I enjoyed this video. I hope it played at Boris Johnson’s goodbye party, if he had one. He probably did. He seems fond of parties. Aside: I know enough about British politics to understand that part of the reason for Johnson’s resignation was that he lied about his awareness of allegations against an MP that …
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Everybody Who Feels So Inclined, Sing Along!
Listen up, universe. Open up your ears and get an earful of this, because you need it. After the week I’ve had, this song seems very very appropriate. And it feels good to sing it! If I don’t, I might just be reduced to a sobbing heap. One person going through a cancer surgery and …
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Mmm! Corn!
I know this is old news, but I have to mention this corn kid. First, because he reminds me of Sukie, the way he gets all passionate about things and wants to tell you everything he knows about them. Sukie likes to talk about the universe and what’s going to happen in the future. And …
He’s Had A Few Shots Of Something, By The Looks Of It
His heart is in the right place, but clearly being weird and embarrassing at government meetings isn’t just for anti-vaxxers. Impossible to describe this scene from Dallas City Council this morning but I’m begging you to click, you will not regret it pic.twitter.com/aQNfXeNZzf — Bradford Pearson (@BradfordPearson) January 12, 2022 Did he say “vaccinate me …
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The Sony CFS-C7 CHORDMACHINE
I have no idea what 1982 Sony was trying to create here. It seems a bit too sophisticated to have been intended as a toy, but nowhere near sophisticated enough to be taken seriously as any sort of musical instrument or recording device. It occupies a strange space somewhere in between, and therefore winds up …
Journey And Solo Steve Perry Narrate Your Day
This one’s kind of hit and miss, but the Smoke Alarms bit made me laugh. The damn thing even fooled me into getting pissed off for a second when I thought it was our actual smoke detector about to go off for no reason when neither of us in the house could deal with it. …
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Can Can, Can You Play In This Orchestra, You 3-Year-Old Music Playing Kid
When I was three years old I couldn’t put on my own pants and shoes. This kid is drumming in an orchestra. He even gets a solo! His name is Lyonya Shilovsky, and you can read more about him here. Lyonya was led out by his father and was dressed perfectly for the occasion. He …
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Don’t Suffer In Silence
New favourite ad jingle, right here. I howled, and not because I took his advice and decided not to suffer in silence. How many takes do you suppose it took to get this just the way they wanted it? “Can you put some more annunciation on Hemorrhoid Treatment Center and then try to hit them …
I Shall Be Leaving Now, Because I Am Brave And Strong
Talking to Carin about her All About Soul thing reminded me of another one of my own little kid song misinterpretations. I think the saying in general may have been the bigger problem, but the song definitely played into it since it was everywhere for a while when I was five or six and that’s …
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All About Soul-Searching
Steve and I were talking the other day…maybe some news story came on about how many couples didn’t make it in the pandemic or something, and I got thinking about a song I haven’t thought about in years. “All About Soul” by Billy Joel. and suddenly, a memory came rushing back to me. I’m sitting …