Dem's da Rules
It's very easy: So long as you don't hear "The Little Drummer Boy," you're a contender. As soon as you hear it on the radio, on TV, in a store, wherever, you're out. And you record your loss on the Facebook wall, along with the time and place of your demise.
(Special note: You cannot be done in by anyone tricking you into hearing the dreaded tune or otherwise hitting you with it on purpose. Such exposure doesn't count.)
What's the time frame? The game begins the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) at 12:00 am local time and continues until 12:00 am the morning of Christmas Eve. The day of Christmas Eve, if you haven't been puh-rum-pum-pum-pummed, you win. For this year, anyway.
Puh-Rum-Pum-Pum-Post-Game Results for 2012
2012 was a year of gravity-defying growth, LDBCers, beginning the season with about 570 of you and ending it with an astounding 1180 (before some of you apparently tired of my babbling—no, I don’t understand it, either—and unliked the page). We had the altruistic (Kristen Huntley and Jonathan Davis sacrificed themselves for the cute little pooch above, which came out of a 3-D printer, or had a microchip embedded in him, or something). We had the villains (Christine Butkiewicz didn’t mince marital words about who was to blame for her demise—it was her hubby). And we had the manipulators (Darren Mewha asked a group of charity carolers for a set list before he allowed them to proceed). We also nabbed new press mentions from the wonderful folks at CNET and the Chicago Sun-Times “Our Town” blog.
But most of all, we flourished or perished together, comforting and kicking, bolstering and berating, crowing and cursing (and oh, was there a lot of cursing—you people are never happier than when you’re lobbing f-bombs, and I join you in your enthusiastic embrace). So here again (and late again, which is becoming a beloved tradition), are the results. If you see that I got it wrong, please comment or send feedback to let us know. And if you’re not on The Wall, it’s not too late to fill out the form.
It’s also not too late to laugh yourself silly at Mrs. LDBC’s killer rundown of “12 Days of Christmas Songs Worse than LDB.”, our LDBCer Dispatches, or even last year’s post-game wrap-up.
This thing wouldn’t work if it weren’t for you, LDBCers. The fact that you show up and populate the page with your wonderful and hilarious comments and reports makes the holiday for us, and we deeply appreciate it. So until the 2013 edition, thank you from the bottom of our grown-three-sizes hearts.
Puh-rum-pum-pum-pum, people.
The Quick and the Dead
Song Sung Blue
Here Is Where the Story Ends
LDBCer Tales from the Trenches
My husband (Jonathan Davis – L) and I were walking our dogs when an adorable pug without a collar or tags joined our pack. [See photo above—Ed.] He was a total doll — we tried to knock on doors in the neighborhood, but no one knew who he belonged to. We packed him up in the car and took him to our vet’s office to see if he had a microchip. While we were waiting, Bing & Bowie came onto the radio. Vet’s office got very concerned when we both started shouting, “Oh, Jesus Christ Almighty!”
The good news is: little Brody was reunited with his people, who were visiting from Washington, DC.
I immediately left the store without buying anything.
Grrrrrr.
The produce section of a Safeway in Bethesda, Maryland. Bob Seger. It was hideous. … Two wins in a row, and now this. I never did like Bethesda that much. At all, really.
I was eating my favorite breakfast sandwich. It tastes like magic, so I was bitter, but okay.
RICHARD F—–G MARX.
All I wanted was a lousy snack before dinner, and instead, I got taken out. I shake my fist at you, LDB!
I console myself with the fact that at least I didn’t fall in a Wal-Mart. That really was my biggest fear!
I now hate Rockefeller Center and the giant tree.
OONTS OONTS OONTS OONTS. [This is the sound of Mr. Barnett moonwalking to victory.—Ed.]
I chose to pick a fight with my spouse, take a pill and go to bed rather than risk losing the LDBC in the homestretch last night!
Not even the headless ghost of Walt Disney could take me out.
