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Lycksele Murbo
Well, we went to the Cincinnati IKEA last week when we were out that way for a wedding… that place is a freakin’ maze…
We found some lovely things that might suit us… you know, things like a gorm, norden, lycksele murbo, malm with an observatör, galant, and ramberg. All of those things listed above are things that we might think of buying when we move into our new house… but had I not written them down (with more detail), I’d have no idea what we wanted anymore.
The names of products at IKEA are absolutely ridiculous. Here’s a parody snippet from the Geologic Podcast:
** George Hrab – IKEA Product Meeting (6:24, 6.01M) **
warning: adult language
Geologic Podcast Episode 49 (whole episode)
Subscribe to the Geologic Podcast on iTunes (it’s free)
MATCHING QUIZ
- gorm
- norden
- lycksele murbo
- malm
- observatör
- galant
- ramberg
a ) swivel for television
b ) shelves
c ) wardrobe
d ) computer desk
e ) cabinet
f ) dining table
g ) couch
I’ll post answers in the comments below.
~Dan – np: Stan Getz – Big Band Bossa Nova
Dr. Horrible’s School of Rock 2
Three mostly-unrelated motion picture entertainment awesomenessess from this week…
Joss Whedon‘s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog is now live. Act 1 was online (and on iTunes) on July 15th, Act 2 came out yesterday (July 17th), and the endcap Act 3 comes out tomorrow (July 19th)… all episodes are in the 13-minute range (40-ish minutes total). It features Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, M.D.) and Nathan Fillion (Capt. Tightpants from Firefly / Serenity). It’s great so far… I’m looking forward to how it turns out tomorrow…
Wil Wheaton likes it; so you know it’s gotta be grood. I mean good… and great. It’s a fun, musical romp a la Joss‘s Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More with Feeling musical episode.
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Next up… Jack Black and School of Rock 2. Per this Paste Magazine blog, the plans for a sequel are underway. Woot.
Oh, and in other Jack Black news (and Ben Stiller / Robert Downey Jr)… Tropic Thunder looks like it’ll be a fun (but quite silly) movie…
~Dan – np: Probot – Probot
pulling hrabbits out of hrats
No, this isn’t about magicians pulling rabbits out of hats… or scientists (pulling habits out of rats?). This post is all about Mr. George Hrab (aka “Geo”).
I found Geo’s podcast last October. It quickly shot up to being one of my favorite podcasts, then I got his CDs from CDBaby (I♥CDBaby), and I loved his music even more. He’s got a love for Frank Zappa and the Talking Heads, interesting fauna, science, skepticism (of woo-woo and other things), big band arrangements, great drumming, humor in music, seriousness in music, constant learning / teaching (reading through his liners, that’s apparent), and maintaining all around professionalism as a musician. He has his own music plus he drums (& conducts the bidness end of things) for the Philadelphia Funk Authority.
Anyway, via his podcasts, he puts out about an album’s worth of comedy & rockin’ gold every week… for free. Every Thursday morning, it’s on my “must listen now” rotation, no matter how big my backlog of other podcasts may be.
Geo’s Podcast RSS:
Geo’s Podcast on iTunes (FYI… podcasts are free):
Geo’s also a big dork. I say that in the good way. He recently wrapped up his “Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table” songs… 118 elements… 75 minutes (or so). Some great stuff… the songs / the lyrics
His CDs are great… and his packaging on them is superb. He puts a lot of thought into the unique way that he packages each one. From the sprawling art of Minutæ, the tin case and prescription look and feel of Vitriol, the textbook / field study guide arrangement of Coelacanth, and the sleek dualism of Interrobang?!.
A clever, Brady Bunch-ish video for “The Assumption” from Interrobang?! “The Assumption” is sort of indicative of his pop music side, but he also gets funky, rocky, proggy, instrumental and vocal songs, et cetera on his records.
