In this episode J&L ogle fellow humans, cut lines, see nude skateboarders, go to war against pedicabs, bring you interviews with John Bundy of Naam and Lakis Panagiotopulos of Lecherous Gaze, and recount the glory of Trap Them + All Pigs Must Die‘s tag-team set.
METAL! – J&L
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And for download…
J&L Episode 005 – SXSW 2011 Pt 2
Follow Jibbies on Twitter @MetalJibbies
Music featured this episode:
the Obsessed – ‘Neatz Brigade’
Yesterday, I had to return a lot of phone calls, which meant a lot of time on hold.
This is what happens.
And so you can see where I started…in case you didn’t see it yesterday….
Or as I like to look at it – Cause and Effect.
It is entirely possible that this image might change before I’m happy with it.
-Stephe
So, I’m sitting at the computer waiting for some files to download and the service tech to come back to the phone. There’s people dropping by asking me to fix things for them and because I’m not talking on the phone in my ear they just assume I’m not really on it.
Wish I was joking.
Here’s today’s quick sketches.
I kind of like the Batman, and might run him through the cleanup mill at some point. Hal looks like an X-Baby.
The other night I took my wife to see Duran Duran for her birthday. She was a huge Duranie (Durany? Durani?) back in the day and never got a chance to see them live. Wednesday night they played a small venue here in Houston and we took in the show.
Let me just say that Simon and the lads can still go. Let me also say that I had forgotten how strong “Rio” was.
On the drive home we got to talking about songs they didn’t play. That led, as so many conversations with me do, down the Road to Obscurity (copyright 2011 GonzoGeek Media, Inc.). I started talking about John Taylor‘s work on the soundtrack of American Anthem. However, I couldn’t find the song I was looking for on iTunes. Neither could I find the video on YouTube.
Of course, the fact that it was Andy Taylor (the only original Duran not in attendance the other night) and not John Taylor that did the song could have had something to do with it.
Hey, its been a long time since 1986.
I continued down the Road of Obscurity thinking about other songs from the 80s that I really liked that got lost and/or dropped by the “80s Music” format on FM radio.
Here now is my list. Enjoy. Continue reading “Five Underrated Songs of the 80s”
I stumbled upon this book at the local library earlier today. I was a bit surprised. Stan Lee is known for writing/creating most of the characters associated with Marvel Comics. From the Fantastic Four to the X-Men they all sprang from the fertile frontal lobe of Stan the Man.
But drawing? That really wasn’t Stan’s thing.
Intrigued, I picked up the book and opened it to the first page. Continue reading “Stan Lee Draws…?”
A tremendous Friday to you all.
Yes, I just dropped some Rome on you. What can I say? Its Smackoff Friday and I just back to the office after running some errands. The calls were well above par so far and if there’s anything we like here, its good smack.
Well, that and cheesecake.
See what I did there?
Clever, I know.
While you sit there dazzled by epic wordplay, say hello to this week’s cheesecake, Jennifer Garner.
Ms. Garner stars opposite Russell Brand in the new version of Arthur that opens today. I’m frankly sick of the commercials and ready for this thing to hit the screen already. I’ve never been sure that there was a need to remake Arthur in the first place. Dudley Moore knocked that one out of the park like an 8-year-old did to my machine pitch team last night…3 times.
Still, despite my misgivings on the remake, Ms. Garner’s geek cred is solid. She began her career playing a scantily clad spy in Alias. Then she moved on, showing her range by playing a leather clad ninja in both Daredevil and Elektra. She took a swing at Tom Hanks‘ Big with 13 Going on 30 and helped out a girl in trouble in Juno.
Since then she’s gone on to MILF status, a series of rom-coms and marriage to the Man Without Fear (as evidenced by his role in Gigli), Ben Affleck.
One final thought on the Arthur remake.
Do you think Katy Perry is going to do a brassy pop version of “Arthur’s Theme“? Seems like a no brainer to me.
Right now, the best that we can do is hit the links.
