I have always been fascinated by animals that could kill a guy, things that in a pure world would be above us on the food chain. Alligators, snakes, crocodiles, and especially sharks. Ever since I saw
Hero Charles Ramsey given the autotune
Yet another great piece autotuning the news from The Gregory Brothers:
David Attenborough and Blind Baby Rhino
I’m a huge animal lover, and an equally huge fan of David Attenborough’s legacy of work in this area. He’s amazing. From his Blue Planet and Planet Earth to his most famous Life series, he does fascin
Yelling Goats!
I love animals, and love odd things…and this is both. The first supercut of goats yelling came out a few weeks ago, and now a second one that I thought I’d share here. You will be unable to resist s
Oscar Alternative Host Andy Samberg
I thought Seth MacFarlane did a decent job with the Oscars. Pretty much what people who know his oeuvre expected. The night before the main event, the indie film community had their party, featuring A
Mr. Lube Commercials
I love the vibe of a couple recent television commercials for Mr. Lube. The first one from 2011 is called Dear John and features a lead character that looks a lot like Gary Cole from Office Space. The
West of Memphis
Got a chance to check out the new documentary West of Memphis, about the West Memphis 3. Years ago I’d watched the Paradise Lost documentaries on the same subject. The great thing about the new film,
Radio Life Interview
I was interviewed last year for a radio industry website. Here’s the transcript:
How did your radio passion begin?
I loved listening to the radio as a child. It started with CHUM FM, when it was still a rock station. I remember calling up the morning show as a little kid with a joke: “How can you tell Ronald McDonald at a nudist camp? By the sesame seeds on his buns.” I loved Dr. Demento and the Sunday Funnies with Rick Hodge. In my teens, it was CFNY, and CFRB. CFNY was one of the first great heritage alternative stations in North America. My parents listened to CFRB, one of the great heritage talk stations at the time. I suppose it was lucky to be in the Toronto market when I was young. I loved talk radio, and often called up the ‘RB talk shows during my teen years; mostly Wayne McLean and Ed Needham.