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The Book of Mormon @ Keller Auditorium
Wow, I had the fortune to get to see the first performance of the Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez musical The Book of Mormon in their Broadway Across America at Portland’s Keller Auditorium.
Two words:
Wow. Wow.
It’s not fair that the probable “best show of the year” is on January 1st.
Go see this if you can, but if you can’t, get the hilarious soundtrack (CD, mp3)! The Southpark gents made a hilarious, vulgar, lambasting, and touching show.
Hasa Diga Eebowai!
Rejected Yankee Candles
I didn’t “start” the trending topic on Twitter, but here are my #RejectedYankeeCandles from days of yore…
Rejected Yankee Candles:
• Month-old Feta
• Garlic Hummus & Pita
• Spam Filter
• SoCal Swamp Cooler
• Bud Lite Platinum
• Tomb Essence
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 19, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Google
• Yahoo!
• Lulu.com
• eBay
• cuteoverload
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 19, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Uvula
• Fingernail
• Thumb joint
• Earlobe
• Frenulum linguae
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 20, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• The Code of Hammurabi
• Magna Carta
• The Diary of Anne Frank
• Gulliver's Travels
• Form 1040EZ
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 20, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Horse Hair
• Pleather Manpurse
• Thawed Frozen Yogurt
• Transmission Fluid
• External Hard Drive
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 22, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Used Ketchup
• Gameboy
• Salted Sock
• Carl's Jr. Booth
• Dvorák Keyboard
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 22, 2012
The one that broke into my Favstar Top page…
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Taco
• Halibut with Lime
• Rail of Coke
• Macy's credit card
• Carbon credits
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 25, 2012
More…
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• MS Outlook 2007
• Frito pie with biscuit crust
• Raincoat
• 1977 Toyota Corolla wagon
• Brick
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 25, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• @pattonoswalt
• @robdelaney
• @marcmaron
• Unsalted slow-churned butter
• @cool_pond
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 25, 2012
Rejected Memorial Day theme'd Yankee Candle Scents:
• Hot dog
• Deviled eggs
• Potato salad that's been sitting in the sun since 11am
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) May 28, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Bud Platinum
• Pico de Gallo
• Commercial real estate lease
• Mismatched socks
• Tori Amos B# piano string
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 06, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Prison-grade Salisbury steak
• 1200 thread count bed sheets
• Kirkland-brand 10W30 motor oil
• Matlock
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 06, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Nairobi hip scarf
• "walking the dog"
• Twinkie wrapper
• Burning Man yurt
• Wax incased in a glass holder
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 09, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Facebook
• Phish fans
• IT policies & procedures manual
• Tweens texting
• Visiting Sudanese delegate
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 09, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Butts
• Lots of butts
• Seriously, like, TONS of butts
• So many butts it's a crime
• Lavender-blueberry bu
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 12, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Vegan work boots
• TiVo playback
• Overpriced rum cocktail
• Hertz additional insurance
• Lobster corndog
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 15, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Rob Delaney hotel key card
• Dead Poets Society script rewrite
• Auntie Anne's employee W-2
• Ions (-)
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 15, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Beer convention
• 5 o'clock stubble
• Paper umbrella
• Used gum, fruit flavored
• New gum (packaging only)
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 23, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Pasta strainer
• Parking ticket
• StubHub log-in credentials
• Flat rate shipping
• Vanilla sturgeon
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) June 23, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Flaming Young
• Mind Grains
• Angles on Your Shoulder
• Drakkar Colon
• Big Duck
• Collage Gradjewit
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) July 12, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Manual RTs
• Favstar notifications
• Hashtag games
• Turn off RTs button
• Poor productivity at work
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) July 17, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Popular movie reboot
• Popular movie turned into tv
• Popular tv turned into movie
• Popular board game tur
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) August 01, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Stress ball with company logo
• 3" x 5" card, college ruled
• Oscillating fan
• Fax confirmation printout
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) August 08, 2012
Approved JURASSIC PARK Yankee Candle Scents:
• Sam Neill (boots, leather, eggs)
• Jeff Goldblum (salt, calculator)
• Laura Dern (scrunchi
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) August 22, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• SMDH
• Roasted Watermelon on Oak Chips
• DGAF
• Modern Family/Burger King 4-piece juice tumbler set
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) September 01, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• French press, but Starbucks
• used Lilith Fair press pass
• frothy @ reply
• A Rob Delaney Fav (but not RT)
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) November 09, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Fall sitcom replacement, NBC
• script for Shrek sequel
• man-on-the-street interviewer
• empty chafing dish
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) November 09, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Donald Trump's private bathroom key
• quince & foot bridge
• bronzer, aged in pinot barrel
• hurricane gust
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) November 09, 2012
And some Arrested Development-themed ones…
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Go get a Gob!
