Ch-Check it out. The Beastie Boys Heart Dolly Parton!

And I heart them and her. Sorry, fangirl moment. And okay, I like Purple Rain too, though guiltily. Was checking out some person's "shared music" on i-tunes and they had "Darling Nikki" and a lot of GNR. ("November Rain" Yes!) Okay, yes, some of their early music was more a comedy stuff than serious stuff. I'm thinking mainly "Brass Monkey" and "Paul Revere." However, it doesn't matter because even then they gave us "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and a lot of Paul's Boutique. And To The 5 Boroughs is good as is "Whatcha-Whatcha-Want" and "Sabotage."

One of the other items on the link is about re-visiting, re-making (whatever) Welcome Back, Kotter with Ice-Cube as Mr. Kotter. I guess they're going to spin it to L.A. Could work, could not. Don't care all that much as it wasn't a fav. of mine, though the SNL skit which merged Quentin Tartino with Welcome Back, Kotter and the MTV movie skit with the gang doing Pulp Fiction were both inspired. The moment in the SNL one that slays me is when Lenny and Squiggy show up at the end. I also loved the one where the Brady Brunch Kids and the Partridge kids do a battle of the bands. This may partly explain my liking of Family Guy. What's truly scary is when you can guess what pop. culture reference they're going to do. I love when the baby gets hooked on the DaVinci Code.

Well, the Offspring album is almost over, so I should probably go.

Beasties: Dolly was robbed

AUSTIN, Texas (Billboard) -- Mike D professed his love for the Prince film "Purple Rain," fellow Beastie Boy MCA talked about drinking with hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons and Ad Rock dished on his favorite books during the rap trio's spirited hour-long discussion with fans at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.

Little news came out of Wednesday's Q&A session, with fans asking the trio to talk about their early inspirations or discuss their views on rap combo Three 6 Mafia winning an Oscar for their "Hustle & Flow" tune.

"Nothing against them," Ad Rock said, "but we think Dolly Parton [nominated for a tune from "Transamerica"] was robbed."

The Beastie Boys were in Austin to promote their film, "Awesome: I F*****' Shot That!," which was assembled from footage shot by fans during a 2004 concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. For the sequel, Mike D joked, the act will let its fans keep the cameras for a week.

Fans largely kept the questions light, and the Beastie Boys were more than happy to oblige. When one fan pressed MCA on his belief in Buddhism, the rapper opted not to reveal much to the crowd, which had earlier given the Beastie Boys a standing ovation. Yet the fan persisted, and asked if he was ashamed of the some of the lyrics in early Beastie Boys songs. "That stuff is a goof," MCA said. "I think most people know it's a goof."

On the subject of politically charged material, one fan asked the Beastie Boys if there was an issue about which the group would like to educate listeners. "I don't know if we were ever out trying to educate people," Ad Rock said. "If we say something in a song, it's because we're thinking about it."

Later on, Ad Rock recommended fans read "Fuzz One: A Bronx Childhood," an autobiography from graffiti artist Vincent Fedorchak. When the session turned toward the topic of Brooklyn, one fan asked if the trio was still in touch with the neighborhood, and if they believed they was still "keeping it real"

"They're not keeping it real in Brooklyn anymore," Ad Rock quipped. Added Mike D, "I know more about the playground than the underground right now."