Not much to report tonight. I spent a good bit of time plugging my latest theatrical endeavor (come see A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chattanooga State this weekend!). Other than that, it was just a show full of good, fun music. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Smash the Frickin' Fairies" - Karl Brown
"The Ballad of Rupert" - Tom Smith

"Blue Sunny Day" - Jonathan Coulton
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants
"King of Spain" (live with Kirk King Intro) - Moxy Fruvous

"Rats Live On nO eviL staR" - Ookla the Mok
"Mix Tape" - Jim's Big Ego
"The Big Chair" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Cat Box" - The Four Postmen

"The Mountie Song" - The Arrogant Worms
"Schadenfreude" - Avenue Q Original Cast Recording
"My Cat is Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner" - Power Salad

"Gamer Funk" - Rob Balder
"Alien Salad Abduction" - Chris Conway

"Sidekick" - Asylum Street Spankers

So, the Fourth was yesterday. So what? It's still the holiday weekend. If you haven't already, you absolutely must go watch this video of Muppets doing "Stars and Stripes Forever."

It's a Fourth of July extravaganza! Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"America, F*** Yeah" - Team America: World Police Soundtrack
"My Country's Calling Me" - Asylum Street Spankers
"USF'nA" - Baldbox

"The Presidents" - Jonathan Coulton
"George Washington" - unknown
"James K. Polk" - They Might Be Giants
"Superjealousfragilemisswithsexualneurosis" - The Capitol Steps
"W's Duty" - Jonathan Coulton

"She Wants An American Girl" - Power Salad
"Streakin' USA" - Richard L. Clark
"Ten Finger Johnny" - Paul and Storm
"Cruisin' USA" - The Great Luke Ski

"My Baby in the CIA" - Asylum Street Spankers
"America, F*** Yeah (Bummer Remix)" - Team America: World Police Soundtrack
"STS-107" - Ookla the Mok

"Liberty Bell March" - John Philip Sousa
"Crazy Mixed Up Song" - unknown
"Rhubarb Tart Song" - John Cleese & 1948 Show Choir

"Living in America" - James Brown

All sorts of weirdness tonight, plus a small tribute to the late Michael Jackson. Here's the list:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Hell is a Disco" - Wammo
"Turn Around" - They Might Be Giants
"Dungeons and Dragons" - The Dead Alewives
"Dancin' Fool" - Frank Zappa

"CGI" - Sudden Death
"The Chainsaw Juggler" - The Four Postmen
"The Favor" - Power Salad
"Carfull of Pain" - The Arrogant Worms

"Eat It" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Filler" - Possible Oscar
"F. People" - Ookla the Mok

"On the Shoulders of Freaks" - Henry Phillips
"Big Bad World One" - Jonathan Coulton

"Meanies" - Jim's Big Ego

Here's tonight's list:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Leaf Blower" - Asylum Street Spankers
"House Party at Arkham Asylum" - The Great Luke Ski
"Why Can't I Shoot the Dog" - Sudden Death, featuring the Gothsicles

"The Illuminati Polka" - Tom Smith
"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" - Jonathan Coulton
"Me Make Fire" - Paul and Storm

"My Name Is Not Merv Griffin" - The Great Luke Ski
"If You Were Gay" - Avenue Q Original Broadway Cast Recording
"TV Weather Guy" - The Arrogant Worms
"Things I'd Do 4 U" - Throwing Toasters
"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Rabbit Valley" - The Four Postmen
"She Wants an American Girl" - Power Salad
"Alien Salad Abduction" - Chris Conway

"Big Chinos" - Jim's Big Ego

Here's what I played tonight:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Kaddish for Sabba" - Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley

"Rock Lobster" - The B-52s
"I've Got a Tan" - The Four Postmen
"Seaside Lament" - Da Vinci's Notebook

"Greg Brady Wants Me Dead" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"Ana Ng" - They Might Be Giants
"Blue Sunny Day" - Jonathan Coulton

"My Baby Loves a Bunch of Authors" - Moxy Fruvous
"Close But No Cigar" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Big Noise from Winnetka" - Asylum Street Spankers
"Toasted Chicken Sandwich" - Carla Ulbrich

