My Dane Cook Moment

So I am standing around the Best Buy the other day, I would say I was "working" but there really wasn't a whole hell of a lot to do. It finally happened I had a moment that was straight (well kinda) out of Dane's routine.

I saw out of the corner of my eye a guy pushing a TV on his cart at a good speed....I turned my head slightly to the right only to see a younger individual getting ready to run out into the path of the man with the TV.
Part of me wanted to say lookout you're going to get hit by a tv!!!!!!!! But all that came out was ooohhhh!!!!!!!!!!....(hand outstreatched!!!) and sure enough the two met at the perfect spot...

TV cart+ hitting young man=young man FLIPS

The only downside was the fact that the kids shoes stayed on! Fuck Shoes! If they had flown off I think I may have died. That was by far, and without a doubt, THE most entertaining thing I have ever seen at Best Buy.

NASCAR's Worst Nightmare

I know this isn't original..but I have a steaming haterd of NASCAR at this exact moment of my life and decided to express it through the oldest of NASCAR jokes.

Attack of the Ceramic Squirrel

There are two people I would like to introduce you to at this point...The first is my friend Rachel, the second is our "Pet" Tadihito the Squirrel!

I won't say where we "liberated" Tadihito from. Just know that he is now in a loving home. Hopefully we will be able to find a companion for him in the near future!

But...I am thinking that the little guy will get some good travel time this summer. Not
"roaming gnome" miles .. but still travel time. So be on the lookout for more "family" photos.

Another artist you need to know about.

If you are a hardcore glam rock fan you may have run across the band I am about to talk about. But, if you have never gotten into the glam scene from the early 70's...now is a good time to start. The essentials are of course Bowie, Marc Bolan & T.Rex, Slade, Sweet and more....

Many of the major "glam" acts crossed the pond to take over America but, there were a handful of homegrown acts that could have been huge if it hadn't been for the sudden and sweeping impact of acts like David Bowie. The band that I am currently infatuated with is Silverhead.


This is a band that never really took off in the states...but were Worshiped as Glam Gods in Japan! The only problem with getting hooked on this band is there are only two studio albums and one live album to get you by! The first of which is the selftitled "Silverhead" album.

In my opinion the best of the two albums, the second album being "16 and Savaged". The best cuts off the debut album are without a doubt: Johnny, a slow ballad of the death of a troubled youth; Ace Supreme, never before has a motorcycle metaphore been so full of sex; Silverhead Boogie, clocking in at under a minute...still full of fun.

The follow up, "16 and Savaged" while a solid album was an attempt by the band to turn in a radio friendly album, while still keeping their edge. Sadly, the album was too edgy for radio and not edgy enough for the hard core fans. An example of this is found in my favorite track on the album, "More Than Your Mouth Can Hold" With lyrics like, "You said that I was small... how I've grown up, a big boy...now I'm more than your mouth can hold." It is no shock that radio didn't take a shining to the album.

After Silverhead broke up lead singer Michael Des Barres went on to front a band called Detective, and then breifly replaced Robert Palmer as the lead singer for Power Station. He never officially recorded with the group. But, one of his first gigs with Power Station was Live Aid (1985).

Bassist Nigel Harrion would fair a little better as he would go on to play for a little band called Blondie.

Des Barres has since filled his time with acting. Some people dismiss him as an actor but I personally think that he played one of the greatest on screen villians....EVER!! MacGyver's arch nemesis...Murdoc.

I was shocked when I found that out...seems I've been a Des Barres fan for a long long time.

That being said...if you get a chance to pick up a copy of either "Silverhead" or "16 and Savaged" and you are a fan of groups like The New York Dolls, or T.Rex...you may find that you have a fine new addition to your cd/ipod collection.

Contentment!

Love Monkey returned to VH1 last night...I am happy.. that is all. Amiee Mann performed...Paul Shaffer had a guest spot.. and a funny one at that...all is right with the world. Atleast for the next five weeks.



On a side note to Greymatter...if you stop by I will have your copy of the show to you asap.....as I know you have forsaken cable (forsaken....decided it was better to buy food/pay for rent...you decide).

Love Monkey returns tonight! (or actually right now!)

Love Monkey makes its return .... RIGHT NOW!!! to VH1. This is getting out a little late, and I am sorry for that. But, here is the important news...

VH1 tonight is running the first three episodes of Love Monkey back-to-back-to-back. Then starting next week we get the five episodes that were shot but not aired.

