Ways in which my students have spelled “The Shangri-Las”:
The Shringa-Las,
The Shrangris Las,
The Shingles,
The Shir La Las,
The Rondelles,
The Rockets.
Artists my students have identified as the performer of “I Can See For Miles,” by The Who:
The Byrds,
The Beatles,
The Rolling Stones,
The Beach Boys,
(and all of the above seem like completely understandable mistakes but the next two are totally inexplicable,)
The Drifters,
The Everly Brothers.
IN OTHER NEWS: So much other news! But the most important other news at the moment is: JULY 16th IS DINOSAUR DAY!!!! Oh yes. I bet you thought I didn’t mean it when I went ahead and invented a holiday last year. Oh, but did I ever mean it. And if you think I am ever going to let July 16th pass again without commemorating the loss of the late, great, dinosaurs, boy howdy, are you mistaken. SO STAY TUNED! This year I am going to invent some kind of dinosaur cake, perhaps a cherpumple variant? But for now it will remain a thrilling mystery!
Oh the childrens.
That’s like the grade 11 boy I taught a media unit to, who wrote me a response about celebrity icons including talk show host Oprah Winifree and grunge rocker Kirk Hobane.
It’s a mad world.