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Chris Isaak — Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing
Album: Forever Blue
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Released: 1995
Length: 2:48
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Baby did a bad bad thing, baby did a bad bad thing.
Baby did a bad bad thing, baby did a bad bad thing.

You ever love someone so much you thought your little heart was gonna break in two?
I didn't think so.
You ever tried with all your heart and soul to get you lover back to you?
I wanna hope so.
You ever pray with all your heart and soul just to watch her walk away?

Baby did a bad bad thing, baby did a bad bad thing.
Baby did a bad bad thing, feel like crying, feel like crying.

You ever toss and turn your lying awake and thinking about the one you love?
I don't think so.
You ever close your eyes your making believe your holding the one your dreaming of?
Well if you say so.
It hurts so bad when you finally know just how low, low, low, low, low, she'll go.

Baby did a bad bad thing, baby did a bad bad thing.
Baby did a bad bad thing, feel like crying, feel like crying.

Ohh. Feel like crying, feel like crying.
Ohh, feel like crying, feel like crying.

Baby did a bad bad thing, baby did a bad bad thing.
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Nice Set this morning!!
Posted 8 months ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Great!! My favorite Chris Isaak song!  Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:


It's a common progression.  ZZ Top borrowed it from someone else.


I think they refer to it as 'the blues'
Posted 3 years ago by bmosbarg    [ Reply ]
 danoodles wrote:

The guitar lick is definitely a ZZ Top ripoff. I hope they got paid.



don't worry:

they Just Got Paid Today
and got them a pocket full of change
Posted 3 years ago by vatt    [ Reply ]
This song came out at the exact time I was going through a break up. My life felt like the video to this song every time it came on. Life and Art... crushing it. 
Posted 3 years ago by gregharpold    [ Reply ]
 frisbeepilot wrote:
I've always thought this song was lyrically a bit gimmicky. The groove is alright, but... ehh, just a little irritating.
 
Agreed!
Posted 4 years ago by bking    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:


It's a common progression.  ZZ Top borrowed it from someone else.
 

Canned Heat among others
Posted 4 years ago by frankgilbert    [ Reply ]
So Chris, what exactly did your bad baby do?!
Posted 4 years ago by JeffoFitts    [ Reply ]
I've always thought this song was lyrically a bit gimmicky. The groove is alright, but... ehh, just a little irritating.
Posted 4 years ago by frisbeepilot    [ Reply ]
 danoodles wrote:
 
 
Are you kidding with ZZ Top?  That's nearly the most standard riff in all blues.  Yes, ZZ Top.  How many times? 
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
 danoodles wrote:
The guitar lick is definitely a ZZ Top ripoff. I hope they got paid.
 
Did ZZ Top ever pay John Lee Hooker or Slim Harpo for "borrowing" that groove?  No.  It was since deemed a standard blues rhythm - in the public domain.
Posted 4 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Wow, he's just such a tough guy. Ugh, and now he's gonna cry.
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 
Posted 5 years ago by zaebb    [ Reply ]
 danoodles wrote:
The guitar lick is definitely a ZZ Top ripoff. I hope they got paid.
 

It's a common progression.  ZZ Top borrowed it from someone else.
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
The guitar lick is definitely a ZZ Top ripoff. I hope they got paid.
Posted 5 years ago by danoodles    [ Reply ]
Go see Chris once.  You'll see why George can't compete.
Posted 5 years ago by juanmoe    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}Chris Isaak-one of the best singer-songwriters of the USA
Posted 6 years ago by peter.gerzner    [ Reply ]
Meanwhile, in the courtroom, ZZ Top testified . . . .
Posted 6 years ago by brantarch    [ Reply ]
Very very tired of this.
Posted 6 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
great performer, just as good live, must turn this up ever time
Posted 6 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
Most excellent 
Posted 6 years ago by iandouceba    [ Reply ]
Just love how you hear the first few cords and instantly know the song.

(.. ups the volume on his old Onyko SR804 connected via toslink, in kicks the sub, feels comfort in a classic...) {#Bounce}
Posted 6 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

I wouldn't say this was a bad bad song but I would say that Eyes Wide Shut was a bad bad movie.
Mainly because just about everything else Kubrick did was amazing.

