PARRY GRIPP

There's this guy on YouTube named Parry Gripp (who used to be in a SoCal power-pop geek-rock band called Nerf Herder) who decided "hey, some of these dumb YouTube clips need their own theme song."

So, he wrote a bunch of really stupid-yet-brilliant-ditties. Apparently they've been a big hit with the grade-school set since way back in 2003, but I'm old, so I'm just discovering them now (with help from zombietruckstop). They're best seen along with the videos that inspired them, but unsurprisingly, the insanely catchy music has become popular on its own, and he writes and sells a couple of new songs every week on his website.

For your gateway drug, I give you "Young Girl Talking About Herself" below (and wait for the bridge, it's the best part)... and be sure not to miss "Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway", "Drinking a Beer With My Lady", and "Cat Flushing A Toilet".

HOLY CRAP, TIGERS!

And now, from the Badger Badger Badger guy, I give you Kenya:

A GRAND GUIGNOL BIRTHDAY

I'm going to get a group together to go to this for my birthday in January. I will be buying tickets within the next week or so; if you're interested, let me know.

SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN

Click and be amazed.

SHARKS IN VENICE

Coming this week to the Sci-Fi channel... Sharks In Venice. With Billy Stephen Baldwin.

No, really.