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#1 maggiethecat

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Posted 05 January 2004 - 08:02 PM

Cher wanted Cherry Rush Gatorade---you can do better.

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#2 Pan

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Posted 05 January 2004 - 08:24 PM

The Beatles wanted Borscht?

How about the Who wanted Hunan?

Blues Traveler wanted Blue Point oysters?

Chicago wanted deep-dish pizza.

Boston wanted beans (not you, beans :laugh: ).

Wham wanted ham.

Liszt wanted Quist.

[Orlando di] Lasso wanted tasso.

Tartini wanted Porcini. (But this is too easy with Italian names, isn't it?)

Gounod wanted Pernod.

OK, I think I'll quit... :raz:

#3 MsRamsey

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Posted 05 January 2004 - 08:39 PM

Eminem wanted M&Ms.
"Save Donald Duck and Fuck Wolfgang Puck."
-- State Senator John Burton, joking about
how the bill to ban production of foie gras in
California was summarized for signing by
Gov. Schwarzenegger.

#4 Chad

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Posted 05 January 2004 - 08:40 PM

For those unfamiliar with how bizarre backstage riders can be, check out The Smoking Gun. Van Halen banning brown M&Ms is, well, peanuts :raz:.

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#5 tryska

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 07:11 AM

britney.......2 cases diet pepsi, one restraining order against Bob Dole - 1 good divorce lawyer.

#6 hollywood

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 09:53 AM

Blues Traveler wanted Blue Point oysters?

Wouldn't that be Blue Oyster Cult?
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#7 Arey

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 09:53 AM

Following a perfprmance Gioacchino and Dame Nelly had Ouefs Mollets Rossini, Poularde Rossini, Tournedos Rossini, and Peaches Melba. They skipped the Pasta Norma, too many carbs, you know.
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#8 hollywood

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 10:00 AM

Following a perfprmance Gioacchino and Dame Nelly had Ouefs Mollets Rossini, Poularde Rossini, Tournedos Rossini, and Peaches Melba. They skipped the Pasta Norma, too many carbs, you know.

Please provide an extra portion of all the Rossini dishes for Cecilia Bartoli.
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#9 maggiethecat

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 11:27 AM

They skipped the Pasta Norma, too many carbs, you know.

Ditto the Melba Toast.

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#10 markovitch

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 11:34 AM

wu-tang requested... oh that's too easy
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#11 markovitch

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 11:35 AM

this one is better

Chick Corea asked for Kim chee and hummus
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#12 Busboy

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 12:10 PM

The Grateful dead requested a bottle of ripple, a box of rain, and a carton of rollaids - to prevent acid indigestion.
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Thinking about the government.

#13 hollywood

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 01:42 PM

Rod Stewart....Martel and hot legs.
Oasis....Cigarettes and Alcohol.
Squeeze....Sweets from a Stranger and Black Coffee in Bed.
R.E.M......bed, sleeping mask, ear plugs, white noise.
Jimmy Buffett....Whrrrrrr.
The Pogues.....Rum, sodomy and the lash.
Donovan....Electrical banana.
Spongebob Squarepants....Krabby patty.

Edited by hollywood, 06 January 2004 - 01:43 PM.

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#14 hollywood

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 02:01 PM

Fat Guy....La Marzocco Linea AV 1 Group, 5 pounds of freshly roasted Jamaica Blue Mountain.
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#15 hollywood

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 02:24 PM

Hootie and the Blowfish....sushi to die for.
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#16 arjay

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 05:44 PM

Deleted after I extracted my head from another extremity.

Edited by arjay, 06 January 2004 - 05:51 PM.

Martinis don't come from vodka and bacon don't come from turkeys!

#17 bloviatrix

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Posted 06 January 2004 - 06:28 PM

Iggy Pop...dog food
"Some people see a sheet of seaweed and want to be wrapped in it. I want to see it around a piece of fish."-- William Grimes

"People are bastard-coated bastards, with bastard filling." - Dr. Cox on Scrubs

#18 hollywood

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Posted 07 January 2004 - 08:59 AM

Iggy Pop...dog food

:laugh:
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#19 jhlurie

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 11:59 AM

Barenaked Ladies... pre-wrapped bacon, Kraft Dinner and Dijon Ketchup.
(you have to listen to the original recording of "If I Had a Million Dollars" to get this one. :smile:

Wait... Lyrics here

Hootie and the Blowfish....sushi to die for.

Heh.
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#20 tommy

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 12:02 PM

Spinal Tap: a backup drummer.

#21 bloviatrix

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 12:39 PM

Spinal Tap: a backup drummer.

Cucumbers
"Some people see a sheet of seaweed and want to be wrapped in it. I want to see it around a piece of fish."-- William Grimes

"People are bastard-coated bastards, with bastard filling." - Dr. Cox on Scrubs

#22 theclash

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 12:46 PM

Tom Waits......Eggs and Sausage

Velvet Underground......bananas

#23 tommy

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 12:51 PM

Ween - Bananas and blow

#24 Dave the Cook

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:02 PM

XTC: orange and lemon raincoats, pineapple wetheads, apples and cherries varnished in water -- and one thousand umbrellas.

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#25 MHesse

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:24 PM

Hot Tuna: no Airplane Food
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#26 MHesse

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:26 PM

Frank Zappa: Hot Rats, Chicken en Regalia
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#27 MHesse

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:28 PM

Little Feat: Weed, Whites and Wine
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#28 ludja

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:40 PM

Jane's Addiction: Absinthe and French Fries
"Under the dusty almond trees, ... stalls were set up which sold banana liquor, rolls, blood puddings, chopped fried meat, meat pies, sausage, yucca breads, crullers, buns, corn breads, puff pastes, longanizas, tripes, coconut nougats, rum toddies, along with all sorts of trifles, gewgaws, trinkets, and knickknacks, and cockfights and lottery tickets."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1962 "Big Mama's Funeral"


#29 theclash

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:42 PM

Southern Culture On The Skids......Fried Chicken And Gasoline, and an Eight-Piece Box

#30 ludja

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Posted 09 January 2004 - 01:46 PM

Squirrel Nut Zippers: Brunswick Stew
Elastica: overcooked squid
INXS: Fois Gras every night
The Muffs: Tuna Fish Sandwich
Hole: Toad in a Hole
"Under the dusty almond trees, ... stalls were set up which sold banana liquor, rolls, blood puddings, chopped fried meat, meat pies, sausage, yucca breads, crullers, buns, corn breads, puff pastes, longanizas, tripes, coconut nougats, rum toddies, along with all sorts of trifles, gewgaws, trinkets, and knickknacks, and cockfights and lottery tickets."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 1962 "Big Mama's Funeral"