Finally, I can stop looking like such an a–hole—wearing headphones in every store and making the clerks talk over them!!!
I can come out of my spider hole now.
[T]his year, I survived two holiday parties, numerous shopping excursions, and one Holiday on Ice special featuring Brian Boitano. See you in 2013!
I hate that little f–ker.
The Victorious and the Vanquished: The LDBC Wall
| Name | Result |
| Denise | L |
| Abbott, Ned | L |
| Abel, Susan | L |
| Abel, Susan Hay | L |
| Abel, Jeremy | W |
| Abramowski, Keith | L |
| Adair, David | L |
| Addison, Libby | L |
| Adrienne, Michael | L |
| Ahern, Nancy | L |
| Albright, Kristen Strong | L |
| Allen, Michael J. | W |
| Althoff, Andrew | L |
| Anastasia Harshbarger, Shandielle | W |
| Anderson, Susan L | L |
| Andrews, Shamela | L |
| Andrews, Shamela | L |
| Andrews, Lisa | W |
| Andrews, Marcus | L |
| Anselmo, Barbara | W |
| Antonelli, Lisa Joanne | L |
| Arnold, Jonathan | L |
| Arnold, Richard | L |
| Arnold, Brian | W |
| Ascencio, Monique I. | L |
| Austin, Karen D. | L |
| Averill, Christian | L |
| Badger, Honey | L |
| Baker, Elizabeth | L |
| Baker, Beth McMahon | L |
| Baker, Jamie | L |
| Banasek, Megan | L |
| Barnett, James | W |
| Barrett, Liz | L |
| Barta, Steve | L |
| Bartram, Michele | L |
| Bassett, Kim | L |
| Bassi, Laurie | L |
| Bauer, Renee (Mrs. LDBC) | W |
| Beachy, Mike | L |
| Beachy, Susan | L |
| Beebe, Gillian | L |
| Bennett, Angela | L |
| Bentley, Dawn | L |
| Berg, Steve | L |
| Bernal, Victoria Poppy | L |
| Berndt, Nicci | W |
| Bersano, Robbie | L |
| Bertsche, Katie | W |
| Betty, Isaac | L |
| Biando, Becky | L |
| Bichsel-Ingold, Stefanie | W |
| Birkemeier, Glenn | L |
| Blackburn, Barak | L |
| Blair, Natily Ginger Snap | L |
| Blanchard, Joanne | L |
| Blanchard, Amy | L |
| Blanchard, Amy Shamel | L |
| Blatt, Jesse | L |
| Blom, Ashley | L |
| Bluestein, Carly | L |
| Bluestein, Lisa | L |
| Bodie, Jennifer | L |
| Bogardus, Marsha Leigh | L |
| Boni, Paul | L |
| Borchardt, Jennifer | W |
| Boschee, Lynne Adams | L |
| Bot, Sooshe | W |
| Boyle, Bridget Joyce | L |
| Bradley, Sumner | L |
| Braine, Bill | L |
| Brand, Amanda | W |
| Brekke, Carolie | L |
| Breland, Jennifer Multiverse | L |
| Bremer, Grant | L |
| Bristol, Kaylei | L |
| Brock, Glenny | L |
| Brody, Larry | L |
| Broner, Jacqueline | L |
| Brooks, Steve | W |
| Brown, Ben | L |
| Brown, Loulie | L |
| Brown, Steven Ray | L |
| Brown, MaryJo | W |
| Buck, Clay | L |
| Burchill, Hannah | W |
| bures, debra | W |
| Burnand, Lisa | L |
| Butkiewicz, Christine | L |
| Butler, Neil | W |
| Byers, Brooke | L |
| C., Christy | L |
| Caldwell, Mandee | L |
| Campbell, Deb | L |
| Campbell, Carolynn | W |
| Candow, Cheyenne | W |
| Caporossi, Suzanne | L |
| Cardio, Ana | L |
