Check out the website for the comedy show I'm co-producing at BAM, Saturday, October 10th: www.comedynightatbamcafe.tumblr.com
It's free, it's fun and it's time to laugh!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Welcome to Ferret Town
This was shot on Saturday in Glacier National Park, Montana, on the Hidden Lake hiking trail (which runs along the eastern edge of the Continental Divide). As my sisters and I were scouting a place to stop for lunch, I noticed a flurry of activity just off the path. Closer examination was fruitful and I captured what my extremely-reliable-and-brainy-biologist-older-sister said was a rare moment: a flurry of gutsy juvenile arctic ferrets darting about their burrow system, excitedly waiting for their mom to come home and feed them a vole.
No editing done on video, just a little Beethoven "Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 55" remix.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good
I was raised in a household that was very technologically advanced for the 80s: we had a BETA machine and an Atari (cable wouldn't show up until 1993). My two sisters and I were not allowed to touch either high-tech device without the immediate physical presence of my dad, and even then, it was always a smarter move to steer clear of poking tiny fingers and pressing buttons in/on said devices, unless we wanted a stern talking to. And by talking to, I mean yelling at.
Mom and Dad neatly filled the bottom drawer of the TV stand with the BETA's smallish tapes which were filled with episodes of Dr. Who, Inspector Clueso, Twilight Zone, and Dad's military shows. There was one tape, however, that didn't contain boring/adultish/stupefying shows and was set aside as the "Kid's Tape." We were allowed to watch it as much as we liked. And we did. Constantly. Thanks to its precious cargo: the network airings of 3 popular music videos.
24 years in the making, here is a countdown of my favorite videos on the "Kid's Tape":
3. Van Halen's "Jump"
For whatever reason, this video didn't make me want to listen to more hair bands, instead it launched my love of spandex and desire to wear zebra jackets. Go fig.
2. Ray Parker, Jr.'s "Ghostbusters"
Neon furniture + Ray Parker, Jr. apparating inappropriately + a hot blonde with teased hair + celebrity lip-syncing. Pretty sure that's the Dogma 95 of 80s music videos. Confession: even tonight as I watch this video I am stumped as to who some of the celebs are and why they were chosen to appear in the video. Where they Second City alums? Former co-stars of Bill Murray? Stars of then-popular TV shows that appeared on the network that aired the video? The answer might as hard to answer as that grey jumpsuit was to put on.
1. Huey Lewis & The News' "I Want A New Drug"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3thtzaEyZg
This song was suck in my head all day long today, but for whatever reason EMI has requested that YouTube disable the embedding device. Yeah, I can see that. Huey Lewis is suffering from way too much over exposure these days...achem.
Mom and Dad neatly filled the bottom drawer of the TV stand with the BETA's smallish tapes which were filled with episodes of Dr. Who, Inspector Clueso, Twilight Zone, and Dad's military shows. There was one tape, however, that didn't contain boring/adultish/stupefying shows and was set aside as the "Kid's Tape." We were allowed to watch it as much as we liked. And we did. Constantly. Thanks to its precious cargo: the network airings of 3 popular music videos.
24 years in the making, here is a countdown of my favorite videos on the "Kid's Tape":
3. Van Halen's "Jump"
For whatever reason, this video didn't make me want to listen to more hair bands, instead it launched my love of spandex and desire to wear zebra jackets. Go fig.
2. Ray Parker, Jr.'s "Ghostbusters"
Neon furniture + Ray Parker, Jr. apparating inappropriately + a hot blonde with teased hair + celebrity lip-syncing. Pretty sure that's the Dogma 95 of 80s music videos. Confession: even tonight as I watch this video I am stumped as to who some of the celebs are and why they were chosen to appear in the video. Where they Second City alums? Former co-stars of Bill Murray? Stars of then-popular TV shows that appeared on the network that aired the video? The answer might as hard to answer as that grey jumpsuit was to put on.
1. Huey Lewis & The News' "I Want A New Drug"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3thtzaEyZg
This song was suck in my head all day long today, but for whatever reason EMI has requested that YouTube disable the embedding device. Yeah, I can see that. Huey Lewis is suffering from way too much over exposure these days...achem.
http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.Nsf/lnames-nf/Lewis+Huey
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
A Dollar Goes Far
On an early morning stroll along the eastern beaches of Jekyll Island, Georgia, this past April, I found a very alive Sand Dollar. Here is his triumphant return to the sea.
Junior: Cat of Wonders
The Anderson family cat, under the good care of sister Trina, recently moved from Miami to Manhattan. In my first "hello, how do you do" with Junior, he showed me one his favorite past times: brushing his face. I think Junior and I will get along very nicely.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
C'Mere. Get Lost.
