Happy Friday, Youdopia. I offer for your enjoyment a wonderful Lou Reed concert, from 1989. It’s from his tour for the New York album, which was one of his best albums ever. A definite renaissance of Mr Reed’s career, preceding the super mega awesome 1993 Velvet Underground reunion and tour. This is a great choice for Free Download Friday.
We have a great sounding, high energy concert from Ovens Auditorium, in Charlotte, NC, on 8/7/1989. As an extra treat, Moe Tucker (from the Velvet Underground), sits in and plays drums on Dime Store Mystery. Cool Beans. Enjoy the music. Lou is the Coolest Shit Ever.
I like It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, I have decided, Youdopia. It’s not great, but I do laugh out loud at least once per episode. It’s about as enjoyable as watching Scrubs while getting a handjob, I guess. It’s kind of like the Drew Carey Show, if it was all Lewis, Oswald, and Kate.
Here is a funny clip that I find to be representative of the humor I enjoy. I have been looking for new shows to watch, so I’m trying out new stuff. I watched Rubicon, because I heart good things, but Rubicon is just Fringe/The X Files/Every shadow government show ever. I bet on the last episode Hugo becomes the new Jacob.
Today is a Modern Toss doubleheader, Youdopia. I like their humor, and I must share it with you. Today I introduce you to Mr. Tourette, the sign painter. This is the Wikipedia entry for Mr. Tourette:
Mr Tourette: a French sign-writer who produces offensive signs bearing no relation to his customers’ instructions. This usually culminates in his customer being totally unhappy with the work and Mr Tourette calling them “some kind of cunt”
This is perfection. If this makes you laugh, take a stroll over to Modern Toss, a British ‘umor site that is big on ha ha.
They sell voodoo charms of Alan, The Prince of Mischief, and call their merchandise, “Shitnaks.” They make me laugh and are indeed the Funniest Shit Ever. Aooogah.
I think I’m in love with a gas giant, Youdopia. I know I keep posting pics of space, and Enceladus, but I’m constantly amazed at the beauty. The Cassini probe just keeps taking amazing images. It’s so cool that we have little robots out there, sending information about our celestial neighbors. I think it’s the Coolest Shit Ever.
I have seen it all, Youdopia. While I was in attendance at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston, Dr Carter from Liverpool presented this mindbending product.
It is dry water. It is used to absorb gases (CO2, and methane primarily) and it’s crazy. It’s not just crazy, it’s the Craziest Shit Ever. Read the article! It’s real. Dry water.
I have become quite the fan of The Oatmeal, of late. This comic about the pleasures, and perils, of working from home, resonate with me. I work from home, Youdopia, and I can testify that this is almost 100% true. If you click the image above, you will be taken to the entire comic, of which this image is but a segment.
On the whole, the parts about personal dress, and hygiene ring the truest. I do spend my day in my underwear, communicating with the outside world primarily via email and Campfire. It can get creepy.
The Oatmeal is genius. This one, about what your email address tells about you, is true to the nth degree. All in all though, the humor is fine, and this comic is definitely the Funniest Shit Ever.
Happy Free DownloadFriday Saturday! Sorry I’m late, Youdopia. It was a busy week with little sleep. It’s totally worth the wait, though, because I have the best, most accessible, mass appealing show I’ve ever shared. Pink Floyd performing Dark Side of the Moon, in 1974. Professionally recorded by the BBC is lush, stereo, this show is the aural equivalent of chocolate chip cookies. Everybody likes it.
This is one of the n00b shows for Floyd collectors, but that’s because it’s readily available and the sound quality is insane. There is even a 5.1 DTS version of this show. Nice.
I’ve covered the two Pink Floyd reunions, and I love to share live music. The setlist and copious notes regarding the recording can be read after the break.
The human who runs Television Sux is the oldest friend I have. I have known him for thirty-one years. My favorite quality is his diversity of taste, and his open minded sense of adventure. I tend to find something I like, and then try to drill down and learn everything I can about it. Led Zeppelin is a good example.
I always look to his blog for content that is outside my spectrum, and today he introduced me to Simon’s Cat. It’s not just this video, it’s a whole site. I love cat humor, and I imagine I’ll be showing more of Simon’s Cat on Youdopia. We non creators must always find new fields from which to pluck the shiniest pieces of other people’s work. Enjoy. Simon’s Cat is the Funniest Shit Ever.
I saw Deep Purple on this tour, Youdopia. It was the Perfect Strangers tour, in 1985. The classic, “Smoke on the Water” lineup of Deep Purple reunited for an album and a tour. Both were excellent. Cheesy? A little, but much of the 80’s factor can be mitigated by the honest awesomeness of this band. What keeps the Hammond Organ from being a gag, is the mastery and badassedness with which it is played. Richie Blackmore’s sourpuss and Roger Glover’s Miami Vice look are excused when you hear them play live.
