Showing posts with label humor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humor. Show all posts
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Future of Music?
(two musicians are standing in the unemployment line. It is some time in the future. In order to protect their identities, we will call them M1 and M2.)
M1: So, here we are again.
M2: Yeah, here we are. How long has it been since your last gig?
M1: Quite a while.
M2: Me too!
M1: You know, it's funny. The other day the plumber came by and fixed my toilet. He handed me his bill, and I mentioned that I thought he should do it for free, since I'm expected to give out my music for free. He just laughed. He said something about having gone to trade school, and I pointed out that I went to college to learn music. He didn't like that answer.
M2: Yeah, I'm sure he didn't.
M1: Yeah, I ended up dipping into my savings again so I could pay the bill.
M2: Oh, man. Speaking of giving out music, can you believe it's almost been 2 years since congress abolished the copyright act?
M1: No, it seems like yesterday. One day I was making a living, the next day I was looking in the want ads for day jobs.
M2: You know, my kid asked me the weirdest question the other day. He said "dad, what's an album?" I had to explain to him that people used to get songs in groups, rather than downloading random songs one at a time. He also couldn't understand that people used to pay for it.
M1: Speaking of downloads, how many people have downloaded your newest song?
M2: I think it's more than 500,000 now.
M1: Oh, man! In the old days that would have been a gold record. You wouldn't have been standing in this line!
M2: That's for sure! Here I've got over 500,000 fans on Mybandspacebook, and I had to sell a bunch of my gear to pay this month's rent. What's wrong with this picture?
Announcer: Next please.
M1: Oh, that's me. Well, good seeing you. Take it easy.
M2: Yeah, good luck.
M1: So, here we are again.
M2: Yeah, here we are. How long has it been since your last gig?
M1: Quite a while.
M2: Me too!
M1: You know, it's funny. The other day the plumber came by and fixed my toilet. He handed me his bill, and I mentioned that I thought he should do it for free, since I'm expected to give out my music for free. He just laughed. He said something about having gone to trade school, and I pointed out that I went to college to learn music. He didn't like that answer.
M2: Yeah, I'm sure he didn't.
M1: Yeah, I ended up dipping into my savings again so I could pay the bill.
M2: Oh, man. Speaking of giving out music, can you believe it's almost been 2 years since congress abolished the copyright act?
M1: No, it seems like yesterday. One day I was making a living, the next day I was looking in the want ads for day jobs.
M2: You know, my kid asked me the weirdest question the other day. He said "dad, what's an album?" I had to explain to him that people used to get songs in groups, rather than downloading random songs one at a time. He also couldn't understand that people used to pay for it.
M1: Speaking of downloads, how many people have downloaded your newest song?
M2: I think it's more than 500,000 now.
M1: Oh, man! In the old days that would have been a gold record. You wouldn't have been standing in this line!
M2: That's for sure! Here I've got over 500,000 fans on Mybandspacebook, and I had to sell a bunch of my gear to pay this month's rent. What's wrong with this picture?
Announcer: Next please.
M1: Oh, that's me. Well, good seeing you. Take it easy.
M2: Yeah, good luck.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Dr. Horrible Soundtrack Is Available!
Sorry to be a fawning fan-boy, but the Dr. Horrible soundtrack is finally available on iTunes!
Liner notes: http://www.drhorrible.com/linernotes.html
I just bought it, and it sounds great! An actual physical CD is forthcoming, if you want to buy the actual physical product, but I'm too impatient to wait. I've been walking around the house singing these songs for weeks!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Krofft Supershow!
If you grew up with any of the campy creations of Syd and Marty Krofft, such as "Land of the Lost," "H.R. Pufnstuf," "Sigmund & The Sea Monsters," or "Lidsville," you will appreciate the new MySpace TV channel they have just created for them:
MySpace.com - Sid and Marty - 39 - Male - - www.myspace.com/krofft
MySpace.com - Sid and Marty - 39 - Male - - www.myspace.com/krofft
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Hammer Time
Get prepared for Dr. Horrible by reading about Captain Hammer on the Dark Horse Comics myspace page:
http://myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=12&storynum=2f
I'm telling you, even if musicals scare you, this one is going to be good!
http://myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=12&storynum=2f
I'm telling you, even if musicals scare you, this one is going to be good!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Dr. Horrible Trailer
Check out this trailer for "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, the upcoming web-only musical by Joss Whedon, starring NPH, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day. It's going to be awesome!
Teaser on Vimeo
Teaser on Vimeo
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Geek Credentials
So, I feel like I established my geek credentials early in life. I started wearing glasses in the 4th grade, and started playing trombone in the 5th grade. I voraciously read Marvel comics and science fiction novels, used words like "voraciously" in everyday conversation, saw every episode of the original Star Trek series multiple times, saw the first 3 Star Wars films multiple times in the theaters, played D&D, learned to program in Basic on an Apple II, etc. all before I graduated from high school.
Alright, so the third Star Wars film came out after I graduated from high school, but here's my point: Now that it's "cool" to be a geek, it's a bit annoying when I see someone I know was a jock in high school pretending they were a geek all along. I'm just saying....
Alright, so the third Star Wars film came out after I graduated from high school, but here's my point: Now that it's "cool" to be a geek, it's a bit annoying when I see someone I know was a jock in high school pretending they were a geek all along. I'm just saying....
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
A life of Smooth Jazz - Is it a choice?
A friend of mine sent me this link. I cannot say anything that will do it justice -- you just have to read it yourself!
No One Sets Out To Be A Smooth Jazz Musician
No One Sets Out To Be A Smooth Jazz Musician
Friday, January 26, 2007
Mythbusters Spoof - Time Travel
Great Scott! Darth Vader will come from the planet Vulcan and melt your brain if you don't watch this video!
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