the finer dandy

For those of you who are into drinking games, I have created the best alcohol poisoning activity utilizing America’s Best Dance Crew.

Follow these simple instructions and you will be having fun in no time!

1.) Any time the contestants take a sip from Gatorade (or whatever beverage is sponsoring the show that season) during their rehearsals, chug down half a bottle of Boone’s (any variety will do – Strawberry Hill is always a favorite).

2.) Whenever Mario Lopez charmingly tosses his note card on the stage, take three chugs of Jagermeister.

3.) If anyone on the judging panel says “I appreciate that” or “I respect that” put your mouth on the spout of Franzia and let it run from 20 seconds.

4.) Any time Slater refers to Lil’ Mama as “Mamacita,” take five swigs of MD 20/20.

5.) If J.C. Chasez gets booed, shotgun a can of Natty Light.

6.) When any of the judges want to get into a slo-mo, do a keg stand.

Tags: America's Next Dance Crew, Dance, J.C. Chasez, Lil Mama, Mario Lopez, MTV, TV

I am not the biggest fan of Lady Gaga, but I do see why people would like her – but I do like me some Beyonce.

With her latest video directed by Jonas Åkerlund (whose resume includes a slew of Madonna video) there’s a lot goin’ on – and blatant product endorsement. When watching you can spot some Virgin Mobile and Polaroid placements. It makes sense for the latter because Gaga the creative director.

I would’ve been a bit more excited if this video came out earlier. This song has been radio diarrhea for the past couple of months. One thing I can say about Gaga is that I like the way she is making music videos relevant again. This is like her “Thriller”. Besides the lesbionic storyline a la Thelma and Louise and the lovely women’s prison movie vibe, there are a couple of things that deserve our attention… Continue Reading »

Tags: Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Music Videos, Screenshots, Telephone

Now that John Park got the boot on American Idol, Manny Pacquiao is driving the Asian American pop culture train. He is our only hope. All of our eyes are on him. He is our God. He is watching over San Francisco in the form of a billboard perched atop Nike Town in San Francisco’s Union Square.

But this is not the first time the Pac-Man gazed over our city like brown-hued Zeus. He was also there a couple of months ago:

How brooding and menacing. It looks like he is ready to kick some ass.

As soon as I saw him in that special edition N98 Nike track jacket with the gold embroidered MP with the trademark Filipino sun (similar to the one he’s wearing in the first pic), I wanted it. I am a sucker for celebrity endorsement. Besides that, I thought I would look really good in it. It would make me look athletic.

It just so happened after work yesterday, my friend Steve texted me and asked if I wanted to meet him at Nike Town. So I thought it would be a good time to buy the jacket.

Finding a size small in any retail store in San Francisco is a difficult task – mainly because nearly every guy here wants a snug fit shirt or jacket to show off their pecs and the sensitivity of their nipples. I just want a small because it fits my puny build. As expected, they did not have my size so it was a colossal fail for me. Continue Reading »

Tags: Manny Pacquiao, N98, Nike Town, San Francisco, Shopping, Track Jacket, Union Square

I really appreciated the We Are the World remake by all those famous people. Their heart was in the right place and it was for a great cause and I am glad it helped the Haiti victims. But let’s be honest – it wasn’t great. It was an unnecessary remake that wasn’t that pleasant to listen to – especially with all that autotune.

Luckily a bunch of relatively unknown musicians from all over the world on YouTube banded together with the power of social networking and clever editing and sound mixing made a remake of their own – and it is ten times more tolerable. Led under Lisa Lavie, this version was more genuine and felt like it meant more. Even though I wasn’t big on remaking the original – I thought this one was pretty darn good:

P.S. There’s a group in there called Lucas Teague – my roommate’s cousin’s band. By the transitive property, I was a part of this musical arrangement and that makes me a musician.

Tags: Lisa Lavie, Lucas Teague, Music, Remakes, We Are the World, YouTube

Just watch and you’ll agree.

Tags: Academy Awards, BriTANicK, Comedy, Parody, Trailers

1.) In the flash-sideways, Dr. Linus has an affinity for cardigans and sushi.

2.) Miles is always full of some great zingers!

3.) Iliana is a mean bitch with a heart of gold.

4.) Richard Alpert never ages because he got the “gift” of being touched by Jacob. Whether or not it was inappropriate touching is yet to be determined.

5.) The ship that Richard, Jack and Hurley stumble upon does not have One Eyed Willy on it; therefore it does not have the Goonies treasure.

6.) The slow motion reunion of Hurley, Jack, Sun, Miles and company is so J.J. Abrams. Speaking of – will he be directing an episode anytime soon?

7.) Sun shows some signs of uncleanliness, but still manages to look the most hygienic.

8.) Oceanic Airlines brand bottled water has a long shelf life. Maybe it was touched by Jacob.

9.) Charles Whitmore thinks he is in Hunt For Red October.

10.) You know those previews that they always show for next week’s episode? They don’t tell us a damn thing.

For more on my brilliant observations of Lost click here

Tags: ABC, Dr. Linus, Episodes, Lost, Recap, Spoilers, Television, TV

As I continue to feed my reluctant obsession with Taylor Swift, I continue to stumble upon things that add kindling to the fire of sugarcoated country pop – and some friends help me along the way.

Within the past couple of months, I have seen her take a crack at comedy on Saturday Night Live, listened to her attempt a duet with Stevie Nicks on the Grammys and watched her in Valentine’s Day.

More recently, I saw Poreotix perform a routine to Taylor’s Love Story on America’s Best Dance Crew which prompted me to learn that song on the guitar. Then, my friend Janet texted me:

I’m in a car and the driver turned it up for taylor swift without me having to ask!

Today, my friend Jeff shared this video with me to help me forget about the fact that I actually needed to do work at my office:

It’s like Taylor Swift…but more gay.

Taylor Swift is like this pop culture virus and as much as I hate to admit it, I am happy to be infected.

Tags: America's Best Dance Crew, Love Story, Music Videos, Parodies, Poreotix, Taylor Swift, You Belong With Me

If you are not following me on Twitter, then you are probably dying to know what I was Tweeting during the Academy Awards on Sunday night. Well, you’re in LUCK! I have taken the liberty of “print screening” my Twitter page for you (in reverse chronological order of course):

I just realized that you could’ve just visited my Twitter page to read all this. That said, this post is kind of pointless.

Tags: 82nd Academy Awards, Oscars 2010, Social Media, twitter

Yes, that was MC Lyte (I think).

There’s nothing like running along the Embarcadero whilst listening to a genuine ’90s midriff exposing, gyrating jam – especially if it’s sung by the sultry, breathy whisper of Janet Jackson.

Tags: '90s, Janet Jackson, Music, Music Video, Pop Music, Workout, You Want This

Beyonce’s “Video Phone” video (featuring Lady GAGa) has withstood the pop cultural relevancy timeline and it is still as entertaining as the first time I blogged about it back in November 2009.

What many don’t know is that this video can be used in geography classes all over the world. Beyonce is a virtual teacher of telling us a little about the locations and culture of various cities via clever hand gestures when she sings the following lyrics:

Let me break it down for you:

Here, B gives us the Jay-Z’s ubiquitous “Hova” symbol which is synonymous with his hometown of Brooklyn.

When she says “Atlanta” and “Houston,” B points down. When you point down, that means South. Atlanta and Houston are located in the South.

Finally, B gives us a spelling lesson when she sings “New Orleans.” She makes an “O” with her thumbs and index fingers; letting us know that “Orleans” in “New Orleans” is spelled with an “O”.

See – learning CAN be fun!

Tags: Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Music Video, Screenshots, Video Phone