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It's not a Newport, but it's still live with pleasure
May 11
May 10
Tracy Jordan:You know what, I’m gonna make you a mix tape. You like Phil Collins?Jack Donaghy: I’ve got two ears and a heart don’t I?
I miss 30 Rock already. (via onemoretimewithfeeling)
Whit and i watched They Live again tonight. I think most rational people can agree that this is one of the best fight seems to ever appear in a movie, but i think it’s also worth noting, as Mindy pointed out, that it happens for one of the best reasons ever. Glasses fucking on, indeed.
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Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Hong Kong Garden”
I’ve been whistlng this song all day.
Outtakes
A couple of weeks ago we did an Q&A with the great composer John Williams in advance of the new Indiana Jones movie. It turned out really well, but having looked at the analytics for the year, it’s become very apparent to me that Q&As drive almost no traffic, so I think we’re probably gonna have to scrap it in place of “‘And Your Little Dog, Too’: Proctologists Recall Their Most Surprising Extractions.”
Still, there were some interesting things in the interview that came completely as news to me. Did you know that when Williams composes a score he comes up with lyrics in his head first and then writes the music to them, even though he knows no one will ever hear the words? This sort of counted as a little bit of a scoop, so rather then let it go to waste I want to share it with you here. For the first time ever, Williams revealed the lyric to “Raiders March,” the stirring title theme of the movies:
In-di-ana fuck-ing Jones
In-di-ana moth-er-fuck-ing Jones
In-di-ana fuck-ing Jones
Bite my ball-sack you Na-zis I’m In-di-ana fuck-ing Jones
What’s so amazing about these lyrics is how accurately they convey the excitement of the film while also delineating its plot points. Williams told us that this was rather an unusual case for him, as he prefers to his verse to illuminate the character rather than the story (the words he came up with for the Superman theme, for example, were “He’s got a big cock/Su-per-man/It’s hard as a rock/Su-per-man;” which, as he explained, gives more of a sense of how others see the titular hero), but that he thought the richness of the Raiders scenario called for something a bit more complex. Anyway, fascinating stuff, and I’m sorry we can’t use it, but at least you guys know. So tell your friends.
It’s on the internet, so it has to be true. Which is fantastic.
May 09
If you haven’t seen B-Unit and Whistle Pop sing this at karaoke (which i’m assuming most of you haven’t) you haven’t really experienced the song.
» Speed Racer has a 35 on Metacritic, which is lower than Made of Honor and What Happens in Vegas
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For the Charlotte Observer:
Speed Racer is chaotic as a six-ring circus, gaudy as a transvestites convention and soullessly cute as a robot puppy.
Guess that saves me ten bucks.
» How The Presidential Candidates Would Handle a Looming Zombie Threat.
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Ever since i read World War Z, this has become very important to me. (via danhacker)
The New York Times has an article up about weird food statues from around the world, which is pretty interesting. But even though i agree with them that the french fry guy they picked is kinda creepy, i think the one above is way worse.
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Don Omar Ft. Pitbull - “Fuego”
I think this could become Mindy and my trashy song of the summer. We’re kinda suckers for that Debbie Deb hook.
» Last week, to promote his new 33 1/3 book about Sabbath's 'Master of Reality', John Darnielle blogged about the five other metal albums he could've picked.
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I really like his writing and these are all very interesting, especially the one about W.A.S.P.’s The Headless Children.
Poor guy. I like how it says “animals were emotionally harmed during the making of this film” at the end.
» Why Biz Markie Should Have Known From the Get-Go That He Was More Than “Just a Friend”
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From Passion of the Weiss:
Markie appears to have had a Homer Simpsonian sense of delusion. Had he looked at himself in the mirror? The guy was 30 lbs. overweight, rapped like Corky from Life Goes On and appeared to have a poor orthodontist. Granted, he was a fantastic DJ and beat-boxer but just check the company he was rolling with. The Juice Crew? Of course, “he” was probably more than just a friend. “He” probably was Big Daddy Kane.