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Friday, June 2, 2006

Sighting in Oklahoma
[transmission from... Adam Crowley]

I had an experience last night.

I was standing outside the office around midnight smoking a cigarette when a motorcycle rode by.

This was no ordinary biker. This was a shady-looking guy on a Harley with a vintage 80's boombox strapped to the back of the bike.

Now, you may be thinking he was blasting Lynyrd Skynyrd or Slayer, but no.

He was blasting Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" out of his giant boombox riding down the street of Elk City. I've attached a picture of what this looked like for your own reference. Enjoy.

Fri, June 2, 2006 | link

Thursday, June 1, 2006

June is Awesome for Two Reasons
[transmission from... Tyler Sonnichsen]

Sorry I don't have a whole lot of time to write and ramble right now. I have to get to work to "earn money" so I can "eat," but regardless there are a few things I need to make mention of briefly.

Happy June, everyone! Not only is June the year's pinnacle for many, since school gets out for millions of kids nationwide, summer arrives in the northern hemisphere, and the Flag gets the attention it deserves in millions of awkward elementary school ceremonies on June 14th, but June stands a head and shoulders above any other month for two reasons.

First, it's National Gay Pride Month. Big ups to all my LGBT pals. Here's a picture of a Gay Pride Parade on Montreal, for those of you who are visual learners. And like Montreal.



In line with that, here's a fan site my buddy and fellow DC comic Chris put together for local weatherwoman Sue Palka. I mean it in the most complimentary sense when I say that it is probably the gayest thing I've ever seen. So, big ups to Chris and Zach! Thanks for treading into the waters of Sue Palka worship that we've all been staring at with trepidation for so long.

Well, the whole Gay Pride thing is well and good, but honestly, I already knew that before today and have prepared a feature or two pertaining to that for the coming week. What really sparked and pleasantly surprised me was the irrevocable fact that June, the sixth month of the Roman Calendar, that irrepressible start of summer, is

MOTHERFUCKIN' NATIONAL ACCORDION AWARENESS MONTH, BITCH!

I'm not lying. It's not National Accordion Month. Accordion Awareness Month. Working hard to increase public knowledge of the existence of Accordions as a vital musical entity. Could June be any cooler? The answer is: only if the government declared June "don't work and get paid for it all month" month, because then I could keep on writing here and not leave you all hanging. But that's the way it's gotta be. See you shortly.
Thu, June 1, 2006 | link

Monday, May 29, 2006

It Ain't Too Much for Me to Jam
[transmission from... Tyler Sonnichsen]


Few pieces of technology have a subculture of loathe-dom that goes so unnoticed as the copying machine. Nowadays, everyone complains about his or her cell phone (“I have Cingular, which is absolutely great unless you need to make or receive a call.”- Joe Robinson, at Wiseacres outside DC last week), their computers, their cars, their PDAs, goddamn iPods, even massage chairs.

But no machine, I now go on record saying, has ever elicited references to both a post-“Bad” Michael Jackson hit and a live-action/animation film in the span of ten seconds.

So here’s the scene set: I’m at work, pumping the copy machine to its maximum capacity with the latest issue of Analog Magazine, a monthly catalog of esoteric science fiction novelettes, and after about 56 pages, a piece of copy paper refused to slide out and join its friends in the tray. As this happened, my enthusiastic friend Mike walked by, playing with his beard and Jew-fro. (Ref: this).


“Hmm, looks like there’s a paper jam.”

“Haha, paper jam.”

“Yeah.”

A few moments pass.

“Like Space Jam.”

“Oh man, with Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan.”

We laugh.

“Yeah,” Mike continued, “Quite the movie.”

“Yeah,” I countered, “I was going to make a reference to it, but decided against it for a good reason. Honest to God, the first thing that popped into my head was that Michael Jackson song. The one where you can’t understand a single word he says aside from ‘Jam’ and Michael Jordan shows up in the video.”

“You probably won’t believe me, but I thought of that, too. I just thought it would be way too weird to mention.”

