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The Mighty Boosh App: The Mighty Decider

The Mighty Boosh have released an official iPhone app called The Mighty Decider that, in theory, helps you make decisions when stuck in rut. In truth, it's just an amusing click through of a bunch of favored Boosh characters saying new and amusing things. Is it worth $1? That all depends on your level of Boosh enjoyment.

Via Trey.

Future Sailors

Just in time for the impending holidays, The Mighty Boosh have released a brand new tour DVD entitled Future Sailors. This is the second in a, hopefully ongoing, series of documentation of their live stage show. You can watch the trailer to get an idea of whats in store but personally I think you'll be spoiling some good surprises. I don't think the DVD is Region 1 friendly but there are ways around that. Whatever needs to be done to see this, you should partake.

Misc

While I tie up some loose ends this week I'll be embracing brevity a little bit more:

• Work starts on Mighty Boosh film - a bit of a misnomer based on the quote but it seems like the seed has been planted. Via SU.
• Behind the Scenes of Mad Men - a quick little CNN piece on the detail that goes into one of the sets.
• Epic Humpback Whale Battle - not an emerging meme but actual footage of humpback whales battling it out for the love of a lady. Via.

The Bunny and The Bull

Paul King is best known for directing episodes of The Mighty Boosh but he's had a movie in the works for some time. The Bunny and the Bull is set for release in late November in the UK and looks like all the tricks / aesthetic of The Boosh have been translated to the big screen. I'm looking forward to this one to say the least.

• Bunny and the Bull Twitter
• Bunny and the Bull Facebook
• WARP X release page

If anyone runs into anymore clips be sure to let me know, I'm rather curious to see more.

Mighty Boosh Figures

Against my better judgment I'm very tempted to order this new Pete Fowler set of Mighty Boosh Figures. If they threw in a mystery Tony Harrison or Dennis The Shaman I'd be putting up whatever funds were necessary to make it happen.

Via Davis.

British Invasion

What's going on?? Quality British TV seems to be slowly creeping its way into US territories. While I don't think it's necessarily going to take off in terms of popularity along the lines of 30 Rock or The Office I am still pleased that there are easy to obtain alternatives to the plethora of crap out there.

• The Mighty Boosh on Jimmy Fallon - with the release of all three seasons of their show on US DVD the Boosh guys are doing a little State-side promotion. They even do some crimping.
• Spaced on Hulu - Spaced! If you've not watched this series (featuring Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Nick Frost) I recommend you block off a large chunk of your weekend to catch up. It's the perfect balance of nerd-y references, late 20-somethings finding their way and British humour.

Adult Swim Lineup

Thanks to Joey for sending over the upcoming Adult Swim lineup. It's nice to see that Venture Bros are coming back but it's especially pleasing to see that a number of new shows will be debuting.

• Delocated - a family in the witness protection agency decides to move to New York and be part of a reality show. Chris sent me the pilot and I'm hooked on the absurdity. Plus, Jon Glaser is quickly becoming someone that can do no wrong.
• The Mighty Boosh - finally a US channel showing one of my favorites. Maybe this means DVD's can be released on our side of the pond.
• Check It Out, With Doctor Steve Brule - the Tim & Eric show is extremely hit or miss for me but Steve Brule seems like a fitting spinoff.

The rest of the lineup looks good too - with the exception of Drinky Crow. I love the Tony Millionaire illustration style but the cartoon is just not good.

I had a surprising amount of things to say about the Adult Swim lineup huh? I had no idea...

The Mighty Book of Boosh

No word on if this will be readily available on the States but on September 18th Canongate will publish The Mighty Book of Boosh, a graphic design / photographic journal of all sorts of materials related to The Mighty Boosh. The material within looks great for any hardcore Boosh fan but it's an even better added bonus that that majority of designs and photoshoots were put together by Dave Brown - better known as Bollo.

PieFace Records

I stumbled across the official site for PieFace Records last night and couldn't be more pleased with what I heard. If PieFace doesn't ring a bell, you aren't watching enough of The Mighty Boosh, for which you should be ashamed. I was actually hunting for an mp3 of "Electro Boy, Electro Girl" but having stumbled across this page I think I'll probably have "Eels" stuck in my head all day long. It's unfortunate that the song's on the player are only samples but it will have to do until the full-length Boosh album is unleashed.

Comments: PieFace Records

Hodge Podge #10

Quality not quantity for this round:

• Sweet - a short film from 2000 starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt - aka The Mighty Boosh. It's not the funniest thing I've seen (nor work appropriate) but as a fanboy, I've gotta see it all. Thank you Mason Bernard.
• Hulk Out - 117 reasons why Bruce Banner turned into the Hulk from the 80's television show. They start out mundane and by the time you hit #19 you have to wonder what was going on in the writing room. Via Kevin.
• KoolHaas Houselife - this movie looks slow but it's basically the equivalent of architecture porn.
• Jason Segel tapped for Muppets movie - somehow this actually makes sense.

