Back when I was in grade school I was mad in love with this rap group 3rd Bass. I honestly loved their single "Pop Goes the Weasel," and really still do, it's totally in my iTunes right now.
Eventually I ended up working at the radio station that used to play this song for me constantly when I was 11 and 12 and by the magic of Facebook, this radio station is having a reunion next year, and I am BEYOND excited. And so when I couldn't sleep tonight, I started YouTube-ing old videos from that era and looking up stuff on Wikipedia. Because this is this digital version of warm milk and a boring book usually...
Anyway, I decided to Wikipedia 3rd Bass. Did you know that Prime Minister Pete Nice
is not only a baseball fan but co-owner in a sports bar in Boston? McGreevy's 3rd Base Bar is owened by Peter Nash and... wait... it gets better.... Ken Casey from the Dropkick Murphys, one of my all time favorite bands.
One can only assume this union means that Prime Minister Pete Nice is a Red Sox fan. And I have it on amazing authority (my own, while I was backstage sleeping on the couch) that Ken Casey, nicest man in the world.
What does any of this mean? Either the world is too small or I've always had really good taste. Or I need to sleep more. Either way here's some music to enjoy.....
p.s. do you know who plays Vanilla Ice in the 3rd Bass video? Yeah, Henry Rollins.
I haven't thought of that 3rd Bass song in years. Some interesting samples in there, including The Who's "Eminance Front."
ReplyDeletePete Nice is also a guest on WEEI frequently, on the Planet Mikey show. It's on from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., when it isn't preempted by various sports. As you can probably imagine from the presence of Nice as a guest, it's a bit looser and more fun than the other shows on that station.
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