what consumes me | bud caddell

what i see

2008-10-01T20:09:24Z

I had an idea. Micah had a camera and a vision. Josh had a speech. Thus life was born, next it will evolve into fish form, then dinosaur form, unless you don't believe in evolution, and if you don't believe in evolution, I have only one word for you: house cats.

bruce campbell, truth teller

2008-09-16T18:10:45Z

In a NYTimes article posted today, Mr. Campbell, star of such classics as Army of Darkness, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Bubba Hotep, said this about his new role on USA's Burn Notice:

"For five years you're trapped like a rat, in this lovely cage with silky paper on the bottom of it and a golden door that's always locked ... Everyone takes good care of you, but you can't go anywhere."

Funny, that's the exact way I describe living in New York. I just need a vacation, STAT.

mcconaughey

2008-09-05T21:32:23Z

I've been nursing a new concept for television situational comedy. It's a vehicle for one of the greatest actors of our generation, and surely our most prolific nude bongo player; his prowess in netting the hottest of Hollywood's starlets precedes him, and he, like Madonna, Prince and Mr. T, need only be known by one name: McConaughey.

The gist: Three's Company meets Dharma & Greg meets Joey meets Growing Pains meets Two and a Half Men.

McConaughey is a highly successful day-trader in New York when a brush with death (he finds himself trapped in an elevator for 40 hours that nearly plummets 60 stories) sends him questioning his life and his identity. It sends him all the way back to live above the garage of his Aunt Sarah (Mary Steenburgen) and Uncle John (John Lithgow) back in Portland.

While living in Portland, Matt (Mathew McConaughey) experiments with new ways of living, like being vegan (ewww), riding a bicycle everywhere (weird!) and wearing only organic clothes. (as if!) While Matt struggles, hilariously, with his new lifestyle, he also begins to fall in love with his Aunt and Uncle's next door neighbor, Alice the high school principal (Josie Davis, aka Sarah Powell from Charles in Charge -- what a comeback!) and becomes a mentor to the neighborhood hooligan, Jimmy (Haley Joe Osment).

Although Matt feels a deeper connection with Alice and Jimmy, he still gets in trouble with his old ways of sleeping with beautiful strangers, drinking and covorting with his famous friends (Lance Armstrong makes an appearance in the pilot), and generally being a shallow but always lovable human being.

I even have the theme song picked out. Here's a taste:

Replace the low "ma na ma na"s with "McConaughey"
Listen to it and hum it to yourself and see if you can get it out of your head.

Now I need your help to make this over-indulged dream a reality! Pass on this link, Digg this page, Stumble it, send it to all of your TV exec friends, etc, etc.

And Matthew, I'm in no way dimishining your talents by putting you on the small screen. Consider it an option for later in your career, when you get tired of all those amazing movie offers.

flickr find: disinterested pug with found objects

2008-09-03T18:14:53Z

Today while browsing Flickr, I came across a photo set by Zoomar of his pug Roscoe and random found objects.

Roscoe is the modern pug in a modern world. Browse the full set of over 100 photos.

the parallel lives of kermit and christian

2008-09-02T21:04:14Z

Who knew Kermit the Frog and Christian Bale lead such similar lives. I just hope Kermit didn't punch Mrs. Frog in the face. Unless she deserved it.

He's a method actor, he gets into the DNA of the character. Muppets Take Manhattan? Kermit lived with Joey Ramone and got addicted to blow and painkillers for two years before he could commit to that performance. How can you judge him? He's the greatest muppet of our generation.

This is such a drop in the bucket compared to the full posting. Kudos, gents.

enough is enough, youtube trolls

2008-09-02T16:38:54Z

When I get very frustrated, I say a little chant to be more tolerant. A sorta 'serenity now'. But I'm no Hare Krishna. And I'm certainly no George Harrison. Sometimes my frustration gets the best of me, and I have to blog it out.

I was perusing The Guardian's 50 Greatest Arts Videos on Youtube, and quite enjoying Ian Curtis and Joy Division perform Shadowplay on Granada Reports when I scrolled down to read the comments. Bad mistake.

As you may or may not know, I have seriously backed down from my pro stance on forced sterilization after running for student vice president in seventh grade, but I may just need to fit myself for a size twelve flip flop.

Tell me, youtube trolls, 4SergioBonner4 and richard40567, if those are your real names, is it your apparent lack of anything close to musical taste or your butchering of our Lord's language that should warrant your continued existence? Youtube should just allow the option of leaving a generic troll comment, something like, "I'm an utter moron that apparently attempts to make up for the fact that I was born with defective mutant genitalia (looks like a chicken neck) with inane blunderings on video sharing websites."

Serenity now. Serenity now.

I'm verklempt, talk amongst yourselves and enjoy the clip.

get your war on

2008-08-22T15:23:17Z

About the only thing inside an issue of Rolling Stone that doesn't spark a deep violent rage within me that has caused, in the past, substantial property damage and vitriolic four letter rants that have taken years to undo, is the little political cartoon, Get Your War On, by David Rees.

Get Your War On debuted in October 2001, challenging the whole 'too soon?' notion of comedy with an incredibly sarcastic and genius wit. It's worth a watch, and worth a purchase.

