Comments on: Thing a Week 48 – The Big Boom http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: alex http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-300100 alex Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:52:48 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-300100 thanks for helping me with my homework thanks for helping me with my homework

]]> By: Rizu http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-144857 Rizu Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:41:43 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-144857 For some reason, this brings to mind any number of Stephen King novels... albeit a really HAPPY version of them. It's hopeless and we're all gonna die but we sure are happy. :D For some reason, this brings to mind any number of Stephen King novels… albeit a really HAPPY version of them. It’s hopeless and we’re all gonna die but we sure are happy. :D

]]> By: XRumer569 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-31020 XRumer569 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:42:19 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-31020 Abnormal program termination. Abnormal program termination.

]]> By: Andry http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-30100 Andry Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:37:16 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-30100 Autor, Respect! Autor, Respect!

]]> By: Dianne http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-24793 Dianne Wed, 13 Sep 2006 05:22:40 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-24793 Nice work, JoCo. I thought that it was a neat song. Sorry. I don't really have anything to add other than that. :( Nothing constructive. Just cold, hard praise... Nice work, JoCo. I thought that it was a neat song. Sorry. I don’t really have anything to add other than that. :( Nothing constructive. Just cold, hard praise…

]]> By: Tabby http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23759 Tabby Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:58:11 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23759 Contentwise, it reminds me of the Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." Contentwise, it reminds me of the Talking Heads’ “Life During Wartime.”

]]> By: Dave http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23648 Dave Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:23:14 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23648 I love all your songs, but once in a while you strike gold. This song is great. If I were sitting on a large amount of cash and a record company I'd sign you as soon as possible. I love all your songs, but once in a while you strike gold. This song is great. If I were sitting on a large amount of cash and a record company I’d sign you as soon as possible.

]]> By: webjones http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23423 webjones Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:11:01 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23423 Yep. We live high up in our neighborhood with the Chattahoochee River valley just to the SouthEast. Thunder always sounds like that here. And it seems to always happen at around 3 AM. Yep. We live high up in our neighborhood with the Chattahoochee River valley just to the SouthEast. Thunder always sounds like that here. And it seems to always happen at around 3 AM.

]]> By: Rob http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23246 Rob Sat, 02 Sep 2006 05:37:10 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23246 With that sudden ending I was really expecting to hear a big explosion! With that sudden ending I was really expecting to hear a big explosion!

]]> By: Keith http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23124 Keith Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:23:15 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23124 Manhattan Transfer? Didn't they do that song "Boy from New York City"? The Big Boom is a great song, JC. It sounds a little like you've been listening to OK Go lately (http://www.okgo.net/), not that there's anything wrong with that. That MTV theme lick in Code Monkey rules. When the big boom does come, I'm leaving my car keys behind and grabbing my Dead On framing hammer while the family saddles up the Ponkeys (half pony, half monkey). We'll head north since there are fewer people up there.* Unless you're Over There, in which case you'll end up at IKEA. * Offer void in South America. Math is hard. Manhattan Transfer? Didn’t they do that song “Boy from New York City”?

The Big Boom is a great song, JC. It sounds a little like you’ve been listening to OK Go lately (http://www.okgo.net/), not that there’s anything wrong with that. That MTV theme lick in Code Monkey rules.

When the big boom does come, I’m leaving my car keys behind and grabbing my Dead On framing hammer while the family saddles up the Ponkeys (half pony, half monkey).

We’ll head north since there are fewer people up there.* Unless you’re Over There, in which case you’ll end up at IKEA.

* Offer void in South America.

Math is hard.

]]> By: Eric Ginsberg http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23122 Eric Ginsberg Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:58:57 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23122 You're insane. And I love you for it. -Eric You’re insane. And I love you for it.

-Eric

]]> By: glych http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23121 glych Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:53:11 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23121 Why north? -glych Why north?

-glych

]]> By: Joe Coughlin http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23113 Joe Coughlin Fri, 01 Sep 2006 19:45:25 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23113 Okay, replacing Philly with MI is fine, but you do realize that now probably owe Philadelphia a song. Otherwise you won't balance at the end of the fiscal year or something... Okay, replacing Philly with MI is fine, but you do realize that now probably owe Philadelphia a song. Otherwise you won’t balance at the end of the fiscal year or something…

]]> By: Mike http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23071 Mike Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:40:25 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23071 I was near Philly this past weekend (I have attended events at a boyscout camp mere miles from the Philly Folk Fest for the past three year, so so close yet so far. Also, I was about forty five minute's drive from your show on Saturday, but couldn't leave the darn camp). But I digress. At around 3:30 am Saturday, the storms rolled over the camp. Crash! Boom! And then the hail. Woke up everyone in the room and most of us went outside to watch and play in the hail. Good times. Ooooh, another beachish boysish song. Cool. I was near Philly this past weekend (I have attended events at a boyscout camp mere miles from the Philly Folk Fest for the past three year, so so close yet so far. Also, I was about forty five minute’s drive from your show on Saturday, but couldn’t leave the darn camp). But I digress.

At around 3:30 am Saturday, the storms rolled over the camp. Crash! Boom! And then the hail. Woke up everyone in the room and most of us went outside to watch and play in the hail. Good times.

Ooooh, another beachish boysish song. Cool.

]]> By: Randy Finch http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23067 Randy Finch Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:20:18 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23067 When you talked about Phillie being scooped up, it reminded me of one of my favorite SciFi books: Manhattan Transfer. It's about aliens carving out the island of Manhattan and placing it on a huge ship along with cities from other planets. It's a great book if you have a chance to read it. The author is John Stith, who is my current favorite SciFi author. When you talked about Phillie being scooped up, it reminded me of one of my favorite SciFi books: Manhattan Transfer. It’s about aliens carving out the island of Manhattan and placing it on a huge ship along with cities from other planets. It’s a great book if you have a chance to read it. The author is John Stith, who is my current favorite SciFi author.

]]> By: Spiff http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23044 Spiff Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:56:17 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23044 My first time listening to it, I started to worry that it may be some kind of a 9/11 song, which would mean I'd have to figure out how I felt about it, blah, blah, blah. A comical ditty about the end of the world is much easier to take. ;) My first time listening to it, I started to worry that it may be some kind of a 9/11 song, which would mean I’d have to figure out how I felt about it, blah, blah, blah. A comical ditty about the end of the world is much easier to take. ;)

]]> By: Glenn http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-23001 Glenn Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:00:42 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-23001 I think that was just M. Night Shyamalan making his latest movie. I think that was just M. Night Shyamalan making his latest movie.

]]> By: LoRe http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-22995 LoRe Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:23:55 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-22995 I remember those storms in Maryland. We'd run outside to see if we could spot the mushroom cloud. I'm not sure the car keys would have helped much. I remember those storms in Maryland. We’d run outside to see if we could spot the mushroom cloud.

I’m not sure the car keys would have helped much.

]]> By: John Trussell http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-22993 John Trussell Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:51:13 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/08/31/thing-a-week-48-the-big-boom/#comment-22993 You are a strange, strange man. (I mean that in the nicest possible way.) You are a strange, strange man.

(I mean that in the nicest possible way.)

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