• Banana stand money
• Loose seal
• The C-word
• Caw-Ca-Caw-Ca-Caw
• Pop-pop
• Kissin' cousin
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) November 29, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• ILLUSION candle
• NO TOUCHING!
• Never nude
• Oh my god, it's a fire… sale
• Buy curious
• Blew yourself
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) November 29, 2012
Rejected Yankee Candle Scents:
• Hop ons
• Making a horrible mistake
• Marinating a chicken
• Saddam's floor plan
• Vertigo
• Hot Cops
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єaяƒ ʕ•̮͡•ʔ dæ (@earfdae) November 29, 2012
And more…
Enjoy!
~Dan (@earfdae)
Sufjan Steven’s horror/christmas claymation “Mr. Frosty Man”
Three Sufjan Stevens posts in a row? Sorry… I promise I’ll get an October concert recap (Aimee Mann, Nellie McKay, Peter Mulvey/Kris Delmhorst, Dan Deacon) up soon… in the meantime, this new claymation/stop motion music video for Sufjan’s “Mr. Frosty Man” is perfect for both the Christmas & Halloween crowds…
Animation by Lee Hardcastle
Pre-order his upcoming Silver and Gold (Christmas EP boxset #2) on 5 CDs or 58 mp3. The 5-vinyl set appears to be sold out (via bandcamp).
Aimee Mann’s “Labrador” {remake of “Voices Carry”}
Wow… the new Aimee Mann video for “Labrador” is a shot-for-shot remake of her video in ‘Til Tuesday for “Voices Carry“… clever, silly.
Labrador (2012)
Voices Carry (1985)
Boy, how she’s changed. I much prefer newer Aimee Mann to ’80s Aimee Mann. Her new album, Charmer, just came out this week… and she heads out on tour next week (click here for dates & the “Charmer” music video). I’ll be at the Portland, Oregon, date on October 2nd.
Ben Folds Five & Fraggle Rock
Ben Folds Five & Fraggle Rock. ‘Nuff said…
PS- BFF’s new album, The Sound of the Life of the Mind, just came out (via PledgeMusic). I’ve spun it about 20 times already… love it! You can also get it now via Amazon.
PHOTOS & SETLIST: “Weird Al” Yankovic @ Lane County Fair (Eugene, OR – 8/17/12)
What to say about “Weird Al” Yankovic? Stunning musicians, crazy stamina, insane costume change schedule, immaculate performer! Here’s what he played a glimpse at his costuming for his recent show at the Lane County Fair in Eugene last Saturday…
Setlist: about 90 minutes
- Polka Face
- TMZ
- Interview w Eminem (video)
- Smells Like Nirvana
- Interview w Uma Thurman (video)
- Party in the CIA
- Weird Al movie trailer (video)
- Huge Medley:
- Beverly Hillbillies
- You Can Have Whatever You Like
- Tattoo
- eBay
- I Want a New Duck
- Rye or the Kaiser
- Spam
- My Bologna
- Spider-Man
- Lasagna
- Eat It
- Interview w Rob Pattinson (video)
- Amish Paradise
- Interview w Megan Fox (video)
- Craig’s List
- 30 Rock ending credits/Titanic (video)
- Perform This Way
- Interview w Jeff Bridges (video)
- White & Nerdy
- Dirt PSA (video)
- Fat
- Encore: The Saga Begins
- The Addams Family (intro on keys only)
- Yoda (with “Grim Grinning Ghosts” & Hawaiian War Chant)
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Weird Al’s Site
- Weird Al’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Lane County Fair’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
Next show for me… Pojama People (Frank Zappa cover band) with Ike Willis on vocals (!) at WOW Hall (8/31).
I less than three George Hrab
Podcaster George Hrab has been my favorite free entertainment for a LONG time. Since late 2007 or so, when I got into his funny & insightful podcast called the Geologic Podcast, he’s been my favorite near-hour of entertainment that gets put out nearly every week.
An all around great chap, his latest podcast (#262) featured a few hilarious “old timey” songs performed by “Manfreedy Johnson and the Nineteens“…
No Cell Service
Web Browser
Facebook
Subscribe to the Geologic Podcast on iTunes.
Beyond being a funny guy, a skeptic, and a thinker, he’s also a professional musician and has six full-length studio albums out (GO HERE to LISTEN).
