- Now THAT is an album. “Bob’s Burgers” isn't just an adult
cartoon Fox is counting on to provide a solid No. 2 to “The Simpsons” in its
grown-up cartoon lineup, it’s also a musical powerhouse that will release a
112-track album that features musical numbers and covers from the show. The
series has in part built its popularity on a growing reputation for its comic
musical set pieces, some of them so legit that they’ve actually been covered by
popular artists. The BB album will include 107 original songs, one for each
episode of its six seasons, and will be released May 12 by Sub Pop. ‘The Bob’s
Burgers Music Album’ has snagged some big names to be a part of the process,
including five covers that performed by animated versions of St. Vincent, The
National, Lapsley, and Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields during past
episodes of the show. The National, known for more than a decade for their
heavy, melancholy indie rock tunes, have twice made cameos in Bob’s Burgers,
appearing to perform a Thanksgiving song in 2013 and returning for a Christmas
song in 2014. Along with the aforementioned musical acts, the album will also
include songs performed by the show’s many guests and recurring cast members
including Aziz Ansari, Cyndi Lauper, Carly Simon, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah
Silverman, Kevin Kline, Paul Rudd and Bill Hader. For those who don’t follow
the show and have never seen a single episode, “Bob’s Burgers” follows the
Belcher family as they run a hamburger restaurant in an unnamed seaside
community. The show is in its seventh season and has already been renewed for
an eighth season………
- Someone knows how to shamelessly pander to his
constituents, eh Swedish politician Erik Muskos? Muskos, a member of the
Swedish Social Democrat party, is looking to give employees an hour-long paid
break to go home and have sex and pitched his bold plan during a council
meeting in the northern city of Overtornea. This might seem like a shameless
effort to curry favor with both the lazy and lustful among his constituency,
but Muskos said he’s backing the measure because he believes midweek sex breaks
will improve wellness and boost childbirth in the northern region he
represents. “Childbirth should be encouraged,” he said. “When sex is also an
excellent form of exercise with documented positive effects on wellbeing, the
municipality should kill two birds with one stone and encourage employees to
use their fitness hour to go home and have sex with their partner.” Yes, because
no one has the energy to get after it in the sack after working a full day, so
give them time midday, when they still have some fuel left in the tank, to go
home and get after it. Muskos noted that everyday stresses in life can put a
strain on relationships and due to the busyness of everyday life, “Swedish
couples don’t get enough quality together, which makes it difficult for them to
express their love. “I believe that sex is a scarce commodity in many long
relationships. Everyday life is stressful and the children are at home,” he
added. “This could be an opportunity to have their own time.” Or an opportunity
to claim that you’re going home for some afternoon delight simply so you can
spend an extra hour napping it out in your car………
- Awfully hard for a college football coach to show his
players how to grow as both athletes and men when he’s averaging more DUI
convictions a year than many of them are touchdowns. Nebraska receivers coach
Keith Williams has much bigger problems that finding a reliable slot receiver
and the Huskers’ next big deep threat in their vertical passing game, what with
being sentenced to 30 days in jail, three years' probation and fined $1,000
after pleading no contest to third-offense drunken driving. The good news for
the alcoholic assistant coach is that while he’s to report to jail March 3, a
Lancaster County judge said Williams could apply for house arrest. Prosecutors
want him to go to jail because he never did time for previous DUI convictions
and wherever he finds himself, he won't be allowed to get behind wheel, as his
driver's license also has been revoked for five years. Sure, he can apply for
an ignition interlock after 45 days, but at this point he clearly has some
major issues to tackle first. A dude who was in his Chevrolet Camaro when he
rear-ended an Uber driver's vehicle about 1:50 a.m. and was found to have
blood-alcohol content measured at 0.15 percent when he already had two DUI
convictions on his record is definitely too big a fan of the drinky-drinky. Nothing
quite like the prospect of a guy working on the receiver depth chart from his
kitchen table because a court-ordered tracking anklet won't let him leave home
for the next 30 days. The Nebraska athletic department released a statement
expressing its support of Williams despite the conviction, but at this point
it’s fair to asking what the break-off point would be……….
- We’ve all worked with that guy at some point in our life. He’s
the one who’s constantly griping about how he’s underpaid, how the company doesn’t
value the amount of great work he does or the time he puts in and how the boss
better show him some respect…or else. Usually that “or else” involves the
person threatening to quit and go someplace he’s appreciated, but occasionally
it involves a (possibly mentally ill) employee warning his co-workers that he’s
either going to a) get a raise or b) murder them all in extremely painful and
graphic fashion. Omar Alanis was that guy, back when he was a world history
teacher at Seagoville High School in Dallas, a job he no longer holds because
he was arrested after he reportedly threatened to kill the staff if he didn’t
get a raise. According to police, Alanis used his school email account to
message the principal and other administrators that they should pay him and
another teacher the “Master Teacher Salary” and back-pay them from August of
last year and suggested it should happen soon unless they “don’t want to burn
alive.” Possibly reaching a bit too far in an effort to make his point, Alanis
sent a second email adding that those who don’t comply with his demands would
be “put down immediately by Dallas PD.” He even added an attached photo of
officers with weapons and after sending his emails, he went missing for a week.
Police say he admitted several times to sending the threatening emails, claiming
he was standing up to the administration to bring change in regards to pay,
while family members claim he is mentally ill and needs help. That could be
part of setting up his legal defense when it comes to facing charges of making
terroristic threats, but it’s safe to say Mr. Alanis won't be teaching students
about World War II any time soon. Now isn't that ironic……..
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