MIX TAPE: Let's Hit the Road 2

This past weekend was my brother's wedding, an opulent celebration of food, family, and food. So, slaves to tradition, the two table expanse of the Petti family trucked it down to Long Island to mingle with the 150+ population of Kemler headquarters. And like any self respecting indie music-loving yuppy, I whipped up a mix for Erin and I to entrance ourselves with for the 5-hour trek across the northeast's worst interstates. I'll admit: much like the best man speech, it was touch and go crafting this one into something worth putting on recordable media, but in the end both came out of the gates with a solid A- (at least in my grading system). In fact I enjoyed this one so much, I thought I'd share it with the entire world.

But regardless of whether the planet descends upon thepettifile like so many well-intentioned locusts, personally this will at least stand to draw up sweet, sweet memories of a pleasant drive south, a soaking drive north, and a fantastic nuptial-infused party.

01 - Okkervil River - Plus Ones
02 - Beirut - Postcards from Italy
03 - Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of this Country
04 - Frightened Rabbit - The Twist
05 - New Buffalo - Recovery
06 - Mates of State - These Days
07 - She & Him - Sweet Darlin'
08 - Arcade Fire - Wake Up (Wild Things Version)
09 - Feist - Mushaboom (Postal Service Remix)
10 - The Shins - Fighting In A Sack
11 - Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (Adult Contemporary Edition)
12 - Beirut - Nantes
13 - Thirteen Senses - Thru The Glass
14 - Regina Spektor - Us
15 - Mates of State - Fraud in the 80s
16 - Okkervil River - Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear
17 - The Essex Green - Don't Know Why (You Stay)
18 - New Buffalo - Emotional Champ
19 - Justin Vernon - Frail Sail
20 - Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken

The fountain glugged, micturating into his Nalgene with the flow of a drunken bachelor yet performing better than the most efficient worker bee in the droning fluorescent office. He stood as still as a pothos on a breezeless morning, absentmindedly gazing at the boundary where the carpet and the tile conferenced. With the forethought of a zombie he mumbled, "Write something everyday." His bottle runneth over.

No Rules No Regrets, In Pictures

Not too long ago, Bastards traveled just south to Providence, RI for the renowned Improv Festival. Mr. Matt Tucker had his camera at the big event. And while many doings, happenstances and transactions occurred during this fateful set of hours, one fact remains proven by these photos: we all touch our faces way too much.

http://www.matttucker.org/journal/2009/7/2/providence-improv-fest.html

Enjoy! I know I did.

It's Business Time

As with most things, I'm a little late to this game. I received Flight of the Conchords, season 1 for my birthday from a long time friend and it sat on top of my DVD player for months. Well I started watching it finally. And not only are these guys from New Zealand, like Lord of the Rings New Zealand, but they're hilarious to boot. Plus my Murray impression is spot on, or so I've been told.

Below is my personal favorite from the series so far. Good for a laugh, especially in the middle of that weird ass Friday you're having.

Quickly,

I'm swamped today. A good swamped, not like ass swaped. Got this email just now as a response to a case I opened:

Hi Ryan,

Your petition start to being proccess,


Thanks,

Lizbeth

Really?

Hi Lizbeth,

I'm sorry, you forgot almost all of the vowels in your name, as well as ALL OF YOUR PRESENT 3RD SINGULAR FORMS OF 'BE',

Thanks,

Rn

As promised...

They were on my laptop the whole time!

Time to tell the world.

"Chick Magnet" goes public! Congrats Team!

Chick Magnet from Jim Kenney on Vimeo.

The executive summary by Jim:

This was created for the 2009 48 Hour Film Festival in Boston. Over 100 Boston teams all made short films within 48 hours, given the following parameters: a magnet as a prop; "Yes! I mean I hope so." as a line of dialog; and Marty or Mary Quinzani (2nd in command) as a character. Our team drew Mockumentary as our random genre. We created a basic storyline and then went off and shot about 2 hours of footage. I edited like mad and we turned it in just a few minutes before the deadline. We won audience choice for our screening night, best editing, and best performer (Ryan Petti). Thanks for watching!