The boss says we have to do a bio for the website. Specifically: “These can be done in any format you choose.” So, I’m going to go with a Haiku.
I am Jenn Hadfield
On-air seven to midnight
Nerd on your airwaves.
By the way, I am not smart enough to know how to do a Haiku. I looked it up on Wikipedia. I realize that Wikipedia is not the most trust-worthy site on the internet since false information can be entered quite easily, but I still depend on Wikipedia to make me seem knowledgeable. Because I can be kind of brain dead. I don’t know my times-tables. At all. For whatever reason, I am only good at remembering actor names. I also find myself remembering lyrics from commercials in the 80s. (And no, I can’t get enough of that Sugar Crisp.) Must be all the TV.
jennhadfield@1075koolfm.com
Aug 29 - We're doing a One-Hit-Wonder weekend, so let's celebrate by watching the video for Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time." Video commentary:
Here comes Eddie into the studio. Rick James is in da house, and I totally had his hairdo in my Grade 10 class photo.
Although I want to believe that this is footage from the original recording session, there are some clues that this might be a re-enactment.
Clue 1 - Eddie strolls in, throws on the headphones, and starts singing pretty much immediately. No level checks for a Beverly Hills Cop.
Clue 2 - The keyboard player starts singing back up vocals...but, alas, has no mic. But don't worry! The backup singers are in the booth! But they have no mic. And they're singing when there are no actual backup vocals.
Hey, that guitarist is rocking the "jacket with no shirt" look. Dude, beware the chafing!
This video is getting a little dull...let's count the leather pants. I've seen two pairs so far, but I'm sure I missed some.
Another "jacket-no-shirt" guitarist! Wait a minute, are there even any guitars on this song? It sounds so keyboardy.
3:30 point - Rick James can feel that our attention is wandering - he runs into the studio to add another (non-existant) guitar part! Thanks, Rick!
And it ends on a bro-hug. Aww. Bonus points for not ending the video the easy way - with the Eddie laugh. But deducting points for not having Rick yell "What do the 5 fingers say to the face? SLAP!"
Aug 20 - Big ups to my friend Adam who sent me a link about a penguin who is part of the Norwegian King's Guard. Yes. A penguin. A penguin that actually lives at the Edinburgh Zoo. I'm guessing that he has a stealth jet that he takes when he is called into duty in Norway. Kind of necessary since he is a penguin. Flightless. But he could take your eye out pretty quick with his beak. The penguin has recently been knighted. I'm not making this up. The jet part, yes. Sir Penguin of the Norwegian Guard, not made up. See here.
July 24
July 7 - There's an addition to the celebrity baby names list - scroll down for it. A friend of mine just had a baby - they asked their 2 1/2 year old what they should name the new baby and his idea was "Apple Sauce."
June 24
June 5 - Rolling Stone has a photo collection of "guitar faces" on their site. It gave me a serious case of the giggles.
May 15 - The Smoking Gun has a tour rider for the Foo Fighters. Riders can be interesting just to see the amount of stuff that a band/crew on tour wants to consume. In addition, this one is actually sprinkled with good funny bits, compliments of the Foo's tour manager, Gus Brandt. My favs:
May 9 - I've been using this self-tanner/moisturizer for the past few weeks. It's called "Sublime Glow." Which my brain keeps reading as "Soul Glow." Therefore, every time I use it, I get the "Soul Glo" jingle from "Coming to America" in my head. I don't think I should be the only one with that jingle in my head. Please join me.
Apr 30 - Great news for my "Celebrities give their kids demented names" list - actor Jason Lee's partner is pregnant! Lee has a 4 year old son with a moniker that received the coveted 10 out of 10 on the wacky scale. Click down to the bottom for the name list.
Apr 22 - It's Earth Week. Billboard has an online edition about artists going green. The "Billboard Green 10" lists some of the cool things that artists have been doing to help the environment - e.g. biodiesel fuel for tour vehicles, riders that insist on recycling and local organic food, carbon offsetting....Enjoy the article here.
Apr 11 - Scroll down to see the new addition to the celebrity baby name list. I'm not terribly familiar with the actress who had the baby, but the quote "the name came to me in a dream" meant that I totally had to put it on the list. Honestly though, the name isn't half as crazy as it could have been. If I went with a dream name, it would be more along the lines of "Screeebudee Flibberbloogin." And I would be missing my pants.
Apr 1 - Did you get Rick Rolled today? I was lucky enough to have a friend explain Rick Rolling to me this past weekend. In case you are in the dark like I was, you Rick Roll someone by sending them an email with a link (or putting a link on a webpage) that promises something cool, but when the Rick Roll-ee clicks on the link, they end up watching a video of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."
