EPISODE NUMBER: 8020 (November 10, 2011)
GUESTS: Brian Eno
SPECIAL GUESTS: Michael Stipe
SEGMENTS: Shock & Aussie | Indecision 2012 – Sorry, Oops | Occupy U.C. Berkeley | Sign Off – Michael Stipe, Brian Eno, & Stephen Colbert “Lean on Me”
SUIT REPORT: Striking slate gray suit | White shirt | Bold blue patterned tie | Tan belt & shoes
VIDEOS: Thursday, November 10, 2011
You could definitely surf the wave of energy emanating from the crowd last night.
And I love “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers! That was great. It seems that R.E.M. breaking up has rendered Michael Stipe fully abundant for impromptu appearances. Do you think he is a TCR fanboy?
Also, great to see the land of our webmaster, Katt, so prominently displayed in this episode. Shout out to all the fans in AUS and NZ!
Quotables
From Shock & Aussie :
I am glad we are bringing those troops home. We need to deploy them where they are needed, like Australia. Or as it’s known down there, “The Barby.”
“I just hope and pray that Obama calls this ‘Shock & Aussie.'”
When you think about it, Australia makes perfect sense. It’s a distant, desert land, full of known criminals, speaking a bizarre dialect with frightening tribal music. (“Down Under” by Men at Work is shown.)
I am so excited, I didn’t even know invading Australia was on the table.
And it makes sense strategically. Australia is the gateway to New Zealand, and we know those Hobbits have a weapon of mass destruction.
I can’t wait for our defense budget go down the drain, in the opposite direction.
From Indecision 2012- Sorry, Oops:
Last night was CNBC’s turn. I believe next it’s Animal Planet. There’s going to be some tough questions on the housing crisis from those meerkats.
Of course, this debate will be remembered for one thing and one thing only, and Rick Perry can’t remember what it is.
Or, introduce your wife to the Department, and hope it says it’s name to her.
It made Rick Perry look human. That’s something Mitt Romney would die for. I’m sorry, power down and restart for.
Rick Perry showed he’s not just the kind of guy you would want to have a beer with, he’s the guy who got a head start on the beer before you showed up.
At the next [debate] he should call all of his opponents Roscoe, get his balls caught in his zipper, and then stride offstage like latin pop star Juan Gabriel.
I promise, you keep those flubs coming, Governor Perry, and you will be the next commander in chief, with your finger on the…uh….c’mon, you push it, everyone dies…uh. Sorry. Oops.
From Occupy U.C. Berkeley:
We all know the OWS protesters are dangerous. They are beating on drums now, but soon it will be Lloyd Blankfein’s skull.
C’mon, some of these guys are 18. They can’t go 2 hours without pitching a tent.
Everyone knows who watches this show knows in the past I have had some harsh words for this slow-food, locavore, pachouli-smoking superfund granola dump site.
For some reason, these free thinking Berkeley students did not obey authority.
So the University called in a team of skilled crisis managers to diffuse the situation, with a rap session.
(The students are beaten by police batons.)
Wow, looks like they are really making some breakthroughs there. When they say Berkeley is crunchy, I didn’t know they mean the student’s ribcages. And spearing a small Asian girl in the spleen first shows Berkeley’s commitment to diversity.
The University..advocates a strong tradition of activism…so I am sure those billy clubs were wearing condoms.
Yes, nudging. Just like the Rodney King nudging. Or when Bill O’Connor set up that slip ‘n slide in Birmingham.
Everyone criticizes the Occupy movement because their message is too vague. Well, at least next time these kids will have something concrete to protest about. But remember please, protest safely kids, because I am not too sure how much more “nudging” you can take.
Interview Quotables
Why would you walk away from rock superstardom? Hot and cold running wo-men. Why would you do that?
Brian Eno: That didn’t stop when I walked away.
Really. This will be an interesting interview.
BE: One day I was singing….and I found myself thinking about my laundry….and I thought maybe I am not in the right job here.
BE: You will never see the same thing twice on them.
What if you just waited a long time?
BE: That’s per screen, so if you waited about 400 million years, you might see the complete repertoire, but it’s not guaranteed.
So, it’s like the ultimate screen saver.
“You actually had to burrow into the earth to find a place where there wasn’t an ad already?”
You say that singing can keep you young and sexy. Can I achieve that?
BE: Look at me. I think you can. I think singing is very good for you….I have an A Cappella singing group that meets every Tuesday, made of lawyers, and television personalities..
Sounds like wonderful people. Please come back, and we’ll sing that song together.
From the Sign Off:
Oh, hai! I didn’t see you there. I often black out during commercial breaks.
I have been devastated ever since I got the new that legendary rockers the R.E.M.s broke up. They meant so much to us; when it comes to this loss, Everybody Hurts.
R.E.M. was a hugely influential band, known for their strong political views, like their support of guns rights on their album Automatic for the People.
And they were vanguards of product placement with their song, “Orange Crush.”
R.E.M. truly touched all of us with their music, and I would like to think I touched them, although, due to terms of the nondisclosure agreement, I am not allowed to talk about it.
I can think of no better item to place on my bookshelf other than this album’s lead singer, Michael Stipe.
Stipe Storage
Michael, are you comfortable? Because you are going to be up there a long time.
Michael: Can I use the restroom?
You should have thought about that before you “memorialized.”
