Sports Show - Roller Derby

Lately I've been enjoying "Sports Show with Norm MacDonald". It's not a talk show (which is good, they're too many of them) it's a kind of comedy show. It's basically "Weekend Update" but about sports.

A recurring segment is sending Norm's nephew Kyle out to a location to report on some event. Here's the latest one where Kyle visits the Roller Derby. I dare say "Kyle" is the master of the awkward interview.

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Bob Marley Week

Recently Late Night with Jimmy Fallon celebrated Bob Marley Week on the show. Ever day of the week, a special musical guest was on to cover a Bob Marley song.

Of all of them, this one stood out as excellent. It's Chris Cornell covering "Redemption Song":

Yacht Rock 2011 Announced

Yacht Rock 2011 has been announced. Get your calendars in order. This year's Yacht Rock party is set for this coming Monday. The musical guest will be Ambrosia and they'll sing their classic "Biggest Part of Me". In case this song isn't familiar, this might help: the song should be titled "Make a Wish, Babay".

Here's a preview. Or something to play while you get your Captain's hat and blue blazer out of storage.

NTYCTWD 2K11

Today was National Take Your Child to Work Day 2011. I enjoyed it but I feel the name should be changed to the more accurate "National Torture Your Child Day". Maybe that's too accurate. Maybe "National Bore Your Child to Death Day".

When I was a kid my parents showed me around where they work and introduced me to their coworkers. It was fun and fascinating. Even if your parents have the most boring job in the world it seems exciting and important. At one point my dad worked for a printing company and I got to see the giant printing press with gears and levers and it was cool. But it was a visit. It was a tour. It was a look around. I was there for about a half hour... maybe 45 minutes. Tops. Do you have any idea how long an 8 hour work day is when you're a kid? You're a little kid and you spend 8 hours sitting in a chair staring at a cubicle wall. That's TORTURE. That's the adult equivalent of 3 days in a desensitization chamber. And that's illegal! Even I'M watching the clock in that cubicaled, fluorescent light environment and I'm an adult and I've got something to do... And I'm getting paid to be there.

Poor kids.

I Would Do Anything For Lunch

Meatloaf, fresh off his trip into the dark abyss of arts-and-crafts-induced insanity, rises like a bat out of hell and joins Jimmy for a rousing tribute to Bagel Bites.

Soak in the passion:

You might remember these commercials (among others referenced). The song STILL gets stuck in my head.

Everlong

Anything more needed?

Well, in a web-only, exclusive clip, the Foo Fighters perform their hit "Everlong" with a special introduction from Dave. It's a very special episode.

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Youtube Playlist.

Did you notice that the name of the band on Taylor's bass drum is in the "Beatles" font? I did. Turns out that is was specially done for the "Live on Letterman" webcast. You can watch that here. They play their new album in its entirety for the first hour. But you can skip to the 50:00 mark for all the classic hits.