Wal's Book Signing - Aug 16th at Colin's Coffee

Don't tell Colin, but while all the folks at Pencilstorm are working hard to move our offices, I'll be having a book signing at Colin's Coffee.

See, I told Colin I couldn't help move the offices because I had an audition for the latest Star Wars movie as a stormtropper.

I lied.

It's really so I could promote my new book, Revolution 1990, at his coffee shop.

Here's the details:

On Saturday, August 16th from 10 a.m. until noon I'll be at Colin's Coffee selling my new book Revolution 1990 and my first book Assignment 1989.  The first 50 copies sold will be personally autographed by me. Hope to see you there!

If you can't make it, you can still download it via amazon. Or even get a paperback version shipped to you.

Whatever you do, don't tell Colin that I'm playing hooky. He'll make me close up shop and lend a hand moving the Pencilstorm offices.  Ricki C. has over 600 LP records they have to move, not to mention his VHS bootleg tapes of New York Dolls shows.

Colin's Coffee Employee to Ride Greyhound Bus to California and Back.

Annie Deibel isn't your average coffee shop employee. Recently graduated from Upper Arlington High School she will be attending Columbus School of Art & Design this fall. She also is actively pursuing a career in comedy and last spring spent two weeks working with Second City in Chicago.

For her summer vacation she is traveling alone from Columbus to San Francisco via San Diego and then back, all by Greyhound bus. Yeah, the actual Greyhound bus.

"I should meet some interesting people."

The bus leaves from downtown Columbus Sunday July 20th at 7 am.

If you wish to ride shotgun with Annie on her two week adventure, click here for the link to her Facebook page.

Mick Jagger Introduces Monty Python. "The Best One Died Years Ago."

Though almost a million people have already seen this clip of Mick Jagger (and Charlie Watts) introducing Monty Python via video, I just saw it recently so maybe you missed it, too. Thanks to Steve Quinn for recommendation. Good stuff. Enjoy! - Colin

Subscribe to the Official Monty Python Channel here - http://smarturl.it/SubscribeToPython Mick Jagger introduces the Monty Python Live (mostly) Press Conference Welcome to the official Monty Python YouTube channel. This is the place to find top quality classic Python videos, as well as some special stuff that you'll only find here - such as interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from our live shows.

The infamous Pet Shop (sometimes known as the Dead Parrot sketch) scene originally performed by Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus.


Pencilstorm Has the Internet's Biggest Firework Display. (w/playlist)

First the good news: instead of battling traffic jams, massive crowds and random bottle- rockets being shot at your head by gangs of roving Juggalos, you can enjoy the world's greatest fireworks in the safety of your own home, compliments of Pencilstorm.  You are welcome.  (Grantland can kiss our Red, White and Blue ass.)  The less good news is the "World's Greatest Fireworks Display" happens to be from Kuwait.  Still, they appear to be celebrating some sort of "Constitution" and we did save their ass back in the original Gulf War, so Uncle Sam surely helped light a couple of these candles. Enjoy!  USA!  USA!   - Colin G.     (Wal takes it after the boom.)

 

For the paltry sum of just £10million Kuwait earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records last night as it celebrated the golden jubilee anniversary of its constitution in style by laying on the biggest fireworks display of all time.

Take it Wal Ozello...

 It's that time of year again. Grilling out, someone gets a keg, and then everyone piles into a car and heads out to the fireworks.  Whether you're going local this year, or heading down to Red, White, and Boom, chances are you will hear Katie Perry's Fireworks this season.  Thanks for ruining Fourth of July for us. As if Lee Greenwood's God Bless the USA wasn't annoying enough.

So we here at Pencilstom have some suggestions for an alternative playlist. Some are fireworks related, some are patriotic, and some are just kick-ass to listen to while explosions happen above you in the sky.

 

Wal's List

T.N.T. - AC/DC

American Idiot - Green Day

Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (This is America's rock anthem, and NOT Born In the U.S.A. - that's a totally different blog discussion.)

American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Panama - Van Halen

 

Colin's List

Heaven's On Fire - Kiss  or  Rocket Ride - Ace Frehley  or  God of Thunder - Kiss

Tick Tick Boom - The Hives

Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N Roses

Kick Out the Jams - MC5

 

Ricki's List

Fourth Of July - Dave Alvin

4th Of July - Aimee Mann

4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen

Dirty Boulevard - Lou Reed

Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful

 

That's it for this year's playlist.

Enjoy the Fourth. Be safe. Thank a soldier for your freedom.

 

Our Debut "Podcast" Coming Next Week. Stay Tuned.

Words, words, thoughts, thoughts, reading, reading. It all gets very tiring doesn't it?. In an effort to soothe yours and our overworked brains, Pencilstorm will be featuring a Podcast the week of June 23th. Now you can just mindlessly listen to your favorite Pencilstorm staff members chat about all the interesting topics we love to cover for your pleasure and forget about that cumbersome reading that is so taxing on your eyeholes. So stay tuned  and click on the link to our "Podcast" when it appears next week. I personally guarantee satisfaction and a pleasant surprise as well. - Colin