Friday Night Cat Blogging Rockfest!

This week, we visit the helpful tipster's of Salon's "Audiofile" column to find this gem:

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan: The False Husband

That oughta' cheer y'all up!

Franz: The Last Superbowl Casualty

I've read some sad facts about the Superbowl lately, but this takes the cake.

Franz was an American and a Patriot, and he will be missed.

Raise your glasses, everybody!

Quote of the Day

"I thought we went into Iraq after 19 Muslim extremists killed 3,000 innocent Americans on September 11th." -- Joe Scarborough, Horse's Ass

Incidentally, if you would like to remind Mr. Scarborough which country those "19 Muslim extremists" actually came from, you can e-mail him at:

JScarborough@msnbc.com

ROSYVELT @ Cafe Venus / Mars Bar

ROSYVELT takes a break from their brutal recording schedule to play lots of tunes with/for cool people this Saturday.

From Jeff's bulletin, I have come to the conclusion that this will be a show of mostly Country-fried music, so don't be thrown off by the occasional Johnny Cash cover.

If you are still worried, then put your fears to rest by listening to ROSYVELT at it's Hillbilly best:

ROSYVELT: Disection

The stats:

February 11, 2006

Cafe Venus/Mars Bar
609 Eastlake Avenue, Seattle, WA 98109

9 PM
$5
21+

Rosyvelt
The Levitations
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo

Have fun!

Now you see it...

...now you don't.

The Otaku "Hooters"?

From Reuters:

"Welcome home, Master," says the maid as she bows deeply, hands clasped in front of a starched pinafore worn over a short pink dress.

Perhaps "Welcome home, MasterBATOR" would be a more appropriate greeting...

Yasunori Tomita, a 32-year-old salesman and first-time customer, said, "I don't have a girlfriend at the moment so getting pampered by maids will have to suffice for now."

...if by "for now" you mean, "forever"...

Caption This

Note to the Seahawks:

I'm not saying that these sorts of tactics would have helped Seattle, but it is something to think about...

From Reuters:

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hundreds of fans of German soccer club Borussia Dortmund waved huge inflatable penises at local rivals Schalke 04 on Saturday above an abusive message for their hosts.

The pink blow-ups and a huge banner in Dortmund's yellow and black suggesting Schalke fans should procreate with themselves added a splash of color to the dour 0-0 draw between the two Bundesliga sides.

Schalke's stadium in the Ruhr Valley city of Gelsenkirchen will host four group matches and a quarter-final at the World Cup in Germany in June and July.

"What you call Hell, he calls home"...

...and when he calls home, Pellicano tapes it...