Caption This 7-30-07

Could this be LOLTays? I guess we'll find out.

If You Haven't Heard Of It Yet...

Don't worry. You will. Meet Tay Zonday and his song "Choclolate Rain". He is the newest internet meme. Just look here. Thanks to DJ Hojo for the heads up on this new phenom.

Custom Zombie Music!

I just had to show this off, it's just too cool. The soundtrack to this video is by Rob G. of Schnauzer Studios. You may heard his stuff at the top of (he did the theme). Well, Rob was kind enough to supply me with this custom zombie tune called "March of The Zombies". I love it! Have a listen -- I'll probably be playing this on the show as well. Thanks Rob!http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

Jawbone #167: Watch Me Watch Spiderman (REPOST)

Tonight's show features voicemails and follow up galore! Lots of chat about relationships and the dynamics between women and men...trust me, it's more interesting than I'm making it sound. Check it out and thanks for listening!

NOTE: This a repost of show 167 since I made the mistake of linking the wrong file when posting. Sorry if you got this show twice!

RUNNING TIME: 54:49

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Thoughts On The Simpsons Movie

I saw the Simpsons movie this afternoon with DJ Hojo and I really, really liked it. I thought the writers did a good job of overcoming the huge expectations of the film and told a really solid, really enjoyable story. At its worst, the film felt like a mediocre episode of the show. But at it's best, it delivered incredibly heartfelt performances from the voice actors (which is amazing to me considering the amount of material and situations these characters have gone through for the past 18 years) and some good-old fashioned laugh out loud Simpson-esque humor. Be on the lookout for some nods to some ancient episodes - there are many. Also, we may lose a Simpson character along the way...that's all I'll say.

One thing I would have liked to have seen more of is the breaking of fourth wall -- having the characters talk to the audience a bit more and acknowledge their TV roots a bit more. There were a few moments like that in the film, by I, personally, would have liked it to have been a bit more self-indulgent. It's the Simpsons for crying out loud!

Regardless, if you're a fan of the show, diehard or casual, this is a good time at the movies.

What are your thoughts on the film?

Jawbone #167: Watch Me Watch Spiderman

Tonight's show features voicemails and follow up galore! Lots of chat about relationships and the dynamics between women and men...trust me, it's more interesting than I'm making it sound. Check it out and thanks for listening!

RUNNING TIME: 54:49

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Looking For Monster Feedback

I've opened up a poll over at Monster By Mail and I'm soliciting feedback from users as to what theme they would like to see in an upcoming installment of MBM. Why don't you head on over there and use the poll on the sidebar.

BTW, Zombies are still available! I am only doing them for a lmited time and then onto something brand new. So if you've been on the fence, now would be the perfect time to snag one up.

Bollywood - American Style

I have to admit, I'm slowly becoming a fan of this Bollywood stuff. First, I thought it was a kind of goofy, with weird choreography and the wacky characters. But now, I'm warming up to it. Check out the video and read this report on how Bollywood is taking the college campuses by storm. Thanks to Monica for the link.

Why Were The Programmers In Transformers So Greasy?

I mean, the one kid looked like he hadn't washed his face in months. Discuss.

Sneak Preview

Coming Soon
Originally uploaded by jawboneradio.

Wanted to whet your appetites for a soon-to-be released product I'll be offering through Monster By Mail. Ever wish you could be the one coloring my drawings? Now you can, with the Monster By Mail Coloring Book!

The book won't be available for another few weeks, just putting the final touches on it, but you can at least see the cover for it.

It promises to be super cool and relatively inexpensive as well!

Caption This: 7-23-07

Speaking of QVC...

I think the real reason Mike Rowe left QVC was because of stupid products like this one. I wonder how many they ended up selling?

Why Mike Rowe Rules All Humans

Saw a clip of Mike Rowe from his QVC days on Extralife yesterday and among all the videos I found this one, which affirms my love of this man. Watch and collect them all. They will make your day.

Are You Seeing The Simpsons Movie?

I have to admit, I'm a little bit excited and I will be seeing this movie with DJ Hojo when it comes out. But how about you? Are you excited? Indifferent? What are your thoughts on the Simpsons Movie?

Legion of Rock Stars

Listen up Mr. Eyebott:

"Legion of Rock Stars (LRS) pioneered Pure Pleasure, in which the band listens to original recordings of classic rock and pop songs on 30db noise-blocking headsets, and then plays along."

Fantastic! Check out the video for Danzig's Mother. It's pure unadulterated talent. And you must listen to the other songs including a rollicking cover of Journey's "Any Way You Want It" that improves ten-fold on the orginal, imho.

Thanks to X for the link.

Filipino Inmates Re-enact Thriller Video

Yes, it's true. All Filipinos enjoy acting like zombies and doing the Thriller Dance:

"1,500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! This is not the final routine, and definitely not a punishment! just a teaser."

Bizarre to be sure, (including the one inmate who wanted the Ola Ray part). But I can't deny it's damn amazing to watch. Maybe this is what we should do in our prisons. I vote for 1,500 inmates to choreograph at routine to Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend." Link via BB.

Jawbone #166: A Tribute to Mr Pingping

On tonight's show, Bryan from Hometown Tales joins us for a roundtable discussion on a ton of different topics, including our impromptu tribute to He Pingping, the smallest man in the world. Thanks for listening!

