Monday Music Club: Songs That Remind Us Of High School!

Remember how we started this Monday Music Club last week? Don't worry, we didn't forget about it. It's just that Monday was a bank holiday, Tuesday was...busy, and it's still Wednesday in the States right now. So anyway, without further ado, we present....Songs That Remind Us Of High School!

Instead of critical commentary on each other's songs like last week, this post will feature our own thoughts on the songs and the associated memories. Well...and maybe just a few added thoughts, cause Chris and I enjoy critically commenting on each other whenever possible. Enjoy the trip down memory lane circa 1996-2000!




Chris's Choices

1. Toadies – Possum Kingdom: I would always turn this song up on the radio and sing along as loud as I could. I'm sure my neighborhood appreciated it.

Mei: I feel the exact same way about this song. Who didn't LOVE singing along to this, even though it's seriously freaking creepy. No, I don't actually want to see your dark secret behind the boathouse, that's just weird.

2. Mighty Mighty Bosstones – The Impression That I Get : The supposed hidden meaning to this song made it sort of taboo at my all boys school. Doesn't stop it from having a sweet horn hook though.

Mei: Is it because I went to a coed public school that I have no idea what Chris is talking about?

3. Everclear – Santa Monica : Ah my best friend from high school (hopefully my other high school friends aren't reading this) and I have a thing about Everclear. Oh how I long for those carefree days when we didn't have any taste in music.

4. Counting Crows – Mr. Jones : This reminds me of a trip to the outer banks of North Carolina in 1998 when we listened to this album, August and Everything After. On repeat. For a week.

5. Sublime - Santeria : Oddly, this song reminds me of Easter becuase that's when my parents bought it for me. I'd like to think that they missed the camouflaged Parental Advisory sticker on the album cover.

Mei's Choices

1. Method Man and Mary J. Blige – You’re All I Need To Get By: I’m noticing that many of the songs chosen this week, as well as some from last week, remind me of one of my best friends, Rachel. Unsurprisingly, we spent a lot of time together in high school making mix tapes and carrying them around with us in old boomboxes. Cassette tapes? God, we’re ancient. Anyway, this is one of our classics. I had a biiig thing for Meth and I particularly enjoy his facial expressions in this video.

2. Outkast – 13th Floor/Growing Old : This song also reminds me of Rachel and our friends Kris and Kyle. We spent many a night sitting around, listening to this song and…uh…playing Monopoly (that’s a code word in case my mother ever reads this).

Chris: Well, let's put aside the 19th century theological leanings of the spoken intro and note that a 14 year old Mei was far more emotionally advanced than I am even today. Also, I always skipped this song on the album, it always brought me down.

3. Gravediggaz – 1-800-SUICIDE : This song reminds me of my brother, Andy. I owe much of my (fabulous) music taste to him and all his good hip-hop CDs back in high school. It’s kind of a weird song, but it’s awesome, especially the Ferris Bueller shoutout. Love you Andy!

4. Destiny’s Child – Bills, Bills, Bills : This song is all about my friend Lauren. A major high school activity consisted of driving around Brookline and Boston in her old school black Jeep Grand Cherokee, blasting music and sometimes stopping at red lights to get out and dance around the car. She always had the newest CDs and the best dance moves. I remember a particular instance of dancing to Eazy E outside the movie theater in Cleveland Circle…that song is so graphic it makes me blush now.

Chris: I get it Mei, you don't want me leeching off of you. Seriously though, can i have £100?

5. Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way : Truly a high school classic. Another blaster for the car rides for sure. I have a specific memory of driving down my street with all my friends in the car singing at the top of our lungs, especially Rachel going ‘Yeah-eh-eh.’ Those were the days….

Chris: This song will now be stuck in all of our heads for days. Thanks Mei. I have to give you some credit though, it DID give us one of the better webcam videos of all time.

Hope you enjoy the songs! Either it'll take you back to your gawky adolescent phase, or it's just an insight into the twisted psyches of Chris and Mei. Enjoy!

Go For Good!

The Go Game is proud to announce our first London charity event. We have teamed up with Raleigh International and The Prince's Trust to raise awareness and money for a wonderful project that helps youth bring positive change to our world. For more, please read all about the project and its 2009 objectives here.



To help them achieve their goals The Go Game is producing Go For Good. We've run charity games all over the United States for causes as diverse as education and cancer research. Now it is time to turn our attention to the UK and play for a good time...and a good cause! Here are the details:

LOCATION: Soho
DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2009
TIME: 12 - 5pm
COST: £10

So get a team together and sign up!

First London Community Game

Man oh man oh man. Saturday's community game was, in my humble opinion, SERIOUSLY FREAKING AWESOME (frawsome!). Around 120 of the most energetic, most creative, most irreverent, most wannabe-nudist people in London showed up in the City to get their Go Game on and it turned out to be one of the funniest and FUNNEST community games we've ever had the pleasure to run (yes, I know that's not a word, but it deserves to be). Chris and I are so psyched that the first London Go Game went off with a bang, thanks to the contributions of so many cool people. Here's a quick recap of how things went down, and few of our our favorite creative submissions from the day. Get ready for some hilariousness.

