Pimp Your Stuff Thursday

[filkertom]

I'll be pimping some of my stuff later today or tomorrow. Meantime:

• Chris Canary asked me to tell you about his friend Crystal's new song "David and Jonathan", which you can listen to and download here.
• audioMIDI has two fantastic No-Brainer deals right now: Toontrack Drumtracker for $20, and Dan Dean bass collection and Xils 3 LE modular synth for $30.
• Luke's got a new music video for "Marvel Poppins".

Ready... set... Pimp Your Stuff!

Comments

[per_solo]

Thanks Tom. :-)

[annathepiper]

I'd like to plug my entry in Great Big Sea's current karaoke video contest!

solarbird and I put up an entry AND a related blooper reel and you can see them both here. Come check us out! And if we get onto the finalists list, consider voting for us! :)

[solarbird]

Not to mention (since you didn't -_^) that you can download the audio track at full quality at here, at my band website, for free.

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

Is this where I should say that my roomie and I are entering this contest? Now that I finally have my freakin' voice back...it's game ON! :-)

[annathepiper]

Oh ho ho, I SEE. ;D Bring it on and good luck to you! If we both make the finals though I may have to challenge you to "Mari-Mac" at twenty paces. >:)

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

Bring it. :-) I've got one of the fastest mouths in the Midwest...and have sung along with the Mari-Mac karaoke video on the Great Big DVD wayyyyy too many times. Now "End of the World"...*that* one kicks my butt every time...I dunno how Alan does it!

[annathepiper]

Muah! I've played guitar repeatedly when my jamming group does "Mari-Mac"--and we've done it faster than the B'ys' own studio take, although we have occasionally only matched their live versions. ;> Playing that bugger at top speed is a genuine physical workout, I'm tellin' ya!

I have to transpose it when singing it myself, though. I can't sing it in their key.

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

I can't play guitar for crap (I'm a bassist, and one day, I *will* get that Lukey solo down!), but I'm a mid to low alto, and I can sing along pretty decently with Sean, but for some reason or another, I can't sing with Alan for crap! I usually shift a little higher and harmonize on the faster stuff, go a bit lower on the slow stuff, but I cannot seem to sing in whatever key he's in, LOL. And I would say something about singing with Bob, but really, does it matter what key you sing "Helmethead" in? :-)

Oh, speaking of Sean singing...did he or did he not blow "Gallows Pole" out of the water?! Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it; one of his best CD vocals ever.

[annathepiper]

Ooo, bass, awesome. solarbird has been teaching herself a bit of that but I have yet to try it myself. :D But I have a very healthy respect for taking on the "Lukey" solo!

Solo-wise, piccolo is more my speed, and solarbird and I have worked out how to play "Dancing With Mrs. White"--but damn, it's hard to do that on a wind instrument when you still have to stop for breath. *^_^*;;

But man I hear you about the difficulty of singing in the B'ys' ranges!

And god yes, Sean rocks the Gallows Pole indeed.

But wait, there's more!...

[lukeski.livejournal.com]

Thanks Tom! :D

Other Luke Ski fan videos posted this week include:
"FANBOY (2010 EDITION)" by Emily Ann Meyer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP8V6ol9OWY
"WHAT'S UP SPOCK?" by Shana Farris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K55EXQuMvjM
"MY PARENTS BOUGHT ME INTELLIVISION" by Jered Perez http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhdhr0e2MrY

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New product: "WHAT A RIPOFF! VOLUME 2" continues in the tradition of Volume 1, wherein Luke attempts to get his hands on more money from his fans so he can pay off the cost of his wedding. This album is made up of tracks Luke Ski has produced over the past few years that did not end up on either "Target: Audience" or "Too Much Stuff", some of which have never been heard anywhere before. It also has cover versions and parodies of Luke Ski tracks by Tom Smith, Steve Goodie, Devo Spice, as well as cameos by Carrie Dahlby, Worm Quartet, Insane Ian, Soggy Potato Chips, and many other FuMPers (see "Explained Outtakes Part 2"). There's also a couple of spoken word tracks, including the infamous original version of "True Tales Of Ignorance From The Caricature Stand". The album has been described by Ken "Madman on the Loose" Sherlock as, quote, "worth getting". For track listing and links to order it on CD or MP3, visit the STORE at http://www.thegreatlukeski.com

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"LUKE & CARRIE'S BAD RAPPORT" Podcast
We just posted Episode #21 of our podcast "Bad Rapport" over at http://badrapport.com ! We recorded it at Six Flags Great America, and in the episode we recap GenCon Indy 2010 and review Insane Ian's "The Last Arcade". In Episode #20, Carrie talks about seeing Ringo Starr in concert, and Luke talks about his trip to Nerdapalooza. In Episode #19, we review the podcast by British comedy music group "Flat 29", and talk about cool British stuff. You can listen, download, and/or subscribe at http://badrapport.com

