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Choosing the Right Band Instrument


David Crowe - star and producer of this year's Laugh Lover's Ball - suggests that maybe the concept of High School Band is a little outdated.

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Unfamiliar with Armed Cows?
Last Friday on The Marty Riemer Show Podcast the topic of "Cows with Guns" came up, and it became evident that not everyone in the room had heard of this clever song from Bellingham's Dana Lyons.

I vowed that on Monday I would fix that. Here it is, complete with video:

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Matthew Borderick reprises Ferris
Is it even necessary anymore to buy pricey commercial time on the Super Bowl? Can't you just SAY you're going to run a commercial during the big game, but instead post it on YouTube and watch it spread virally. Thereby saving millions!

The new Honda ad where Matthew Broderick reprises his Ferris Bueller character is tearing up the YouTube. Who needs television.




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Jack White Solo
Not a big surprise to me that when Jack White would finally choose to a release a solo record I would love it! Even as I try to overlook his eerie resemblance to Michael Jackson in the photo above.

White's first solo album, Blunderbuss, arrives April 24. Today he made the first single available. Absorb it below (or if that fails go here http://www.jackwhiteiii.com)



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Ayyyy, Pirates!
Whenever the topic of pirates comes up, I can't help think of this routine from Arj Barker.

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It's all Greek
Before we blame all the world's (or at least Europe's) ills on the Greek, maybe we should learn a bit about the people that gave us mathematics.

Here is Angelo Tsarouchas from Greece by way of Canada.

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Richard Jeni Addresses the Nation
In response to tonight's State of the Union Address, the late comic Richard Jeni addresses the nation in a more straightforward, less politically-correct tone.

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A Response to Yoga's Sexiest Video
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The awe-inspiring Yoga by Equinox video below has attracted nearly 2-million views. But it's also drawn as much heat as a Bikram class in its 38th hour. It sexualizes yoga. It makes it seem elitist. Some people say.

There's no question Briohny Smyth is a spectacular practitioner of the yogic arts, but why is she in her underwear? And why does she spell her name in that annoying way? Some people ask.



In response to the Equinox Yoga video, humorist Michael Stusser and I created this Equinot video. We think it better reflects what an actual yoga session looks like, where all humans are welcome. Even sweaty, hairy, lumpy ones (I'm not referring to you, Michael!).

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NIce day for a BBQ?
Tonight on the 5:20 Funny, Seattle comic Brad Upton points out that during snowstorms and power outages there are at least a couple tragic instances of this occurring. Although I don't think I've seen a report of it this time. Maybe we're learning.

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Mike Birbiglia Exposes the Fraud of Traction Control
In honor of our voluminous Puget Sound area snowfall, we present this slippery expose on the uselessness of modern traction control, a system by which your dashboard lights up to tell you you're screwed.

Here's comedian Mike Birbiglia with his report:


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