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Related Image from Coffee as Asphrodisiac

Thanks, Adam, for all the fun fodder. 

We made it to the the R. Kelley Trapped in the Closet Sing Along. What a blast! Kristin has been so very excited about this. She showed up with a bag of props, including a pear, a deck of cards, a roll of toilet paper, and condoms. She seemed very upset that she was unable to locate cherries. I think she paid more attention when she saw it, because I honestly couldn’t remember exactly what any of the props were for. Most of this stuff was tossed around at crucial times during the video at Kristin’s command, "Throw it!"

We met up with Jon, Kristopher, and Jen at the Coolidge Corner Clubhouse (a place I’m not likely to go back to – undergrad sportsbar from hell!) across the street. Jen didn’t have a ticket, and the event was sold out, so we had to work the line to get her hooked up, but we did it! I’m sure she’s thrilled we did.

This event was transported from Austin, and they actually flew the host up. He was a total trip! Seriously. He presented us with the question of the night, which was this…

Is R. Kelley a genius or a fucking retard?

We answered this question by taking a trip through R. Kelley’s musical past. The Trapped in the Closet episodes were separated by RK videos, and everyone was encouraged to get up and dance, and dance we did! Even hopped up on the stage. There were RK-style improvs from audience members, as well as several "Trapped" parodies, including South Park, Dave Chappelle, and a bad remake by an Austin high school student. The TITC chapters played with subtitles, and the audience sang along. We were encouraged to leave the theater using the phrase "hot mess." Everyone say it with me:

HOT MESS

The line that always sticks with me is:

What I’m about to tell you is so damn twisted / not only is a man in the cabinet, but the man / is a midget-midget-midget.

It was a really late night, and there are reports to write, so those of you who joined me, please add more.

More Trapped Pictures Here.

Menupages + Googlemaps = Menumaps

You may recall my obsession with Googlemap mashups, although it’s been a while. The genre has been a bit overdone, and it’s been a while since I found one that seemed worth sharing. This one mashes GMaps with Menupages, a site I’ve shared before. I like it for its one-page menu pdfs – much better than prose opinions for deciding if your potential restaurant is affordable and in tune with your current hankerings.

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Update: Jon points out a pretty big flaw in this mashup. I have made a comment about it on the blog for Menumaps, so maybe it will be fixed soon. Until then, consider this recommendation "pending."

Trapped In The Closet – The R. Kelly Sing-a-long at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Friday, April, 29th:

We spared no expense to import from Austin, Texas, one of our favorite ideas ever. Our friend Henri, from the Alamo Drafhouse (one of the best theaters in the country, period), joins us as host for this very special event.

To the uninitiated: Every chapter of R. Kelly’s TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET soap hip-hopera ends with a cliffhanger. The last lines of Chapter 1 are, fittingly enough: "He walks up to the closet (closet) – He’s close up to the closet (closet) – Now he’s at the closet (closet) – Now he’s opening the closet (closet, closet, closet)." Then the video fades out and you have to wait for Chapter 2 to find out what happens when he opens the closet (closet, closet, closet). Fortunately you don’t have to wait long because it’ll fade right back in with Chapter 2 and we all get to see what happens when he opens up the closet and finds R. Kelly there in a post-adultery hide-away.

To those in the know: You’ve seen the videos online. Maybe you’ve even seen them on DVD in a room with friends. But you haven’t fully experienced them until you’ve rapped along with R. Kelly in a theater full of hundreds of friends and a bevy of props hidden around the room. We’ll screen all 12 chapters with bouncing-ball sing-a-long lyrics, a bevy of other classic R. Kelly videos (everyone ready for the Bump N’ Grind?), a special on-screen "interview" with the man himself, an amazing 10 year old kiddie remake of the first chapter of Trapped, and more! By the end of the show, Sylvester won’t be the only one who’ll scream out, "Oh my god, a rubber!"

It is so on. Let me know if you can join. I want to make a night of it. 😀

Kristin’s friend, Patty, invited us to join her for a U Mass event at the top of one of those pretty tall buildings on Franklin. I bought my camera along and clicked away like mad. I love the results. 😀

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Update: I inspired someone, and they inspired me to comment.