So set your DVR, VCR, TiVo device!

As for the hope that VH1 will order new episodes??? Not going to happen (I am sad!) it seems that Tom Cavanaugh has a new pilot in the works.

Bands you need to know about...Part 1

The first artist that I would like to profile here is, in my opinion, poised to explode. The artist I speak of is Rocco DeLuca & the Burden.

I picked up the album after watching, of all people, Keifer Sutherland on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson. This album represents the first release from Sutherland and partner Jude Cole's Ironwoks Music. www.ironworksmusic.com

Usually I like to hear atleast one song off an album before I drop the cash. But, in this case, listening to Sutherland speak about DeLuca with such passion made me think that there may be something to this new artist.

Once the album was released I found myself driving around listening to it non-stop. A quote on the ironworks site says, "Rocco's sound naturally emerged as a soulful combination of blues and rock with honest, vulnerable lyrics backed with an unsurpassed inner strength." This quote is a perfect summation of the album.

Songs like "Gift", "Gravitate", and "Soul" all speak to the listener. Rocco's voice is strong yet gentle at the same time. I say that with no reservation. I usually shy away from male vocalists for one reason or another. But, Rocco has something that makes me keep hitting the play button my my car cd player, home cd player, and ipod!

For an album purchased soley on the TV talk show recomendation of a favoirte actor...I was shocked. From start to finish a soild album with soul and heart.

If you haven't heard Rocco DeLuca and the Burden...take my advice, pick up the album...listen... love...then tell all your friends about the great artis you "found" and see if they don't agree that you are a genuis for the find.

New Favorite Site.

Looking for a new T-Shirt? My new favorite site on the web for rock/fun shirts featuring such killer slogans as the one to the left... "When the Monkey is High...You do not Stare"

The site you are looking for is www.djtees.com

I just ordered my Marc Bolan & T. Rex shirt and I can't wait for it to arive...

You will have to do basic math skills as all prices are listed in pounds...but if that's your only problem..deal with it.

I got your Love Monkey RIGHT HERE (VH1)

VH1 Rocks...

Well, for now Love Monkey has a home. VH1 has announced that starting in April it will run all 8 episodes of the Critically Acclaimed (viewer deprived) former CBS show.

Currently there are no plans to put the show back into production...but..I can dream. The good news is that there are five more shows for me to watch...love...then download to my ipod video!

Teachers, Next on the Cancelled list?

For the most part Teachers, the new NBC sitcom, is getting failing grades. (god I don't believe I actually used that line!) But, I think the pilot showed great promise.

Unlike the last BBC import that NBC butchered (Coupling) I don't have a history with this show. I hear great things about the original..and currently have it on my amazon.co.uk wish list! But, this time I nothing to compare the show against. Which may be a good thing.

I found the pilot to be very, very funny. Both my parents are teachers, and from time to time I do some sub work at my old high school, those facts made some of the sublte moments funnier to me. Not that I know any teachers who play golf in the school, or drink beer in class... atleast none that will admit to it! I still think the show was funny.

People, and by that I am talking about "critics" need to lighten up and have fun with a show. For God sake Joey lasted into a second season!!

According to Sid Smith the "arts critic" for the Chicago Tribune, "New sitcoms routinely suffer from a trickle of so-so laughs, with the occasional real chuckle. This one manages an entire half-hour without a single viable joke." I disagree...maybe it is my lowbrow humor speaking. Or maybe I just don't know what is funny. But, I laughed from start to finish.

The writing is good...not great..but good. I think given a chance the writing will catch up with what makes the show work...the cast. Now I may be partial here..but Justin Bartha and Sara Alexander are hilarious.

When I head that Alexander was going to be on the show...I almost died. If you have never seen this funny, talented, stunningly beautiful woman in action I suggest you head out to your local video retailer and pick up any season of the original BBC sitcom "Coupling"...either that or turn on BBC America and try to find a rerun of that or Green Wing. She has the looks and a great comedic timing!

Bartha has been a favorite of mine since...I don't beleive I am going to admit to seeing this movie...Gigli. There it is out in the open...I saw Gigli. Not in the theater mind you...for free on HBO...kinda like rubber necking an accident...you have to look, even if you don't want to. But, he and Alexander carry the show...given time I think it will turn out to be a good "quirky" sitcom.

