There is poetry in music. Often the rhyming kind, though not always.
For me, there is as much poetry in the fact that I have been reunited with my friend and co-DJ in the WODU booth for installment number 4 or 5 of our music radio show - ORF Rock.
We come on the air via the WODU Studios app on Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 in the PM. Not always... when Old Dominion University is closed, so's the show, often. That, and when life gets in the way, we're off the air. Then there are the times we have technical difficulties. Beyond that, though...
Penny Baker and Les Coole are on the air!
Tuesday nights are tough for some. Here are links to archived shows since our reboot in October.
Last night was Show 2 of the new and improved ORF Rock, our local hometown radio show. I had hoped to post the video, but the meanies at the record companies have blocked it, since it has licensed content. And hilarity. And a Zman shout-out. And good music like this:
Those into nostalgia can sift through our show from 6 years ago.
Our tiny dictator wants a post up pronto. What with our doofus overlord vacating the position 36 months ago, you're our only hope, Obi Wan. Oh, wait, is that me? Filler ensueth.
Every good rock band needs a logo. The bigger and better your band gets, the more ubiquitous that logo is, and the more that image -- often without any words to associate it with the band -- stands just fine as a symbol of the group. There are specific criteria that separates the best logos from the rest, some objective and most subjective. I won't list them. You get it.
Instead, I will proceed directly to the List of the Best Musical Act Logos. A better name for this is Best Rock 'n' Roll Logos, but some might argue about certain acts' inclusion in the "rock" category. Whatever. You get it. Here we go. This is what I came up with...
Top 12 Logos that Include the Band Name:
Top 15 Logos That Don't Include the Band Name:
Sometimes logos are meant to be mashed up. Check out this T-shirt on local DJ Les Coole:
On the ninth day of Gheorghemas, Big Gheorghe gave to me:
Nine internet moments of levity Eight Tribey moments Seven books for reading 6.9 Non Sequiturs Six All-Star Nods Five podcasts for listening Four posts zman meant to write but never did Three French Hens Two in-state rivalries And a dork with a split personality Anybody else spend Christmas day in the emergency room after thinking that they were having a heart attack? No? Just me? Crap. Maybe we need to update the G:TB death pool odds. Clarence may no longer be the odds on favorite. In the end, the hospital and cardiologist advised that I need to get more sleep, drink more water and avoid some work stress. Apparently getting up at 4 AM to head to NYC two days before Christmas for meetings and an 8 hour deposition is not good for the overall well being. Who knew? Anyway, Big Gheorghe, being the giving sort that he is, decided to offer nine items of internet levity that he thought might bring a smile to an ailing heart. As always, Gheorghe's choices were just what the doctor ordered. 1. Raccoon Meets NWA: This one kills me every time.
Nothing more needs to be said.
2. Roderick On The Line: Earlier this Gheorghemas, Dave shamelessly plugged his own podcast as one of five indispensable listens. While I actually enjoy The Test quite a bit, as well as the other podcasts that everyone's favorite master of self-promotion listed, I thought Dave left out some really solid podcasts. Not the least of these omissions is Roderick on The Line, which can be found here or on iTunes. Mr. Roderick, who heads up the band The Long Winters, uses the podcast to showcase his skills as a raconteur and I laugh every time. Here is a good introductory taste.
Also noteworthy is that Roderick recently toured with Aimee Mann & Liz Phair, which means he actually lived Clarence's and Rob's wet dream.
3. ORF Rock: You have seen it in the comments every Monday night and tried to ignore it. However, if you let it, ORF Rock is like a fungus...it grows on you. Maybe it's the technical snafus, maybe it's Penny Baker's momentary flashes of cleavage, maybe it's Les Coole's rapier wit, maybe it's the idea of two well post collegiate professionals broadcasting a weekly college "radio" show on a station that is not actually on the radio (internet only)...whatever "it" is, ORF Rock is a weekly break that is worth watching and live texting if only to make fun of Whitney.
4. Yacht Rock Episode #5: As the series that launched a million OBFT quotes, Yacht Rock has a special place in heart of many G:TB'ers. This particular episode makes the list because of the inclusion of Vincent Price (the Act-tor), Skunk Baxter's love of the spirit world, and the fact that it is often the subject of late night texts from FoG:TB Greg/Joe Kickass. Gheorghe, like most eastern Europeans, loved Michael Jackson so this one is a personal fave of the big man.
5. Robert Loggia selling orange juice: This year we lost Robert Loggia. You may remember him as Frank Lopez from Scarface, the boss from Big, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in Independence Day, or the coach that gave Kathy Ireland a chance to play in Necessary Roughness.
All great roles, but Big Gheorghe and I will always remember him for this classic.
If the Academy Awards forgets to include Big Bobby L in the "In Memoriam" segment there will be hell to pay.
6. Scott Van Pelt and Tim Kurkjian: SVP's penchant for sending Timmy K into fits of laughter has been well documented in this space. That does not make it any less funny. Thanks Big G for the reminder...
7. Schlitz Malt Liquor Ads: I don't know why these ads make me happy, but they just do. Maybe it is the fact that malt liquor was once marketed as somehow having "more taste" than beer or maybe it is just the guy from the Average White Band singing into the can.
8. Buzz Bissinger vs. Will Leitch: I don't know how I missed this back in 2008, but I was only recent alerted to this back and forth between Deadspin founder Will Leitch and Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger. Buzz's seething hatred for the faceless "blogosphere" is fantastic, totally unbridled, and really takes off about the 3:50 mark. This one is awesome if only for the awkward tension and the repeated use of "balls deep".
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