Lady Gaga FULL Interview On Larry King Live 06/01/2010 (Part 1)

I don't pay too much attention to Gaga, but I have to say I love the idea of going on Larry King dressed as motherfucking Larry King. It completely appeals to the absurdist, Fine Arts major asshole that I am deep down in my black heart.

It's about goddamn time.

RAD TIMES!

I can't believe it's been a year since I last checked in, y'all!

Seriously, if you know me then you know my shit, and know that I've had serious family trials. When my mom got sick last year, I went into control mode. I just tried to help her and my pop as they both went through chemo and sickness at the same time. Then it was clear Mom was just gonna do a quick slide down to the finale, I was doing my best to stay sane and rested. Then my sweet Mama died, and the fucking holidays came right after and funerals and Dad's heart procedure, blah blah blah.

So, this is why I went on blog sabbatical. I made this to be a fun dumping ground for all the zany stuff I was digging and wanted a few other people to key into. I never intended to make Journal Entries. So when life got dark and sad, I was not thinking about the best way to share some shit, youknowwhatImsayin?

Now the weather is brightening up a little (sadly, the most I can hope for in springtime Portland) and I'm ready to start the party up again right. Maybe I can entice my four Twitter followers to join the action on this side of the Internets as well.

And on that note, let's share some Rad Times:

Puzzling Evidence

I can't believe I never saw True Stories before now. It is beyond brilliant and I can't understand why this isn't a bigger classic. So many quotable lines, bizarre non sequiturs, awesome music and Swoozie Kurtz! Every time she was on screen I laughed until I had to put my face in a pillow.

I would totally go to this church and I hate religion for the most part but this is speaking to me.

Rent. This. NOW!!!

CNBC Is Really Taking It Up The Ass

But seriously, they are.

Okay, first we watched this Frontline episode all about the economic meltdown that was a fucking horror show to witness. I'm trying to look past PBS trying to paint a sad picture of Henry Paulson, because I'm fairly sure that hawk is off sipping margaritas by now. Enjoy your personal billions, Hank. No, what really blew my mind about the show was how you can see how much power a rumor can have on Wall Street, especially if it's being shouted about on CNBC. Fox News: Right Wing Republicans as CNBC: Wall Street, savvy?

Side note: Is it weird that I'm attracted to Paul Krugman? What does that say about me?


Then, Jon Stewart ripped CNBC a new one last week when Rick Santelli cancelled on The Daily Show. I saw this Santelli clip when it happened, him shouting about Socialism and bailouts. I felt like punching him in the nads. Then Stewart did. Christ, I will even forgive Stewart's Death to Smoochy haircut for this eight and a half minutes of joy.


Erin Burnett fared a little better with Bill Maher a couple of days later, but this argument about "soaking the rich" is starting to wear a little thin. I may mostly be coming back to this clip because Cory Booker is the shit. Seriously. He's boss.


Look, I'm the first to admit that Economists and Weathermen are basically interchangable as educated guessers. I don't think talking heads are prognosticators. I don't expect Mad Money to be my primary source of financial advice (I actually can't even watch it and I usually like shouting). But it is interesting to examine the culpability of a NEWS NETWORK in a financial crisis when they are not just reporting news but shaping it. Bear Stearns went down on a fucking rumor. I could hire twenty great actors and put them in suits and have them stand down on the street outside of the CNBC offices where all the smokers gather together and just start a crazy rumor with people talking on cell phones and speaking in confidential tones. It. Could. Happen.

So anyway, I get all pissy about this kind of thing all the time. So, then I watch this video again and all is right with the world.

REKLAM SPEAK TO V-GER

I was waiting around for last week's Lost episode to rerun (I can't resist the pop-up-video effect of it). I saw a promo for Jeopardy sandwiched into the end of Wheel of Fortune that was bizarre enough to make me go hunting on You Tube to see if they've made any more in this series (Upcoming Categories!!)

Then I found this delightfully soothing promo for Bulgarian Jeopardy! (I feel somehow obligated to include an exclamation point)

And kudos to the tangental skiier at the end of the video. I like my mind touched by randomness, thank you.

The Lost Smoke Monster

I am so in love with Lost right now. This shit is hilarious.