Comedy Music Cellar

While music and movies are two of my most favorite things in the whole world, asking me to choose between the two is incredibly difficult.  I can’t imagine a world without movies, and I can’t imagine a world without music.  Read more…

Who says, that wearing glasses isn’t cool.  Who ever they are, they’ve obviously never been introduced to either Buddy Holly or Elvis Costello.  Personally, I think even Roy Orbison would fit into this category, but I’m not sure my aunt would agree.  It’s true, that for some reason she’s just never had a fond place in her heart for the man, so for her sake I’ll leave him out of this story.  I always grew up thinking that Read more…

I’m not sure why it is that only athletes and weekend warriors are associated with injuries. Well, I suppose office workers fall into that category as well.  But musicians also do a lot of repetitive movements that can lead to carpal tunnel type problems.  If you fall into that category, I would recommend Read more…

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved going to see the movies.  I still remember to this day, the first move I went to see in the theater.  I even remember specific details about the theater itself.  I thought the ceiling looked like a hockey rink.  It had multiple raised sections that were oval shaped, and under lit, that looked to me like a hockey rink.  I must have been around eight, or nine at the time, and the movie was Jeremiah Johnson starring Robert Redford.  My dad was a big fan of movies as well, and would often be watching movies once or twice a week at the theater.

So, when shortly after high school age, you could start renting videos and watching them at home, you can just imagine how thrilled I was.  For a period of time, I even worked in a video rental store, that was owned by a friend of the family.  It was a cool gig, and I was even able to take home movies that hadn’t rented to watch at home.  I owned a video player, which was of course a Beta movie player as opposed to VHS.  It was one of the first things I bought, when I had a bit of money.  Which was of course that start of another hobby of mine, buying electronic gadgets.

Now, to anyone who is under the age of 15, this stuff probably sounds like ancient history.  With computers, the internet, blu-ray, and the ability to watch movies online, it’s hard to imagine what it must have felt like to only see movies in the theater, or when the major networks decided to play one on television.   That was usually quite an event, watching movies on television.  The networks really had a strangle hold on the business back then.  You would actually mark the day and time of your upcoming favorite movies in your schedule calendar, so you didn’t miss them.  There was no renting, buying, or watching the movies on your computer any time you felt like it.  As well, there were no PVRs, or Tivo machines back in those days.  Not like you could just go down to BlockBuster, and grab a copy of Percy Jackson & the Olympians The Lightning Thief off the shelf.  That looks like a pretty cool movie by the way.

So, pardon my digression into ancient history, but it’s interesting to see how far we’ve come when it comes to technology, and how it makes our lives better.

The innovation of the Omega brand watchmakers has been ground-breaking throughout its 152-year existence. Many models, serving a variety of purposes, have been invented. Some of the models even managed to stand out with their reliability to such a degree that they have succeeded in being chosen by professionals working under extreme conditions.

One resembling case is the story of one of Omega brand’s most famous model, the Speedmaster Professional. It was invented in 1957 and soon after the word of its efficiency and reliability spread quickly around the world. The consequential result came as quite a surprise for the watchmakers: NASA chose Speedmaster for its Apollo Programs; and later, the Russian Federal Space Agency quickly followed suit, also choosing the impeccable piece of technology for their own space programs. During the process of selection conducted by NASA, Omega passed all the tests with flying colors which involved exposure to temperature, corrosion, humidity, vacuum, shock, pressure, noise, vibration, and acceleration, triumphantly beating all its rivals like Breitling, Rolex, Bulova, Heuer, and Longines to the title “Officially Certified Wristwatch for All Manned Space Missions.” The watch became fully authorized to continue the adventure of innovation into space. In 1969, it accompanied, steadily tied on their wrists, the landing of the astronauts of Apollo 11 on the moon, signifying the arrival at the top of its technological advancement. Maybe, it was a huge leap for mankind, but it was even bigger for Omega watchmakers.
The Omega Speedmaster replica, as its original, is the gateway to this small piece of worthy-of-pride human history. But in case you decide to buy this watch, you will not be getting only an accurate wristwatch, but also a reminder of the positive outcome of a human dream – the dream to go to the moon, to explore the unknown and to come back stronger.

One of the most important things when purchasing a watch is not about the watch only, but also about how much you have paid for it. This is surely, why SeaMaster reproduction watches are so popular. Not only is it identical to the original watch, but it is also so much cheaper. You might think that purchasing a replica will cause the original companies to lose money, which is the case, but the respect and admiration they have earned over the years will never fail. People still respect them the same way, as always; they will now just be able to afford such classic elegance.

The Omega replica does not just make a good-looking accessory, but it also makes you look good and boost your confidence. An original watch might cost you in the region of about ten thousand dollars where the replica will cost about two hundred dollars. Seeing that the watches are identical, the price difference alone should convince you to buy one on the spot.

The Omega Company’s head office is in Switzerland. Their watches are amongst the most popular watches in the world. There are many celebrities wearing these pieces. It is so popular the even NASA used it on one of their expeditions during the year 1969. This just keep adding to the impressive resume of this established company.

Omega replica watches are of outstanding quality and are extremely reliable. One should never worry that your watch will fail you. Although it is not water resistant, it should last you for a lifetime if you look after it well.

They very often design Omega watches around different movies, so that the actors can wear it while making the movie. Good publicity I would say!

The infamous comedic team of Cheech & Chong were known for their drug induced comic routines, long before they were famous for their songs.  Anyone who grew up as a child of the seventies or the eighties would be sure to remember this comedic duo.  And, those same childred are very likely to remember their songs as well as their standup routines.  I know I do.  Who could forget the song Santa Claus and his Old Lady?  I always look forward to hearing that song every Christmas on the radio.  Although, now that I think about it, I don’t recall remember hearing it this year.

I think, that by virtue of the fact that most people would remember their songs as well or better than their stand up routines is evidence enough to count these guys as true comedy music artist.  Sure, they may have talked / rapped through most of their songs, there was definitely a melody and I remember laughing hilariously listening to it.  I still do to this day.

The group split up in the early eighties, but have since then performed together, and continue to talk about the possibility of them doing another movie together.  Cheech certainly hasn’t remained quiet over the years, as he seems to pop up everywhere in little movie cameo roles that often lead to bigger roles. Just off the top of my head, I recall seeing him in Desperado with Antonio Banderas as the bartender.  He also starred alongside Kevin Costner in Tin Cup, a golfing movie of all things.  He’s had recurring roles in the popular television series Lost as well.

Chong hasn’t exactly remain silent either during this time period.  While I really only recall seeing him in The  Seventies Show on television, he remains one of my favorite character actors on television.  Perhaps not as prolific as his former partner, he does keep busy.

Cheech & Chong remain to this day, one of the funnies comedy duos of our generation.  Or other generations for that matter.  Right up their with Laurel and Hardy, and The Three Stooges.  At least in my books they do.  I would love to see them together in a movie, or even cut a new album (CD/iTune download) these days.  Although, I’m not sure it would really have the same impact today.  Given that much of their shtick was drug humour, and cultural views of that topic have shifted, I suspect their audience would be a little divided on their relevance.

Well, to be honest I’m not quite to sure exactly why people like comedy music.  But, I do have a few theories.  The first one being, that people like all kinds of music depending on the mood they are in.  Sometimes, we need music to cheer us up.  Sometimes we need music to calm us down.  Sometimes we need music to dance to.  Sometimes we need music to distract us.  And, sometimes we need music to make us laugh.  Or at the very least, put a smile on our faces.  Even just a little smirk will do.  There are those amongst us that think humorous music is just plain nonsense.  Music is supposed to be serious.  Real important stuff, performed by really important artists that have a relevant message to get out.

Well, to them I say you can stick to your classical Bach and Beethoven.  I do like that stuff too by the way.  But I’m also open to having my funny bone tickled by the genuinely funny artists of our time.  That’s not to say there aren’t some older artists out there that can coax a good belly laugh out of me, but I’m a big fan of the new stuff too.  My favorite funny musical artists, would have to be The Bare Naked Ladies.  I like them, because they’re a little bit subtle in their humor.  The joke is not so obvious that everyone get’s it instantly.  You have to pay attention to the lyrics, and think a little bit.  I like it that way, as it makes the humor seem as if it’s a bit of a private joke between me and the band.

Now,  because I like funny comedy music, that doesn’t mean I like all funny music.  I don’t like all rock and roll, and I don’t like all pop music either.  One artist that really gets under my skin in his attempts at humor would be Weird Al Yankovich.  I think what bugs me the most about him, is that he really just uses other peoples insanely popular songs and twists them in a childish way for his own.  It just doesn’t seem all that original to me, and it also seems like he’s making fun of the original artist.  I suppose in a way he’s supposed to as that’s what a parody is.  It just seems sort of hypocritical to me.

There’s one other popular funny song every Christmas that always seems to get mixed reviews.  Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer I think, is a very funny song, and so do may others, as it’s been played every Christmas since I was a kid.  But, I’ve yet to find a Grandma that finds it very funny.  Kinda funny huh?