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Satan Laughing Spreads His Wings (or: Black Sabbath, Transcribed for the Ukelele)

My friend Amanda Foubister pointed me to this photo:

While it is a book for ukelele players, I get it. Being someone who plays rock and roll on a marginalized instrument, I get a warm fuzzy feeling seeing that someone has seen fit to produce a book of Black Sabbath tunes transcribed for the ukelele. It’s available from Amazon UK:

…and if you can’t get enough “Devil music” for the uke, there’s also an AC/DC book!

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The Petraeus Scandal, Crazy Taiwanese Animation-Style

Whenever a news story breaks, I often ask myself: “What’s the crazy Taiwanese animated take on all this?”. The folks at Next Media Animation never disappoint me.

Here’s their new video, explaining the broad strokes (giggity) of the sordid affair, complete with wacky sound effects. I want all my news delivered this way:

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Now THAT’s a Bloody Mary/Caesar Garnish!

I thought the giant crab leg served in Garde Manger’s Caesar was impressive, but this wins. I’m going to have to whip up one of these sometime soon.

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How the Lady Friend’s Recent Visit Made Me Feel (or: A Great 8th Grade Dance Photo)

When the Lady Friend came over for my birthday, I felt like a mix of the guy on the left and the guy on the right.

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For Fans of “The Room” and the Old “Spider-Man” Cartoon

If you don’t get the joke, you probably haven’t seen The Room. You don’t have to watch the whole movie; you’re probably better off just watching the Nostalgia Critic’s review…

…or Obscurus Lupa’s review:

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Downtown Walk, November 15th

I had some meetings downtown today, and snapped these pictures in the early afternoon while walking up University Avenue from Wellington Street. It was a crisp, bright afternoon, and the glass buildings lining downtown’s widest north/south street were looking particularly snappy:

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It’s “Comic Book Guy” Heaven!

Walking south on Yonge Street just north of Dundas earlier today, I had to take a quick peek at what must be Comic Book Guy heaven: Silver Snail’s new location, atop the brand new branch of Five Guys.will have to drop by one Saturday for treats from both places, perhaps with Darth Gorber or the nephews.