I love this Sharon Van Etten song so much I had to post two videos of it for you to enjoy. To thank me for doing this, simply buy her new record Tramp, it is excellent.

Download MP3: “Serpents” (via Brooklyn Vegan)

Website: Sharon Van Etten

Also, listen to a wonderful interview Maggie Serota did with Sharon on the Low Times podcast, fun and informative.

Guests: Eric Smith and Yis Goodwin (Nosego)

Topics: New Orleans, Prostitutes, Video Games, Designing iPhone Apps, Murals, CosPlay, Horrible Weight Loss Tips, Geekadelphia, Tattoo Conventions, Tertiary Star Wars Characters, Chip Tune Music, Master Chief Armor, Penguin Disbelief, “Hunger Games,” and Art Inspirations.

Playlist: “Ruby” by Cheap Girls, “Chi-Town” by The Cribs and “UsedWigs” by Eli Braden.

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast93.mp3

iTunes: Download, Listen and Subscribe

Website: UsedWigs Radio

Guests: Actress and TV host Kelly Vrooman and “The Pint-Sized Storytelling Powerhouse” SM Shrake.

Topics: Novelty Sleeping Bags, Bad Camping Tips, Children’s TV Hosts’ Clothes, Comedy Improv, Puppet Hands, Junk Drawers, Story Telling, Barbra Streisand, Washington D.C. Etiquette, Adam West, Eyebrow Plucking, Joke Thieves, David Bowie’s Patented Brush Off Technique and so much more.

Playlist: “Philadelphia (The City of Brotherly Love)” by We Are Augustines and “Bobby” by Butcher The Bar

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast87.mp3

iTunes: Download, Listen and Subscribe

Website: www.usedwigsradio.com

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I never really thought about it, or could afford to do it, but damn, cocaine sure looks like fun. The white crystalline alkaloid extracted from coca leaves brings people together and with all that ritualistic communal partaking, I can think of about 6 awesome snorting games right off the bat. I’m just saying, how could you not enjoy something where “stomachs are tables” and fights with fish weapons break out? Also, this powdery goodness is the fuel in the tank of the highest-earning actor on TV today. So cash in that 401k that’s burning a hole in your pocket and ask the sketchy guy at your favorite bar where you can score some… wait, I just watched the entire trailer and I now see the dark side. Oh boy…. sorry….

This movie is in fact a cautionary tale and one we should show our kids posthaste. We must get the message across: Drugs are BAD because you will always end up being chased, a lot, and you get enough stupid exercise in gym class.

Kudos to the award-winning Philly film crew The Nectar of the Gods for tackling an important topic and doing it with style, grace, humor and of course the gratuitous shots of topless men we’ve come to expect from their work.

More: The Nectar of the Gods

Follow: @TNOTG, @Goose, @TheCline, JManSays, @nicdarling

Topics: Advent Calendars, Holiday Parties, The Biggest Sammy Hagar Fan in The World, Joe Walsh, Favorite and Least Favorite Christmas Songs, Rather Have a Human Virus or Computer Virus?, Russ’s Moccasins, Anyone Can Play Bass, Shopping with Golems, Robert DeNiro, SNL, The Camera Work of Lawrence Welk and Crepes!

Preview:

• “Wasn’t Bing Crosby racist? Yes, his song was originally called ‘White Power Christmas’”
• “How many hours would it take me to learn bass?”

Playlist: Summer Camp, Freebass, Slow Club and Duvall

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast83.mp3

iTunes: Download, Listen and Subscribe

Podcast Website: www.usedwigsradio.com

Podcast Video: http://www.ustream.tv

Listener Appreciation Show #2: Mike Pierantozzi

Topics: Fall TV: Loving Modern Family, Enjoying Mad Men, Defending Glee, Ending The Office, Looking forward to Todd Margaret, Hating Guest Stars… also Talking Advertising, Smashing iPads, Viral Videos, Handsome In-Laws, Peter Billingsley, Robert Pollard, Delivering Beer & Getting Robbed, Shaving Stashes, Rob Sheffield, Superchunk and More!

Preview: “I’m like a little piece of Japanese animation” and “Jeff… you look like an Irish grandmother.”

Playlist: Boston Spaceships, Pico vs Island Trees, The Octopus Project

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast80.mp3

iTunes: Download, Listen and Subscribe

Website: www.usedwigsradio.com

Watch: Video of The Show

Hey Philly, remember last year when that big old Hollywood movie was filming here and we were mildly excited to stalk see Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Jack Nicholson and that Wilson brothers (Mookie, I believe)? And remember no one really knew what the film was about? Well, sadly, now we know.

It’s about good-looking, bland white people being bland and white. Two guys, one cupcake. Who will she pick? I’m guessing one of them. I don’t think we care. Hopefully Rudd’s reliable humor and Reese’s reliable chin will keep us entertained while we watch and say, “Hey, there’s that swanky place in Philly we never go to” and “Yeah, she is kind of looking more and more like Amy Poehler.”

One thing I know for sure, it won’t be the greatest WitherRudd film ever. Because this exists:

“They’ve got 24 hours to stop a package, prevent a disaster,
and fall in love.”

Spoiler Alert: They did not stop the package and both died before they fell in love. The package contained extra-large, face-eating fire ants.

]]> http://usedwigs.com/how-do-you-know-trailer/feed/ 2 http://usedwigs.com/homeless/ http://usedwigs.com/homeless/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:08:29 +0000 Jeff http://usedwigs.com/?p=9671 I'm trying to raise some funds for Back on My Feet, a great nonprofit that promotes self-sufficiency for the homeless. I'm doing so by running a long race called the 20in24. I'm part of a 5-member team—The State Chomps— that will run a total of 126 miles (maybe more!) in 24 hours (25.2 miles per person), then drink a lot and moan about being sore.]]>

Hi friends, when my pixel-pushing butt is not sitting in front of a computer, it likes to go out for a run and take the rest of me with it. Sometimes I participate in races so I can get the cool t-shirts and the not-so-cool swag bags full of useless trinkets and paper products (that I immediately throw out). Sometimes I join a race to support a good cause. Like now.

I’m trying to raise some funds for Back on My Feet, a great nonprofit that promotes self-sufficiency for the homeless. I’m doing so by running a long race called the 20in24. I’m part of a 5-member team, “The State Chomps,”  that will run a total of 126 miles in 24 hours (25.2 miles per person) and then drink a lot and moan about being sore and old.

Here’s a  little interview the fine folks at Back on My Feet did with me. (If you’re looking for great training tips and inspiration, this probably won’t help.)

Please give $5 if you can or if you donate a sizable chunk of change, I’ll wear one of your company’s shirts to promote your biz during the run! Or a hat, or a stylish halter top or a bear suit… whatever it takes! This is a great cause. Click this link to make an easy online donation:

PLEASE SPONSOR ME

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!

Jeff

Little Neal Schon’s head groovin’ closeup (1:24), little Ross Valory’s awesome mustache (2:33) and little Steve Smith’s complete lack of energy behind the kit (3:56) should guarantee an A++ for this school project created by some funny kids from Philadelphia Academy Charter. I now have hope for the future.

More Journey Goodness

• Neal Schon’s Greatest Video
• Separate Ways: Literal Video Version

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