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The Whole Mess ... Almost

I ran up six flights of stairs
to my small furnished room
opened the window
and began throwing out
those things most important in life

First to go, Truth, squealing like a fink:
“Don’t! I’ll tell awful things about you!”
“Oh yeah? Well, I’ve nothing to hide ... OUT!”
Then went God, glowering & whimpering in amazement:
“It’s not my fault! I’m not the cause of it all!” “OUT!”
Then Love, cooing bribes: “You’ll never know impotency!
All the girls on Vogue covers, all yours!”
I pushed her fat ass out and screamed:
“You always end up a bummer!”
I picked up Faith Hope Charity
all three clinging together:
“Without us you’ll surely die!”
“With you I’m going nuts! Goodbye!”

Then Beauty ... ah, Beauty—
As I led her to the window
I told her: “You I loved best in life
... but you’re a killer; Beauty kills!”
Not really meaning to drop her
I immediately ran downstairs
getting there just in time to catch her
“You saved me!” she cried
I put her down and told her: “Move on.”

Went back up those six flights
went to the money
there was no money to throw out.
The only thing left in the room was Death
hiding beneath the kitchen sink:
“I’m not real!” It cried
“I’m just a rumor spread by life ... ”
Laughing I threw it out, kitchen sink and all
and suddenly realized Humor
was all that was left—
All I could do with Humor was to say:
“Out the window with the window!”

———Gregory Corso

My baby's cheating on me with Santa Claus

Jack Scott - There's Trouble Brewing
No video of Jack, but you can hear the song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz0relULgtM

They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard
Nothing like the Beach Boy's tune. Amateur video at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSXd3D-YfTs

Festive, festive!

Stinky Wizzleteat – Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy (MP3 - 1.7MB)

Are there worse things than Jingle Bells performed by dogs or cats?
You shouldn't have asked. (You didn't? Nevermind.)
I don’t know about you, but Jingle Babies scares the bejeezus out of me! Très freaky!
Video at Dangerous Minds (Posted by Tara McGinley)

Brenda Lee - I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus
It's just not Christmas without Little Miss Dynamite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAysB6JJeh0

Lord S. Baldrick* (suffering from turnip-induced brain compression) - is he the man of the future?
"Brains are shrinking," Hawks said.

NSFW video featuring Edmund Blackadder (middle section from Series II, Episode V), Devil's dumplings, a turnip shaped like a thingie, and valuable information on the proper handling of the noble root: Mashing is the work of Beelzebub!

They may have the conversational skills of W_____, but the ladies seem to love them anyway.

Lest we forget,
Turnips have feelings too:
Standing there shiny and proud by your side
Holding your hand while the neighbors decide
Why is a vegetable something to hide
Rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga

*Just in case you were wondering how Baldrick obtained the turnip of his dreams:
http://www.genspot.com/video-77875/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...
http://www.genspot.com/video-77876/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...
http://www.genspot.com/video-77877/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...
http://www.genspot.com/video-77878/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...

Air America Kills “Breakroom Live”
by Rachel Sklar | 3:51 pm, July 16th, 2009

This is sad, slightly bewildering news: Air America is taking the delightful “Breakroom Live” off the air. Announced: Yesterday. Last show: Yesterday.

The show, daily at 3pm, is a live webcast starring Air America stalwarts Sam Seder and Marc Maron, both of whom are accustomed to having shows canceled on Air America, but still. The hosts announced the move — where else? — on Twitter, and engaged in a final show that was only slightly bitter (Maron: “I don’t give a fuck - I’m so tired of giving a fuck, I can’t even tell you”).

What doesn’t make sense is why. The show is good - really good - with great production values, a smart, funny banter between the hosts and great guests (Thomas Ricks, Matt Taibbi, Nate Silver), tailor made for Air America’s progressive audience. When the show launched, Air America CEO Bennett Zier said it would be “a building block for Air America in becoming a multimedia company.” Guess not. (Zier did not return an email sent last night asking for comment, nor was an email to Air America sent this morning returned.).

More here:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/air-america-kills-breakroom-live/

Too much drama over the lack of a new thread? Sue me.

This seems to be the main blog and vodcast place site:
http://www.maronvseder.com/

There is a vidcast chat that is layered over the video. If you want both the chat and video, go here and get the chat and video in separate screens side-by-side:
http://www.mogulus.com/mvsLive

Update: The MogulUS address is still streaming Friday's show, but the video on the main site is now Ustream. Here's the link for the chat and video side-by-side:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/maron-v-seder

There is a Meebo chat available at the main site in the right-side column at the main blog. The full Meebo room also has this address:
http://www.meebo.com/room/mvslive/

The audio podcast feed is here:
http://airamerica.com/ondemand/podcast/86877/full

Or if you're just looking for one individual MP3 download, you might try this:
http://airamerica.com/ondemand/show/86877

There doesn't seem to be one best place to go for all the links and downloads and info (although if you explore the threads at the main show blog you will get most of the pertinent info) so I hope if you have some help for other beffudled fans, you might post it in the comments here.

Leaner but still fully packed with goodness!
This audio file is approx. 42 minutes.
These links will take you to a download page at MediaFire:

Maron v. Seder - September 24, 2008 (12MB - 40kbps)
Maron v. Seder - September 24, 2008 (7MB - 24kbps)

This audio file is approx. 55 minutes.
These links will take you to a download page at MediaFire:

Maron v. Seder - September 23, 2008 (16MB - 40kbps)
Maron v. Seder - September 23, 2008 (10MB - 24kbps)

This audio file is approx. 64 minutes.
These links will take you to a download page at MediaFire:

Maron v. Seder - September 22, 2008 (19MB - 40kbps)
Maron v. Seder - September 22, 2008 (11MB - 24kbps)

Enjoy!