Recaptionationism a la last evening.

Good times last night.. Apparently Tekken hasn't lost the magic... and Alex Trebek was as snarky and unforgiving as usual.

Oh..and.. you should have tea with Jane Seymour before going to bed with her-- it's only proper, you know.

And still, the stupid cold carries on.

Would it be great if there were a minature vaccum that could suck out all the unnecessary mucus in one's nasal cavity...

Yeah, that might just be today's daydream.

In Tune Minute..

Death Cab For Cutie- Soul Meets Body.. Seriously.. It's another one of those tunes that suck you in quick..like you've known about it all along.. I call them "Sense Mem Tunes"..cause some part of you 'heard' it before and you readily identify with it.

Give it a play-


PS.. There's another one of those on the same album (Plans, 2005)...It's called Different Names for the Same Thing..

Yeah. These guys are kinda great.

The choice..is yours.

A few more days..just a few more..and we'll see if he makes the right decision.

It's a simple decision really-- to make the right choice and end winter..or be carved up, put on a spit grill and be fed to those suffering from the cold.

That's right, Groundhog..Think it over.

We'll be in touch-

The Paintings You've Yet To See..

Been watching Night Gallery...very kitschy 70's gothic horror..I'm sorta digging it. It isn't the blood, gore, and cgi special effects of the modern era...more cerebral, psychological horror.. Very cool stuff..though not for all tastes, I'm sure.



Serling was a pretty brilliant dude-- wrote more than a third of the eps in this his last tv series... He passed away in 1975 at 50.. Without fail, it always seems that the creative ones leave too soon-

Radar, radar, there's a musical blip..

"Slow Burn" is my tune of the week. This mildly brooding yet upbeat track with its featured gorgeous chorus falsettos has DB playing his best and most memorable character-- himself.

Escapade with Who & Suki Wa..and other stuff.

*Cue menacing music*

Colds can be a real stubborn biatch. (This is that other stuff part.)



In other news,


last night's bowling was good fun-- I didn't suck(for the most part)...though I did venture into the small corner of my mind halfway through the proceedings and began to bowl well.. I really must find a happy medium between being the typical jester that I am and the Zen buddhist too damn serious 'intimidating' concentrator that I can be...I don't know that there is one, but I'm eager to find it. Irrelevant to the point but still entertaining, Dancing Roger... A very into the moment type dude, he would rock out when he hit some pins.. I mean, we did that too, but he made it look all too easy.

Also,

If you have any intentions of eating well with a limited waiting time, and good pub/grill fare is to be your one stop flavor connection, don't ask for Katherine-- trust me on this. Not only will she be slow with your orders(short-staffed perhaps, but there really were about 3 people in there besides us...I think the cook was just really eager to leave, and Katherine was taking shots of Tequila when we weren't looking..hmmm...just a theory.), but will surely 'forget' your appetizer and still expect a hefty tip. People can be so retarded, son.

That is all for now.. Go, enjoy your life--read a book or throw a chocolate shake at a bird.. You know, something fun like that.

Khannnnnnn!.. Bye.

Ricardo Montalban has passed on. He was 88.


Thanks for the laughs..and your unusually buff old man pecs.(I'm not openly praising them just to be strange, they were prominently featured for some reason in Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan.)

The Downbeat: 1/12/09

Pomplamoose. Cool name. Great band.


Nataly's sound is fairly reminiscient of Dolores O'Riordan(Cranberries)... has a naturally pretty & clear, accented tone...

Jack is of all trades--instrumentally.

They are this week's buzz buzz on the Music Meter.

Go do youtube and check them out-

Balderdash! : Vol.2 -- A Few Gems

With The Stars:


Mary Tyler Moore,


Dick Van Dyke,


Doris Day,


John Denver,


and Rich Little!





Recorded at Case de Burgener's, 1/11/09, in front of a live studio audience.

