For Thursday, April 14: I Remember You (Remember Yesterday)

So back in their heyday I sure did love Skid Row. Okay, fine. I still dig them! Sebastian Bach can hit high notes like nobody's business. The guy that immediately comes to mind that could do that these days is James Durbin from this season's AI. James could totally pull off Sabastian's high notes. Anyway. Something about Skid Row I always liked. I don't know if it was a combo of their music and their songs or what but their sounds just gets me! Sabastian has gone on to do a bit of acting alongside of his music. He was in Gilmore Girls off and on for a few seasons and I must admit I was thrilled to see him! I felt like a giggly Skid Row fan getting a glimpse of the star. HA!
You know a lot of the bands of the late 80's/early 90's got a lot of grief for being "pop" rock and all but go below their big hair and bad makeup and there was some definite talent. Sebastian Bach falls into the talent category for sure.

I Remember You (Remember Yesterday)

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

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