"Award Show" - Jim's Big Ego
"LA (La Land)" - Ookla the Mok

"JFGI" - Rob Balder

Genetically altered glowing monkeys? Yep, we got some of those. And some other, completely non-monkey-related stuff, too. Here's what I played tonight:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"They're Everywhere" - Jim's Big Ego
"Don't Eat the Yellow Snow / Nanook Rubs It" - Frank Zappa
"Asylum Street Blues" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Blastoff Monkey" - Ookla the Mok
"I'm Gonna Be a Monkey" - Ren and Stimpy
"When Man Was a Monkey" - The Four Postmen
"Code Monkey" - Jonathan Coulton

"Sex 'n' Violence" - Dan Hart
"Tokyo Love Song" - The Arrogant Worms
"The Lazy Boy" - Moxy Fruvous

"A Better Version of You" - Paul and Storm
"Do I Creep You Out" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Background Vocals" - Jim's Big Ego

"Araby" - Sponge Awareness Foundation

Nothing of interest to report tonight. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Last Saskatchewan Pirate" - The Arrogant Worms
"SkrewU" - Throwing Toasters
"Cowboy Secret Space Detective" - Ookla the Mok
"Blue Sunny Day" - Jonathan Coulton

"Schadenfreude" - Avenue Q Original Cast Recording
"You Won't Succeed on Broadway" - Monty Python's Spamalot Original Cast Recording

"Oedipus Rex" - Tom Lehrer
"Little Hybrid" - Power Salad
"Seaside Lament" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Math Prof Rock Star" - Jim's Big Ego

"Green Eggs and Ham" - Moxy Fruvous
"Pico de Gallo" - Trout Fishing in America
"Cosmik Debris" - Frank Zappa

"Co-Dependent" - The Four Postmen

Fun show tonight. I started about ten minutes early, since there was a bit of a gap in the usual Thursday night lineup. Tonight's show featured several tracks from my freshly acquired copy of What? And Give Up Show Biz? by the Asylum Street Spankers. Here's the list:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Leaf Blower" - Asylum Street Spankers
"Ocean of Idiots" - Adam English
"Why Can't I Shoot the Dog?" - Sudden Death, featuring the Gothsicles

"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" - Da Vinci's Notebook
"Bright College Days" - Tom Lehrer
"My Country's Calling Me" - Asylum Street Spankers
"Mounted Animal Nature Trail" - The Arrogant Worms

"The Illuminati Polka" - Tom Smith
"The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" - They Might Be Giants
"Here We Go" - Throwing Toasters
"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" - Jonathan Coulton

"Beer" - Asylum Street Spankers
"Close But No Cigar" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Pascagoula Pawn & Gun" - Jim's Big Ego

"Sex 'n' Violence" - Dan Hart
"Love Connection" - Carla Ulbrich

"My Baby in the CIA" - Asylum Street Spankers

The first half of the show tonight commemorated Mother's Day and the new Star Trek movie. After that, all bets were off. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Mother's Day Song" - Paul and Storm
"Mommy Says No!" - Asylum Street Spankers
"The Kids Are Finally Asleep" - Sue Fabisch
"Oedipus Rex" - Tom Lehrer

"Star Trekkin'" - The Firm
"Time Plot" - Tom Smith
"Living @ Home" - Throwing Toasters
"Star Trek Case" - The Great Luke Ski

"Spot the Cat" - Ookla the Mok
"Duet with a Klingon" - Carla Ulbrich
"Tiberius Rising" - Urban Tapestry

"Wolverine" - Possible Oscar

"Ode to Susan Boyle" - Max DeGroot
"Ikea" - Jonathan Coulton
"Let Me Make You Smile in Bed" - The Four Postmen

"Me Make Fire" - Paul and Storm
"The Dada Slide" - The Great Luke Ski

"Meanies" - Jim's Big Ego

Technical difficulties again tonight. I really need to get the IDJC upgrade working properly on my machine. After a short delay at the beginning of the show, we celebrated the First of May and summer in general and just had an all-around good time. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"First of May" - Jonathan Coulton
"Seaside Lament" - DaVinci's Notebook
"I've Got a Tan" - The Four Postmen

"Everything Must Go" - Jim's Big Ego
"The Mountie Song" - The Arrogant Worms
"Count to Ten" - Paul and Storm
"Gorilla (gorilla)" - Ookla the Mok

"King of Spain" - Moxy Fruvous
"No One Liked the Tuba" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" - They Might Be Giants
"You Only Love Me for My Lunchbox" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Duet with a Klingon" - Carla Ulbrich

Tonight's show featured a short tribute to Earth Day and a section of decidedly non-cat-related songs. Here's the list:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Little Hybrid" - Power Salad
"River Valley" - Moxy Fruvous
"Rejected Commercial Jingle: Domino's Pizza" - Paul and Storm
"Carrot Juice is Murder" - The Arrogant Worms

