Or: Time for a burger!
Wacky Wednesday!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
It pays to be governor...
As part of teaching my fifth grade class in Pontiac, Illinois, I take the students to Springfield, our state capital, to see governmental and historic sites. In October of 2007 we were touring the state Capitol and the governor, Blago, stuck his head out and asked if anyone wanted to meet the governor. He took the fifty or so students and the teachers into his office. This is the picture taken of the teachers and the governor. I am the one holding the "job application."
Paul Aplington
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Buddy Miller - Worry Too Much
Last month, I compared Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson to Buddy and Julie Miller. Considering the depth of the Millers' work, that is indeed high praise.
As a reminder of the master, here is the video from Buddy's award-winning album "Universal House of Prayer" and "Worry Too Much" on your Tunes For Tuesday:
As a reminder of the master, here is the video from Buddy's award-winning album "Universal House of Prayer" and "Worry Too Much" on your Tunes For Tuesday:
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
Currently on tour with the Drive-by Truckers, New York rockers The Hold Steady are taking turns swapping the headlining duties.
Here is a live performance from the David Letterman Show for your Tunes For Tuesday.
Here is a live performance from the David Letterman Show for your Tunes For Tuesday.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Drive-By Truckers -3 Dimes Down
Since the Truckers are on tour, here's a live cut from their current album, for your Tunes For Tuesday.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Picture Perfect?
Case of the Missing Thigh
I hate fake breasts!
It's deep, cold and shocking!
My new favorite band
Sucks to be you, Republicans!
I hate fake breasts!
It's deep, cold and shocking!
My new favorite band
Sucks to be you, Republicans!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Alex Woodard with Sara Watkins - "Reno"
Singer/guitarist Alex Woodard with Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, with "Reno" from his self-titled album on Tunes For Tuesday:
Monday, November 3, 2008
School Was Never Like This!
Teacher Strips In Front Of 15-Year-Old Students
A teacher who put on a strip show for a group of 15-year-olds is going to keep her job, but her stunt is still the talk of the school.
The teacher and students in Zalaegerszeg, western Hungary, were playing a game of truth or dare at a party when they challenged their teacher to do a striptease.
But instead of politely decline, the teacher was more than happy to oblige. She took off her top, and unzipped her trousers and before another staff member ran to covered her with a jacket.
The school's principal has defended the teacher saying "more flesh can be seen on the beach."
A quick thinking student taped the incident, check out video below:
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Blue Mountain - Wink
In honor of their recent release "Midnight in Mississippi", here is the reunited Blue Mountain performing their classic "Wink" on Tunes for Tuesday.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Photo Funnies
Finally some truth in advertising!
You've heard of "undecided" voters? How about "uneducated" advertisiers?
You can always trust "professional" sign maker's!
Some great parody album covers from Photocrap:
He dared to parody one of my favorite sites:
You've heard of "undecided" voters? How about "uneducated" advertisiers?
You can always trust "professional" sign maker's!
Some great parody album covers from Photocrap:
He dared to parody one of my favorite sites:
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson have been described as "The new Buddy and Julie Miller." The newlywed couple have released their first joint album, "Rattlin' Bones." Here is the title track:
They perform "Sweetest Waste of Time" at their album debut party in Melbourne:
And there's your two Tunes for Tuesday!
They perform "Sweetest Waste of Time" at their album debut party in Melbourne:
And there's your two Tunes for Tuesday!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Tonight is the Premiere of "Toughest Race On Earth: Iditarod"
Tonight is the premiere of the Discovery Channel series "Toughest Race On Earth: Iditarod".
The series will air at 10PM Eastern Time tonight, and repeat at 11PM ET, 2AM ET early Wednesday, Friday night at 10PM ET, early Saturday morning at 2AM ET, and Saturday morning at 11AM ET.
Tune in for coverage of the race start in Anchorage and Willow. Meet mushers and their dogs. Learn behind-the-scenes strategies and training methods. See exclusive interviews.
The series will air at 10PM Eastern Time tonight, and repeat at 11PM ET, 2AM ET early Wednesday, Friday night at 10PM ET, early Saturday morning at 2AM ET, and Saturday morning at 11AM ET.