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ASCII Star Wars

For Windows users, try this:

"On Your Desktop,
Hit Start Button,
Click Run,
type TELNET

A Seperate Window should open:
Frist hit enter, then
type the letter o and hit enter again,
then type towel.blinkenlights.nl and press enter"

Enjoy the show! Thanks Mark!

Lizard Vs. Japanese Girls

I'm not exactly sure who wins here, but I'm pretty sure it's the Japanese viewing public. BTW, be on the lookout for a weird Santa graphic on the wall behind these girls about midway through. Weird. Thanks to Homey for the link.

Carlsberg and Mentos

Accidental Music Video

Here's a cool spinoff of the Monster By Mail project: creating music videos for unsigned musicians. For the Fictional Monster Movie series, I created a piece of art called "Soulsucking Sex Puppies of Satan". I used a song by the unsigned band Zamarro called "Satan's Arms" as the background music. Well, the band is now using it as a music video for themselves. Fun stuff! Bring it on MTV! Or VH1. Whichever is cooler.

Guilty Pleasure: I Love You! I Hate You!

Let me start by saying I blame Bryan from Hometown Tales for this.

Bryan visited Nora and I last week and in a passing conversation he mentioned that pop star Avril Lavigne was being sued by a defunct 70's rock group called the Rubinoos. Apparently, she horked her hit "Girlfriend" straight from the Rubinoos song "Boyfriend." It's the whole "Hey! Hey! You! You!" riff from the opening lines of the song that are causing the upset. (Not that I am a defender of Ms. Lavigne, but one can make the argument that the Rubinoos horked that riff from the Stones' "Get Off Of My Cloud". But I digress.)

It was one of those small moments in conversation where you make a mental note and promise yourself you'll check out the details next time you're online. Only this time, I did check it out.

On Monday, I went to YouTube and checked out the video comparison for "Girlfriend". Yeah, they sounded pretty similar. A few more clicks led me to the original video for the song and I watched her song in its entirety.

And that's where things went wrong.

I went about my business for most of the day when I suddenly realized that I was humming the song. Over lunch. In the bathroom brushing my teeth. While doing layouts for a client. That damned catchy "hey hey you you" riff was stuck in my brain.

I am not that naive to think that this phenomenon is anything extraordinary. I mean, that's what these idiotic bubblegum pop songs are supposed to do. They are supposed to get lodged in your subconcious and twist and turn relentlessly like a crocodile in a death roll. But what alarmed me the most was the fact that I was singing a song by a girl. To a boy. Cajoling him to dump his current flame and that it was I, in fact, dear friends, who wanted to be his new girlfriend.

This is hardly the thing a 36 year old father of five (soon to be six) is supposed to be singing.

And here is the crux of my problem. After I watched the video a few more times than I care to admit (while a Monster By Mail video was rendering; while I was waiting for a file to save; in between checking my e-mail), I came to the sad conclusion that I am, in fact, an Avril Lavigne fan.

I loathe her stupid dancing and choreography. The way she makes that stupid punching motion at the camera in that video? Lame! I hate how she pretends to be so tough. I hate the concept for the video where the preppy redhead gets shown up by the "goth girl when it would make much more sense not to mention more endearing if the preppy girl was breaking up the goth couple.

I hate the fact that I can speak somewhat intelligently about her stupid music video.

I hate that she uses poop humor at the end of the video.

I don't like the fact that the song "Girlfriend" is written for such a small demo that it makes it irrelevant to most everyone who listens to it. I can't stand that she looks like she's about to puke when she sticks her tongue out at the camera. I hate her dumbass video set and logo with the skull, crossbones and heart.

I find myself hating her hairstyles, her dumb dark eyeshadow, the stupid poser way she plays her guitar, and the faux goth look she has adopted. Yet I am this close to downloading her album off iTunes because hey, the song is really not that bad.

What the hell am I saying? She sucks!! I hated her Complicated song and that lameass Sk8tr Boi song. And that "I'm With You" ballad makes me want to blow chunks everytime I hear it. Ugh. So why are all these songs in my iTunes playlist? And why have I made mix CDs with these songs?

I hate you Avril Lavigne! I hate you with the intensity of a thousand suns!

Yet I love you too. I like your music and think you have a nice voice in some of your songs.

And the scary thing is that I know even if I were a teen growing up at this point in time, I would have the same exact feelings. I would bash her with my friends and secretly hum her songs in the car.

I hate you Avril. But I also kind of like you. But really, I hate you more.

Thanks Bryan for unleashing these conflicted feelings in me.

Horked!

Brian from Coverville
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Sent in from Mr. Eyebott, this is an image that I created for Coverville a few summers ago.

And now check this out. Have I been horked?

Glazastik

I love stuff like this:

During the press conference of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, that took place on G8 summit, some young man started to throw out propaganda leaflets. This incident became very popular in the Russian part of the Internet. The reason of such popularity is neither the actions of the young activist, nor the smart reaction of the Mr. President. The reason was the man sitting in the conference hall (you can see him on the picture above). They called him Glazastik (Big-Eyed Guy). Below you can see the short video of this incident - see the guy with strange eyes behind the guy with leaflets, clear at 00.58 of the video. After the video was spread around Russian Internet many photoshopped versions of him appeared, we also include them here.

Check them all out. I feel like making one myself. Link Via BB.

Caption This: 7-16-07

Thanks to DJ Hojo for this week's disturbing caption this photo.