I forgot how much I still love Pee Wee Herman until I watched some episodes of Pee Wee's Playhouse and the movie Pee Wee's Big Adventure this weekend with Whe and her kids.
Her 5-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son seem to enjoy Pee Wee as much as Whe and I did when we were in our 20s (we've obviously always been very mature) and it was truly a joy to share something we loved 20 years ago with a whole new generation who appreciate him.
Pee Wee's charm transends decades and I still think it's tragic that such a bright career came to such a crashing end just because Paul Reubens made that stupid mistake in a movie theatre so many years ago.
On the weekend, I was over at Whe's and heard the song "Hot Child in the City." It reminded me of the song I used to sing to torment my younger sister when we were kids.
Hot child in the smugly Running wild, looking ugly
Whe asked me what the fuck a smugly is and I really don't know. All I know is that ridiculous parody song was a highly effective form of torture against my younger sister.