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Adam and Jeremy Say: Peace equals victory

2011-06-02T13:33:00.003-05:00

Does anyone else think it's interesting that the hippy peace sign and the middle east sign for victory are the same?

Adam and Jeremy Say: Dogs like hardcore too

2011-03-09T10:45:00.002-05:00

this is one of the funniest videos we've seen in a while

-Thanks to Marcus Jackson for the lead

Adam and Jeremy Say: Hug a veteran

2010-11-11T13:01:00.001-05:00

Adam and Jeremy Say: Christians can't enjoy secular entertainment...or can they?

2010-08-24T11:06:00.002-05:00

If you hang around Adam and Jeremy for about 30 seconds, you'll notice we study and enjoy secular art and culture. So does that contradict what we believe about our faith?

I think John Piper has a good take on this issue...see below.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Quote us on this.

2010-06-25T11:17:00.005-05:00

James Bond has many memorable quotes.
Don't believe us?...just google "james bond quotes"
But without a doubt, this is the most famous.

"a vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred"

Adam and Jeremy Say: Destroy the Noise

2010-06-04T08:52:00.003-05:00

Project 86 just released a brand new video this week for "The Destroyer" off their latest record "Picket Fence Cartel". We dig the video in the typical Project 86 fashion...which is, of course, dark and weird, but cool at the same time.

...In other music news, if you haven't been on Noise Trade in a while, now is a great time to swing over there and check it out. Justin McRoberts has some brand new recordings up there that you can download for FREE, and they are very sweet! Check out what Reese Roper from Five Iron Frenzy had to say about it:

Adam and Jeremy Say:Quote us on this

2010-05-26T08:31:00.003-05:00

Here's a classic that is packed with plenty of good ones. We think there are probably twenty one liners in this clip alone that have been said over and over during the years of pre-pubescence, but they never get old or less funny.

"...you play ball like a girl."

Adam and Jeremy Say: Quote us on this

2010-05-12T07:46:00.005-05:00

As we near our 500th post here at Adam and Jeremy, you've probably noticed that we like media, in particular, movies.
Well, we gathered some of our favorite movie quotes over the years and will now present them to you for your viewing pleasure in.
Enjoy!

Let's start with one most folks are familiar with...you might have been afraid to watch Braveheart because of it's gruesome battle scenes and sheer length and intensity (you need a nap after watching for three hours). But you have to feel inspired, and realize that even peace and love are worth fighting for. Sure the theme is freedom, but freedom do to what? Live in peace with the people we love.

"...They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom."

Adam and Jeremy Say: Church in a Box...or is just a funny video in a box

2010-05-11T09:28:00.004-05:00

If you can relate to some modern church culture, then you will find this video amusing...

"Sunday's Coming" Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.

...but maybe that was just a typical rip off christian video which the church culture is so good at doing these days...see below

...so don't miss the point. what point? The point that you should be able to laugh at yourself, because you probably do/are some of the same things that you make fun of.

Adam and Jeremy Say: World Cup promos rock!

2010-04-22T07:48:00.007-05:00

NIKE WRITE THE FUTURE - FULL LENGTH VERSION @ Yahoo! Video

Adam and Jeremy Say: It will be here soon

2010-04-22T07:44:00.004-05:00

We're less than two months away from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and we hope you're getting as excited about the greatest tournament as Adam and Jeremy are.

Adam and Jeremy Say:this is something we recomend doing

2010-04-06T12:24:00.002-05:00

See you there....

Adam and Jeremy Say: Politics are stupid

2010-03-29T09:38:00.003-05:00

but this new MAD Magazine cover is funny...

Adam and Jermey Say: Top 25 movies of all time. Anniversary edition

2010-03-17T10:27:00.015-05:00

This post may sound familiar; that's because we've done it before.

But it was so good the first time that it deserves another run, and maybe even a few more in the future.

Here is the same list as before, but we've got more advanced technology now, so enjoy all the movie trailers as well.

*disclaimer* Before you start to watch, please be aware, that although the videos are "approved for all audiences", we recommend guarding yourself as nesecarry.

24. V for Vendetta - Honestly I don't think there was a person in the theater who did not get chills up their spine as that masked army of civilians marched through London.

23. Spanglish - Adam Sandler? Who would of thought such a goof could make so beautiful a film out of such a sad story.

22. A Christmas Story - You don't even have to celebrate Christmas to love this classic movie.

21. Se7en - Twists, Turns, Intensity it had everything we wanted... oh and the bad guy gets it in the end.

20. Office Space - This movie was funny back in high school and college but now that we actually work in offices this movie is hilarious! Would there be an "Office" TV show without this movie?

