Over Thanksgiving in 2006 I was living in England and going to the National Broadcasting School. It felt strange being in a foreign country and not having the usuals: a holiday break, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, being with the family and gathering around the table to feast, Black Friday, ect… it was just an ordinary day across the pond. Being in England though did not stop me from carrying forth the American tradition - there was at-least a feast!
During Thanksgiving week at the NBS I was doing some research for a project when I came across and old WKRP clip about a Great Turkey Drop. Instantly I was fascinated and laughing at a radio promotion gone bad. (Not just because all the work I was doing happened to be in radio.) The show brought an awesome smile to my face and filled part of the hole for missing the Thanksgiving traditions. Since then, I have made it a yearly tradition to watch the WKRP Turkey’s Away episode to bring in the Thanksgiving spirit.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. If you have some time and are looking for some fun laughs, gather around the computer or TV and check out Turkey’s Away.
Forward: This is in noway meant to dis the Android OS (Droid OS)… this is to mock Verizon’s horrible commercial. Personally, I think the Android OS is awesome! I just hate Verizon’s negative commercial tactics, they need to show “The Droid” some class.
The following is my response to Verizon’s commercial attacking the iPhone.
“iDon’t have a real keyboard.” - Neither do you.
“iDon’t run simultaneous apps.” - You won’t have battery life.
“iDon’t take 5-megapixel pictures.” - Real pictures are taken on an SLR.
“iDon’t customize.” - I can customize every page.
“iDon’t run widgets.” - Widgets are for pigets.
“iDon’t allow open development.” - You won’t have quality control.
“iDon’t take pictures in the dark.” Then turn on the light, don’t be a vampire.
“iDon’t have interchangeable batteries.” - But I have battery life through optimized hardware.
“Everything iDon’t” is baloney.
Conclusion: The only cool thing about Droid is the name, makes me feel like I am carrying around something from Star Wars.
Keyboard comparison:
Every now and again I will come across a commercial on TV that I think is awesome. It’s a rare event because I don’t watch that much TV and when I do it’s often from a DVR, so I’m usually skipping past them. I also think that most commercials are really annoying or stupid- but necessary for bathroom breaks, finding more food, and brining you back to reality from intense shows like Lost.
The new Lincoln MKS/MKZ commercials somehow made a blip on my radar, because I want one! The commercials are really well produced with sweet music. It’s not the typical car driving down the Pacific Coast Highway, it’s actually a commercial that took some talent in production.
You can find both of the commercials at Lincoln’s site, along with links to download the songs (from Shiny Toy Guns) they’ve used in the commercials. Lincoln’s team really thought everything through by making the commercials easily available on their site and telling you the music that was used! Now if I could afford the Lincoln MKS, I’d probably buy one.
Here is my favorite of the two, the Lincoln MKS:
Btw, Last year around this time it was the audio from the Life On Mars promo which was stuck in my head.
With the G-20 on it’s way to Pittsburgh, the city has been full of craziness and massive preparations. I have one request though, and only one. Well okay, actually two requests.
1.) Pittsburgh is a beautiful city, and while I respect protesters wishes to demonstrate, please don’t destroy or muck up this alluring city. We have lots of cool & unique features… and it’d be good to leave it that way. PLEASE! Some of us have to live here after things get pointlessly destroyed.
2) Terrorists, stay away! I don’t want any death or destruction in the air.
Other than that, have a great G-20 Pittsburgh! It’ll be an entertaining few days.
The other day I was at the bar having one of those conversations that probably should not be held when alcohol is involved. As the discussions continued to escalate, the person I was in a debate with resorted to some low-blows. The only low-blow that bothered me was when I was accused of being a racist. I am not sure why that one really pissed me off, but it did. I know I am often an ass to people, I like being blunt and I’m not afraid to say my mind… but I do not care how someone looks. Seriously, out of ALLL the unique characteristics of someone, I am going pick the color of their skin as the reason I don’t like them? The color of someone is so trivial compared to their character, actions and how they do what they do.
I looked them in their eye and said, “I am not a racist, if I am not going to like someone it is because either I don’t like their character or what they are doing.”
I sometimes think people who call others a racist are sometimes racist themselves. Perhaps by me making that statement I am a racist myself? Although I could give a flying fuck about what someone looks like. Or dresses for that matter… if only I couldn’t be judged for wearing socks & sandals. sigh.
Blogging is… such a winter sport. [For me at least!]
There is much I want to write about in this blog, but the summer weather and activities come first. Stay tuned, when the weather changes so will the frequency of updates. The exception seems to be twitter, see top left widget, which is (sometimes too) frequently updated.
In the mean time...
