Welcome to Teeth Week! Here we are – the week of my dental surgery. They’re putting me under on Wednesday the 28th, which is a first for me, and I don’t mind telling you I’m a little nervous! So let’s have some fun with it. This week we will be featuring songs involving teeth! The Def Leppard review series will continue next week. This week, let’s have a look at some teeth!
Motley Crue’s “Punched in the Teeth By Love” was written for 1991’s Decade of Decadence, but not properly recorded and released until 2000’s New Tattoo album. Or perhaps just the title was recycled on New Tattoo, since the final released version of “Punched in the Teeth By Love” is credited to Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and new Crue drummer Randy Castillo. Regarding, it’s one of the better songs on the album with a biting, if underwhelming, riff. The title of the song used to be somewhat of an anthem for me, as I had joked many times that I was going to steal it and write my own song based on my own experiences of being punched in the teeth by love.
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John T. Snow has some particularly vivid experience with shark teeth.
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I just saw it in theaters about 3 weeks ago.
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Damn. That sounds like fun. Great film, I’d love to see it in theaters.
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It WAS fun. I jumped twice!
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I’d love to see Close Encounters in theaters too. And not just because John’s in the lead role.
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I wonder if “Skin of my Teeth” is going to make this week and, if so, which one (not a betting man, but would be fairly confident to bet it won’t be Demi’s version).
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You didn’t suggest it when I asked for suggestions so it doesn’t seem likely.
When this is all said and done I’m thinking of retiring. Tee Bone Man would continue but I’m not getting any joy out of this anymore.
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Fair point about the suggestions. I should have been more switched on.
And man, has it really got to the point that you’d rather stop it all instead of just scaling it back significantly and only doing it when you feel like it? I’m not privy to all the facts, so forgive me, but I feel like it’s been going too long to just end it all.
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I think you know all the facts, you just might not know exactly how I feel right now. I feel very tired. I am tired of sitting at the computer forcing myself to come up with words. The whole teeth thing has me verrrrrry distracted so now is not the time for me to make rash decisions. Where my head is at now, it feels like time to retire. Finish Def Lep, and continue writing fiction. I mentioned to John that I am glad this site has my name on it and not some name about music. It leaves me flexible to transition to other kinds of content, if that’s something I want to do.
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Good point about the name. It sucks to hear that you’ve lost the joy for the daily music writing. It’s hard to imagine a world without my lunchtime Lebrain, but I don’t want to muddle the decision making any further. Whatever the decision, I’ll focus on what’s there, not what isn’t. I’m glad Tee Bone Man is here to stay and I’m very excited for the future of that.
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Fiction is so much more fun for me right there. There’s a freedom to it. A freedom from facts, and truth. I can write anything I want. I mentioned to Holen that I’ve also written “sexy fiction”. I have a hilarious story about a new character named Edie being abducted by aliens along with Tommy Lee. It’s not necessarily something I will post here, but I think with some editing and changes, it would actually be quite fun for you guys to read. I’m working on my Edie stories with another collaborator and we’re discussing ways to depict her. However we both agree she shouldn’t be Lego – she needs to be curvy!
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I’m glad to hear my services won’t be required for such scandalous scripture :) And yes, I too enjoy fiction very much. Creating stories has been one of my greatest passions since I’ve been a child and I must thank you for giving me the opportunity to engage in that passion once again with Tee Bone Man. It’s been too long since I wrote fiction and I’ve been enjoying it so much.
Tommy Lee…hmmm…given his recent antics I’m not sure I want to know where this is going.
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Well it does relate to his current antics actually! Maybe I will forward you the story in email form.
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Forwarded my favourite Edie story to you. You and Tee Bone are the only ones here to read my Edie stories.
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I am, once again, honoured by your confidantcy in me.
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I think you’ll like it. I just re-read it and made myself chuckle. I might have to import Tommy Lee’s character into Tee Bone Man, he makes me laugh. He is fun to write.
