Studio 100 — Please get a clue

Studio 100 Copyright violation

A YouTube user who goes by the handle zazazebra has been my primary source for videos by K3. It would seem that Studio 100 is now turning the screws and zaza’s videos, and those posted by others, are starting to disappear.

Dear Studio 100: PLEASE get a clue! Don’t squash guys like me and zazazebra. We’re just trying to help promote K3 and Studio 100. Zazazebra had 2.5 MILLION hits on his post of “Kusjesdag”, and while my coverage can’t match that, I’m the lone voice in America pushing K3. To increase interest in your own posted videos, get high quality versions of “Kusjesdag”, “Hart Verloren”, “Tele Romeo” and “Verliefd” in stereo on YouTube. I’d love to link to those. “I Love You, Baby” too, because it has some English. Think about it. Please. The songs are wonderful, but it’s not just the format that makes it all work, it’s Karen, Kristel and Kathleen, one of the best pop music trios I have ever enjoyed.


Addendum: Now here’s something interesting. Studio 100’s UK account, that had the UK3 audition, has been suspended by YouTube (or perhaps shut down by Studio 100?). Click the link and see for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/user/studio100UK


Noticed on Jan 1: The Studio 100 UK account is back.
March 23: It’s over. Kathleen has quit. K3 is done.

A Cold, Cold ‘Coldbert’ Christmas

Amazon.com was sold out of A Colbert Christmas — The Greatest Gift of All!, so my thanks go to D.F. Rogers for procuring me a copy at a competitive price. The back of the case alone is worth the price.

A Colbert Christmas

Inexpensive, with a charity benefiting, and offbeat guffaws served up by Stephen Colbert with his guests — including two I’ve never heard of before — this is the best 2008 Christmas video ever! A not-to-miss extra is Stephen singing his instant classic, “Cold, Cold Christmas.” Here’s the audio, minus the video.

[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/DEC/ColbertChristmas.mp3]

Larissa Kelly News

Larissa Kelly
Larissa Kelly in high school

This item is from the Contra Costa Times:

UC Berkeley graduate student Larissa Kelly of El Cerrito will be one of 15 contestants trying to win the $250,000 grand prize up for grabs in the 2009 Tournament of Champions for the game show “Jeopardy!” taping next month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The tournament episodes will air March 11 to 24.

Kelly gained fame in the spring by winning $222,597 in seven games, the third-best total in the show’s long history and the best ever by a female contestant.

Parse and Brown

(How old was I when I realized they were singing “Parson Brown?”) I was going to put some Christmas music here, but I’ll borrow somebody else’s work. Over at the Warm Pie, Happy Home blog is a playlist from the Finetune service that will start playing automatically. You’ll find the player down on the left. This is what I’m hearing right now.

Finetune player