More obnoxious laughter.

“Oh, man. Then Heavy D shows up and raps!”

”Yes!! Nothing is complete without Heavy D.”

Whatever happened to Heavy D anyway? One minute, he’s providing the theme song for a highly successful sketch comedy, the next decade, he’s nowhere to be found. (That wasn’t part of our conversation, I’m just interjecting it now, as a friend of mine and I discussed the query at the baseball game that evening. The Nats won, which was cool. JAM!)

So now we come to the true essence of that word. Jam. You’ve got the condiment. You’ve got what musicians do when they’re trying to break through any obstacle, whether it’s the proverbial ice or writer’s block. Or, in the case of a (now immortalized) Jesse Johnson record, the word “jam” replaces “song” entirely. The word’s had a special connotation in the back of my mind ever since my friend John IM’d and called into Penguins Without Pants Radio on WERW last year loudly repeating it for some reason. (Listen to the clip here... the action begins about 7 minutes in…we were trying to auction off our member Dan Luddy…you’d want to bid, too).

I’m just putting this out there. ‘Jam’ is a vital part of our cultural fabric, and if you disagree, then you hate America. Or something. I wasn’t talking about the Michael Jackson song. There’s a reason no one listens to “Dangerous” anymore. And if you do, you hate America.

So I picked up Trainspotting on DVD on a quick stop by Revolution Records on Friday night. I hadn’t seen it in a few years, and I threw it in whilst eating dinner tonight, and two hours later I emerged a slightly changed man. I wasn’t intent on watching the whole thing but I couldn’t stop it. What a great film. Choose life. That’s your lesson for today. And jam!

COMING LATER THIS WEEK More information about the DVD "[Insert Context Here]" and an essay about the convergence of comedy and rock featuring words from the masters, Joe Jack Talcum and Rodney Anonymous of THE DEAD MILKMEN.
Mon, May 29, 2006 | link


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Saturday, November 29th
NELLIE GREEN'S COMEDY
50 Maple St., Branford, CT
9pm, $8
with Davin Rosenblatt, Howie Mason, and Pat Oates! I think it's all ages. Call 203-483-8300 to make sure, and to make reservations if you want to come out!

Tuesday, December 9
LIVE HUMANS IN DC
I'm the featured artist.
Free, 7:30pm, at the Palace of Wonders. Hope you see you out!
2210 H St. NE, DC, 21+
Saturday, December 13th
LAUGHING LIZARD COMEDY
at O'Shaughnessy's
1324 King St., Alexandria
10pm, 21+
Hosted by Keith Irvin! Lineup coming soon!


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Sign the Guestbook! (It's been there for some time, but seriously, sign it).



Watch the video for Wes Mann's "If Only You Knew" right here!

THROUGH THE WASH
What happens to common appliances and gadgets mistakenly go through the wash and dry cycle? Do they come out alive? Check out this handy site, with appearances from myself, Jake, and Aparna. Hosted by Chris and filmed my Joe "the man" Deeley.

MUZAK!?


NoFX, Dillinger 4, Teenage Bottlerocket and more at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore on Friday the 24th....

The Bouncing Souls are headlining the Black Cat on Wednesday, Oct 27th...

It's time for The Pietasters' obnoxious, drunken Halloween show at the 9:30 Club!!...

Cafe Tacuba (aka the Mexican Flaming Lips) are playing The State Theater on Sunday, 11/2...

The Gutter Twins are competing for my audience on November 7th, playing the Black Cat...

The Spinto Band will be pimpin' Moonwink at The Black Cat on Friday the 14th...

The Aquabats. The Black Cat. November 17th. Enough Said...

Robyn Hitchcock is performing I Often Dream of Trains at the Birchmere on the 18th. Ideally, Eli and I can reunite with him and have another awkward conversation about comedy...

Sondre Lerche is returning! 9:30 club on November 24th...


 

IF YOU LIVE IN THE DC AREA, HAVE A SOUL, AND ENJOY GOOD LIVE COMEDY, I highly recommend these weekly/biweekly shows.