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It was interesting. Different to Tee Bone Man. And yes, Tommy Lee is a very…unique individual…shall we say, and I’m sure that he and his junk (and massive drum) could easily find a place in the TBM universe.
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Interesting good or bad? It’s OK if you didn’t like it. For me it was fun and that’s the key right now.
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I’m sort of indifferent. I don’t dislike it but I’m not blown away like I was with TBM. I got the feeling while reading that I wasn’t the intended audience.
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You are correct there. Edie is on a real person and she will actually be doing her first contribution to this site on Wednesday with a Teeth Week song pick.
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Interesting. Most interesting. I await Wednesday.
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I wish I could sleep through the whole day :( But the actual Edie picked a number of good songs and there was one that needed to go up the day of surgery. You’ll see if you cannot guess!
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If I had to guess, I would say that this week can’t go past without a certain Metallic song making an appearance.
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DING DING DING! Foreshadowing!
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Hey, I’d like to read some sex fiction.
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It’s not overly sexy. It’s a story with mostly Tommy Lee’s wang.
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Gross. I still wanna read!
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It’s really not what you think it is! I don’t think Harrison really got it.
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Good luck man… U will feel a hell of a lot better when all is said and done…
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I’m supposed to be focusing on thoughts like that, but all I am doing is feeling sorry for myself.
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“Punched in the Dick by Love” would be a great title too.
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True but fortunately that’s not the body part being extracted lol.
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What’s wrong with the tooth anyhow?
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I left one wisdom too long and it’s impacted against a molar. Both gotta go and it’s a tad complex.
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Good luck, buddy. I presume you’ve already got the posts scheduled all week so if you’re out of your mind on painkillers the posts will go out anyway?
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Yep! I just need to load up Sunday. Not sure what I will post next week yet but I won’t be in shape to write much.
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I’d say I pray for a speedy recovery, but I’m not a man of the cloth. I’m a man who touches cloth. So I’ll just hope for a speedy recovery.
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Ever see Contact? McConaughey had a line I liked. “You could say I’m a man of the cloth…without the cloth.”
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Aye. My cloth is my underwear.
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Hey at least you’re wearing some+
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You aren’t?
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A gentleman never tells.
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Hoping everything comes well with the operation!
U retiring? I hear you. I burned out as well years ago.
It’s been fun to read your site and keep up with all things music. It’s been years since I’ve actually talked face to face about music with anyone. It’s all on computer now. So with u gone there’s not even that.
Take care of yourself!
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I think after 10 years I need a change. I don’t plan on “fully” retiring, because I enjoy making videos and writing fiction. But there is no joy in reviewing anymore. It’s become work and I don’t want that for my leisure time anymore.
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Good luck sir! You will do great. I have written since my surgery as its been too uncomfortable sitting at the desk. I hope to get back to it this weekend, at least a little.
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Sounds like you need to lie down with a Kiss marathon :)
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I feel like I’ve missed a lot. I knew about your kitchen but here you are going in for dental work, and John Snow had surgery too? I mean, I gotta go get a filling in October, and my new job is poking me with needles a lot this week to make sure I don’t have any diseases before I start working, but there’s more seriousness afoot!
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There’s a lot going on and I haven’t been able to really support your changes. I’m struggling to support myself and Jen right now. Last night was awful and I barely slept. I have surgery tomorrow and I’m so tired.
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Dude don’t worry. You do you. This is a crazy fall. It’ll happen and you’ll get through and then you’ll be able to look back. Give ‘er!
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I cannot WAIT to be on the other side of this. 24 hours! I bought myself a killer gift for tomorrow.
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There ya go! Something to look forward to… also I did the same thing, but I got guitar stuff lol.
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I bought something to keep me busy. Lego Optimus Prime!
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OMG that’s awesome. My son will be jealous! He mostly wants Star Wars Lego but that OP is serious business.
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I really liked that they had a Rolling Stones logo you could build and then hang on the wall. My lovely wife liked the Van Gogh Starry Night set. Go figure lol.
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I wish you good luck on your surgery, Mike!
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We saw that Lego Optimus Prime at toy store this summer.
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