An absolute classic, supposedly written by Jack Handey. 1991, bish!
Beat Club Medley
I have no idea what this is, but you cosmopolitan musical snobs and German Fat Elvis can enlighten us.
PG&E, Kinks, Chuck Berry, Mick Taylor-era Stones, surprisingly not terrible Grateful Dead, and Doors without Morrison.
These Squirrels Are Smarter Than I Am
Seriously. Clever and not easily thwarted.
Also reminded me of this bit from early Letterman, which I was delighted to find on the youtubes.
Whiskey Porn
A German or perhaps Scandinavian reviews my favorite Tennessee Whiskey. I’m posting this because things get funny at around 4:25, when he starts sounding like a 70’s porn actor getting “serviced.”
Lou & Elvis
Seems like this oughtta be up here. Great cover of ´Femme Fatale´, remedial instruction on ´Sweet Jane´, and more.
RIP, Dave Greenfield
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but just now getting around to it. If you hadn’t heard, COVID-19 recently claimed Dave Greenfield, the keyboardist of The Stranglers, a decent first-wave band overshadowed by the great ones. To me their work is more interesting than good, but I give them credit for riding the wave at all. They were at least different, and very competent musically. Most importantly, when The Ramones and The Sex Pistols drew the line, these guys stepped on the correct side, unlike most. I haven’t heard all of them, but my favorite is their overly-long cover of Burt Bacharach’s Walk On By . Which I guess is another way of saying they needed more hooks.
Best Video Game End Credits Ever
GLaDOS, a supercomputer who becomes increasingly malevolent as the game progresses, sings to you at the end of Portal. Funny and catchy, courtesy of Jonathan Coulton.
The cake is a lie!
Two Shits
Ken Osmond, TV’s Eddie Haskell, dead at 76.
Actor, comedian, and writer Fred Willard, dead at 86.
Reno 911!
I like this show.
I´m scared of the Quibi, because I´m an old man, but the pandemic has scuttled Quibi´s plans for world domination.
Elliott Smith on The Jon Brion Show
Better than we deserve, surely. Includes Waterloo Sunset, Jealous Guy, and Nighttime.
VH1 passed on this concert, and it stayed hidden for over a decade until showing up on the netwebs. Story here.