| Carey, Jeanette | W |
| Carkner, Sue | L |
| Carr, Mary Alice | L |
| Carrier, Heidi | W |
| Carrier, Jeff | L |
| Casey, Peggy Stentz | L |
| Caston, Casey | L |
| Chadwick, Jonathan | L |
| Chandler, Trey | W |
| Chilson, Dawn | L |
| Christensen, Julie | L |
| Christensen, Julie | L |
| Christian, David | W |
| Cicero, Morgan | L |
| Cicero, Donna Hutchison | L |
| Coffaro, Paul | L |
| Cohen, Jay | L |
| Cohen, Barbara | L |
| Cole, Emily | L |
| Collesano, Michael | L |
| Collier, Lauren | L |
| Connelly, Irene | L |
| Cooley, Martha | L |
| Copass, Mike | L |
| Corbell, Miranda Hill | L |
| Corless, Allie | L |
| Cornish, Scott | L |
| Counts-Tabor, Deb | L |
| Crane, Susan | W |
| Crawford, Mindy Gulden | L |
| Creamer-White, Jennifer | L |
| Crosby, Tyler | L |
| Crowley, Andrew | L |
| Cummins, Kirsten | W |
| Cunningham, Stephanie Yamashita | L |
| Curtis, Tammy | L |
| Daboo, Kim | W |
| Danforth, Mary Beth | L |
| danna, sherryann | L |
| Dark, Stephanie Fishkin | L |
| Dauphin, Marianne | L |
| Davis, Jonathan | L |
| Davis, Laurie | W |
| Davis, Matthew | W |
| Davis, Tina | W |
| Davis Pitt, Beth | W |
| de la Smy, Jamie | L |
| DeBenedetto, Nora Martinez | L |
| DeLange, Lisa | L |
| Delarosa, Matthew | L |
| Deming, Susan | L |
| Denchy, Ruth Ann | L |
| Devine, Sharon | L |
| DiDomizio, Joseph | W |
| Diehl, Lisa Levin-Gerbick | L |
| Dixon, Jennifer | L |
| Dixon, Stephen | L |
| Doron, Alison | L |
| Doron, Meredith | L |
| Doron, Sue McDonald | L |
| Dost, Andy | L |
| Dougherty, Jennifer | W |
| Douglas, Kim | L |
| Dowell, Jenn | L |
| Downing, Angela Reiner | L |
| Dozetos, Barbara | W |
| Dragonsfyr, Stephanie | W |
| Draper, Dave | W |
| Dumont, Gabrielle | L |
| DuPriest, Matt | L |
| Durish, Tiffany Crumb | L |
| DuShane, Melissa Crosson | L |
| Duthie, Holly | L |
| Dye, Jessie | L |
| Eastin, Patty | L |
| Eckert-Chu, Corrin | L |
| Edington, Jillian | L |
| Edwards, Gavin | W |
| Edwards, Tanya | L |
| Ellis, Michelle | L |
| Erwin, Robin | L |
| Espinosa, Andelee | L |
| Falk, Harris | W |
| Feehan, Holly Olson | L |
| Ferguson, Erika Nelson | L |
| Ferguson, Pat | L |
| Ferioli, Peter | L |
| Ficcio, Donna Territo | L |
| Fichtelberg, Aaron | L |
| Finnegan, Sheila | L |
| Fintschenko, Pete | L |
| fiore, tony | L |
| Fiore, Anthony | L |
| Fischer, Molly Lenore | L |
| Fisher, Stella | L |
| Fitzgerald-Aylward, Heather | L |
| Fleckenstein, Katie | L |
| Fleetwood, Katie | L |
| Fletcher, Kristin | L |
| Forfia, Angela | L |
| Fox, Elizabeth | L |
| Francesca, Francesca O | L |
| Frank, Libby | L |
| Frank, Judith Symonds | W |
| Frank, Janice Butler | L |
| Friedman, Cheryl | L |
| Friedman, LeeAnn | L |
| Friedman, Steve | L |
| Friedman-Boyce, Inez | L |
| Fry, Michael | L |
| Fusco, John | L |
| G, J | L |
