Monthly Archives: July 2006
The horror. The horror. 
Colin Ferrell can’t act. Reflections on The Muppet Show: Season One
I recently purchased The Muppet Show, Season One on DVD. This TV program holds a special place in my psyche, as I’m sure it does in the minds of many people. (The DVD cover proclaims The Muppet Show to be the most popular television show ever. I’m not sure how you verify something like that, but at the height of its popularity, The Muppet Show was seen by an estimated 250 million viewers in 102 countries.) I distinctly remember making sure not to take too long with my evening bath on whatever weeknight it came onâ€â€Âwhich also happened to be bath nightâ€â€Âso that I would be allowed to stay up and watch the weekly 7:30 p.m. episode. I was six. For me, The Muppet Show is the definitive Muppet experience; I’m a bit too old to have seen Fraggle Rock, I don’t recall ever seeing a single episode of Muppets Tonight and I’m proud to say I missed Muppet Babies as well.
Band Spotlight: CSS
This week’s Band Spotlight features CSS, a Brazillian dance band on the Sub Pop label. Read on to learn more about them, in their own words.
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Name These Falsetto Tunes
I’ve spliced together clips of songs to see how many you can all identify. This batch of songs are all tunes that use falsetto vocals. (At least, I think they are—some of these vocalists might just have a high range? Don’t hate me if a couple aren’t actually falsetto.)
I’ll give you a day or two to make your guesses, then I’ll post the answers. There are clips from 15 songs this time around.
Song clips are in the radio.blog: “Name These Falsetto Tunes”
NOTE: You might want to listen and make your guesses before reading the comments, or other people’s guesses might spoil your fun.
UPDATE: I’ll paste the answers in down below. If you haven’t had a chance to make your guesses, don’t click on the “more” link until you have!
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Cinemasochist poll: Pirate Movies
Now is the time to foist on me your wretched cinematic refuse.
UPDATE: Voting’s over! Looks like I’ll be watching The Pirate Movie. Thanks for nothing, you jerks!
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Isn’t it about time we stop saying, “double-u, double-u, double-u” before we say a web address? I mean really.
Next Cinemasochist Theme
The next movie theme is….. pirates.
UPDATE: I’d be willing to expand this category to seafaring in general, just because I want to include Waterworld in the mix.
What movie should I be forced to watch? Remember, it has to be on netflix.
Cinemasochist Review: Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
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Baseball Fashion Sucks Now
As a child growing up in the 80′s I loved both football (Seahawks) and baseball (New York Mets, because my neighbor liked them, because they won the Series in ’86). I consider that decade to be when football and baseball uniforms had it right, unlike today where they all look virtually the same. Sports are entertainment and part of that entertainment is the costume. Stir-ups should be part of the baseball costume (not anymore). Real color (something other than dark blue) and juxtaposition of color should be part of the costume (not anymore). New uniforms just don’t have the soul that the old ones did.
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