Monday Music Club - Songs That Make Us Happy

In the first of a series of what we hope will become a recurring feature, Mei and Chris welcome you to THE MONDAY MUSIC CLUB!

Each Monday we will post a new 10 song playlist that will help get you through the week. Depending on how creative we're feeling they may even have awesome themes. Without further ado we present the first Monday Music Club: Songs That Make Us Happy.

Community Game Countdown - Volume V

Well here it is boys and girls, our favourite Community Game photo. But some business before we get into that. We've reached our max capacity for tomorrow's Community Game! Yaaaay! That means lots of fun, but lots of organisation. So some details:

1. Check your emails from something from info@thegogame.co.uk - that has detailed instructions!
2. Be at the CosmoBar (Google Maps) tomorrow at 12:30 PM! If we don't get you registered because you're late, you can't play. And we keep your MASSIVE £4 donation.
3. Be cool and be creative. But you didn't need to hear me say that. Instead, you could just look at all of our best Community Game photos!

To recap:

Community Game Countdown - Volume IV

It's getting to be the weekend. What are you doing this Saturday? Maybe you're on your way down to Brighton or maybe heading west to Bath. But if you're bored and in London and want to have the. time. of. your. life. Then you should come out to The Go Game Community Game. We will guarantee two of the following things:

1. You will be attacked by a bear
2. You will meet your future spouse
3. You will win 10 million dollars*
4. You will have the time of your life
5. The Queen will be there

*Zimbabwean dollars

So we'll see you Saturday, but if you're feeling Winehousian and just need a fix - We're back for another exciting installment of....

THE TOP 5 COMMUNITY GAME PHOTOS OF ALL TIME: #2

Community Game Countdown - Volume III

All aboard the Community Game game train! There are only 3 days left to sign up, so what are you waiting for? Do you need a reminder? Something for your Calendar? A photo of a sad kitty :(? What about an obnoxious banner with blindingly annoying text?

That still didn't do it for you? Well maybe you should check out...

THE TOP 5 COMMUNITY GAME PHOTOS OF ALL TIME: #3

Community Game Countdown - Volume II

I know all you loyal blog readers out there are constantly hitting refresh to find out what sort of craziness the 2nd installment (see the first photo here) of

BEST
COMMUNITY GAME
PHOTOS
EVER

will bring. I'm happy to oblige. For those n00bs, a Community Game is a Go Game that is open to the public. To celebrate our London Office's Launch we're offering a mind blowingly low, hide-the-women-and-children-please-don't-tell-our-accountants rate of just £4 / player. For more info check it out at the Community Game page. But enough with the shameless self promotion...on to:

THE TOP 5 COMMUNITY GAME PHOTOS OF ALL TIME*: #4

Mario (and The Go Game) Goes For The Gold!

Chris and I are big nerds. We're not afraid to admit it. While trying to add a little character and personality to our flat/office/two floors of awesomeness, we stumbled upon something that made us both jump up and down with excitement in a store called Supernice just a block away from us:

THE OLD SCHOOL O.G. NINTENDO SUPER MARIO BROTHERS BLIK WALL GRAPHICS. ZOMG!!!

Both of us have serious lifelong attachments to this particular game. One of my happiest childhood memories is from Thanksgiving, age five, when my brother and I received our first Nintendo from our aunt and uncle.

Community Game Countdown

Your first task this Monday is to define Community Game

Community Game: n. - a rip-roaringly, pants-soilingly exciting public Go Game that's the most fun you can have legally.*

*Please keep it legal, our lawyers will thank you.

To experience this one-of-a-kind madness come out this Saturday for The Go Game's London Launch. To ensure that you get a spot, make sure to register online here. The game is limited to the first 150 people to sign up...so bring 149 friends. Check-in and registration on Saturday begins at 12:30 PM at Cosmobar at 50 Clerkenwell Rd EC1M 5PS (Google Maps, "Double True").

In honor of our first Community Game in the UK we're going to count down the top 5 photos from the US Public Games over the years. Well, the family appropriate piccies at least. We'll release one per day this week, to tease you a little bit and get you all primed and ready to go for Saturday. So without further ado:

THE TOP 5 COMMUNITY GAME PHOTOS OF ALL TIME: #5

Hello London!

The Go Game has hit the ground in London and is ready to R-O-C-K your socks off! The incredibly talented Mei and the impossibly attractive (if I do say so myself) Chris are here for all of your team building, marketing and training needs.


Your Newest Heroes

We've got a London office all set to go and will be kicking off our London existence with the Greatest. Day. Of. Your. Lives.: the first London Community Game.