(sorry. no appropriate trailer was available for this)

19. Tommy Boy - "Fat man in a little coat fat man in a little coat."

18. Dead Poets Society - Seriously this movie makes me cry every time I see it.

17. Tombstone - The Best Western Ever Made.

16. Pirates of the Caribbean - Who would have though a theme park could be so exciting, so funny and so enjoyable, and now that we have seen how bad it could have been with number two and three we enjoy the original even more.

15. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Yeah it's complicated and yeah it's a little sad, but in a world full of shame directors trying in vein to write the worlds greatest existential or postmodern love story this film quietly shines through.

14. Gettysburg - Grit, Drama and Glory sounds like a recipe for success, and this one was cooked to perfection.

13. Casablanca - Thousands of years from now when some new culture is studying the American woman this movie will explain everything.

12. You’ve Got Mail - Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan bottle lightning and let it go for what has to be the cutest movie ever made.

11. Jurassic Park - Who does not love dinosaurs?

10. Garden State - It is easy for movies to do one of two things; glamorize the pain and suffering of our fallen world, or they try and gloss over it for some over romanticized version of life. Garden State fell right in between those two pitfalls... perfectly nailing the amazing awkwardness of getting to know some one, the joy of loving some one, and the pain of dealing with all the imperfections that come with having to deal with people, and yeah Natalie Portman is way hot, but it was the fact that so many of the moments in the film hit so close to home with an entire generation that make this film great.

09. Forest Gump - Strip away all the jaded and slanted preconceived notions you have about American History from the 50's - the 80's, and look at if from a completely innocent and completely childlike point of view and you find Forest Gump. A film that didn't make a commentary on American History but about the people who created that history and how strange they really where.

08. Gladiator - A man should be a man and if you are suffering from lack of manliness then Gladiator is the cure. Russell Crow is absolutely a crazed roid head in real life, but its that intense machismo that made this film so thrilling. After seeing it I want to go out and slay lions with my bare hands, and that after all is what a man's movie should aim for.

07. Princess Bride - I guess you could over analyze everything if you try hard enough, but this one is simple enough for a child to understand (after all we were only children when we first saw it) but good enough for an adult to love... if you don't believe me go back and watch it.

06. Schindler's List - Some things the mind can't understand until it sees them for itself... the holocaust was one of those things and this movie helped us all understand the horror, but it didn't leave us there... it let us know that there is hope in this dark and dangerous world.

05. Fight Club - Everyone wants to be a member of some exclusive club and that's the way Brad Pitt and Ed Norton made us feel when we saw this... oh and it just happened to be the coolest club ever invented! Add to that an amazing twist and a supers stylized version of reality and you have a classic.

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04. Brave Heart - "FREEDOM!" Is it just me or should we broadcast this movie to Iraqis twenty four seven?

03. The Passion - It is impossible for us to grasp what Christ suffered on the cross when He was forsaken by God, but this movie came as close as possible to letting us understand that by showing us His physical pain and suffering.

02. Matrix - How do explain "cool" or "hip" it is really hard without and example... well here is a good example... some how this film made sci-fi and for that matter Keanue Reeves cool... and once again in light of how bad the sequels were this movie may be the best sci-fi movie ever made. However, I should note that I hate Star Wars and Star Trek... so don't get your panties all in a bunch.

01. Saving Private Ryan - The Greatest Generation, the Greatest War, and the Greatest Film of All Time. Seriously did you see Big and Sleepless in Seattle... how did that guy become an American hero? But that was the point, these men are not heroes they are average men fighting for a cause, normal everyday guys willing to put their lives on the line for their country, but more importantly for Private Ryan. Against the amazing backdrop of World War II Spielberg makes heroes out of mechanics and school teachers; spare parts most directors would have pushed into bit parts.

Adam and Jeremy Say: this is something we recomend doing...

2010-01-19T11:33:00.000-05:00

Haiti Earthquake

Adam and Jeremy Say: Watch this

2009-12-11T16:25:00.001-05:00

Weird or Cool?

Family Force 5 - Dance Or Die

Family Force 5 - Christmas Album Available NOW! MySpace Music Videos

Adam and Jeremy Say: see if you can catch the real meaning behind this video

2009-11-25T11:09:00.002-05:00

Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did, but click on over the Bob Dylan's website and get some more info on his new Christmas album. One cool thing about this project is all of the Dylan's U.S. royalties from sales of the record will be donated to Feeding America.

Groovy! and kudos to Dylan (because that's really why he did it....to get a shout out from AdamandJeremy).

Adam and Jeremy Say: We Challange you!

2009-11-13T08:31:00.003-05:00

Well not us really, but more this dude, Josh, challenges anyone that if they can prove the unborn human fetus is not a living human, he will shut down his youtube channel.

Don't be turned off by Josh's dorkiness, and just accept the challenge.

Adam and Jeremy Say: What? You havn't seen Community?

2009-11-03T10:57:00.003-05:00

Clever like 30 Rock...Here is just a tidbit that doesn't really do it justice, but how much time do we have to scour the internet looking for the a great clip and totally encompases the whole show...not possible.
But enjoy and watch the show with caution and strength...Wha?

Adam and Jeremy Say: something to kill the time....

2009-11-02T10:49:00.001-05:00

Adam and Jeremy Say: In Case You Missed It

2009-10-26T15:51:00.002-05:00

Adam and Jeremy Say: This is something we recomend doing

2009-10-20T08:46:00.001-05:00

...watching live on Sunday Night. We're not the biggest U2 fans, but this will be worth our time.

Adam and Jeremy Say:Five Iron Frenzy renunion tour...

2009-10-14T09:07:00.002-05:00

...well, not really, but this is really cool!

Adam and Jeremy Say: We hope this convicts you like it convicts us

2009-09-23T07:57:00.003-05:00

On behalf of Greg Koukl...

"There is no reason to threaten our unity by frivolous debate. However, many debates are not frivolous, but are worthy of our best efforts.
Paul told Timothy to retain the standard of sound words, and to guard the treasure which had been entrusted to him (2 Timothy 1:13-14). He told Titus to choose elders who could exhort in sound doctrine and refute those who contradict, teachers, he said, who must be silenced (Titus 1:9, 11).
This kind of protection of the truth is not a passive enterprise. It’s active and energetic. Arguments are good and dispute is healthy. They clarify the truth and protect us from error and religious despotism.
When the church discourages principled debates and a free flow of ideas it leads to shallow Christianity and a false sense unity. No one gets any practice learning how to field contrary views in a gracious and productive way. The oneness they share is contrived, not genuine. And they lose the ability to separate the wheat from the chaff.
When arguments are few, error abounds. "

Sometimes even Adam and Jeremy (and Jeremy is more guity than Adam) shy away from debate in fear that it could cause a break in unity or stir up a small amount if disention. Alas, after hearing what Greg had to say on the issue, we should think about the way we "argue" and move forward with the discussion...carefully.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Don't miss it

2009-09-22T12:08:00.001-05:00

Adam and Jeremy Say: this is something we recomend doing...

2009-09-09T07:24:00.000-05:00

Liking Phil Wickham...

Adam and Jeremy Say: We are not so sure about this

2009-08-17T13:11:00.002-05:00

Found this video interesting, and also found it interesting that this song was one of the Top Ten Greatest Rock n Roll songs of all time according to Digital Dream Door.

Adam and Jeremy Say: We leave you with a question.

2009-07-28T07:38:00.007-05:00

(this post best read while listening to "t-shirts" by Derek Webb)

Jeremy Says: Saw a lot of this at Bele Chere this past weekend. It makes me sad and upset.

Adam Says: Everyone is so angry. The “preacher” sounds angry and the crowd acts angry; it is really just an angry place. Disturbing.

Jeremy Says: So how do we respond?
Option 1: do nothing, because it’s not worth spending time on
Option 2: post it to the blog, and enlighten people that this type of behavior is not Christ like
Option 3: Confront such evangelists and stop them from hurting the kingdom
Option 4: Join them in their efforts to “spread the Gospel”
Option 5: Get angry and break something

Adam Says: I like options 2,3 and 5

Jeremy Says: Option three is hard.
Hard, because there’s probably not much you can say to convince them they are wrong, even if you present the right information with the perfect delivery. So then you walk away more frustrated.

Adam Says: Yeah, but what if you just walked around behind that guy handing out bottles of water wearing a shirt that said “I am sorry about that man, but Jesus does love you and let me show you how.”

Jeremy Says: Hmm…you’re ideas are good. do you think non believers would look at that and just blame us for not being “unified” as a body?

Adam Says: Perhaps. However, its that or nothing… do you want his message to stand as a representation for the faith you claim?

Adam and Jeremy Say: From one end of the "Christian" music industry to the other

2009-07-27T08:54:00.006-05:00

By the way, we have listened to both the new Project 86 album and the new Derek Webb album, and they are definitely ones you should add to your itunes collection.

Adam and Jermey Say: What, you've never watched the entire Thriller video?

2009-07-24T13:41:00.001-05:00

Thriller by michael Jackson @ Yahoo! Video

Adam and Jeremy Say: this is something we recomend doing...

