Louis CK - Hits The Nail On The Head

First, watch this very insightful and funny man.

THEN - sit back, and bask in the wonder of what just happened. If, for some reason, you just can't feel the warm gloriousness, then you are horribly spoiled, and you suck.

Either way, have a nice day.

Lookit Me, I'm Sandra Lee, Short On Vocabulary

Don't worry about being extremely well-spoken - if you're PRETTY enough, people generally won't notice how few words you know. They probably only listen to a select few, anyway.

Long. Thick. Nine-inch. (Not sure of THAT word) Take it. Take it. Take it.

Ohhhhh, yes...

KISSSPUDS

Soon to be available at a store near you, sometime in August: the Mister Potato-Head KISS set! Nope. NOT A JOKE. Not a mock-up. This is the REAL WORLD, here, folks. "This Is Spinal Tap" seems less ridiculous to me every day...

Maybe the Demon/Gene Simmons model spits ketchup, hm?

If you must, go check out the announcement at the KISS website:

http://www.kissonline.com/

Trippy Kermie

Those of us who grew up with Jim Henson's delightful creations on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show may be surprised with his earlier work...a bit "OUT THERE". Worked with the composer Raymond (Bugs Bunny influencer) Scott on several avant-garde audio bits...and those wonderfully violent Wilkins Coffee commercials (I'll have to show some of those , soon!)...great stuff.

This clip is from "Sam And Friends", which taped and aired in Washington DC between 1955 and 1961. The dude in the shades is Harry the Hipster, and the square fellow is Kermit (not yet "The Frog" - still missing his collar!). This bit was redone several times: on Ed Sullivan in 1966, and on Sesame Street in 1971.

Blows My Mind

Here is a too-quick, 2-part documentary on Harry Partch and several of his original instruments:






Utter genius - an American original! For some DIY xenochrony, play both at once.

They Just Don't Make'em Like They Used To!

How I'd LOVE to see some wacky, inventive, fun ads like THIS gem on television today - does that grocer say "Holy Christ!" 30 seconds in? I think he does!




Forgot that Jim Henson and crew did a whole bunch of work before Sesame Street and the Muppet Show...

CRACK THE SKY

Another "Band-So-Good-Everyone-Should-Know-Them-But-No-One-Does" - Crack The Sky! Here's a few tracks from their eponymous 1975 debut album. In that same year, Rolling Stone Magazine declared it the "debut album of the year"...but evidently only Baltimore read that issue of RS. Crack The Sky albums were hard to find due to poor distribution, and for some reason, Baltimore got the lion's share (and sold through the roof, there!). A great mix of tight rock, funk, glam, and prog made for a thrilling listen. Check it out!