To celebrate April Fool's Day, youtube had all of their videos redirect to the Rick Astley video. More details on the phenomenon at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Rolled
Mar 27 - I think Axl Rose wants to be a Pepper. In case you missed it, Dr. Pepper must have a big Guns N Roses fan on staff, because they've offered a free can of Dr. Pepper to all US residents if the much (much, much, much) delayed G n R album "Chinese Democracy" actually gets released this year. For extra comedy, Dr. Pepper stated that everyone gets a free can...except for Slash and Buckethead (guitar players who took both eventually left the band). Axl Rose responded today:
We are surprised and very happy to have the support of Dr Pepper with our album “Chinese Democracy,” as for us, this came totally out of the blue. If there is any involvement with this promotion by our record company or others, we are unaware of such at this time. And as some of Buckethead’s performances are on our album, I’ll share my Dr Pepper with him.
Ha! And I wish I was at all good at photoshop, because I'm picturing Axl and Buckethead snuggled up in booth at a 50s diner with two straws, sharing their soda pop.
Mar 20 - Happy Easter to those who enjoy marshmallow peeps. (AKA an excuse to put up another lolcat.)
Mar 5 - I am addicted to "lolcats." The best site for them seems to be http://icanhascheezburger.com/
My recent favourite:
Celebrity baby names 2008
Scored out of 10 on the "celebs like the wacky names" scale. (Where the score is subjectively/randomly chosen by me, but let's just say that Jason Lee's son "Pilot Inspektor" gets a 10 out of 10.)
- Gwen Stefani - Aug 21 - Zuma Nesta Rock (Wow. I mean...wow. That's a 9.5 out of 10.)
- Matt Damon - Aug 20 - Gia Zavala (Sassy. 8 out of 10.)
- Actor Kyle MacLachlan - July 25 - Callum Lyon (Lucky it's been a few years since "The Wizard of Oz" was released or that kid would be called "Cowardly Lion" all over the playground. 7 out of 10.)
- "24" Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub - July 24 - Valentine Anthony (Wow. He already has a mafia name - Tony Valentines. 8 out of 10.)
- Dixie Chick Martie Maguire - July 25 - Harper Rosie (6 out of 10.)
- Ethan Hawke - July 18 - Clementine Jane (Makes me think "Calamity Jane." And "Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darrrrrrlin'..." So, 7 out of 10.)
- Angelina Jolie and Brad PItt - July 12 - Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline (A boy and a girl. 5 out of 10.)
- Matthew McConaughey - July 7 - Levi (Respectable. I thought he'd name his kid "Bongo." 3 out of 10.)
- Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban - July 7 - Sunday Rose (I think that's purty. 6 out of 10.)
- Jamie Lynn Spears (Britney's sis) - June 19 - Maddie Briann (3 out of 10.)
- Tori Spelling - June 9 - Stella Doreen (3 out of 10. A good name to yell, though.)
- Jessica Alba - June 7 - Honor Marie (That's a solid 9 right there.)
- Jack Black - May 22ish - Thomas (Surprisingly sensible. 1 out of 10.)
- Angela Kinsey (The Office) - May 3 - Isabel Ruby (Pretty, but no wacky. 2 out of 10.)
- Cate Blanchett - Apr 13 - Ignatius Martin (8 out of 10. If they nickname him Nate, 6. If they nickname him Iggy or if they go Spanish and nickname him Nacho, 8.5.)
- Elisabeth Rohm (from Law and Order) - Apr 10 - Easton August (7.5 out of 10.)
- Tracey Gold - Apr 1 - Dylan Christopher (1 out of 10.)
- Halle Berry - Mar 16 - Nahla Ariela (9 out of 10.)
- Melissa Joan Hart - Mar 12 - Braydon (5 out of 10. Medium wacky.)
- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony - Feb 22 - Max and Emme (twins) (5 out of 10.)
- Juliana Margulies - Jan 30ish - Kieran Lindsay (a boy, by the way) (6 out of 10.)
- Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton - Dec 16 - Indiana Rose (a girl) (6 out of 10 - would have been higher, but Mom and Dad lean on the quirky side, so they really could have gone much nuttier.)
- Chris Noth - Jan 21 - Orion Christopher (8 out of 10 - that kid is a constellation!)
- Joel Madden and Nicole Richie - Jan 12 - Harlow Winter Kate (8 out of 10 - "Kate" knocked them down one from a 9.)
- Christina Aguilera - Jan 12 - Max (3 out of 10)