Now That's What I Call Music!

Swedish Shatner Meatballs

I made this picture a few weeks ago, for a potential blog post, but now I can't remember what the joke was supposed to be...

Grab it while you can!

This is one of my favorite albums of all time, but it's never been issued on CD. I don't know why, because every song is pretty great, and everyone loves Johnny Cash these days. But a French (I think) blogger posted the whole out-of-print album a week ago here. I found a copy on vinyl about 20 years ago, but it got away from me at some point. Check it out!

Bisto!

...and now back to tonight's programming:

Travel Tips from Telly

Hey, we hate you too!

From the LA Times:

Early on in the making of "Alice in Wonderland," director Tim Burton had very strong feelings about one of the characters -- and it wasn't what you would call a good feeling.

"The Cheshire Cat was a character I had a very specific image of and it's because I just have this thing about cats," Burton said. "The Cheshire Cat taps into what you might call my hatred of cats."

Ugly Director

Actor Stephen Fry ("V for Vendetta," "Bones") handles the character in the film and Burton praised him for capturing the unsettling mien of a feline.

Cute Cat

"Stephen Fry did a great job of getting that creepy quality. You know, this weird kind of floaty, too-focused, creepy -- he did it great. He has this thing of getting up close and just sitting there and staring at you, you know, like a cat. It just kind of sits there."

Burton made a noise, not unlike a tabby struggling with a hairball. "I have this thing with cats. And with Cheshire Cat it's a love-hate relationship. You can, uh, hear it in my voice can't you?"

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Cats are complex! Get used to it, lame-o! I realize my 'cute cat' picture kinds of demonstrates his point, but that's part of their charm, hmm?

Top Dogs and Mutts

I totally agree with this sentiment:

But Sadie is a pretty cute dog!

Roundtown Mercedes Of Maryscot, or Sadie, a Scottish Terrier, stands in the winning circle after winning Best in Show at the 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, February 16, 2010.

Pigeons

A lot of people don't like pigeons. I used to be one of those people, and then I thought, "What's my problem with those little guys?" Yeah, they're everywhere and they poop, and you can get diseases if you have to clean up their droppings, but they're cute and ridiculous! I also like squirrels and crows.


More on why pigeons are great:
http://www.urbanwildlifesociety.org/pigeons/pijvalu.html