Movies, Music, and Mayhem.

 Amanda and Hillary were in the studio this week talking smack about Miss Plastic Hungary and John and Kate, Roman Polanski, and the Aspirational Peace Prize.   We also delved into the upcoming movie scene, checking out trailers and talking about movies like Pirate Radio (formerly called--and my favorite title "The Boat that Rocked!"), the Indian film Aladin, and the new Christmas Carol.  Robert called in with his review of Ruben Fleischer's new film Zombieland and gave us yet another excellent tip to surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. And to top it all off, the show ended on a high note with the Papa Salad's Joke of the Week.  Due to some technical difficulties in the studio, the show won't be up online this week, but we will have all the kinks worked out by next week.



Seriously, now.  Send us some love.  Email us your ideas and come join in on the show.  Sunday 6-8.  Be there, or be square. 


-A





Trailers on this show: from Apple.com
Pirate Radio
Oh My God - Documentary
White on Rice
Aladin



A Christmas Carol


Tracks Played on This Show

1. Alright - Darius Rucker
2. Rockin' The Suburbs - Ben Fold
3. Take On me - Ah Ha!
4. 99 Red Balloons - Nena
5. Everybody Wants to Rule the World
6. Wonderwall - Oasis
   

Back With a Vengeance and a Crowbar Named Monica.

Over the past three weeks, I have tried repeatedly to get into the brand ass-spanking new studio....and failed.   First the locks were broken, then the wrong size, now the pass-key reader isn't operational and the internal studio doors are locked.  Needless to say, your poor hosts are freezing in the cold while the doors to the warm and functioning (we hope) studio were closed.  BUT!!!   There is a bright side!!

Last night I was able to get into the studio and test out the new surroundings!   We broadcast, mostly music, for a little under two hours.   Needless to say, it was awesome being back in the real studio.  

Here's the track list for last night's show

1. Komedia, Trajedia, Drama - Rambo Amadeus ( a  mid-90sYugoslav band)
2. Nu Rave On [12 Inch Mix] - Celebrity Murder party
3. Goodbye Firefly - Red Sea Radio
4. Mentalno - Elektricni Orgazm ( also a mid-90s Yugoslav band)
5. Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
6. Two Princes - Spin Doctors
7. New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
8. Baby Fratelli - The Fratellis
9. These Streets - Paolo Nutini
   
10. Sleeping With Ghosts - Placebo
    
11. Timorous Me - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
    
12. July, July! - The Decemberists
    
13. Sweet, Sweet Kisses - Duke Special
    
14. Calico Girlfriend - Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
    
15. Baby When the Lights Go Out -5ive (Dedicated to my best friend in 2001)
    
16. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
    
17. Let's Have A War - A Perfect Circle
    
18. Vigil - Lamb of God (Specifically for Robert)
    

ALSO!  We have a new segment on the show!  Our resident zombie survival expert, Bob will give a weekly tip to surviving the Zombie Apocolypse.   This week's tip:  "Get a crowbar.  It's a multi-use item that won't run out of ammo, and is more or less unbreakable.   PS- it will be your new best friend, so think up a nickname for it...like Monica."

No Frills EmmyCast

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Amanda is back and getting the Word Salad onto the table with a brief, no frills, no edits, stream-of-consciousness bit on the 2009 Emmys.

Comment, email, ask questions. I want to hear from you!

Regularly scheduled episodes will begin next week.

-A

ps- later this week, a never-before-heard episode may surface for your listening pleasure. The "Sexisode" is both fun and educational!

Happy Summer!

Hello Lovely Listeners! We hope this message finds you well, and happy.

The Ladies of Word Salad would like to take this opportunity to thank you for spending nearly a year with us! We're still going strong! We have to apologize that the most recent three shows have had some severe technical difficulties. We are working hard to recover the files and make them available to you. We are also in the process of getting new and more recent material up, too!

Also, over the next few months, we are hoping to make some improvements to the show, so that it is more fun for everyone.

We want your input, so comment or email us with any ideas you might have. We love hearing from you!

Until next time!
-WS Crew

The ladies of late night (but mostly Amanda) apologize for the delay of last week's episode.

Soon! we promise.

18 The Internet Boulevard

Recorded: 3-27-2009.