As I said...given a chance....it will be a funny show week in and week out. Or not given a chance it will give me one more reason to hate network tv. Thank God FX is turning out great shows....caught the premier of Theif tonight also...but that is a different story.

ipod playlist of the day!

I felt the need to play with the blog today....
late nights at the radio station will have that effect
Is it strange that I choose to listen to my ipod at a time like this
rather than watch the Illini play ball?
That being said I felt the need to share my current "Oldies" mix





Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash (Daylight Again)
The Christian Life - The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
Visions of Johanna - Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan (Greatest Hits)
Piece of My Heart - Big Brother and Holding Co. (Cheap Thrills)
Happiness is a Warm Gun - Beatles (White Album)
Rocky Racoon - Beatles (White Album)
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed (Platinum and Gold Collection)
Satellite of Love - Lou Reed (Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack)
Some Guys Have all the Luck - Robert Palmer (Very Best of)
Louie, Louie- Paul Revere and the Raiders (Legend of Paul Revere)
Kicks - Paul Revere and the Raiders (Legend of Paul Revere)
Indian Reservation - Paul Revere and the Raiders (Legend of Paul Revere)
Some Like it Hot - Power Station (Very Best of Robert Palmer)
Don't Give up on us Baby - David Soul (Have A Nice Day Time Life Series)
She's Not There - The Zombies (Absolutely the Best)
Lola - The Kinks (The Kink Kronikles)
If you could read my mind now - Gordon Lightfoot (Greatest Hits)
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie (Best of Bowie)
Incense & Peppermints - Strawberry Alarmclock (Time Life best of 1967)
Horse with No Name - America (America)
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones (Fourty Licks)
Maggie May - Rod Stewart (Greatest Hits)
Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Have a Nice Day series)
Signs - Five Man Electrical Band (Have a Nice Day Series)
Anarchy in the U.K - Sex Pistols
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
Jesus is just alright with me - Doobie Brothers
Rock Lobster - B52's
Space Oddity - David Bowie (Best of Bowie)
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace (Have a Nice Day Series)
Ticket to Ride - Beatles (Help!)
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Dan Spencer (COOEE)
Tiny Dancer - Elton John (1970-2002)
Toad - Cream (Those were the Days box Set)
Tobacco Road (Remix) - Paul Revere and the Raiders (Legend of Paul Revere)
Two out of three ain't Bad - Meatloag (Bat out of Hell)
Under Pressure - David Bowie (Best of Bowie)
Vicious - Lou Reed (Platinum & Gold Collection)
The Guitar Man - Bread
One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) - Coven
Dude (looks like a lady) - Aerosmith (Big Ones)


OK, so at close to fifty songs....maybe the list ran a bit long...but like I said. I needed somethig to do!

Mission Accomplished.....see a song I left off? Let me know!

CBS Spanks "Monkey"

You ever have one of those days where you sit down and start to watch a tv show that you recorded and say to yourself...."I can't wait for next weeks episode!"? Only to have a little voice in the back of your head go NOT SO FAST!!?

This seems to be the TV season of my discontent! Things started off on a down note when FX Cancelled "Over There" and "Starved" after season one. Now "Starved" was an acquired taste..sorry for the bad pun. But, Over there was nothing short of brilliant. The only good thing was the fact that FX allowed those shows to finish their respective seasons.

Then we move our attention to FOX (Bastard Wasteland of Cancelled Shows) I was really starting to get into "The Inside". Great cast...sort of an x-files meets Silence of the Lambs thing going on. But, just when I was getting excited...Canned. But, Fox hooked me again a few months later with Killer Instinct. Again...fun cast, good writing/acting....canned after six (or seven) episodes.

Now we move on to another show that I was really excited about. The CBS drama "Love Monkey"




No sooner had I lent out my copy of the first three episodes to a friend who is a music junkie....CBS puts the show "on hiatus" meaning DEAD IS DEAD!

Why do the words critically acclaimed not translate into a chance to find its audience? Sure the numbers dropped from like 8.9 million viewers in week one down to 5.4 million in week three....still...over 5 million people were watching the show. Not every show can deliver the numbers that the lowest common denominator on TV "American idol" has. Don't get me wrong Idol has it's place on TV....14 year old girls need something to watch on a week night!

My question is who has a shorter attention span now? The American Public? or the networks themselves? I hate to see good television disappear from the lineup and be replaced with Reality TV...(god I think I threw up in my mouth saying that!) Amazing Race.....Dancing/Skating with the Stars (and can you really use the term Stars???) And now comes word that NBC will have it's own version of "Eurosong" (think American Idol where you have to come up with the song and the music...and perform it) which has been running on European TV for something like 40 years.

