Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 18
So one of my Facebook “friends” posted the following picture with the caption “Irony defined” attached to it:
Really, chuckles? You’re gonna go with “irony” on that one? I’m no Grammar Girl, but I’m pretty sure I can define Irony:
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Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 17
You might expect this to be St. Patrick’s Day themed…you would be wrong. It is a blog that is equal parts hating others and myself.
I was getting my wife’s car smog checked today (Aw yeah) and I was listening to TANcast’s new nemesis the Now Playing Podcast in the unused garage/waiting room. Then two old ladies drive up and ask me something (I couldn’t here over Arnie mocking Friday the 13th Part 3). Since the way the garage/waiting room was set up made it look like I was a grease monkey on a break, I pull off my ear buds and say, “I’m sorry. I don’t work here.”
Then the lady asks me where a certain hospital is. I had heard of it but didn’t know where it was. I asked her for the address and she gives me the directions from her house. (As we were not at her house, this was decidedly unhelpful). So she tells me a street name that I know but I’m not sure where it is in relation to where we were so I say, “I don’t know.”
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Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 16
Back to the Future is a classic piece of 80’s cinema. The sequels aren’t bad either, despite what those hammer heads at the Now Playing Podcast say. But the sequels don’t actually exist, because there is a sequel that we never saw…because it would be too depressing…I’m talking about “Back to the Future Part 1.5.” To set this up, we have to go back to the first movie…
Not as much Huey Lewis and antics this time
Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 15
Ok…I’m an idiot. I will admit that. I leave my hat behind when I go places, I forget to charge batteries when filming videos…I am generally not one to be trusted with…anything.
So it’s no surprise that when I was giving my address out to get something shipped to me, I gave the wrong address. Not the COMPLETELY wrong address, I just hit the wrong number for my apartment so that my package got shipped to my neighbor’s apartment. Fortunately I figured this out after the package didn’t come for a few days. So I left my neighbors a note thinking I would never hear back and the package was lost forever.
Much to my surprise, my neighbor just came by, gave me the package (unopened or even tampered with, I must add), and was super, super nice about it. Not once did she say, “Hey idiot! Don’t send shit to our place!” …not even ONCE!
So thank you neighbor. In a world of douches you are the anti-douche…and you might just save us all!
Andy faces a job dilemma, Tim visits Santa Cruz, Andy makes his wife cry, the boys talk TV (24, Nip/Tuck, Numb3rs, House, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother), the boys bust Blockbusters new late policy, Noah ponders the runaway Prius, Josh From The Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) turns 33, the boys return to Chatroulette, and the mysteries of Lent.
[CONTENT WARNING] TANcast features mature language and immature hosts but is NOT a representation of the stand up act of Tim Babb. Listener discretion is advised.
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Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 14
The more astute of you (or the ones who check the site every day) may have noticed that I went a whole day without blogging yesterday. (Sure there’s a blog up NOW, but someone’s bound to call me on it)
I blame daylight savings time. I was all set to go and the n BLOOP it was tomorrow. Nothing I could do. I was a victim of a vanishing hour.
…ok in all honesty I was hanging with the wife yesterday and in a contest of wife vs blog, wife wins every time.
Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 13
We just finished recording TANcast 91 and this was something we didn’t get to until the mics were off. SModcast is now more than just one podcast, it’s a whole “podcast network.” With the addition of two new podcasts. One of them is “Tell ‘Em Steve Dave.” I put forth that this podcast is as good as SModcast once was.
Tell ‘Em Steve Dave is a podcast featuring Brian Johnson and Walt Flanagan, tow friends of Kevin Smith who have been recurring guests on SModcast. Walt, in particular has been there for two of the funniest SModcsat moments. And now they have a podcast where they do what Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier used to do.
You see before SModcast started being all about how great weed is and the wonders of Wayne Gretzky, it used to just be two guys telling stories. While there are still glimmers of that showing through on SModcast, it feels much different these days. Especially since it seems like Scott Mosier has been absent a lot lately. But based on the first few episodes of Tell ‘Em Steve Dave, it seems like this is a podcast that brings the random humor and comradery that inspired TANcast back.
So I have to say, I’m looking more forward to Tell ‘Em Steve Dave than the next SModcast.
Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 12
So I went to Panda Express today…because life is sweet sometimes! I got my fortune cookie and this is the message that awaited me when I opened it…
Really Panda? You’re not even trying anymore! Fortunes used to actually take a risk and says something was going to happen to you. Then they pussed out and just started to give advice. (“Don’t poke a stick in your eye” or something real bold like that). Now, it’s just “Ask Your Mom.” That’s just pathetic. No one could come up with something better than that? THose peopel who BS their way through horoscopes come up with 12 things every day. Just rip off one of those…sheesh.
Plus…this would totally ruin the “Between the sheets” game (Also known as “in bed.”)
Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 11
In 1984, the final Muppet movie to feature Jim Henson was released. It was called “The Muppets Take Manhattan.” The story follows everyone’s favorite felt family as they go from college to New York to try and sell their play, “Manhattan Melodies” on Broadway (It is never explained how or why they write a play about Manhattan without ever stepping foot in New York…or how it could possibly be good, but more on that later). Since Broadway had a shortage of kiddie themed shows at the time (this was pre-Lion King or Beauty and The Beast), Kermit is able to sell the show.
“Yeah I just sold the show. What could go wrong?”
Unfortunately, right after Kermit sells the show he goes missing when he gets hit by a taxi and develops amnesia (which is much better outcome than what happens to MOST frogs when they get hit by cars). The rest of the cast and crew spend two weeks prepping the show and looking for Kermit. Finally it is opening night and Kermit (still with amnesia) somehow finds himself backstage at the show just before curtain time. Miss Piggy gives him a good karate chop and his memories come back (because that’s how that would work).
Still better medicine than Kaiser.
So they catch Kermit up on the fact that it’s opening night and it’s time to start the show. Kermit is hesitant because he says there’s still something “missing” form the show (oh…he’s been saying that the whole movie…did I forget to mention that? Ah well) They convince Kermit to go on anyway and on the way to the stage they pass a bunch of random Muppets (frogs, bears, chickens, etc) and Fozzie asks if they can watch the show from backstage and Kermit decided THAT is what has been missing, “More frogs, and dogs and bears..and whatever! You’re not gonna watch the show, you’re gonna be IN the show.” …and that brings me to the point of this blog. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Babb’s March Blog Madness: Day 10
I have a completely different reason for hating taxes than most people…tax time is the time I’m forced to confront how little I’m making as a stand up comic. Let me tell you, 2009 was my worst year ever! I made less than half of what I made in 2008.
The good news is that I’m on track to do much better this year than both previous years. So here’s hoping 2010 is where it all turns around for Tim. Otherwise you may see me soon asking you, “Would you like to ‘King Size’ your meal?”* And then tax time will have me wondering if I can deduct ketchup stain removal products.
*Yeah, I said “King Size,” not “Super Size.” If I go fast food, I’m going Burger King, baby. I’m not about to lose ALL my dignity!