Taped On Beta

Sunday Mornin' Coming Down - A post about my Dad each Sunday, named after a song that he loved.

I have talked about Beta a few times on Always Standing before, I have discussed it in 2009, and even mentioned it when I gave the speech at my Dad's funeral. One of the things that I remember watching was a taped copy of a SNL 15th Anniversary Special from 1989. We watched it so often. However, a lot of it were clips, which then Mom and Dad had to explain the context of.

Here is a hilarious segment from a Point/Counter-Point SNL sketch from 1979:
Jane Curtin: Dan, there's an old saying: "Behind every successful man there's a woman." A loving, giving, caring woman. But you wouldn't know about that, Dan, because there's no old saying about what's behind a miserable failure.
Dan Aykroyd: Jane, you ignorant slut!

Tonight the was the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, SO FUNNY!!! I think Dad would have really liked it.

Snuck It In

I have so little time for personal reading, since I should be reading for research and writing my MRP. However, Teri got me Bossypants by Tina Fey for my birthday and I read the entire thing yesterday. It was a good call as a gift; I had been meaning to buy it myself actually but then discovered that I didn't even have enough money for rent and had to seriously rebudget my summer, leaving nothing left to spend at Chapters. Ter just figured it out too, I hadn't told her I wanted it. I'm not normally a memoir type person but have always admired Tina and like her SNL stuff, 30 Rock, and Mean Girls. The book was quite enjoyable and spending the day just reading something for fun was amazing. I can't wait until this MRP is done and I get to do it all the time.

Oh Bolton

I have been watching this movie constantly for the past few weeks, like multiple times daily. I showed it to JennB on our road trip and she loved it and joined me with the multiple viewings. However, I also showed it to my mom who was bored before it was half over, so I guess it isn't to everyone's taste. (Though Micheal Bolton is surprisingly good looking for someone who is almost 60.)

Samberg vs. Johnson

I had seen the preview for this and couldn't wait for the full music video to come out. (Especially because I am not that big on Jack Johnson.) Every time Andy Samburg parodies him on SNL, it is just hilarious. Sadly, I can't find any of the clips of it. Here Jack gets his revenge... or does he.

Rerun Time

Just when I get used to a good TV schedule it stops. I know what shows I'm watching this year, when they are aired, where and when I can find them online! This week nothing new is airing. I'm hoping that America's Next Top Model will keep going but everything else is a rerun. I don't know why they do this, I was complaining and asking if it was an election but it turns out it is probably because of The World Series. So this week I can't watch:
-House
-How I Met Your Mother
-Big Bang Theory
-Glee
-Saturday Night Live
-Private Practice
I'm quickly running out of West Wing episodes on my computer so that is making it even worse. I was saddened by all this but then remembered there were other shows I liked to watch that I hadn't started this year. That means a lot of catching up to do with:
-30 Rock
-This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Falling In Love With JT

Since the N'Sync I have always thought Justin Timberlake was hot. As time passed and he kept making great songs I continued to like him. His continued appearances on Saturday Night Live have really solidified how great I think he is. After this weeks hosting I am seriously in love with the guy. He is awesome.Please take a tour around the internet and watch what I feel are some of his great skits from the past few years visiting SNL.

Dick In A Box - when I started to see him in a new light

All The Single Ladies - when I realised how very very hot he was

Ellis Island Immigrants - this week, when it all came together, I'm in love

(Note: watch for the Sexy Back section and his Britney mention)

And Obsession

Ok, it is official. Jerrica and I are obsessed with The Lonely Island again. We never stopped liking them, but meeting The Dudes in New York City really upped the love. Also they just came out with another great music video that compares to the awesomeness that is 'Dick in a Box', 'Lazy Sunday', and all the classics from their old website. This song is on repeat in our apartment pretty much constantly now. (Look at me embedding YouTube videos!! Also customized to be pink.)

