A fresh coat of lead paint.

Because if there were ever a lead to follow, it’s Blackwater’s. They could at least come up with a name less evocative of hardcore porn. This is just a huge spindle of cable fail.

Comcast rebranding itself as ‘Xfinity’.

I really hope Conan has this film in his queue: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116835/

If this latest story is any indication, he’s way ahead of me: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/just_call_him_conan_flyin_ThND8Mdv5MI5Pv8udof1LJ

Conan, don’t let them do to you what they did to Dave. Remember what Johnny said to him. “If it were me…and I were treated like this, I would walk.”

Walk on, brother.

RIP Ken Ober 1957-2009

The man who introduced us to the likes of Colin Quinn, Adam Sandler, Denis Leary and of course, Kari Wührer.

Did anyone else watch Remote Control as much as I did in junior high?

Cause of death still unknown.

[CNN]

Chimpanzee that…my monkey baby news

It seems that the movies aren’t the only media taking their cues from the man-whose-head-is-shaped-like-a-f#%king-orange. A new TV show has to be seen to be believed. According to the website:

“With her pink bedroom, a designer wardrobe, the latest toys, games and makeup, Jessica Marie is like any spoiled little girl… Except that she’s a monkey. Just what makes a couple take on a 40-year commitment to an eternal toddler? How strong is the parent/monkey bond? And can a monkey really become a child substitute? It’s an extraordinary look into the real lives of people parenting monkeys in America.”

tlc.com

Really.

http://www.tv.com/my-monkey-baby/show/77343/summary.html

Radio on the TV

I don’t know if any of you watch Life on NBC (you know, the one with Capt. Winters). it’s definitely one of my new favorite shows.

One reason is the music. The people picking the songs that backdrop each episode have got some serious game. Every installment has great stuff and it usually works perfectly with the story line.

So it was no surprise to me when last night’s show (in which the plot revolved around music) featured the following selections:

Click for the clips…

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

Sorry about the external links. Hulu doesn’t let me embed specific clips. Anyway…damn good show. Check it out.