fantastic cover also feat. ben gibbard (and maybe connor? eh?)
so, the other night, hilary
and i were indulging in a little “troop beverly hills” action. now, for
those of you with a penis, you may not be aware of this INCREDIBLE GEM
of a film. for those of you who watched it about a billion times at
various slumber parties but have forgotten about it due to too many
games of “light as a feather, stiff as a board,” here’s a little
reminder:
I KNOW, RIGHT?!!!!
remember that awesome tina turner-esque song called “cookie time”?!!!!
remember when shelley throws her hat down in front of the broken bridge
and screams, “JUST ONCE… I WOULD LIKE TO GO THE DISTANCE!!”
remember how much you hated those fucking red feathers?
remember jenny lewis?!!!!!!!!
yeah, i didn’t either. as the film begins and the credits roll, hilary
says, “hey look, jenny lewis… why does that name sound familiar?”
at this point i TOTALLY START FREAKING OUT. because HELLO, jenny lewis
as in RILO KILEY! as in, one of my new favorite albums!! as in, jenny
lewis who i will see in concert v. v. soon!!!
now, i may be the last person on the planet to figure this out.
probably cos i don’t read music magazines or weird child star websites
(of which they are plenty, as i’ve just discovered). but hello?!!
that’s crazy!!
i mean, look. here’s the sweet hannah neffler, mature and wise beyond
her years as she patiently waits for her ridiculous parents to finally
get back together while learning the values of friendship and jewelry
appraisal:
and here is jenny lewis with the fabbity fab watson twins (and a very delicious looking sundae! gah. talk about distracting):
and now i feel like jenny lewis is the connecting thread between my
childhood and “adult” life… from cheesy 80’s movies to indie rock…
jenny lewis, thanks for connecting my dots, even when i didn’t know it.
WILDERNESS GIRLS RULE!
[i'm thinking about shouting that at the show... i'll let you know what happens. i hope there are cookies involved]
p.s. for some reason, i feel like i must make it clear that i’m *not* a
huge rilo kiley fan. i mean, they’re ok. but what i’m *really* into is
jenny’s new solo album. just to be, you know, crystal.
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