Martin Freeman [aka “Tim Canterbury”] to join NBC’s The Office
British actor Martin Freeman [the new Sherlock, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Office] is poised to appear in the 8th Season Finale of NBC’s The Office as Tim Canterbury (reprising this character from the original BBC show). Some key plot-points are TOP SECRET, but an immediate bonding with John Krasinski’s character Jim Halpert will not be maintained for long.
Executive producers and creators of the show, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, said this in an NBC press release:
It makes sense and, in a way, brings the story full circle. Without giving away too much, [Tim] will wrangle Jim out of a job [early next season], which will open up a ‘Jim & Pam spin-off’ that we’re planning for 2014.
The Season Finale air date has yet to be announced by NBC. Watch Season Eight “on demand” NOW.
REVIEW: Adam Carolla @ Newmark Theatre (Portland, OR – 3/11/12)
Adam Carolla had a busy weekend. The most recently fired celebrity on Donald Trump’s NBC Celebrity Apprentice, the former co-host of Loveline with Dr. Drew, the former co-host of The Man Show with Jimmy Kimmel, and the #1 podcaster in the world (with the Guinness World Record to show for it) played Seattle on Friday night, Spokane on Saturday night, and Portland’s Newmark Theatre last night.
I don’t always agree with what he says. He’s middle-of-the-road politically – not claiming alignment with any party. He’s quite in favor of many good social issues (gay rights, sex education, women’s reproductive issues, etc), but he’s staunchly conservative on fiscal and immigration concerns. But in all honesty, how many times do you agree with everything even your loved ones say? While some people may have “something for everyone to like,” Adam may very well fit into having “something for everyone to hate” or at least “have issue with.” Eh, I still fall into the “love camp”…
His sharp wit, funny stories and quirky-yet-still-grounded sense of humor make coming back to listen daily a treat. His Monday to Friday daily podcast is one of my favorites and it quickly goes to the top of my queue (subscribe iTunes). His ACE podcasting network is also growing and excellent things abound: Penn Jillette’s PennSundaySchool, Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend (the funny & charming news gal), Ace on the House (home improvement), CarCast (I’m not even a gear junkie, but this is a fascinating show), et cetera… all great!
I thought comedian/songwriter Josh Gardner was to open the show. However, they played the title track to Mr. Stinkfinger via laptop and then Adam came out. Josh’s comedy albums are available now… Mr Stinkfinger EP and Winter Bush:
Adam’s stand-up shows are basically 90-minutes. They are sometimes free form, but this one seemed a little more planned, with a little thrown in as far as what happened to him this past weekend.
He walked out with an oatmeal cookie… with dried cranberries in it. This opened up into a rant about the adding shit to shit and why we keep fucking good things up. Next on his complain list was “Spring Forward,” and he went through a funny USA Today bit about what people would do with their extra hour (back in the fall).
He got off complaining for a bit to talk about a Leno show appearance with Queen Latifah. She had been going on about “limin’,” which apparently is what they call “chillin'” in the Caribbean. Adam’s bit after her was about children’s toys at Christmas, and how you need lineman dykes to cut the toys out of their boxes. Apparently people got in a huff because they thought he was calling “Queen” a “limin’ dyke.” Ah, good times.
Up next, a little bit about his NBC Celebrity Apprentice experience with a few clips from last night’s show (where he got fired). Apparently Buick didn’t like his jokes. Oh well… now once Penn Jillette gets fired, I can quit watching that rubbish.
Next he played a cartoon rendition of “Gay Eyes,” a made up movie that Adam worked up during a 2009 podcast with Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston. I can’t find the cartoon-version on line anywhere, but I remember hearing it when it went down. Here is the audio.
The next 45 minutes… what Adam is known for… more complaining. No “what can’t Adam complain about” requests from the audience, but some pre-loaded hyper vigilance rants that hit on many topics: tagging the landscape in Los Angeles, buttons on car keys, shower handles in hotels, key cards in hotels, toys under sofas, custom shoes, WC Field’s smoking & drinking poster in the doctor’s office, L.A. ice cream truck, recumbent cyclists, Click-It or Ticket, auto flush toilets, the L.A. “river,” rescue dogs, and how Mexicans grieve.
He ended the show with a stroll through memory lane via his Social Security Statement. From an astonishing $1k to $9k/year of earnings for most of the 80s to stardom in the mid 90s. His “money can’t buy you happiness” was a nice, uplifting non-rant about applying yourself to work towards doing what you want to do.
Some of his stories were ones we’d heard before via the podcast or radio show… he was playing to his audience; so it was all good. Adam is a busy guy… ever turning logs in the fire. Keep up to date with him via the links below… and by all means, if you like to listen to podcasts, make room in your queue for what I consider to be one of the best / funniest ones out there.
