…Even if it’s cut off from this video. The wish-it-was-longer song, written on the spot by Jim’s Big Ego during a recent performance at a hipstery Pennsylvania coffeehouse, apparently began, “Is he a dilettante or just a whiny bitch? Will anyone here shed a tear for Blagojovich?” [youtube]UIiuucfqtaQ[/youtube]
It’s funny because it’s true. For more utterly sublime lyrics like this, head out of town tonight to see the band declared Boston’s worst from 1989 to 1994, Mente. Guitarist, Edward van Mente is Providence’s own Ted Widmer, former Clinton speech writer, head of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, and former member …
I know you’ll all be partying tomorrow night, so I’m getting this out of the way now. It’s my favorite video of the week of things we’ll miss and things we *really* won’t miss from 2008. It’s set to the song “New Lang Syne (Thank God It’s Over)” by Jim’s Big Ego and was created …
As of yesterday, Al Franken was 48 votes ahead in the Minnesota Senate race. Jewish Minnesotans (both of them) are still on shpilkes. Gentiles are quoted as saying “Enough already.”
While we all wait for “Frost/Nixon” to arrive (and by the way, where the hell is it) may I suggest you go rent “Dick”, a very fine 1999 film that also covers the infamous Watergate scandal, this time with Dan Hedaya in the title role. This is the real story of how it all went …
The Serpent and later when they got to Lemuria, Eves were given positions of superiority they were what was called the Beloved. And
There is a dismal comedy formula hardening in the studios of Hollywood whereby directors who are happy to cash a paycheck suddenly realize that they must somehow breathe life into an imbecilic script using an over-paid comedy hack. How to polish the turd? Go shopping for talent in Britain! It doesn’t work of course, the …
The two-week run of Miss Pixie’s Cable Access Holiday Extravaganza previews tonight at the Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket. There is a rather elaborate mythology behind this character, created by School One theater teacher Casey Seymour Kim, so I direct you to today’s write-up in the ProJo. Kim does not recommend the show for children as …
Another gem from 1000 Tiny Things I Hate — my mum’s ‘telling me off in public’ voice. [youtube]NMu58L5KmZ4&eurl=http://tinythingsihate.blogspot.com/[/youtube]
B.J. Novak, best known as Ryan the Temp, brings his stand-up act to Providence College tonight. He has written some of the best episodes of ‘The Office’ including my all-time favorite so far, ‘Diversity Day’. Friday, 9pm, $15, Peterson Recreation Center, River Avenue, 865-2493
If Don Draper was fat, yellow, drunk, impulsive, dumb and bald… [youtube]KcmM7Jh2Y3k[/youtube]
Don White plays the Stone Soup Coffeehouse tonight. With great ad-libs, Don just might be one of the funniest singer/songwriters on the scene, but he balances the funnies with sweet, beautiful ballads and spoken word. From humorous ditties on parenting teens (he’s a musical Mark Patinkin, or maybe a coherent Bill Cosby) to nods to …
Because nothing says harvest like asphalt, pigeon crap and the Dress Barn (hey, we do have a barn). Oh well, any excuse to get out of the house and away from the kids. No wait, bring the kids. 2pm — kids costume contest/3pm adult (15+) costume contest Music, and then ‘Movies on the Block’ continues …
I saw a blurb about this video by Will Braden on CNN, and I couldn’t resist the allure of pretentious French pussy. But who can, let’s be honest? [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7ibPk37_U] Sure, the French is atrocious, but the cat looks EXACTLY like my cat Sebastian. My deepest apologies to the dog lovers out there.
His ‘coverage’ starts tonight at 11pm on location in Denver with guest Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. Check out Comedy Central’s Indecision 2008 site for their live blog etc.
DVD ‘drops’ today (I’ve always wanted to say that, and yet now that I have, I feel empty somehow). Prices seem to be @$10. Someone please tell Seth Green I love him.