Date Archives August 2010
Born to run
"Who is the quarterback for the Falcons? I'm blanking." "He's white. He played for Boston College." "Matt? Joe?" "Goddammit! What is his name?" "I'm not football-retarded! I can name every starting quarterback in the NFC except this misterfalcon!" "Okay, I can't name the quarterback for…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
33. The Hard Times of RJ Berger WTF was that???? He killed his best girl friend with his weiner??? AFTER she got hit by a bus??? Then he VO's, "I just did the right thing." :0 [source] #clipoftheweek • The ten greatest severed penis scenes…
I want the Varsity Blues
So this is happening. The next season of Curb Your Enthusiasm will be set in New York City. Louis C.K. lives in New York City. It could be like the diner scene in Heat! • ON THE NEXT MAD MEN meme
Gangster Trippin'
I see a web redemption in this band's future. Pitchfork's staff compiled a list of The Top 50 Music Videos of the 1990s. Notably absent: "Tonight, Tonight" and "Smack My Bitch Up." Two other videos I would have lobbied for: God Lives Underwater "From Your…
OMGWTFall Movie Preview
Essential Killing Vincent Gallo plays a fugitive Taliban soldier in Europe who "must use his wits to evade his pursuers whilst battling bitter winter cold and lack of food." The Whistleblower Rachel Weisz plays a Nebraska cop on the trail of a sex-slave ring in…
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I like all types of music, except country. I like all types of films, except ones with subtitles I like all types of television, except reality. I like all types of video games, except casual ones. I like all types of comics, except manga. I…
The fruit of your loins is a killer fruit
TLC's Freaky Eaters premieres on September 5. Each episode follows someone who is forced to confront the painful truth behind a food obsession and come face to face with its destructive side effects. The only two episodes announced so far are "Addicted to Cheeseburgers" and…
Teenagers fornicating in a Liverpool basement
In the clean version of song of the now "Fuck You," Cee-Lo sings "forget you." It doesn't sound too it-started, but his sentiment definitely loses punch. Electric Six sang "he's the Xbox to your Atari" in 2008. Same song: "He's not sorry you're the station…
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor
Friday evening. I'm hungry. What time is it? 6:00. I can still catch happy hour at Chotchkie's. Fill up before my night of work ahead. The parking lot is packed. I hope the bar isn't too. Oh good. I seated myself in an open chair…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
32. Big Brother 12 "the single most ridiculous thing the show has ever done" #clipoftheweek
I'm a man, and you're janitorial equipment
Join 311 as they cruise from Miami to Turks and Caicos with a ship full of passionate 311 fans! [source] Where does a cruise rank among gigs for faded musical artists? I say: American Idol > a cruise > an Indian casino > a corporate…
We'll drown 'til we're exhausted, it's what nobody expects
Previously on Adam Riff: 000-012-3456? Oh. Skype. Tony Fader called me last night. "Are you going to relinquish the domain name?" "No." "Why do you own the domain name?" "Well, I know a Tony Fader. He was…heh…my hero in 2002 and…" "Is this…
Pootin' on Neptr to the max
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I'm for spare parts, broken up
A stunt reel for Lasko, a hit German television series about a monk who the Vatican dispatches to save Catholics in trouble using martial arts. The second season just wrapped production.