One week of blogs in one Paragraph
A light week this week in the world of monkeying around. This week was all about the begining of the podcast. The first podcast is a sort of getting to know you, getting to know all about you thing where Alley and I discuss sex ed, bad food, and other foolishly personal things. The Second podcast was an interruption to my day. Alley decided we needed to discuss Rebecca Black and the worst song ever! We decided to go back to the wold school writting thing and I, Monkey wrote about being unaware of who to be and the fact that I am not gay, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Monkey Messages
When you bite your nails out of nervousness, only the uick you will find, never the answer. - Me.
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.- Mark Twain
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. - Danny Kaye
If there's one thing I've learned, it's that life is one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead. - Homer Simpson
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.- Ambrose Bierce
The Musical Interlude
Queen - I Want It All A real classic rocky thing. Reminds me of 80's rock, and prooves that it doesn't have to suck. There is always something melodic and classical about their work, and this is a great example. A song about rising above.
Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea A rare dose of Nirvana in the middle of the week, but I was so damn tired this was the only thing that was going to get me through the day. A haunting performance from one of their final live shows, this is a song about all the bad shit that plagues the tortured soul.
Dropkick Murphys - Shipping Up To Boston Sometimes I just want to go to Boston and blow things up. A little late for Patty's day, but some celtic pride anyway.
Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy I had considerable rage that day and needed a bit of Rage to bleed it out. You can always count on Rage to help you through anger, rage, hate, jealousy. Sometimes perspective is everything.
Weekly Nirvana
A pleasant tune off of Incesticide. I do pitty the fool.
Podcast of the Week.
As if there was any doubt, this week's review is completely self serving, and presented without shame. I am reviewing our podcast! That's right, one monkey media decided to begin posting their very own weekly podcast. The stars of the show are Chris Parker and Alley, and their banter, while still a bit stilted is somewhat entertaining.
It's clear that these two know each other well and can push each other's buttons. This can make for some interesting banter, as well as good story telling.
In fairness, their ability to sound professional is still a bit suspect as they try and relate to each other and the audiance at the same time. This is something that may grow over time, but is essentially the one major drawback to the show. It is my opinion that you wouldn't want them to become too professional, as the sound of the show is that of a couple just sort of hanging out and discussing whatever comes up. It is somewhat voyeuristic in that sense, like we are peeping in the kitrchen or living room of two people sitting down, sipping drinks and shooting the monkey poop.
While there are hundreds of shows out there that are similar in style, and possibly even substance, this show is unique in the sense that both hosts are colourful characters. One is an ex street junky turned broadcaster turned social worker, and the other is a hot chick turned bitch on wheels.
Certainly there is room for improvement, but when you consider that they have only done two shows together at the writing of this review, I would say thye are on the right track and this is a show well worth the time. Think of it this way, getting in on the ground floor makes sense. If these two become gigantic stars and move to Florida as thye dream, we may never get the chance to hear the likes of them again any time soon.
One Monkey Toy.
This week it is all about the jedi baby. I have been immersed int the adventures of Starkiller and thus I cannot help but search for some star wars toys. The journey started off by me looking for a religion that would satisfy my spiritual needs. I tumbled accross the Jedi Chruch. A real religion based around the philosophy of the jedi. This path led me to this weeks toy.
If you are going to worship at the church of the jedi, then you are going to need to have the right outfit. That is where the toy comes in. This website is your one stop shop for everything jedi. You can get yourself some robes, the tunic, and the boots. One must not forget the wonderful boots. You can also pick up a cool lightsaber to complete the ensemble.
And hey, if being a jedi is not the way for you, no worries, they also have Han Solo, Jango/Bona Fett and even leia wigs. The only dissapointment is the lack of Leia bakini, but a fella can dream.
If you need to be a jedi, I mean really really need to be a jedi, then force jump over to jedi-robe.com. They have this weeks monkey toys!
You Tube Video of the Week.
The cool among you may recognize Jeff Lewis as the main character here. He is one of the stars of The Guild, a ground breaking internet series created by the most beautiful woman in the world. The real astute amongst you may even recognize Lois Griffin.
Jeff Lewis has a number of these videos, and the are all great.
Wrap Party
So that is the week that was in monkey land. Going to be recording the next pod tonight and looking forward to it. A lot of star wars this week, hopefully less next week, but you never know, I ma a geek.
As per usual, email us, comment, throw smelly stuff at us, whatever, just let us know your thoughts, and maybe we will even listen.
Ta Ta for now.....oh goddammit no wonder women think I am gay!
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