The Appropriate Linkage:
- Adam Carolla’s Site / the Podcast (iTunes)
- Adam Carolla’s Tour Dates
- Adam Carolla’s Social Media Links (see below)
- Newmark Theatre’s Site / Facebook / Twitter
Next show for me… Maynard James Keenan’s PUSCIFER on 3/14 in Portland.
F*ck That! Erin McKeown’s Anti-Holiday Album
If you’re here for the Pomplamoose Portland 10/27 photos & review,
I apologize, but it’ll be up tomorrow (10/31).
I generally abhor holiday albums. Good ones I can count… Over the Rhine’s The Darkest Night of the Year is dark & hauntingly gorgeous, Monk’s How Like a Winter shows off Ric Hordinski’s lush guitar work, Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas is part childhood lexicon and part perfect piano jazz wonderment. I hate holiday albums, but I can wholeheartedly recommend these…
Then, you get utter rubbish like this… Kenny G’s Happy Birthday Jesus I Hope You Like Crap, Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas Toots and Synths that Your 5-Year Old Could Make But Doesn’t Because They Understand Quality, Tran-Siberian Orchestra’s I Remember When They Were Savatage and Took One Song From a Great Concept Album and Turned It Into a Cringe-worthy Christmas Juggernaut, and lastly Middle-Aging Rocker’s I’m Being Non-traditional in My Grab for Cash.
Well, along comes a favorite pint-sized singer-songwriter, Erin McKeown, to add another FAVORITE album to my winter-listening pile. I present to you F*ck That! Erin McKeown’s Anti-Holiday Album…
GO HERE for sound samples of all these songs
1. Christmas Waltz (F*ck That!) [Explicit]
2. Santa Is An A**hole [Explicit]
3. Go Tell It On The Mountain (That Karl Rove Is Born)
4. Fa La La La
5. Visions I Have Had While High
6. It’s a Very Queer Christmas
7. Christmas (Love It Or Leave It)
8. Frozen Smiles
9. You Wish Us A Happy Holidays
10. Toyland
11. Christmas Waltz (Kleen Mix)
12. Santa Is An A**hole (Kleen Mix)
It’s out-now digital/mp3 download from Amazon (and iTunes), and it comes out physically on November 1st. Check her out at http://erinmckeown.com/.
Steve Jobs
But in all seriousness… Steve Jobs was an innovator. Sleep well, brother…
War Parakeet
Things have been slow on the music front for me… not as many concert reviews. I saw The Termals (and others) last night at the Eugene Celebration. No review forthcoming, but The Thermals were super rad. I definitely need to get more into them, and I’d definitely recommend seeing them if they come through your town.
Despite my lack of reviews the past month, don’t worry, I’ll be digging back in soon with Music Fest NW in early September and then kick more into gear in the fall when the bands make their inevitable “back to school” tours.
Now for something completely different…
Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Porter
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Voodoo Doughnuts is famous for their crazy and amazing doughnuts… they now have two locations in Portland and one in Eugene (represent!). They also recently came up with a special Eugene Slug Queen doughnut for the annual crowning of the new Slug Queen (this year is Holly GoSlugly)…
Well, just across the craft beer wire, Newport, OR-based Rogue Ales they got label approval for their new Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Porter in tribute to Voodoo’s maple bacon bars. It’ll be out in 750mL bottles and is made with maple syrup, apple-smoked bacon and vanilla beans…
http://voodoodoughnut.com/
http://www.rogue.com/
Personally, I’d have gone for a “jelly & pretzel voodoo doll beer” over this one, but you know, they don’t really poll the vegetarians before proceeding. LOL! Anyway, an interesting concept… I’ll check with my meat-eating friends when it comes out.
Ways to say “NO” – a Tale of Two Letters
Friday funnies. Two ways to say “NO“… first from the desk of Mister Rogers‘ Neighborhood…
Next from the desk of Sean Connery to Steve Jobs of Apple…
Schplendid!
Coldplay – Every Tearderp Is A Waterderp
British
knockoff rock act Coldplay have announced an Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall digital EP, featuring two more brand new tracks “Major Minus” and “Moving To Mars.”
The digital EP comes out Sunday (6/26). It also comes out on CD and 7″ vinyl on Monday (UK) and Tuesday (US). The title track is already available (see Amazon for sound sample).
If Chris Martin releases a video of him dancing by himself in an alley, well… you know where he got the idea.
Sorry, I hate to be negative (or do I?). I just have very little patience for Coldplay.
Sky Diving Elite!
Horton Hears a Rare B-Side from Radiohead
Horton Hears a Rare B-Side from Radiohead
Yeah, two Radiohead posts in a row. Happy Memorial Day, Steve…