Oh. My. God. This can’t be
real [-link to QuickTime movie]…
The video is safe for work, except for the fact that your co-workers
will think that you’ve gone off your rocker.
The site also has links to a couple of tunes in MP3
format:
Luv
to Mouth”)
At it least it’s nice to see that the “Where’s
Waldo?” guy found some work…
My thoughts and prayers go out today to the people of London, as well as their family and friends.
My current landlord, Julian, a really stand-up guy, lives in London
with his girlfriend Beth. I’ve sent them some email letting them know
that we the house called “Big Trouble in Little China” are hoping that
he and his are safe and sound.
I’d bet that Tom Reynolds, author of the blog Random Acts of Reality
is going to have long long shifts in the coming days. Not only is he a
really great guy whom I had the pleasure of meeting at my birthday
party in November, he’s also a great storyteller whose crazy urban
tales come from his job as a driver in the London Ambulance Service.
He’s unharmed and has blogged a couple of entries since the bombings in
London. The next couple of days may be rough for him, so if you drop by
his blog, please be sure to leave him some kind words in his comments.
It’s not quite the six-word novel that Hemingway supposedly wrote to win a bar bet (it’s supposed to have gone “For
sale: baby shoes. Never used.“), but this Craigslist personal ad in the
“missed connections” section still says so much using so little:
You…being shoved in the back of a squad car… – m4w – 27
I shouted “fuck the police”…you made the black panther fist. You got
tasered, I got goosebumps. Your hair is very pretty. Let’s chat.
While walking down Queen Street a couple of weeks ago, I passed a couple of girls, both with acoustic guitars, strumming some chords. I recognized them and nodded in their direction, and one of them motioned for me to come and talk.
“Hey,” she asked, “we’re trying to settle an argument and since you know all these old songs, maybe you’ll know.”
Since she was in her mid-to-late teens and knew of my accordion repertoire, I guessed that by “old” songs, she meant songs from the eighties, when I was her age.
“I can try. What’s the argument about?”
“You know that band with the old chicks, the Indigo Girls? They have a song, Closer to Fine?”
(Wendy would scream if she’d heard the Indigo Girls being called “old chicks”.)
“Sure. They always played it in the pub after graduation at Queen’s [better known as Crazy Go Nuts University].”
“I say the from the song is ‘I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind, got my paper and I was free’. She says the word is prostate.”
After I finished laughing, I said “Prostrate! Pros-TRRRATE! Like this…”, and I made the Wayne’s World “We’re Not Worthy!” gesture.
I then added, “I don’t think the Indigos — or half their fans — have been anywhere near a proSTATE.”
I’ll be performing a couple of vaudeville numbers at the upcoming Girlesque burlesque show taking place this Friday evening at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen Street West,
at the corner of Queen and Dufferin). This one’s got a theme that
should be pleasing to all you geeks out there: Science Fiction!
I did a rehearsal with performers Penny Whistleton, Mysterion the Mind Reader
and The Wolfman, and the songs that Wolfie wrote are spot-on sci-fi and
absolutely hilarious! If you’re seeking out-of-the-ordinary
entertainment, this Friday’s burlesque show (featuring Yours Truly)
might be just what the doctor ordered!
Boss Ross has assembled a special edition Random Bytes podcast with lots of good music by Grady (new band featuring the Big Sugar frontman), Sleater-Kinney, The Black Keys, Jackpot, Xstereo,
Ghetto Pony, Velvet Revolver, Joe Canada & Five Iron Frenzy.
In exchange for all this good music, Ross is asking that you follow the
“Make a Donation” link and sponsor him for $10 for the 840 km (522
miles) Tour for Kids ride to
raise money for the Cancer Camps for Children. In Canada, 1,400
children are diagnosed with cancer every year and another 10,000 are
already living with cancer or its long-term effects. The Cancer Camps
for Children give these kids the support they need so that they won’t
be left out of summer camp fun.
Download the podcast, make a donation and enjoy the music!
I flew in from Boston early this morning, dropped the bridemaid’s dress
I picked up at my sister’s house, picked up some boxes for moving and
dashed off to work. Full story later, which will include:
