New Beatles Song!

First of all, a big thank you to Joel for pointing out my lack of activity on here lately. After years of sending fake e-mails full of obscenities and laced with improper innuendo (in-yer-endo...thank you Todd), you finally got me in a "Joel" moment. So to that effect, I congratulate you. Second of all, I'm pretty sure out of all five of my loyal, sexy and generally awesome readers, Tom is probably, and this is a big probably, the only one who will get anything out of this. So for the rest of you, I apologize and if you don't like it then go get on a boat and enjoy yourselves with Poseidon.

The reason for my non-posting lately as been the fact that I've been super duper busy at school and my usual "blogging" time was reduced to writing and reading papers about critical practice and comparing 19th century literature to the film, the Dark Knight. The second reason for not posting has been the lack of things interesting to talk about. The Pacers suzack and are slowly being herded like dying, disease-infested cows into the butcher's lottery this offseason. So without Pacers news, I basically decided that I was never going to post again unless there was a new Beatles song released. I mean, what are the chances of this happening with two of them dead? Not good right?

Well friends, today is a new day.

There are still three huge outtakes from the Beatles' recording sessions that have yet to find their way onto bootlegs. 1) The "Carnival of Light" crazy-ass session that Paul wants to release but the aforementioned dead Beatles' wives do not want released (thank you Yoko for again ruining everything that is great in the world); 2) the 30-minute version of Helter Skelter; and 3) the 10-minute version of Revolution that was eventually cut into seperate pieces to make Revolution 1 and Revolution 9, both on The Beatles (aka The White Album).

Well, somehow, and no one yet knows how it's happened, but the Revolution outtake has finally surfaced on YouTube. A couple of video posts have already been shut down by Sony due to copyright infringement, but I've got the feeling that enough people have ripped the thing off of there so that it's out there in society for good. I've just finished one listen through it and I finally understand where Revolution 9 comes from and why it's so freakin ridiculous. So here's a big kudos to whoever stole this from Yoko (the most probable of theories since John had the original tape in his archives at home and it's about time karma came around).

You Tube...no, you're a tube
So I literally listened to the song on YouTube, sent it to my dad via e-mail, then added to this post and by the time I published the blog, the video was already taken down by EMI. Damn you EMI...damn you. I'm guessing they're gonna be shutting this video down for awhile, but once I get home from B-town tonight, I'm guessing that I'll find the audio track somewhere online. Until then...

Joaquin Phoenix....Wow

So I'm sitting here after midnight, casually watching Letterman per usual and Joaquin Phoenix is officially making my night worthwhile. What a disaster! Not surprisingly the clip is already on youtube. Phoenix, who was awesome as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, has officially jumped off the cliff.

Not only did he look like 1970 John Lennon, but he somehow topped Lennon's infamous interviews where he and Yoko would talk to reporters from inside a black bag. Letterman eventually just starts making fun of Phoenix and the star, who is quitting acting to begin a hip-hop career, spits out his gum and places it under Letterman's desk. My first assumption is to say he was on drugs, but I don't even think you act that retarded on drugs. There's something up with that guy. And make sure you get to the part at the end when even Paul starts laughing at him and Phoenix finally snaps!

You can't make this stuff up! So...enjoy.

The Saga Continues...

Well you may have heard yet another major mention of the grandiose movie Teen Wolf on Bill Simmons' podcast last week featuring fellow ESPN podcaster (blogger is saying that's not a word but I'm thinking that in the digital age that has to be a word right? I don't know what else you would call someone who does podcasts. A podder perhaps?) Dave Dameshek.

Simmons is apparently going on Dameshek's show this week to discuss some inane things and one of those things is a discussion of 80's movies. Hey, Teen Wolf was released in 1985 so that counts! Well Dameshek mentioned at the end of the podcast that he had in fact done a box score of the final championship game around a year and Simmons acknowledged that he had done the same thing. Now, Dameshek showed his true colors when he insisted that Scott Howard got a true triple double according to his bookeeping, which is impossible and thankfully Simmons called him out on this. Lost a lot of respect for Dameshek on that one (not that I had any since I don't listen to him, but this could all change depending on this podcast this week).

Anyways, here I was yet again, seemingly inches away from superstardom with just one little mention from Simmons on the podcast and he blows me off again (that's what she said). Needless to say, my expectations for this Teen Wolf podcast this week are at an all-time low. I hope I can even enjoy it. Each time I even open the espn.com web page, I hold my breath as I look frantically (because I can't hold my breath and this has been a problem for an entire life. My lung capacity is that of a popped baloon) for any mention of Teen Wolf. Since my first e-mail to Simmons about two months ago, he has mentioned the movie in three articles, two podcasts and one magazine article. You're welcome.

So do I expect any type of gratitude in this new podcast? No, I've learned my lesson. Simmons and I are on thin ice together. I may never fully recover from this experience, but I'll never forget it either. For everything we do makes us stronger. As Kanye West said, "Heard they do anything for a Klondike, Well, I'd do anything for a blonde dyke." And that makes me stronger.

On to the links...

2 minutes...2-ah
08-09 Indiana Pacers: 19-30
93-94 Indiana Pacers: 26-24
Hmmm...that's not gonna cut it. Pick up the pace you Pacers!!!!

It's Beetles...with an A
Well Davey Jones of those lovable Monkee's is talkin about the Beatles. Glad to see Davey is alive and well. Makes a lot of sense to kill of two of four Beatles and leave this guy around...wow, that was extremely mean. I'm Ok with it. But, as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne told us, the Monkees were a big influence on the Beatles. Great movie.

Turn up the Aperture!
NEW SEGMENT!! As you know, this blog does not support photojournalists or anyone who claims to be one. But after Joel's amazing Superman-like performance the other night when he saved countless lives at his apartment complex, I feel like I need to revive his old segment that wasn't working at all. His old segment focused on putting dumb pictures on here for him, but after doing it once I realized that I couldn't take time away from trying to find Tom's photo, which the Mrs. Thug Mrs. claims doesn't need to take four hours of "research" but I contend that it needs all the time I can give it.

Anyways, this is Joel's new segment. Like the title? Clever, I know. Now I just need to figure out what's going here. We're gonna start with this link but I can't guarantee that this the format we're sticking with. The citizen photojournalism site Scoopt is being shut down. Interesting, since I contend there are no professional photojournalists, they're actually all amateurs. Notice how everybody can take a photo. Not everybody can write, hence why most people just put an X to their name when they're signing into prison. Hmmm...see, that's what I can do here, take jabs at Superman and his profession. Don't worry Superman, you're still a hero in my book.

Hello Mr. Radio
This site did the top 202 hottest WWE Diva phots ever. Here's a taste of what this can offer you...enjoy.

I Me Mine
This segment is dedicated to the other Sean Stevenson's in the world who somehow land in my news alerts/google search. Sweet! There's a ME who is a drummer in a band. Rock out man!! The band is known as "Fake Problems" and they claim to be a unique indie-rock band. I feel like these guys are going nowhere, so Sean, get out while you can! You need to harness your inner-Ringo and find two brilliant songwriters who can propel you to superstardom. Then you can bring celebrity and greatness to our name

Mrs. Thug Mrs.
I know you can't see him or hear him, but here's an interview with yer boi Cena for Sports Illustrated...enjoy.

Info for Bo
Dunkin' Donuts is debuting the Waffle Sandwich. Just think of what you're missing right now. Maybe your jersey wouldn't get moved to the back of Pizza Hut if you were still serving new and exciting menu items.

You tube...no, you're a tube
Today's hilarious video comes courtesy of the Err Dizz so as always...enjoy.