i stay up late most nights, struggling to sleep. i can't get my brain to cool off, quit worrying about stuff beyond my control (i know, i know), and let me drift into dreamland. my guilty pleasure in the wee hours is watching the jimmy fallon show. i think the writing is original, don't mind watching him laugh at his own jokes, and can't get enough of his house band The Roots. occasionally i dvr some clips for my kids that i think they will dig. jabberwockees, dance your hat and gloves off, john cena, charades, andy samberg, big boi, david murray (can you believe it?), etc.
anyway - justin timberlake was on the show a couple nights ago, promoting his new movie "the social network". he is one of the most charismatic people i have ever seen. we have his most recent snl appearance on the dvr too. the kids dig him, i do too, and it sure beats "the suite life of zach and cody".
at any rate... jimmy and justin do this incredible medley of old school hip-hop jams. they run the gamut of snippets from sugar hill gang, biggie, snoop, eminem, run dmc, kanye, beasties, ti, tribe, missy, tupac, jay-z, the roots, digital underground, and soulja boy. i gotta admit - it was pretty tight. the roots sounded incredible too. these were my jams from back in the day. i hooked up the orange external to my macbook and played the original clips for my kids. what a fun moment for us. sure feels good earning some parental cred with your own kids.
here's what i don't get. simon (11) and kale (10) watched this clip about four times and memorized all of the lyrics. they can sing all of the hooks, but initially only recognized "the humpty dance" their brain power is amazing. even more puzzling to me is their inability to retain any kind of instructions or new rules for the house. i guess i need to start giving lectures over a background track by the neptunes.
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