While we are on the subject....why is it that I have no problem watching a quality show on the BBC...then the US version comes out and it sucks! Think Coupling, The Office....(say what you want about the office being funny...the British version is ten times better.)

If it wasn't for a hand full of shows on TV now: 24, The Shield, Rescue Me, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, E-Ring. Along with the promise of a few new shows: The Unit, Thief, and one or two others....I think I may have switched over to BBC 4 by now!

All in all I think the canning of Love Monkey hurts the most since I had gotten a small group of friends hooked on it after episode one. But, the axe hasn't fallen for sure....I can only hope that CBS takes a good long look at their decision and if worst comes to worst just airs the final five episodes they ordered or, being the money hungry Whores they are, throws them out on DVD.

We shall see. For now all I can do is Bitch and moan and groan....and believe me I have...and will keep on Bitching!

The Real Superbowl winner!!!

Watching the Superbowl last night I couldn't help but think....Why am I wasting my time watching a game between two teams I don't care about? Is it the love of the game? Did I have money, or pride, riding on the outcome (yes and no)?? The more I thought about it the more I realized that during a game like this there is one bright spot...the winners and losers of superbowl commercials.

Here is my short list:

Worst Spots:

5. Monster.com (the monkey ads)...I was starting to think that they were just running the same spots as last year!
4. Pizza Hut...Jessica Simpson....Jessica Jessica Jessica...was the break up so bad that you actually thought this spot was going to be funny? Did you need work so bad that you jumped at the first offer after Nick packed his bags? On the bright side I hated it just slightly less than the winner that clocks in at number one!
3. Bud Light (hey all twelve spots can't be jems)... The rotating wall spot. Kinda made me wish for the wassup guys!
2. Any local spot that got shoved in at halftime...talk about your commercial let downs
and the Winner for WORST SUPERBOWL SPOT>>>>>
1. Burger King. Talk about starting the show off with a stinker...Now I am sure that those dancers trained real hard..but come on WTF!!!!!

Winners
5. Fed Ex... Loved the Caveman spot..Still not as good as the test pattern ad of a few years ago. But, I laughed real hard.
4. Alieve....Leonard Nemoy spot....got to love a guy who doesn't take himself too seriously. Trekkies around the world breath a little easier knowing that the Vulcan hand sign is still going strong. Nothing is as gruesome as a Star Trek Convention riot!
3. Sprint...the first spot where the guy hits his friend in the face with the phone, twice. Nothing is more fun to watch during a superbowl ad then senseless cell phone violence.
2. Budweiser....Return of the football playing horses..with a twist....STREAKER! best line, "oh, I didn't need to see that."

And my Pick for Favorite:
Three little letter RDA



MasterCard Gets my nod for the best spot. This spot saved a fourth quarter of worthless spots. Loved the fact that Richard Dean Anderson was able to bring back the ever loved ever bashed character of MacGyver. If you missed the spot here is the link to watch it online.

http://www.priceless.com/film/worldpremiere.html

Honorable/Dishonorable mention: I was disappointed in the Emerald Nuts spot...and most of the car commercials. Heff and the Playboy bunnies along with Shaq and Tony Hawk for Desperate Housewives???? I must say that I did enjoy vast majority of the Bud spots, and the Fidelity spot in the hospital was pretty funny too. All in all it was a down year for the spots...kinda makes me hope for a second season of "Terry Tate Office Linebacker" during next years big game.

I NEED HELP....24 season 5

If you should stumble accross this and feel the need to help a poor soul...now is your chance. My god forsaken DVR didn't tape tonights episode of 24. I am looking for a site that has as good torrent of the episode...or any way to download the episode. Help me obi-wan Kenobi...your my only hope!!

Vic and Jack are Back...and I'm in love!

Well, the days I have waited for have come and gone...the two best shows on TV are back and in full swing. 24 and The Shield have both started and I really don't know how I found a way to live without them!

Jack and Vic...two of the best characters on the Tube are now on back-to-back nights. (Monday/Tuesday respectively) I would like to think that I actually "followed" a show during the down time between seasons....and oh what a down time it has been. But, really all other shows were just place holders for these two.

