One of my earliest dreams (aside from that one with Lisa Welchel and Nancy McKeon) was to have my own radio station which played all of my favorite songs and had me, you know, saying funny shit in between songs. Part of this might have been a remnant of hearing tapes of my Uncle Burl doing that very thing, and part of it might have been my massive ego, and another part might have been that I listen to a lot of music and have always felt that the experience could only be improved by my witty repartee. Fortunately, Pinky's Paperhaus came along last month to fulfill my fantasy (and if Lisa Welchel is reading -- let's hook that shit up, girl!) and now, through the miracle of Technicolor, you can podcast it (though without all the music) or download it or stream it (with all this hits in place!).
Here are a few highlights:
1. The definitive Michael Silverblatt impersonation.
2. "Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangster" by the Geto Boys.
3. "Stay" by Coal, which for Chasing Amy fans is that one song from the never-made soundtrack that you can never find, because it was never released -- it plays over the scene of Ben Affleck and Joey Lauren Adams breaking up and then into the scene where Ben talks about said break up with Silent Bob and Jay.
4. I say some un-nice things about Casey Kasem.
5. For old friends: The Jim Voice.
6. An in-depth discussion on how I wrote Living Dead Girl, which, upon listening to it, makes me think that I wish I knew how the hell I was writing it at the time like I do now.
7. The aforementioned funny shit.
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Looks like Blair is also a writer:
http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/productreviews/p/lisawhelchel.htm
"Her fourth book, "The ADVENTure of Christmas" was released September of 2004."
I hear she's also working on a screenplay : "Ace ADVENTura, Messiah Detective"
Posted by: tito | July 28, 2005 at 02:25 PM
Oh, yeah, she's written several works -- including a much lauded one which advocated abusing your child if he or she acts up, but in the name of Christ, of course. On a side note, I once saw Lisa at the Noah's Bagels in Valencia, CA. She was looking like a frazzled mom, which, it turns out, she is.
Posted by: Tod Goldberg | July 28, 2005 at 02:31 PM
I looked at your playlist Tod, and I can honestly say that the only song I recognised was the Neil Diamond track, and that's only because I too watched Pulp Fiction.
With musical taste like that, you're so not going to get your menage of choice...
Posted by: Karen Scott | July 28, 2005 at 03:12 PM
I am so stoked that you played Geto Boys! You know, it really does feel good to be a ganster ;)
Posted by: Anea | July 28, 2005 at 05:51 PM
Ah, but Karen if you were a young man into alternative music, LA bands and gangsta rap (and, well, Neil Diamond and Jimmy Buffet) all would be clear. I'm sure you've at least heart At Last by Etta James -- it's a classic. And no Neil Young in your life? No Dr. Dre? How do you live?
Posted by: tod goldberg | July 29, 2005 at 02:33 AM
Ok, I missed the Etta James track, but my take on gangsta rap is limited to Kanye West, and let's face it, he doesn't really fall into that category does he?
Is Dre gangsta these days? He may be trying to hold on to that illusion, but really, who's convinced?
Who the hell is Neil Young?
How do In live? With my ear drums in tact (g)
Posted by: Karen Scott | July 29, 2005 at 02:50 AM