Jeremias Muito Luoco.

Apparently there's this TV show in Brazil that does "Cops" one better -- instead of just chasing down the shirtless drunks, they wait at the police station and interview them as they come in. Here's one such interview with a wasted Linkin Park fan named Jeremias José, who gives it his all. Don't speak Portuguese? Don't worry -- "drunk" is a universal language:



And you know what could make that better? Only one thing -- a remix:



[via WFMU.]

Sing-Along Time.

This video will worm its way into your brain and not let go for a long, long time. You've been warned.



[via Monkeys for Helping.]

Bollywood Monday: Gang Leader!

Chirru is the gift that just keeps on giving. In this case, it's the song "Chik Chik Chelam," in which he is, well, a gang leader. No info on the name of the film:



[via Monkeys For Helping.]

Solitary Vin.

Vin Scully is the man. After doing play-by-play for the Dodgers since 1950, he's still the best in the business and still works without a partner, in the old school way.

This little animation was actually part of a series that ran every week on the Sunday pregame show a couple years ago. The quality varied from episode to episode, but this was one of the better than average ones, and one of the few available online.



While we're on the subject, here's some more Vin. I originally posted this next clip over on my Eric's House blog quite a while back, but it bears repeating. Some industrious soul recreated the end of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series using the old RBI Baseball video game. But it's synchronized to Vin's call of the game, so you can listen to him covering a great moment in the history of the game:



And if you've got 20 minutes to spare, here's an interview by Jim Hill of CBS News in Los Angeles, shot before the start of the 2006 season.

Jukebox Friday: Zappa Week Edition.

It certainly wouldn't be Zappa Week without some of the man's music....

Shoddy video quality, but the music rocks. A live version of "Montana" (originally on 1973's "Apostrophe'"):


"Titties and Beer," live from the "Baby Snakes" tour (originally from 1978's "Zappa in New York"):


Some guitar shreddin' with Steve Vai on "Stevie's Spanking" (originally on 1984's "Them or Us"):


A fan-made animated video for "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" (from 1968's"We're Only In It For the Money"):


This, of course, is just a random selection from the tip of the iceberg. Explore for yourself, starting at Zappa.com!

Zappa Week: Day 4.

In his continuous quest to infiltrate and subvert the mainstream, Frank Zappa turns up on another stupid game show. This time it's "Make Me Laugh" from 1978:



(Few of you may believe that the '70s were ever that intensely '70s. But yes... yes they were.)

Zappa Week: Day 3.

Zappa Week forges ahead with this nugget -- FZ's quasi-legendary appearance on "Dance Fever." (You'll have to forgive the video quality, of course. And if you can't forgive it, don't complain to me because I didn't upload it.0:



Oh how I wish he could've lived to be a judge on "American Idol." That would be the only thing that would get me to watch it. (Although, maybe I'd be persuaded to watch if they got John Lydon on there. I'm currently enjoying his turn on Bodog Battle of the Bands on Fuse. He somehow manages to be both an antiauthoritarian fuck-you punk and a doddering curmudgeon at the same time.)