Began recording yesterday at Q Division in Somerville. Going back for Day 2 today to do vocals. It’s been an incredibly fun and rewarding couple of days. The singer from Dropkick Murphy’s walked in on JM while in the bathroom. They have beer in the soda machine. 75 cents. 

This has been going on for a long time, and although I was aware of it, I guess I really didn’t really grasp the severity of the situation. You try and be a good person, keep yourself informed, and care about things. It’s always little things that seem to take precedent over everything else though. The internet makes it hard to stay focused at times, but also makes it easier to spread the word.

This video has already gone completely viral and that’s pretty amazing and powerful. I know that some people will just view it as a trend, similar to the “livestrong” bracelets. I’ve already seen people commenting about how this has blown up and other tragedies don’t get any recognition, and I get that. You can’t have that mentality though. You can’t not try. Perhaps this will be the gateway issue to starting a revolution of sorts. 

Watch this. Discuss it. If you feel inclined, become active. At the very least, share it.

amandalynferri:

jeffrubinjeffrubin:

jestcomedy:

The 50 Best “Very Special” Episodes, a Jest Collection.

Very pleased to present my magnum opus. Some DVD liner notes - 

- That Hannah Montanna at #23 never aired because, apparently, they got a lot of facts about diabetes wrong. It was eventually reedited into another episode. 

- That Too Close to Comfort at #17 is absolutely insane. I had never heard of the show either. Apparently it was built around Ted Knight, so much so that later it was renamed The Ted Knight Show. In this episode Monroe, who from what I can gather is something of a goofball, gets raped by two women. The whole thing is played for laughs. Watch the whole thing here. It’s unreal.

- What’s with the Blossom studio audience laughing at the watier’s joke in #13?

- At one point I asked an intern to help track down the Moesha where Moehsa loses her virginity, and he thought I was trying to play a prank like getting him to hunt snipe or check out the pool on the roof.

- Clips I read about but couldn’t track down - a Taxi about animal abuse, a Head of the Class learning disabilities, a Silver Spoons about teen pregnancy, and a Roundhouse about gang violence. 

This is phenomenal, great work guys! That refrigerator safety episode of Punky Brewster is a personal fav.

This is great. 

For the past couple weeks I’ve been listening to a weird collection of bands on a constant rotation. Appleseed Cast, Ingrid Michaelson, Gang Starr, Nada Surf, and mostly The Starting Line. They were one of my top bands while a teenager and to this day I still love them. “Say It Like You Mean It” and the “With Hopes of Starting Over” EP were records that I listened to so much. Once I went away to college though I began to branch a bit away from that genre of music though and discover some new things, but there is still a part of me that will always be a 16 year old, driving in my car, singing every word to every song. 

Recently though, I decided to start listening to their last 2 records and honestly, I love them. Maybe it’s weird getting into them as a 26 year old on the verge of getting married, but those guys make some great music. For me, it goes beyond nostalgia with them. I’d say they’re in my top 10 bands of all time.

It got me thinking a bit though. Will I still blast this music when I’m 60?  Will I still listen to any of my current music when I’m that old? I can see certain bands growing old with me. Kevin Devine, Wilco, etc. Will those pop-punk records be something that still hold weight though? The way that our elders revel in artists like Elvis and Sinatra, will we be playing albums off of Drive-Thru records and telling our grandkids of the “good ol’ days”?

I came across this video while watching a ton of Starting Line videos and it’s been killing me.

joshruben:

rubinrecommends:

Watch the trailer for “Beauty is Embarrassing”, a documentary on multi-talented artist Wayne White (which is premiering at SXSW 2012.) From Pee Wee’s Playhouse set design, a Smashing Pumpkin video and other familiar work I want to see this film so bad. The trailer alone was a good time.

Learn more at http://waynewhiteart.com.

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“Do what you love, it’s gonna lead to where you want to go”

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