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So tonight is a little different. We set out with a goal of talking about social networking sites and what effect they have of actual inter-personal communication. Amanda in the studio again joined by Emily and Amy. Joe was around for the last minute or three, and Amanda's Dad called in with the weekly lame joke in the last few minutes. Topic wandered through "red solo cup pictures," Sweetafton23, childhood bullies and bondage gear, and networking after death and all sorts of other things circling around social networking sites.

I was supposed to say this during the show, but I forgot. Specifically for Annie: "Get offline, go to a barndance and meet your lady."

Articles:

Now That I'm Dead, Who's Going To Update My Facebook Status.

There's Life After Death, If You're Online.

Upset Your Loved Ones After You're Dead.

Log Off, Latch On, Make Facetime: Dentyne's New Campaign Turns Heads

Audio/Video Clips From the Show:

IT Crowd - Friendface

Current TV "SuperNews!" - Twouble with Twitters

Brad Paisley - Online (Offical Website)

SweetAfton23 - My Hope (Youtube Channel, Website)  --- Thank you for permissions Molly!  You rule hardcore!

Just for fun:

Wikipedia's non-exhaustive list of Social Networking Sites

The List of Social-Networking Sites Amanda could think of on the spot:

Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Friendster, Livejournal, GreatestJournal, DeadJournal, Friendface, Plaxo, Orkut, Tumblr, play4square

ALSO - check out Play 4Square. It s actually pretty scary.

And finally: The Semaphore alphabet, because there was only silence when we were doing the motions.

Update

No show this upcoming week, and most likely no show next week (unless someone in Florida magically has sound equipment, which I doubt).

We will be back in two weeks with a great show. In the meantime, there will be a new set of Hiatus Playlists (in a new format), and hopefully the show from last week will finally be uploaded. We've had numerous problems in the studio with the recordings, but we're hoping to have it all fixed by the time we come back.

Hope everyone is doing well, and we'll be back to rock your world on March 27.

Later skaters!
~ The Ladies of Late Night

17 Lost to the Ages

Recorded: March 6, 2009

This episode has been lost to the ages.  Somehow the recording equipment didn't work (again) and the show didn't finalize.  We have a disk.  We have an awesome show. But it can never be heard because the data didn't finalize.  Needless to say, we are not pleased. 

Highlights included the ladies talking about oversexualizing children, in response to the new Dora the Explorer silhouette that was released by Nickelodeon and Mattel.   It reminded  us of the peep show where you pay a dollar to see a naked lady dance behind a curtain.  Anyway, if that was the case her name needed to change to "Dora the sexplorer."  More than a bit upsetting.   They did eventually release the image (after the show was recorded) and she is not as slutty as we thought, but we still can't understand--other than to make a few dollars--why the change.  


The Dora silhouette ** Newly released image

Also:  The confusion of the "east" and the "west" geographically, as explained by XKCD

16 Halfsies

Recorded: Friday, February 27, 2009

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Like the awesomeness that was last week's show, this week, we come offering you half of what we actualy talked about. It was just me in the studio for much of the show, although I was joined by Emily later, and toward the very end by a silent Joe.    

As per usual, the studio gave us some grief, so we only have half of the show for your listening pleasure. 

What you missed if you didn't hear us live:  Knight Rider Theme Song, Amanda's rambling, and other nonsensical musings. 

In the available section, talk ranges from Clarissa explains it all, Amanda's love of men from 70s and 80s TV, favorites, the atrocity of Lady Ga Ga, the glory of David Bowie, WTMD mixtape Thursdays,  and the exploits of someone who has given up speaking for Lent. 

Also:

Two ways to make life better

1. Schadenfreude
2. Puppies

Emily would like to note: TARGET, March 17, Best of Scott Walker, Boy Child  for $11.98

Epic Fail

All systems were apparently down or failing as a full house showed up for a recording this week's show. Along with regulars, Emily, Becky, and Amanda, we had Julie, Travis, Mike, Lindsay, Meg and Joe...leading to an excellent night of discussion which you won't be able to hear unless you heard us live. The studio disintegrated before our eyes, the recording stopped working, as well as the miniplug and about everything else. Spirits were high, but the gods of the studio weren't having any of it.

Word Salad wil be back next week (and I promise it will all work). And we will record a supplementary show for this failed attempt.

Comments, critiques, ideas. Everything is welcome. Feedback is nice.

Have a great weekend, and don't do anything we wouldn't do.

Joe's epic face:

Fun Studio Pig:

My unfortunate find when I cleaned the studio:

The trash. Is it really that hard to be clean?

ALSO, Check out Mike's blog: Dining Hall Digest