Dave Chappelle standup

Dave Chappelle's stand up specials Killing Them Softly and For What It's Worth are hilarious. His segments on Chip, a homeless dude jerkin it on a bus, and smoking with Indians are worth the DVD alone. Check them out on the internet or in stores.

CHIP NO!!

"Write one if you are legally blind."

This phrase is printed on Virginia's W4 tax form. Keep in mind this is not written in braille but in plain ink.


Why?

"I have 85 channels on my TV but nothing beats watching Hank use a crescent wrench."

Dale Gribble

MY MANWHICH!

Whatcha Got by Brother Ali

Brother Ali has been a part of my underground rap collection for a while now, but mainly his older stuff. I never really paid much attention to him but I recently bought his newest album "Undisputed Truth". I was testing Whatcha Got while driving the other day and really caught the anger and intensity the Albino Muslim rapper from Minneapolis delivers his rhymes with. The beat is rabid and violent to match the fervor the song is delivered with.
And I've never heard the word muthaphucka used so emphatically, so many times.

btw, he is really albino (he's blind) and really a muslim. but one of the greatest rap lyricists of our time

Smiley Face

In case you haven't yet, rent the movie Smiley Face. It stars Anna Farris and includes cameos from Brian Posehn, that lady from 4o Year old Virgin, Adam Brody, and Danny Masterson. Farris plays Jane F. a lazy pothead slacker who has to make various appointments in ridiculous fashion all day long after unwittingly eating a huge batch of weed cupcakes. I didn't think Anna Farris could pull off such a perfect stoner character but the added depth of Jane's obvious intelligence and the way she acts EXACTLY like one would while that baked really show off just how awesome she is. This is my favorite clip from the movie (But I laughed uncontrollably throughout the movie, for some reason....)

"Man, that cat really loved lasagna."

Sky Cam

I don't know if too many people would recognize the term "sky cam" when they heard it but to me it's the best thing to happen to football since HD. It is a camera run on wires with electric motors inside that make it zip around the stadium about 30ft (or more, I dunno) above the field and give you the view of a player, just higher. Being a former football player, I love being able to see the whole offense/defense in as close a natural POV as possible. Skycam is the only thing that can get that close. Here is a picture of the camera/shot:
This is a great view to watch from but unfortunately because of passes and field of view limitations, they usually switch to convential side cameras seconds after the snap. Luckily we still get to see skycam replays a lot, especially punts. Hopefully they start using a wider view version or shot to show more of the game in.

Killing our society

The Hills, MTV, VH1, reality television, model shows, celebrity gossip, Uggs, fake tanning, bad driving, mainstream radio, rap music, and Akon are killing our society.

You know what's creepy?

...Gerbers Baby Life Insurance commercials. The most depressing commercial you've never really paid attention to.

The perfect song

Have you ever been connected or moved by a song so much that you felt it was the perfect song for that moment of that day? For me it happens often when I'm driving, playing music that was written for the crescendos of the hilly roads on the way home. The first time it was Ted Nugent's version of Stranglehold from the Double Live Gonzo album.

Songs that fit a sunny afternoon with nothing to do, connected to whatever roads you might turn down like the intense Digital by Slightly Stoopid.

The other day I was testing out some new trip-hop-esque jams from the odd yet strangely creative group cLOUDDEAD and stumbled upon a song that fit the sweeping curves and high speed limits with absent foot traffic. Although incredibly cryptic (or random), Rifle Eyes is hypnotic and trance-like.

Sometimes its just the right song to fall asleep to, a song that was probably written about you and your troubles. When any songs lyrics start to bend so it would fit your mold. A lot of times its a song you've heard before or even memorized, but this time it hits you just like the artist meant it to and just like you've never realized it could.