Some things you can only express with a song*

I used to think my life was so empty,
I used to think life was passin' me by.
Well, I was just about ready
To curl up and die.
But then one day I got a visit
From the cable company.
Well, they hooked me up, and plugged me right in,
And now I got cable TV.

And now I get to watch the stock report in Korean,
Midget wrestling on Channel Three.
It costs me fifty bucks a month just to see 'em,
Yeah, but that's all right with me.

I got cable TV, (Cable TV)
Cable TV. (Cable TV)
Oh, eighty-three channels of ecstasy.
I love my cable TV, yeah,
I love my cable TV.

I got the Siamese Faith Healer's Network,
The news and weather from Peru,
I got Celebrity Hockey,
The Racketball Channel too.
Bugs Bunny direct from Atlanta,
Mr. Wizard is on at five.
I got a satellite dish on the trunk of my car,
So I can watch MTV while I drive.

I'm talkin' 'bout real quality programs,
The kind you just can't get for free.
Now I never wanna leave my apartment,
'Cause there's just so much for me to see.

On my cable TV, (Cable TV)
Cable TV. (Cable TV)
Well, if you need to find me,
You know where I'll be.
Watchin' my cable TV, yeah,
Watchin' my cable TV.
'Cause I love my cable TV, yeah,
I love my cable TV.

My friends are gettin' kinda worried,
They think I'm turning into some kinda freak.
Oh, but they're just jealous, 'cause I've seen "Porky's"
Twenty-seven times this week.

On my cable TV, (Cable TV)
Cable TV. (Cable TV)
Yeah, the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.
I love my cable TV, yeah,
I love my cable TV.
Well, I gotta have cable TV, yeah,
I need my cable TV.

* Lyrics and music by Weird Al Yankovic, 1985

Awesome local band

Check out The Whipkey Three if you're ever in the Omaha area. We saw 'em with Roger Clyne a few times. Totally worth it.

Here's a couple of samples...





MySpace.com - The Whipkey Three

I'm Not Okay, I promise

How awesome is that song title?

I'm not okay. I promise.

This probably would have been my favorite song and video in high school. (Except for that "curious" part in the locker room. Ewww.)



YouTube - I'm Not Okay - My Chemical Romance

(Knickerbocker's) Restaurateur known for selling 25-cent tacos dead at 50

How sad :(

I loved going there on Thursdays.

JournalStar.com - Lincoln, Nebraska - News - Local

Roger Waters: Radio KAOS

This is the awesomest thing ever. I've wanted to see this since I was 15, but couldn't find it in the states.

It's the Radio KAOS movie!!!!!!!!

Roger Waters: Radio KAOS, Part 1
Roger Waters: Radio KAOS, Part 2
Roger Waters: Radio KAOS, Part 3

Oh, and just for the record. It's terrible! But in a good way!

Clockwork Orange - "Atom Heart Mother" Opening

Everyone knows about the Wizard of Oz / Dark Side of the Moon thing, but check out this Clockwork Orange / Atom Heart Mother intro.



YouTube - Clockwork Orange - "Atom Heart Mother" Opening

Roger Waters: Pros and cons of Hitch-Hiking

Here's a video. Laugh it up, WMK.



Roger Waters - The pros and cons of hitch-hiking

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

I'm bored so I'll post some videos.



YouTube - My Chemical Romance-The Black Parade

Famous Last Words

Here's an MCR video. Great song, but the video doesn't do all that much.



YouTube - My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words

And here's Mekong

Just because of its extreme awesomeness, here's a live version of Mekong on New Year's Eve. With a quick break for fireworks. The sound quality isn't the best though :(



Youtube -Mekong - Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers 12-31-06

Roger Clyne singing National Anthem

I might have posted this before, but here's a video of Roger Clyne singing the National Anthem at a baseball game.



YouTube - Roger Clyne singing National Anthem

Booooooooooo

I guess I shouldn't be too surprised about this. Very frustrating.

From Drudge:

BUSH BASHING PIG HITS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Sun Sep 17 2006 18:53:38 ET

ROGER WATERS [PINK FLOYD] CONCERT TOUR HITS NORTH AMERICA AND NYC WITH FLYING PIGS, URGING DEM VOTES IN ELECTION, 'IMPEACH BUSH' WRITTEN ON REAR OF PIG FLOATING OVER AUDIENCE... One concertgoer writes: 'Seeing Bush's name written across the pig's arse made me howl'... The pig had graffiti. 'New Yorkers/Don't be led to the slaughter/Vote November 7'... another attendee played off the hit 'Another Brick in the Wall': ''We don't need no thought control,' even from Mr. Waters'...

Another sends a review: 'I attended the Roger Waters 9/15 show at Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY. At one point during the show Waters juxtaposed pictures of the President, Karl Rove, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher with pictures of Osama bin Laden, Mao Zedong, Stalin, and other world tyrants. Rogers asked whether 'these people [Arabs] are really are enemies'. This took place during his anti-Bush/Blair song 'Leaving Beirut' in which he claimed 'that Texas education must have really f*cked you up' and asked why Tony the 'US poodle/pawn' is a warmongerer'...

Link: Drudge Report

WWE Khali to feature in music video

I'm SO buying this album.

The seven-foot-three-inch wrestler, whose actual name is Dalip Singh Rana, will star in the title song of Pahari pop singer Suresh Sharma's album "Sawan Ko Aane Do", which is to release next month.

Link: Telugu Portal

Roarbot Reunion Petition

Oh come on. Dan's got to be responsible for this...

Roarbot Reunion Petition

Edit: To avoid lawsuits, I must credit my friend Warren for letting me know about this petition through the kindness of his heart. You may view his photograph here.