| Gaither, Daigan | L |
| Galdieri, Julie | W |
| Galinson, Stephanie | L |
| Galles, Aaron | L |
| Galles, Jill | L |
| Ganey, Sara Nuelle | L |
| Gannon, Aaron | L |
| Garrett, Michael | L |
| Gatesy, Matthew | L |
| Gentzler, Jennifer Weller | W |
| Gerstbrein, Eric | L |
| Gertrude, Bella | L |
| Giangrande, Tina | W |
| Gibson, Ben | W |
| Godwin, Bryan | L |
| Goff, Cathy O’Beirne | L |
| Goguen, Etienne | W |
| Goin, Renee Leonard | L |
| Goldfarb, David A. | L |
| Goldman, Nathan | W |
| Goldman-Van Nostrand, Lisa | L |
| González, DJ | L |
| Gooch, SC | L |
| Goodman, Nate | L |
| Gorman, Steve | L |
| Gott, Adam | W |
| GR, Jessica | W |
| Graeler, Ryan | L |
| Grassdottir, Evalena | W |
| Griffith, Kerrin | W |
| Griffiths, Amanda | L |
| Griner, Joe | L |
| Gripman, Ben | W |
| Gripman, Jen | W |
| Gripman, Stuart | W |
| Gualtieri, Jessika | L |
| Guthrie, Caroline | W |
| Gypsies, Goddess Of | W |
| Gz, Ma | L |
| Hagel, Kate Curran | L |
| Hallstrom, Kyle | L |
| Hankins, Jana Knable | L |
| Hanses, Ben | L |
| Harkey, Sharon | W |
| Harrison, Patricia Moley | L |
| Hatch, Rollie | L |
| Hatton, Karl | W |
| Hauser, Jim | L |
| Hawn, Matthew | L |
| Hddn, Jeff | L |
| Heaney, Tim | L |
| Hegedus, Eric | W |
| Heller, Amos | L |
| Hendrickson, Kathy | L |
| Henry, Christopher | W |
| Hernandez, Dave | L |
| Herrington, Betsy | L |
| Hill, Christine | L |
| Hobaica, Joe | L |
| Hobby, Zoe E | L |
| Hoke, Donna | W |
| Holcomb, Mike | W |
| Holly, Miz | L |
| Holmes, Leslie | W |
| Hooper, Matt | 0 |
| Hoover, Melissa | L |
| horncastle, sarah | L |
| Hornyak, Jeff | W |
| Hotchkiss, Liz | W |
| Houlihan, Christopher | L |
| Huber, Joanna | L |
| Humphreys, Mary | W |
| Hunt, Melinda | W |
| huntley, kristen | L |
| Husted, Cate | L |
| Hyland, Mary Pat | L |
| Igoe, Tom | L |
| Ingmundson, Kris | L |
| Irwin, Grace | L |
| Jackson, Jonathan | L |
| Jacobson, Meredith | W |
| Jamma, Samma | W |
| Jarett, Jennifer | W |
| Jenkins, Leanne | L |
| Jenkins, Melinda | L |
| Jess, Dave | L |
| Johnson, Barb | L |
| Johnson-Fong, Jennifer | L |
| Johnston, Maura | L |
| Jones, Karen | L |
| Jones, Erin | L |
| Jones, Karen | L |
| Joseph, Jeff | W |
| Joyner, Regina | W |
| Juncker, Chandra Bellamy | L |
| Kakos, Kristen | W |
| Kamm, Lisa | L |
| Kasler, Jo חנה | L |
| Kavanaugh, Barb Bayers | L |
| Kellogg, Krisandra | L |
| Kelly, Courtney | L |
| Kelly, Kevin | W |
| Kenyon, Cody | L |
| KH, Molly | W |
| Kief, Kristen | W |
| Kincaid, Jaime | W |
| King, Meggin | L |
| Kirby, Jenn | L |
| Kirklin, Steven | W |
| Kittrell, Amanda | L |
| Knapp, Hannah | L |
| Knowles, Julie Hutchinson | L |
| Kohl, Erica | L |
| Kraiger, Michael | L |
| Krueger, Caroline | W |
| Kunz, Nicole | W |
| Kyla, Cox | L |
| La Rue, Karen | L |
