Rick Miller does Bohemian Rhapsody in a variety of voices. My fav is Dennis DeYoung.

via Rich

Several months ago I entered AlCanthang’s essay contest to win a subscription to the Bacon of the Month club. Knowing that the competitors were talented writers, I thought I’d do a photo essay.

Although the competition was stiff (no double entendre intended) I won the grand prize.

So now I’m known in the poker blogger community as Bacon Bacini Mary. And for the big winter gathering of poker bloggers in Vegas I’ve been added to the list of prop bets for the event:

* Live re-enactment of the infamous Bacon Bikini
46. Yes +300
47. No -400

Hmmm…something tells me I might end up on next year’s list of surviving Vegas tips.

Does anybody else in the areas of 11231 and 11205 smell what I smell? Thank god our windows are open. In the last 20 minutes we drove through Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens and Park Slope and smelled it all over! Although the epicenter seems to be Carroll Gardens. YAY? If only the mystery smell was maple syrup again.

So I thought I’d look for some cat pictures today so I did a search on flickr for “cat, belly”. I got a few pictures of strippers and such but for the most part cats on their backs waiting for a scritch or taking a nap in the sun. Many were sweet but this guy really caught my eye.

New video by Frauke out today for the song “Atom Smasher.” Directed and animated by Ana Monroe and Teresa and Pepin, the video explores the darker side of one of our favorite inanimate (or are they?) objects. Enjoy!

Project runway kicks off tonight - and I haven’t done any sleuthing beyond reading a few bios on bravo’s website. Anyway, lack of info didnt stop me from picking my fantasy team for this week. Go team! Sew your little butts off!

Check out the story on Sgt. Podge (best cat name ever). He waits for his owner every morning at a designated spot for his ride home.

NYC based horror/fantasy writer Michael Cisco (who also happens to be a pal of ours) has written a surreal and suspenseful book called “The Traitor.” Listed in Amazon’s “Best Books of 2007” under the Editors Picks for horror / fantasy, it’s bound to make a great gift for those who will enjoy a work of dark fantasy, situated in a nightmare world crafted from dreamy prose and located somewhere on the map between the bleak horror of Thomas Ligotti and the literary labyrinths of Thomas Bernhard.

Yah, there is more voting to be had. I hope you are having a slow day so you can spend your time voting for all my favorite bands in their various contests and what not. So The Jones Street Boys are up for Deli Band of the Month. They are, quite frankly, probably the most amazing group of musicians we know. They make their own unique blend of often rocking, often lovely, surprisingly intense, always toe-tapping and always amazing, rock-blue-grass-country-rock music (yes i said rock twice). Check them out here, then vote for them here.

Shameless self promotion post here by way of Frauke. The band Frauke has been selected for the CMJ: Zig Zag Live Contest.

There are 27 bands competing for a spot at next year’s CMJ festival along with various other prizes. Frauke actually just found out about it today, the day the contest started! How nice is that for them. Anyway, if you are interested in helping frauke win money and fame, or if you just like our song “canadian girlfriend” please go here http://www.zigzaglive.com/live/ and click on the “vote” button. You will unfortunately be asked your age and stuff but really it’s worth it to give advertisers a smidge of your valuable personal information for the sake of supporting Frauke. You can vote everyday if you like, we won’t stop you.