Google + “Sesame Street” = Day 5

Tickle me,

-Shady

Google + “Sesame Street” = Day 4

Anything dirty or dingy or dusty,

-Shady

Quick Cupcake Maker Review… kind of: The Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker

My dog ate my review,

-Shady

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Book and a movie…

…right here:

Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit: And Other Country Sayings, Say-Sos, Hoots and Hollers by Allan Zullo and Gene Cheek (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
This pocket-sized collection of more than 200 quaint country colloquialisms is… well, exactly that. If that sounds like something you want to add to your coffee table and/or toilet tank, by all means. But to me, this extremely quick read feels more like a Jeff Foxworthy “You might be a redneck if…” joke than it does words of wisdom. If you feel the need to add Southern-fried one-liners like “I feel finer than a frog’s hair split four ways and sanded twice” to your library, this book is screaming your name. Unfortunately, all I see is a thin gimmick stretched out over 200 pages.

“Must Read After My Death” (Gigantic Pictures)
In the 1960s, Allis and Charley were living what appeared to be a charmed, all-American lifestyle with their four children in the suburbs of Hartford, Connecticut. Charley’s job took him to Australia four months out of every year, and the family decided to stay in touch with each other through Dictaphone audio recordings. As years passed, they continued using the Dictaphone to document their lives together. Unfortunately, Charley’s flagrant infidelity had cracked the family’s very foundation and, after seeing numerous psychologists and psychiatrists, their lives soon began to spiral out of control. Amazingly, they documented the destruction and devastation along the way. In 2001, Allis passed away leaving a garden shed filled with photographs, journals, home movies, and all of the Dictaphone recordings. Included with the family archive was a simple request from Allis: “Must read after my death.” Allis’ grandson, director Morgan Dews, did just that, and has edited all of the footage, photos and audio files down into this highly disturbing documentary about the rarely seen dark side of middle class America. What’s most impressive about the film is that it is entirely comprised of those found elements. There are no follow-up interviews, no background narrations… nothing; just the sounds and images of a family from four decades ago. Haunting and revealing, “Must Read After My Death” shines a spotlight on all of the dirty little secrets most families hope to keep hidden. Dews, on the other hand, has decided to broadcast it.

The book isn’t always better than the movie,

-Shady

Google + “Sesame Street” = Day 3

Yay!

Doing the pigeon,

-Shady

The “Sesame Street” celebration continues on Google!

With this:

“C” is for cool,

-Shady

If you went to Google today…

…you might have seen this:

Google was doing their part in marking the upcoming fortieth anniversary of “Sesame Street.” (The actual anniversary is next Monday, November 10th.)

Of course, it’s no surprise that I love “Sesame Street,” and that the show has had an enormous influence on both my childhood and who I eventually became as an adult.

If you’re in this same colorful boat with me, you might want to pick up this book:

“Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street” was finally released last month after literally years of waiting. And you know what? It was worth the wait!

Clocking in at over 300+ pages, this book is the bible of all things “Street.” I was fortunate enough to receive it from my Dad for my birthday and, trust me, it doesn’t get more in-depth than this.

How will you know if you should buy it? Well, if you can’t resist the urge to sing along with this song…

…do yourself a favor and pick it up.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

-Shady

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Maine is now officially as lame as California…

…thanks to all you morons who voted for bigotry yesterday.

To you, I pass along this message that I wrote to all the Californian bigots a few months back. I’d write you your own post, but you’re not worth the time.

The 51st State of America is the State of Idiocy,

-Shady

Keith Bardwell…

…a blatant racist who I had a few choice words for a few weeks ago, resigned from his position yesterday as a justice of the peace in Louisiana.

Good riddance,

-Shady

Happy Anniversary, Los Angeles!

One year ago today, Kathy, Mr. Fabulous and I graced you with our presence.

You’re welcome!

Year two starts tomorrow,

-Shady