http://robotmonkeypants.com It has nothing to do with Robots. It has nothing to do with Monkeys. It has nothing to do with Pants. It has everything to do with pain. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:50:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en File this one under big-time nostalgia. Does this pic take anyone back? When I see this pic, the first word that comes to mind is "Scribbler." And nobody here really knows what that means. http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/25/this-ones-just-for-my-canadian-chums/ Sigh, I'm unrprepared again. I have some new stuff, but it's too fresh and unrehearsed. Next week for sure. http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/25/no-open-mic-tonight/ George Carlin was among my first comic idols. It's a real shame he's not with us anymore. Almost every eulogy and obituary I've seen on the talking picture box and the interwebs makes mention of his Seven Dirty Words bit, but he was much more than that. He was ... http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/23/a-moment-of-silence-followed-by-a-string-of-profanity/ I don't have anything new prepared. Did some skeletal writing last night, but I've still got nothing rehearsed, and I'm not going to make the same mistake and get up before people without having at least some polish on it. I also have errands getting in the way, so all ... http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/17/no-open-mic-this-week/ (A) WTF is up with that picture on that story? (B) That man is far too happy about tomatoes. Link to full story. http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/13/ummm/ Rust. There was plenty of it. It was a hot room, and I don't mean that figuratively. And I was the last of 26 comics to go up. So, while the crowd was warmed up in the quite literal sense, it was not ideal. I did okay. ... http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/11/open-mic-post-mortem/ Over six months after my Zanies graduation, I'm finally going to get back on stage. I'm annoyed with myself that I let it go this long, frankly. Last week, I went to the Edge Comedy Club for their open mic to check out the room and the crowd, but not ... http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/11/getting-back-on-stage/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } iFlickr, originally uploaded by stacecom. I think many of us could use something like this to help get us through the day. http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/09/a-useful-tool/ Turn Me Up is a group devoted to a noble cause: bringing dynamic range back into music. The age of the CD was supposed to make music clearer and bring out details we couldn't hear before. Alas, the idiots behind the bulk of the music these days (RIAA, ... http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/09/bring-back-dynamic-range/ http://robotmonkeypants.com/2008/06/06/duct-tape-car-is-awesome/