2009-07-13T13:59:00.003-05:00

Yep, it's that time of the year again...

Where Adam and Jeremy can't stop blubbering about Derek Webb and his not awesome awesomness.

Check it, and go buy the new album and watch the video:

Stockholm Syndrome Trailer from Derek Webb on Vimeo.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Murder is wrong, right?

2009-06-05T08:21:00.004-05:00

Jeremy Says: Any thoughts on George tiller?

Adam Says: Who is George Tiller?

Jeremy Says: Abortionist who was murdered over the weekend.

Adam Says: Did someone kill him because he was an abortionist?

Jeremy Says: yes

Adam Says: Well that seems a little hypocritical doesn't it?

Jeremy Says: Of course, but unfortunately it's a little more complex than that.
Think of the babies that he was scheduled to kill this week that now have a 2nd chance at life...

Adam Says: Is there any moral or spiritual mandate to kill a man to save babies?

Jeremy Says: There is a moral and spiritual mandate to stop him...and if the only way is to kill him in the process then...
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court does not recognize this mandate in all cases.

Adam Says: Interesting... I can easily say I completely disagree with you. Just as Christ asked Peter to put away his sword we have also been asked to lay down are arms and turn to our Savior for help... I think killing people would be the opposite of turning to Christ for help.

Jeremy Says: You disagree with the point I made. I didn't say I agreed with it.
Anywho, is there ever a moral or spiritual mandate to kill anyone?

Adam Says: That is a very good question. In the book of Isaiah the prophet tells us that God brought Babylon to power to subdue the rest of the earth so that he could save the remnant of Israel... I would assume that means that God either directly or indirectly is responsible for what the Babylonians did in their conquests (which mos def included killing people.)

Jeremy Says: Or an easier example is David and Joshua. They were directly commanded to kill people with their own hands. Agreed?

Adam Says: I agree. Was it Joshua who was commanded to kill everyone man woman and child? I mean that seems so raw... like I don't really understand it.

Jeremy Says: I believe it was him. Yes, I don't really understand it either, but the main point I'm getting at is that God does require his people to kill other humans at times, right?

Adam Says: Do you think he(God) is doing that now?

Jeremy Says: If he is the same God that he was back then, then I definitely think it's possible.
I don't know if he does it in the same manner that he did back then (thundering voice from the sky versus a quiet conviction from the holy spirit). so yes, I think he does require us to do those things sometimes, but that doesn't mean the manner in which he does or the manner in which he requires us to it is the same. Unless of course there is scripture that says otherwise.

Adam Says: Well, I suppose I find that hard to believe. However, I want to see the miraculous God of action that I first believed in and not the cowardly, over contented and overstuffed man made God that the Church has created, and I believe a thundering voice from heaven would fall along those lines... so lets see if we can't make that happen.

Jeremy Says: You could also go jump off a bridge trusting that God would not let you die because of your faith, but that would be foolish.
We should not test Him, so I don't think we can sit back and do nothing while innocent people die, because we are simply waiting for God to take his vengeance.
Does that justify killing abortionists? NO, because there is a big difference between doing nothing and the opposite extreme of murder.
I believe there are other means to prevent the murders of the unborn that don't involve more killing.

Adam Says: I agree completely. I don't think murder is ever in the equation...

Jeremy Says: Yes. I don't think God would ask us to commit murder, defy the government, and be hateful to the abortionist and their families in order to "speak for those who cant speak themselves".

For more info on this topic visit str.org

Adam and Jeremy Say: Dishonorable dudes with no fathers

2009-05-21T15:00:00.007-05:00

Someone recently asked me what summer blockbusters i looked forward to seeing most during 2009, to which i didn't really have an answer.
I'm not a big enough Star Trek fan to get all excited like some crazy people, and Terminator will probably be good, but nothing special like T2, so nothing was really looking spectacular.....
Until now.
(no doubt Terantino will bring the graphic violence, so weaker brothers procede with caution, but the story looks great)

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Adam and jeremy Say: This is old music you've never heard

2009-05-18T10:46:00.003-05:00

You might ask yourself: "What the what does Adam and Jeremy have to say about Keith Green? That was twenty years ago and not very rockin."

Well, we don't have much to say about him because we weren't there, but you can hear what other people said him.

Off the cuff, he kinda reminds of us a '70s version of John Mark McMillan.

And we think what other people said about him was pretty cool.

If you're up for a good story, click here.