Let smoking Mafiosos be.
This video is dedicated to my 7 year-old nephew, Joe, founder of the hilarious game, "C'Mere, Get Lost," which is based on this story. Go ahead, ask him how to play.
This video is dedicated to my 7 year-old nephew, Joe, founder of the hilarious game, "C'Mere, Get Lost," which is based on this story. Go ahead, ask him how to play.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Does the first layer of coating dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Proof of Langston Hughes' lesser known side-career as a plastic coating maker...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
He's Here. He's Gay. Get Used To It!
Here's an early homage to NYC's Pride Week: the brilliant John Roberts.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
New & Cold
Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
I walked home from work in a terrible snowstorm.
The heavy snowfall outlined old sights in new ways.
Here are some images I captured, between the train and my house.
I walked home from work in a terrible snowstorm.
The heavy snowfall outlined old sights in new ways.
Here are some images I captured, between the train and my house.
Clogged Drain
This stupid joke based on a true story*.
A plummer arrived at the apartment of a beautiful young woman.
"Oh thank goodness you're here!" the woman said to the plummer. "The drain has a terrible clog."
After unpacking his gear and assessing the situation, the plummer declared, "You have the cleanest under-the-bathroom-sink I've ever seen."
The woman exclaimed, "I'll thank you to stop looking under my skirt and kindly return to the bathroom!"
*The plummer really did tell me that today. That's where the truth ends. And the terrible joke-telling begins!
"Oh thank goodness you're here!" the woman said to the plummer. "The drain has a terrible clog."
After unpacking his gear and assessing the situation, the plummer declared, "You have the cleanest under-the-bathroom-sink I've ever seen."
The woman exclaimed, "I'll thank you to stop looking under my skirt and kindly return to the bathroom!"
*The plummer really did tell me that today. That's where the truth ends. And the terrible joke-telling begins!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Moon Garden, Moon Garden
I never would've thought that my strong urge to replant my pot of herbs yesterday was in perfect synch with ancient tradition of planting during a specific moon phase. However, upon further research (which started as the simple internet search "how to replant parsley without killing it"), I realized that my intuition to re-pot must've been motivated by gardeners of long-ago!
From MoonGrow.Com:
Gardening by using the signs in the heavens is an ancient tradition passed down the dim corridors of time from one generation of gardeners to another. It is not a mystical process but a means of timing the planting, growing, maintenance and harvesting of growing things to produce superior harvests. I and many other home gardeners have found moon phase and zodiac sign growing to be an effective means of increasing crop yields as well as a way to join with nature in a cooperative effort to grow plants in a more natural way.
LAST NIGHT'S CONDITIONS:
1) Waxing Moon
2) Zodiac Sign: Taurus
3) Taurus: Earth sign
4) Earth Signs: Sign of Fertility!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Tapping in my nocturnal green thumb made me wonder if planting-by-moon-cycle is covered in my favorite gardening book, 10,000 Garden Questions Answered by 15 Experts. While I fear this practice is too new-agey for this 1944 publication, I did find some handy illustrations for the at-home gardener (like don't forget your pipe when planting strawberries and learning the TRUTH about herb gardens.
From MoonGrow.Com:
Gardening by using the signs in the heavens is an ancient tradition passed down the dim corridors of time from one generation of gardeners to another. It is not a mystical process but a means of timing the planting, growing, maintenance and harvesting of growing things to produce superior harvests. I and many other home gardeners have found moon phase and zodiac sign growing to be an effective means of increasing crop yields as well as a way to join with nature in a cooperative effort to grow plants in a more natural way.
LAST NIGHT'S CONDITIONS:
1) Waxing Moon
2) Zodiac Sign: Taurus
3) Taurus: Earth sign
4) Earth Signs: Sign of Fertility!
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Tapping in my nocturnal green thumb made me wonder if planting-by-moon-cycle is covered in my favorite gardening book, 10,000 Garden Questions Answered by 15 Experts. While I fear this practice is too new-agey for this 1944 publication, I did find some handy illustrations for the at-home gardener (like don't forget your pipe when planting strawberries and learning the TRUTH about herb gardens.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Root Root Root
Mets lost 8-1 in a stinker against the Nationals, but the new stadium (built in the likeness of Ebbetts Field) is gorgeous and the weather held! Oddly, we couldn't find a single pennant, jersey, or plaque commemorating the Mets of yesteryear. It's like they've built this stadium (which a tiny portion of my tax dollars fueled, so I feel justified having an opinion on this) to make new memories, not celebrate the old ones. More like Debits Field*. Zing!
*I stole that from someone. I'm not sure it was worth it.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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