Tune in for coverage of the race start in Anchorage and Willow. Meet mushers and their dogs. Learn behind-the-scenes strategies and training methods. See exclusive interviews.
Kathleen Edwards - I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory
For TUNES FOR TUESDAY, from her "Asking For Flowers" album, the incredible Kathleen Edwards:
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Headlines of the Week 10/06/08
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Alejandro Escovedo - People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long) - Real Animal
Today's Tunes for Tuesday is a live cut of Alejandro Escovedo with Chuck Prophet performing "People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long)" off of his current release "Real Animal" at the 2008 SXSW.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Tunes for Tuesday.
Here is the video for the song "How Am I To Be" off of the new Watson Twins release, "Fire Songs". The twins, Chandra and Leigh, backed up Rilo Kiley founder Jenny Lewis' outstanding solo release "Rabbit Fur Coat" in 2006.
How Am I To Be - The Watson Twins
And a video from Jenny Lewis, "Rise Up With Fists"
Here is the video for the song "How Am I To Be" off of the new Watson Twins release, "Fire Songs". The twins, Chandra and Leigh, backed up Rilo Kiley founder Jenny Lewis' outstanding solo release "Rabbit Fur Coat" in 2006.
How Am I To Be - The Watson Twins
And a video from Jenny Lewis, "Rise Up With Fists"
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Headlines of the Week 9/22/08
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
RUSH - YYZ
Tunes For Tuesday
Below is an amazing version of the RUSH instrumental "YYZ" covered by an 11-year-old Japanese girl. I played in a RUSH cover band and was a huge fan, I know every note of this song. She plays it nearly to perfection!
First, if you need it, here is a refresher:
RUSH - "YYZ"
And here is the incredible cover:
Amazing performance!
Below is an amazing version of the RUSH instrumental "YYZ" covered by an 11-year-old Japanese girl. I played in a RUSH cover band and was a huge fan, I know every note of this song. She plays it nearly to perfection!
First, if you need it, here is a refresher:
RUSH - "YYZ"
And here is the incredible cover:
Amazing performance!
Monday, September 22, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Backstroke of the West - An Untold Love Story
Amazingly bad translation of Revenge of the Sith from the Chinese version to English.
For screen grabs of more great captions, check out this.
Thanks to Engrish Funny for the heads up.
For screen grabs of more great captions, check out this.
Thanks to Engrish Funny for the heads up.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
TOUGHEST RACE ON EARTH: IDITAROD
Discovery Channel has announced the premiere of TOUGHEST RACE ON EARTH: IDITAROD, on Tuesday, October 7 at 10 PM ET/PT.
Produced by Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers, the six one-hour episodes will follow mushers and their dog teams as they take on the elements, the cold and the trail conditions – as they race each other over one thousand miles across Alaska in The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
View trailer:
Produced by Thom Beers, creator of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers, the six one-hour episodes will follow mushers and their dog teams as they take on the elements, the cold and the trail conditions – as they race each other over one thousand miles across Alaska in The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
View trailer:
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sucks to be you...
...Tom Brady Fantasy Football Owners!
Wow! How many Fantasy players had figured their season was set by owning Tom Brady? The loss not only hurts Tom's knee, it also could hurt the pocketbook of fantasy ballers around the world.
Wow! How many Fantasy players had figured their season was set by owning Tom Brady? The loss not only hurts Tom's knee, it also could hurt the pocketbook of fantasy ballers around the world.
Brady's loss to those fantasy owners could shift about $150 million in fantasy league winnings from those who had Brady to those that didn't, according to Jeff Thomas, CEO of SportsBuff.com, a fantasy sports site. Here's how the math is done.
Brady's incredible year last year, which included a record 50 touchdown passes, meant that about 50 percent of the people who drafted Brady last year won their leagues, Thomas said. With the Brady hype not bought by all, Thomas said that it was believed that about 30 percent of leagues this year would be won because of Brady.