 

There's a documentary coming out on Eyes Wide Shut. Produced/directed by the same fellow that did the recent Filmworker, about Leon Vitali, the former actor (Barry Lyndon) and slavishly devoted right hand assistant to Kubrick from The Shining to FMJ to EWS. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUQWu1x_zNc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhXLE4xUy7w

This EWS documentary apparently will have some observations about the movie — its hidden subtext or camouflaged meaning — that could turn opinions like yours into something more favorable. I am a huge SK fan, but I too found EWS a bit...unfulfilling. Unlike other SK movies, some seen 20, 30, 40 times, I've seen EWS only 3 times and have found it very intriguing, but also chilly, a bit murky, and remain uncertain what he was trying to get at. 
But this song is to my mind associated with the movie most clearly, except those hammered piano chords. 
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
well I dig this  : P       oustanding
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Eyes may be wide shut, but ears are wide open.
Posted 7 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 steuss wrote:
Great mix tonight, Bill, on the night of the Trump inauguration {#Foot-in-mouth}.  Knew you would come through.

I Scare Myself
Into the Fire
Amazing Grace
The Loner
Sour Times
Acid Tongue
Driven to Tears
Still a Freak
Excitable  Boy
End of Days
Speed the Collapse
Don't Wanna Know About Evil
I Close My Eyes
Baby Did a Bad Thing (Feel like crying)
If There's a Rocket Tie Me To It
and the best.....Tweeter and the Monkey Man

Helping me make signs for the protests tomorrow in San Diego.  Daughter protesting in SF.

 
Following all that with PF Another Brick in the Wall could have worked too...
Posted 7 years ago by Dundas1965    [ Reply ]
Great mix tonight, Bill, on the night of the Trump inauguration {#Foot-in-mouth}.  Knew you would come through.

I Scare Myself
Into the Fire
Amazing Grace
The Loner
Sour Times
Acid Tongue
Driven to Tears
Still a Freak
Excitable  Boy
End of Days
Speed the Collapse
Don't Wanna Know About Evil
I Close My Eyes
Baby Did a Bad Thing (Feel like crying)
If There's a Rocket Tie Me To It
and the best.....Tweeter and the Monkey Man

Helping me make signs for the protests tomorrow in San Diego.  Daughter protesting in SF.
Posted 7 years ago by steuss    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
He wrote a bad bad song. At least it gets tiresome hearing this dude robo-whining about his love life.  
But Stanley Kubrick and his musical team liked it enough for Eyes Wide Shut, I guess.
 

 
The version for the movie is different, a little kickier.  Tried for an upload back in those days.  Insta sorried it was.  I do like the soundtrack version more than the album version, but its all right as it is.
Posted 8 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
He wrote a bad bad song. At least it gets tiresome hearing this dude robo-whining about his love life.  
But Stanley Kubrick and his musical team liked it enough for Eyes Wide Shut, I guess.
 
I wouldn't say this was a bad bad song but I would say that Eyes Wide Shut was a bad bad movie.
Mainly because just about everything else Kubrick did was amazing.
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
He wrote a bad bad song. At least it gets tiresome hearing this dude robo-whining about his love life.  
But Stanley Kubrick and his musical team liked it enough for Eyes Wide Shut, I guess.
 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
...and his name was Randy.
Posted 8 years ago by JNMSolitaire    [ Reply ]
Maybe cupid eyed.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
{#Stop} Enough already!
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 dubberdan wrote:
This could be a track from True Blood {#Bananajam} 

 
I think it got used in the trailers for "Eyes Wide Shut"...maybe in the movie too. Love the guitar here. 
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Why Why Why would you bring up DMB  before noon.. ughhh
jbuhl wrote:
fingernails on chalkboard, right up there with Dave Mathews {#Frustrated}

 


Posted 8 years ago by RocketRanger    [ Reply ]
fingernails on chalkboard, right up there with Dave Mathews {#Frustrated}
Posted 8 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
Meh. The uptempo break is good. I would prefer to not hear Isaak crying into his beer about his soul-and-ball-busting paramour on every damn song. 
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Decent song. Waayy overplayed. 
Posted 8 years ago by kgage    [ Reply ]
can't believe this is 21 years old. Always loved his retro-style.
Posted 8 years ago by Quixx_II    [ Reply ]
This could be a track from True Blood {#Bananajam} 
Posted 8 years ago by dubberdan    [ Reply ]
 MojoJojo wrote:
I wish Netflix would get the Chris Isaak Show episodes!

