Paul Anka feels stupid and contagious

Do yourself a favor and go to VH1.com and stream the new Paul Anka album, Rock Swings. It’s a collection of pop hits done in big band style. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll notice that the Oasis hit "Wonderwall" is improved upon exponentially.

I've been Phil Spector'd, resurrected...

Wall of sound or wall of hair? Phil Spector, seen here fresh from his appointment at Truvy's Beauty Parlor, has a tough road ahead in his murder trial. On the bright side, if you live in Los Angeles and get called as a prospective jury member for this trial, just tell them you work for Aqua Net.

Wide Open Country

I read about a show on CMT that highlights "videos of artists on the fringe of country music." It's called Wide Open Country and I just got through watching my first episode and it's not bad. As far as music on TV goes, it's actually good. I've added it to my Season Pass list on the TiVo and I'm looking forward to seeing what else it has to offer. If anyone else knows of any good music shows on TV that I'm missing, let me know.

Cheap Seats...without Ron Parker

I know of no one personally that watches the show Cheap Seats, but I am not exaggerating when I say it is my favorite show on TV. I love it. It is the only show I watch that makes me laugh out loud on a consistent basis. The simplest explanation for the show is that it’s Mystery Science Theatre 3000 with old sporting events instead of movies. Oh yeah, and instead of one guy and two robots, it’s these twin brother, The Sklars, who are really funny. (If you want the official description go here.)

When I saw the description for the new episode on Monday night I was really excited. They were doing the 1980 MLB All Star Game. This would be the first time they have ever done baseball, although they have done Steve Garvey’s Celebrity Billfish Tournament and Bobby Bonilla’s Celebrity Bowling Tournament. When I started watching Monday night’s episode I was surprised to see they now have a studio audience. I know the Sklar brothers do standup so I didn’t think it would be a big stretch for them to do the show with an audience, but it really took away from the show. Needless to say I was disappointed. My initial thought is I hope they get rid of the audience, but I imagine they could make it work. I hope it does work out because I sure would hate for my favorite show to blow all of a sudden.

They show the reruns constantly on ESPN Classics so if you have that channel I urge you to check it out. You don’t have to know anything about sports to find it funny.

The President of a Thousand Faces

I believe this is similar to the chart they used to show guest stars of Hee-Haw. It was titled "Acceptable Facial Expression When the Loose Board on the Yellow Fence Hits You in the Ass".