There is an upside and a downside!!! Upside they are back and 24 is new every week until the season is over....Downside...there are only 11 episodes of The Shield for this season. I blame the BBC for the short season idea. Over there a long season is maybe 14 episodes. But then again, season one of the comedy Coupling was only seven episodes (it ran for four seasons and I don't think it even hit the 22 episode mark). But, as long as we get a quality 11 episodes I can deal with the shortness of the season. Hell, atleast I don't have to wait for two years between seasons like you poor bastards who watch the Sopranos!

As for 24...Finally a show that delivers on it's "Don't miss the first 10 minutes" promo tag. Most times that is just a ploy to pull in new viewers. But, in this case and I am guessing that everyone has seen the first four hours....first 10 minutes included!!



Killing Palmer, Michelle,and possibly Tony....all in the first ten minutes was a shock. Then having Jack kill the assassin before the first portion is over....this all sets the tone for what I can only assume is going to be one of the best non-stop seasons yet.

So far I like the addition of Sean Astin to the cast...can't feel him out quite yet. But, I loved him when he was on the second season of Jeremiah (another of my favorites....Cancelled by showtime...BASTARDS!). Now the only downside to 24 is the fact that after two nights and four hours I have to be a good little soldier and wait a week for my one hour.

It got me thinking....and that's a dangerous thing!

I have found that one of the single greatest forms of entertainment is covering local political meetings. No, really! I have recently gotten out of the studio at the radio station I work for and into the field...of journalism. Not that I have stopped with the on air role...actually haven't changed that at all...but I digress.

Covering local meetings makes me realize one thing. I have no ambition at this point in life to get involved with the democratic process. Take that as you will. But, I really have no interest in making any kind of a decision on the day to day running of anything! Frankly, I think the world is a little safer for it!

I mean really, I have a hard time deciding what movie to watch, what to eat for dinner, what "clean" shirt to wear! Do you really want me deciding how your tax money is spent?

I bring this up only because I have found myself covering no less than three county/city/school board meetings over the last four days. Which got me thinking.... Danger!!! Danger!!!!

I seem to remember that, as a child, my uncle had an astrologer "read me". Seems that kind lady saw a future in politics for me. Now I never took that much stock in such things...but, I was reading over the ten page "reading" she seems to have hit a few nails right on the head.

Now to the politics....I say that I have no interest, at this point, in getting involved in politics. Says the man with no political affiliation...who receives the Republican newsletter to get his weekly laugh!! But, I think that there may be a future there for me. Right now I think the main thing holding me back is the time commitment....and a total lack of interest. Caring should factor highly.

But, who knows, maybe in time I will get my head out of my proverbial ass and decide to do something meaningful with my life....if that day comes....look out local politics, I have all five season of the West Wing on DVD, along with the DVD of My Fellow Americans and a biography on John F. Kennedy..........what could go wrong?

Holiday Music..that doesn't make me want to kill myself!

So...with the holiday season upon us I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one who is already totally sick of "holiday" music. Seeing as I work full time at a radio station...I may be a little more sick than the next guy. (Since I really can't change the channel)

To get me through this time of year I have a select number of holiday songs that I like to listen to over and over...here is a list of these songs:

Tori Amos--Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
Bing Crosby/David Bowie--Drummerboy/Peace on Earth, the good version...the one with all the television banter left in!!!! (thanks to greymatter, at thechampaignofblogs for this one)
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds--The Christmas Song
The Kinks--Father Christmas (if you haven't heard this one...do so!!)
6pence none the richer--your a mean one, mr. grinch
Garth Brooks--The Gift
Garth Brooks--Go Tell it on the Mountain
any version of Baby, it's cold outside....Dean Martin, Hary Conick Jr., the version on the Elf soundtrack with Leon Redbone and the actress from the film...
The Normals--Oh Come, Oh Come....
Cheech and Chong--Santa and his old lady (not a song persay...but well worth a listen!)
Bob and Doug Makenzie--12 days of Christmas
Transiberian Orchestra--Christmas eve, sarajevo
Any and all Beatles X-mas songs...Feliz Navidad and Christmas Time is here again...
McCartney--Wonderful Christmas
Lennon/Ono--Happy Christmas (war is over)
Elton John--Step into Christmas
Jon Bon Jovi--Blue Christmas
Smashing Pumpkins--Christmastime

Those are just the tip of the iceberg....I am always looking for good contemporary Xmas songs.. Something to break up the rudolph's and frosty's of the world...Would love some input!

