"Righteous" Synth Ska

I keep missing these Internet memes by weeks, months, even years:

I dare you not to laugh, and I double dare you not to have the song stuck in your head all day.

We can't omit the equally (if not more) powerful remix/sequel:


I dare you not to laugh more at this one, especially the "zap" part!

If you didn't play the above videos, the first one is the evidently Roman Catholic rock band Sonseed's "Jesus Is My Friend," and the second is the modified "Reefer Is My Friend." Of course everyone already knew that before me.

Assplosion!

This is pure bust-a-gut awesomeness made recently by some good friends of mine. YOU MUST WATCH THIS!!

Stephen Colbert's "A Brief History of Time"

Check out this how-to guide to become an astrophysicist and otherwise educational video about the universe:

I'm sure you're crapping your pants right now reflecting on the immenseness of the universe.

Late Night Talk Show Host Exchange Program

The beleaguered late night talk show hosts (without writers) have evidently joined forces...because they're running out of regular ideas. Truthfully, this sort of out of the box thinking is going well, for the time being.

Last Wednesday...or Thursday...night, Jimmy Kimmel was the first guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Jay Leno was the first guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The staggered time slots of both shows made it possible for people in most major TV markets to watch both interviews.

From about midnight to 12:10 AM, Jimmy was on Jay (the pun is appropriate!):

From about 12:15 to 12:25 AM, Jay was on Jimmy (who needs professional writers for these one-liners?):

Watch a clip on AOL.

Biff from "Back to the Future" Answers YOUR Burning Questions!

Check out this video of Tom Wilson's stand-up music comedy act. Tom Wilson, by the way, played the bully Biff in Back to the Future.

The Unholy Three at the Steve Allen Theater!

OK...maybe I do feel a little bad...a little guilty. While my associates were preparing for the epic battle that is the "Elan Vital" waltz scene shoot day, I was at the Steve Allen Theater, watching the Unholy Three. For those who don't know, the Unholy Three is a magic/comedy extravaganza reminiscent of the pre-Hollywood, pre-radio, pre-television Vaudeville days. Plus, it features influential alternative rock musicians who are also magicians - one of whom is "Elan Vital" actor Rob Zabrecky (also ex-Possum Dixon frontman!).

The opening act was Michael Rayner. Phenomenal! Please watch his grand finale:



And then the Unholy Three did their tandem, three-man tag team magic act. They are all natural entertainers, and their performance was charismatic, bizarre, and HI-larious! I only wish that I hadn't seen movies like The Prestige or the episodes of Lost that explain how various cons work. I'm not saying that magicians are con artists - I have way too much respect for those who know how to do sleight of hand. Well, I guess I'm saying that I also respect pickpockets, too. Anyhow...just with this basic knowledge of how to trick an audience, how to make them believe that you're doing something awesome when you're actually doing something awesome in a whole different kind of way (which in and of itself is badass)...I couldn't view the tricks with a "How does he do it? How do they do it? Uncanny and immutable" mentality.

So instead, I watched the show in terms of how they sell their tricks to the audience...how they performed sleight of hand X or mentalism Y...how they entertained...how they controlled the crowd! And believe me, Zabrecky's faith in the audience with broken glass segment (which I have my suspicions on how he does it...I ain't sayin' it!) - THE WAY HE SOLD THE ROUTINE TO THE AUDIENCE - was utterly fantastic! So much better than your average pop magician making big things disappear. The same praise goes to David Lovering (the Pixies' drummer, hello? NO PIXIES = NO NIRVANA...how you like them apples?) and Fitzgerald (buy his book!).

When the Unholy Three returns, I hope to be there too!



Alright!
Ryan DeRamos