T-M-I from T-I-M

Bert & Ernie on the gangsta tip y'all

One of the funniest mash-ups I've ever seen.

God bless the internet.

The alphabet, courtesy of the 3 Stooges

I picked up my daughter from camp yesterday and she belted out an alphabet song that I recognized immediately.  The lovable 3 Stooges introduced me to it.

I used to watch old 3 Stooges re-runs on WGN when I was a kid and we only had like 25 cable stations!!!  Interestingly, I watch it now with a great deal of fondness but a realization that the bar while seemingly raised for entertainment, doesn't mean that the entertainment has gotten better.  BTW, what's up with the one dude in the class??

Babies laughing video...God bless the internet!!

How great is the internet that it would produce this to share?  Candidly, it's just a little spooky but that touch of spookiness makes it all the much more beautiful.

Harry Chapin: A lovely, connecting light

I can't tell you exactly why but for some reason Harry Chapin's light is a big part of my consciousness right now.  Harry Chapin died, way too young at 38, in a car crash in 1981.  He was a big part of my musical life growing up as we used to listen to the 8 track of his live album in a giant Suburban on trips or just around town when I was a kid.

His most famous song "Cats in the Cradle" is pretty cool but some of his other music is beauty without musical reference for me.  Some of it's fun like 30,000 Pounds of Bananas and some of it is touchingly poignant, like Taxi.

I read about his life on wikipedia a few things that were fascinating:

His daughter Jen said: "He saw hunger and poverty as an insult to America" and

Chapin donated an estimated third of his paid concerts to charitable causes, often performing alone with his guitar to reduce costs

Part of me is really surprised that there hasn't been a movie made about his life and if it has been made already it probably should be remade with a serious marketing blitz.

He's just a cool dude and it's unfortunate he was taken from us.  Check out the video below, the love and emotion just flow so freely when he plays, it rocks.

Seinfeld going off on Larry King

Jerry Seinfeld was on Larry King who mistakenly asked whether he left the show or he got canceled.  It's fascinating to see Mr. Seinfeld's reaction to the question.

I actually find it fascinating when a celebrity lets down the guard and shows a true human side.  It's not surprising that Mr. Seinfeld has an ego, I guess it's a pre-req to being in show business.  I think it would be hard to believe that it didn't legitimately bother him.

To that end, his movie Comedian, shows a moment where he gets lost in a stand-up routine.  You see the understandable neurosis that goes along with being a comedian and how quickly you can become hard on yourself.  (It's also a great movie, definitely worth checking out.)

Must see Texas voting video

This one is a keeper.   A must view on the process for Texas legislation.  They are like elected octopi working as many voting buttons as possible.

It's actually quite humorous.  You have just got to love youtube.

Kerlon: An UNREAL soccer player

I just learned about this dude listening to a sports show.  Check out his "seal dribble" where he dribbles the ball on his head.  And for even more fun, check out his skills, they are unbelievable.

Of course, he's getting knocked around by the people who wish they could do what he does.  Soccer is magnificent when played artistically as Kerlon does.

And now for something completely different: LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!

Often when I'm talking to start-ups about their companies we talk about how it's impossible to predict the results of putting a functionality or network or tool or community out there.  Do you think you would have believed that this video would have gotten 4,000,000+ views????

I would have never predicted it.  Do yourself a favor and don't minimize the power of users creating their own content as a means to attract viewers.  My only question is how much money is Brittney Spears paying this guy for advertising?  None I'm sure and I doubt either of them care very much.

 

I wonder if Britney is just a little tripped (or maybe creeped) out by this.

Beyond that, I'm speechless, enjoy.

A BEAUTIFUL engagement video

I'm romantic and love bold expressions of commitment and creativity.  My friend Shellie Warren shared a video with me today that has me in tears right now.  The images, music and story are all inspirational.

God bless this beautiful couple and their wonderful story.  Please be patient the video takes a while to download but it's worth the wait.

Here's the story, according to one of the couple's friends:

My friend Rob just got engaged a couple of months ago. He told me that God was unfolding a vision in his life over the span of about a year and then he put faith to feet and made it happen. He sent me over the slide show today and after I watched it I sat here almost in tears. Just to give you a brief synopsis of what went on (and yes I did get Rob and Keisha's permission to share this great story with all of you)...Rob and Keisha dated for about 4 years. And he knew that she was the one...but he had to save up for all that God had prompted him to do for her. So in short what you are about to see happen on April 28th....he rented out 10 rooms in the Ritz Carlton in Buckhead and invited about 50-60 people to be there for this special night...Keisha had to go from room to room and in each room were people who were special to them....his boys...her girls...her Bible Study group....his parents...her parents..etc. and everybody in each room had questions that she had to answer to be able to move to the next room and before she left each room the people there would pray over her....so you have to watch each room to see how that goes...he chose roses because Keisha aunt who passed suddenly loved roses and he bought some of the dipped in gold because of the stories in the Bible about Solomon and how everything was dipped in gold and the song that you hear playing in the background was the same song that was played at Keisha aunt's funeral, she was like a second mom to Keisha.

The video is very moving and the pictures are quite beautiful.  Say what you want about religion, etc. this type of love is truly a gift from God.  And given these folks are church-goin' folks, religion isn't all that bad from time to time.

Check it out here!

Robot Chicken

Every once in a while someone will introduce me to something that's a part of pop culture that I am sorely out of touch with unfortunately (or fortunately but in this case unfortunately).  Thank God for youtube.

Today's gem is a show called Robot Chicken.  It's written partly by Seth Green (who I absolutely LOVE in the Austin Powers movies).  Want a sample of the silliness?  Check it out: