1988

Always Two, There Are :

No More, No Less —

A Master, and An Apprentice.

“Nineteen eighty-eight saw ecstasy, or MDMA, as the favored drug, accompanying long-form trance, ambient and dance music, Manchester “baggy” fitness wear as street wear, grunge beards, and a return to long hair. In comic books, this was the time of Deadline, Doom Patrol, Shade, and Sandman.”

Excerpt From

Supergods

Grant Morrison

Det. Sgt. Joe Friday :

Let me tell you something, Mr Lone Wolf — 

The dedicated people of the Los Angeles Police Department are one big family, from my brother, the traffic cop, to my sister, the meter maid, 

and when one of us makes a collar, we ALL make a collar.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

Friday, are you on any •particular• kind of medication that as your partner I should be made aware of....?

The reason The Delorean has to be going 88 mph to break The Time Barrier is Because it is two infinity symbols rotated 90 degrees to The Perpendicular.

If you try to time travel from 1985, you arrive in 1955.

If you try to Time Travel from 1988, you end up in a Moebius Loop, and That is Why We NEED Eddie Van Halen.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

This guy knows God personally.

I hear they play racquetball together.

Det. Sgt. Joe Friday :

You just chuckle away, Mister —

I don't hear God laughing.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

You will, once He sees your haircut.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

Joe Friday :

Look, there's the mayor.

Pretty clever of Whirley manoeuvring him up here to Caesar's party.

He's got both people he wants to eliminate in one place.

Hey, isn't that Whirley's car?

Good evening, Reverend.

Child.

Joe Friday :

I don't see Connie.

The next car comes, follow me in.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

Wait. YOU can't go in there.

When did you become Miss Manners?

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

First, you don't have a warrant.

Joe Friday :

Penal Code 836: A police officer

may make an arrest without a warrant if he believes there's probable cause...

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

You're NOT a police officer any more.

I hate to be the one to break that to you, but it's The Truth.

You charge in there now, you'll NEVER get your badge back.

Joe Friday :

Whirley's the only one that knows where Connie is.

He'll tell or I'll shove that collar so far down his throat I'll have to take off his shoes to wring his neck.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

You're not even •thinking• like a cop any more.

You're thinking like a Man in Love.

Joe Friday :

Watch your language, Mister!

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

Oh, Joe, l...

You've never •had• these feelings before, have you?

Joe Friday :

Almost.

I had a kitten once.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

This is gonna be a little different.

Connie won't be sleeping in a box or meowing all night or climbing up your drapes.

Or, maybe she will —You both are sort of starting from scratch with this thing.

Joe Friday :

Get out of my way!

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

Last time you went after Whirley, you got suspended. 

Now you'll get arrested.

Joe Friday :

On what charge, Junior?

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

How about Section 146-A?

That's right — Impersonating a Police Officer.

It's for your own good, Joe.

In spite of every logical instinct

I've ever had... I consider you a Real Friend.

Joe Friday :

Wait.

Det. Sgt. Pep Streebeck :

Joe, GO HOME.

There's nothing more you can do here.

Believe me.

By the way, my name is Pep.

It's not ‘Mister’, ‘Junior’,

‘bub’ or ‘Streebek’. 

It's Pep.

Friendships •START• with first names... Joe.

Thanks, Max.

”On promotional copies, only a song listing and catalog number—25677—were printed on the disc itself. 

The commercial version was to only have the catalog number—printed in pink—on the spine.9 The original compact disc pressing was made by Sony DADC rather than WEA Manufacturing. 

After Prince became convinced that the album was “evil”, he ordered it to be withdrawn a week before its release date. It was replaced with the album Lovesexy, a brighter pop-oriented album with elements of religious affirmation.”

“The album features one of the most atypical Prince songs: “BOB George”, in which he assumes the identity of a profane man who suspects his girlfriend to have had an affair with a man named BOB. He asks her what the man does for a living and learns that BOB manages Prince, whom he dismisses as “that skinny motherfucker with the high voice”. 

The gun-wielding alter ego then fires a multitude of gunshots, and ends up being raided by The Police. During live performances of the song during the Lovesexy Tour, he ends up being SHOT. 

The name for the track was a combination of BOB Cavallo (former manager), and Nelson George, who was felt to have become very critical of Prince. “BOB George” features a growling monologue that is slowed down to the point of being almost unrecognizable as Prince. The voice at the end of the song that says “bizarre” is actually a stock sound from the Fairlight CMI IIx library, with its pitch raised.