[transmission from... Tyler S]

Ah, the sweet embrace of the fall is upon us. In addition to the onslaught of my gushing over the season, we get a number of annual landmarks, including Halloween, Thanksgiving, and many more. As far as things are going here, there are way too many great shows, both comedy and otherwise coming up, and for your viewing consumption (at least those of you with Powerpoint), there is a brand new TDC Digital Comic starring myself and Alex, which he put together for a Playstation 3 Contest (and yes, he got that name from The Final Sacrifice).

THE BOOK DEAL: A TDC DIGITAL COMIC

Click on the link to open it in a new page where you can actually see it clearly. It looks like crap below; I don't even know why I embedded it, honestly. Maybe just to see if I could.




Hopefully that keeps everyone abetted until Thanksgiving. Oh, crap, I said too much already...

Politics Are Crazy

I try my best to keep the political circus out of my own one, but yesterday when I picked up a verily disappointing commuter newspaper and saw Kim Jong Il's oompa-loompa face plastered across the cover in a "You're all gonna die! Listen to your leaders!" bent, I cracked. I'm convinced that the US nation-state keeps these "wacky" world dictators around just so they have a handy distraction in case their own regime is fucking up left and right. What? George Allen is a racist, arrogant pile of shit? (Vote for Jim Webb) What!? Mark Foley, despite an anti-gay voting record and lying to his constituents about it for years, is an alcoholic gay man who targets minors with the same e-vigor as numerous subjects of Dateline investigative reports!? Of course the GOP is running in circles and shitting themselves; at least they've got all of the mainstream media on their side when they pull out everyone's favorite distraction: a threat to FREEDOM! 'Cause everyone loves freedom, right? Just ask the Iraqis! In honor of our favorite North Korean distraction from the Republicans' perpetual dropping of the proverbial ball, here is a picture of my buddy Dan dressed up as Kim during our Popes-and-Communists party at Syracuse last year.

Keith and the Great Taco Disaster of '06

As strange as a party where the hosts require that their guests arrive dressed as their favorite pope or their favorite communist may be, it wouldn't weird people out to the degree that my friend Keith did at his Cleveland Park ice cream shop of employment this Sunday night. He had a couple of tacos left over from dinner, and being the kind soul that he is, he decided to stop by his place of work to give them to his friends. Unfortunately, fate didn't see it that way. Also, he pretended to flip out and I think he scared the customers.

Demetri Martin Pisses Me Off

I've finally gotten into the work of Demetri Martin, and honestly, it infuriates me every time I listen. More accurately, it pains me to listen. Martin has a FWDITOT ratio of beyond 90%, which is higher than even my all-time favorites such as Steve Martin and Mitch Hedberg. (FWDITOT = Fuck, Why Didn't I Think Of That?)

"A dreamcatcher works...if your dream is to be gay."
"I heard this guy say 'Man, I'm really good at checkers.' That's basically saying, 'Man, I'm not good at a lot of thing.'"

It may also be pure coincidence that I somehow end up listening to Demetri Martin after I have a set that doesn't go too well. As in, tonight. It hurts me to listen to someone this smart and funny after I get a giant proverbial middle finger from an audience for making an unsuccessful attempt to be clever. It's hard not to compare yourself to others when you have instant feedback in the form of an audience. Goddamn comedy. Sorry, I just felt the need to vent, that's all. You are some great listeners.

Alright, like I said, I'll have something of real substance soon, maybe later this week. Just stop hasslin' me!