I’m Watching… Current event and video essays

12Dec/090

A Landmark 1st Amendment Case for a Youtube Video

"Cooking by the Book (ft. Lil John)" was DMCA'd (Digital Millenium Copyright Act, a tool used to remove copyright infringing material from websites) by Lazy Town Ent. Group over 300 times before it was adjudicated in court and found to be a valid example of parody and thus protected under the 1st Amendment "Rights" of our country.

Bing bang Bing bang Bing Bing Bing bing bang

9Dec/090

Im Listening… Summer Jamz ‘010

Summer jam in effect: Cartman Lady Gaga Christopher Walken
Temperature: Too hot to handle

30Nov/090

These 3 Days… Jackson Browne “These Days” Covers

Here are 3 covers of Jackson Brown's classic song, "These Days"

The first is by Nico, who reached a Jeff-Buckley "Hallelujah" level of popularity with her cover. Here is a clip from Wes Anderson's film, The Royal Tenenbaums, where it was used to make the delightfully slow churned scene here.



The next is a live recording by the pretty alive for a non alive artist, Elliott Smith.

And my favorite version, a country style cover by James Dupre:

Addenda:
Using a slow-churning process to make ice cream keeps the ice crystals smaller and will improve the ice cream's mouthfeel considerably.

Updated: 5/12/09

12May/090

Cold Dust Girl- Hey Champ Lyrics

Uptown overflow, light it her up and let her go-

(or oh don't over flow, light her up, and let it go)

If you're so clever and cool, whoever can turn you on?

But I'm so clever it takes no effort to burn you on...

You're just a Cold Dust Girl...

Cold Dust Girl
sweet song, nice video

27Jan/090

MacGruff the Crime dog is my favorite commercial

everyone should remember this guy, MacGruff the Crime Pup.

This is really bad:

("1-hit-wonder-where-she-went" Regina)
You know its okay to say "no,"
I'm telling you it's true
learning when to say no
its what you need to do
learning how to say no
(Magruff) Ruff
(Reg.)
can make a winner of you.. cause
because users are losers
and losers are users
(Magruff) Ruff!
(Reg.)
don't use drugs, dont use drugs
winners dont use and winners don't win
and dont use drugs (x2)
if you know a user even part of the time
tell them to quit, take a bite out of crime
users are losers, users are losers
don't use drugs
(MacGruff)
And help me take a bite outta Crime

27Jan/090

Carlton from Fresh Prince of the Bel Aire is the best dancer ever

the salad days of carlton banks.



Fresh prince heyday


For added measure: if you like it, you should put a ring on it.



pretty neat also

4Aug/080

1969 interview with John Lennon by 14 year old

29Jul/080

The BloodHound Gang.

The Bloodhound Gang- The Ballad of Chasey Lane

Extra: Funny interview with 18 year old pornstar Sasha Grey