Jackie Deram's definitions

Lou Reed

Lewis Allen Reed was born on March 2nd, 1942 and grew up in Freeport, Long Island. He is best known for his association with the band the Velvet Underground and collaborators John Cale, Andy Warhol, and David Bowie. Often called the "Godfather of Punk," Reed is foremost a writer. He is also known for the excessive intake of drugs in his life and has often been referred to as a sadomasochist.

A little known fact about Lou Reed is that as a teenager, he was submitted to electroshock treatments to rid himself of his hateful personality and homosexual tendencies.

by Jackie Deram August 30, 2005

Cheech-stache

A thick mustache that extends beyond either end of a person's lips and often curves slightly downward except when smiling. It is reminiscent to that of Burt Reynolds but was popularised by Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong.

In Cheech & Chong's "Still Smokin'," the Dutch mistake Cheech for actor Burt Reynolds because of his cheech-stache, and Chong is similarly mistaken to be Dolly Parton.

by Jackie Deram January 3, 2007

glam

A movement that which erupted in the 1970s promoting vanity, copiousness, surreality, narcissism, campness and hauteur. A spin-off of the word 'glamourous.'

"Glam is about femme girls and femme boys and girls who look like femme boys and boys who like like butch girls."

Glam individuals usually dress in outrageous fashion: jumpsuits, 3-inch platform space boots and heavy amounts of makeup.

David Bowie was best known for his involvement in the Glam Movement of the 1970s.

by Jackie Deram May 27, 2005

Monkees

One of the crappest crap bands ever that was made for TV.

Have you ever heard of the Monkees? That isn't Michael Nesmith's real hat!

by Jackie Deram August 30, 2005

Theseus

The ultimate declaration of unrivaled excellence. Synonyms include 'cool,' 'rad,' 'awesome,' 'abgefahren,' 'primordial,' 'bangarang,' 'wicked sweet', 'most excellent,' 'most triumphant, etc.' Derived from a Shakespearean character in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Do you listen to Queen?

Yeh, I think they are Theseus!

by Jackie Deram May 27, 2005

Fabulous 5

80s band Duran Duran was popularly referred to as the 'Fab 5,' though today the term is commonly applied to American reality show phenomenon Queer Eye For the Straight Guy and it's five gay cast members whose goal it is to turn the homeliest straight guys into the most fabulous of metros.

Carson, Kyan, Ted, Thom and Jai make it a point to clean up the messes of their hetero-assignments and provide good, quality American entertainment all within the same hour.

by Jackie Deram May 24, 2005

Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page can be summed up in one simple word: God.

The best word to describe Jimmy Page is 'God.'

by Jackie Deram August 2, 2006