1. Winner Winner
Lots of great links out there this week, but this truly won the internet this week. Could be the best music video of all time, but I guess that's what happens for videos 40 years in the making.. Just carve out some time and follow the link below. Good times
1A. Loser Loser
From the best video of all time.. to the worst. Of course, it's kinda like Kazam, in that it's so bad, it's actually good. Really good.
2. TGIF
We've got a tie this week for best GIF..
1st) Welcome Back GuvnaH!
2nd) If you got it.. flaunt it.
3. Rob Ford Link of the Week
It's going to be truly sad times when this guy's heart explodes from a crack OD, and he's no longer around.. for now, let's just enjoy the ride.
4. Competition of the Week
I was not aware this was an actual thing, but now that I know, the google alert has been set.
Dai Macedo Wins 2013 Miss Bum Bum Competition, Despite Controversy
A 25-year-old model with a 42-inch bottom has been crowned Brazil's new Miss Bum Bum.
Dai Macedo,
who represented the central state of Goias in the nationwide search for
the woman with the most bodacious butt in all of Brazil, was chosen
from among 15 finalists by the contest's grand jury in Sao Paolo this
week.
"It's a lot of work, a lot of devotion," Macedo told Agence France-Presse
by way of an interpreter. "I denied myself a lot of things. No
nightclubs. No sweets. I went to the gym Saturdays and Sundays."
The sacrifice is well worth it. Miss Bum Bum winners become instant
celebrities in Brazil, and receive a fortune in endorsements.
Only in Brazil would this not only be a real thing, but would the winner's become instant superstars. So 3rd world... In America, at least you need a sex tape for that kind of insta-stardom.
5. Newspaper Column of the Week
No introduction needed on this one...
Today In Unfortunate Newspaper Column Placement
Catherine Cleary is a restaurant columnist for the Irish Times. This is neither a classified ad nor an invitation.
6. Explanation of the Week
I try to tell this to Lauren all the time, but she doesn't believe me.. sometimes, you just need to let some air in there... yknow, move things around.
William Gibson, Genital "Fluffer," Said He Was Just Airing Penis Out: Cops
William Gibson,
50, allegedly exposed himself outside a Goodwill store in Jensen Beach,
Fla., earlier this month, then claimed he was "airing out" his penis,
T.C. Palm reported Friday.
Gibson allegedly first stuck his hand down his pants and smelled his fingers before dropping his drawers. Then, according to a witness statement obtained by T.C. Palm, "All of a sudden [Gibson] just pulled down the front of his underware [sic], to expose his genitals, fluffing them."
A witness called sheriff's deputies, who say Gibson stated he was arrested merely for "airing out" his penis.
7. Project of the Week
Really makes ya think, doesn't it.
"My Vagina Says" Project Met With Misogynist Response On Chinese Social Media
“May I ask who is prepared to marry these feminists?” one commenter asked.
College students at China’s Beijing Foreign
Studies University didn’t anticipate the explosive reaction they would
cause when they decided to post pictures of themselves holding up signs
describing what their vaginas would say if they could talk.
To promote an upcoming performance of The Vagina Monologues, the photos were posted on Nov. 7 to a website students use called Renren, according to Foreign Policy. “We want to talk about our vagina, to rediscover the power within our bodies and spirit,” the students wrote.
The photos apparently made their way to other social networking sites, including Weibo, China’s version of Twitter.
It didn’t take long for male users to begin criticizing the participants’ attractiveness and morals. The project “generated thousands of comments — most evincing an ugly strain of misogyny,” Foreign Policy reported.
“If no one told me they are from BFSU, I would think they are whores,” one wrote.
“What are we teaching in our schools? Are they the future of our country? They are a bunch of sluts. I feel so much pain for how far the Chinese civilization has fallen,” another said.
“May I ask who is prepared to marry these feminists?” someone else asked.
The photo series, which was translated by Chinasmack.com, follows:
In all seriousness, some of these women put real thought into theirs, and made important statements..
For example:
My vagina says: Don’t disturb unless you are sincere.
Or..
My vagina says: Please don’t use love as an excuse…
And then.. you get to the one American woman on the list...
