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Green Monkey Mix Volume 7 Accepting Participant(s)

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Even though I can’t wait for Halloween, I’d like to kick off Volume 7 of the Green Monkey Music Project.

We’re going to dial down the insanity from Volume 6 and only have five participants for this mix, so that’s four open slots for all you bloggers.

Tenacious S had expressed an interest in participating in a future mix. Ten S, the future is now. You can have a slot if you want it (claim it in the comments section of this post).

I mentioned this mix to Johnny Yen, who I believe is interested in participating this time around. That’s another slot eaten up.

I also tapped my buddy Tim to play along. That’s yet another slot if he is up to the challenge.

Assuming everyone I’m holding a spot for ends up participating, that still leaves one open slot for a lucky participant.

Okay, what are we doing in this mix volume?

This mix will be called Speed It Up.

The rules to this mix are tied to the speed of the songs. Each participant will provide from five to eight songs. Each song in your minimix has to be faster than the last. Your first song can be as slow as you want. Your fast song can be as fast as you want. I just ask that each song in your minimix is faster than its predecessor.

Just to be clear, the speed of your songs is not related to any of the other participants’ selections. Your mix is self-contained (Slowest song —> Fastest song).

Okay, let’s go!

UPDATE!

We have our participants!

Beckeye!
Johnny Yen!
Tim!
Tenacious S!
Splotchy!
Barbara!

Thanks to everyone for signing on!

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Faster! Faster! Play Faster!

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From a recent comment, I see that Doctor Monkey Von Monkerstein might be having trouble getting his head around the concept of the latest Green Monkey Mix, Speed It Up.

Since he’s pretty intelligent for a monkey, I figure there might be others that are in the same boat as he.

So, here’s a visual aid to the theme behind the mix.

Like the nice man in the video says, “Faster! Faster! Play faster!”

I would like to point out that I do not wish this mix to result in anyone’s premature death.

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David Blaine’s Blog Spectacular – A Picture Retrospective

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David Blaine’s Blog Spectacular has ended.

Please join me in revisiting the highlights of the Spectacular.




We at I, Splotchy make a clarification that Mr. Blaine need not spend the entirety of the Spectacular underwater, and apologize for the miscommunication.





Noting that Mr. Blaine has been joined by his good friend, famed mentalist Uri Geller, we at I, Splotchy point out this as a violation of the spirit (if not the letter) of our contract regarding the Spectacular. Mr. Blaine consents to be encased in ice as a consequence of his actions.

A short twelve hours later, we deem that Mr. Blaine has paid the price for his transgression. Mr. Blaine emerges from his icy prison.




Relieved and happy, an exhausted David Blaine sobs as the Blog Spectacular comes to a close.

We at I, Splotchy would like to take a moment to thank the engineers, healthcare professionals and little people that made this event a success, but above all, we would like to thank David Blaine.

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Enjoyable Amusements And Complimentary Soft Drinks

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I remember driving by Kiddieland several years ago. I don’t know what I was doing in the neighborhood, but I remember thinking, “Holy crap! It’s a permanent amusement park from a bygone era!”

According to their website, Kiddieland has been around since 19-freakin’-29. Wow.

I later learned that my wife had been there as a young girl a few times. I knew that at some point we had to go. We’re actually quite close to the park now — it’s basically just a couple miles due north of us.

So on Friday, a cousin of ours calls my wife and says their family is heading to Kiddieland (they have two small children the same age as ours), and asks if we would like to go. HELL YES WE WANT TO GO.

Kiddieland is a little on the pricey side. We got a coupon out of Chicago Parents magazine, and a nice man gave us an extra ticket as we waited in line to pay for our admission, but even with this it cost over fifty dollars for two adults and three children under five. But I am a miserly sort, I guess, so sue me. On second thought, don’t sue me!

Once you get in the park, the rides are free. There are also stations sprinkled throughout the park that have free fountain drinks, along with the requisite swooping bees.

We had our share of meltdowns in the park, but overall a fun time was had by all. I went with my eldest son on the bumper cars. My wife was right behind me in line, taking our eldest daughter. My son and I got the primo bumper car I had spotted as we were waiting in line. Our cousin and her daughter took the car right next to us, but my wife and daughter were nowhere in sight. I asked where they were, and was told that my daughter didn’t meet the minimum 42″ height requirement. Oh, man. The tears and the crying. My son had barely made the cut. He probably made it and my daughter didn’t because he was wearing sneakers and my daughter was wearing sandals.

I solemnly swear that the next time bumper cars present themselves, my daughter and I will haul ass in one of them.

My daughter did get a large moment of joy at the park, however. She got to meet Bob The Builder. Sure, he was a sweating Kiddieland employee rendered essentially blind, deaf and mute by an oversized wobbly head, but when you’re a kid, your heroes don’t need all their senses working.

Here’s a few pictures.

Bumper Cars

An octopus-like ride called The Polyp. The Polyp? Yes, The Polyp.

Ferris wheel and ads for the provider of the free soft drinks (no, I didn’t have any soda).

Close-up of Ferris Wheel

The Little Dipper, With A Scary Clown For Bubs

Bob The Builder Is Menaced By/Menacing To A Small Boy

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We Can’t Stay Mad At David

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It has been twelve hours since David Blaine was encased in a block of ice for violating the spirit of David Blaine’s Blog Spectacular.

We at I, Splotchy feel that Mr. Blaine (or “David”, as we like to call him) has endured his ice imprisonment with both the poise and professionalism one expects from an entertainer of his stature.


David, consider your sentence served in full.

Break through the ice! Break through!

We have only a little over three days left in the Spectacular!

Let’s DO this!

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