Everything about this just makes me feel icky.

But you gotta love the part where she says, “I think about giving it to my kids, saying, ‘Guys…imagine…imagine there’s no heaven!’”

Good lord lady…you’re one mean bitch!

Watch all the way to the end for another juicy nugget.

YouTube – JOHN LENNON JEWELRY.

I stumbled upon this brilliant flowchart, which diagrams the lyrics of the first verse of  “Making Love out of Nothing at All” by Air Supply.  It’s not 100% accurate…but quite clever nonetheless.

Here’s link to the original author on Flickr:  9 0 0 0’s Photo Stream.  He’s got some other great stuff there too.

Gotta love the Fame logo too!

I’m pretty sure this just became my favorite video ever.

YouTube – OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – RGM version.

Enjoy…

YouTube – Bohemian Polka – Weird Al Yankovic.

Because he’s in love.

YouTube – Captain Kirk is climbing a mountain, why is he climbing a mountain?.

Meet Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg,  the German prince who is skiing for Mexico in the 2010 Olympics.  I don’t really care about the Olympics, but when I see a name like Hubertus von Hohenlohe, I can’t help but take notice.  I’d tell you more, but Time magazine has beaten me to the punch.  Although, I’m considering him for honorary inclusion into the Foppish Dandy Database, purely based on his name alone.

Apparently he’s also a photographer AND a pop singer who performs under the names Andy Himalaya and Royal Disaster.

Here’s one of his videos, a song called “I Want Pop”:

This video for “Undiscovered Streets” highlights some of the 51 year-old’s accomplishments:

And if you just haven’t gotten enough of Hubertus yet…here’s the TIME MAGAZINE feature:  Who is Hubertus von Hohenlohe, and Why Is He Skiing for Mexico? – TIME.

Jaws didn’t make me afraid of going in the ocean, but it made me deathly afraid of playing the clarinet:

YouTube – Jaws (1975) – Deleted Scene.

I received the following email from Steve Goldman, who as many of us geeks know, was CEO and founder of DPT in Maitland, helped create several computer interface standards for ANSI including SCSI, and is a huge patron of music and arts in and around Central Florida:

Friends:

We NEED your help to get the word out to all young musicians in the central Florida area who could benefit from the FREE Young Composers Workshop being held at the UCF Center for Emerging Media on Saturday, March 13th. This is a unique once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for young musicians between the ages of 13 to 18 interested in learning how to write music for orchestral instruments.

This year, the Young Composers Challenge is now open to young musicians nation-wide.  Workshop seating is limited and available on a first-come-first-serve basis. We want to give our Central Florida young musicians an opportunity to register first, so please forward this email to everyone you know who may have a connection to a young musician between the ages of 13 and 18.

For more info, see this video or visit the YCC website:

Young Composers Challenge

My funny Valentine / Sweet comic Valentine / You make me smile with my heart.
Your looks are laughable / Unphotographable / Yet you’re my favorite work of art.
Is your figure less than Greek? / Is your mouth a little weak? / When you open it to speak / Are you smart?
But don’t change a hair for me / Not if you care for me / Stay little Valentine stay / Each day is Valentine’s day.

Vocals by Michelle Pfeiffer, Piano by Dave Grusin from the soundtrack of the film “The Fabulous Baker Boys”

Michelle Pfeiffer – My Funny Valentine Fabulous Baker Boys

Last Friday at Howl at the Moon in Kansas City, someone requested a song I had never heard of called “Pants on the Ground”.    One of the other players called out the name of the song and half the room went nuts.

Well, apparently it all stems from this clip from American Idol with General Larry Platt singing his song “Pants on the Ground”  (see it while it’s still available)…

YouTube – Pants on the ground.

Another player learned it and performed it the following night (along with some choreography…I was backing him up on drums) and it went over HUGE.  Certainly one of the bigger songs of the night.

Well,  yesterday we got word from Howl at the Moon Corporate that we’re not allowed to perform the song “Pants on the Ground” anymore.  I would have to assume that it would be off limits if someone requests the Jimmy Fallon AS Neil Young’s PARODY of “Pants on the Ground” as well:

It’s censorship, yes.   And despite the fact that  I firmly believe that an individual has the right to play or perform the songs they choose,  I also firmly believe that right also extends to a company.   If they don’t want a song performed it in their club, for whatever reason, that is their decision.  There are thousands of other songs we CAN play.  Let’s not split hairs over this one song…yesterday was, after all, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

But it’s a slippery slope.   What if Google started removing this song from search listings?   What if a law was passed banning public performance this song?   What kind of precedent does this set?

For me, it says one thing…keep my pants off the ground.  Word.