| LacQuaye, Jennifer | W |
| Lai, Annette | L |
| Langdell, James | W |
| Lange, Amanda | W |
| Larrow, Gina | W |
| Larson, Melina | L |
| Laurent, Rebekah | L |
| Lawrence, Deena | L |
| LAWRENCE, JAMIE | W |
| LDBC, Mama | L |
| LeClair, Joe | W |
| Lee, Soojung | W |
| Lefton, Sarah | L |
| Lent, Kristie Drury | L |
| Leo, Jennifer | L |
| Lerner, Mark | W |
| Lewis, Suzanne | L |
| Liao, Jena | L |
| Linder, Gretchen | L |
| Loechner, Kevin | L |
| Loeffler, Carolyn | L |
| Long, Michael | L |
| Lopez, Gabe | W |
| Loveland, Sheila | W |
| Luckey, Dan | L |
| Lutz, Ericka | L |
| Lynch, Eli C. | L |
| Lynch-Kohn, Vicky | L |
| Lysne, Lisa | L |
| Lysne, Lisa | L |
| MacDuffee, Catherine | W |
| Macellaio, Matt | L |
| MacKinnon, Bryn | L |
| Madara, Harry E | W |
| Maier, John | W |
| Manley, Marianna Delinck | L |
| Manley, Kirk Clayton | L |
| Manson, Tycho | L |
| Marie, Stephanie | W |
| Marracco, Muffy | L |
| Marshall, Heidi Hebron | L |
| Marykuca, Brent | L |
| Maslar, Allison Fitzpatrick | L |
| Matheson, Edith | L |
| Maxwell, Jennifer | L |
| Mayes, Candi | L |
| Mayes, Donald | L |
| Mayo, Josephine | L |
| McClough, Seahare | L |
| McConnell, Charlotte | W |
| McCullagh, Angie | L |
| McCullagh, Jim | L |
| McCullough, Mike | L |
| McDaris, John | L |
| McDonald, Andrew | W |
| McElreath, Tim | L |
| McHugh, Christine | L |
| McIntyre, Chris | L |
| McKnight, Nikki | L |
| McManus, Carole Newton | L |
| McNutt, Carol Thomson | L |
| McUne, Jennifer | W |
| Meacham, Alyshondra Stay | L |
| Medvick, Alan | L |
| Meister, E. | L |
| Mellicker, Reya | L |
| Melton, Holly | W |
| Meredith, Nudo | L |
| Meredith, Elizabeth | W |
| Metzner, Joerg | L |
| Mewha, Darren | W |
| Miera, Tom | L |
| Mignone, Bernadette | W |
| Miler, Ralph | L |
| Miller, Don | L |
| Milligan, Jennifer | L |
| Mirenda, Kristen | L |
| Miss-Andrea, Bumper | L |
| Monaco, Michael | L |
| Montanari, Mike | L |
| Moore, Megan | L |
| Moore, Fernanda | W |
| Morayati, Katherine | L |
| Morigeau, Christopher | L |
| Morris, Todd | L |
| Morrison, Amy | L |
| Morrison, Cathy | L |
| Morrison, Maria | L |
| Morrison, Twila | L |
| Morse, Tracy | W |
| Morton, Amy | L |
| Mulhall, Suzanne | W |
| Murphy, Roy | L |
| Murphy, Megan | L |
| Murray, Mark | W |
| Murray, Sandra | W |
| Nachtsheim, Joyce Snell | L |
| Nadig, Lori Boero | L |
| Nak, Liz | L |
| Neifeld, Emily | L |
| Neilclan, Starry | W |
| Nelson, Bradley | L |
| Newlands, Samantha | W |
| Nick Walahala, Sallucci | L |
| Noel, Morgan | L |
| Nolan, Mike | L |
| Nordstrom, Elizabeth | W |
| Northend, Desiree | L |
| Noseworthy, Tery | W |
| November, Sharyn | W |
| Nugent, Sharon | L |
| Oakes, Mary Kay Metzger | L |
| Ochoa, Cassie Jo | L |
| Oh’Snarky, Katy | W |
| Olbrecht, Michael | L |
| Olsen-Jacobsen, Gretchen | L |