Here are some summer 2009 photos courtesy of the iPhone cam:
And here is the Summer Tunes playlist from the July 8th show:
3:57am: Weezer vs. Mary J. Blidge - So Fine In The Sun (Winkar Lopez)
3:55am: System S.F. ft. Anna - Look To The Sky
3:51am: Robert Miles - Children
3:48am: LMC vs. U2 - Take Me To The Cloud Above
3:46am: O.D.B. - Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Logan De Gaulle Remix)
3:40am: Benga - Music Box
3:36am: Richard Buckner - Gauzy Dress In The Sun
3:31am: Janis Joplin - Summertime (From “Porgy & Bess”) [Live]
3:27am: Troubled Hubble - I Love My Canoe
3:23am: Kinky - Those Girls
3:20am: Bob Marley - Jamming
3:17am: Fiona - Oops… I Did It Again
3:12am: Steel Pulse - Brown Eyed Girl
3:07am: Paul Simon - Kodachrome
3:04am: Paul Simon - Mrs. Robinson
3:01am: The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk
2:57am: Elton John - Island Girl
2:52am: Lil’ Rob - Summer Nights
2:49am: The Beach Boys - California Girls
2:44am: Bloc Party - I Still Remember
2:41am: Reef - Place Your Hands
2:37am: Michael Franti and Spearhead - Yes I Will
2:34am: Lily Allen - LDN
2:30am: The Fratellis - Flathead
2:26am: The B-52’s - Funplex
2:23am: Blink 182 - Feeling This
2:19am: Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly
2:14am: Lady Bug vs. Lady Day - Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
2:10am: DJ Shepdog - Skankin’ in the Way of Control
2:06am: Nina Simone - Gimme Some (Verve Remixed)
2:04am: Four Seasons - Oh What A Night (Remix)
1:59am: The Underdog Project - Summer Jam
1:57am: The Beach Boys - Your Summer Dream
1:53am: Ace Of Base - Cruel Summer
1:48am: Bruce Springsteen - Girls In Their Summer Clothes
1:44am: Kenny Chesney - Summertime
1:40am: Y&T - Summertime Girls
1:36am: David Tavare ft. Eivissa - Hot Summer Nights
1:33am: The Danleers - One Summer Night
1:28am: Another Level ft. TQ - Summertime
1:25am: Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime
1:21am: LFO - Summer Girls
1:18am: The Lovin’s Spoonful - Summer In the City
1:13am: U2 - Summer Rain
1:09am: The Ataris - The Boys Of Summer
1:05am: Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
1:02am: Fountains Of Wayne - It Must Be Summer
12:57am: The Prodigy - Out of Space
12:54am: Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
12:51am: Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer
12:47am: Good Night, States - Killer of the One
12:45am: The Cynics - Me Wanting Her
12:40am: The Hold Steady - Party Pit
12:37am: Alkaline Trio - Help Me
12:34am: Phoenix - Lisztomania
12:28am: Sam Cooke - Twistin’ The Night Away
12:25am: Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
12:23am: Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime
12:20am: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who’ll Stop the Rain
12:17am: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary
12:13am: The Wallflowers - Laughing Out Loud
12:08am: G. Love & Special Sauce - City Livin’
12:05am: Coheed & Cambria - Blood Red Summer
12:02am: Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall
Last Wednesday turned out to be a true free-form experience when my initial planning took a dive to a technical glitch. Initially I was planning a “summer tunes” show, but I’ve decided to post-pone that till July 7th (Tuesday July 6th at Midnight to Wednesday July 7th at 4AM). However, just because my initial planning last week failed doesn’t mean the show was a loss - because really, how can anyone screw up a free-form show? When the format is wide open, it can be fun to just play whatever the hand may snag.
Playlist for June 24, 2009: Located in the archive, local artists are in bold.
3:55am: Al Caiola - The Mod Squad Theme (Champagne Charlie Remix)
3:48am: Lunatic Calm - Roll The Dice (Fatboy Slim Dub Mix)
3:44am: Beats International - The Ragged Trousered Percussionists
3:39am: Omega Love - Storm
3:32am: Mandrake Project - A Miraculous Container
3:30am: The Dark Side - Good For Me
3:25am: The Cyclones - Hang Up and Drive
3:21am: The Byrds - Lazy Days
3:18am: The Damnwells - Golden Days
3:13am: Raul Malo of The Mavericks - Downbound Train
3:10am: Creedence Clearwater Rivival - Proud Mary
3:03am: The Faith Healers UK - The People
3:00am: Charlatans UK - Ignition
2:57am: Keb’ Mo’ - Crapped Out Again
2:52am: Chet Vincent and The Big Bend - All For Lona Lee
2:45am: The Johnson Big Band - Champagne
2:42am: The Squirrel Nut Zippers - Suits are Picking Up the Bill
2:39am: James Brown - Medley: I Found Someone, Why Do You Do Me, I Want You So Bad
2:24am: Average White Band - T.L.C.
