The Ultimate Beatles Quiz Book II Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a book filled with a lot of interesting information about the Beatles. Although a true fan may already know all the answers, it is a fun book to have!

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What was the first song the Beatles recorded for Sgt. Pepper? Who bought George Harrison his first guitar? What was John Lennon's childhood nick-name? Which Beatles song mentions the legendary Frank Zappa? When Beatles fans get together, these are just some of the questions they might hurl at each other. THE ULTIMATE BEATLES QUIZ BOOK II picks up right where the first one left off, offering the most elaborate and entertaining collection of Beatles queries ever to be published - at least since the original, that is. Michael Hockinson asks the questions that no-one else even thought to ask, and the result is a quiz book that not even Beatles fanatics will have all the answers to. Filled with one-of-a-kind minutiae and loads of Fab Four lore, this is one book that no Beatles lover can be without.

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Saturday Night Live - The Best of David Spade (1975) Review

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(More customer reviews)[...]I specifically have both Will Ferrell Volumes, as well as Best of Farley and Kattan, and now Spade. While there are always good skits and bad ones, you would think that a DVD with the running time of just over an hour or so can be filled up with the BEST OF somebody's work. This especially applies to someone who was on SNL for six years like Spade, although his last season only in the Spade in America segments. Here's a brief skit rundown of this DVD:
1.Martha Stewart skit which is actually one of the best on the DVD, from his guest hosting appearance in 2005 in which Stewart has recently been released from prison. (Spade as Stewart).
2.Opening Monologue from another guest hosting appearance.
3.A Salon hair ad which is actually pretty funny.
4.Dick Clark Productions skit in which Spade plays an obnoxious secretary who won't let anyone in to see Clark. Gets old quickly, but Phil Hartman steals the skit as Jesus, at the end.
5.Vin Diesel skit. This one had it's moments, but was also from his 2005 guest hosting show.
6.Total Bastard Airlines (Buh Buy). Spade plays an airline steward who is, yes, a bastard, and it's pretty good.
7.Spade plays Tom Petty to Dana Carvey's Bob Dylan. This was okay, but starts to give you a headache after awhile.
8.Mall Girls skit with Sandler and Farley. Not real funny in my opinion.
9.Sean Penn Celebrity Roast. Really not that funny on the whole, but Spade as Owen Wilson and his nose was a saving grace. I wouldn't call it the "best of" though.
...Yet another skit from his 2005 guest host appearance.
10.Spade in America. Teri Hatcher plays David Spade and Spade plays Hatcher. They go at each other in one of the best moments of the DVD.
11.PBS Afterschool Special. Not very funny at all.
12.Update correspondent segment with Chris Farley. Usually when these two get together, it's very funny. Not here.
13.Dirtball Burnout Convention. Spade plays a take on his Joe Dirt character in, yes, you guessed it, another segment from his guest hosting duties in 2005. The good news here is that this is very funny. This is one of the best on the DVD.
14.Don Lapre. This has always been one of my favorite characters. Actually, this is a real infomercial guy and Spade plays him perfectly. This is funny, but I've seen better segments with this character. Once again, this is not the BEST OF this segment.
15.Spade in America. Gets a tattoo from the real Sean Penn. An okay bit.
16.Video Store Clerk. Not real funny, with Jeff Goldblum.
17.Spade in America. This was his last show as a cast member on SNL. This is a segment where he rips all the new cast members. Actually funny. The most amusing part is when they show a picture of Will Ferrell and he says that he basically doesn't know the guy.
18.NCI Commercial. Not funny.
19.Spade in America. Christopher Walken sits in for Spade, while Spade is outside in a "blizzard" and doesn't know his mic is on...uh, yea. Again, it has it's moments, but not great.Okay, so there you go in detail. The dress sketch is okay and actually better than some of the meat on the feature. The outtakes are not great either. Disappointed for the most part, but not horrible. Just okay. You might find it interesting that David Spade does do a commentary track and even on that questions why a skit or two is actually on the DVD. It really shows where this SNL Best of Series is. I would think that they'd ask the actual people that they are doing the BEST OF DVD'S for what they might want on there. Perhaps let SNL fans vote on their favorite skits.
Of course, this is subjective to a point, but many SNL fans have been upset with regard to the Best of DVD's. I'm hoping they won't screw up Tim Meadows or Chevy Chase when they eventually put those out, but not holding my breath.
One last thing. Spade was on SNL for six years (okay five really). Do you really have to put three or more skits from his hosting duties FROM LAST YEAR on this compilation. Maybe one or two, but if you can't dig up an hour and fifteen minutes' worth of good comedy from that amount of time, you aren't really trying. Also, can you at least make these Best Of's come off with a two hour runtime or more for God's sake. I mean years on a show should not equal an hour, especially if you are giving time to a Best Of DVD.
Get it if you really like the Spade sarcasm. [...]

