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I found a great CD cebrating 25 years of music from the Muppets. It's absolutely fantastic. A few years ago I got see a retrospective on Jim Henson's career at BAM and that guy had some helluva taste especially for jazz and avant garde stuff and it really translates to the shows and movies.
10 Best Albums:
The Submarines, Declare A New State Archie Bronson Outfit, Derdang, Derdang Casey Dienel, Wind-Up Canary The Format, Dog Problems Man Man, Six Demon Bag Damnwells, Air Stereo Regina Spektor- Begin to Hope Midlake, The Trials of Van Occupanther Alexi Murdoch, Time Without Consequence Death Vessel, Stay Close
[Honor Roll: TV on the Radio (Return to Cookie Mountain), Snow Patrol (Eyes Open), Islands (Return to the Sea), Band of Horses (Everything All the Time), Muse (Black Holes & Revelations), Silversun Pickups (Carnavas)]
Who would be here if I didn’t get the Import in 2005: Mew (And the Glass Handed Kites)
10 Best Songs:
Roscoe” by Midlake “The Funeral” by Band of Horses “Dart For My Sweetheart” by Archie Bronson Outfit “After the Bombs” by The Decemberists “Deep in the Horchata” by Death Vessel “Modern Inventions” by The Submarines “She Doesn’t Get It” The Format “Inside of Me” The Starlight Mints “Everything” Casey Dienel “English Bwudd” by Man Man
[Best O’ The Rest: “Dead Funny” by Archie Bronson Outfit, “Skeleton Key” by Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, “Little Lover So Polite” by Silversun Pickups, “We Do Not Fuck Around” by Viva Voce, “Black Mission Goggles” by Man Man, “Fidelity” by Regina Spektor, “Rough Gem” by Islands, “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse, “Long Distance Call” by Phoenix, “Woke Up New” by The Mountain Goats, “Hands Open” by Snow Patrol, “Here It Goes Again: by OK GO, “Black Swan” by Thom Yorke, “I Was A Lover” by TV On the Radio, “Home” by Alexi Murdoch, “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn & John, “Country Girl” by Primal Scream, “Salty Air” by Dogme 95, “Free Stress Test” by Professor Murder, “I Want to Love You in My Room” by Irving
Best Live Music:
1. Man Man (Spiegeltent, Manhattan, NY) 2. Casey Dienel (Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY) 3. Rob Dickinson (Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY) 4. Mew (Hiro Ballroom, Manhattan, NY) 5. Silversun Pickups (Mercury Lounge, Manhattan, NY)
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Whoa buddy, I hope your controlling that thing with your hand.
That's no way to treat a celebrity.
Hi HIGH HEYE....
Here I is. You are the all knowingest musicest noteiest musical person J-$
xo MOWO!™
I have a big love for The Muppets.
While I don't have all kinds of Muppet memorabilia, I did buy one of these Kermit photo puppets for $200 last year and he compliments my living room quite well.
I also have a friend who is a professional puppeteer and has worked on Sesame Street, The Puzzle Place, Bear in the Big Blue House, Book of Pooh, Between the Lions and most recently on It's a Big Big World. And back in 1999, when he was working on Muppets From Space in Wilmington, NC, my sister and I went for a weekend visit and got to spend a day at the studio where they filmed, tour the sets, be present at the daily rushes, etc. Probably the coolest part of the visit was getting to talk with Steve Whitmire and Brian Henson, see all the classic Muppets up close and see Dave Goelz talk to a little girl on the set with the Gonzo puppet on his hand, while he was in full view.
Last summer, I got on-stage at a local open-mic night and performed The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City" using the voices of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Rowlf, Gonzo and others. The crowd ate it up, so when I was later asked back to perform at a "best of open-mic" night, I performed CCR's "Down on the Corner" and The Marshall Tucker Band's "This Ol' Cowboy" under the influence of The Muppets.
Finally, a friend at work sent me this link the other day, saying this shirt would probably be something I would like (I imagine you might dig it, too!)
http://store.theonion.com/product_info.php?products_id=186