R-r-random!

yes.....RO-YAL-TIES! did i get that right fallon? LOL ;
) that's what I was trying to say in the fist place! they made bank! haha

Just thought I'd make a thread for random, useless and yet entertaining FOTC blurbs.

Found this one tonight from one of the editors of music magazine Alternative Press:

Sunday, October 12, 2008

That's all I want.

So, wow.
I'm a little intimidated after what proved to be a batch of insanely flattering comments for my last blog.
Which is good. Cause I depend on the affirmation of you guys to keep me from losing interest in my own blog and instead using my free time on something as futile as, i dunno, doing some push-ups or paying my bills on time.
However, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I'm not so awesome.
In fact, to prove it, I came up with a list of dudes I'd rather be.
(This isn't some subtle cry-for-help ploy for attention or anything. It's a blatant cry-for-help ploy for attention or anything.

1. Bret McKenzie from Flight Of The Conchords

First of all, if you've never heard of Flight Of The Conchords--the New Zealand musical comedy duo who make Tenacious D look as legit as Breaking Benjamin--by all means, stop reading whatever ridiculousness I'm spouting off about and YouTube the hell out of them. When I asked myself who I'd like to be, it was immediately clear to me that I wanted to be either Bret (on the left) or Jemaine Clement (not on the left). Although I'm fairly certain the Jemaine is the funnier of the two, I had to go with Bret cause he's really kinda the complete package. He's got the accent, he's got the musical chops and he can grow a fierce beard. Actually, at this point, I'd settle just to be a guy who can grow a beard.

Click [url=here][/url] for his complete list.

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hellomyfriend wrote:

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lmfao!!!!!!!





but no.

Flight of the Conchords-style Coors ad banned for targeting youngsters

Mark Sweney
[url=guardian.co.uk][/url]
Wednesday October 15 2008 07.15 BST

[url=Link to banned ad][/url]

A TV ad for Coors beer that echoes the "
geek chic"
comedy of shows such as Flight of the Conchords has been banned for targeting underage drinkers.

The ad features two white men singing a reggae-style rap about the wonders of Coors Light Beer while using a keytar, an 80s instrument that crosses a keyboard and a guitar, and performing exaggerated martial arts.

One complaint was received by the Advertising Standards Authority that the accent and dance moves of the two men were offensive and racist.

The ASA suggested that the rap theme was "
likely to appeal"
to those aged under 18.

Coors Brewers said the ad had no "
reference or allusion of any kind to black or Caribbean people or their culture"
, adding that the style referenced was "
ragga"
music, not an ethnic group.

The company also said the ad, which carried restrictions on being broadcast to under-18s, was designed to appeal to 18- to 34-year-olds.

It added that the actors were older than 25 and that their clothing "
was not fashionable and reflected an older generation"
.

Coors said the style of the ad was similar to comedy acts and shows such as Flight of the Conchords, Da Ali G Show and The Mighty Boosh.

The ASA rejected the complaint that the ad was racist, stating that it was "
unlikely to be seen as humiliating, stigmatising, or undermining the standing of people from any ethnic group"
.

However, on the second complaint the advertising code states that alcohol advertisers should "
avoid themes that are associated with immature, adolescent or childish behaviour or practical jokes"
.

The ASA said that the "
juvenile, wacky, silly"
behaviour of the characters "
would appeal strongly to young people's sense of humour"
.

Concluding that the Coors ad broke the advertising code, the ASA ruled that it should not be broadcast again in its current form.

Last year the ASA banned an ad for Cadbury's Trident chewing gum, which featured a black "
dub poet"
speaking in rhyme with a strong Caribbean accent, after more than 500 complaints that it was racist.