4x4

Only because Ronnie tapped me to do this am I participating in the upcoming insight into me. Yewknee.com really isn't so much about me but just about crap I'm seeing on the web. So, if you're not into reading about some fairly pointless anecdotes about my life please skip this entry. Regardless. Here goes:

4 Jobs You've Had

Grocery Bagger - I, like many teens, applied to be a grocery bagger at the tender age of 16. It obviously looked easy and I wanted some income. Upon receiving the job I went in for "training" and was informed that if I was sixteen years of age or older I had to work for 4 hours a shift. My mother had informed me that I could not work for more than 3 hours a shift. So ended my time as a bagger. I never touched a single grocery but I did receive a check for $4.25 to pay for my training time.

Telco - After my grocery bagging dreams were squashed I got a job at a 'Telecommunications Solutions' plant where I was drawn in by the wage of $6.15 an hour (high for the time) and the promise that I would be working with payphones. Being a wannabe amateur 'phreak' I couldn't pass it up. I ended up taking apart handsets for awhile but eventually "graduated" to such tasks as cutting various lengths of wire and building parts for air conditioners. It was not a "fun" job per se but I did not hate it.

Movie Theatre Manager - after working in the vaguely sweatshop-ish environment of Telco I moved on to something a bit more appropriate for my age and worked at a second-run movie theatre. Tickets were $1.75 and all the movies were long past their due date of having left the main complexes. I moved from concessions to projectionist to assistant manager in my time working there and it was probably the greatest job any teen could possibly hope for. Tons of my friends worked there and once I got keys to the place it took things to an even better level. We had cookouts on the roofs, threw a few parties after hours and watched a crapload of movies. Most of my fondest stories come from this time.

Webmaster at Spongebath Records - I don't recall the specifics of how this went down but once I moved to Murfreesboro to go to college I ended up writing an email to the webmaster at Spongebath Records to inform him of an improper link or maybe some "design insight" that I felt I had the right to share. Regardless, that webmaster ended up being the guitarist from Fluid Ounces (Brian Rogers) and somehow had me come in to meet with the label owner (Rick Williams) about fleshing out the site and improving the web presence in general. I worked there for a number of years doing my best to make halfway decent recommendations for internet marketing of the bands and maintaining the site. I actually think I did a pretty good job - though I admittedly "borrowed" a bit too much inspiration from the A&M Records site of the time. For the most part this was a job opportunity that helped establish where I am today and I am extremely grateful for it.

4 TV Shows I’m Watching

LOST - duh. I think everyone I know watches this. I stopped trying to "figure out" what was happening and am just enjoying the ride.

Breaking Bad - I really really really can't recommend this show enough. It's about a down-and-out high school chemistry teacher that finds out he has 6 months to live so he turns to making meth to scrounge up some extra cash for his family before he departs from this world. Sounds absolutely absurd but it's an incredibly well written / acted dark dramedy. And it's only 7 episodes, so it can't hurt to get invested, right?

Black Books - I actually just finished this series last night. "The show is based around the lives and often surreal antics of its foul-mouthed, eccentric, misanthropic, alcoholic Irish owner Bernard Black, his assistant Manny, and their friend Fran." It's a superbly solid piece of comedy from start to finish.

The Mighty Boosh - yes I'm still watching it over and over again. Yes, I still love it. It's bizarre but there is something about the production values (lo-fi but not too lo-fi) that keep me coming back. Oh, and the undeniable characters, writing and interactions between Vince and Howard. I can't thank Mason Bernard enough for introducing me to all I know of British TV.

4 Places I’ve Been

I wrote up a bunch of crap about some places I've been but since I've yet to go outside the US it seems really boring because all of the best trips I've taken have been made great by the people that were accompanying me along the way. I mean, most cities are basically the same anyway, right? Here's the short version.

Chicago, IL - Winter 05 - group trip with tons of my Tenessee pals.
Austin, TX - SXSW - every year I go, every year it is better than the last. Basically everyone I know that resides in Austin is the best.
Vegas, 2006 - Ronnie, his wife Claire, a bunch of Scots, the Hales, the Harkeys. Amazing.
New York - CMJ - I don't even remember what year this was but I do remember it being grand.

Other notable metropolitan areas I have visited: DC, Norfolk, Charlotte, Raleigh, San Francisco (so good it's like a second home), Atlanta, Memphis, Phoenix, LA, Seattle and a bunch more.

4 Music Artists I’m Listening To Right Now

Blockhead - Uncle Tony's Coloring Book
Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Hah
Hotpipes - Future Bolt
Various Artists - Hibernation Realization Mix (may be a cop-out but I had to listen to it alot to get the tracklisting together).

I officially tap Paige and Mixel to take on the task of answering these questions.. though it is quite the time commitment so I understand if they pass.