Ning is a cool web software platform that is the part of the new wave of cool Internet stuff. It allows developers to quickly build simple apps and not have to worry too much about architecture. They’re limiting the number of allowed developer accounts for now, but I was lucky to get one today. In…

Don’t expect this site to turn into a dream journal, but I had to share this one. I was in a play about Gremlins and I played the part of Stripe, but for some reason I was driving a covered wagon. I couldn’t remember my lines because they were all in Gremlinese. A guy kept…

Imagine what would happen if you legally forced Van Morrison to write 31 songs on the spot. Take into account that he didn’t feel like doing this at all and wouldn’t care if he wrote songs called “Chicken Coo” and “Want a Danish?” Some of the songs might even be about how you, the guy…

The New York Times article on CYHSY mentioned they were offered an appearance on the OC.The buzz even persuaded producers of “The O.C.,” which is known for its indie rock soundtracks, to ask Clap Your Hands to perform on the show. The band turned it down. Too much popularity, after all, can diminish one’s credibility.…

Wow, this guy has a lot of collectibles in his house. Warning: That link contains a lot of photos and will take a long time to load. It just keeps going on and on and on…

I bought a pair of sunglasses a few weeks ago and they already broke. Good thing I never buy expensive ones.

If anyone wants tickets to the TLA CYHSY show on October 26th, they just went on sale for $15. It’s a benefit to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina and it’s not necessarily a commemoration of my birth. Still, I’ll take it. MP3 Link: This Home On Ice

I spent a few days out in the midwest for my mom’s birthday and took a trip into Chicago. I’ve been wanting to check out “Cloud Gate” at Millenium Park since I first heard about it. I got some great shots of it, too.

I was so glad a few weeks ago when they announced the Sunday night show. I bought tickets to Saturday’s show but couldn’t make it. Jeanne went without me and said the show was fun, but a little short since CYHSY filled the opening slot. I got to the Khyber about 8:00PM and listened to…

I thought I was getting screwed yesterday when I bought a tank of gas at $2.79/gallon because they had just jumped from $2.59. Today I saw prices from $3.00 – $3.19 (one crazy station in Sicklerville was selling for $2.89 and it was jam packed with SUVs). I suggest filling up your cars today if…

GameShow fans need not wonder any longer. The wait is over. Jason Zahn has been unmasked, handed a drink, and photographed for the title bar of his site, jasonzahn.com so now all the online stalking and speculation can end. Anyway, he added a ton of other stuff this month that you may be interested in,…

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According to Pat: It doesn’t count if Pitchfork mentions you but not your music!I tend to agree. The Magnolia Electric Co. buying water story hasn’t died yet. Ben Garvey wrote in to report that two weeks ago at a packed show in a sweltering church basement in Philadelphia, Molina whipped a $100 bill out of…

You absolutely rock. It’s people like you who are making it easier for me to put time and effort into Odd Man In. Your donation has been received and some tokens should have been deposited into your account. You should receive a confirmation email from the site telling you how many you received for your…

I was watching Michaela and McKenzie on Saturday and we decided to make a Cutie Theater themed board game called Cutie Land. Check out this picture of it. The object is to get from Earth to Mars and then back to Earth. If you’re a cutie and a robot lands on you, you have to…

It’s a ways away, but Philebrity says:Clap Your Hands Say Yeah just got booked to play on Conan O?Brien last week of December.

It’s been a while since I made a GameShow shout out. This month I’m in third place, but I haven’t been playing that great for the last few days. My mom was the big winner last month.

Check out this bizarre mannequin for sale on eBay.

Most of you know my love for BBC’s The Office. I watched the first episode of the NBC version with Steve Carrell, but never caught any of the others because I thought it was on Thursday nights. As part of a promotion for the 40 Year Old Version, NBC ran the first four episodes again…