Jen decided it was time to get a little tipsy and watch, “This is Spinal Tap.”  See, she’d tried in the past and found the whole thing patently unfunny.  This both shocked and disappointed me.  It might have been a deal breaker when we were dating back in the mid 2000’s.  But life moved forward.  And Jen’s the best.

Jen loves everything from Christopher Guest, et al (e.g. Best In Show, Waiting for Guffman, etc.) and also Rob Reiner (e.g. The Princess Bride, Stand By Me, etc.), but Spinal Tap remained an outlier for her.  (Notably, Jen also loves everything involving Sam Raime and Bruce Campbell…except, “Army of Darkness.”  I need to try and resolve this as well.  But, one movie at a time.)

My favorite quote from what you’re about to hear?  It’s Jen’s, “This is the date rape of podcasts.”

My favorite insights from Jen after having watched the movie?

1. Tony Hendra (Ian Faith in the movie) has chameleon eyes.  His vision disorder, or comedic ability to independently control each eye, is un-googleable.  Really, nobody has ever explored this.  And if you watch the movie, Hendra’s eyes are something to behold.
2. The song “Rock and Roll Creation” must have be influenced by the Riverbottom Nightmare’s song in Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas.  (This one blew my mind.)
3. The theme and thread of unrequited love between David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel, made hilariously, albeit subtly, obvious when the two show up in a scene with mirror image cold sores. (Here you are.)
4. Fred Willard was actively cracking everyone up in his scene.  Watch. (Four Jacks and a Jill.)

I also speculated, “If we traveled back in time to our druid forefathers and foremothers, at Stonehenge, and gave them an amazing contemporary treat, like my wife’s chocolate chip cookies, what would they think of it?

And finally, the music.  In order: Gimme Some Money (Spinal Tap), Stonehenge (Spinal Tap), Rock and Roll Creation (Spinal Tap), and Riverbottom Nightmare Band (The Nightmare).

We present to you, “An Evening with Spinal Pap.”