So it’s been a slow music week (which is ok cuz there’s a ton of good shows coming up). In the meantime, check out these videos. Click on the images to launch a new window.
Jenny Lewis
I have a new crush and her name is Jenny Lewis.
Idiotrod Augt-Six
The Idiotrod. A race of speed, skill, sabotage, and complete absurdness. The Iditarod is the famous long-distance race in which yelping dogs tow a sled across Alaska. The Idiotarod is pretty much the same thing, except that instead of dogs, it’s people, instead of sleds, it’s shopping carts, and instead of Alaska it’s New York City. We got a team together and got ready for the treacherous journey from Brooklyn to Manhattan. The Durfey Family of Blooming Grove, OH (Birthplace of Warren G. Harding) was up to the challenge of avoiding tourists, cops, and potholes. Our tour bus was a double decker shopping cart and we had an insane amount of tourist paraphenalia. Our cart was so big we couldn’t get it out of the apartment.
The race started out rocky when the starting point was moved from Williamsburgh to Fort Greene Park after the cops showed up. We sent the cart on the road attached to a bicycle and 2 rollerbladers while we took cabs to the starting line. We made it in time and was overwhlemed with the amount of teams. I saw many impressive costumes. The race was so much fun and actually very tiring. The best part was going over the Manhattan Bridge. Ironically enough it was my first time over that bridge on foot. The race was full of costumes, cheating, drinking, good spirits, dancing monkees, and bananas. Oh those bananas!! The cops were surprisngly friendly.
Official Site: http://www.precisionaccidents.com/
More Pictures of our team: Thanks Margie!
Other Pictures from Flickr:
Photo of me from the back. More from Blain Davis
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pixietart
Tour de Slice – Brooklyn
Inspired by the amazing NY pizza webite http://www.sliceny.com/, Carl and I rounded up some folks to try out the best slices of Brooklyn travelling on bikes. Although with some bicycle trouble at the start, we prevailed through the cold and traffic to feast on this city’s best pizza. We couldn’t hit ALL the great pizza spots, so no crazy emails yelling why we didn’t hit your favorite joint. The tour included: Di Fara’s, Totonno’s, Spumoni Gardens, Grimaldi, Amorina, Fornino. The tour was great although I had to leave early to go to the Bowery for a show. All the pies were amazing except for Spumoni where they forgot to cook the dough enough, TWICE! And then saying “It’s the best we could do.” Couldn’t believe it. What a letdown, I was looking forward to the pie. My winner was Di Fara. Always makes a solid pie. Stay tuned for Tour de Slice Manhattan.
Check out some pictures.
The 100 Most Annoying Things of 2005
Aziz Hansari’s mix tape
I’ve seen this comedian a few times now and think he is quite funny. His skit about trying to pick up girls and going to California is hilarious. At his most recent stand-up he showed this video and luckily it was on his website. Check it out here, and Merry Christmikah.