10/2/2006

The Other Blues Brother

Is that really David Cross dancing on (and getting kicked off) stage at a Jim Belushi show? We can only hope and pray. According to Chunkletguy:

Sure, Jim lives in his dead brother’s house on Martha’s Vineyard, but the necrophilia doesn’t end there! Here’s Jim performing his Blues Brothers homage on MV while a giddy David Cross gets on stage to shake his money maker!

  • Now let’s see him get kicked off stage for dancing with Paris Hilton.

UPDATE: From bobanddavid.com, circa Monday, October 11, 2004…

I, David Cross, finally for real, got to meet, greet, and deplete the one and only – the legend – Jim Belushi! The Belush! JimJam was there to celebrate the release of season one of “According to Jim” into the wild. And for those of you still in the Jim Belushi closet, that’s Jim’s show on ABC! It’s based on his life and the hilarious and imaginative way he chooses to live it. I’ve known J-bone ever since we met on the set of “Destiny Turns on the Radio”, or, as I like to call it, “Jim Belushi Turns on the Movie Going Public”. He was electrifying as “The Douche bag”. At least I think that’s what his character was called. I didn’t have any scenes with him but that’s what everyone was calling him on the set. Although some of the crew referred to him as a “Total Prick” so maybe he was playing multiple rolls. Anyway, I had always been a huge fan of his and I was excited to work with a master. I guess his character in the movie was a real asshole and in the true spirit of a professional, Jim would remain in character even when he wasn’t shooting! He would always keep himself loose on the set by coming up with some fun “in character” shenanigans like making the wardrobe girl cry and then ultimately quit. He was awesome. I was hoping he would get together with his rockin’ blues band “The Sacred Hearts” and blow out an old Mississippi Delta Blues jam but he hadn’t come up with the idea to follow in his dead brothers footsteps once again, and form them yet. But keep in mind that this was before 9/11, and that changed everything. Jim formed “The Sacred Hearts” in honor of those that perished in the Towers that terrible day, and he always dedicates his cover of The Blues Brothers (2000) cover of Blind Nigger Nelson’s classic, “Ain’t nobody done no nothin’ no way no how I cain’t do myself if I had eyes and wasn’t a poor black man in a brutally repressive society” to the firemen of ladder 23, a jam the Belushmobile was born to jam!

  • Eddie Van Halen hosts gigantic porno party, mid-life crisis eruption.

  • David Byrne talks to the Montreal Gazette about his influence.

    Gazette: Let’s say Talking Heads were just starting now. How would you-

    DB: We’d be in good shape, because there’s a lot of bands that sound like us now. (laughs).

  • Sensitive Caveman: Our favorite Geico commercial thus far.

  • Jenna Jameson in Maxim… so, you know, no bush.

Looks like Belushi didn’t recognize Cross (or doesn’t know who Cross is?)

I’m amazed at how Paris still gets off on getting attention. Even after all this time in the spotlight.

she is a machine.

strange that cross would be at a Jim Belushi concert in the first place

not if you’re into irony.

i can’t tell what’s funny anymore. ‘cept for the jet review on pitchfork. that shit funny.

always the mark of a great party when somebody leaves in an ambulance.

Of Montreal in Outback Steakhouse, Royksopp in Geico…more and more corporations latching on to the indie scene.

The David Cross thing is hilarious if you ever used to read his blog. He always made fun of Belushi.

Here’s an example:

http://www.bobanddavid.com/david.asp?artID=138

it was just a matter of time before “remind me” got into the spotlight. it’s to fucking good.

spencer , i like the little honeycomb that comes up beside goldenfiddle….or is that a revolver?

it’s two leaves, from off the backside of the goldenfiddle mascot/logo.

Belushi also fought with his neighbor Julie “Catwoman” Newmar a few years back. She said he was a Peeping Tom. Ew?

I think they eventually made up/settled out of court.

Byrne’s more down to earth than most people probably imagine him to be. The concept of the album as a whole made up of parts is disappearing, definitely.

Yay, I love that Geico commercial! Makes me proud to be a Geico customer. Damn! They got me.

jenna putting the “rough” in rough trade

not related just love the name:

http://www.myspace.com/dananananaykroyd

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