If you're up for another good story, watch this:

Adam and Jeremy Say: We support some types of violence

2009-05-12T14:14:00.002-05:00

Maybe not this kind, but here's a shot of testoterone if you're running a little low.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Whistle our bell

2009-05-08T08:38:00.003-05:00

So we are still recovering from the aftermath of Scrubs being over, but this is helping us recover.
We are now moving on to the next phase of our latest project and were lucky enough to acquire the following piece of equipment.
See below for all the cool bells and whistles this baby's got.

Adam and Jeremy Say: The end of it.

2009-05-05T15:27:00.006-05:00

We know we just made a post about Scrubs just two posts ago, but tomorrow if the series finale. Yep, the SERIES FINALE.

There are talks about maybe doing a spin off or some type of Scrubs show next season, but we know it won't be the same without JD. Not that it will be bad; just not the same.

It's very sad, but if we stick together and hold tight to our "guy love" everything will okay.

Oh, yeah, and don't forget to watch tonight at 8pm for the 2nd to last episode (something with Obama made them air both episodes this week).

As we try to hold ourselves together as the greatness departs, watch this sneak peak below.

(warning:they use the "p" word in this clip)

Adam and Jeremy Say: This is something we recomend doing

2009-04-29T08:21:00.004-05:00

Participate in NPLTW!

Yep, yesterday kicked off a week long event to help promote the notion that people shouldn't kill babies (idea sounds simple enough, right?).

National Pro-Life T-shirt Week goes from April 28th through May 4th.

It doesn't matter where or who you are, show your support by wearing some kind of pro-life t-shirt over the next week.

And if you're in the mood, swing over to the NPLTW website, and enter their picture contest of yourself wearing a t-shirt that fits the theme for the week.

Adam and Jeremy Say: What, you didn't know scrubs has cool online videos?

2009-04-09T12:42:00.003-05:00

Well, maybe not cool, but worth watching if you have some time to waste.

We are very infatuated with this year's season of Scrubs on ABC. Make sure you watch it so, it'll score good ratings, and they won't cancel it.

So swing over the the ABC web page for Scrubs, but in the mean time, enjoy this clip:

Adam and Jeremy Say: this is something we recomend doing...

2009-04-07T09:00:00.008-05:00

If you have yet to visit our friend, Greg Koukl's, blog over that the Stand To Reason website, you are missing out a much better commentary than you will ever see at Adam and Jeremy (I know, hard to believe, right?), but you will also find tons of resources handy for some of the deeper issues in life and things that really matter.

Yeah, we all need our daily funnyordie.com vid to take the edge off, but when your in the mood to not be shallow, check it out.

I was reading the daily blog today, and they were referencing a particular article discussing the recent ARI survey about the decline of Christianity in America...particularly over the past two decades.
Gasp! I know, it sounds dreadful, but the author of the blog made a very good summation that puts it in proper perspective:
"...I think what that survey indicates is that our culture has changed. But what it doesn't show is that the church has already been changing, too, for the better...."

It's important to realize that our culture is changing, and that it may not be as "easy" to be a Christian anymore, but I think it's also important to know that the church is adapting to the changes in culture in way that is more effective for the cause of Christ. Some critics might be disgruntled and think if you change anything about the traditional church, because you would be straying away from the purity originally established by early believers.
Negative.
The church is changing for the better because, for the most part, it is holding onto the foundational principles outlined in the Bible and teachings of Jesus without appearing archaic.
I say "for the most part" because some people have gone off the deep end and still somehow mix themselves with the church, but I think it's very small minority, so you can't discredit the whole cultural movement because of a few wackos.

Adam and Jeremy Say: SAVED BY THE BELL REUNION!

2009-03-30T08:26:00.001-05:00

This should be what you are talking about...

Adam and Jeremy Say: People Who Say There is Nothing To Do in Richmond are either Liars or Spoiled

