Wednesday, December 18, 2013
"Pah Rum Pum Pum Pum"
Kitty Katt McKinley is up to his old tricks: singing, dancing and making hilarious YouTube videos.
Kitty Katt and local model Katy Gierlach double as David Bowie and Bing Crosby to reenact the Little Drummer Boy duet in a deranged and hilarious fashion:
Tags: David Bowie , Christmas Songs , Christmas covers , Bing Crosby , Kitty Katt McKinley , Katy Gierlach , Pimadonna , Beth King , Video
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
So, I guess there is a thing going on right now, TIPS FOR JESUS. Extravagant tips are being left on restaurant tabs around the map, marked with a stamp that reads @tipsforjesus or simply signed "Tips For Jesus". I knew the god good old ol bearded one was a man of the peoples, I just had no idea he was ever a waiter.
Tags: JESUS , TIPSFORJESUS , BIG TIPS , YES PLEASE , JUMPIN JEHOSAPHATS , CHRISTMAS , CHARITY , GENEROUS , WOWZA THATS A LOT OF BREAD
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Talk is cheap.
I guess they weren't lying when they said, "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin Ta F*ck Wit."
Killarmy's Killa Sin has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Apparently, Killa Sin (real name Jeryl Grant) shot Darnell Brown numerous times in the chest. According to HipHop DX, Brown's injuries weren't fatal.
Tags: Killarmy , Killa Sin , Wu-Tang Clan , Bad Shot , Video
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tags: Chatroulette , Miley Cyrus , Stephen Kardynal , Youtube , Wrecking Ball , Parody , Video
Friday, November 22, 2013
We all hate Youtube comments. We have all had our fair share of internet arguments, and most of you have had your best matches in our comment sections. One day we should take a poll for the best Weekly comment wars and hire children to reenact them.
Tags: One Direction , Youtube Comment wars , Dead Parrot , Old British dudes arguing like beliebers. , Video
Monday, November 18, 2013
Daily factoid: Max Cannon has never participated in No-ShaveNovember.
I do some stand up and talk about pop culture and what's going in the world, and then my local Tucson celebrity/personality co-host will share some stories and their favorite viral videos. This month's special guest needs no introduction, but it's an honor to have Max Cannon on the show. He's the author of the weekly comic strip RED MEAT and host of The Loft's First Friday Shorts. TW sports writer Brian J. Pedersen wrote a cover story on the short film fest earlier this year. Cannon is one of my favorite cartoonist and someone that I genuinely looked up to.
Tags: Max Cannon , The Loft Cinema , Friday Night Shorts , Viva La Viral , Friday Night Shorts , RED MEAT
Thursday, November 14, 2013
I like to Vine, but not as much as Logan Paul.
Paul combined 30 Vine clips to make a three minute video, and has already received 338,361 views. Granted, they aren't all winners but some are worth chuckling at. I'm willing to bet that this guy will have a IFC television show or a cameo in the Grumpy Cat film because of his relentless Vine activity. This has to be proof that anyone can become an internet star.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
If you're not into going out tonight to celebrate Halloween, might I suggest you cozy up next to a big heaping pumpkin full of candy and check out Ghostwatch.
Ghostwatch was a BBC production that aired 'live' on October 31, 1992. It's an early prototype of reality-horror films; you can feel the influence this had on The Blair Witch Project, the Paranormal Activity series, the V/H/S series, etc. I've seen enough horror films that I'm not that easily spooked (just don't bring up Don't Look Now), but I was having multiple panic attacks when I first saw this a few years ago.
And I'm not alone on this. According to the lengthy Ghostwatch Wikipedia entry, a lot of freaked out and pissed-off viewers phoned the Beeb after it aired to voice their complaints, with many thinking that it was a real deal, despite the "Written by..." credit at the start of the program. Further controversy arose afterwards when children who had watched the program started showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder. You can read a report on those cases in the British Medical Journal here. Because of all the negative hoopla, the BBC put a decade-long ban on the program.
So what's all the fuss? Ghostwatch is a mock-documentary about a haunted house. Actual BBC reporters investigate a house teeming with poltergeist activity and it's effects on the family. The reporters uncover a sinister spirit named Pipes. Things start getting hinky and before you know it apparitions start popping up in the background, lights explode, temperatures suddenly drop, disembodied voices sprinkle the proceedings and general ghostly mayhem ensues, all in a typical, proper "oh my, Jeeves" British fashion.
Check it out if you dare; you'll be in for some good, quality frights. Just keep repeating to yourself it's only a program, it's only a program, it's only a program...
Ghost Watch pt 1 from Encounters with Spirit on Vimeo.
Ghost Watch pt 2 from Encounters with Spirit on Vimeo.
Ghost Watch pt3 from Encounters with Spirit on Vimeo.
Tags: ghostwatch , bbc , horror , halloween , Video
Faith, Whiskey and Johnny Cash.
Meet Gregory Carpenter, or better known as Dr. Danger.
Carpenter has been a daredevil for over 20 years. He’s a man of simple pleasures, but he’s the master of pulling off the most complicated stunts with very limited resources. The doctor is a wondering risk taker that spends most of his time in Austin, Tombstone and Tucson. You might have caught Danger lighting himself on fire and driving his car off a ramp into other cars on the new History Channel reality show “American Daredevils,” or the Buffet Bar. Danger tells me that the premiere racked up 1.6 million views. You can catch the semi-local thrill seeker on the show on Tuesdays at History Channel at 7 p.m.
Henry Barajas: What's your favorite stunt?
Dr. Danger: I am the BLOW UP KING. My favorite stunt is the Suicide Car Explosion. When you get into that car with the 20 gallons of gas on it and three pounds of explosives you really don't know what will happen when it blows. "If your heart had stopped, the explosion would start it!." It takes 'Faith' and 'Whiskey.'
HB: Who's your favorite daredevil?
DD: It may be cliche' but Evel Knevel is the man who really stepped out and into History as the kind of daredevil entertainer that I strive to be. He, I'm sure, as is the case with most of us daredevils today, is the reason we are doing what we do today.
HB: What are you afraid of?
DD: It's not ending up on the 'dead list' that scares me. What scares me is to be laying there dead in front of a few thousand people because I screwed it up. That would be so embarrassing.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
“I try to make it like ‘Tosh.0’ but in Tucson.”
So it's nice when other people write about me so I don't have to. Casey Knox of the Daily Wildcat interviewed me for her piece about my 'Viva La Viral' show with Happy Tuesdays at The Loft Cinema. Knox did a bang up job and I encourage you to read the post. She's the next Barbara Walters. You heard it here first.
Tonight's show is going to be a special show filled with laughter and costumes. My co-host this month is Pauly Casillas, and he's a professional comedian. Pauly has more Twitter followers than anyone here in Tucson. He's opened up for Russell Peters and Rob Delaney, and he agreed to share his favorite viral videos of all time with me and my guests.
All the Happy Tuesday shows are all ages (but the theater encourages that folks don’t bring children 3 and younger; get a babysitter) and free, but seating is limited. Come relax on either on the love seats, comfy chairs, and satisfy your thirst at the well-stocked bar. The doors open at 8 p.m.
Check out the Loft’s website for all the details.
Tags: tosh.0 , Pauly Casillas , russell peters , rob delaney , the loft cinema , daily wildcat , casey knox , Video
