Too Much Time On Our Hands

The "Adam" Swatch is a watch with a melody written by Peter Gabriel. We've heard since the PG Swatch went over so well, they might release more musician-inspired Swatches. Here's some for the drawing board:

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• They Might Be Giants Swatch: They've got a Swatch with a minute hand, millenium hand and an eon hand. (Lyrics to TMBG's "Particle Man": "He's got a watch with a minute hand, millenium hand and an eon hand, when they meet it's a happy land...")

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• Rolling Stones Swatch: Plays "Time is On My Side"...it keeps tickin' even though it looks like it might die at any moment.
• Rock 'n Roll Swatch (General): Insures that you are always 10-20 minutes late to the scheduled concert start time.
• Sting Swatch: Swatch with no time mechanism. Who needs a watch when you think you know everything anyway?:)
• Phil Collins Swatch: After running a long time, it'll one day just quit on you and then denounce you. Special feature--a simple press of the button allows the wearer to send a fax!
• Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Swatch: Simply counts out time.
• Weird Al Yankovic Swatch: Plays a polka parody of the Peter Gabriel Swatch tune.
• The Salvador Dali-Peter Gabriel III Special: This Swatch will look like the face is melting, but only on one side.

If you have some Swatch-y ideas to add to this list, send them on over, like Laura already did:

• Michael Bolton Swatch - Everytime it chimes you want to smash it into a million bits.
• Bruce Springsteen Swatch - Sounds a new chime every four years.
• Milli Vanilli Swatch - It looks great but plays someone else's song.
• Beatles Swatch - When you wind the watch backwards it chimes "I buried Paul."
• Pearl Jam/Nirvana Swatch - Chimes a depressing tune about teen angst.
• Jimmy Buffet Swatch - Pours you a margarita on the hour.
• The Musical Box Swatch - An Genesis Swatch knock off made in Canada.
• Grateful Dead Swatch - lights up a doobie on the hour.
• Xplora 1 Swatch - Plays a cool tune but won't work in Windows 95.

These come from Angelique:

• Michael Jackson Swatch: Changes color
• Alanis Morisette Swatch: doesn't tell time. You oughta know.
• Tina Turner Swatch: it looks new, but it's really *really* old.
• Courtney Love Swatch: makes a whole lot of noise and when you try to stop it, you get a guitar slammed in your face...

Cap'n Zero has been nice enough to donate a few good Swatch ideas:

• The PG "Here Comes the Flood" Swatch - Water Resistant
• The PG "Shock the Monkey" Swatch - Shock Resistant
• The PG "Sledgehammer" Swatch - Impact Resistant
• The PG "Rhythm of the Heat" Swatch - Comes pre-smashed

Top 10 Stupid Questions Asked About the Adam Swatch

10. Does it come in different colors?

9. Does it come in different flavors?

8. Is that real blood? (Vampires only)

7. It plays music, eh? Does it take requests?

6. What's it like having a mini discotechque on your wrist?

5. How did the second hand get broken?

4. Who designed the watch?...Well, who is this "Peter Gabriel"?

3. Do you think Tori Amos will come out with one?

2. Since it's a Peter Gabriel Swatch, does it always run slow or something?

1. Does anybody *really* know what time it is?

 

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