Random Music of the Day

Ever just sit down and start to listen to a cd you made maybe four or fives years ago? Or perhaps a mix tape? Do you just wonder what was going through your head when you made that cd/tape. I had such an experience today...

CD/Mix Tape:

The Heights--How do you talk to an Angel
Siagon Kicks--Love is on the Way
Boys II Men--Water Runs Dry
Garth Brook--The Dance
INXS--Devil Inside
Eagles--New Kid in Town
Tori Amos--China
Foo Fighters--Walking After You
Bush--Everything Zen
Ozzy--Crazy Train
Pink Floyd--Comfortably Numb
Rolling Stones--Sympathy for the Devil
Collective Soul--December
The Who--Behind Blue Eyes
Billy Idol--Cradle of Love
Live--Shit Town
Live--Lightning Crashes

To say that this tape was all over the place is an understatement. If I remember right I made this tape so I would have something to keep me awake when I worked third shift at a Bigfoot Amoco during college.

Office Space -vs- Waiting

-VS-







A Battle for the ages!!!

From time to time a movie comes along that makes you sit down and take a long hard look at your life. Neither "Waiting" or "Office Space" is such a movie. But, they do both deserve a place in your movie library.

I know many a friend of mine who will say that there is no movie that can touch Office Space. I personally have converted to the "Waiting" school of thought. Let's loook at the two movies...

Round One: OFFICE SPACE

Here we have a movie that begs the question:
"What would you do if you had a million dollars?
Lawrence: I'll tell you what I'd do, man, two chicks at the same time, man."

Office Space is the heart warming story of a man who learns to deal with his loathing of work by....starting to not care! Through the help of hypnotics, our hero, Peter Gibbons is transformed into a slacker king. Peter becomes the man I always wished I could be. Now if you haven't seen the movie you may think, "well, how does this turn out for our hero?" Strange as it may seem, pretty damn good. His blase additude is mistaken for not being pressed to his potential. While his friends, Samir and Michael Bolton, (not that "no talent Ass clown") who actually like and do work, get fired.

Without spending too much time analyzing the movie ... which was what this started out as...here is my main thoughts. All of my friends who love the movie, with almost religious ferver, have worked in some sort of office setting.

Which leads me to movie two....

WAITING

While this movie is a few months off of a DVD release and I only saw it once...hell...long story short I have never run into a movie where personal experience played so heavily into my enjoyment.

During my college years at Illinois State University I had the good fortune to wait tables at the Red Lobster in Bloomington. To say that the movie reminded me of those days would be an understatement. To me the funniest part was the portrayal of the different types of customers that come in day after day. Many a time I would wish that I had the stones to hand a customer back their $2.00 tip. But, alas, I had a strange attachment to my job. Since it was, after all, my only source of income. I really didn't feel like hitting the job market again.

Customer portrayal, combined with the element of good old fashioned sexual harrassment...made me miss waiting tables. Then I remember how much it sucked for 80% of the time. Come to think of it...most jobs suck at about an equal rate. Anyway...

Ever start something with high hopes and then just let it fizzle? I hate to admit it but it seems that while I relate to the movie "Waiting" on a whole level...I am have a true Peter moment!

As for what I would do with a million dollars....I subscribe to the Peter Gibbons school of thought.

"I'd relax, I would sit on my ass all day, I would do nothing."

Now, I have actually lived that sweet dream...but it's late and that is a story for another day....(strangly it's a story that has a cameo by Lou Diamond Phillips!)

Dane Cook to Host Saturday Night Live!!!!

The funniest comic working is getting a shot at hosting, what was the funniest show on television, Saturday Night Live! The date is set for Dec. 3rd...so get your tivo, dvr, vcr, or what ever handy cam you used to pirate a copy of the new Harry Potter move, ready for that night.

Finally we may get a chance to see some funny skits, witty humor with a possible SU-Fi on the side!!!!!!

I can't actually explain in words how excited I am to see Dane on SNL. If you have not seen Dane work...find a chance or make sure to watch SNL. If you really want to get the full Dane effect head out and pick up either one of his albums. You really can't go wrong.

Which leads me to another topic.... The movie "Waiting"

Tomorrw I will take some time to ponder the age old (well atleast a few month old) question! Which movie is funnier????


-VS-

Office Space or Waiting ???

Let the battle begin, and in the imortal words of Dane Cook...."Fuck Shoes!"