"Blue Sunny Day" - Jonathan Coulton
"Cowtown" - They Might Be Giants
"I've Got a Tan" - The Four Postmen
"SkrewU" - Throwing Toasters

"Badger Pajamas" - Tom Smith
"Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" - Tom Lehrer
"One Million Monkeys" - Ookla the Mok
"The Ferret Song" - John Cleese & 1948 Show Choir
"Weasel Stomping Day" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Greg Brady Wants Me Dead" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"I Wish I Were" - DaVinci's Notebook
"Sidekick" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Meanies" - Jim's Big Ego

Ah, tax season. Tonight's show celebrated the completion this week of tax returns and had some other miscellaneous goodness as well. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Your Tax Dollars at Work" - Henry Phillips
"I Want My Money Back" - The Four Postmen
"The Money Song" - Avenue Q Original Cast Recording
"Money (That's What I Want)" - The Flying Lizards
"Kiss This! (Hey IRS)" - Robert Lund

"Tea Hee" - Tom Smith
"Coffee and Cartoons" - Sponge Awareness Foundation
"What I Want is a Proper Cup of Coffee" - Trout Fishing in America
"Coffee (2003 Grind)" - Worm Quartet

"Pascagoula Pawn & Gun" - Jim's Big Ego
"Things I'd Do 4 U" - Throwing Toasters
"Close But No Cigar" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Count to Ten" - Paul and Storm
"You Only Love Me for My Lunchbox" - Asylum Street Spankers

"Till the Money Comes" - Jonathan Coulton

Well, the show tonight didn't go quite as planned. I had some technical difficulties, thanks to an update that I had installed for IDJC. It took awhile for Jason to get everything sorted out so that I could actually shoutcast, so I had a shortened show tonight. We started off with a little celebration of Easter (aka Zombie Jesus Day), and then we had some chance procedure song tag. Here's what got played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"The Easter Song" - Paul and Storm
"Jesus' Brother Bob" - The Arrogant Worms
"Rabbit Valley" - The Four Postmen
"Green Eggs and Ham" - Moxy Fruvous

"Hockey Monkey" - Ookla the Mok
"Me Like Hockey" - The Arrogant Worms
"How Can I Sing Like a Girl?"- They Might Be Giants
"Girl (You Can Feed My Hamster)" - Throwing Toasters
"Harvey the Wonder Hamster" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

"Boy Wonder" - Carla Ulbrich
"Rock and Roll Boy" - Jonathan Coulton

"Depravity" - Jim's Big Ego

Didn't feel much like putting together a set list tonight. So I let the shuffle function on Rhythmbox decide for me. Well, more or less. Anyway, the result was an almost entirely random and unplanned show. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Redneck Ninjas" - Tom Smith
"Hardware Store" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Randy Newman's 'Theme from Seabiscuit'" - Paul and Storm
"Filler" - Possible Oscar

"Proud to be Canadian" - The Arrogant Worms
"You Can Find Love" - Dan Hart
"Lucky Ball and Chain" - They Might Be Giants

"Monster Polka" - TV's Kyle
"Comfy Chair" - Monty Python
"Randy Newman's 'Theme from Dawn of the Dead'" - Paul and Storm
"There Are Things" - The Four Postmen

"Bras on 45" - Ivor Biggun & the D. Kups
"The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf" - Marc Gunn
"Uncle Buford Mega Mix: Spork" - DaVinci's Notebook
"Don't Talk to Strangers" - Jonathan Coulton

"Little Miss Communication" - Jim's Big Ego

Not much to report tonight. It's tech week for Pirates of Penzance at school, so I'm a bit braindead. Here's the list:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Birdhouse in Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants
"The Alternative Polka" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Malcolm" - The Arrogant Worms
"Math Prof Rock Star" - Jim's Big Ego

"Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance" - Jonathan Coulton
"P.M. Prima Donna" - Ookla the Mok
"Why Can't I Shoot the Dog?" - Sudden Death, featuring the Gothsicles

"The Captain's Wife's Lament" - Paul and Storm
"My Cat is Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner" - Power Salad
"Pico de Gallo" - Trout Fishing in America
"The Elements" - Tom Lehrer

"Hell is a Disco" - Wammo
"Mandelbrot Set" - Jonathan Coulton
"My Christian Love" - The Four Postmen
"Captain, Captain" - Dan Hart

