M Is FOR MASHUP - November 18th, 2008
The Big LAFF 2 Mashup Reveal
By DJ Useo
So, like, last week I told you about the new IT IS 2 LAFF [ groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-is-2-laff-funny-mashup-collection.html ]
funny mashup collection with 19 rib-tickling,pleasure-inducing tracks by a large handful of well-known bootleggers. I held off telling you the actual dj names, however & only teased you with the fake names they made up for the release. It's a little risky withholding the true identities. There's always the chance it might impact on the download numbers if you think the track is by Crystal Meth instead of
FUNKTHATSHIT
[ funkthatshit.multiply.com/ ],who actually made the track. Clearly though, it's fun to tease you with made-up parody names like McSlimey & Soulwhacker (they're spoofing beloved bootleggers McSleazy & Soulwax.) Well,this year the fake names seemed a swell inducement for many to listen further. I haven't seen such large download numbers from a project since SUMMER BOOTY 2009! Each day this last week I'd check the hosting & be shocked as it rushed towards 200 gigs of downloads. I might even require a mirror link or 2 if it keeps up.
Well, the real credit for this humourous success goes to everybody on the record. They all took time away from mixing the regular gems like '
Save Esteem' (The Offspring vs Eagle Eye Cherry)
[ www.g3rst.com/ ]
&
'Love Europe2 Mix'(Public Image Limited vs Arno vs Laam)
[ djleclown.free.fr/index.html ]
that are surefire hits all around the net to take a chance with a funny track that is not their normal forte. The great news is the risk paid off well with many new people being exposed to their mixing abilities. I just hope people realize that for the most part this was a big departure in style for the contributors. Only a few of us ever post this type of mashup. I make silly,weird tracks all the time, but for the most part I don't post them. If you want to hear crazy mashups from me you have to listen to my hour-long radio program
THE QRADIPS SHOW [
qradip.blogspot.com/ ]
which is chock-full of nuttiness like 'Oi! It's So Pogo' (2 Live Jews vs Digitalism), 'Crazy Balls' (South Park's Chef vs Team Radio) & 'The Brandenburg Happening' (The Supremes vs Bach). In a fit of LAFF 2-inspired madness, I did go ahead & post a double a-side of '
Black Metal Introduction 2009' (Mongoloid Gnome vs National Whippeter) & 'Were Off To Go A Metaling' (Mongoloid Gnome vs National Whippeter) [
groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2009/10/mongoloid-gnome-vs-national-whippeter-2.html ]. If you ever hear stranger,more-crazed mashups let me know & I'll eat a bug!
Now, enough stalling. I realize you people who enjoyed the LAFF 2 comp want to know who made those whacked-out tracks, & you already patiently waited an entire week. (That's 7 months in sea-monkey years) Get ready now to scan the list of actual contributors' names. I'll post the real names next to the fake names now. Make sure you aren't drinking milk or you'll be spraying it out of your nose like a fountain having an orgasm. Here you goooooo!!!!!!!!-------
01 - G3Rst - Bringer Of Cheese
02 - MP3J - Mean Mister Mustard
03 - Hibrid - Arachno-Singe
04 - Voicedude - SpongeMike SquareGlove
05 - RIAA - Mandatory Bowel Evacuation
06 - MadMixMustang - DJ Bootiestein
07 - MaxwellJump - DJ Bag Arse
08 - DJ Le Clown - Dick Sinormous
09 - DJ Prince - DJ TBA
10 - DJ Newlight - DJ Getalife
11 - Acafreak - Mash Puppies
12 - Budtheweiser - Mr Jefferson
13 - DJSpider - DJ Peter Parker
14 - DJ Useo - Frostedo Flakeo
15 - DJ MashUp - Wally Bood
16 - Dylan Vasey - DJ Benny Hill
17 - DJ Useo - (see above)
18 - Actual Name Withheld - aww!
19 - Actual Name Withheld Also-shucks!
Now that's an excellent assemblage of mixing talent. I'm not going to clutter this column up with links for everybody, but if you want to enjoy more mashed satisfaction, do a quick exploration with your favorite search engine & you'll be awash in wonderfully inventive mashups from eager-to-please DJ's. I got'ta offer big congrats to all of you who allowed me to feature you on this release. Thanks for indulging my madness. Now,if you've heard this record & are in a position to clear the copyrights, please contact me so we can release this collection properly with a label & rake in the dough! There must be somebody out there who wants to pad their bank account. When a bootleg complilation does this great it's a sure sign of a money-maker. I long for the days when novelty tunes like Allen Sherman's 'Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh' were right there in the charts alongside the regular hits like Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 'The Candyman'. Well, maybe that's not the best example. Rofl.
Now for the 'piece of resistance' (lol) the videos! So far there's 3 videos with at least 2 more soon.