Producer's Note: Game 2 went a little slower than 1 due to the untimely absence of special guest star, from Tv's Fantasy Island,

Herve Villachaize.




What he was doing that evening remains a mystery even now; although some of the cast has worked up a few possibilities. That's for another time.. We at W.A.Y. Inc strive to produce high quality entertainment, but when little bastard midgets go on "dates" without canceling a prior engagement, well, there isn't much we can do about it...except insult them mercilessly and watch badly written variety shows from the 70's afterwards.. Ahem.. Excuse us. The censors apparently took the night off too. Pity.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have incured...

But for now, we present the top ten moments of Game 2... On we go!


1. "Chris Rutt"

*R.L: Montana man who patented Aunt Jemima pancake mix.
MTM: First Briton to fly solo across the English channel.
JD: A young biologist who studied the mating habits of large, wild ruminents.
DVD: Invented the skateboard in 1977 by attaching wheels to his snowboard.
DD: A British glam-rock star who dared Ozzy Osbourne to bite the head off a bat.

2. "Hips, Hips, Hooray"

JD: A musical celebration of the full-figured woman.

*DVD: A highschool hoola hoop competition has the local girls gunning for the prize of the kiss from the town teen idol.

MTM: Two salesmen are hired to sell flavoured lipstick to a beauty parlour chain.

DD: A movie about a high school cheerleading squad and their seduction of the principal.

RL: Octogenarian Milly Fielding wins the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive hula hooping in 1966.

3. "Boomkin"

MTM: Piece on a small aerial lift used to raise and lower the basket.
DD: The next generation boomerang exclusively sold in Australia.
RL: Russian word for lost nuclear missiles.
*JD: The short beam projecting from the bow of a ship.
DVD: An African vegetable similar in flavor to the turnip.

4. "P.O.O.F.F."

*DVD: Pennslyvania's Official Operators Fellowship Fund
JD: Professional Ooglers of Female Figures
RL: Pacific Ontario Oncology Financial Foundation
DD: Proof Of Otherworldly Force Fields
MTM: Practical Olympic Officials Of Fried Food

5. " In Redwood City, CA, it is against the law to fry..."

RL: Baby raccoons in the winter.
JD: Onions without a permit
*DVD: Gravy.
DD: An egg on the sidewalk simply to see if it will.
MTM: Dog meat in public.

6. "Tegestologist"

*DD: A collector of cardboard beer coasters
RL: Makes puppets out of taxidermist clients.
JD: A scientist who studies the growth of tea-making plants.
DVD: One who studes the layers of Earth between the crust and the core.
MTM: An expert in fault lines appearing in granite.

7. "Phase Four"

DD: The world is overrun by terrorists who have taken over in 3 phases. All that's left is phase 4...total nuclear obliteration.

*DVD: Killer ants get loose and turn on the people trying to get rid of them.

JD: A documentary about the spread of a new card game across the planet.

RL: A nuclear physicist builds a tinkertoy car that runs on the methane emissions of his mutated hamster, Charlie.

MTM: A popular younger brother endeavors to improve older brother's dating life through a series of phases.

8. "Jesse Warren"

*JD: Kansas roofing contractor whose car was made famous when it was stolen by Bonnie & Clyde.

DD: Has eaten a Mcdonald's Big Mac every day since April 1976.

DVD: Robbed 30 Trains in the 1800's.

MTM: Hotel Tycoon from the 1920's. Killed by the mob during a land dispute.

RL: Ate Eego waffles before his lethal injection in 1972.

9. "N.B.T.A."

DD: Northern Board Of Travel in the Atlantic
RL: National Broadcasters Of Tibetan Apes
*JD: Northern Bass & Trout Association
DVD: National Boston Tea Association
MTM: National Baton Twirling Association

10. "Expresso Bongo"

*DD: The semi-interesting story of the rise to fame and fortune of a struggling bongo player and his fast talking agent.

DVD: Two Columbians are dodging customs agents as they try to smuggle a plant made from cross breeding coffee and marijuana into the U.S.