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THE FUNNY MUSIC PODCAST http://feeds.feedburner.com/funnymusic
Devo Spice and Luke Ski interview the artists who posted songs on the FuMP the past week.
Episode 8 - Carla Ulbrich & Morning Sidekick
Episode 7 - Tom Smith, Nuclear Bubble Wrap, & Sci-Fried
Episode 6 - Steve Goodie & Chris Mezzolesta of Zot Theater
Episode 5 - TV's Kyle & Insane Ian
Episode 4 - Morning Sidekick, Cirque du So What?, & the Damsels of Dorkington
Still need convincing? Watch this video featuring puppets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mljQUcOot0I

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My Free MP3 of the Week is "HOUSE PARTY AT ARKHAM ASYLUM"!
Download it for FREE now at http://www.thegreatlukeski.com

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THE DR. DEMENTO SHOW!
Listen to the show online at: http://drdemento.com/online.html

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"I KISSED A NERD" the debut song by the hot and hilarious Damsels of Dorkington is now a fee MP3 download at the FuMP Sideshow! http://www.thefump.com/side.php?id=753 You can also check out the music video, featuring a cameo by Luke Ski on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arjiHvkVXfA Their website is http://damselsofdorkington.com

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Cirque du So What? "I WANT TILE!" T-shirts are now available at http://www.cirquedusowhat.net, and http://www.baconnipples.com. And if you haven't gotten our debut R-rated sketch comedy CD "Procrastinators of the Apocalypse", what are you waiting for? Get yours now!

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HELP LUKE & SARA PAY FOR THEIR WEDDING
Luke Ski, that would be me, is getting married to Sara Trice in 44 days. We are paying the bulk of the wedding costs ourselves. If you'd like to help us out with that, buying stuff from my website is an easy way to do so. As always, it is located at http://www.thegreatlukeski.com , click on the STORE link. "WHAT A RIPOFF! VOLUME 2", an odds-and-ends compilation was just released, and my "GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1" 2-CD set would make a great gift for someone who you'd like to introduce to my music. Additionally, I'm always looking for more work as a caricature artist & cartoonist. If you'd like to hire me to draw caricatures at your party or event, or commission some cartooning artwork from me, go to http://www.artbylukeski.com for all the details. Thanks.

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[end of the enormous glut of Luke Ski pluggery.]

[crysthewolf.livejournal.com]

Thanks Tom!!! :)

--Crystal

[huskiebear.livejournal.com]

Not my stuff, but stuff I think deserves support: http://kck.st/8YAkI3

I didn't get to see these guys at MakerFaire, but I had already supported their Kickstarter project to get kits for a very cool biotech experiment into high schools. This is the kind of stuff that will inspire kids to become scientists and we really need to do that right now!

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Well, I think we should also pimp the first installment of your Geocaching adventures (http://huskiebear.livejournal.com/28033.html). :)

[redneckgaijin.livejournal.com]

Mainly what I have to pimp right now is a begging bowl. WLP's Ford Exploder got totalled a couple weeks ago- I get a tiny insurance check (it was a '92 model) today and go car-shopping with every penny I could hoard, borrow, or put off paying debts with.

I hope to have new shirt designs (and I expect to have at least one) posted to the site for sale in the very near future, though...

... and WLP will be selling at AnimeFEST in Dallas Labor Day weekend, Anime Weekend Atlanta in late September, RealmsCon in Corpus Christi the first weekend of August, and OniCon in Houston over Halloween weekend.

And I would LOVE to get into the dealer's room at MarsCon in Minnesota, if only I can get the info...

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

I discovered that the Extreme Lead soundpack from Emu is only 50$ now.

http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?category=526&subcategory=527&product=17894&nav=features

It says it requires the (expensive) Emulator X program to work. But I find that you can use the soundbank in the free ProteusVX just fine. For rock and pop stuff, it's a good set. The pads are nice too.

Is fanfiction okay here?

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

I've got a Leverage fic up on femgenficathon: Years to Learn Her Trade (Parker, gen) (http://community.livejournal.com/femgenficathon/111442.html)

[beldar.livejournal.com]

No stuff to pimp at this time, but did want to mention that we saw Luke and Carrie perform "Marvel Poppins" live at GenCon, and they had the Stitch-as-Wolverine (maybe we could call it a "Snikt"?) -- now I want one.

[wingus.livejournal.com]

(http://callmewingus.deviantart.com/journal/34002254/)

And I'll draw stuff other than ten-dollar doodes - I can go full-color as well if you like, though those take longer. Just that the job market sucks balls right now, and if I can use my hobby to bring in some scratch, that's awesome.

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

Three Wishes, my collection of three romantic fantasy stories featuring the Fairy Godmothers' Union, True Love Local, is now available in downloadable versions from both Amazon and Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21342

And as of today the book is also available in print from Lulu.com (for $6.99 plus shipping): http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/three-wishes/12195663

USE THIS COUPON CODE to download 'Three Wishes' for 50% OFF: PE85G - good to September 19, - or download a free sample of the first half of the collection from the Smashwords site.