2009-03-17T15:00:00.004-05:00

We are seriously amped up about the slate of spring shows that are coming to the Richmond. First and foremost our fav folk-rockers the Decemberists are coming to the National June 5th! (God bless the National) Second there is a list a mile long of other great shows that are coming to our very doorstep, not DC or Norfolk, but rightchear... Even with the Ting Tings show being canceled the Canal Club is still packing quite a punch in the next couple months with shows from indie darlings Matt and Kim, the Electric Six and Bayside (we think the guyliner set still listens to them, but we cannot tell for sure...) Oh but it gets better, if Toads Place ever gets it back together you can expect shows from Badfish, Dinosaur Jr. (who knew) and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. The National has a stellar line up of acts like TV on the Radio, Snoop Dogg, Tracy Morgan, Neko Case and Lady Gaga. Add in the Innsbrook After Hours, Friday Cheers, and the return of the Richmond Folk festival in October and the next few months are packed with musical delight... Oh and I am sure there will be musical exploits at the Church of Crystal Light, Alley Katz or the Camel... And on top of all of that Richmond's single greatest semi-pro sports team will be back in action at UofR Stadium... if you have not been out to see the Kickers lately you are doing your self a disservice... we are not joking when we say they are the best sports team to play in the City Limits and that includes you VCU Basketball (BTW GO RAMS!) Okay okay we think we have it out of our system now... the point is there is tons of great music and sports and what not in this little city of ours and you should be taking advantage of it and the next time you hear someone say something like "This city is boring" or "There is nothing to do here" SLAP THEM and tell them to move to Baltimore, Atlanta or some other hole if they think the big city is such a big deal! Seriously you have the official permission of Adam and Jeremy to back hand anyone who feels the need to slight our great city... Seriously.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Finally a solution for all our prolblems

2009-03-12T08:51:00.004-05:00

Whew,
Just in time...I thought I was going to have to give up golfing because of my overactive bladder.
Don't worry, ladies, I hear there will be a version for you coming soon.

2009-02-27T10:01:00.003-05:00

Take a break tonight and watch the Soup. Yeah, we know it's on E! Entertainment tv, and we agree that half the content on the show is in inappropriate, but it helps us put things back into perspective when we go a little media crazy.
And thanks to the soup, we can show you this click:

Adam and Jeremy: We think this is worth checking out.

2009-02-23T11:12:00.005-05:00

We are really excited about this new project that our friend Dan Portnoy has started working with. We are always heartened by people who go the extra mile to tell the story of God's love.

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Adam and Jeremy Say: Phelps Makes World Funny

2009-02-16T15:32:00.000-05:00

Adam and Jeremy Say: Wives own us, but music is good and Demitri is hillarious

2009-02-13T09:06:00.003-05:00

So for most of his life Adam has felt vastly superior to most in regards to his knowledge of popular music (not pop music) that was until Ms. Adam came home babbling about some amazing Rivers Cuomo track that features a Dartmouth a cappella group and piano prodigy... to whit Adam was like "huh?" needless to say a visit was quickly made to the internets and presto! Awesomenss smacks him right in the face...

Needless to say Adam has a new found respect for Ms. Adam... and for a few days Ms. Adam held her epic win over Adam's head until he showed her this...

And thus order was restored to the world.

Adam and Jeremy Say WhoRay... New Bat for Lashes Music...

2009-02-13T08:59:00.002-05:00

Feel free to check it out here on the Stereogum, or don't and go on living your life wondering what it would like to have the guts to be great.

Adam and Jeremy want you to know that Joaquin Phoenix is funnier than us...

2009-02-13T08:51:00.002-05:00

either that or completely insane... We guess its the former. If you have 9.5 minutes think for yourself.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Superbowl Commercial Breakdown

2009-02-02T10:36:00.006-05:00

If you missed the Superbowl last night, first you missed a great game, and although the underdog Cardinals did not win as we hoped, it was still enjoyable to watch till the last play.
As for the commercials, we are still not up to par with years in the past, but it was a valiant effort on the part of the sponsors.

Here are Top Commercials according to yahoo.com

A few thoughts first.
-What's with people getting hit by buses?
-Crotch hits are always funny
-When did we need to special glasses to watch a commercial? (we're a little bummed we didn't have them)
-The movie trailers were good, but I would rather watch something else during the Superbowl.
-Major props to Miller High Life for sticking it to the man
-We may not agree with all the content of these spots, so it's purely for your entertainment
-Sorry for all the Trust Me ads

Denny's - Free Grand Slam @ Yahoo! Video

If you want to know what happened to Jack, see below:

Adam and Jeremy Say: The Superbowl is on Sunday, you know what that means....

2009-01-29T15:43:00.003-05:00

FUNNY COMMERCIALS!!!

Well, hopefully they will be funny. They have still yet to be of the high caliber commercials during the 90s. Maybe this will be the year...

But to get you in the spirit, we present to you the Top Ten Commercials from 2008...according to someone on youtube.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Get in touch your nerdy side

2009-01-27T15:45:00.002-05:00

Appologies for this far to late announcement, but one of our most beautiful people and favorite authors has recently released another book in the Ender's Game series.
Swing on over to Hatrack.com to see some more info on the book, but there is also a good review here.

So we have not actually read this book yet, but we have no problems boasting at it's marvel before even picking it up.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Bet you didn't know we are Country Stars.

