Wednesday, October 08, 2008

New York, Embedded, Kind Of

Ugh. Technology, guys. So many different things going on. Do I upload New York City photos to Facebook or to Flickr? Both? Okay. The people are here on Facebook, and the landmarks are here on Flickr. Both.

I don't know what to say about the trip. My scheduled events did not disappoint. The Upright Citizens Brigade ASSSSCAT improv -- featuring Horatio Sanz, Rob Riggle, and Bobby Moynihan, among others -- was riotously funny. The $10 entry fee is absurdly cheap for an hour and a half of top shelf absurdity: uber-heterosexual males auditioning for "Grease", Jews at a Christmas party, two strangers meeting at a urinal and discovering they have similar-looking penises ("Is this the guy you were talking about? Okay, I've got to go, but I still wanna see your dick later, alright?"). Superb, and cheaper than a movie. If you're curious what it's like, here's a video I have not yet watched:


The Fleet Foxes concert was nice, and surprisingly gorgeous -- I thought they were more of a studio band. I took a photo, but there are better ones around.

Seeing Conan O'Brien was surreal. When I watched the show air a few hours later, I noticed it wasn't all that great, but that didn't really matter. What mattered is that I got into the studio to see the show (and the man) that has influenced my sense of humor (read: from whom I have stolen the most quotes) more than any except The Simpsons. (Or you could consider it a wash, since he wrote for The Simpsons.)

Here are the best bits, or you can watch the entire show:





Also, I had a marvelous time with my hosts, who subscribe to VH1 Classic, which allowed me to see Blue Oyster Cult's "Burnin' For You" video. I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be ridiculous, but MISSION FAILED. Please promise me you'll watch this until the end. No? Then promise you'll watch to the 3:25 mark. PROMISE.

6 comments:

casey elizabeth said...

that music video made me feel icky. i bet that the lead singer spent like weeks trying to pick out that gold number for the shoot, never to be worn again. that outfit was bowie and that lead singer was joe the auto guy who works in the ozarks and has a muscle t-shirt collection. weird.

how was jenny lewis?

Anonymous said...

that BOC video is glorious...

i really miss the days of videos -- especially those made by coked-out rockers & film school dropouts who refuse to be satisfied with lyrical metaphors...

here's the pitch: i'm burnin for you! literally! it directs itself! print it, sign the checks...

and words cannot describe the awesomeness of the ron jeremy mustaches & gut-hugging sparkly outfits...

[~jeff.]

Nicolas Frisby said...

That was good, but not worth 3:20 of my precious precious precious me time.

dn said...

Jenny Lewis was okay. I didn't understand why her backup chorus dressed so differently from one another. J Crew meets homeless. Odd.

Nick, you would have wasted that 3:20 anyway. Be thankful you used it on the BOC.

Alison said...

Of all the things we did, watching VH1 Classic gets special mention?

Interesting.

I would have thought you'd at least go with "Gimme Shelter."

dn said...

OH SNAP.

It is going DOWN on Ted's blog.