Handful

In addition to this week’s Monk/Steinhoff videoclip, and another videoclip, related to my comedy sketch idea, "Teddy Tinyfingers", I first have a few other things to report:

A Few Other Things To Report First
1. The special edition of the show, “The Office” that followed the Superbowl last week made substantial inside references to my material, unfortunately, it gets a little complicated to explain. That leaves it with those who trust my facility for identifying these things believing it, and the rest, well, nobody has time for everybody. As to the specifics, I’m sure I’ll go into it someday, perhaps after next year’s Superbowl?

2. This week’s “Life On Mars” (2.4.09) made several inside references for my benefit. Again, I’m not going into specifics at this time. I will observe that I made a reference to “Life On Mars” in my November 22, 2008 blog, and from that moment anticipated that I would eventually be seeing them make an abundantly clear reference to my material. At one point I thought last week’s (1.28.09) “Life On Mars” included a reference, but changed my mind when I saw it back. Now I’m not so sure. This is not entirely unlike the time I wrote a comedy sketch idea around “Law & Order, Criminal Intent”, followed by that show making inside references to my material.

3. This year's Grammy Awards, not unlike any number of major award shows in the past, appears to be making use of a concept of mine. Specifically, the backdrop of little cubes drifting around behind the presenters bears a significant resemblance to my use of bricks drifting around during a section of the music video for my song, "Whatever Happened".

"Teddy Tinyfingers" and Christian Bale
Besides my Monk/Steinhoff videoclip, I also have with this blog another videoclip, regarding my January 14th comedy sketch idea, “Teddy Tinyfingers”. But first a few words about Christian Bale. I notice that all this talk about his on-the-set “tirade” actually began just two weeks following my "Teddy Tinyfingers" comedy sketch idea, through the surfacing of a recording of Bale. The Bale story first broke back in July 2008, but never took off until the recording was heard. This is unusual, for a half-year-old story of this variety to suddenly receive new life in this way. I further observe that my “Teddy Tinyfingers” comedy sketch idea regards an on-the-set argument between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton (my fellow CalArts alum on whom I have been a major influence). I therefore wonder whether it isn't upon me to weigh in on the Christian Bale matter, which I see as having potentially been given new life by “Teddy Tinyfingers” (an extreme statement only to those unfamiliar with the kind of impact my works have been known to have): I find it most interesting that Mr. Bale is the person who gave that incredibly inspired performance in “American Psycho”, the best performance of his career, or for that matter what would be a great performance in anybody’s career. In that movie he artfully delivered a humorous insight into the idea that people who are perfectly behaved, people who might ostracize a member of their own circle should they so much as have a hair out of place or perform a public faux pas, may on the inside just as easily also be sadistic, twisted psychotics, perhaps an outgrowth of a suppressive social world - a social world with values so disconnected, as to grant its greatest approval only to those most adept at observing proper social decorum. Who doesn’t appreciate the emotions expressed in Christian Bale’s real-life tirade, and immediately forgive? And who doesn’t also get that emotions dwelling in actors on film sets cannot be viewed by normal standards? So why so a short leash, so to speak, when one looks at the public response? Let's keep it real: Christian Bale is entitled. Of course, one nevertheless understands his public apology, as we've all had to placate those devoid of all insight.

"Teddy Tinyfingers" and Others
And so now, a special videoclip regarding, well, see for yourself:



Monk/Steinhoff 2.6.09 Videoclip
So finally, this week's Monk/Steinhoff videoclip. (I hope those all about Monk appreciate why one of the moments from the February 6th "Monk" episode was determined to belong more in the previous rather than the following videoclip.)