Sample some of his other songs on iTunes or CDBaby (samples in both venues). Some of my favs from each album…
[sic] (1996) “[sic]” (#10)
Minutiæ (1999) “Minutiæ (Sheer Brick AM)” (#12)
Vitriol (2001) “Monkey Hip Dysplasia” (#1)
Coelacanth (2003) “The Coelacanth Sighs” (#8 )
Interrobang?! (2006) “Who Dogs the Outlet” (#12)
His book, called Non-Coloring Book, is compiled from blog posts, podcast bits, and additional new material is also quite funny. I got it on Lulu.com via the PDF version for only $3.95. It’s also available as a physical book (for slightly more).
Anyway, this is my “I love George Hrab” post. Soon, you’ll write your own “I love George Hrab” post, I’m sure.
http://www.geologicrecords.net/ (his record company)
http://www.geologicpodcast.com/ (his podcast)
http://www.georgehrab.com/ (his blog)
http://www.phillyfunk.com/ (his funk band)
mongolian clusterfu*k
PARENTAL ADVISORY – EXPLICIT BLOG
George Carlin: Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits got him into trouble in the 70s (view the police report).
On June 22, 2008, the great free-thinker, comedian, and all-around entertainer George Carlin has passed on at 71 years young old.
George Carlin [1937 – 2008]
I got a chance to see him a few times in Ohio (and even once in Vegas). His potty mouth wasn’t just for potty mouth’s sake. It really got me to think about words. I may not always use them correctly, but at least I know they’re just words.
“I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where
the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.”
“Think of how stupid the average person is,
and realize half of them are stupider than that.”
“You know who I pray to? Joe Pesci. Joe Pesci. Two reasons; first of all, I think he’s a good actor. Okay. To me, that counts. Second; he looks like a guy who can get things done. Joe Pesci doesn’t fuck around. Doesn’t fuck around. In fact, Joe Pesci came through on a couple of things that God was having trouble with. For years I asked God to do something about my noisy neighbor with the barking dog. Joe Pesci straightened that cock-sucker out with one visit.”
(Some of) my fav CDs of his:
His books are good, too.
“Gee, he was just here a minute ago.”
– George Carlin writes his own obituary (1997)
~Dan – np: Bobby Previte & New Bump – Set the Alarm for Monday
PS– in true early-morning fashion, I still feel bad, but I misspelled his first name in this blog’s URL… sigh…
kid rock
This is by far one of the funniest pictures I have seen in a while… I mean, what’s going on? The kid cracks me up, the guy in the back pulling his pants up (or down), the dancing ladies… what the hell is going on?
I saw the pic above a few days ago, and it has since been shown to be a clever photoshop job (original photo of kid), but it still cracks me the hell up.
~Dan – np: Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Sewer Horse
Saw this on my friend’s blog who had seen it on the Museum of Hoaxes…
It’s odd and hilarious, if you axe me.
~Dan
it’s just a lamp, you pervert
’nuff said…
…
but, wait… The Lamp is a Lie…
…
…
but, wait… The Lamp is a Lie is a Lie…
oy…
Extreme… and a Naked Video
Double-packed post… unrelated topics (Extreme & nakedness)… what else is new? For nakedness, skip to the bottom…
First off… yes, I like Extreme. The band from the early 90s. They were awesome. No regrets. They were so much artier than what aired on the radio. I saw them in 1995 (Bogart’s in Cincinnati), and it was one of my favorite shows… EVER. They broke up later that year (or in early 1996).
Anyway, they’re back together. New album, new tour. I’ll be flying to Cincinnati (on SkyMiles) to see them at the Union Center Blvd Bash on Sunday, August 10th… as my bro lives, like, 2 miles from there. They just put out a press release for their upcoming album…
(June 9, 2008 ) New York, NY – This summer, EXTREME will release Saudades de Rock (pronounced “sow-dodge“), their first studio album in thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over twelve years. Saudades de Rock will be released on August 12th on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.
The iconic rock foursome – vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo – recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. Saudades de Rock boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of “Star,” the groove-laden, swagger of “King”, a raw funk rock anthem called “Learn To Love”, and the expressive ballad “Ghost.”
“‘Saudades’ was always a beautiful word to me,” Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. “It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that’s been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it’s Rock and Roll. Saudades de Rock.”
Gary Cherone adds, “I like how it expresses that longing we’ve been feeling to play for our fans and be together again.”
