Many moons ago…..episode 18 to be exact, we recounted a tale of elementary school, where we kept saying the word “Razzmatazz.” It eventually became our own little catchphrase, such as other 1980s words as dude, rad, gnarley, etc. Well, with a little research, we think we’ve narrowed down the most widely used instances of “Razzmatazz.” But which one was where we got it from????
A) The song Razzmatazz by the English rock band Pulp in 1993?
B) A disco club in Barcelona, Spain (www.salarazzmatazz.com)?
C) A painting by Roy Lichtenstein?
D) 1977-1982 children’s program hosted by Brian Tochi from Revenge of the Nerds?
E) Raspberry flavored Schnapps, made by DeKuyper Co?
F) Crayola crayon color, chosen in 1993 as a part of the Name The New Colors Contest?
G) British 1981-1987 music television show, hosted by Alistair Pirrie and Lisa Stansfield?
H) A Barbershop Quartet singing group (www.razzmatazz.org)?
You guys need to sue Jamba Juice. I was there and they have a trademarked drink called Razzmatazz. If some stupid woman can win a lawsuit because she dumped hot coffee on herself from McD’s, you guys should have no problem
Those thieves! We invented that in 1988/1989. Thanks for the heads-up.
I knew there had to be a reason why I never go into a Jamba Juice…other than the fact that a cup of juice costs $7 (in Manhattan).
IF they stole the idea by listening to the show, I wouldn’t be as mad. It would prove we have double-digit listeners.
The word razzamatazz dates back to the forties. I date back to the fifties, but only took the name due to your podcast. No one in their right mind or in their thirties would come up with that name unless they did hear it on your show. Furdermore, I wouldn’t buy juice that cost over a buck. Buy the fruit and squeeze the Hell out of it. Now having said all that BS, if they have the razzamatazz in their stores then who would go in there anyway? That’s like saying I own the only cafe that serves the cooties.
I think we actually do have double-digit listeners, but only a few send us email and/or post comments. Why? Are most of our listeners that lazy?
On the next episode, we’ll have Julius Sumner Miller electrocute someone for the entire episode, until 10 different people post comments.
Now she can sue Seinfeld also. Kramer did that one, too. I think if the people on this board were schizo, then you would have double digits.