Go Buy the Book

Or Go Watch the Series on 236.com

one must make things

2008-08-20T18:36:07Z

Since moving to NYC, I have this incredible job where me and a few brilliant friends imagine the future of the internet. This is fun. But the things we dream up take a while to build or implement and its always done by outside hands. (which is actually a good thing)

I miss making things. I even miss the flops. There's a beautiful amnesia after each recording you cut, or canvas you finish, and there's a lasting feeling of, well, satisfaction; true satisfaction you feel after accomplishing something. To leave something where there once was nothing is probably our most god-like ability, and we exercise it far too little.

What sparked this bout of melancholia?

The kids at Gimme! were rocking out to T.Rex

Marc Bolan always seemed to have that kind of effortless creativity, the kind that I see in flashes in my own work and I'm always striving to hold onto. Listening to T. Rex makes me think about my work, whether its music or anything else, and wish I was in the moment and the process of creation.

Speaking of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, this is a perfect opportunity to plug my former bandmates, The Blue Ribbon Glee Club in Chicago. They're a 30+ person punk rock achapella choir that cover classic punk/glam/rock songs. It was amazing to spend every Monday night with them and I miss it terribly. We actually recorded a fair cover of the T. Rex hit above, give it a listen. And if you're anywhere near Chicago, go see them play live. You won't be dissapointed.

This blog is definitely part creation, but its never ending, and I really owe Stinger, the amazing artist that created the header image and monsters, to finish the full redesign. On the sunny side, I may have a brand new super secret project launching in a month or so. Details soon.

preparing my fall look

2008-08-16T05:06:25Z

I'm a New Yorker by way of Chicago, by way of Austin, by way of Houston. Which means I should be completely comfortable with the heat and humidity here in NYC during the summer. But I'm not. I'm a complainer.

I'm getting excited about the fashion opportunities fall brings, and I'm getting tired of my uniform of v-neck american apparel t's, jeans, sneakers and my stocking cap. What can I say? I miss being a dandy.

Here are some pics I've been collecting for inspiration:

It's a little romantic, a little baroque, and a lot of rock n' roll. I think much of my money will be spent at In God We Trust across the street on Lafayette. But I need the suggestions of other New Yorkers as to where else to complete this look. Get to it! Pretty please?

letting go of the 1980's

2008-08-13T17:09:35Z

I've been crotch-deep into the 1980's lately, working on a project for a super secret client. For now it's wrapped, but I'm having a hard time moving forward from 1985. But then again, our whole crazy culture can't stop thinking about her either.

A newish video by the Mystery Jets:

Maybe its more than simple nostalgia, maybe there's a spirit of the 80's we miss:

And a special bonus, a few minutes of me awkwardly shaking my butt at you:

who, meme?

2008-08-06T17:12:48Z

Via LaughingSquid, BK G. over at Dipity has created a timeline of all those fantastic internet memes from the past.

scenes from the stepbrothers prequel

2008-08-05T15:06:08Z

You got the touch! A big nod to Mike Arauz for sharing this link with me when I started singing the theme to the 1980's Transformer movie this morning.

I have to be honest, I sorta loved Stepbrothers in that, wtf?! kinda way. But Marky Mark and John C. Reilly had some crazy chemistry together too in Boogie Nights.

The Actual Stan Bush Transformers' theme

favorite 80's tv show intros

2008-08-04T16:29:28Z

Drum solos, synthesizers, electric guitars, string ensembles and lots and lots of bravado. These are the theme songs from your favorite 1980's tv shows.

The Rockford Files, synthesizers and a country band.

Hawaii Five-O, is there a more famous drum solo?

The Fall Guy, you can hardly tell that Lee Majors is actually singing the vocals...

The Greatest American Hero, Believe it or not, I'm not home!

Magnum P.I., starring one famous mustache and a pair of very short shorts.

T.J. Hooker, nothing particularly interesting about the music, but the action shots of Shatner are quite awkward.

MacGyver, this theme song was actually created with a pair of dentures and a hardened tampon.

Air Wolf, this theme song seems made for a video game.

Facts of Life, Oh Mrs. Garrett, what didn't you teach us?

Small Wonder, my favorite 80's premise and quite a 50's intro

I missed some obvious ones, so leave em in the comments!

good music for a good cause

2008-07-31T02:05:07Z

The Walkmen's first album, Bows + Arrows is my all-time favorite winter listen. Their second album, A Hundred Miles Off, not so much. But their THIRD album, You and Me... is being touted as a return to their early days of face melting, balls through the wall sockets rock. Stereogum said it delivers like Dylan and swaggers like the Strokes.

I'm listening to it right now, and I can promise that you won't be disappointed. Plus, (if good music isn't incentive enough) if you buy the album from Amie Street for a measly 5 dollars, you're also supporting a worthy cause. Specifically, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where Luca, a seven month old infant and honorary rhythm guitarist for the band, is undergoing treatment for a rare form of leukemia, Childhood Acute Myelogenous.

Enjoy the rock and make the world a better place: Buy the Album Now

BTW, If Amie Street sounds familiar, you may remember it as the only place that had those hot tracks by Eliot Spitzer's other other, bought and paid for, half, Ashley Dupre.

thank you internet, episode fail

2008-07-30T00:02:25Z

I read, alot. I also categorize and share things I read in case people want to know what I find interesting, or maybe learn a few things about what I do.

And I thought to myself, what if I did a very quick daily video entry of the few links I found really interesting or funny. And then I did it. And it failed.

I need help. I need advice. Maybe I need someone with actual charisma, or someone that doesn't appear to be a dead corpse, meat puppet like speaking to the camera.

Any thoughts?