“Lean on Me”
November 10, 2011 – Brian Eno
EPISODE NUMBER: 8020 (November 10, 2011)
GUESTS: Brian Eno
SPECIAL GUESTS: Michael Stipe
SEGMENTS: Shock & Aussie | Indecision 2012 – Sorry, Oops | Occupy U.C. Berkeley | Sign Off – Michael Stipe, Brian Eno, & Stephen Colbert “Lean on Me”
SUIT REPORT: Striking slate gray suit | White shirt | Bold blue patterned tie | Tan belt & shoes
VIDEOS: Thursday, November 10, 2011
You could definitely surf the wave of energy emanating from the crowd last night.
And I love “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers! That was great. It seems that R.E.M. breaking up has rendered Michael Stipe fully abundant for impromptu appearances. Do you think he is a TCR fanboy?
Also, great to see the land of our webmaster, Katt, so prominently displayed in this episode. Shout out to all the fans in AUS and NZ!
Quotables
From Shock & Aussie :
I am glad we are bringing those troops home. We need to deploy them where they are needed, like Australia. Or as it’s known down there, “The Barby.”
“I just hope and pray that Obama calls this ‘Shock & Aussie.'”
When you think about it, Australia makes perfect sense. It’s a distant, desert land, full of known criminals, speaking a bizarre dialect with frightening tribal music. (“Down Under” by Men at Work is shown.)
I am so excited, I didn’t even know invading Australia was on the table.
And it makes sense strategically. Australia is the gateway to New Zealand, and we know those Hobbits have a weapon of mass destruction.
I can’t wait for our defense budget go down the drain, in the opposite direction.
From Indecision 2012- Sorry, Oops:
Last night was CNBC’s turn. I believe next it’s Animal Planet. There’s going to be some tough questions on the housing crisis from those meerkats.
Of course, this debate will be remembered for one thing and one thing only, and Rick Perry can’t remember what it is.
Or, introduce your wife to the Department, and hope it says it’s name to her.
It made Rick Perry look human. That’s something Mitt Romney would die for. I’m sorry, power down and restart for.
Rick Perry showed he’s not just the kind of guy you would want to have a beer with, he’s the guy who got a head start on the beer before you showed up.
At the next [debate] he should call all of his opponents Roscoe, get his balls caught in his zipper, and then stride offstage like latin pop star Juan Gabriel.
I promise, you keep those flubs coming, Governor Perry, and you will be the next commander in chief, with your finger on the…uh….c’mon, you push it, everyone dies…uh. Sorry. Oops.
From Occupy U.C. Berkeley:
We all know the OWS protesters are dangerous. They are beating on drums now, but soon it will be Lloyd Blankfein’s skull.
C’mon, some of these guys are 18. They can’t go 2 hours without pitching a tent.
Everyone knows who watches this show knows in the past I have had some harsh words for this slow-food, locavore, pachouli-smoking superfund granola dump site.
For some reason, these free thinking Berkeley students did not obey authority.
So the University called in a team of skilled crisis managers to diffuse the situation, with a rap session.
(The students are beaten by police batons.)
Wow, looks like they are really making some breakthroughs there. When they say Berkeley is crunchy, I didn’t know they mean the student’s ribcages. And spearing a small Asian girl in the spleen first shows Berkeley’s commitment to diversity.
The University..advocates a strong tradition of activism…so I am sure those billy clubs were wearing condoms.
Yes, nudging. Just like the Rodney King nudging. Or when Bill O’Connor set up that slip ‘n slide in Birmingham.
Everyone criticizes the Occupy movement because their message is too vague. Well, at least next time these kids will have something concrete to protest about. But remember please, protest safely kids, because I am not too sure how much more “nudging” you can take.
Interview Quotables
Why would you walk away from rock superstardom? Hot and cold running wo-men. Why would you do that?
Brian Eno: That didn’t stop when I walked away.
Really. This will be an interesting interview.
BE: One day I was singing….and I found myself thinking about my laundry….and I thought maybe I am not in the right job here.
BE: You will never see the same thing twice on them.
What if you just waited a long time?
BE: That’s per screen, so if you waited about 400 million years, you might see the complete repertoire, but it’s not guaranteed.
So, it’s like the ultimate screen saver.
“You actually had to burrow into the earth to find a place where there wasn’t an ad already?”
You say that singing can keep you young and sexy. Can I achieve that?
BE: Look at me. I think you can. I think singing is very good for you….I have an A Cappella singing group that meets every Tuesday, made of lawyers, and television personalities..
Sounds like wonderful people. Please come back, and we’ll sing that song together.
From the Sign Off:
Oh, hai! I didn’t see you there. I often black out during commercial breaks.
I have been devastated ever since I got the new that legendary rockers the R.E.M.s broke up. They meant so much to us; when it comes to this loss, Everybody Hurts.
R.E.M. was a hugely influential band, known for their strong political views, like their support of guns rights on their album Automatic for the People.
And they were vanguards of product placement with their song, “Orange Crush.”
R.E.M. truly touched all of us with their music, and I would like to think I touched them, although, due to terms of the nondisclosure agreement, I am not allowed to talk about it.
I can think of no better item to place on my bookshelf other than this album’s lead singer, Michael Stipe.
Stipe Storage
Michael, are you comfortable? Because you are going to be up there a long time.
Michael: Can I use the restroom?
You should have thought about that before you “memorialized.”
“Lean on Me”