When my friends and I saw them in Worcester, in 1985, it was an event. I got very into Deep Purple leading up to the show. They were amazingly tight, fun, and fucking great. The talent is huge, the spectrum just isn’t that wide for classically tinged steppenwolfy cock rock. It’s all good. This video is from a Russian tube site, so let it buffer. Let me know what you think, but I think this music is the Coolest Shit Ever.
Notice the spare Jimmy in the background, behind Robert. Just in case.
As you’re aware, Youdopia, it’s been long established that things happen in three’s, and yesterday’s release of the awesome restored 9/23/71 was matched by an excellent 8mm of a road trip from Utica, NY to Landover, Maryland, to see Led Zeppelin on 5/30/77.
It’s a wonderful look back to a bunch of guys and a road trip. The footage is very clear, and of excellent quality. All the guys in that car are in their 50’s now. Tempus Fugit. It’s nice of LedZeppelin.com to clean up, and post these little treasures. It’s the Coolest Shit Ever. I love live music.
I know that this doodle is kind of pedestrian, Youdopia, but it got me and I’m posting it. The humor is very Blue Collar Comedy, but humor it is, and I lol’ ed. My teenage daughter’s suitors will endure far, far worse. They will wish for a happy, well balanced individual, like Jefferey Dahmer, or Stalin.
This little gem, a live video from Led Zeppelin’s fabled 1971 tour of Japan, popped up today, Youdopia. It’s watermarked by LedZeppelin.com, and it’s been synced perfectly to the excellent audio. The date is 9/23/71, just six days before the Osaka show I shared with you as a Free Download.
Like most of these 8mm reels, it’s choppy, with fragments of songs, but the quality is very good, and it’s still neat to see Stairway played on its inaugural tour, before it became STAIRWAY. It’s cool to see some of the acoustic set, and Celebration Day, played on the doubleneck, the way god intended.
See the bearded Jimmy Page at the peak of his prowess, and enjoy the live music. It’s the Coolest Shit Ever.
Youdopia, that little doodle is a sweet pic of our little Earth, and our companion moon. It was shot from the orbit of Mercury. There is something so adorable about this simple arrangements of dots. I never knew that I would derive such pleasure from our Messenger probe around Mercury. I had another beautiful image from this probe, that I posted earlier. I think it’s the Coolest Shit Ever.
Anyone who has seen Hellraiser knows what this shape is. To the unwashed, it is a Mandelbox, fractal formalae that form 3-D shapes of very Middle Eastern design. Allah likes fractals apparently. I wonder if he gained his enjoyment for them the way I did… with lots and lots of psychedelics? Who knows. Now I have fatwa on my head, so I’ll get mad pussy before I’m dragged through the streets in advanced rigor. Totally worth it to bring you the Coolest Shit Ever.
Enjoy the pretty video. Don’t watch it in this little window. Make if HD, and make it full screen.
Happy Free Download Friday, Youdopia! Today I am sharing a concert by Rush, from just a couple of weeks ago. It’s from 8/11/10 in Los Angeles at the Gibson Amphitheater. I am posting this for a friend of mine. Hi, J! I haven’t found the show you went to, but this one sounds great, and has the same set list, I believe.
This image is from this show.
The quality is great, with incredible clarity of the drums, bass, and vocals, with the guitar a hair lower in the mix. It’s from the master recording, converted to high quality LAME VBR mp3, to you.
Rush performs Moving Pictures in its entirety, and does a full (3 discs) set. The stage design has a steampunk aesthetic. I dig it. You can see the setlist after the pagebreak. Enjoy the music, and I hope you think it’s the Coolest Shit Ever.
This is just a quick little doodle for you, Youdopia. I saw it in a friend’s Facebook feed, and I knew I had to nick it. I really like XKCD for all the nerd reasons. I’ve posted some before. To me, it’s the Funniest Shit Ever, even though the humor is pretty geeky.
This is just a funny video that has a nice dollop of wtf as well. Enjoy it, Youdopia. With any luck you’ll be punching a wall before it’s over. Black humor is still the Funniest Shit Ever.
These children have no idea that they're already dead.
First a German robot mit feelings, and now a Japanese robot with ice cream. Read between the lines, people. The time of the Cleansing is at hand. Grab your axes, and shovels, and go on a rampage. Youdopia, it is time.
Before you do, watch this robot make ice cream to order, for the unsuspecting masses. Those people buying the cone don’t even know they’re already done. Lord, lord, the sorrow. It’s the craziest shit ever.
A little while back, I wrote about the reunion of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Back when I wrote that post, there wasn’t any footage, or audio, of the event circulating. Now, the charity that hosted this historic reunion has posted video of the event. It’s the Coolest Shit Ever.
Youdopia, enjoy this historic footage. Thanks to the Hoping Foundation for making this available. It was a big day for music.
