White Sox Curse
As you may have gathered from all the songs about math and squids and cyborgs, I’m not much of a sports guy. But even a Frito-eating benchwarmer like me feels a little tingle in the ol’ rosin bag when I think about the possibility that this may be the year the White Sox finally break the curse. Of course you all remember the Black Sox scandal of 1919 in which “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and his band of player-haters got caught throwing the world series and were imprisoned in the Phantom Zone by none other than commissioner of baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Since that dark day, the White Sox have never won the world series. Or something. Actually, I’m not too clear on the facts because I tend to skim when I read, and I haven’t really read much about this anyway. Still, in case you missed it the first time around, here is my song about that very subject: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Devoted fans please note this is not a new song, it is just newly apropos, and I post it here just so the other kids can catch up.
Thing a Week 6 – Someone Is Crazy
Whoo boy, rough week. That’s why this is getting posted at 7:30 PM – but I will point out: it is still Friday. This one comes from a verse that’s been floating around in my head for about 10 years. I think that originally it came from an argument with some girl about something, but I can’t remember anymore. I can still find the disdain in my heart though, that hasn’t left me. The amazing Cynthia Hopkins stuff on Wednesday night inspired me to dust off the old accordion and give it a whirl. Man that thing is hard to play. But that’s what Thing a Week is about. Dusting off old accordions. Hard to play. Rough weeks.
Here is the song: link
Following up with the Shop Vac solo contest, it looks like Vincent’s sweet guitar solo is the winner. Tomorrow I’ll swap out the mp3 that’s there with a new one that has Vincent’s solo in it, and we will both make a million dollars. Thanks again to everyone who submitted, I hope you had as much fun as I did. As I say, I’m very glad it was not me who had to choose.
Working On It
Man, this weeks has kicked my ass. Don’t know how I can possibly be so busy when I don’t have a job. Working on this week’s thing, really just got started on it yesterday afternoon. It will probably be a few more hours, and it will not be as good as I want it to be. But I must get it posted today, otherwise I’m going to have to fire myself.
Until then, please enjoy this video of two chinese guys lip syncing to Back Street Boys. I can’t put my finger on why they are so awesome, I just know that they are. link
The Worst/Best is Over
So it looks like the main Baby Got Back storm is dying down, or at least working it’s way out from blogs to other media. I’ll be doing an interview for the Small World Podcast that I think will air next week, and I’ve been asked to do a phone interview with a radio station in Montreal. I’ll let you know when I have the deets on that. Oh, and I’ll be on Jimmy Kimmel Live tomorrow night – kidding! Just a joke.
Thanks to everyone who came out to hear me last night, and thanks especially to Bryan Dunn and Lara Ewen for inviting me to share the stage with them. Tonight is another Little Gray Books lecture: “How to Prepare a Manuscript for Publication.” I’ll be doing a little background music for John Hodgman as he reads from his book (The Areas of My Expertise) to be published October 24th. And in the second half a really excellent musician and songwriter named Cynthia Hopkins will do a little set. She has the most beautiful voice and she plays the accordion and the saw. The saw!
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