Amen, RadHazG. Listening to him reminds me of Marjoe Gortner, the man who became a ordained preacher at the age of four. At a very young age, Marjoe's parents forced him to repeat scriptures from the Bible, line after line, under the threat and execution of mock-drowning. He would then be sent to revival meetings with the intent of making money. Eventually, this tore him apart and he revealed all his secrets in the documentary film, "Marjoe", at the age of 20.

Now, this kid is obviously not Marjoe. I doubt he was threatened and coerced into doing this, but the spirit of child indoctrination still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Not a single point during that presentation was backed up by any scientific article or journal; it was just a kid reciting what his parents crafted for him backstage. And the hucksters in the audience just ate it up; laughing at the right moments, cheering at the right points. If that wasn't a kid up there but a grown man, it would not elicit that kind of response. It's as if they were there merely for the spectacle, enjoying a child being put on stage as a parrot, or a performing monkey. What a bunch of rubes.

And as for the whole organic farming and slow food issue, I've always held this short and simple opinion: better that than starve. That's it. Either you grow bio-engineered foods, or you go organic, and 2 billion of our citizens will starve overnight. Barring land reclamation, land is a finite resource. There's only so much prime farming land to go around. Meanwhile, the population is growing at an exponential rate. We need better farming technologies not only to feed this burgeoning population, but also to prepare against things such as pests, droughts, floods, and other natural disasters. So keep your 2 dollar apple; I'm going to support the farmers who keep food on the table, and not the ones who massage my ego.

Why do they keep cutting to backstage guy? I've never watched these shows, do they constantly interrupt with reaction shots from people you're supposed to care about? I'd think the performer should be the focus here, but I'm no super awesome TV producer...

@1:54: "So bomin'", "Obama", or "Soap on me"?

Seriously, I could watch a whole show that just covered SNL's backstage prep. And NO, don't make it a "reality show" with added BS drama....

*promote
if this is blocked for anyone, alternate embed here:

http://videogum.com/152572/saturday-night-live-zach-galifianakis-with-vampire-weekend/tv/late-night/

was just about to submit this, along with the clip i just tossed up of him shaving for this sketch:

http://www.videosift.com/video/SNL-Backstage-Zach-shaves-his-beard

This is fake. Someone shot this from the backstage of a movie. I can't remember the title.

However... yes, Capoeira although cool to look at, it's not a very efficient fight technique.

And you, sir!

^Fusionaut:
quick *quality before it heads to pqueueland

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Thank you EndAll!

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*quality

A couple of years ago, Idle came through the Queen Elizabeth theatre here in Vancouver. Now, Monty Python had come through the same theatre back in the '70s or '80s and had left a prop behing- a giant shepherds' hook. It hung on the wall backstage for more than 20 years. The manager presented Idle with an invoice for storage- for something like $10 000- with interest!

Idle totally cracked up- he even worked it into his act that night- asking for donations to pay his delinquent bill. Funny, classy guy.

At a Manhattan dinner party in 1977, Mailer threw his whiskey in Vidal's face, head-butted him and punched him in the mouth. When the hostess, Newsweek and Washington Post journalist Lally Weymouth, begged other guests to pull the men apart, Clay Felker, then editor of Esquire, told her: "Shut up. This fight is making your party."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/10/AR2007111000518.html

Some say he even hit Vidal backstage before the show.

Is this recent? Does Kanye do this every year? I remember a video running around where he was backstage at some video awards screaming "GIVE THE BLACK MAN A CHANCE!"

Fucking gay fish.

Ah yes, the hole.. natural enemy of the penis hill.

>> ^kulpims:
>> ^gwiz665:
edit: dammit, noone got my awesome reference
I thought you meant this

>> ^gwiz665:
edit: dammit, noone got my awesome reference

I thought you meant this

edit: dammit, noone got my awesome reference

Yeah, I know it's been a while since someone last posted here, but I feel like sharing.

1) I was once ranked in the top 150 ExpertCTF for Quake2 players in the world by TheCLQ.com, and I did it on dial-up.

2) I am only a few credits shy of getting an AA. I don't consider myself a drop-out, but it has been a very long time since I was in school.

3) Every girl I've been with ranks me somewhere between "really awesome" and "the best they ever had" in bed.

4) I once got my car stuck in the middle of Tahoe National Forest.

5) I used to be a boy scout.

6) Both my girlfriend and I have an aversion to using firearms.

7) I sleep with a very sharp 18" black ninja sword next to my bed.

I once did security for a Taj Mahal concert. I got him and his band to sign my badge.

9) Like many other sifters I've also worked in community theater, mostly backstage work.

10) I've studied martial arts off and on, since I was 8. I have 4 years of experience in American Kempo Karate (the stuff Ed Parker taught Elvis), and 4 years of Aikido training. Aikido had a bigger impact on my life.

11) When I was in 8th grade, my Odyssey of the Mind team came in Second place in regional competition. Only our teacher's team did better than us in our category. I wore a tiger costume (an orange jumpsuit I made, and then drew stripes on).

12) For about 4 years, I worked in a place Mark Twain, and two presidents once slept.

13) My parents own a Yellow-naped Green Amazon parrot. I'll likely inherit him. He's been in the family since I was in 4th grade.

14) I have never had any urge to join the military.

15) I've walked through the red light district in Amsterdam.

16) As a waiter, I once served the author of Schindler's List.

17) I've had long hair for most of my life.

18) I enjoy dueling friends using a Shinai - a traditional bamboo training sword.

19) I'm addicted to Yahoo! Answers. It's sad, but there's so many noobs who need schooling. I got to level 6 answering a bunch of the same questions in the Wii category.

20) I used to have a pet Goose.

21) I didn't sleep at all last night.

22) I was told many times growing up I could have been a model. I would rather be known for contributing something more to the world than just my looks, though, so I never pursued it.

23) I have mastered the head-stall footbag technique.

24) I don't kick footbag as much since rolling my ankle a couple years ago.

25) When I was in 1st grade, my dad would sometimes guest host for a friend's late night community radio program. The couple times he took me along were awesome.

Hey girl I got somethin' real important to give you
So just sit down and listen
Girl you know we've been together such a long long time (such a long time)
And now I'm ready to lay it on the line
(Wooow) You know it's Christmas and my heart is open wide
Gonna give you something so you know what's on my mind
A gift real special, so take off the top
Take a look inside -- it's my dick in a box
Not gonna get you a diamond ring
That sort of gift don't mean anything
Not gonna get you a fancy car
Girl ya gotta know you're my shining star
Not gonna get you a house in the hills
A girl like you needs somethin' real
Wanna get you somethin' from the heart
Somethin' special girl
It's my dick in a box, my dick in a box babe
It's my dick in a box, my dick in a box girl
See I'm wise enough to know when a gift needs givin' (yeah)
And I got just the one, somethin' to show ya that you are second to none
To all the fellas out there with ladies to impress
It's easy to do just follow these steps
1: Cut a hole in a box
2: Put your junk in that box
3: Make her open the box
And that's the way you do it
It's my dick in a box... my dick in a box babe
It's my dick in a box, my dick in a box girl
Christmas; dick in a box
Hanukkah; dick in a box
Kwanzaa; a dick in a box
Every single holiday a dick in a box
Over at your parent's house a dick in a box
Mid day at the grocery store a dick in a box
Backstage at the CMA's a dick in a box (yeah-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow)
a dick in a box...

Close your mouth, this is not a Jonas Brothers backstage affair..
>> ^Crake:
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Upvote in spite of the horrible *music