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Saturday, January 13, 2007

Saturday Night Live -Guest Host

And your musical guest...

Oh My God Angie!!!

As I am Google searching for images of Jake Gyllenhaal to use in the previous post, I came across this photo which seemed vaguely familiar. Then it dawned on me. My friend Angie and I were standing about 10 feet from the spot where this was taken, at the moment it was taken. We both think this girl is a tramp. And her mother is a whore. And her grandma, well, she might be nice.

Puking Blood For A Variety Of Reasons

Even if you don't like the music, you can still enjoy the album.

This Shit Makes Me Giddy

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

Motion Picture Drama:
"Babel"
"Bobby"
"The Departed"
"Little Children"
"The Queen"

Motion Picture Musical or Comedy:
"Borat"
"The Devil Wears Prada"
"Dreamgirls"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"Thank You For Smoking"

Actress, Drama:
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Sherrybaby"
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

Actor, Drama:
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"
Peter O'Toole, "Venus"
Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Annette Bening, "Running With Scissors"
Toni Collette, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Beyonce Knowles, "Dreamgirls"
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Renee Zellweger, "Miss Potter"

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat"
Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Man's Chest"
Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You for Smoking"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Kinky Boots"
Will Ferrell, "Stranger than Fiction"

Supporting Actress:
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"
Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"
Emily Blunt, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"
Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

Supporting Actor:
Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"
Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"
Brad Pitt, "Babel"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

Director:
Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers"
Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Steven Frears, "The Queen"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

Screenplay:
Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children
Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"
William Monahan, "The Departed"
Peter Morgan, "The Queen"

Foreign Language:
"Apocalypto", USA
"Letters From Iwo Jima", USA/Japan
"The Lives of Others", Germany
"Pan's Labyrinth", Mexico
"Volver", Spain

Animated Film:
"Cars"
"Happy Feet"
"Monster House"

Yours For Only $48

These are super cool! You won't find these at your local grocery store though. They are sold exclusively at Barney's New York. All four limited edition soup cans have authentic reproductions of Andy Warhol designed labels.

She Might Get Medieval On Someone's Ass

Perfect In Every Way

She's A Super Freak!

OLIVE!

All time favorite. Ever!

Searching Amazon For...???

I came across these items while reading through one of my favorite blog sites today. The titles below the photo are exactly as they appear on Amazon.com. I mean really, how do people find this stuff?

Black Man Bottle Opener

Black Man Give Me A Penny Bank

Cast Iron Dilly Brand Laxative Black Americana Bank

You can find more crazy, messed up shit from Miss Maggie at http://www.mightygirl.com/ or www.mightygoods.com.

He Used The Word Gallantly, Correctly!

No Onions

Alex saw this picture and caption on a news web-site today and asked me what it was. I told him it was a picture of a bacteria called E-Coli and that they had found it in some of the onions at Taco Bell restaurants on the east coast. He asked if E-Coli were dangerous. I told him most of the time people just get really sick.

He said he was no longer going to eat at Taco Bell. That they would probably go out of business because of this. And finally he told me this:

"Taco Bell will fight the battle gallantly but eventually they would lose and have to close."

Dear Patty Griffin:

Please do me a huge favor, DON’T EVER, EVER LET JESSICA SIMPSON COVER ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR SONGS AGAIN!
Your Friend,
S

Many of you have heard me say this before but if you don't mind, I am going to say it again. I am absolutely in love with Patty Griffin’s music. I discovered her almost two year's ago and am so glad I did. Every time I listen to one of her songs, I feel like someone just gave me a present. If I had to choose only one artist to listen to for the rest of my life it would be her. If you have a chance, please check her out.

Current Patty songs on my iPod:
Nobody’s Crying
Dear Old Friend
When It Don’t Come Easy
Forgiveness
Let Him Fly
Top Of The World
Long Ride Home
Be Careful
Rain

If you don't beleive me, have a look at what others who have purchased her music on iTunes have had to say:

About Patty Griffin’s album 1000 Kisses:

"I recently got an iPod and stumbled upon Patty. I downloaded this album. By the time I was in the middle of the third song I had purchased all of her CD’s. I couldn’t stop listening to her that night and still can’t, after several months. She is simply one of the greatest talents I have ever heard. Fantastic songwriter (she was #19 on the NPR greatest living songwriters after only 3 studio albums, how is that possible?) and a voice that has a certain quality to it that you literally hear once in a lifetime. I’m not talking about range, etc. she just brings you deeply into the world’s of her characters. Emotionally involved. The only singer I can even remember hearing who did that as well as Patty was Billy Holiday. Do you think I love her? At first listen."

"Patty Griffin has an innate ability to pour the essence of “The Common Man/Woman”…the pain, the joy, the doubt, the hopes, the fears, the endurance, the uncertainty…into her songs. She simply IS folk music, and this album is a perfect demonstration of that."

About Patty Griffin’s album Impossible Dreams:

"This record is a little masterpiece that can make you ache in the loveliest way imaginable. Patty Griffin brings you with her to unexpected, dark, quiet places in her songs. She writes lyrics and melodies that you can’t imagine never existed before she wrote them. Many artists cover them but only she can do them justice."

"The amazing thing about music, if done well, is it speaks to your soul. Let me tell you, this album speaks volumes. Each song is haunting—moving, artistic lyrics—perfectly matched instrumentation and rhythms—and powerful beautifully executed vocals."

"If I lived a hundred lifetimes, I could never create anything so poignant and beautiful as this album. Patty Griffin has woven a tapestry of rich, wonderfully textured, yet simple music. It is a deeply personal and almost unbearably intimate experience to listen to her so artfully and honestly pour out her soul. This is an album to listen to when you’re driving in your car, alone at night, or playing through your iPod as you lie in your bed."

If you take the time to listen to her music, I would love to hear what you think.