My nephew and I couldn’t just leave well enough alone with the parody lyrics we’ve been working on. So, we recruited our friend, Harfax to record a few of them. He is “talented” and has been “involved” in music for many years now. The first video is done. Also, thanks to Dead Charming for not only tolerating the song but promoting it! Click on the video at your own risk!
I Kissed an Earl: The Video
29 08 2008Comments : 11 Comments »
Tags: I kissed a girl, i kissed an earl, jaime pressly, jason lee, katy perry, my name is earl, song parody, youtube
Categories : entertainment, humor, humour, music, video
What Does Your Music Say About You and Do You Care?
21 08 2008An iPod/mp3 survey/meme:
This week, I posted my parody lyrics for the song I Kissed a Girl called I Kissed an Earl at the risk of making people who are humor-challenged think I had kissed a man. While I have no beef with anyone (male or female) who does want to do this, I had no intention of misleading anyone into thinking that I do.
This lead to a series of thoughts about the music we like, the many varied reasons we like the music we do, and the perceptions someone else might have about the songs we choose. I did a quick survey of my mp3 player and wondered what a first time co-worker or acquaintance riding in my car would think of me depending which song on shuffle play came up first. If one were to judge me by the music I’ve put on there, I could be thought of as cool, sappy, tough, stuck in the 80s, a metal head, a nerd, a wussy or an intellectual lover of the classics (you know, like Mozart or Def Leppard). It’s a bit daunting to realize we are all a slave to the shuffle play (unless you don’t use your shuffle) when it comes to that first musical impression. So, it’s fun music survey time. Feel free to use this, and I hope others will play along nicely (or not so nicely depending on what is warranted by a particular question).
If someone new were in your car, what song on your player would you be quickest to skip out of embarrassment: While I think I have more than one song that fits this question, I think I would be quickest to skip past Windy by The Association. It’s a terribly wussified 60s love song that really should only be played if trying to seduce a female hippy (is that hippie?). Why do I have it? The “cool” answer is to say that I have it because, as a young child, I sort of inherited an old 45 record of this song from an older sibling when they moved out of the house and left it behind (probably because they were absolutely over the song). This is partly the truth, but sadly enough, I also SORT OF like the song if I’m in one of those moods. By one of those moods, I mean a running through a breezy field with a beautiful blue sky above mood. Wow, I just read that sentence and realized I must delete that song freaking immediately.
What song or songs is/are most “atypical” on your player? This has to go to Abba’s Take a Chance on Me. (Yes, I know, based on my previous answer, you’re thinking, “That’s not atypical at all for this pansy.” But, I promise, it really is.) I put this on after the brilliant use of it in “The Office” when Andy tried to woo Angela by harmonizing to the song with a friend who was on the phone. Loreena McKennitt’s The Mummer’s Dance is a close second.
What song(s) on your player turns you on? I’m going with I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick, probably just because of it seeming like a good “make-out” song from the past. I think Alicia Keys sounds hot on No One as does Shakira on Whenever, Wherever (probably simply because she’s Shakira). Also, since I’m actually more a rock guy than anything else, I’ll say Gasoline by Seether (that’s not really a recommendation if you’re in more of a romantic mood, but I love the sound of the song).
If you wanted to get a member of the opposite sex in the mood, what song would you program to come on when they are in the car? Easy. Ain’t that Loving You? by Lou Rawls. Very smooth (him, not me).
What is the longest song on your player? I think it’s Blackbird by Alter Bridge. I wrote more about it here.
What do you think is the silliest song on your player? Jive Talkin’ by the Bee Gees
What did you most recently add to your player? Several Katy Perry songs
What did you most recently delete? Already covered this: Windy
What is your favorite song on your player that is from a movie? Dream Warriors by Dokken (from A Nightmare on Elm Street 3) but also a couple of the instrumental songs from the miniseries John Adams by Rob Lane and Joseph Vitarelli. The songs are patriotic in nature and in the classical style. If you’re a fan of big, sweeping cinematic music, check it out.
Is there a song on your player that is only there for someone else’s benefit? I have a few for when my wife is in the car (like Jason Mraz). Also, my three year old daughter is a huge fan of a song called Spell by Marie Digby so I’ll have to leave that on there.
What song or artist do you find yourself skipping most frequently and therefore should probably delete? I think I keep skipping Billy Idol lately.
Without cheating, start your player and list the first 10 songs that come up in random play.
Fake It – Seether
The Secret of Life – Faith Hill
Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues
The Interview – AFI
Here We Are – Breaking Benjamin
Take Me Away – Avril Lavigne
Lovin’ Every Minute of It – Loverboy
Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi
Takin’ Care of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive
SupaSaturation – Dizzy X
Let’s hear your answers! Don’t be shy. Add a question or two to your survey!
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Tags: dokken, ipod, mp3, perceptions, seether, shuffle, the association, windy
Categories : culture, entertainment, meme, music, pop culture, survey
“I Kissed an Earl”
19 08 2008Like many people, I’ve heard the song I Kissed a Girl, and I’ve seen the NBC show My Name is Earl. Like any normal person, I decided the two should be combined. So I did it – not necessarily well – but I did it.
The following lyrics should be sung to the tune of I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin and Cathy Dennis. I apologize in advance to these writers for butchering your chart-topping song.
Please don’t steal this parody, unless you happen to be Weird Al Yankovic. If you are Weird Al, I’m a big fan and would greatly appreciate you using this song and helping me make millions (or even 10 bucks would be sweet).