From the Daily Northwestern:

And if you can pull yourself together, you might end up eating burgers with the band at the end of the night. That’s what happened to Cowan last year. “After the Flight of the Conchords show, everyone was hungry,” Cowan said. “Since Steak ‘n’ Shake is open 24 hours a day, me, the management, Bret (McKenzie), Jemaine (Clement) and Kristen Schaal went out. It was a lot of fun. They were so shocked when they saw that the bill for 10 people was $60, so they left a 125 percent tip.”

source: [url=http://media.www.dailynorthwestern.com/media/storage/paper853/news/2008/10/16/TheWeekly/Behind.Th e.Scenes.Performance.Artists-3489126.shtml][/url]

Awwww!

That tidbit still kills me. Why couldn't I have known to go stalking at Steak and Shake the night of that Northwestern show?

I have to say, if I ever need a detective, I'm just gonna call you guys. Awesome.

Amily wrote:One complaint was received by the Advertising Standards Authority that the accent and dance moves of the two men were offensive and racist.

...

Coors Brewers said the ad had no "
reference or allusion of any kind to black or Caribbean people or their culture"
, adding that the style referenced was "
ragga"
music, not an ethnic group.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. What??

Maybe I'm missing something because I'm black/African, not black/Caribbean, but I can't imagine anyone being racially offended by that ad.

However, it did offend me as a fan of keytars, Flight of the Conchords, and ads that are a clever and original. " title="" border="0"/>

Too much like Conchords I thought it was. Saw it on TV once, and was completely shocked at their balant plagerism

hellomyfriend wrote:

Amily wrote:One complaint was received by the Advertising Standards Authority that the accent and dance moves of the two men were offensive and racist.

...

Coors Brewers said the ad had no "
reference or allusion of any kind to black or Caribbean people or their culture"
, adding that the style referenced was "
ragga"
music, not an ethnic group.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. What??

Maybe I'm missing something because I'm black/African, not black/Caribbean, but I can't imagine anyone being racially offended by that ad.

However, it did offend me as a fan of keytars, Flight of the Conchords, and ads that are a clever and original. " title="" border="0"/>

Well said!

Television’s hottest bromances

By ERIN WHITE
dfw.com

Bromance is in the airwaves.

The newly named phenomenon, describing men who have close, nonsexual relationships of the type that usually occur between two women, has been pushing its way onto television for years. Think back to Chandler and Joey’s awkward expressions of love that Friends mined for laughs or even George Costanza’s man-crushes on Seinfeld. (A bromance, after all, is just a man-crush that’s reciprocated on both ends.) Or go even further back, to The Odd Couple’s Oscar and Felix. Outside of the romantic realm, they behaved just like an old married couple.

But even if the relationships, with their catchy new moniker, aren’t new, rarely if ever has television seen such a concentration of them. There are the Flight of the Conchords boys who joke (or are they serious?) that the women they date get two boyfriends for the price of one. Desperate Housewives’ Susan is irritated because her new boyfriend seems as interested in hanging with her ex-husband as with her, and Entourage’s Eric and Vince continue to be more important to each other than any of the long line of girls that trail behind them.

Man love — or at least very strong like — is taking the place of the romantic conquest as a central theme in today’s television landscape.

[url=Here][/url] are some of staff writer Erin White’s favorite brouples, 6E

Two boyfriends for the price of one....as long as it's Jemaine and Bret I'll take that deal any day!!

Amily wrote:There are the Flight of the Conchords boys who joke (or are they serious?) that the women they date get two boyfriends for the price of one.

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No sex please, we're Kiwis

5:00AM Sunday Aug 24, 2008
Cliff Taylor


Internet users are game-playing music lovers who like to keep in touch with friends, seek out a bargain and weather watch.

At least that's the profile gleaned from a new analysis tool from internet giant Google, Insights for Search, launched this month.

But the service dispels the widely held belief the internet is mainly used to access sex sites. Neither sex nor pornography are in the top 10 lists for any regions in New Zealand.

The top three search terms from Kiwi users over the past year were games, Bebo and lyrics. Others included YouTube, TradeMe, Hotmail, Google and weather.

People searching for cheap air fares led to Pacific Blue and Air New Zealand's Grab A Seat service joining the list of "
rising searches"
.