RL: Possessed tango dancing cheerleaders from outer space enslave men with their hypnotic dancing in this lighthearted 80's comedy.

MTM: The express train in Africa gets taken over by racist fanatics.

JD: A beach musical starring Annette Funicello and the Monkees.


...And that's the way the cookie crumbles. Thanks for watching, folks.

But before we go, as always, a token of our gratitude for not flipping channels during commerical breaks...


Bonus Games!

.1: "The Day The Fish Came Out"

*JD: Scifi satire starring Candice Bergen about a plant that crash lands on a Mediterranean Island.

MTM: Johnny "The Fish" Jerroni makes his debut as a wrestler.

DVD: A touching story about a boy who befriends a fish head found on the beach.

JL: Global warming. 50 years have passed. You've just pissed off the wrong piranhas.

DD: A film about the first creatures to evolve from the sea.


.2: "Cracked Nuts"

MTM: 21 year old men spend their time and money on cars and women.

*DD: A country bumpkin wins cash in a contest but almost loses it to a fast talking robot.

JD: The humorous adventures of a six escapees from an asylum.

RL: Bernard Carson, 38, has been institutionalized after shooting Baryshinikov during a performance of The Nutcracker.

DVD: A documentation on the treatment of the mentally ill in the Sunny Side Missouri Asylum.


Thanks again, and be sure to join us next time for another exciting edition of Balderdash!







And, as per usual,

Mary Tyler Moore: C2
Dick Van Dyke: C1
Doris Day: Whoville
John Denver: Dick
Rich Little: Jimmy B.

In other news..

Your favorite Uncle, who personally thinks you're the cat's pajamas(and tends to have your best musical interests at heart...whether that always appears to be the case or not...he tries, dammit...Umm..sorry, keep reading.), has decided to host small listening parties(usually of 2 or more cool people like you..you know who you are, don't you? Hello out there? *taps screen* Oh. Hi there.) on his page for new album discoveries/random tunes that amuse him...

For example, those Watson girls are terrific, I hear.. Oh look, there they are.. Get the point? :)

Be on the lookout...

Thank you and now back to the show~

And that's why I hate all these damn humans.

Had a job set up last night for today with the same guy I did the furniture moving with(He offered, mind you.)... He sees me all morning. Sits down on computer for a few, then leaves the room. I'm getting curious about where he went cause we're due to leave in about five mins...

He left.

The little shitbag ditched me. Well screw him then.

Whatever. I detest inconsiderate people. It's mostly my own fault getting jobs with these bummy jerkoffs. I'm better than this.

I suppose I'm also pissed cause the job was simple-- stand by the store, wave a sign, make 80 bucks. Easy money.

I'm also not much of a morning person--got up at 7 today.

How lame is this.

It's The Best of Balderdash: Vol. I !

Starring:

C & C Music Factory,

Enrico,

Dick,

Whoville,

& Jimmy B.




Recording Date: 12/31/08-1/1/09
Filmed on Location at: Casa de Burgener's in front of a live studio audience..(My, that sounds fancy now.)




Tonight we proudly present the Top Ten Best Moments of Game One.

Please note: In this transcript, the asterisk denotes the game's correct answer.
Also, C&C Music Factory is comprised of C1(male) and C2(female) respectively.

A final note on tonight's episode: Due to circumstance beyond our control, certain answers have been lost into the void...when this happens, an MIA will appear. We apologize, but these things do happen.. It's a tricky world out there, and..well.. Nevermind. We'll do our best in the future to make sure we don't suck. Thank you very much for your understanding on this matter.

Without further ado....

Awayyyy we go!



1. "Sniggle"

E: Snuggling with alot of wiggling included.
C2: To laugh and sneeze at the same time.
JB: To suffocate the laundry detergent bear, Snuggle.
W: What a buffalo does when dust gets up his nose.
C1: The act of giggling and snorting at the same time.
*D: To catch eels by throwing bait into their hiding places.