Voicedude - Don't Stop The Best Day Ever! (Michael Jackson vs Spongebob Squarepants)
DJ MashUp - Dont Cha Belong With Me (Taylor Swift vs Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes)
DJ Le CLown - Austin Bootleg (Quincy Jones vs Peaches vs Mike Myers)
Thanks for giving my little mashup project a chance. We'll be sure & do IT IS TO LAFF 3 soon. Also, IT IS TO LAFF from 2008 is newly remastered here -
groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-is-to-laff-2008-remastered.html
Mix Of The Week
Budtheweiser's 'The Laff Your Ass Off Mix' [ theinstituteofbootleggers.blogspot.com/2009/11/budtheweisers-laff-your-ass-off-mix.html ] does the seemingly impossible service of mixing the entire LAFF 2 comp into one damn fine mix. Check out his incredible performance bringing all those crazy tracks together into one of the most impressive mixes I've heard lately.
Mashup Tip : Check the torrent sites for acapella files.
DJ Useo's Podcast
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From The Creator of 'Avery Ant'
Baron Dave Responds
Response to Purple Gene
Purple Gene:
Groovy! Or, as we were more likely to say in our area of NY at the
time: Boss.
I'm a big fan of Surrealistic Pillow, and "Somebody to Love".
I was slightly off put when Rabbi Marshak misquoted the lyrics,
"....and all the hope within you dies..." but figured he was doing
that deliberately. Oh, rabbis are deep.
I'm happy Bill Thompson appreciated its inclusion in the two movies.
Tell him that the rocket sfx from Blows Against the Empire was
Shockwave Radio Theater's theme song in the early days (roughly
1979-1983), still heard on archived shows, and that I played "Crazy
Miranda" as often as I felt warranted when talking about the news
media. (But don't have a copy of Bark for my CD
collection.... hmmm...)
I'm still amused at how Taking Woodstock and A Serious
Man are set in the two places I've lived most of my life, and how
they mirror my experiences of the time. Part of the fun was
Jefferson Airplane. Glad you enjoyed the review.
TTFN, Baron Dave
P.S. You gave Taking Woodstock 5 out of 10. Translated to
your scale, I gave it about a 7 or 8, with at least one star for
being set in my backyard. I liked it better than you did, but our
overall opinion is similar.
--
"A happy child is just an unhappy child who's having fun." --
Morticia, Addams Family
Not Another Heron Photo
Night Heron
Hi Marty,
This one I think is a Night Heron... (really had to fix this photo up
because the heron was so small).
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Selected Readings
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In The Chaos Household
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The YouTubes
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AOL
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Winter Olympics
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Danny Glover
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Danny Glover
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck
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U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro dismissed the lawsuit last week after Hassett's attorney declined to pursue it. The dismissal was first reported in the Boston Herald on Saturday.
Hassett lawyer Richard Cunha said Monday that while he still believes there were instances of plagiarism, he isn't sure they were egregious enough for his client to recover money damages.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
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Parker-Broderick Case
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Justin Steffman of New York testified that suspended Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter also said that he had access to a plaster cast of surrogate Michelle Ross' stomach, a contract between the woman and Parker and several documents.
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Steffman said Dojack offered to sell him the surrogate's address and contact information for $1,000. He said he met Carpenter in a post office parking lot, when the chief showed him a cell-phone photo of the cast.
Parker-Broderick Case
German Surrenders
Edis Kayalar
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Edis Kayalar, 26, gave himself up to police in the southwestern town of Nuertingen on Monday evening. Police then searched his apartment in the nearby town of Wendlingen.
Kayalar was arrested in September and deported to Germany for being in the United States illegally. But earlier this month he again phoned Crawford and Gerber and demanded $100,000, which led to him being charged with extortion.
Kayalar faces up to two years in prison if returned to the United States and convicted.
Edis Kayalar
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Rotting Deer
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Rotting Deer
New Signs For Burkittsville
'Blair Witch'
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The new signs have little resemblance to the older-style black-and-white signs with cursive script shown briefly in the hit 1999 horror film. Souvenir seekers repeatedly stole those.
The new sign is blue with white letters and red stars. It notes that the town of fewer than 200 people was established in 1824 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mayor Debby Burgoyne tells The Frederick News-Post she hopes thieves won't be interested in the newer-looking signs.
'Blair Witch'
In Memory
Ken Ober
Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," has died. He was 52.
His agent, Lee Kernis, says Ober was found dead Sunday in his Santa Monica home. Kernis says Ober complained of headaches and flu-like symptoms on Saturday night but the cause of his death wasn't clear.
Ober hosted five seasons of "Remote Control" beginning in 1987. Contestants in lounge chairs were asked pop-culture questions from categories such as "Dead or Canadian?" The show featured early appearances by comedians Adam Sandler, Denis Leary and Colin Quinn.
Ober, who was born Ken Oberding in Massachusetts, is survived by his parents and a brother.
Ken Ober
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