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Six Million on 6/26/2008 2:39:17 AM by Rob Barnett
In our never-ending quest to not suck....we're about to unleash the return of DONNIE HOYLE and YOU SUCK AT PHOTOSHOP.
Unless there's a breakin, a leak, and sabotage,
set your timepiece for early FRIDAY morning,
the 27th of June, the year of our lord 2008.
Monday, 6/30 is the premiere of the second all-new WAINY DAYS.
Starring......uh.....David Wain....and LEE MAJORS (The Six Million Dollar Man) ! !
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Eddie Vedder on 6/25/2008 2:56:06 AM by Rob Barnett
Many reasons - none of them worthy - kept me from ever seeing this band live before last night.
Pearl Jam is sonic art without artiface. Live Rock without cliches.
They deliver experience true to rock's origins - honoring their influences - but incorporating an urgent command of the present tense.
The fans made as strong a first impression as the band. We stood on the floor for the entire show. Think they may have played 2:45!? But the entire crowd at Madison Square Garden stood - all night - every song - collaborating and contributing. The band played a song not yet released called "Unemployable," and at least a quarter of the room already knew the words.
If you were late teens or 20 when this band first arrived in 1990, then you're pushin' 40 now. Rock men made most of the crowd, but there were more hot girls than you'd guess if you haven't sipped this wine before.
Eddie oozes authenticity. Can't say enough about the respect he pays to the job of frontman. Sharing the mic, his wine, heart, ideas, and the power of the band.
Vedder spoke of vinyl, marijuana, George Carlin, The Who, The Ramones, New York, veterans, the election, and WAR.
He made a point early on that intense negotiation with the Garden lifted the normal curfew that ends shows at 11pm. They played at least 30 minutes past that. I realized 'negotation' meant the band made a decision to PAY to give more music. You RARELY if EVER see that.
He made a point later in the night that the band was not there with any record to promote - just there for the good time in the summer in New York. He told the crowd how much their commitment meant to him - at the lowest points in his life. Far more feeling than the standard 'thanks for comin' out tonight.'
Respect to Jeff Ament on bass, Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar, Mike McCready on lead guitar, Matt Cameron on drums. Boom Gaspar played hammond B3 and keyboards. 3 backup singers on key songs. C.J. Ramone (with the Ramones 89-96), guested on "I Believe in Miracles" during the 2d of 3 encores, giving Eddie Vedder a chance to right a rock wrong & put a Ramone onstage at Madison Square Garden.
Pearl Jam opened the first encore with The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me" from Quadrophenia - as a warmup for the upcoming VH1 Rock Honors show for The Who taping in LA on 7/12 & airing on VH1 on 7/17.
I've sipped the wine and found a trusted place to return to for inspiration. Mega thanks to this band for carrying the torch - and to CAROLYN - and to HOLLY - for the connect.
Pearl Jam 2008-06-24 Madison Square Garden
Set 1 - Hard to Imagine, Save You, Why Go, All Night, Corduroy, Faithful, Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town, Down, Unemployable, Given to Fly, Who You Are, Whipping, 1/2 Full, Even Flow, Present Tense, Daughter, Do the Evolution
Encore 1 - Love Reign O'er Me, W.M.A., Leash, Spin the Black Circle, Wasted Reprise, Porch
Encore 2 - No More, Crazy Mary, Comatose, I Belive in Miracles, Alive
Encore 3 - All Along the Watchtower, Indifference
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Pearl Jam on 6/24/2008 2:31:32 PM by Rob Barnett
One band on the favorite band list and on the never seen them live list - fixing that problem tonight thanks to two friends. HOLLY & CAROLYN!! will report back tmrw.
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George Carlin on 6/23/2008 5:09:57 AM by Rob Barnett
George Carlin left yesterday. Respect and appreciation. Carlin never stopped working. He made us more free:
"I think it is the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately."
"There is no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past."
"Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist."
"By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth."
"Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit."
The X Files
Lost
Friends
Star Trek
The Sopranos
The Fugitive
Seinfeld
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Six Feet Under
Twin Peaks
Arrested Development
just a few of the biggest finales ever - that all have one thing in common:
they've got absolutely nothing to do with the Season Finale of Sn4tchbuck13r's Second Chance & the unfolding mystery about the return of Donnie Hoyle & YOU SUCK AT PHOTOSHOP
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The Night Feed on 6/17/2008 2:00:15 PM by Rob Barnett
If you're a co-con, a regular to "The Night Feed," or a fan of Damn, we're sharing a brand new idea - before it's even half-baked - for your brains to help bake it better.
We're getting a ton of pitches for new channels, new web series every week.