 
you can find it on youtube Mojo

Chris Isaak The Best - Duration: 1:19:46. by Adi Sinkopa 515,842 views
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Bill, it used to be a song I enjoyed, you are kinda beating it to death. CI has sooooo many more tunes you could choose...please?
Posted 9 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
Sitting in my backyard in the woods with a campfire going this song rocks
 
Posted 9 years ago by Oxen1morale    [ Reply ]
Loved this the first few hundred times I heard it; I think it needs a rest.
Posted 9 years ago by AlanF    [ Reply ]
Great follow-on to Cracker — Kerosene Hat
Posted 9 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
Yeah, but WTF did the bitch do?

 
Stop calling women bitches in this forum. You've done it before, don't do it again. Thank you.
Posted 9 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to put on my Izod shirt and rough up some seniors!
Posted 9 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
Stood ten feet from him last Thursday while he sang this. Holy moly, he (and his amazing band) totally blew me out of the water.  {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 10 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
 molson wrote:
Bill, this one needs to go OUT of rotation. I am a huge CI fan, and personally liked this tune, but you have killed it for me...please stop the pain and pick one of tens of dozens of his much better catalog...please, please, please! I listen to RP 24/7, this tune is done.

 

I'm not quite to this point, but as good as this song is, there are better choices on the album, IMO. 
Posted 10 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
I don't know what it is, but I love this song. 
Posted 10 years ago by rporter    [ Reply ]
There's a song that Bill plays in tandem with this tune from time to time.  The guitar line fits SO well together with it.  Anyone know what the tune is?
Posted 10 years ago by ryanberg7    [ Reply ]
Bill, this one needs to go OUT of rotation. I am a huge CI fan, and personally liked this tune, but you have killed it for me...please stop the pain and pick one of tens of dozens of his much better catalog...please, please, please! I listen to RP 24/7, this tune is done.
Posted 10 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
Yeah, but WTF did the bitch do?
 
Classy. Any particular reason you feel the need to refer to women as bitches?
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
Yeah, but WTF did the bitch do?

 
not sure ... but i think it was a bad, BAD thing
Posted 10 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
Yeah, but WTF did the bitch do?
Posted 10 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
Great description...  and yes the volume has to be up so high !!! 
coloradojohn wrote:
This one still scorches and can still send the chill down the back of the neck when the volume is generous and he lets loose that raw snarl!

 


Posted 10 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Wicked.  The only answer to my baby doing a bad bad thing is for me to go walking down there.
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Yeah sound like zz top !
Posted 10 years ago by zeod    [ Reply ]
This one still scorches and can still send the chill down the back of the neck when the volume is generous and he lets loose that raw snarl!
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Believe it or not - a GORGEOUS LIVE BAND!

 
You are absolutely right on this one. I saw them a year ago in Copenhagen. Such a tight and engaging show !
Posted 10 years ago by Jörg_Asmussen    [ Reply ]
Baby wrote a bad bad song...

I like most of his stuff, this one, not so much.
Posted 10 years ago by rcolodny    [ Reply ]
 ncollingridge wrote:
Sorry, bored with this now. I don't know what it is, but I always feel there's something a bit fake about Chris Isaak. I'm sure it's just me.

 
I like most of his stuff but this one has always felt fabricated, since it was specifically done for the Kubrick film.
Posted 11 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
Needs to be heard at very high sound pressure levels with this great AAC feed !
 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
Fits perfect in the rotation on  this foggy and wet evening !!



 
How can time be wet and foggy, Helgilein?
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 joelbb wrote:
Do you find yourself wishing you knew the details of exactly what Baby did?

 

To my knowledge his baby did it with his guitar-player!

That's why he was fired (unfortunately)!


Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Believe it or not - a GORGEOUS LIVE BAND!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Yeah... like Chris Isaak!
Posted 11 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Who else commented on this: that guitar refrain sounds like ZZ Top's LaGrange. Is this lick a common bluesy trope among guitarists, or did Isaak just 'borrow' it?