2:15am: Arrested Development - People Everyday
2:11am: Groove Collective - Up All Night
2:03am: Medicine Drum - Rattlesnake
2:00am: Jim Donovan w/ Liz Berlin - Love 1
1:54am: The Broken West - Embassy Row
1:48am: Good Night States - I Am The Loser
1:44am: Joni Mitchell - Rainy Night House
1:41am: Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
1:36am: The Rustlanders - Holdin’ Out
1:33am: Sprout House Band - Butternut
1:27am: The Honeydogs - 23rd Chromosome
1:23am: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (Album Version)
1:18am: TV On The Radio - Halfway Home
1:08am: Death Cab For Cutie - I WIll Possess Your Heart (Album Version)
1:05am: Lohio - You’ve Got A Lot Of Nerve
1:01am: The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations (Acoustic Version)
12:54am: Lambchop - National Talk Like A Pirate Day
12:50am: The Black Keys - Oceans And Streams
12:47am: Phoenix - 1901
12:40am: Michael Franti And Spearhead - Hey Now Now
12:36am: Wyclef Jean ft. Bono - New Day
12:33am: Kinky - Those Girls
12:27am: Earl Hagen - I Spy (Lunatic Calm Remix)
12:22am: Brazilian Girls - Jique (MSTRKRFT Remix)
12:19am: Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People
12:14am: Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is
12:10am: Concrete Blonde - Tomorrow Wendy
12:04am: Anthony Rankin - Cages Of Fire
12:00am: Erasure - Always (7″ Mix)
I found this via Girl Robot: Rules 4 Men- My favorites are in bold and I’ve made an additional accompanying list below.
- Every man shall allow one empty urinal of separation in a bathroom with three or more urinals.
- If a woman asks to open a jar, you must open it with ease, to prove your masculinity.
- If it itches, it will be scratched.
- When eating a banana, never look another man in the eyes and/or comment on the quality of the banana.
- A man will never be afraid of thunderstorms. Ever.
- They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. To get to his wallet, you have to start a little lower.
- If a man is eating nachos and they are all stuck together, it is considered one nacho.
- Under no circumstances shall another man sit on your lap.
- If a buddy is outnumbered, out manned, or too drunk to fight, you must jump into the fight.
- The only pink things that men can like are lady parts and the inside of a steak.
- No man shall ever turn down free beer because “it’s not their brand.”
- In a 6 person hot tub, there should be a maximum of 3 guys.
- If she complains about the toilet seat being up, complain about the toilet seat being down. You need it up.
- No man shall ever own a dog smaller then a housecat.
- Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both, that’s just greedy.
Here some that would appear on my list:
- Instructions are not meant to be read by men.
- Every man will tackle anything that is broken. We are all experts.
- Men will try to make things bigger, better and more bad-ass. Always.
- Bugs and rodents were not placed here to scare men.
- Men will consume real drinks, none of that fruity-hooty shit.
- No man shall ever watch a chick-flick without a chick.
- When men are grilling at the cookout, it is our manly duty to watch and comment.
- Men shall not wear skin-tight clothing unless participating in a sport.
- There is a no talking while peeing rule. No Exceptions.
Look!
…It’s a record player!
No!… It’s a CD player!
No!… It’s a recorder!
No!… It’s the Zero.1!
From Yankodesign’s website:
“Self-confessed retro lover is here to tell you about this remarkable find! Bringing a modern-day charm to the long-forgotten LP player is the Zero. 1. It’s a CD Player that can also play the vinyl records. What’s really unique is that a system has been incorporated where the device is able to “read” the gaps between the tracks, memorize them, and make it selectable, quite like how you would do with a CD.
The modern-day advantages include a CD system with an auto-recording feature that will hold a terabyte of memory. Files supported include MP3, MP4, WAV etc. It’s been originally designed for the Italian company Brionvega.
The remote control, me on the rocking chair and Genesis on the Zero. 1 and I am set for the moment!”
Now I just have to hope the Zero.1 makes it to the market. I wonder if it uses a laser or a needle to read the record? A laser would be awesome. Either way, auto recording and track-selecting on LP records would be pretty slick. Hey, it’s 2009! This is the type of technology we should expect for LP’s given how long we’ve been spinning em’!
Zero.1: Designer, Francesco Cugusi & Roberto Strippoli
Cheers towards Dance To The Radio for putting this on my radar.
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