EPISODE NUMBER: 6128 (October 6, 2010)
GUESTS: Mavis Staples, Jeff Tweedy
SEGMENTS: Tiny Triumphs – Environmentalist Ear Pollution, Rawesome Foods Raid
VIDEOS: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
That Sun Chips bag was very very naughty, which is why it totally deserved the spanking Stephen gave it. Or, you know, not, but it was funny to see how much smacking the bag around amused Stephen. I haven’t had Sun Chips since about 1993, I think, but now I’m having a hankering for them. I was quite impressed with a few of the shots in the Rawsome segment. I laughed at the almost subliminal flash of the zombie as Ron Paul mentioned the “zombie state”, but I particularly liked the shot of the RAW milk that turned into WAR when shown in the mirror.
The interview with Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples was quite amusing. Jeff Tweedy is very much an it-getter, and Mavis just seemed happy to be there. What an interesting and unique musical pairing! And Stephen was right, that was an amazingly beautiful song.
What did you all enjoy about the show tonight?
- You could tell they were angry by the French Onion dust spraying out of their mouths.
- The constitution is not a living document. [Bag crunches] Wow, you are good.
- My garbage is my legacy, a gift to future archaeologists who may one day use it to study our society’s worship of Fruit Pie the magician, Julius Pringles and Chester cheetah, the orange finger god of mischief and maltodextrin.
- I would like that. It would be like rooming with Enya.
- Luckily we can save the planet from unpleasant sound by using new quiet-coal technology and breakthroughs in silent oil. And if we just do that much, eventually the icecaps will melt, the seas will rise, and our coastal cities will be underwater, where it’s nice and quiet.
- Why do I as man have to pay for a woman’s OB GYN services? That’s why just to get my money’s worth this year, I’m getting a pap smear. How? I don’t know, Obama, you figure it out.
- To get out one particularly tough carpet stain, I once mixed windex, soft scrub and tilex and wound up with a pretty good batch of crystal meth. Paid for the new carpet.
- Nation, we’re not going to take this sitting down. We’re going to take it standing on top of a stepladder, throwing a lawn dart at a drum of DDT while eating only half of our recommended daily fiber.
- [SERIOUSLY, GOOGLE IT]
- Well, what a surprise. They’re playing the bloody diarrhea card.
- Individuals are always stupid.
- That puts the dumb in free-dumb.
- My guests tonight are a soul legend and an indy rock icon. Together they’re an indy-soul ledgicon.
- Thank you for wearing your formal plaid shirt.
love the war shot- very clever :D and i loved the “o so now your pulling the bloody diarrhea card”- i lost it there :D
everytime there is a musical performance im always hoping that stephen will come out and sing- but he didnt :(
wonder what that squat/walk thing was that stephen did right b4 they started to play
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The “squat/walk” was decided upon shortly before they taped the segment, I think. I was lucky enough to be at that taping, so I got to watch him realize how much taller he was than her (via the monitors) and try to adjust accordingly. He tried squatting, bending, and even ended up on his knees at one point! It was very well received by the audience (and, seemingly, the staff), so he went for it. It was adorable. SHE was adorable, and sweet.
And Stephen stood a mere five or so feet in front of me while they played. *dies*
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Thanks so much! That’s cool to know! That’s so awesome that u were at a taping.
………..Any chance of a taping report? :)
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The Rawsome Foods raid segment was hysterically funny! I may watch it again just to catch all the little jabs here and there. And the musical performance was wonderful! I’ve been a fan of Tweedy/Wilco for years but hadn’t heard much of Staples’ music. That is a fantastic pairing! Their “people” knew what they were doing.
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I loved Stephen’s joy at crumpling the chips bag. I just get a kick out of the childlike joy he gets out of the silliest things.
@Lockhart43: I thought about you when Stephen mentioned Pringles. HaHa! ;P
That Rawesome Food story was incredible. Yes. Enforce the laws about raw milk. But why are the police in the place with guns drawn & frisking those people. Complete insanity.
And don’t forget everybody, Colbert is on Letterman tonight! Sadly, it looks like it may be only one segment. I think Johnny Knoxville may get the second segment. :(
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@Lockhart43: I thought about you when Stephen mentioned Pringles.
HA! Well shucks, thanks. :)
Now I have a craving for a Reddi-Wip/Pringle sandwich. :P
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Staples is legendary, and I’ve been a Tweedy fan since my days watching Uncle Tupelo in central Illinois dive bars. Two incredibly talented musicians coming together across genres – something fantastic is bound to happen. I agree, Michele, their management had the right idea!
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Stephen crumpling up the Sun Chips bag reminded me of a little kid popping bubble wrap. :) And I always get a kick out of him throwing objects off of his desk.
The Rawsome Foods segment was SO funny! I am continually amazed at how many people are willing to talk to Stephen. How many sincerely odd people are willing to talk to Stephen. The whole segment made me think of the “Strangers With Candy” episode where Noblet and Jellineck are role playing in the science room and Noblet is Louis Pasteur, lol.
That song was really beautiful, I love the lyrics. I definitely teared up a bit when I heard it.
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