Rock Band Cometh: The Rock Band Band Story -- ACT I

As many of you know, I sort of disappeared for a while (a long while) because I was immersed in the creation of my first documentary about the legendary group Rock Band Band. The whole thing premieres at 8pm on 11/11 on VH1 Classic, but we're rolling out each act just to tease you. Please do watch Act I.

Remember When I Hosted "Sister ACt" on AMC?

Look, now you can watch me hosting "Sister Act" without actually having to watch Sister Act. Amazing, right? Also, I look insanely like a horse in this thumbnail. Don't think I'm not proud of that fact. Because I am proud. OH YES, I am proud. Whinnnnnnny.

Bex hosts Date Night on AMC
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Not Just Any Band ... it's Rock Band Band

I'm pleased to announce the on-air launch of a documentary I wrote and directed called: ROCK BAND COMETH: THE ROCK BAND BAND STORY.

It's about the hardest-rocking, most kickawesome, debaucherous band EVER, who just happen to rock out on plastic instruments.

The doc will be coming to VH1 Classic soon (stay tuned for details), but just to whet your appetite, check out Rock Band Band at vh1.com. There, you can see photos of the band, check out their timeline, and watch their legendary stop-motion music video (they did it long before Peter Gabriel even thought of "Sledgehammer") and, most excitingly, the first act from the documentary.

Additionally, Rock Band Band only just learned how to use the internets and the band members would be pleased as punch if you'd become their myspace myfriend.

Best News of the Day: Dumbledore is Gay!

Wowie zowie! JK Rowling outed Dumbledore last night!

According to the ever-esteembable AOL news,

Rowling was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."

"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.

She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."

Awesome. Truly, I always thoughhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gift he and had a special man-phoenix sort of love going on, so perhaps Rowling wanted to drop the gay-bomb before she dropped the mythical-bestiality-bomb.

ROCK BAND BAND hits the Internets

You guys, I know I've disappeared off the planet for several months because I've been working on a documentary called "ROCK BAND COMETH: THE ROCK BAND BAND STORY."

It's the real true story of ROCK BAND BAND, the greatest band ever to rock out on plastic instruments.

ROCK BAND BAND is live on the internets!

In fact, you can read their tour survival guide RIGHT HERE!

And, if you're REALLY awesome, you can befriend Rock Band Band on myspace! (they're a little late to the myspace game because they only just learned how to use the internets).

ROCK BAND COMETH: THE ROCK BAND BAND STORY will be hitting the airwaves soon. Stay tuned for details, and in the meantime, enjoy the worldwise re-release of Rock Band Band's groundbreaking stop-motion video (they made this long before anyone had even dreamed of combining music, video, and stop motion animation).


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Oh, Don Piano

... maybe because I am overly giddy because we put the mega project onto tape today, which means it's really getting to the almost-finished stage, or maybe it's because I'm exhausted, or maybe it's because ongoing stress has caused my adrenal glands to swell, or maybe it's because of my antibiotics. But I truly STILL (I know I posted this once before) think this is the most entertaining and amazing and intoxicating thing on the internets:

Yummy in My Tummy

I truly wonder if someone was fired over this.

Guess what those brown specks in the batter are!!! POOOOOOOOOOO FOR YOU TO EAT!


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Today's Public Service Announcement

CNN's Latest Breaking News Announcement SHOCKS and AWES

" -- A court has ordered pop singer Britney Spears to give up custody of her children effective Wednesday at noon, according to court papers."

to which the world collectively responds, "OH, SNAP."

Sister Act tonight on AMC!

You guys. I've been shooting the best project ever this week and I feel like I've been hit by a bus. BUT! Let me share that tonight I am hosting AMC's Date Night's presentation of Sister Act on AMC at 8/7c. You should watch, mostly because Sister Act is awesome, but also because I'm hosting it and faux-speed-dating a bunch of dudes.

Haiku-Blogging the Emmys -- Upon Viewing the cast of Roots take the Stage 30 Years After Its Premiere

Oh! Levar Burton!
I tend to forget his eyes.
Levar DOES have eyes.

In Case You Missed It

If anyone knows how to hack streaming video and wants to (ahem ahem) put this shizz on the youtubes, be my guest. But perhaps you missed my appearance this week on the Abrams Report on MSNBC! I mean, for reals, what else were you doing on Monday night? Watching "Mission: Man Band?" If you were watching Man Band, that's forgivable. Any other excuse is l-to-izzame.

Look, here's me and Dr. Drew Pinsky talking about Britney: (click here)


And here's me and supercute Dan Abrams talking about Kid Rock and Tommy Lee (I'm at the end of the segment). Yes, I said "man sausage" on teevee, much to my mother's embarassment and chagrin. (click here)

Watch, rinse, repeat!

Party on Fountain

This is a really inside blog post, so if you didn't go to Wesleyan, you won't care.

But, to my fellow Wes alumni -- THIS SONG IS SO GREAT THAT WE DON'T EVEN DESERVE IT.
(right-click save-as).

It's called "Party on Fountain" and my sources tell me it's the masterwork of "New Teen
Force" members (Molly Gaebe '07, Mary Campion '07, Pat Wolf '07, Kate Heller '09 and Ted Feldman '09).

I don't know what New Teen Force is, because it didn't exist when I was there. Neither did "Zelnick," which is what they call that weird glass bus station that connects the '92 theater to the chapel and is generally a blight on the view from Foss Hill.

But it's lovely to note that parties at Eclectic still elicit the same response and there's still lots of random making out. Go wes!

I'm on MSNBC Tonight (September 10th)

Yo yo, tigers. I'm on MSNBC tonight, rocking the Abrams report with my thoughts about BritBrit and the Tommy Lee/ Kid Rock scuffle on the VMAs. The segment about Britney is with Dr. Drew (hearts!!!). I'm doing two segments in a row, so set your timeshifting device now! The show starts at 9 but I'll probably hit around 9:40.

A Haiku Unto Jennifer Garner's Confused Announcement that the Best New Group is "Gym Class Fallout"

Jennifer, I grok.
To me, gym class was toxic.
A simple mistake!

A Haiku Unto Learning from Shia Laboeuf that the new Indiana Jones movie is "Indiana Jones And the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

A kingdom like that
Sounds, truly, rather pleasant.
Sparkly skull? Pretty!

A Haiku Unto the Performances at the 2007 Video Music Awards on MTV

It's just refreshing
That you can lip-sync, no prob.
Why pretend it's real?

My First Haiku Unto the New Fall Season

Tim Gunn's Guide to Style
Is just "Queer Eye" for the girls.
Buy me clothes, Tim Gunn!

Even if You Don't Watch Big Brother 8 ...

... I certainly hope that the Beckettesque repetition of the bizarre, along with the absurdity of the cereal-flinging, coupled with the near-insane laughter of an unseen onlooker will make you chuckle as much as I did.



It's like "The Bald Soprano" of reality television. Loves it.

I Maded This

I have stories to tell and anecdotes to share but I am SUCH the busy-busy-bee right now. Until laters, gators: look I maded a cheezburger.