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06/28/2007: "Sure Sign Of The Apocalypse"

It's hardly news that mankind as a species has a habit of screwing up in the world. Iraq ... Darfur ... global warming ... nuclear proliferation ... uncontrolled reproduction ... the list goes on. Any one of those could mark the beginning of the end of the species. But a sign - everyone's looking for a sign that things are really as bad as they seem.

I have one for you: The Spice Girls are reuniting.

For those of you who don't remember - or, if you were on this side of the pond, never cared - the Spice Girls were an attempt at manufacturing a pop phenomenon by British uber-manager Simon Fuller. Billed as the female answer to the Boy Bands, they made a huge - and hugely short-lived - splash on the pop scene. They were marketed as if they were the new age Beatles, and their initial success was great enough to be dubbed "Spicemania". But while they were hugely popular many places in the world, they never found the same level of success in the States. They continued to have success in Europe for a few years, but by 2000 they were done. Some tried their hands at solo careers, but for the most part the girls are best known today for their relationships - Victoria Adams became Mrs. David Beckham and Melanie Brown ended up in court to prove her child belonged to Eddie Murphy.

I don't know. Maybe they figured that in a world where a waitress can become a star via "American Idol" and any jackass can be seen on reality TV, the world is once again ready for Spice. I'm reminded, though that their biggest hit had a decidedly telling name ... "Wannabe". We'll have to see.

Frankly, I think they all look like "Scary Spice" now ...

Replies: 7 Comments

On Thursday, June 28th, Cordon Bleu said:

Which one is Scary Spice? Posh has a nice pushed up rack.

On Sunday, July 1st, randy_Rav said:

"Scary" spice (Melanie B, temporarily Mel G when she married backing dancer Mr Guzman) is the one on the end.
I never thought she was scary (but then I never met her)
The radomes on Posh have taken on a life of their own, recently - in fact the "Sun" newspaper published an interview with them (not with her - with THEM).

Still, I wouldn't say no.
Except for the married ones (I got principles).
Anyone who's seen a photo of me knows *they* would say no (sob!)

P.S. do any lure makers manufacture a "Zig-a-Zig...Aaaah!" lure ? sounds like a winner to me !

On Sunday, July 1st, MarlinNut said:

>P.S. do any lure makers manufacture a "Zig-a-Zig...Aaaah!" lure ? sounds like a winner to me !

Isn't that one of Roddy's new Quick Change models?

On Sunday, July 1st, Cordon Bleu said:

Randy, impressed with your spice knowledge, but gotta ask WHY?

On Monday, July 2nd, randy_Rav said:

the short answer is "why indeed ?" (in the philosophical sense of "why are we all here? What is life for ?" and so on)
The longer answer is:- I don't get out fishing enough, and - unlike looking too long at a Black Reidee - you won't go blind looking at news stories of the Spice Girls (as were & will be), plus news of anybody having motormouth "DONKEY"'s baby has to be interesting
(in the "aren't Paris and Britney interesting ?" sense) ....though come to think of it the short answer is the one that matters. And it doesn't have to be philosophical.

On Monday, July 2nd, Cordon Bleu said:

OK randy_Rav, who's the firepie in the middle?

On Tuesday, July 3rd, randy_spice-girls-ain't-too-old-4-me_Rav said:

why that's Ginger Spice - Ms Gerry Halliwell.

She got the worst press of the lot from UK media (but I still "would&quot...that was before and after she left them

and it was her leaving the group that was the beginning of the end of the group.

She used to wear the "Union Jack" (union flag if you are a pedant) mini-dress that reached about half-an-inch below "Sea" level.

A few years before the SGs she was a hostess on a Turkish TV game show -she used to show off the prizes.

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Now, I know all that and yet I still get confused over the difference between a Plunger and a Lunger ; do you think I have strayed from the path of true fishing karma , some times ?