So…work has been kicking my butt for the past couple weeks (months). To let off a little steam, I decided to make myself draw for at least a half hour to an hour a day.
You know, to keep me from hurting a co-worker.
Some of the results are garbage, some are okay. I’ll be posting the better pieces here.
Maybe, over time, we’ll see improvement.
First out of the gate is Dr. Strange. I’ve always liked the outfit, and now that I’ve gone grey at the temples, I kind of look like the guy.
Enjoy.
Welcome back kids.
Now that most of the Gonzo Compadres have recovered from their varietal trips to SXSW, we’re back and getting down to it. Well most of us anyway. John is in Hotlanta this weekend for Wrestlemania. Its his first trip to the big event despite a lifelong obsession with the squared circle.
Sure, the Final Four is this weekend, and we’ll be keeping an eye on that, but we’re Geeks. We still enjoy the glory of the squared circle too.
Well, maybe not as much as we did before the McMahonopoly homogenized the product to the point of monotony, but still, its the biggest weekend of the year for fans of rasslin’ and/or sports entertainment.
So, in honor of ‘Mania (and at the suggestion of frequent hand model David Cantu), we’re pleased to present this week’s cheesecake. Say hello to Trish Stratus.
Ms. Stratus began her career as a fitness model (whatever that means) in Canada before making the move to the WWF/E. There she donned a trench coat, cowboy hat and the managerial reins of the infamous tag team T&A (subtle Vince). In the anything goes Attitude Era, Trish often found herself in the middle of very sexually oriented storylines. I would imagine an entire generation of American boys hit puberty when she debuted the Stratusfaction.
After a very successful WWE career, Trish retired, sort of. She’s making a return to the “E” next week as one of the coaches on Tough Enough, the WWE’s answer to The Ultimate Fighter. Watch as Trish, Steve Austin, Booker T and Hugh Morrus (really??) train the next generation of WWE talent.
No word yet on who will give them their buzzcuts and tribal tats.
On to the links. Continue reading “Friday LinkFrogging – 4/1/11”
Following just days after their Motorhead odyssey, Jibbies and Loond returned to Austin for SXSW 2011, and put the young’uns to shame with their stamina, tenacity, and liver power, like two superheroes powered by METAL!, rock, and alcohol. Loond got things started on Thursday afternoon at Emo’s with the Full Metal Texas day party. After the day-time bludgeoning it was time for the Small Stone Records showcase at Barbarella, which took J&L into the wee hours of the night.
Friday afternoon J&L were at Headhunters for the Small Stone Records day party and spent that night at The Dirty Dog Bar for the Metalliance showcase. Saturday afternoon at The Scoot Inn brought our metallic duo the Tee Pee Records/Converse/Thrasher Magazine day party and as the sun was setting found them once again in the wonderful confines of Stubb’s for Tres Mts. The night was capped by a raging party set from Valient Thorr at Barbarella.
Aside from being steeped in fabulous music for four days, we consumed large quantities of Lone Star beer, sampled a variety of street food, went on missions to evacuate our bowels in the most decent restrooms we could find, hung out with some great fools, and saw some of the most vast/varied array of female deliciousness the eye can see. It was an absolutely incredible time, so have a listen to the show for all the gory details, and as we promised…some voices other than ours. – Loond
[Editor’s note: Part 1, presented here, follows J&L through the Small Stone day party and includes interviews with Jeff Martin (Lo-Pan), Erik Larsen (the Might Could, Parasytic, ex-Alabama Thunderpussy), Keith Gibbs (Sasquatch) and Scott Hamilton (President, Small Stone Recordings). Part 2 is already under construction.]
METAL! – J&L
[Potentially NSFW]
And for download….
J&L Episode 004 – SXSW 2011 Pt 1
Follow Jibbies on Twitter @MetalJibbies
Music featured this episode:
House of Broken Promises – ‘Obey The Snake’
Sasquatch – ‘Seven Years To Saturn’
Ozzy – ‘Fairies Wear Boots’ [Speak of the Devil]
Cream – ‘Wrapping Paper’