The multi-platinum, Boston-bred band’s 2008 ‘TAKE US ALIVE’ world tour gets underway on July 29th at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, Extreme will be a co-headliner on July 11th at the five day Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, OK.
www.extreme-band.com
www.myspace.com/extremeSaudades de Rock track listing:
1. Star
2. Comfortably Dumb
3. Learn To Love
4. Take Us Alive
5. Run
6. Last Hour
7. Flower Man
8. King Of The Ladies
9. Ghost
10. Slide
11. Interface
12. Sunrise
13. Peace (Saudade)
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And now for the nakedness…
This video is brought to you by the Brighton Port Authority (a pseudonym for Fatboy Slim)… it is both clever, funny, and catchy… and nude… but cleverly so…
THE Brighton Port Authority (aka The BPA)
“TOE JAM” feat. DAVID BYRNE & DIZZEE RASCAL
(no actual nudity,
but still probably not suitable for work)
Delightful…
before the “fair and balanced” days
Fox News’ “squire” Bill O’Reilly completely flips out when he doesn’t understand “the lingo” on the teleprompter for Inside Edition back in the day…
warning: explicit language
The Original:
And, of course… the Dance Remix:
Ah, gotta love that…
~Dan
Tonight?
Tonight it’s all about tonight…
>*>*> http://www.myspace.com/tonighttonighttonighttonight <*<*<
So wrong, it may very well be tonight.
~Dan
The YouTubes are evils.
OYG… this is not even quite possibly… it’s quite DEFINITELY… the… worst… thing… ever… put… to… tape. EVER.
I don’t care what your political leanings are, nor what your views on the sanctity of life are… these three women should be taken out back and shot (at least in the legs).
~Dan
Easter ?!
Easter ?!
I hardly even know her.
Happy Oestre! Happy Solstice!
~Dan
7 minutes 15 seconds
My favorite 7 minutes and 15 seconds of video…
Always cheers me up…
~Dan
Letter to America
John Cleese
(Okay, so it wasn’t John Cleese (http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/revocation.asp). That doesn’t mean it’s not hysterical. Now stop complaining and enjoy your anonymous comedy!)
~Dan – np: Jonathan Kingham – Hardwood Floors
Buffalo vs. Lion vs. Crocodile vs. Buffalo
Nature is wild.
A small buffalo gets taken away by some lions. A group of crocodiles battle the lions for the buffalo. Then a herd of buffaloes come back and kick the lions’ ass.
Go here if’n you want a better quality/size video: Battle at Kruger
I don’t want to ruin it, but it all ends up well in the end… crazy stuff…
~Dan
the colour-changing card trick…
I heard about this from the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe podcast…
Fun stuff…
~Dan – np: Tori Amos – American Doll Posse
B.P.D.
(originally posted to the old Over the Rhine Actwin list)
It relates to the Over the Rhine song “B.P.D.” on the 2-CD Ohio.
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Kim Cart wrote:
>Hoping this isn’t a repeat topic, but it just hit
>me. BPD — Borderline Personality Disorder. Has
>anyone else made this connection? Am I the only
>person in the world who hasn’t?
actually, Karin has gone into great lengths about
it. it truly means Border’s Panini Dijon. It was
a limited time release at their cafe, and apparently
she really loved the yummy sandwiches. when they
discontinued them, things got a little “heated” (to
say the least) between the band and several of the
cafe staff. Karin even asked for the recipe, but
Border’s non-compete clause with their employees
wouldn’t allow them to release the recipe… hence
this line:
I’d make it alright
But I wouldn’t get it right
I’m leavin’ it alone
the *real* kicker was how they were driving her to
a slow suicide “just one bite at a time.” she’s over
it now… that’s why the band keeps pimping “filet
mignon” in all of their interviews this album. if
things hadn’t gone south with Border’s, OtR would
have been pimping the BPD Meal Deal during all of
their interviews.
if you don’t believe me, well, there are still marks
on the walls by the espresso machine at the Tri-County
Border’s.
…
no, the real answer to your questions are: yes and yes.
rude,
Dan – np: bob johnson – musings
-Eyvind Kang
-Frank Zappa
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