| Olson, Julie | L |
| Orr, Amy | L |
| osborne, jacob | W |
| Owens, David | W |
| Padgett, Ray | L |
| Palsson, Carrie Badorek | L |
| Paws, Santa | L |
| Peck, Denise | L |
| Peck, Larry | W |
| Peck, Michael (Mr. LDBC) | L |
| Peters, Toni | L |
| Petit, Marianne R. | L |
| Pfeiffer, Karl | L |
| Plummer, Noel | W |
| Poling, Fred | W |
| Poling, Isabel | 0 |
| Poling, Reuben | W |
| Polzin, Kim | L |
| Porter, Brett G | L |
| Portnoi, Dimitri | W |
| Potter, Jeff | L |
| Prebble, Hollt | L |
| Prentice, Kim Drogan | L |
| Prentice, Dave | L |
| Preston, Kathy | W |
| Printz, Irit | L |
| Rackham, Tracy | L |
| Radding, Reuben | L |
| Rafferty, Tess | L |
| Ragan, Greg | W |
| Randall, Stephanie | W |
| Range, Jennifer | L |
| Reardon, Dave | L |
| Record, Drew | W |
| Reed, Tammey | L |
| Reichman, Dana | L |
| Reiss, Randy | L |
| Renfro, Rebecca | L |
| Renzulli, Linda | L |
| Reznek, Karen | L |
| Rice, Shelley Rochel | L |
| Richard, Noah | L |
| Rickert, Crista Harris | L |
| Roberts, Brett | W |
| Roberts, Laurie Wong | L |
| Robichaux, Julie | L |
| Robicheaux, Julie | L |
| Robinson, Michelle | L |
| Ronca, Debbie | L |
| Rose, Mandy | L |
| Rose, Michelle | W |
| Rosen, Peg | L |
| Rosenblum, Sarah | W |
| Rosenthal, Pony | L |
| Ross, Andrew | W |
| Rossean, Kami | L |
| Roth, Amy | L |
| Rowe, Rachel | L |
| Ruggiero, Megan | W |
| Runde, Jenny | W |
| Russell, Kate Slater | L |
| Russo, Dann | L |
| Ruzich, Christian | L |
| Sacchetti, Valerie | L |
| Sacrebleu, Kate | L |
| Sadofsky, Alyson | L |
| Safford, Kevin | L |
| Salvador, Phil | L |
| Sanchez-Murphy, Heather | L |
| Sanford, Alaine | L |
| Santistevan Elin, Donna | L |
| Sawalich, Shelley Friesz | L |
| Sawin, Anna | L |
| Sawin, Anna | L |
| Schaefer, Dan | L |
| Scheer, Alttara | W |
| Schnapper, Kathy | L |
| Schulz, Wendy | L |
| Schwartz, Sarah | L |
| Sciullo, Allison Cubbage | L |
| Sears, Christina | L |
| Seaver, W.A. | W |
| Segall, Margaret | W |
| Senner, Lissa Robertson | L |
| Severson, Kim | L |
| Shea, Kelly | L |
| Sheppard, Lisa | L |
| Sheridan, Maria Cox | L |
| Sherwood, Linda | L |
| Shollenberger, Lee Ann | L |
| Short, Jennifer | L |
| Sigman, Laura | L |
| Simmons, Shari Kelm | L |
| Siple, Eileen | W |
| sisk, ashli | W |
| Skaught, Bradley | W |
| Skinner, Claire | W |
| Skinner, Margaret | L |
| Skochko, Julia | L |
| Sladen, Jane | W |
| Slice, Brendizzle | L |
| Smart, Pamela | L |
| Smith, Lianne | L |
| Smith, Karen | L |
| Smith, Matthew | L |
| Smith, Chris | L |
| Smith, Jeanette | L |
| Smith, Shelley | L |
| Smith, Shannon | W |
| Smotherman, Shelby | W |
| Smyth, Neal | L |
| Soeder, Molly | L |
| Sohl, Judy Wickwire | L |
| Solliday, Joanne | L |
| Solomon, Joshua | L |
| Sorenson, Greg | L |
| Sorokoff, Carrie | L |