Taranaki came out on top in searches for sex, followed by Auckland and Manawatu-Wanganui.

Taranaki also topped the chart for porn, real estate, and buying and selling on TradeMe.

When it came to sport, Waikato was out in front with Auckland fifth. For rugby there was most interest from Otago, which also led the way in politics.

Lyrics, the third most popular search term for New Zealanders, doesn't even rate a mention in the Australian top 10. Aucklanders showed the most interest in that topic, with the words of American R&B singer Chris Brown proving particularly popular.

The Olympics provoked more interest in the South Island than the North Island during the past year, with Nelson, Otago and Canterbury topping the chart.

Otago websurfers appeared to be the most parochial, their home province heading their favourites list.

Internationally, the most searches for New Zealand came from New Zealand, followed by Fiji, Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The service also shows clear spikes in searches for terms connected with major news events such as the Winston Peters controversy and the Olympic Games.

Google spokesman Sean Carlson said the service was designed with advertisers in mind. "
It provides more flexibility and functionality for advertisers and marketers to understand search behaviour. Of course, web users around the world have found it fascinating as well."


Carlson said he had noticed a surge in searches for Olympic golden girls Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, although the latter took a slight lead over her sister for a few days in mid-August.

The Flight of the Conchords' popularity followed a similar path. Searches for Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie had been almost equal, although Jemaine was more popular in December and January before Bret took over.

Searches for New Zealand chardonnay outnumbered those for sauvignon blanc for the past year - except in early November.

Marmite beat Vegemite hands down, except for a spike in 2006, but the reverse is true in Australia.

In the past month, Prime Minister Helen Clark has been searched for more than National Party leader John Key - although he held the lead for a short stint in July.

[url=Source][/url]

Amily wrote:
But the service dispels the widely held belief the internet is mainly used to access sex sites. Neither sex nor pornography are in the top 10 lists for any regions in New Zealand.

haha, this made me think of that scene from Eagle vs. Shark!

"
You've got pornography on your computer screen."


"
It's got a..virus..."

Taken from an interview with Kate Miller-Heidke:

“Mickey did such a great job with the Conchords because their songs are so funny but at the same time the music is sophisticated.”

While recording Curiouser, Miller-Heidke found herself in the studio next to where the Conchords, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, were writing and recording songs for their second TV series.

“We got to hear some of the new stuff from the second season and it’s even more insane,’’ she laughs.

Any chance of her making her television comedy debut on their show?

“Actually we talked about it but I’m not sure, we’ll see how we go. Maybe a cameo,” she says vaguely.

[url=Source][/url]

Women We Endorse: The Women of Flight of the Conchords

Everyone likes Entourage, but no one packs attractive women into 27 minutes like Flight of the Conchords.

By Ross McCammon

They are somewhat gorgeous. They are more or less breathtaking. They are moderately spectacular. They are the love interests of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, the two Kiwi novelty-band members who play themselves on HBO's Flight of the Conchords. They date these women. They hang out with them. They are dumped by them. They serenade them with absurdist ballads.

If you watch the show, you know them as the girls behind the counter at the pastry shop (Eliza Coupe plays the blond, and June Raphael plays the brunette). Or Coco, Bret's girlfriend who appears in three episodes and is played by the painfully charming Sutton Foster. Or Sally, played by Rachel Blanchard (pictured above), who first appeared on the show as the subject of the lyric "
the most beautiful girl in the...room."


And that's what they are--the hot girls at a party. But hot in the most interesting way possible. The kind of women who might actually date us. More accurately, the kind of women who might actually date us if we had a show and could cast women who might actually date us.