Yup. Sounds about right.
8. Twitter Feed of the Week
You never saw this one coming.... but this week's Twitter champ is... Martha Stewart!
Ok, actually, its the people who are commenting on just how awful her twitter feed is.
For example:
Best slow cooked onion soup with baguette croutons and gruyere and Comte cheese melted on top. Garden onions
That soup pic looks like a toilet bowl after an attack of intestinal flu.
9. Reunion of the Week
Eddie and Arsenio edition!
10. Genius of the Week
Whoever came up with the idea to have R Kelly do this..
11. Slideshow of the Week
Celebrities.. when they were young!
Few notes..
1st.. wow.. Hellen Mirren was super hot!
Helen Mirren Age 25
Sean Connery..was not
Sean Connery Age 23
Eminem was a nerd
Eminem Age 16
Steve Carrell was a sexual predator....
Steve Carrell Age 22
Dr Dre is actually Grace Jones' brother!
Dr. Dre Age 21
George Clooney was a woman!
George Clooney Age 15
And Betty White was a whore!
Betty White Age 20
12. Cover(s) of the Week
Rift.. bluegrass versionStayin Alive.. Les Claypool version.
Audio only, but still awesome nontheless. Its a Jazzy version of Layla from a Clapton/Wynton Marsalis concert (I guess since it's Clapton doing it, its not really a cover.. but who cares. Just shut the fuck up and watch it)
13. Flashback of the Week
In lieu of a Full Show Friday.. I give you.. a 45-minutes Dazed & Confused.. could be long enough for a full show, if we're talking say.. a rap concert.
Flashback | Led Zeppelin's 45-Minute Dazed And Confused
From 1969 to 1975 "Dazed And Confused" often served as the centerpiece of Led Zeppelin's live performances. Over the years the band extended the song with multiple guitar solos, including one Jimmy Page played with a violin bow, and often teased other material in the middle. Before the legendary rockers retired "Dazed And Confused" in May of 1975, they "took it out" as far as it could go, with one version hitting the 45-minute mark.
Take a listen to a recording of the longest "Dazed And Confused" in Led Zeppelin history:
14. Partial Show Friday
OK, it's not quite a Full Show... but if you go Dazed and Confused into this.. makes for a nice lil set.. Happy Birthday Duane!
Happy Birthday Duane Allman | Live At Fillmore East 1970
Duane Allman would have turned 67 today had he lived and after all these years we still think there are few guitarists better than "Skydog." As we've mentioned there's sadly little footage of Duane available for viewing, but the few clips there are show off why he's at the top of many "best guitarists" lists.
The Allman Brothers Band's September 23, 1970 performance at Bill Graham's Fillmore East was recorded for a PBS special. A 30-minute segment of the amazing footage circulates and includes Graham's intro, "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'," "Dreams," "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" and "Whipping Post." About a year ago a cleaned up version of the video was posted to YouTube featuring the best quality of the footage we've ever seen. Check it out:
15. Sad Day In History
Last but not last.. I'd like to take a moment to mourn a very huge loss. Of course, meant so much to so many people through the years, but the legacy will live on... RIP winamp! We had so many happy hours together.. I'll never forget you and all your crazy skins and visualizations! I love you!
Winamp shutting down after over 15 years
The famous media player Winamp
will shut down next month, over 15 years after its initial release.
Though Winamp eventually lost popularity, in the late '90s and early
2000s it was one of the go-to media players for listening to local music
or radio streams. In 2002, Winamp's maker, Nullsoft, was acquired by AOL for over $80 million in stock,
where it's remained in development until now. A Mac and an Android
version were even released in recent years, though they never found the
same fan base that its customizable Windows client did.
No reason is given for Winamp's
shutdown, but its popularity has certainly waned: simple, built-in
audio solutions like iTunes are now ubiquitous across platforms, making
Winamp a far more specialized app. In a retrospective published last
year, Ars Technica reported
that Winamp had existed for years on life support, but that those
involved didn't believe it was dead yet. Now that it's nearly gone,
those who want to relive old times should head over to Winamp's site before December 21st, when it'll no longer be available — its famous motto, of course, will always live on somewhere.