2009-01-23T14:05:00.001-05:00

Adam and Jeremy: Crash Burn Preserver

2009-01-16T13:29:00.007-05:00

Nearly 8 years ago planes crashed and buildings fell. One day ago a plane crashed again, but this time there was no building to fall. "Why do you make that connection Adam and Jeremy?" You may ask. Well aside from both incidents involving planes and both happening in NYC they both showed us that people work. When we are faced with the worst we see the best in people. All day I have read and heard stories of heroism in NYC, and I can't help but remember these same beautiful stories rising from the ashes of 9/11. The point is that when it comes down to the nitty gritty it's not the Federal Government or even the US Armed Forces who will save the day, but its you and your neighbor who resolve to preserver in the face of even the harshest atrocities. And no matter what the President or Congress may think it is the people who are in charge because it is the people who will be here long after they are gone.

Read more about the NYC plane crash.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Ryan Gosling for Kenny Loggins via Childrens Choir

2009-01-07T08:36:00.004-05:00

As some of our good friends have pointed out Jeremy and Adam managed to get through Christmas, Boxing Day, New Years and even Epiphany without even so much as a passing glance at the holidays on this beautiful blog of ours... we really are not to sorry about that... but for those of you who demand a satisfaction here is a belated gift... we don't want to ruin the suprise but we will say that it invovles Pianos, Childrens Choirs, Poor Lighting and Ryan Gosling!

Are you happy now?!!? We are.

Happy birthday Kenny Loggins...

Adam and Jeremy Say: Zooey Deschanel Marries Death Cab for Cutie

2008-12-30T09:12:00.005-05:00

Our muse, Ms. Zooey Deschanel, is offically engaged to Death Cab for Cutie Front Man, Ben Gibbard.

Our collective hearts bleed.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Yes Man! Funny! Zooey Deschanel! Cute! Bradley Cooper? DEAD SEXY!

2008-12-24T08:59:00.006-05:00

Yes Man hits number 1 at the box office over the weekend... and we here at Adam and Jeremy would like to think that our support drove it to the top

Of course the fab Ms. Zooey Deschanel stole the whole thing with her perfect skin, brilliant blue eyes, dark hair and demur performance... needless to say we are still smitten, infact Ms. Adam actually exlaimed "Why am I not as pretty as her." during the movie! Ah, yes I knew there was a reason I married this woman.

Okay so now that we are done gloating and drooling let me ask: Who is Bradley Cooper? Why is he so hot? and Should Adam get his hair cut like his was cut in the movie (see photo above)? Oh and I should probably ask; Is it okay for a man to ask another man to cut his hair like a man's in a movie? I may have wanted to ask that question prior to asking why Bradley Cooper is so hot... alas the hair question remains.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Make Believe Related People

2008-12-23T15:50:00.002-05:00

What, you've never heard of Fiction Family?
Comprised of Switchfoot’s frontman Jon Foreman and Nickel Creek’s founding member and guitarist Sean Watkins with all that talent you would think something good would happen...

Fiction Family - When She's Near from ATO Records on Vimeo.

Adam and Jeremy Say: ZOOEY

2008-12-16T09:23:00.001-05:00

We are offically smitten. Go see YES MAN.

Adam and Jeremy Says: It's time for another Derek Webb Plug

2008-12-11T08:44:00.004-05:00

Derek Webb announced he is back in the studio working on his next album rumored to be titled "Stockholm Syndrome".

Well, yeah, heck yeah we are excited. Did you not hear the total awesomeness that was his last album "The Ringing Bell"?

Anyway, this is what people are saying about the new album:
"He's collaborating with long time friend and former Caedmon's Call bandmate Josh Moore on what is rumored to be a more experimental, electronic album. Teasing with programmed and decidedly more 'inorganic' elements, Stockholm Syndrome is shaping up to be Derek's most ambitious album to date. Be on the lookout for a tentative May 2009 release."

Oh, the excitement! and dont forget you can download all his music, and many other artists like him for free at Noisetrade.com.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Stephen Colbert... Funny 25% of the time.

2008-12-08T13:58:00.003-05:00

But that is one very funny 25%!!!!