[url=Source][/url]

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From Matador Records's blog:



In very rare instances, a fashion statement or creative angle is so far ahead of the curve that the creators are rendered lone wolves, forging on in a vacuum of alienation, waiting for the rest of the world to catch up. Our beloved Brett and Jermaine have been searching far and wide for, well, someone, anyone…that understands. What’s got everyone confused? Flight of the Conchords’ unique amalgamation of 80’s mainstream fashion (with a duel focus on “New Wave Backing Musician and General Fitness”) has put everyone in WTF?!? mode. Until now. Seymour Shoemaker, a 99-year-old former toymaker and current resident of the Okkervil River Retirement Home, recently sent (via paper, pen, envelope, and stamp) the band expressing an understanding and support of their fashion risks. To connect with the outside world, Seymour watches sporadic cable television (w/close captioning) and reads discarded issues (mostly from 1997) of AARP and Today’s Birdwatcher. When his great granddaughter accidentally left the April/May issue of Bust in his room, he was driven to write the following letter:

[size=100:2drnvasy]Gentlemen,

After my dearest Chloe left her Bust Magazine in my room, I was moved to write this letter of support. Don’t worry;
it will only be a matter of time before lesser tastemakers comprehend the prescient nature of your clothing choices. If the fashion world knows what’s good for it, the tennis instructor/fitness fanatic/MTV’s-first-day-on-the-air look will one day be the talk of the town. Keep those chins up;
there are others that share your vision! Right now, I may be the only one, but don’t give up. On a different note, I have been able to view several episodes of your show on HBO w/ close captioning. I seem to have noticed some female troubles written into your show’s agenda. I gather the playful little subplot works well with each character’s awkward, oblivious demeanor, but in reality, it makes little sense. I suspect this to be a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-to stunt, as you boys are clearly, if I may be frank, complete and total pussy magnets. If either of you were to walk down Bedford Avenue, the unbelievably hot tail would have to be beaten off with an axe handle. One or the other, sirs!

Sincerely,

Seynour Shoemaker
Room 309
The Okkervil River Retirement Home
Mobile, AL

source:

hellomyfriend wrote:From Matador Records's blog:



In very rare instances, a fashion statement or creative angle is so far ahead of the curve that the creators are rendered lone wolves, forging on in a vacuum of alienation, waiting for the rest of the world to catch up. Our beloved Brett and Jermaine have been searching far and wide for, well, someone, anyone…that understands. What’s got everyone confused? Flight of the Conchords’ unique amalgamation of 80’s mainstream fashion (with a duel focus on “New Wave Backing Musician and General Fitness”) has put everyone in WTF?!? mode. Until now. Seymour Shoemaker, a 99-year-old former toymaker and current resident of the Okkervil River Retirement Home, recently sent (via paper, pen, envelope, and stamp) the band expressing an understanding and support of their fashion risks. To connect with the outside world, Seymour watches sporadic cable television (w/close captioning) and reads discarded issues (mostly from 1997) of AARP and Today’s Birdwatcher. When his great granddaughter accidentally left the April/May issue of Bust in his room, he was driven to write the following letter:

[size=100:eecl6yop]Gentlemen,

After my dearest Chloe left her Bust Magazine in my room, I was moved to write this letter of support. Don’t worry;
it will only be a matter of time before lesser tastemakers comprehend the prescient nature of your clothing choices. If the fashion world knows what’s good for it, the tennis instructor/fitness fanatic/MTV’s-first-day-on-the-air look will one day be the talk of the town. Keep those chins up;
there are others that share your vision! Right now, I may be the only one, but don’t give up. On a different note, I have been able to view several episodes of your show on HBO w/ close captioning. I seem to have noticed some female troubles written into your show’s agenda. I gather the playful little subplot works well with each character’s awkward, oblivious demeanor, but in reality, it makes little sense. I suspect this to be a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-to stunt, as you boys are clearly, if I may be frank, complete and total pussy magnets. If either of you were to walk down Bedford Avenue, the unbelievably hot tail would have to be beaten off with an axe handle. One or the other, sirs!

Sincerely,

Seynour Shoemaker
Room 309
The Okkervil River Retirement Home
Mobile, AL

source:

A 99 year old man called them pussy magnets? That is just too good to be true. They should definitely put that on their band crediantials. 'Certified pussy magnets'.

that is waaaaaaay too 'ucking awesome for words!!!!!!!