Psycho-Cat Christmas

Cute With Chris (www.cutewithchris.com) is pretty much one of my favorite shows ever. Chris is hilarious, and anyone who likes pets, Canadians, and sardonic humor (or any combination of the three) will love this show. This is a great cat-themed Christmas episode, and...

Chinese food on Christmas

Chicago Sinfonietta bassist and Birch Creek Music Festival instructor Alan Steiner sent me this fun video recently about what to do on Christmas if you’re Jewish.  From www.brandonwalkermusic.com.

Argument set to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

DBB.org regular contributor Benjy sent me a link to this very fun video featuring Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray pantomiming an argument with the first movement of Beethoven’s 5th symphony as a soundtrack. Sid Ceaser was a live sketch comedy pioneer in the 1950s...

Donald Duck is my Mortal Enemy

This photo can’t help but remind me about the story that I wrote earlier in 207 titled Bugs Bunny is My Mortal Enemy. I actually just started working on this post as a Story Time audio episode for Contrabass Conversations. I love putting these things together,...

Passive Aggressive Signs

My long list of podcasts that I listen to daily generally provides me with some much needed levity in my day.  Thanks to one of Leo Laporte’s podcasts (Net at Nite, if I remember correctly), I found passiveaggressivenotes.com, a hilariously funny site...