I saw this album cover art in a Tribeca window. Turns out, the music behind it is pretty good, too. Check out P.T. Walkley's new single "Somebody" on iTunes. I also really dig the song "Up the Walls", which sounds like Supergrass, the Beatles, and the Arctic Monkeys all riding unicycles in pinstripe suits the day after Christmas.
Once, when I went to Universal Studios, I wore my favorite black velvet hat with big mauve roses on the front. I loved that hat. It made me feel unique. Anyway, this little girl got really excited when she saw me. She started pointing and tugging on her mom's sleeve excitedly. This is who she thought I was.
You know what? From this picture, I wasn't that far off.
I do this all of the time.
Jamie Lidell - Yougotmeup (Warp Records) from Konx-om-Pax on Vimeo.
I'm looking forward to seeing Mike Birbiglia's show, Sleepwalk With Me, next week, especially since Ira Glass will be telling an "uncomfortable" story afterwards. Mike's one-man show is the hilariously true story of his struggles with sleepwalking. It's produced by Nathan Lane who says, "The energy in the room changes, and you realize you're in the presence of a fresh and original voice. And that is very rare. You know you're getting the real turtle soup, not merely the mock. Like any great comedian, it's hard to categorize Mike - he is his own unique creation."
I'm all for fresh, unique theatre, especially if it makes me laugh. Plus, Mike is doing post-show talk back sessions this week and next called "An Awkward Ten Minutes With Mike" where he brings on a friend who must tell an uncomfortable personal story that they've never told before. If you check out the show tonight, you'll be treated to a story by Zach Galifianakis, and next Wednesday is Mr. Glass. So, if you ain't got nothing better to do, go see some theatre people!
The only video game I ever really liked:
I used to play this bad boy at the local Shakey's Pizza. There was never a line for BurgerTime like there was for Frogger or Ms. Pac Man. They even had a little step stool for shorties like me, so I could reach the joystick. I still have dreams about stacking my lettuce, cheese, and meat just right and avoiding my enemies, Mr. Hot Dog, Mr. Pickle, and Mr. Egg.
Instead of a reading chair, perhaps this vintage BurgerTime game might be a better addition to my apartment this Christmas. I can read on the couch...or on the floor. Either way, I could use a few of these in my stocking:
A bunch of my talented, creative, and resourceful lady friends have started an awesome new blog called Recession This! to help us all "navigate the economic downturn with style and humor". Loaded with quick witted tips, delicious recipes, and freebies galore, Recession This will keep you from Dreading That which ails us in these trying times. "Cheap but Chic"!
I recently started eating burgers again.
Meat and Cheese by Mike and Jen aka Duotard video by The Selby from the selby on Vimeo.
I can't take the madness anymore, so I just wrote a letter to Bill Geddie at "The View":
I'm a writer connected to many other writers and readers on the web. We love "The View". We Tivo and DVR episodes daily. We watch follow-up clips on You Tube and various blogs. What most of us can't understand is why Elizabeth Hasselbeck is the one "chosen" to represent our demographic when she is so embarrassingly condescending and closed-minded towards the topics that face the demographic she "represents". My question is: Why is she on the show?
I wrote a little something about Beck over HERE.
Courtesy of nitro:licious and Refinery29
I'm hyperventilating. COMME des GARCONS is my FAVES. Whenever I'm feeling listless, I go to the COMME store to stroke the sweaters or spray three different parfums on my person (in COMME-Land, you say parfum). Two weeks ago, I filed out of a rather lackluster fashion show and made my way to COMME for inspiration. It's silent when you enter the egg-shaped door. One minute you're on a jack-hammered Chelsea street, and the next you're floating into a Japanese space pod where no one speaks lest the dripping racks of black go unheard humming their solemn lullabies. In COMME-Land, you find yourself fingering dresses that defy imagination, waists cinched and hems tucked preposterously. You're distracted by white t-shirts bearing hearts with suspicious eyes. Stripes are king, but obsidian reigns, and on a tidy glass shelf you can sample the scent of Kyoto.
I often imagine what it must be like to take a dress from the rack (and a pair of gold oxfords) and have it wrapped in black tissue. What would it be like to take my COMME dress and shoes in my COMME tissue and bag out for some sake afterwards? I'm going to find out in November. I may not get to waltz into the space pod to do it, but I will be FIRST in line at my trusty H&M to get my hands on everything in the COMME des GARCONS for H&M collection. Unlike Karl or Stella or the travesty that was Cavalli, I will not hold myself back. Oh no, I will fight for this stuff (I'm talking to you Conde Assistants International), and I will win my black and my white with my polka dots all over.
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Please excuse my absence. We've been working around the clock to open our first play, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, at the New York International Fringe Fest, and as of last Tuesday night we're up and running! It's been a heckuva thrill ride and we're so thankful to all of our family and friends who've come out to support us (and laugh with us) through it all. There are four shows left, so please grab a pal and come see this behemoth of a play celebrating New York, pigeons, Annette Funicello and, of course, poo.
We're a NY Observer and Daily Candy pick!!!
Gingham Theatre Presents:
Barrow Street Theatre
27 Barrow Street
Map HERE.
Schedule:
Thursday 8/14 @ 10:00 PM
Monday 8/18 @ 7:30 PM
Thursday (matinee) 8/21 @ 2:00 PM
Sunday (matinee) 8/24 @ 2:15 PM
*Please note that the NY Observer incorrectly listed our Monday show time. The correct time is 7:30pm.
Director: Nathan Halvorson Assistant Director: Osheen Jones Set Designer: Jeremy Chernick Choreographer: Brent Smith Stage Manager: Lee Micklin Company Representative: India Neilan
Cast: Jeff Long, Andi Teran, Matt Mullin, William Franke, Jessica Kaman, Travis York
Tickets:
Online: Visit Ticketweb.com
By Telephone: (convenience charge applies) 9am to 7pm every day.
Inside NY: 212.279.4488 (Credit Card Only)
Outside NY: 1-888-FringeNYC (Credit Card Only)
In Person: Visit FringeCENTRAL
ABOUT THE PLAY: FOR REASONS UNKNOWN is the story of Bradley, an office drone and city dweller who comes home to his New York apartment to find a present on his sofa. The gift? A big poo. With all windows and doors locked, and no sign of forced entry, Bradley enlists the help of his best friend and hip-hop dance partner, Julie, to discover who--or what--committed this dastardly deed. There's spirited dancing, a couple of cops, a mysterious neighbor, and one too many pigeons--there might even be a cameo by Annette Funicello--but, most importantly, there's poo. Paranoia and the randomness of urban life rule in this modern comedy that chronicles just what happens when sh*# happens.