"Meanies" - Jim's Big Ego

Tonight marks one year since the first episode of Lady O's Mind Warp! Unfortunately, I didn't remember that until nearly the end of the show tonight, so I didn't get to make a big deal out of it. Oh, well. We had a little springtime celebration tonight, as well as just some fun music. Here's the list:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" - Tom Lehrer
"Zipadeedoodah" - Carla Ulbrich

"The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" - They Might Be Giants
"Here We Go" - Throwing Toasters
"Gorilla (gorilla)" - Ookla the Mok
"Green Eggs and Ham" - Moxy Fruvous

"Blue Sunny Day" - Jonathan Coulton
"Mammal" - They Might Be Giants
"TV Weather Guy" - The Arrogant Worms
"Fish Sticks" - DaVinci's Notebook

"Rorschach Love" - Tom Smith
"The Window" - Trout Fishing in America
"Lucky" - Jim's Big Ego
"Don't Shoot" - Rob Balder
"Gumbo Pants" - Paul and Storm

"Cosmik Debris" - Frank Zappa

Welcome back! After two weeks off, the Mind Warp returns! Since my last show, I've performed in an opera and attended a theater convention, and a bunch of other people attended MarsCon up in Minnesota. Also, there was a little movie called Watchmen that was released. Much excitement. But none of that has anything to do with tonight's show, in which we celebrated St. Patrick's Day. As it turns out, I have a lot more Irish-type songs than I thought. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Rainbow's End (The Generic Irish Song)" - Throwing Toasters
"The Night I Punched Russell Crowe" - Gaelic Storm
"No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama" - The Corrigan Brothers

"Another Irish Drinking Song" - DaVinci's Notebook
"The Drinking Song" - The Four Postmen
"Seven Drunken Nights in Space" - Tom Smith
"St. Patrick Never Drank" - Marc Gunn

"The Irish Ballad" - Tom Lehrer
"They Think They're Fookin' Irish" - Phil O'Toomey
"Every Time You Stifle a Sneeze" - Lemon Demon

"Green Eggs and Ham" - Moxy Fruvous
"The Day I Killed All the Customers" - Adam English
"Depravity" - Jim's Big Ego

"Araby" - Sponge Awareness Foundation

Not much to report about tonight's show. I had fun with it, if nothing else. The next episode of the Mind Warp will be on March 12, 2009. I'm performing in an opera next Thursday, and the Thursday after that I'll be pre-empted for the live cast from MarsCon. So, have a great three weeks, everyone!

Here's what I played tonight:

"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Math Prof Rock Star" - Jim's Big Ego
"New Math" - Tom Lehrer
"Mandelbrot Set" - Jonathan Coulton

"Birdhouse in Your Soul" - They Might Be Giants
"Tokyo Love Song" - The Arrogant Worms
"Gumbo Pants" - Paul and Storm
"I've Got a Tan" - The Four Postmen

"My Cat is Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner" - Power Salad
"Why Can't I Shoot the Dog?" - Sudden Death, featuring the Gothsicles
"One Million Monkeys" - Ookla the Mok
"Sheep Marketing Ploy" - Worm Quartet

"Close But No Cigar" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"The Lazy Boy" - Moxy Fruvous
super secret bonus track
"The Window" - Trout Fishing in America

"I Don't Know How to Party" - Jim's Big Ego

Tonight was the Mind Warp's Valentine's Day Spectacular! There was lots of fun to be had exploring the realm of human relationships. Here's what I played:


"Not About You" - Jonathan Coulton

"Love Stinks" - The J. Geils Band
"Our Love is Like" - Throwing Toasters
"Sweet Little Blossom of Mine" - Henry Phillips
"Your Love Is (Love Song with Metaphor)" - Paul and Storm

"Guggenheim Love" - Ookla the Mok
"She's an Angel" - They Might Be Giants
"I Love You, Baby" - Brak
"The Future Soon" - Jonathan Coulton

"Sex and Chocolate" - Urban Tapestry
"Let Me Make You Smile in Bed" - The Four Postmen
"Do It Quick Blues" - Dan Hart
"Sit On My Face" - Monty Python
"More Than Two" - Paul and Storm

"Medical Love Song" - Monty Python
"The More You Ruv Someone" - Avenue Q Original Cast Recording
"When You Are Old and Gray" - Tom Lehrer
"I Asked You" - The Four Postmen
"Title of the Song" - DaVinci's Notebook

"You Rule" - Jim's Big Ego