John Belden comes through with a fantastic thing he shared. A Star Wars danceoff. Disney did Star Wars weekends and this was part of it. Hysterical shit. Watch a wookie and Jawa get down! See the Queen and her daughter strut. And then… watch Vader… well you have to just watch Vader.

Not the best or funniest thing ever but hey, it’s Sunday afternoon. This is worth a bit of time on a Sunday.

Fairly NSFW lyrics, but reasonably funny. Also offensive to a bunch of different folks. But fun.

YES, WE SHALL: the Cobra ‘08 campaign video. This… well… Cobra Commander has my vote now.

This is simply incredible. Guy took footage of Fred Astaire, dancing with Cyd Charisse and Leslie Caron from The Band Wagon and Daddy Long Legs and made it into a video for Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal. Stunning work, simply fucking stunning.

Yes, it is We Are the World as sung by a bunch of Japanese folks, on a show, all dressed as the signers they are filling in for. Epic, I tell you, simply epic.

A 19yr old in Australia made a video and song utilizing only sounds/images from the Disney Alice in wonderland film. Great stuff:

(via The AP) Hello Kitty is named Japan tourism ambassador

TOKYO (AP) — Hello Kitty — Japan’s ubiquitous ambassador of cute — has built up an impressive resume over the years. Global marketing phenom. Fashion diva. Pop culture icon. Now the moonfaced feline can add “government envoy” to the list. The tourism ministry on Monday named Hello Kitty as its choice to represent the country in China and Hong Kong, two places where she is wildly popular among kids and young women.
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Ok whatever. But then let us go to the last two paragraphs and study them:
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A multi-million-dollar musical featuring Hello Kitty opened earlier this year in Beijing and is in the midst of a national tour. “Hello Kitty’s Dream Light Fantasy” is then scheduled to travel to Malaysia, Singapore and the U.S. over its three-year run.

According to her official profile from Sanrio, Hello Kitty lives with her family in London. It does not mention how often she visits Japan.
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Hello Kitty doesn’t even live in Japan! How fucked up is that? I say it is very fucked up.

But fuck all that! FUCK IT!

HELLO!

KITTY!

MUSICAL!

Who’s going with me? Raise your hand. I am so there! She has no mouth! I wanna see how she sings! Maybe Badtz Maru has a solo!

HELLO KITTY MUSICAL: “Hello Kitty’s Dream Light Fantasy”

Jesus fuck sticks from the Gorton fisherman I NEED TO SEE THIS! Who’s in!?

June 28th. Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio Theatre.

Tickets to Tom Waits.

Dustin: That beer is a go.
Vrax: Wanna drive 3 hours for a party after the show?
Bernie: Please find me to discuss.

TOM WAITS TICKETS! I CAN HAS THEM!

Tickets will only be sold via the internet and by phone and are limited to two per person. All of the shows are at 8 PM, and there’s no opening act. The band will be: Larry Taylor (bass), Omar Torrez (guitar), Patrick Warren (keyboards), Casey Waits (drums and percussion) and a reed player, not yet named; performing hollers, mambos and rhumbas.

June 17 - Phoenix, Az at the Orpheum
June 18 - Phoenix, Az at the Orpheum
June 20 - El Paso, Tx at the Plaza Theatre
June 22 - Houston, Tx at the Jones Hall
June 23 - Dallas, Tx at the Palladium
June 25 - Tulsa, Ok at the Brady Theatre
June 26 - Saint Louis, Mo at the Fox Theatre
June 28 - Columbus, Oh at the Ohio Theatre
June 29 - Knoxville, Tn at the Civic Auditorium
July 1 - Jacksonville, Fl at the Moran Theatre
July 2 - Mobile, Al at the Saenger Theatre
July 3 - Birmingham, Al at the Alabama Theatre
July 5 - Atlanta, Ga at the Fox Theatre

All tickets are due to go on sale Friday, May 16th.

More info here.

And yes the tour is called “The Glitter and Doom Tour.”