With about $500 million in fantasy prizes on the line, that's a $150 million shift in dollars. And some think that's at the low end of the spectrum since the total value of office pools is tough to ascertain.It's not lost money--it's just a momentary shift. It's possible that in a couple weeks we could be talking about the fact that 30 percent of owners who drafted Michael Turner could wind up in the winner's circle.
This coming week will likely be the highest trafficked week in fantasy football history as players look to modify their rosters, said Chris Russo, CEO of Fantasy Sports Ventures, which operates fantasy sports marketing and media businesses. The increase could be north of 100 percent of what otherwise would have occurred, Russo noted.
Additional information from CNBC.comMonday, September 8, 2008
Drive By Truckers Patterson Hood's Top 10 Albums
By Russell Hall, Independent Mail
Athens-based rockers the Drive By Truckers are co-headlining a slew of dates this fall with The Hold Steady, who happen to be one of rock’s hottest bands. The itinerary calls for a stop at Atlanta’s Tabernacle on Nov. 1. Recently, main Trucker Patterson Hood shared his thoughts about his top 10 favorite albums.
1. Tom Waits: “Swordfishtrombones”
“This pick could as easily have been ‘Rain Dogs’ or ‘Blue Valentine,’ but alas, it had to be this one. The album is still growing on me, even after 25 years.”
2. Todd Rundgren: “Something / Anything?”
“This may be the single most important album of my childhood (since the age of 12, anyway). ‘Hello It’s Me’ is easily one of my top three fave songs. I probably learned more about songwriting from this album than from any other record.”
3. Big Star: “Third” (vinyl reissue)
“I always liked ‘Radio City’ better until I heard this album — and its new song sequence — on vinyl. It’s still pretty close, but this version is a revelation. ‘Kangaroo’ is on my top five all-time fave song list.”
4. The Glands: “The Glands”
“This is the best album ever to come out of Athens, Georgia. It’s a little hard to find, but it’s well worth the effort. In 10 years it may well move up on my list of favorites.”
5. Bob Dylan and The Band: “The Basement Tapes”
“I almost put The Band’s self-titled album here, but right now I like this one better. American music never sounded so good.”
6. Neil Young: “Tonight’s The Night”
“ ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ could have easily gone here, but this one has ‘Albuquerque’ on it, which features one of my favorite choruses ever. It sounds as if Young did that song on a bet. And won.”
7. The Rolling Stones: “Exile On Main Street”
“Here I could have substituted ‘Sticky Fingers,’ ‘Let It Bleed,’ or ‘Beggars Banquet’ (or even Liz Phair’s ‘Exile In Guyville’), but tonight I didn’t.”
8. Eddie Hinton: “Dear Y’all” (The Songwriter Sessions Vol. 1)
“This is another album that’s hard to find. It’s as great a bunch of soul songs as you’ll ever hear, stripped down to songwriter demo essentials. It gets better with every listen.”
9. The Replacements: “Tim”
“This little album inspired me to drop out of college and form Adam’s House Cat with my roommate Mike Cooley back in 1985. ‘Let It Be’ might be a better album, but this one is why I’m here doing this tonight.”
10. John Lennon: “Plastic Ono Band”
“I had to have an album by a Beatle, and this one’s my favorite. ‘Rubber Soul’ and ‘Band on the Run’ rank pretty high too.”
