Besides being given an iPad on Sunday, Stephen Colbert also happened to win a Grammy for the music from this Christmas special…
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My favorite Col(d)bert Christmas tune is this…
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/DEC/ColbertChristmas.mp3]Last week, Stephen Colbert was shamelessly (when isn’t he shameless?) begging/pleading/demanding to be given an Apple iPad — or, as he called it, the Tampad. Last night he whipped one out at the Grammys.
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Rather than blogging I’ve been working on my facet joint problem, which I’m told is what’s been wrong with my back. Can’t believe how weak my right leg is from just one month of favoring it. I’ll keep working out and going to PT.
Anyway, ignoring for the moment the catastrophe in Haiti, something that’s bugging me is how there’s so much babbling about Jay Leno crawling back to the 11:30 PM ET slot, and what it means for Conan O’Brien, but almost nobody — Mark Evanier is an exception — has pointed out the significance of Stephen Colbert being on at 11:30. I refuse to believe that cable TV is not yet counted in the ratings equation, and I for one won’t even flip channels during commercials on “The Colbert Report.”
Coming up (I think), will be Milli. No, not Vanilli!
My friend tastewar’s favorite band is The Decemberists. Their site is very intelligently organized and presented, except it could use a favicon. Give it a try.
Stephen Colbert is also a Decemberists fan, although for him it’s perhaps more of a mutual admiration society. The connection started three years ago…
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Earlier this year, Colbert had The Decemberists on his show to promote their new album, “The Hazards of Love.”
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In an era where playlists and homemade compilations rule, I applaud The Decemberists for doing what Green Day did five years ago with “American Idiot” — they’ve put together an album that needs to be heard in its entirety, as a complete work.
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At this moment it says the last video is no longer available. Don’t know if this is one of Comedy Central’s usual glitches, or if it’s really been pulled. So let’s go with a substitute…
I love the solo bit that sounds like Grace Slick in The Jefferson Airplane. I’ll use that as a springboard for this delightfully trippy live take of Donovan’s “Fat Angel” by the Airplane.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/DEC/FatAngel.mp3]Here is Donovan’s original recording of “The Fat Angel.”
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/DEC/TheFatAngel.mp3]As Donovan says on his “Sunshine Superman” DVD, that I excerpted here, he was interested in the development of what he called Celtic Rock. Another musical group that comes to mind when listening to The Decemberists, that can be categorized as Celtic Rock, was The Incredible String Band. They did a sort of mini-Rock Opera, like the Who’s “A Quick One,” with their evocative “Darling Belle.” Listening to this, I’m reminded of how much I enjoyed Jethro Tull’s “Thick As A Brick” when I was in high school.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/DEC/DarlingBelle.mp3]What is wrong with Joe Lieberman?? Is he one of those drivers who ticks everybody off by constantly changing lanes?
Lieberman’s loyalties are so divided, he seems to have a case of pathological indecision. Here’s Stephen Colbert’s take on Lieberman’s vacillations…
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Could somebody please tell Jon Stewart to stop using his Jerry Lewis impression?