MONDAY
11TH ST. LOUNGE
First and third mondays of every month. It's intimate, friendly, and the servers upstairs are fine. Even an audience of 10 non-comics can whip the place into a frenzy. Hosted by Lou Giglio, or Bart Voisin if he couldn't escape the calling. Oh Highland Dr, right across from the Clarendon Grill.

SPY LOUNGE
Eli "the man" Sairs and Tyler "da man" Richardson run this open mic at a bizarrely posh but still fun place right in the heart of Adam's Morgan, on 18th St. Starts around 8pm.

CHIEF IKE'S MAMBO ROOM
Run by the luminaries behind DCC4N. On Columbia Rd. right north of that intersection in Adams-Morgan.

TUESDAY
Nema is gone, but info about Takoma Station and the Library (both in Northeast) coming soon.

Wiseacre's happens on this night, out in Tyson's.


WEDNESDAY
Wiseacres will always be there, hopefully, out in Tyson's.

DR. DREMO'S IS DEAD. LONG LIVE DR. DREMO'S.

THURSDAY
College Perk
First and third Thursday of every month, this is probably the most fun you'll have at an open mic in the area. Maybe because it's a college hangout with a liquor license. 9078 Baltimore Avenue, College Park, MD


BLOG HIGHLIGHT INDEX

LOST VINYL CLASSICS
- The Korean Orphan Choir...on tour!
- Richard Simmons' illustrious recording career
- The Magic of Chet Parker and that Hammer Dulcimer
- The Magic of Jesse Johnson

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
- Georgetown Cabaret 2007 Teaser
- Greg Pahanish: Professional Comedian [TEASER]
- Don't Fuck with Joe Deeley
- Into the Leaves!
- Tag: The Movie

INTERVIEWS
- Bobby Vandell
- Ted Leo
- On the Dead Milkmen (w/ Thoughts from Joe Jack Talcum)

MUSIC, ETC.
- Pixies, bitch!
- Ska is still Awesome
- The Official Summer 06 Mix
- Minutemen: One of the All-Time Greatest American Bands, now on DVD!
- On Erasure and other Gay Delights (but mostly Erasure)
- Living Too Late: A 2-Part Rumination
- The Best Things Never Said Onstage
- Sondre Lerche and The Spinto Band
- Top 60 Punk Bands
- The Guided By Voices drinking game!
- God is pissed at Stapp!
- Two Theories on Poison (the band)

CULTURE/COMEDY
- On "the Suck"
- Laughing Lizard Showcase's One Year Anniversary!
- On Viacom's battle with YouTube - The Ted Healy Suck Awards
- George Thorogood = Zima Drinker?
- Mitch Hedberg Tribute: One Year Later
- Norwegian death metal aka the stupidest thing ever written
- The Unseen Danger of Video Games

MOVIES
-TWS on the American Hardcore Documentary
-Spinal Tap and its importance to our generation
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
- The TDC take on "A Christmas Story"
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SPORTS
- On San Fermin and Bullfighting
- Love from CT and the Hartford Whalers
- The Washington Capitals are Awesome
SPECIAL GUEST COLUMNS

Alex Kain
- To Those Who Blame Video Games for Anything
- Alex's Gift for Uwe Boll!
- On "Cube!"

Tyler Richardson
- If I could, i would...
- What makes Tyler Richardson happy?
- Those Risks in Everyday Life

Jermaine Fowler
- Jermaine on his Idol/Nemesis Tony DeNikos
- Tony fakes his own death!
- Denikos: the Final Chapter

Adam Crowley
- Sighting in Oklahoma

RIDICULOUSLY GOOD SONG OF THE WEEK

The Lillingtons - "Don't Trust the Humanoids"

The TDC Archive of the Greatest Things Ever Said, Ever

"Holy shit. Did we just elect a black dude president?"
 - Eric Moberg, in a text to me, 11:32 pm ET, 11/4/08

  

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