| Sparks, Diane | L |
| Speights, Lizzy | W |
| Spreen, Tom | W |
| Spring, Nomy | W |
| Stadelmaier, Carol Eggert | L |
| Staicer, Carmen | L |
| Stamatiades, Flora ‘Lola’ | L |
| Steffen, Chris | L |
| Stephen, Alison Welsh | L |
| Stern, Lexi | L |
| Stevens, Andy | L |
| Stevens, Doug | L |
| Stewart, Dan | L |
| Stickley, Aileen | L |
| Stone-Baltz, Sandra Dvorsky | L |
| Strack, Sandra | L |
| Sullivan, Diane | L |
| Sullivan, Jim | L |
| Summer, Esther | L |
| Sussman, Anne | L |
| Svensson, Anders | L |
| Swedberg and the SukeyJump Band, Heidi | L |
| Sweeney, Ginia | L |
| T, Megan | W |
| Talley, Jennifer | L |
| Tatrin, Mikhail | L |
| Taylor, Hadley | L |
| Taylor, Jason | L |
| Taylor, Jack Emery | L |
| Taylor, Lori Bryngelson | L |
| Taylor, Matt | L |
| Teeter, Don | L |
| Teeters, Carol Reynolds | L |
| Tepper, Michele | L |
| Tetreault, Brian | L |
| Thomas, Cathy D | L |
| Thompson, Julie Ogden | L |
| Thompson, Dylan | W |
| Thompson, Erik Zelda | L |
| Thurman, Thomas | L |
| Thurman, Carri | W |
| Timms, George | L |
| Turchette, Alicia Kloesel | L |
| Turowsky, Andi | L |
| Tuyn, Andrea | L |
| Underhill, Amanda | L |
| Underhill, Amanda | L |
| van Noordennen, Pieter | L |
| Van Oss, Ilyssa | L |
| VanMatre, Jennifer | L |
| Varela, Ashley | L |
| Velten, Lorri | L |
| Vertino, Dave | L |
| Visnov, Michael | L |
| Von Ahn, Lisa | L |
| Von Brilzovich, Erich Bruno | L |
| Voss, Danae | L |
| W, Honora | W |
| Wagner, Essie | L |
| Wahl, Ferris | L |
| Walsh, John | L |
| Walsh, Krista | L |
| Ward, Terence P | L |
| Ward, J. Robin | L |
| Watson, Michael | L |
| Weber, Kendra | L |
| Wegenka-Moretti, Melissa | W |
| Weinert, Sara | L |
| Wenk, Sarah | L |
| Wertz, Christine | L |
| Wessel Walker, Mary | W |
| Westbrook, Mel | L |
| Whalen, Connor | W |
| Whalen, Quinn | W |
| White, Libby | L |
| White, Beth | L |
| White, Dave | L |
| White, Dave | L |
| Whitesides, Zee | W |
| Whitright II, Terry | W |
| Whitton, Audra | L |
| Wiener, Adam | L |
| Wilcox, Kirstin | L |
| Wilcox, Michele | W |
| Williams, Raymond | L |
| Williams, Susan | L |
| Wilson, Molly Logan | L |
| Winslow, Lisa Davies | L |
| Wise, Newton | L |
| Wolbach, Erika | L |
| Wolfisch Cole, Terry | W |
| Wood, Dana | L |
| Works, Laura | L |
| Wright, Diana | W |
| Wyght, Deborah | W |
| Wyland, Susan | L |
| X, Joey | L |
| Yarbrough, Susan H | L |
| Yoder, Patrick | L |
| Yukich, Rachel | L |
| Zellmer, Kirsten | L |
| Zoccola, Dianne | L |
| Zutterling, Amy | L |
