Tap Dancing Toddler
This tap-dancing preschooler is either a future Broadway star/diva or plastered beyond belief. And I love the dubiousness of the little girl on the right as she attempts to ignore the girl and do the choreography.
Obama Catches Fainting Woman
During a speech this morning abut the Affordable Care Act, a women behind President Obama appeared to faint. Obama was able to help catch the woman before she took a header to the platform. It's Obamacare in action: He's there to catch you if you're not feeling well. Or the details of the Affordable Care Act made her woozie. Or -- and most likely -- she's a zombie who needed to feast on fresh brains. Whichever scenario, she'll most likely be [...]
Springsteen Thanks Fans With Dream Baby Dream Video
As Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball tour comes to an end, he posted a lovely thank you note to his fans on his website. And he posted a new video: an uplifting cover of Suicide's song "Dream Baby Dream." This ain't no Chinese Food.
Alison Gold’s Cataclysmically Terrible New Single – “Chinese Food”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWLhrHVySgA Oh my god! Ark Factory Music, who brought us Rebecca Black's preadolescent crap song "Friday," have outdone themselves with the release of Alison Gold's single "Chinese Food." I don't really know where to begin. The "Chinese Food" video is so cataclysmically terrible it's hard to stop watching it. Every second that goes by you're thinking "Oh my god, they didn't just do that, did they?" In the video, Gold, after a night of balling and clubbing [...]
Marvels & Monsters Preview Reception
This Thursday come on down to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles to see the amaze-balls Marcus Choi and Jon Jon Briones sing my song Evil is a Yellow Face for the Preview Reception for Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986. Marcus, Jon Jon, and I rehearsed the song today and they made me laugh pretty hard. Marcus is playing the arch-villain Ming the Merciless and Jon Jon is playing the insidious Fu Manchu. Marcus [...]
It’s Time For The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
October is here and that means theatre companies are gearing up for their holiday shows. And what better show to prepare for than The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge, that "hilarious sequel to A Christmas Carol" that is "worthy of Dickens' approval?" The Southeast Alabama Community Theatre in Dothan, Alabama just announced the cast for their production of The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge -- that "inventive and delightful play that is a worthy new entry into the holiday canon." Congratulations to one and all. [...]
Around the World in 80 Days Closing Oct. 13
If you were thinking of seeing the Off-Broadway production of Around the World in 80 Days, you better drop what you're doing and go see the show NOW because I just received word that the show is closing Oct 13, 2013. I'm sad it's ending. I thought it was a fun production and it seemed word about the show was building. The show started previews on May 9th and opened on May 30th. So all in all it will have run [...]
Evil is a Yellow Face in Marvels & Monsters Preview
My song "Evil is a Yellow Face," from my musical China - The Whole Enchilada, is going to be part of the "Marvels & Monsters Unbound" showcase at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Oct 10th. The showcase is part of the preview reception for the Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 exhibition. What is Marvels & Monsters, you ask? Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 October 12, 2013 – February 9, 2014 [...]
Pacific Park on Living Social
For those of you in the Los Angeles area, or those planning on visiting LA in the near future, Pacific Park has a great deal on Living Social. An unlimited ride pass for only $11. Tickets are usually $22. We love Pacific Park. It's a great place to spend the day. My daughter could ride the roller coaster all day. And what's not to love about the Santa Monica Pier? Well, the food. Don't eat on the pier. Walk over [...]
What Does The Fox Say?
I'm a little late to the prom on this one but Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis (brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker) have recently released a fantastically funny and thought provoking video: "What Does the Fox Say?" Uploaded to Youtube on Sept 3, 2013, the video already has over 53,000,000 views!! Holy crap that's a lot of views in three weeks. So what does the fox say? I'm going to go with CHACHA-CHACHA-CHACH-CHOW! FRAKA-KAKA-KAKA-KOW!