I suppose you could call God Bless America an updated, liberal remake of Falling Down. The trailer’s pretty intriguing, and I laughed out loud in several spots. And hey, Bobcat Goldthwait! I just might have to see this.
A random find courtesy of Carl Catron, a sax player who let me jam with his band on Sade’s Smooth Operator with his band Authentic Counterfeit at Kingston Station in Boston last April. How’s that for a totally random find?
The “Death of Superman” storyline that DC comics pulled off in the 1990s gets skillfully deconstructed – nay, torn apart – in this video that retells the story in a “somewhat-mostly-accurate educational parody” style, featuring cameos galore from a bunch of celebs. It’s chock full o’ swearing, but it’s funny, especially if you’re into comic books.
Here’s a little productivity-killer for your afternoon: The Flip Side, a video (3 minutes, 13 seconds) that imagines what the bar pick-up scene would be like if women acted like men and men acted like women.
Keep in mind that this film was written, directed and produced by guys, so it’s pretty much from a guy’s perspective. What would the film look like if it was made by an all-woman creative team?
(And while the film uses the term “taco fest”, I think that the proper term is “clambake”. Just sayin’.)
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I’m Going to Austin for SxSW!
I was under the impression that I wasn’t going to the South by Southwest Interactive festival this year, but it turns out that I’m going after all. Better still, I’m speaking as part of a panel talking about our experiences as part of the BarCamp Tour in a session titled Five Brands Journey Across the Country to Inspire Entrepreneurship. I’ll also be there as a representative of Shopify.
I’ve had some wonderful times on my two previous visits to SxSW, and I’m very much looking forward to my third. I thought I’d share my blog entries from those earlier visits…
Entries from the 2011 Trip
- I was still working for Microsoft at that point and I was travelling to Austin to be the Canadian representative for the launch of Internet Explorer 9.
- While there, I met up with Lee Dale, Matt Rintoul and Gabe Mansour, and we went shopping at Allen’s Boots, where I shot an amusing video.
- I also shot some video of Austin’s phallic hotel…
- …but that’s not where I stayed. I stayed at the Staats house and shot a video tour and interview with my friend Jodi Brown.
- I got to break out the accordion in lots of ways. First, I caught the all-girl band Guilty Pleasures at the Chugging Monkey, who invited me to play with them…
- …then after enjoying some enchiladas and hanging out with my filmmakers friends Kate and David looking for a deal, I played accordion at a karaoke contest an won an iPad.
- And finally, I got to use the accordion to soothe an angry line who were waiting for hours just to get past customs.
- And a little later, a photo by Kris Krug.
Entries from the 2008 Trip
- A long line at Pearson airport
- Cleveland airport
- You know you’re in a “Red State” when…
- The rules of the ranch
- Flight summary
- The ranch
- Playing accordion at the “How to Rawk SxSW” panel
- Feelin’ the love from Jeremy Wright and David Crow
- Sharin’ the accordion love
- Hangin’ with Master Chief
- Annoying the A-list bloggers so you don’t have to!
- Sarah Lacy’s Zuckerberg interview train wreck
- Getting’ my drink on with Scoble
- Meeting up with Tony Pierce and Merlin Mann
- Tara Hunt and a unicorn
- 6th Street at night
- Make up your own caption!
- Annoying Stowe Boyd
- The Salt Lick’s delicious barbecue
- Continental Airlines’ oddball snack
- I walk the line
- I beat SxSARS!
- Pokin’ a dead goat with a stick
Julian Fantino to Christine Moore: You don’t support the troops. Christine Moore to Julian Fantino: I served in the Canadian Forces. #touche
— aaronwherry (@aaronwherry) February 7, 2012
In case you weren’t familiar with the players:
- Julian Fantino is a Member of Canadian Parliament for Vaughn for the Conservative Party and a professional douche, who started as a corrupt city cop, became a corrupt provincial cop and naturally went into politics.
- Christine Moore is Member of Canadian Parliament for Abitibi—Témiscamingue for the New Democratic Party.
- Aaron Wherry reports on Parliament for Macleans magazine.
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Must…Fight…Mental…Image…
AIEEEE! Mental image winning! Mental image winning!