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Attack of the Photocrapper
Oh no! Trailer over at Photocrap parodied one of my favorite albums of the year:
Check out more of his Album covers at http://photocrapper.blogspot.com/
Check out more of his Album covers at http://photocrapper.blogspot.com/
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wilco to join Neil Young on tour
Neil Young
WilcoNeil Young Fall 2008 Concert Dates
* with Everest and Death Cab for Cutie
+ with Everest and Wilco
October
14 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center *
16 - Winnipeg, Manitoba @ MTS Centre *
18 - Regina, Saskatchewan @ Brandt Centre *
19 - Calgary, Alberta @ Pengrowth Saddledome *
21 - Everett, Wash. @ Comcast Arena
22 - Vancouver @ GM Place *
29 - San Diego @ Cox Arena *
30 - Los Angeles @ Forum *
November
1 - Reno, Nev. @ Events Center *
4 - Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center *
5 - Omaha, Neb. @ Qwest Center *
29 - Halifax, Nova Scotia @ Metro Centre +
December
1 - Montreal @ Bell Centre +
2 - Ottawa, Ontario @ Scotia Bank Place +
4 - Toronto @ Air Canada Centre +
7 - Auburn Hills, Mich. @ Palace of Auburn Hills +
9 - Chicago @ Allstate Center
12 - Philadelphia @ Wachovia Spectrum +
15 - New York @ Madison Square Garden +
Drive-by Truckers Rock and Roll Means Well Tour
DATE CITY VENUE WITH
Thu Oct 30 Louisville KY COYOTE'S @ CITY BLOCK The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Fri Oct 31 Nashville TN RYMAN AUDITORIUM The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Sat Nov 01 Atlanta GA TABERNACLE The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Mon Nov 03 Raleigh NC LINCOLN THEATRE The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Wed Nov 05 State College PA THE STATE THEATRE The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Thu Nov 06 New York, NY TERMINAL 5 The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Fri Nov 07 New York, NY TERMINAL 5 The Hold Steady (THS Closes)
Sat Nov 08 Philadelphia, PA ELECTRIC FACTORY The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Sun Nov 09 Boston MA ORPHEUM THEATRE The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Tue Nov 11 Toronto ONT PHOENIX THEATRE The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Wed Nov 12 Munhill PA CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Thu Nov 13 Bloomington IN BLUEBIRD The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Fri Nov 14 Chicago IL RIVIERA The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Sat Nov 15 Minneapolis MN FIRST AVENUE The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Sun Nov 16 Minneapolis MN FIRST AVENUE The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Wed Nov 19 Boise ID THE KNITTING FACTORY The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Thu Nov 20 Seattle WA SHOWBOX SODO The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Fri Nov 21 Seattle WA SHOWBOX SODO The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Sat Nov 22 Portland OR CRYSTAL BALLROOM The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Sun Nov 23 San Francisco CA THE FILLMORE The Hold Steady (DBT Closes)
Mon Nov 24 San Francisco CA THE FILLMORE The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Tue Nov 25 Los Angeles CA THE WILTERN The Hold Steady (HS Closes)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Z Rock - Rocks!
Z Rock, the new comedy on the Independent Film Channel, debuted in a big way, Sunday night at 10:30 CDT.
Loosely based on the true-life adventures of a band from Brooklyn, Z Rock is the story of brothers Paul and David Zablidowsky and their good friend Joey Cassata, who play in the metal band "Z02", which has opened for Kiss.
However, to make ends meet, they also perform at children's birthday parties and bar mitzvahs as "The Z Brothers".
While the stories are fictionalized, many of the situations occurred in real life.
The dialog is not scripted, and the band members do a good job with the ad-libs.
The regular cast members are talented and the guest stars were great, especially Greg Giraldo and Joan Rivers.
The scenes in the bar seemed very true-to-life, to someone who has spent some time there.
I am looking forward to the next installment next week.
Loosely based on the true-life adventures of a band from Brooklyn, Z Rock is the story of brothers Paul and David Zablidowsky and their good friend Joey Cassata, who play in the metal band "Z02", which has opened for Kiss.
However, to make ends meet, they also perform at children's birthday parties and bar mitzvahs as "The Z Brothers".
While the stories are fictionalized, many of the situations occurred in real life.
The dialog is not scripted, and the band members do a good job with the ad-libs.
The regular cast members are talented and the guest stars were great, especially Greg Giraldo and Joan Rivers.
The scenes in the bar seemed very true-to-life, to someone who has spent some time there.
I am looking forward to the next installment next week.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Peace be unto you. Or I'll eat you!
The Chinese people call the panda "Da xiong mao," which means "giant bear cat" in Chinese. The panda is a symbol of peace in China.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Kathleen Edwards and "Poo"
From her blog:
Dog poo is funny.
A great laugh.
Posted by kathleen at 10:22 am. 13 August 2008
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