I one got to squeeze in a "Britt's a Foo Fighter."

Little did we know there are apparently several versions of this game.  According to the B-Dog other versions are as follows:

• Foo Fighters 2--can only be played while at the gas station
• Foo Fighters 3--has to be played while at the candy store
• Foo Fighters 4--requires props (like matchbox cars, etc.)
• Foo Fighters 5 (try saying that 10 times in a row as fast as you can...that's what I thought...not so easy is it)--requires you wear a costume
• Foo Fighters 11--can only be played while driving and only by the driver (I know...not very safe)
• Foo Fighters 13--requires multiple costumes and you rotate them
• Foo Fighters 41--can only be played while watching Transformers but seeing as how we don't have Transformers we can't play it
• Foo Fighters 81--must only be played at the grocery store
• Foo Fighters 89--requires you put both hands up in the air instead of just one
• and finally there is my personal favorite, Foo Fighters 99--which you can only play if you have ninety-nine and two thousand seven arms and since monsters are the only ones with ninety-nine and two thousand seven arms they're the only ones who can play it

See how much fun you can have when you live with a 4 year old.  Hey, it beats the heck out of having to chase him around the house with a plastic sword pretending to be either Captain Jack or Captain Barbosa, depending on which one he wants to be.

So let's say we make this post a little more interesting.  For the sake of spreading a little more Foo Fighters love I will personally purchase a copy of Skin and Bones (after I get paid on November 1st of course) to the 1st person that comments on this post and says, "I'd like to have a little Foo Fighters love lavished on me.  Send me a copy."  I will e-mail you for your address and once I get paid (god, that can not come soon enough) I will buy you a copy, along with my brother's, and send it to you.  I promise!  Then you too can be a Foo Fighters convert.  How can you not take me up on this?  I mean it's a free cd...and a damn good one at that.  First person that comments...

Dang...now I'm feeling guilty for not spreading the Johnny Depp love.  I'll have to think about that one and come up with something for next month.  Stay tuned.

Comments

[daisies]

i soooo heart the foo fighters and would have been happy to say, 'I'd like to have a little Foo Fighters love lavished on me. Send me a copy.' if i wasn't sooooo behind on my blog reading, lol ...

i'm going to spend the day giving myself some youtube lovin, tee hee ...

what a fun game your cutie came up with!! xox

[melody is slurping life]

****I missed this, but I LOVE Johnny Depp. Waiting to see what's up for next time. :)

[Sam]

I heard Dave Grohl on NPR the other day (with Teri Gross) and he was so thoughtful and well spoken - I was like, "Definitely have to check this guy out!" I trust you and your taste, and also, Beaux has been talking about how he thinks they are cool, too. I'm thinking we need to go CD shopping...

B's Foo Fighters game is too adorable. You are raising that boy right, for sure!

[wendy]

At first this post left me feeling very old..as I was saying who the bleep are these FOO fighters.?? but then god bless youtube..i clicked your link..and whew...thank goodness..I did know almost all the songs featured..So I'm just getting old and losig my knowledge, but at least, not my taste!

Here's one for you...

Foo fighters#124
on a bridge..or in a tunnel

Or eating green eggs and ham..

good luck!

[kristen]

well i would have loved a copy of this from you, but i will be purchasing a copy regardless because i love me some foo fighters! i have one of their CD's always in the car changer and i have a crush on dave grohl, love his looks.

[bee]

dave grohl is fantastic. i loved nirvana, i love foo, and i LOVE that version of tie your mother down! i love queen, too, (they were one of my first band crushes)

[bella]

There's something about Dave Grohl.. I can't take my eyes off of him when he performs. I've always been a big fan. My favorite song is Everlong.

[Angela]

wow, bummer that i missed out on the cd give away. ya know who i love? five for fighting, love them, and foo fighters too.
:)

[Darlene]

I enjoy the Foo's also...but you are a true FAN!

lovely you
xOx darlene

[schmoops]

dave grohl is my rockstar boyfriend. LOVE him. he's pretty and has shiny hair. they opened up for the Police over the summer and the Foo were 90% of the reason i bought tickets.

also love the four-year-old. xoxo

[jenica]

i heart david. see we're even on a first name basis. ;-D

i love the game. and love the it sometimes requires costumes... *sigh*

[jessabean]

I like Foo Fighters too! I am a huge fan of the 2nd disc in their "In Your Honor" album. Simply wonderful.

[gkgirl]

oh...
and this was a great post
by the way...
i am checking into all that music
:)
and b is unbelievably funny...
:)

[gkgirl]

um...liz...
i hate to tell you, you
WERE the first commenter
but you
DIDN'T
say
"I'd like to have a little Foo Fighters love lavished on me. Send me a copy."
soooooooo...

heeeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee.

sorry...
i couldn't NOT say it,
it's too funny
:)

[amy]

it's true!! i did go out and buy the CD and it's playing in the background as i type this. i might have to send the neighbours a gift to apologise for the volume. i've liked dave grohl since Nirvana days but this CD wasn't one i'd heard. thanks again!!

amy

[liz elayne]

how is it that i am the first person to comment? well, this must be the reason why i am up at 4 a.m. my time.

i love this post. i love the mind of your 4 year old.

you know, for a few years now, whenever i see dave grohl on tv, i always turn to jon and say, "i want to be friends with him." he just seems so funny and smart and funny and wicked cool.

(am i really the first comment???)