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music (1975) Review

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(More customer reviews)Contents:
Volume 1
Billy Joel Only The Good Die Young 1978, Ray Charles What'd I Say 1975, Carly Simon You're So Vain 1976, Grateful Dead Casey Jones 1978, Simon & Garfunkel The Boxer 1975, Joe Cocker Feelin Alright 1975, Elvis Costello Less Than Zero / Radio Radio 1977, Blues Brothers Soul Man 1978, Patti Smith Gloria 1976, Mick Jagger & Peter Tosh Don't Look Back 1978, The Band The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 1976
Plus Sketches starring John Belushi, Steve Martin, Jane Curtin, Laine Newman, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Paul Simon, Bill Murray, Andy Kaufman, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd and Mick Jagger
Volume 2
Tina Turner Better Be Good to Me 1985, James Brown I Got You 1980, Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love 1982, Randy Newman I Love L.A. 1983, The Go Go's We Got the Beat 1981, Rick James Super Freak 1981, Talking Heads Take Me To The River 1979, Spinal Tap Big Bottom 1984, John Mellencamp Pink Houses 1983, Duran Duran Hungry Like The Wolf 1983
Plus Sketches starring Martin Short, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Joe Piscopo and Rich Hall
Volume 3
The Bangles Hazy Shade of Winter 1988, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Free Falin' 1989, Paul Simon Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes 1986, Neil Young Rockin' in the Free World 1989, Roy Orbison O Pretty Woman 1987, Pretenders Don't Get Me Wrong 1986, Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy 1989, Sting We'll Be Together 1987, Elvis Costello Veronica 1989
Plus Sketches starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Aerosmith, Chris Farley, Patrick Swayze, Jon Lovitz, Harry Hall, Mick Jagger, Phil Hartman, Michael Myers, Chris Rock, Sting, Valerie Bertinelli & Eddie Van Halen
Volume 4
R.E.M. Losing My Religion 1991, Sinead O'Connor War 1992, Madonna Fever 1993, Aretha Franklin Chain of Fools 1994, Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight 1990, Nirvana Rape Me 1993, Paul McCartney Hey Jude 1993, En Vogue Free Your Mind 1992, Counting Crows Round Here 1994, Bruce Springsteen Living Proof 1992, Live I Alone 1995 Blind Melon No Rain 1994
Plus Sketches starring Mike Myers, Mick Jagger, Dana Carvey, Madonna, Phil Hartman, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, James Taylor, Rosie O'Donnell, Kevin Knealon, David Spade, Paul McCartney, Michael Bolton
Volume 5
Mariah Carey Butterfly 1997, No Doubt Don't Speak 1996, Alanis Morissette Hand In My Pocket 1995, Spice Girls Wannabe 1997, Garbage Special 1999, Jewel Who Will Save Your Soul 1997, Hanson Mmm Bop 1997, Beck Where It's At 1997, Snoop Doggy Dog Snoop's Upside Upside Your Head 1997, Metallica Fuel 1997, Garth Brooks Two Piña Coladas 1998, Dave Matthews Band What Would You Say 1995, Backstreet Boys All I Have To Give 1999, Ricky Martin Livin' La Vida Loca 1999, Paula Cole I Don't Want To Wait 1998
Plus Sketches starring Matthew Broderick, Will Ferrell, Paula Abdul, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Spacey, Beck, Michael Palin, Garth Brooks, Joshua Jackson
there are a few great moments it would have been nice to see again that were not included, but it looks like a pretty nice set.

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