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Shut Up Little Man

Soon to be a documentary.

“The Shut Up Little Man recordings feature the real-life comical rants, hateful harangues, drunken soliloquies, and audible fistfights of Raymond and Peter – two booze-swilling homicidal roommates in a low-rent district of San Francisco. These infamous recordings were made by their much-menaced next door neighbors, Eddie Lee and Mitchell D. The dialogs of Raymond and Peter have been widely championed for their poignant absurdity and stark hilarity. Profiles have appeared in Spin (“This epic documentary is as disturbing as it is hilarious”), Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair (“grimly fascinating”), The LA Times, The Washington Post (“hilarious, but profoundly disturbing”), Playboy, The Wire and on Ira Glass’s radio program “This American Life.” Sarah Vowell, the essayist and cultural commentator, included a segment about Shut Up Little Man in her book Radio On, calling it “some of the strangest bickering I’ve ever heard.” The recordings have inspired comic illustrations by Daniel Clowes (Ghost World) and Ivan Brunetti (Schizo), animation features by Kevin Peaty (principle animator of “The Lion King” and other Disney classics), numerous songs (e.g. Devo’s “Shut Up Little Man” and Nirvana’s “Dough, Ray, and Me”), theatrical plays, and film shorts. Shut Up Little Man is widely considered to be a classic of the audio verite and field recording genres, and the recordings continue to inspire shock, laughter, and amazement at the raw humanity and dark comedy contained therein.”

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Burger King Whopper Freakout

This isn’t all that new, but I just got around to watching it. Some of the reactions are pretty great.

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Toasting TiVo

I just upgraded to Roxio Toast 8 Titanium . The software itself is awesome, but I’m most excited about TiVoToGo, which is included for free.

I can now browse everything that’s on my TiVo, transfer it to my computer, and can then convert it to a number of different formats or burn a dvd.

Random TV goodness:

I can’t get enough of this guy clapping after seeing that women’s swimsuits are part of his showcase on The Price is Right.

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How did I miss this?!

Chocolate Rain!

John Mayer’s Chocolate Rain re-mix of Nelly Furtado’s “Say it Right”:

Chocolate Rain comes to Jimmy Kimmel. I love the audience reaction shots. Priceless!

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The Today Show lets her try again

Miss Teen South Carolina gets another shot on the Today Show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKNvPn3V-8

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Some people out there in our nation don’t have maps

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I’m Too Pretty to Work

I saw this hanging in somebody’s cubicle over the weekend. I love it and totally agree. That’s going to be my new opening line with the ladies when they ask what I do.

I’m too pretty to work!

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