New York City Highlights

I still haven't had a chance to go through my many pictures from New York but I thought I would share some thoughts on the trip:
-Jerrica and I can only recognize three buildings: Rockefeller, Chrysler, and Empire State
-free New York bagels for breakfast at the hostel really hits the spot in the morning
-the Staten Island Ferry is a free way to see the Statue of Liberty and New York skyline
-at night people play Beatles music at the Imagine Circle in Strawberry Fields
-Trump Tower is huge, he is definitely compensating for something
-the Village is so clean is actually smells like bleach
-standing outside all night in the cold is worth it for SNL tickets
-Central Park is truly a haven
-the frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity is really as good as all the rave reviews say, and we stayed at the table used in the movie
-I love art deco architecture
-saw a real New York rat, both a live one and a dead one
-Brooklyn is a ways from the island of Manhattan
-waiting to see if our #16 and #17 stand-by tickets were good enough to get into the dress rehearsal of SNL was the longest 30 minutes of my life
-it was really good to have stayed with Matt for the first few days, nice to have a familiar face in a big city
-from Top Of The Rock the city is beautiful and romantic at night but more impressive during the day
-you have to pay to get on most ice rinks and no one owns skates, they pretty much all rent them
-there was a creepy man at the When Harry Met Sally table in the famous Katz's Deli
-American money looks weird
-we met Andy, Jorma, and Akiva from The Lonely Island!!!!
-the Chrysler building is my favorite and Jerrica got me a model of it for Christmas
-4:30 to 6:30 in the afternoon is worst time period for trying to take pictures
-got to go through the Lincoln Tunnel
-if you go to Canal St. to haggle for a purse be sure to take small bills as it makes the entire process easier
-the Statue of Liberty is really small
-when I told someone that I lived in the capital of Canada and they asked me if Ontario was the capital
-saw the Friends apartment building
-Ground Zero isn't very moving but the memorial to the servicemen that is beside it is heartbreaking
-the Christmas window displays are breathtaking, super intricate and move
-I forgot how many toll booth there are in the States
-spent so much time at Rockefeller Centre we started calling it "our 'hood"
-train had to stop in Albany because of trees down on the tracks and we took a bus the rest of the way
-Matt may have made fun of us for our pop culture location visits but he has been to a lot of the Seinfeld ones
-the southern Financial District isn't very recognizable and reminds me a little bit of Toronto
-truly "the city that never sleeps" and we spent our days from 2:00 in the afternoon to usually about 4:00 in the morning
-I look super awkward when posing for pictures with celebrities
-10 hours is a long time on a train
-Jerrica and I split a potato skins appetizer at T.G.I.Fridays as a meal and couldn't finish it
-skated on Wollman Rink in Central Park and the rink at Rockefeller Centre
-you have to be very very rich to live in Manhattan
-there was so much to see and we barely scratched the surface, I can't wait to go back and visit again

Back From The NYC

I just got in after after a whirlwind trip to New York City with Jerrica. We left our apartment at 2am Friday and didn't get to New York until 11:30pm that night. We then promptly spent all night on the street, waiting in line for Saturday Night Live tickets. Things are pretty interesting at 4am on New York City sidewalk outside NBC Studios at Rockefeller Centre and the trip just grew in intensity from there. I will be posting some pictures and highlights later, as well as putting all pictures with commentary on Facebook. Stay Tuned!

Combine

I have always loved what an old co-worker from Subway used to call soft alternative rock. 'Theory of a Nickle Creed', a great combination of bands that pretty much all sound the same. I love them all. I was watching some old SNL clips and Amy Poehler talked about the fact that they are trying to come up with an updated version of the old show Beverly Hills 90210, she joked that they would call it "One OC Gossip Tree Creek". Interestingly, I only like some of the shows mentioned in that combination, despite how similar they all are. "Pretty white kids with problems."

The Conventioneers

I ran across this show and think it is great. The new Lonely Island since they all went to SNL. What makes The Conventionners great, besides that it is halerious, is that it is Canadian.

Funniest Thing Today...

Catching up on the new Lonely Island stuff...

Those who don't know about this site it is hilarious, I suggest watching Kablamo, and The Heist for starters. If you get really into it go on the net and try to find Lazy Sunday with Andy, who is now on SNL. Lazy Sunday is seriously the greatest thing ever. This quote though, the greatest thing today!

From Chez-Vids,...

"I try to better myself by learning something I don't know.
Know it
Know it
Know it
Know it
Know it
Know it
Know it
But it is pretty hard because I am a fucking genius."