For the record, I personally do not remember ever kissing anyone named Earl (male, female or hermaphrodite), although it’s not beyond reason I may have been given a peck on the cheek as an infant by my Uncle Earl.
Anyway, here are the lyrics to I Kissed an Earl:
There is this cool show on TV
It’s really funny
One actress is super hot to me
She’s Jaime Pressly
Won a trip to
The closed set
Just wanted to check her out
It’s not Ms. Pressly I met
Ended up getting thrown out
——————
I kissed an Earl and I liked it
Even though it made me feel sick
I kissed an Earl just to try it
I hope my wife doesn’t like it
It felt so weird
It felt so dumb
I think my lips went all numb
I kissed an Earl and I liked it
I liked it
——————
No I would not repeat this act
Pretend it didn’t happen
Forget he smelled of vanilla extract
Lips are still chappin’
It’s not what
Straight guys do
Not supposed to smooch Jason Lee
And guys don’t
Use the word “smooch”
What’s happened to me!?
——————-
I kissed an Earl and I liked it
Should have been Jaime’s red lips
I kissed an Earl just to try it
Can we just call it a slip?
It felt so off
It felt so strange
Don’t mean I’m totally deranged
I kissed an Earl and I liked it
I liked it.
——————
Us guys we are such homophobes
Football, fast cars, and huge ski slopes
We like when two chicks kiss and stroke
But different – with two dudes
I guess because they don’t have boobies
———————
I kissed an Earl and I liked it
But the world says I must quit
I kissed an Earl just to try it
Put that in your pan and fry it
It felt so wrong
Maybe I’m nuts
Probably shouldn’t have squeezed Earl’s butt
I kissed an Earl and I liked it
I liked it

2008 Rickety Inflictor Productions
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Tags: I kissed a girl, i kissed an earl, jaime pressly, jason lee, katy perry, my name is earl, parody songs, t.v., weird al
Categories : entertainment, humor, humour, music, television
Worst Photo Blog Ever
12 08 2008
I’m feeling inspired to post a photo blog. I thoroughly enjoyed my wife’s pictorial post documenting her weekly bicycle rides. (Truth be told, she is gone so long that I asked her to take pictures to prove that’s what she is really doing. When your wife is as beautiful as she is, you really have to keep tabs.) Editor’s note: If you are the type of person who took that last sentence seriously and plans to leave a comment about how awful controlling husbands are, you are visiting the wrong blog.
I also enjoyed my friend Nathalie’s recent post where she attempted to heal me through the power of Hooters’ girls. While I’m sure no post of mine can “stack” up to that one, I wanted to post one anyway.
There are two main obstacles to posting such a blog.
1. I don’t really take very many pictures.
2. The pictures I do take usually suck.
I found two ways around these problems.
1. I decided to post a photo blog that could possibly be the worst photo blog ever posted and one that surely no one will find interesting. (Wow, that should get me on the wordpress front page.) By setting such a low standard, I can finally feel free to put a photo blog here.
2. I decided that I would only post pictures taken by my 3-year-old daughter. By using her as a blatant scapegoat, I can easily deflect any negative comments by assuring myself, “They aren’t criticizing me; they are criticizing my daughter.”
So, the imp, as my wife calls her, spent an afternoon taking pictures of whatever she pleased while lugging around an out-dated digital camera. (You know I’m getting old when it seems funny to put “out-dated” next to “digital” in a sentence. I’m just getting past the Polaroid stage. Those old Polaroids were fun to shake, ala Outkast, even though they said you didn’t need to do that. )
At long last and at the risk of losing any readers I might have once garnered, here are the pics.
Dog’s Eye View
- She wanted to capture what the dog sees. Pretty clever that she blurred it a bit to reflect the fact that our dog is up there in years and surely doesn’t see as well anymore.
Starving for Nutrients
- I believe she wanted to make a statement about the poor diets of children in this country. This grotesque close-up of chicken nuggets says it all.
What Matters Most
- I was touched when at first I thought she was taking a picture of our family pictures. Then I realized, she was taking a picture of something far dearer to her heart…the t.v. remote control.
My Way
- I’ve tried and tried to convince her that she cannot run very fast wearing rain boots. She still insists on playing baseball in them and documents her stubborn ways here with bat and boots plainly visible. Or perhaps I misinterpret. This could be a representation of the sadness one feels when a baseball game is delayed by rain. Hmm…very deep.
The Cookie Crumbles
- When asked to photograph her three favorite things (not counting the remote), I was hoping she would pick me, Mom and the dog. However, she chose a sippy cup, a mysterious sack and the cookie jar. Note her use of finger blockage to add an ominous feel to the photo.
Steaming Mad at Dirt
- She used this opportunity to find grime and grease that is so much more noticeable from a child’s height. She is obviously disgusted by her surroundings.
Fit of Rage
- She spent hours setting up this particular shot, meant to portray her feelings when given a time out for screaming at her parents.
Contrast
- Since she is not throwing fits 100% of the time, she thought it best to also document the lighter moments with her toys and her toe.
Oh, the Ear-rony
- She just loves irony. How fitting to photograph the word ear when one sees rather than hears a photograph. Wow, that just blew my mind.
Work Stoppage Atrocity

Just when a kid gets on a roll, a parent comes to steal the camera.
These photos are copyrighted by Bad Blog Inc. and may not be used without the express written consent of someone semi-important. This is done for no particular reason since no one would want to re-publish any of these photos in any capacity.
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Tags: bad blogging, bad photos, blurry pics, not going to make wordpress front page, outkast, when kids take pictures
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