November 05, 2008

Growing a mustache to help fight Protate Cancer

Yes your read the subject line correctly.  Sport a Magnum for charity!  Pretty easy for me as my five o'clock shadow shows up at around 3:30. 

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Red State or Blue State this is funny

Dear Red States:

If you manage to steal this election too we've decided we're leaving.
We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue
States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California ,
Hawaii , Oregon , Washington , Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan , Illinois
and all the Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the
nation, and especially to the people of the new country of New
California .

To sum up briefly:

You get Texas , Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get stem cell
research and the best beaches.
We get the Statue of Liberty. You get Dollywood.
We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.
We get  Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.
We get 85% of America 's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama .
We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states
pay their fair share.

Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22% lower than the Christian
Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of
single moms.

Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war,
and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If
you need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids
they're apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and
they don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets
coming home. We do wish you success in Iraq , and hope that the WMDs
turn up, but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's
Quagmire.

With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the
country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92%
of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America 's quality wines, 90% of
all cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and
soybeans (thanks Iowa !), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living
redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools
plus Stanford , Cal Tech and MIT.

With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88%
of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of
all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the
hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all
televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University , Clemson and the
University of Georgia .
We get Hollywood and Yosemite , thank you.

Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was
actually swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're
discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that
evolution is only a theory, 53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and
61% believe you are people with higher morals
then we lefties.

Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed
they grow in Mexico

Peace out,
--Blue States

October 10, 2008

Ummmm I lost a lot of Money so here's what I'm doing to ignore it

My eyes and ears are twicthing from the freefall of the US economy,  Somalian Pirates?!
Iceland bankrupt?! Hockeymom politicians?! Heck, the regular paper is reading like the Onion lately. Only more bizarre and apocalyptic.What better way to end the work week then to procrastinate with some eye and ear candy


* Letters To Cleo will reunite for 20th Anniversary Shows

Now I pride myself on being a pure Masshole, but I somehow missed the era of LTC the first time around, so maybe it 's worth checking out. Plus Kay Hanley is not the worst looking woman to watch prowl the stage. Yes, the yummy mummy desciption is apt no matter how pigheaded it sounds.

LETTERS TO CLEO REUNION DATES 2008

November 8 - Los Angeles CA - The Roxy

December 8 - Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club

December 9 - Boston MA - Paradise Rock Club

(New York date in December to be added soon.)


* Singing Revolution

Very cool new documentary about how the small country of Estonia battled it's big bully neighbors using the power of song.  20k people singing the same song on film is amazingly powerful, Check out the trailer: http://www.singingrevolution.com/

 

Urchin Animation

 

I have always had a massive soft spot for the trippy animation underwritten by the freaks over at the Children's Workshop aka Sesame St, Electric Company etc etc so imagine my happiness when brother George sent over this new take on stop motion using a Javelin track.  Hopefully we'll see it right after Elmo and before Big Bird sooner rather than later:

http://www.anatomatic.com/urchin.html

 * The Avett Brothers

The Gleaming II is the single best collection of songs in the last twelve months hands down.  It's addicitve. Rick Rubin is one lucky sonumbitch to ink these guys. They are poised for a monster year in 09. Their set at Newport Folk was honest, inspiring and thrilling. 

 

* Phish Re-Unites 

Yes I am going to Hampton. Yes I am curious to see if these four can find the mojo once again. Yes Hampton Comes Alive is in the top three best titles for a Live Album of all time.


Lastly: Let's all take a moment to wish for the quick recovery of Mr. Jim James, the world needs flying V guitar players. 

September 23, 2008

Hadron Collider Rap

If you are as enthralled with CERN & the Hadron Collider as I am, you will chuckle at this Nerd Rap.  Thanks again to Professor Warren:


September 16, 2008

Black Crowes' Steve Gorman may have some competition

Somebody sent this to me from the Newport Folk Festival.  The first 1:50 is a chuckle as the kid pretty much stays on the beat

First Aid Kit (from Sweden)

Just when you think your jaded ears couldn't possibly perk up for one more acoustic sister duo, a mountain man from the big sky valley of Pray, Montana tips you off to a pair of sibs from the other great north country of Sweden. Since I miss nuanced harmony in today's glut of bum thumping bass and Casio melodies,  I was instantly struck by how these sisters intertwine their bellows and breaths.  Raw, soaring and exquisite, the duo's  delivery is simple yet mesmerizing. In this Fleet Foxes cover, captured in the woodsy land of echo elves, F.A.K. keep you  wondering how such thick and formidable narratives  emanate from these demure youngsters.  Wonder away.

To Klara and Johanna- sorry I was late for the train, but I'm looking forward to the rest of the ride.



September 09, 2008

California... talking to you Cordless

This is from Mr. Bowman and it's very well done.


September 05, 2008

Duke Vin, Count Suckly & the Birth of Ska in Britian

Ska is one of the most underated and misunderstood "genres" of music.  This incredible new doc attempts to set the record straight. Amazingly cool footage. Thanks to Vimeo for turning us on
Duke Vin, Count Suckle & the Birth of Ska in Britain - trailer from Adam Pelling-Deeves on Vimeo.

August 27, 2008

Sweet Talk & Newport Folk on CNN

August 26, 2008

Young @ Heart Chorus at Newport Folk

Yes, Mr. Jones and I were responsible for them coming and yes I did cry during their cover of RadioHead's "Fake Plastic Trees".  This is not novelty, this is musical expression at it's absolute finest, full of humor, joy, and poignant emotion:

http://blog.ourstage.com/2008/08/25/youngheart-newport-folk/