We're doing an honest job getting through all of it & giving back answers a thousand times more quickly than yer typical old media response.
Problem is - we're saying NO - a lot more than we're saying YES.
Reason is - we started My Damn Channel with the idea that less could be more.
We never attempted to be the site with the most videos - we keep working to make sure that if we're putting care & coin behind something - we're doing it because we're giving you the better stuff - consistently.
WHAT IF we started giving more series a shot by creating a channel that featured the pilot episodes for potential new series on My Damn Channel.
We're not going after a "Funny or Die" approach - we're not opening up another "American Idol." But we would start a new way to give more creators a chance to reach millions.
We'd option your work for a chunk of months - after that - we'd either say YES to more & pony up -- or NO -- & you're free to move on.
More to say - but starting the earliest thinking here - for your comments in public, or private to: Rob@MyDamnChannel.com
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The Black Keys on 6/16/2008 3:14:57 AM by Rob Barnett
For Release – Monday, 6/16/08 – 7a et
MY DAMN CHANNEL CLOSES MAJOR BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT DEAL
Southern Comfort Launches Partnership for Summer Music Campaign
New York, NY – June 16, 2008 – My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com), the entertainment studio and new media platform today announced a major branded entertainment deal with Southern Comfort. The two companies are partnering to create twelve weeks of “My Damn Channel Music Nights” in music bars and clubs in New York and Los Angeles and on the SoCo Music Experience festival tour this summer. Tour dates feature Gnarls Barkley, Justice, The Roots, The Black Keys and more. Starting in July, original content will be produced for a customized, co-branded channel presented by Grace Helbig, host of My Damn Channel’s “Daily Grace.” Programming will appear on My Damn Channel and across its network of syndication partners.
Founder and CEO of My Damn Channel, Rob Barnett said, “We’ve started building a big audience and turning quality content into significant sponsorships. Southern Comfort made a major commitment to back branded entertainment and to put our channel and our fans together on the road. We love our jobs.”
Southern Comfort U.S. Brand Director Ken Rose said, "Music is a major part of the lives of our consumers. Whether it's at a club or a music festival, they're going out with their friends to see live music. Partnering with My Damn Channel allows us to speak to our consumer in a relevant and meaningful manner, as well as take the SoCo Music Experience to music fans that can't make it out to one of the six festivals."
About My Damn Channel
My Damn Channel is an entertainment studio and new media platform created to empower filmmakers, actors, comedians and musicians to co-produce, distribute and monetize original, episodic video. Artists create programming for the My Damn Channel site and for syndication on today’s most heavily-trafficked online communities and social networks. Co-conspirators include Big Fat Brain, Coolio, Grace Helbig, Steve Kerper, A.D. Miles, Andy Milonakis, Harry Shearer, David Wain and Don Was. The company is supported by advertising revenue and by licensing the studio’s entire portfolio of content across all forms of digital distribution.
About Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort®, a fruit, spice, and whiskey flavored liqueur, was founded in New Orleans by bartender M.W. Heron in 1874. Today, it is sold in over 90 countries around the world and continues to grow as an icon brand. Please visit us at www.SouthernComfort.com. For Southern Comfort press information, please visit www.socopressroom.com.
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Father's Day on 6/15/2008 8:03:35 AM by Rob Barnett
Rest in Peace this Father's Day....
BRUCE OFFERS TRIBUTE TO TIM RUSSERT IN CARDIFF
From the stage at Cardiff Millennium Dome Stadium: Saturday June 14.
Introduction before "Thunder Road"
"I'd like to do this tonight for a long time friend of the E Street Band who passed away suddenly.
"Tim Russert was an important unreplacable voice in American journalism. I watched him hold our politicians feet to the fire on many Sunday mornings. He was always a strong voice for honesty and accountability in American government .. but beyond that he was a lovely presence, a good father, husband, and good guy. He was a regular at many E Street Band shows and I'm going to miss looking down and seeing that big smiling face in the crowd.
"We send this out all the way back to the states tonight for his son Luke, his wife Maureen, his dad Big Russ , and all the Russert family.
"Tim , God Bless You, We will miss you..."
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Facebook on 6/14/2008 4:57:56 AM by Rob Barnett
FACE!
New My Damn Channel intern Dave has been like unto Moses - moving our Facebook humans across the desert to our new fanpage.
A WAINY DAYS gift awaits you on our Facebook fan page
You must findeth the mini feed: here.
WAINY DAYS - Season 3 premieres Monday for the vox populi.
On Monday night at 7p pt / 10p et - DAVID WAIN is going to do our first-ever Live Stickam event:
