Monday Song - Southwestern State - 7 Mary 3

The Girl With The Afro

Old Lyrics - The Bar Song

The Bar Song

I'll be in the bar again...
Sitting and waiting on you
Bad karaoke too loud to think
Social life is at it again
Time again, for another drink

It hurts when I laugh
And I love the pain
I love the pain
Bring it back again

Chilly inside, chill my bones
Mexican girl dancing on the bar
And I feel alone
But the smile on my face
Calls me a liar

A girl pukes in her hands (I'm sorry)
A man drops to his knees (Don't cry)
I dropped a shot glass on the floor... (Wolverine!)
And a drunk pees himself in front of me
This is my American Dream (I have you)

It hurts when I laugh
And I live for this pain
I'm in love with the pain
Heartbreak me again

There's more to life we're told
Slow it down we're told
If we slow down we'll get old
Social life kicks my ass
Won't live to see I'm old, too late to change...

It hurts when I laugh
And I love the pain
I love the pain
Make me lie again

Punch me in the face, and
I'm in love with you
I'm gonna cry in the bathroom
While thinking of you

It hurts when
I wake up sober.

Monday Song - Don't Change Your Plans - Ben Folds Five

Mr. Universe

Old Lyrics - You're Not A Star

I used to be in bands and write a lot of the lyrics...
I have a few files full of them.. Full songs, parts of songs, poems that might have been songs, and so on... Some of them go as far back as 1990... Just gonna start posting them here...
By no means are any of these any good. Hahaha!!!

You're Not A Star

YOU’RE NOT MY OLD GREEN CAR,
SO I DON’T PAY INSURANCE.
YOU’RE NOT MY TONGUE,
SO I DON’T NEED YOU TO TALK.
YOU’RE NOT MY MOTHER,
SO DON’T YOU TRY AND GUIDE ME.
YOU’RE NOT MY HOME,
BUT YOU CAN KEEP ME WARM.
YOU’RE NOT MY GUITAR,
AND I’M WRITING SONGS ABOUT YOU.
YOU’RE NOT MY WIFE,
AND YOU NEVER WILL BE.
YOU’RE NOT A TEACHER,
I’VE HAD ALL THE SCHOOL I CAN HANDLE.
YOU’RE NOT A STAR.

YOU’RE NOT MY SHOES,
BUT I’D LIKE TO TIE YOU UP.
YOU’RE NOT MY PORNO MAGS,
BUT YOU KNOW HOW TO GET ME UP.
YOU’RE NOT MY LOVER,
JUST A TOY FOR MY NEEDS.
YOU’RE NOT MY WATCH,
AND ALL I GOT IS TIME.
YOU’RE NOT MY CHILD,
SO I DON’T HAVE TO RAISE YOU.
YOU’RE NOT MY BED,
BUT ALL YOUR BITCHIN’ PUTS ME RIGHT TO SLEEP.
YOU’RE NOT A STAR.

YOU’RE NOT MY SUNGLASSES,
THIS WORLD’S TOO DARK ANYWAY.
YOU’RE NOT MY DOCTOR,
AND I’M ON DRUGS BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU’RE NOT MY TELEVISION,
DAMN, NO OFF SWITCH.
YOU’RE NOT MY KITCHEN SINK,
YOU THINK YOU’RE EVERYTHING ELSE.
YOU’RE NOT MY SYNTHESIZER,
YOU COULD NEVER MAKE THOSE FUNKY SOUNDS.
YOU’RE NOT MY HAT,
AND I WEAR ONE ALL OF THE TIME.
YOU’RE NOT MY LIFE,
SO GO AND GET ONE OF YOUR OWN
YOU’RE NOT A STAR.

Monday Song - A Sorta Fairytale - Tori Amos

What a cool video...

TRIKKY Munny!

A Tricky Rock Trikky!

I had a blast making these, and I think I'm going to keep doing them!

Doodling With Jim Henson (and me!)

For Christmas Brie's sister Maggie got me an amazing gift...

A book titled "Doodling With Jim Henson"!

It's full of Mr. Henson's sketches, doodles, and art, and has drawing exercises for getting the creativity flowing onto the paper. The books is a ton of fun, and I can't stop pouring through it... I just started doing some of the doodles, and one I get my camera fixed or a better scanned I'll start posting them here...

Want to check out the book?
Pick it up online at Amazon or hit your local bookstore and demand it!

And THANK YOU MAGGIE!!!

Animal Behavior Trailer

Monday Song -Let's Dance - David Bowie

2012 on the Mad Puppeteer...

More puppets that I've made, and from the Elmwood crew...
Elmwood Videos...
More art, mine and others...
Old song lyrics, and stuff like that...
and more of whatever!

New Year's Day Song - We Close Our Eyes....

Oingo Boingo on the MDA Telethon, somewhere in the 1980's...
Two of my favorite songs from them!

Happy New Year!

May the Force Be With You in 2012

New Year's Eve...

I should be in bed... It's too early in the morning, but can't sleep.
And that's OK.
I've been thinking about this past year, and a few years before this one...
And although there have been hard times, I have to say the good out number and outweigh them.

I'm grateful for all my family, and friends, and extended family, and cats...
I'm grateful for the madness that makes me who I am...
I'm grateful to be alive...

So Happy New Year to those who read this, and may 2012 be amazing for you

- JB

Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City [1984]

For Rich... Make sure to listen to his show tonite online!
Metal Imbalance!!!

Monday Song - Hello - Poe

And goodbye 2011...

Hope You Have a Great Nite...

King Tiki Tiki's Christmas Extravaganza!

Here's this years Elmwood Holiday Short...
Gabe made King Tiki Tiki, and it looks awesome!

ZAPPA on ZAPPA!!!

A few years back I made a Frank Zappa puppet for my Aunt Desi and Uncle John for Christmas... They were the ones to turn me on to Zappa when I was a teenager, and I haven't turned back...
John went to see Dweezil Zappa's show "Zappa Plays Zappa" last year and brought the puppet with him and managed to get Dweez to sign him!
I was pretty stoked when Desi showed me!

Monday Song - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Monday Song - The Adventures Of Raindance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Rox...

"I'm With You"  - My vote for Album of the Year 2011

Warts and all

A couple weeks ago the Elmwood blog had a profile on ME written by my cousin for a paper she did for class...  We liked it, so we posted it!  And now I'm linking it here...  Cuz my ego is out of control today...

Just click the picture above to read it!

"Have you seen the Muppets?"

YES! I HAVE!

People keep asking me if I saw it and what I thought of it...

So I'll keep my review short and simple...

Loved it! Was the first Muppet movie that had the feel of "The Muppet Show" and it was full of that Henson Heart. If they keep moaking movies like this then they can't fail!

Can't wait to see it again...

I was lucky enough to have some great friends and my awesome girlfriend come with me to see it opening nite!

Monday Song - Evaporated - Ben Folds

And Thanks Brie!  You gave this song so much meaning to me...  I'm lucky to have you in my life.

Munny Madness!!!!

So here is my other Munny Doll... This one's the Foomi, completed with a base... It's already at Paris In Plantsville for the show!

I actually got this picture texted to me today by Josh, with the text "You're touched man."

To me that's a compliment.

Monday Song 2 - I Should Have Known - Foo Fighters

This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Daniel Fickle

Monday Song - Walk - Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters had a contest recently where fans could make videos, here is one of the videos they liked!  I'll be posting another one later today.

This Video Sucks Contest: Directed by Phil Hodges

Happy "Black Friday"!

Josh & Todd Movie Trailer

Who Is Going With Me Tomorrow?