 
Yeah, it's a pretty common blues lick; it's probably used in hundreds (if not thousands) of tunes in some form.  As OldSaxon pointed out, John Lee Hooker is likely credited with creating it - in the late 1940s.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
PLEASE!!!! Let this song finally die out or play something else on the album!!
Posted 11 years ago by pigtail    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Who else commented on this: that guitar refrain sounds like ZZ Top's LaGrange. Is this lick a common bluesy trope among guitarists, or did Isaak just 'borrow' it?
 

 
Haow, haow, haow, haow....but then again that's from John Lee Hooker, ain't it?
Posted 11 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
Stockton boy does good.
Posted 11 years ago by Keef    [ Reply ]
Excellent song
Posted 11 years ago by jimmpypowder    [ Reply ]
I never get tired of this !!!
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
Sorry, bored with this now. I don't know what it is, but I always feel there's something a bit fake about Chris Isaak. I'm sure it's just me.
Posted 11 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
yes, yes I have loved someone so much I thought my little heart would break...{#Yes}
Posted 11 years ago by asilbuch    [ Reply ]
I wish Netflix would get the Chris Isaak Show episodes!
Posted 11 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:


Nooo...Look at her expression-she's saying "Oh hurry and get this done,"
 
Probably not that far from the reality at that point in their marriage. 
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Do you find yourself wishing you knew the details of exactly what Baby did?
Posted 12 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
 amoreena wrote:
Could be the next judge on American Idol.....he has my vote!
 
That is a GREAT suggestion!  I would tune in to see him.....  In addition to giving musical input and looking good, he could provide some well-needed comic relief (which Steven Tyler was great at), that's for sure.
Posted 12 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]

What is it that your babe did, Chris?

Running away with your guitar-player? That one?

 


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 NickDanger wrote:


yeahhh....
 
Yeahh Nick..... but where's "the third eye." Maybe you could find it on youtube?
Posted 12 years ago by funkyalfonso    [ Reply ]
guys (and most girls) love a bad grrrl... can i get a whoot whoot? (lol)
Posted 12 years ago by midreaming    [ Reply ]
Just saw him in concert a few weeks ago for the first time. What an entertainer (and comedian!). It was a fantastic show!
Posted 12 years ago by kittyhawk    [ Reply ]
Who else commented on this: that guitar refrain sounds like ZZ Top's LaGrange. Is this lick a common bluesy trope among guitarists, or did Isaak just 'borrow' it?
 
Posted 12 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Hid his hair products?

 
{#High-five}
Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Never bothered to rate it before. Excellent on headphones.
 
8, and it's not my favorite Chris Isaak song... 
Posted 12 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 MiracleDrug wrote:
I've wondered on occasion if Chris's forays into acting negatively impacted both career orbits...
he could have had a MUCH more popular musical career...
 

That makes no sense.  Success in one arena is not predicated upon another.  
Posted 12 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
I've wondered on occasion if Chris's forays into acting negatively impacted both career orbits...
he could have had a MUCH more popular musical career...


Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:
Nooo...Look at her expression-she's saying "Oh hurry and get this done,"
 
Much like their real marriage.

Posted 13 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 NickDanger wrote:


yeahhh....
 

Nooo...Look at her expression-she's saying "Oh hurry and get this done,"
Posted 13 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 Bosami wrote:
Oliver Mtukuzi - Ndima Ndapedza
Pearl Jam - Alive
Madrugada - Majesty (Live)
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Lying in the Hands of God - Dave Matthews Band
ELO - Can't get it out of my Head
Led Zeppelin - Poor Tom
Chris Isaak - Baby did a bad bad thing

Bill - this kind of playlist puts all other DJ's to shame. Awesome man. Awesome! I'm not getting any work done. {#Sunny}
 
Good gawd, I wish I'd heard this. I hope he put the whole thing into the rotation.
Posted 13 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 quesarah wrote:
Eyes Wide Shut

 

yeahhh....
Posted 13 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}{#Whipit}
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Idid A Bad Bad Thing once. {#Lol}

Posted 13 years ago by GeneP59    [ Reply ]
Eyes Wide Shut

Posted 13 years ago by quesarah    [ Reply ]
 PA1749 wrote:
I love this song! {#Dancingbanana_2}
 
yes, very nice!!

Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I love this song! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 13 years ago by PA1749    [ Reply ]
Could be the next judge on American Idol.....he has my vote!
Posted 14 years ago by amoreena    [ Reply ]
Regarding his "beauty", all of you girls were talking about

I never felt his big head fit onto that rather small body.

I guess most of you would not agree, but I never thought he looked
better than me. And that is anything but decadence!

All it says is about Chris!

He certainly sings better than me!
Guitar too? Possibly not!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 TimeWaster wrote:
Rumor spreadin' 'round, that Texas town... a HOW HOW HOW HOW
 
{#High-five}

Posted 14 years ago by Barman    [ Reply ]
I really like Chris Isaak and everything and realize that this has nothing to do with his music, but he really should not have gotten any plastic surgery!!{#Stop}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Rumor spreadin' 'round, that Texas town... a HOW HOW HOW HOW
Posted 14 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
Guilty pleasure song...    {#Shifty}
Posted 14 years ago by BluEyes    [ Reply ]
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
So, what did she do? Couldn't have been THAT bad.
 
Hid his hair products?

Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
So, what did she do? Couldn't have been THAT bad.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 buzmaggie wrote:
i would like to hear ryan adams sing this!
 
That's inspired.  Ryan would hit it out of the park.

Posted 14 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 Bosami wrote:
Oliver Mtukuzi - Ndima Ndapedza
Pearl Jam - Alive
Madrugada - Majesty (Live)
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Lying in the Hands of God - Dave Matthews Band
ELO - Can't get it out of my Head
Led Zeppelin - Poor Tom
Chris Isaak - Baby did a bad bad thing

Bill - this kind of playlist puts all other DJ's to shame. Awesome man. Awesome! I'm not getting any work done. {#Sunny}

 
Thats what i wanted to say,,but you had the right words, thanks!!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
i would like to hear ryan adams sing this!
Posted 14 years ago by buzmaggie    [ Reply ]
Oliver Mtukuzi - Ndima Ndapedza
Pearl Jam - Alive
Madrugada - Majesty (Live)
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
Lying in the Hands of God - Dave Matthews Band
ELO - Can't get it out of my Head
Led Zeppelin - Poor Tom
Chris Isaak - Baby did a bad bad thing

Bill - this kind of playlist puts all other DJ's to shame. Awesome man. Awesome! I'm not getting any work done. {#Sunny}

Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
Fits perfect in the rotation on  this foggy and wet evening !!


Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Oooh - an achingly good set here - Pumpkins, Dave Matthews, ELO, Zep and now Chris Isaak.

Individually they are good to great, but to hear them played back to back, unexpectedly, is a fine distraction.

Rating goes to 8; speakers go to 11...
Posted 14 years ago by NewFee    [ Reply ]
I guess I'm in the minority. I hate this song. {#Headache}
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 Laptopdog wrote:


Uh...SHOW you a groove?!
I rest my case.
 

Pithy response, apparently based on poor language skills.
Posted 14 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
It must be hell being Chris Isaak . . .

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz8jn_chris-isaak-baby-did-a-bad-bad-thin_music

"Another video shoot? . . . Damn it!"

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
His voice reminds me of dogs howling
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I miss Sookie
Posted 15 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
I think this is his best song.  Almost perfect, thus a 9.

{#Bananapiano}
Posted 15 years ago by fergie348    [ Reply ]
 ortallcowgirl wrote:
{#Motor} Bad boy song...

{#Whipit} Sexy song
{#Bananapiano} Feels like I am dancing on the table, at work!!!  What is this music doing to me!
 
If you were an exotic dancer, it wouldn't even be an issue.

Posted 15 years ago by Stave    [ Reply ]
SIMPLE - BUT GREAT

FUCK IT - A "9"
Posted 15 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
{#Motor} Bad boy song...

{#Whipit} Sexy song
{#Bananapiano} Feels like I am dancing on the table, at work!!!  What is this music doing to me!


Posted 15 years ago by ortallcowgirl    [ Reply ]