Shana Mlawski

Saturday Night’s Music Koans

Ponder while practicing yoga or drinking profusely:Ground control to Major Tom.

1. Did Elton John’s Rocket Man ever meet up with David Bowie’s Major Tom (Space Oddity) in space? If so, what did they talk about?

2. Is “Run DMC” a command? And if so, what are they running from?

3. (Based on a true story.) Is there anything whiter than driving through Harlem with your parents while they’re singing along to Kenny Loggins?

4 Responses to “Saturday Night’s Music Koans”

  1. stokes on #

    It’s a command, but not like you’re thinking:

    C:\RAPPERS\OLD_SCHOOL\AWESOME>RUN DMC

     
  2. Matthew Wrather on #

    You know, that’s not a valid MS-DOS directory name.

     
  3. lee on #

    You mean, not a valid FAT16/FAT32/NTFS folder name.