Seven 9s and 10s

Hey all, my friend Charles could use our support. Rally America is having a tagline contest at their Facebook page and his far-superior submission is currently in second place. Would you please take 10 seconds to click-through to Facebook and vote for “Zero To Dirty in Under 5 Seconds”? Just do it now before you waste any time thinking about it. It will literally take you only two mouse clicks. Thanks for helping out!

Hey all, my friend Charles could use our support.

Rally America is having a tagline contest at their Facebook page and his far-superior submission is currently in second place.

Would you please take 10 seconds to click-through to Facebook and vote for “Zero To Dirty in Under 5 Seconds”?

Just do it now before you waste any time thinking about it. It will literally take you only two mouse clicks.

Thanks for helping out!

High-res Recently I finally hopped on the WTF bandwagon - about 2 years too late. On Halloween night I started with Episode 1 (of 223). I’ve now listened to 97 episodes in just 32 days. Marc has really put together one hell of a body of work with this thing. It’s so much more than just a comedy podcast (though that’s obviously where it has its roots). Beyond the comedy itself, Marc manages to engage in a dialog with his guests that is both brutally honest and compelling. He’s one of the best interviewers I’ve ever heard and I think it’s because he’s hosting people that he is genuinely interested in learning about and the conversational nature of the show gives me the feeling that I’m an eavesdropping fly on the wall more so than a guy who is absorbing a piece of media. Patrice O’Neal died on Tuesday morning and I was surprised that didn’t see a single mention of it here on Tumblr. He was a polarizing comedian, no doubt, but anyone who was able to see past the shock-value was surely impressed by just how intelligent and well-spoken he was. His views weren’t for everybody, but he spoke from his heart and he always had plenty of evidence to back up whatever it was he was offending people with. This episode, released on August 2, 2010 - long before Patrice’s stroke, is a perfect snapshot of everything that makes me love this podcast: it’s consistently funny, sobering, and perception-changing. About 23 minutes into this episode he gives a fantastic analogy about how being a man is like being a sport fisherman; it’s simultaneously hilarious, heartfelt, and honest. You can download or stream this episode from WTFpod.com. If that ever goes away, I’d be happy to share the mp3 with you. It’s well worth repeated listens.

Recently I finally hopped on the WTF bandwagon - about 2 years too late. On Halloween night I started with Episode 1 (of 223). I’ve now listened to 97 episodes in just 32 days.

Marc has really put together one hell of a body of work with this thing. It’s so much more than just a comedy podcast (though that’s obviously where it has its roots). Beyond the comedy itself, Marc manages to engage in a dialog with his guests that is both brutally honest and compelling. He’s one of the best interviewers I’ve ever heard and I think it’s because he’s hosting people that he is genuinely interested in learning about and the conversational nature of the show gives me the feeling that I’m an eavesdropping fly on the wall more so than a guy who is absorbing a piece of media.

Patrice O’Neal died on Tuesday morning and I was surprised that didn’t see a single mention of it here on Tumblr. He was a polarizing comedian, no doubt, but anyone who was able to see past the shock-value was surely impressed by just how intelligent and well-spoken he was. His views weren’t for everybody, but he spoke from his heart and he always had plenty of evidence to back up whatever it was he was offending people with. This episode, released on August 2, 2010 - long before Patrice’s stroke, is a perfect snapshot of everything that makes me love this podcast: it’s consistently funny, sobering, and perception-changing. About 23 minutes into this episode he gives a fantastic analogy about how being a man is like being a sport fisherman; it’s simultaneously hilarious, heartfelt, and honest.

You can download or stream this episode from WTFpod.com. If that ever goes away, I’d be happy to share the mp3 with you. It’s well worth repeated listens.

Bad Day - Juliana Hatfield
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Track:
Bad Day

Artist:
Juliana Hatfield

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Bed

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Juliana Hatfield - Bad Day

Mikey also played bass on a couple of Juliana Hatfield albums back around the turn of the century, including this great song. That intro/chorus guitar riff is perfect.

High-res Well, that sucks. I met Mikey when I tagged along with WBER for an interview before weezer played at Runwayz in Buffalo on September 1, 2000*. It wouldn’t be long after that before he’d check out of the band due to serious drug and mental health troubles. His facebook page says he passed away unexpectedly, but I imagine people who knew him well won’t be surprised. I hate to make assumptions, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he - intentionally or not - took his own life**. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. Sad. For the past month he’s been posting some very raw stories about his history with weezer. They’re worth a read if you’re a weezer fan looking for some insight into the largely undocumented “‘97-‘01” period of the band. *Here’s a photo of Pat Wilson, myself, and Mikey following that interview. **It wouldn’t be the first attempt.

Well, that sucks.

I met Mikey when I tagged along with WBER for an interview before weezer played at Runwayz in Buffalo on September 1, 2000*. It wouldn’t be long after that before he’d check out of the band due to serious drug and mental health troubles.

His facebook page says he passed away unexpectedly, but I imagine people who knew him well won’t be surprised. I hate to make assumptions, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he - intentionally or not - took his own life**. He leaves behind a wife and two sons. Sad.

For the past month he’s been posting some very raw stories about his history with weezer. They’re worth a read if you’re a weezer fan looking for some insight into the largely undocumented “‘97-‘01” period of the band.

*Here’s a photo of Pat Wilson, myself, and Mikey following that interview.

**It wouldn’t be the first attempt.