A very Merry Christmas, LDBCers! We here at LDBC Central wish to thank you for indulging our desire to subject you to 12 craptivatingly crummy Christmas tunes, and we want to let you know that crowdsourcing works! Several of you cited Newsong’s “The Christmas Shoes” as a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad song. And after enduring the nearly five-minute video for the sake of research, I must concur. Yes, that’s Rob Lowe in there, playing a grinchy lawyer who discovers the real meaning of Christmas with the help of a young boy in need. I pray that Lowe has made enough money from his recent tell-all autobiography so that he never has to appear in a maudlin made-for-TV Christmas movie ever again. — Mrs. LDBC
Yes, LDBCers, the Season of the Drum has officially come to a close. But that doesn’t mean that we have run out of craptivatingly craven Christmas tunes to criticize—there are two more!
Until recently, I was completely unaware of the existence of Cyndi Lauper’s “Christmas Conga”—and I was totally okay with that. But now that it’s occupying valuable neuronal space that could otherwise be pressed into service for remembering lines from Goodfellas, I must share the joy with you. I’ll let the “music” speak for itself. — Mrs. LDBC
How Did You Do in the 2012 LDBC?
So how’d you do? The Little Drummer Boy Challenge ends at midnight, your time, on Dec. 23rd. Now, we love seeing you brag or mourn, depending on your result, on the Facebook page. But it also helps us out quite a bit if you fill out this form to record your win or loss officially. So take a minute and increase your Challenge karma exponentially. — Mr. LDBC
LDBC-Inspired Art: El Rey’s “Drum Demon”
The 12 Days of Christmas Songs Worse than LDB: Clay Aiken’s Merry Christmas with Love
This latest helping of holiday hokum was a staple of Clay Aiken’s “Joyful Noise” Tour (2004-2007). But there’s nothing joyful about this noise, my friends. Clay is the closest thing we in the real world have to a Rankin/Bass stop-motion character. However, Kris Kringle, Yukon Cornelius—hell, even Hermey—wouldn’t be caught dead warbling this syrupy Yuletide twaddle. This one’s enough to make me turn into Sombertown’s Burgermeister Meisterburger right quick. Or, to paraphrase Marsellus Wallace, “I’m gonna get Bumble on your ass.” — Mrs. LDBC
The 12 Days of Christmas Songs Worse than LDB: Madonna’s Santa Baby
Madonna’s treacly take on Eartha Kitt’s slightly less treacly 1953 hit appeared on 1987′s “A Very Special Christmas,” along with such enduring Yuletide classics as The Coug’s rendition of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” (see my last take-down, er, post) and Bon Jovi’s version of “Back Door Santa.”
According to my airtight source (an unreferenced statement on the “Santa Baby” Wikipedia entry), “Santa Baby” is one of only two Christmas hits penned by a woman (Joan Javits, the niece of NY Senator Jacob K. Javits, for all you factoid-heads). The other one? “Carol of the Drum” by Katherine K. Davis—better known as “The Little Drummer Boy.” — Mrs. LDBC