2. "The Terror of Tiny Town"

*C2: Western movie featuring an entire cast of little people.

JB: Father Tiny, a local dwarf of world renown, is under duress of even smaller villains, The Menacing Midgets.

D: This new approach to Gulliver's Travels follows a toymaker who's toys rebel.

E: When a giant comes to a village of dwarfs, hilarity ensues through their series of misadventures.

C1: A gritty horror film where a teenage couple is locked in a warehouse full of life sized toys who come to life after dark.

W: A village of vertically challenged townspeople must protect their homes when they are attacked by a giant who has delusions of self grandeur.

3. "N.A.B.T."

D: National Association of British Terriers
E: North American Bass Trappers
JB: Nocturnal Animals Band Tour
*C1: National Association of Biology Teachers
W: National Association of Beekeeping Techniques
C2: National Association of Busy Tourists

4. "Mr. Peekaboo"

W: A little girl's life becomes a nightmare when her Mr. Potatohead comes to life and watches her all the time.
*E: Mr. P realizes he can walk through walls and uses his talents to help a girl who is being blackmailed.
C1: A documentary following the life of Arnold Wilson who invented commercial pop-up books.
C2: A down on his luck shoe salesman hits it big when he opens a lingerie shop called "Mr. Peekaboo's".
JB: It's 2am. It's dark. It's cold. He's wearing a trenchcoat.
D: Jonas, the local peeping tom, witnesses a grisly murder and must confess to what he's seen to stop the killer.

5. "Marta Espina"

C1: She ran a safe house for soldiers during the war between Mexico & The U.S. She was later made a saint for her good works.

C2: MIA

*W: 75 year old lady who was accidentally killed by a poodle after it fell off an apt. balcony and landed on her head.

D: Mexico's first female serial killer, she is believed to have killed over 15 men in their sleep.

E: She opened an orphanage that trained children to combat the drug lords in Columbia.

JB: Did the Mexican Hat Shaking Dance for Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace.

6. "Mr. Peter's Pets"

*D: A man gets hold of a strange potion that turns him into all kinds of animals.

W: MIA

E: Peter runs a pet shop and dreams of the day he can become a stage performer when his pets begin to speak to him and teach him in the ways of acting and singing.

C1: A 1950's film where Mr. Peters helps older people discover their inner child by matching them up with the perfect pet.

C2: A story about a hermit whose only friends are a rat and a dog.

JB: Phillip Peter owns a pet shop of demonic pets in this whimsical romantic comedy.


7. "P.U.F.F."

D: People Under Fresh Flowers
*C1: Pennsylvania University's Fellowship of Fortune
C2: People United to Fight Frustrations
W: Passionate Usurpers of Flannel Foundation
JB: Patriarch Union of Forgotten Friars
E: Picking Up Freaky Friends

8. "The Awful Dr. Orlof"

W: A bitter doctor has the reputation of killing his patients on purpose but really it's just because he's suffering from amnesia and doesn't remember how to practice medicine.

D: Decades before Kevorkian, a down and out anesthesiologist turns to assisted suicide to make his mark on the world. Having power over life and death, Orlof soon discovers a hunger for death and begins a 3 state murder spree.

C1: An optometrist is haunted by his mentor, Dr. Orlof, and forced to commit atrocities as the townsfolk seek revenge for his false diagnosis.

E: A story about a doctor who flunked out of med school and opened a clinic with forged credentials.

C2: A true story about a plastic surgery gone horribly wrong.

*JB: Women are kidnapped and taken to the doctor's castle so he can give his disfigured daughter a new face.

9. "Shag"

*C2: Myrtle Beach teen romance starring Daryl Hannah's sister.
W: Set in the South, it's about a bunch of teens in a dance contest.
JB: Compulsive gambler, Louis "The Nose" Eastman, wins the big jackpot and carpets Ohio with shag.
E: Lilith has her life turned upside down when she inherits a carpet factory and must move to Alaska to run it.
D: A docudrama about the carpet worker's union in the 1960's.
C1: A 1970's musical about a man who is trying to sleep with as many women as he can.

