Alex blog @ Vorg

The Creepiest Thing I've Seen this Halloween

Alex — 2008-10-31T16:14:43-04:00

Embedding disabled, so here's the spooky link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlItG4raicA

Who misses the Sillytech Rap Battle thread?

Alex — 2008-09-17T04:14:25-04:00

My new favourite Russian boy band

Alex — 2008-07-17T14:19:37-04:00

2/0

Alex — 2008-07-03T12:53:02-04:00

The fruits of science: the lamest game ever.

Who knew that colliding black holes could be turned into something colossally boring?

A year too late...

Alex — 2008-05-27T00:07:33-04:00

Wow. How did I miss this Fox news "Tribute" to Vonnegut:

Canadian Improv

Alex — 2008-05-12T14:41:19-04:00

http://improvisation.ca/

It's kind of sparse right now, but there are a couple of articles, interviews, and videos about Canadian Improv (which, methinks, some of you be interested in.) Maybe check back again in a couple of months to gauge how prolific the writing is.

Ol' pi'tures

Alex — 2007-12-20T01:29:27-05:00

http://www.squareamerica.com/index.htm

Was ist hot? Was ist cool?

Alex — 2007-11-22T01:53:54-05:00

rare bill watterson art

Alex — 2007-11-08T22:45:09-05:00

He may not be publishing new stuff, but you can check out some old stuff:

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cbillart.html

Keith Johnstone full interview

Alex — 2007-08-08T15:39:35-04:00

http://www.comedycouch.com/interviews/kjohnstone.htm

It's Official: Improv is Stupid

Alex — 2007-07-24T16:01:19-04:00

http://www.straight.com/article-101999/improv-founder-keith-johnstone-recants

Not the band called Tesla

Alex — 2007-07-16T19:46:40-04:00

Needs more Unicron

Alex — 2007-06-23T23:03:50-04:00

http://www.ubu.com/film/welles.html

I'm lovin' it

Alex — 2007-04-26T19:53:18-04:00

Atomic Vaudeville takes it to the streets.

More YouTube to waste your time

Alex — 2007-03-17T01:56:45-04:00

Get season 7 on DVD today!

Alex — 2006-11-23T19:02:54-05:00

Okay, more YouTube treasure

Alex — 2006-08-20T04:06:25-04:00

Leave it to the Japanese to perfect Spiderman. Thank you Toei!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-m0jwdmnxA

Feynman interview

Alex — 2006-04-21T00:14:13-04:00

Hearing Feynman talk is always interesting in my opinion.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6586235597476141009

Russian kids are crazy!

Alex — 2005-11-30T17:53:49-05:00

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=515642196227308929&q=russian

I hope they become stuntmen or something before they kill themselves. Holy Shit!

Oddcast

Alex — 2005-11-29T20:18:32-05:00

Just thought I'd plug the inaugural podcast of:

http://www.theoddcast.com/

At the very least, you can jump to the end to check out an interview with Paul Zaloom (Beakman!) of Beakman's world fame. If you do listen and like it, I'm sure Chris would appreciate hearing from you.

Roll over Beethoven!

Alex — 2005-06-14T14:51:21-04:00

Heads Up!

The BBC is going to be offering their recordings of ALL of Beethoven's symphonies for FREE by the time they've broadcast them all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/beethoven/downloads.shtml

If you poke around you can see that they are also trying out podcasting for some of there other programs for any that are interested.

Man from the Sea!

Alex — 2005-05-08T18:52:17-04:00

Eugene Mirman is a funny stand up, and he's got an awesome mp3 of his conversation with a phone company. The selling point: They oppose gay marriage.

http://www.eugenemirman.com/Anti_Gay_Phone_Company_II.mp3

Find more fun stuff at:

http://www.eugenemirman.com/shows.html

Mmmmm, Bacon!

Alex — 2005-01-14T00:51:51-05:00

http://whitehouse.org/media/ashcroft-bacon/index.asp

I want this album. I just like the name Max Bacon.

The rest of the site's not bad either.

Ann Coulter and Tucker Carlson are adorable

Alex — 2005-01-07T13:05:38-05:00

This is hilarious.

http://www.wimp.com/canada/

That shit is off the hook. I'm convinced there's some Ali G action going on.

Three Musical Presents

Alex — 2004-12-24T23:35:08-05:00

Do dogs like Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse? Apparently they do, and you can probably understand them a bit easier than traditional grindcore vocalists:

http://www.pitbullgrindcore.com/

If you like high concepts, consider a band based around Ah-nold's movies. They really commit to the the idea. If you know the movies, check out the songs and lyrics. GET YOUR ASS... GET YOUR ASS TO MARS!

http://www.arnocorps.com/

Last but not least, this speaks for itself:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000CF348/qid%3D1103949027/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/104-4464733-4284704

Blasts from the Past

Alex — 2004-11-15T02:59:33-05:00

I was trying to find some old mp3's that I used to have on my computer and realized that not everyone may have heard these gems.

http://www.sublimearchive.com/audio-raleigh.php

Apparently Raleigh Theodore Sakers is dead now. The first time I heard this it blew me away. Click on Semantic Blockage.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/dokakamusic.htm

It's comforting to know that there are others who like to do metal and video game music accapella. Angel of Death is a brialliant version. I had forgotten about him until he collaborated with bjork on her new album.

Audible illusion

Alex — 2004-08-11T12:07:41-04:00

I like it when my brain tricks me:

The McGurk Effect

Try blinking while the guy is speaking or not looking directly at the image. Truth be told, I hear GA not DA, but it's still cool.

Old Skool Sillytech dream is alive

Alex — 2004-06-29T13:00:32-04:00

Remember when it was all about the sketches? Dustin was a simple boy with a simple dream:

"Sillytech is an attempt to bring together a critical mass of sketch comedy writers using the internet. The hope is that united we can produce enough funny material to produce a new skit comedy TV show."

This may be your chance.

Have a gander at: The Other Network TV writing contest

There is a September 1 deadline, and a $40 fee, so you should be serious if you are thinking of submitting. Also, you need to know how to write in proper TV script format. If you win, the least you can do is let me be an extra in your award winning script.

The Other Network was showing at Cinema du Parc last year and included performances and/or writing by Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Conan O'Brien, Owen Wilson, Dave Foley... the list goes on.

I should submit my thesis.

...but it's not mine.

Alex — 2004-05-11T02:48:53-04:00

step 1: Go to cat and girl

step 2: skip down and read the entry for 3.25 if you want some context.

step 3: Download "Janelle"

step 4: Listen to the Voice of God contained in mp3 format.

step 5: repeat step 4

I've listened to this song at least twenty times rather than doing actual work.

wow.

I just had a hippopotamus for lunch!

Alex — 2004-01-20T19:33:37-05:00

I think most people already know, but tell all your friends about the show at the Comedy nest on friday at 10:30.

There's also a distant heads-up for the Valentine's Day Improv Massacre that we're slammin' at the old dublin. Good alcohol and improv: that's unpossible!

Without Annette Improv website has all the biznatch, yo.

/plug