I hate that a member of ABBA died...

[Tesse]

Steve is going to have a field day with this post.

Do you have to enjoy ABBA only through the ironically hip lens?

Steve...I'll be playing "Fernando" just for you tonight.

[Charissa]

if you don't play ABBA ironically... well... here's a rainbow unicorn to snuggle on your shag bedspread.

[Tesse]

Hey that's not fair!

I'm going to eat some pop rocks and drink a wine cooler while sulking and staring at my disco ball in my stylin' white turtleneck and elephant bells hiding my tears behind my Farrah Fawcett feathered bangs.

[Tesse]

I am going to track down an interview where Mark Arm declares his love of ABBA.

I know it's out there somewhere....

[Charissa]

I love Mudhoney.

[[deleted user]]

Uh...Muriel's Wedding people, that shit was hilarious!! It wouldn't have been nearly as good without the ABBA!

[Amanda]

Oh, yes! Muriel's Wedding... Sigh. That lip synch scene!!!!!!!!! With the wigs!!!!!!!!!! Fucking hilarious.

[Tesse]

I think I am partly responsible for throwing us off track here.

I agree with King Dinosaur's sentiment, I hate how the death of a musician (or other public figure) results in the exploitation of their memory and work.

Whether it's hip factor capital (ironic or otherwise), emotional capital or real dollars and cents (think cheesy greatest hits packages) it's ghoulish to profit from death and fake to pretend to care.

Getting back to the hate: I hate when it is done and I really hate the people who do it.

[[deleted user]]

There will be no cheesy greatest hits packages, if they do...it'll be pointless. They did ABBA Gold a hundred years ago, and then MORE ABBA Gold after that. I don't think there is a lot of ABBA left to "package".

Muriel's Wedding King...it's an Australian Comedy...funny as shit, check it out!

[Tesse]

Not for this time for sure, he was just the drummer. When Frida and Agnetha shuffle off this mortal coil there might be more hoopla.

[[deleted user]]

Does anyone remember the PQotD ABBA turd in a jar? Ahhhhhahahahahahaha....so funny!

Gotta love those crazy Australians!

[Tesse]

Lest I get attacked by angry drummers and their supporters I am not stating that drummers are not important, just that most ignorant yutzes don't give a shit unless you're Keith Moon or Neil Peart.

[[deleted user]]

Drummers may die, but ABBA is forever!!