10. "Wild Women of Wongo"

E: A tale of cannibalistic women that seduce men into their homes, exact their pleasures from them, then have them for dinner.

C2: The story of 2 hairdressers from the South who come out of the closet.

W: Three generations of women in the Wongo family reflect on past loves and losses at a family wedding.

*C1: Beautiful cave women living with ugly cave men discover an island of beautiful cave men living with ugly cave women.

D: A teen story of four friends living in Wongo, Texas and their quest to get girlfriends.

JB: A heartwarming tale of school teaching Nuns in South Africa in the 1950's.


That's it, that's it! All over. We hope you have enjoyed the 10 best moments of Volume 1...but in case you're hungry for a little bit more, here's a few......


Bonus Games!

#1- In Boston, MA, you are not allowed to take part in...

W: A mass outdoor wedding
C1: The gathering of livestock for the purpose of gambling.
JB: The Annual Afternoon Tea Party Extravaganza
C2: Walking your pet alligator after 3pm.
*E: A frog jumping contest in any nightclub.
D: Pole dances without safety training

#2- "Zambooruck"

*E: A swivel cannon fired from the back of a camel.
C2: Ebonic form of rock and roll.
C1: An African idol worn around the neck of a young warrior believed to provide sexual stamina.
JB: An ivory handled stick for scaring the naughty citizens of East Hanover.
W: A product dating back to 1989, it is similar to a Bedazzler.
D: A grass cutting Zamboni used in field hockey.


Thanks for joining us, see you next time on:

The Best of Balderash!



In Case You Were Wondering...


C1: (Marvin Suggs of Marvin Suggs and the Muppophones)
C2: (Janice, Electric Mayhem)
Enrico: (Pepe the Prawn, 'Muppets Tonight')
Dick: (Dr. Teeth, Electric Mayhem)
Whoville: (Kira, 'The Dark Crystal')
Jimmy B: (Ludo, 'Labyrinth')

Cast Representations Courtesy of The Jim Henson Company

The New Hyde Spin

Just finished miniseries of Jekyll-- 2007 retelling of the R.L. Stevenson 'Classic'...It was...pretty damn brilliant,and that's about the best I can muster.. Aside from the occasionally lackluster British dialogue and the usual crappy portrayal of an American in a Brit series (a token black dude in a seat of power this time no less-- all smiles and badly written lines, no surprise there), the show was ridiculously fun..and the plot twists have an "oooh, I wanna keep watching" factor.

James Nesbitt As Hyde

His Tom Jackman aka Jekyll is completely passable at the very least, but... His Hyde.. Now there's a character .. Complex, Dark humored, Menacing,Childlike Brattiness- Easily the best portrayal of the man to date.

Take it out of the library. Go ahead.

At Least: Six 55 minute episodes of curious nature...twists and turns/flashbacks, etc. A fun time waster.

At Most: Hyde is fascinating to watch, the backstories unfold intriguingly, the British "Gosh, you suck" attitude is apparent in some characters...Syme was definitely one of them.(This is amusing, you'll see.)


Enjoy~

Afterglow

Feeling wayy better.. and to top it off, I found the Warlow version of Jekyll & Hyde-- 2 Cd Set.. Been waiting a long time to get a proper listen to it after singing the praises of a few tracks for months now..


No disappointment there.

..Worst Day Ever...

I feel dead. Headache. Vomiting. Leaking out of the other end.... Been up since 10, and the fun hasn't stopped yet.

Please, make it go away..

Yup.

Happy New Year... I just woke up.

Yeah.. It's been a helluva long time since I was able to sleep in like that.


Thanks and love to the Who and Suki for a kick ass evening. Hope you guys woke up a decent hour yourselves. :)