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Operation Humble Kanye - Stephen Beats Kanye

Colbert at Christmas
Colbert Christmas DVD

Green Screen
Bill O'Reilly Interview

Adam and Jeremy Says: This is why we believe what we believe

2008-12-04T15:00:00.002-05:00

Adam Says: Do you think this guy, http://meadeskeltonmusic.blogspot.com/2008/11/im-not-religous-im-christian.html, is for genuine? It seems funny to say but the evangelical dogma has reached a point where when I here people say "it’s a relationship and not a religion", it does not sound real… like people who say they are proud to be Americans… sure, sure you are proud to be American, but why? Really why? Not the one trillion asinine reasons people before you have given, but the reasons you really feel and believe deep down in your soul… that’s not as easy is it? Same goes for the Christian Faith… it is so easy to hear people come up with something catchy and then just run with it, but it is so much harder to say what you really feel and believe deep down in your soul…

Jeremy Says: hmm....lots of thoughts here. our author seems to be just regurgitating all these thoughts and ideas from his head, and it's stuff I've all heard before, so they are probably not original ideas to him either. but, I don't think we should necessarily judge him for "venting" or "ranting". you're absolutely right, that evangelicals come up with nice clichés and what not that may be true, but about the third time you hear it, it starts to lose it's luster. I think this guy is probably spewing thoughts that are true to him, and things that he feels strongly about, but maybe he has never tried to use language that he himself has come up with? maybe he just knows how he feels when other people say things, so the best way for him to then tell someone else is to use the same communication technique. maybe he needs some more ammunition for explaining the love of Christ to other people, but his legalism prevents him from really knowing how to do that, so when he hears the next catchy "Christian" he thinks, "oh, now this will really make them understand"... but when you're not a Christian, typically stupid clichés that sound cool to us, sound like stupid clichés to non Christians.
this reminds me of the Derek Webb song, "they'll know us by the t-shirts that we wear": "they’ll know us by the billboards that we make...just turning God’s words to cheap clichés...when love, love, love is what we should be known for..." problem is...I'm guilty too. it's easier, I guess, to throw out a fun phrase or thought to get someone to stop a think instead of just loving them. I don't think we are really disagreeing with the content of our author so much as we are questioning his method, but do you find any flaws or falsehoods in his statements. in the example, I would have to say that I'm completely agree that "it's a relationship, not a religion", but so what... does that change people's lives? probably not. I often think to myself that people look as us the same way we look at Catholics, and that is: we know we do bad things, and need Jesus to save us. the problem with Catholics is obvious...people think you can fulfill any selfish desire you might have as long as you participate in confession. thus, there is no real validity to their belief system, and I think that's where we as evangelicals try to separate ourselves from them and their "religion". so how do we do that? well, come up with an end-all phrase that will catch people's attention and make them realize we have validity. alas, we probably just sound stupid. so it seems the only way to really validate your belief is to live it, which to me, means loving as Christ loved.

Adam Says: I agree, saying it’s a relationship and not a religion is basically just creating your own form of religion based on not being a religion. You are caught in a quandary, of beliefs and communication, what you really want to say is that you believe in a mystical power that is so great that it (He in our case) transcends humanly created religious structures, and at the same time this great mystical power is so in love with you that it is willing to do whatever it takes to have a daily relationship with you. So we are, unable to say what we want to say because honestly God is so mystical and so great that he seems like a contradiction. So logically you run into so many issues that you fall apart trying to think about it let alone explain it. However, this is the beauty of faith, because we know that God’s spirit is ministering to the hearts of men so that even the most unbearably cliché or awfully clumsy explanation of God’s love can penetrate straight to the heart.

Jeremy Says: Yes, and although God is unfathomable and mystical, Jesus was a human, and we can relate to him. Yes, he was unlike any other human to ever live, but he still went through temptations and faced trials and all that, we have something we can look to that's not so "out there". this kinda brings me back to: simply (or complexly) "just loving people" like Jesus did. sure, we can try to explain God to someone who does not believe, and it's hard like you were saying. it makes better sense to just love them (which is something we have all the capabilities of doing) and explain that we "know" the love of Jesus, and that's why we love you. it sounds much less religious, but when you boil it down, it is still a form of religion if you want to call it that. but it is a religion much different from a dogma such as Catholicism or Islam.

Adam Says: It’s true and it’s not; it is true that our faith is as simple as love but it is also as complicated liturgical traditions like Catholicism or Islam. If you were to ask me what you must do to go to Heaven I would say believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who sacrificed His life for your sins, where as in other religions you may get an answers like “be a good person, and try to follow the rules,” so in that regard our faith is obviously more simplistic. But at the same time we strive to have a relationship with a God who created heaven and earth, good and evil and who is so complex that we cannot even fully grasp any one figures of the Godhead. I mean hear is a God who told Job to get ready to fight like a man just for questioning God, but who then shows his scars to Thomas when he doubts… It is so difficult to understand and yet that is our entire purpose in life… to get to know God… to be his companion.

Jeremy Says: So why would people want to believe in something they can’t understand…

Adam Says: I suppose that is the element of faith that sets our belief system apart from other belief systems… you can’t work your way to heaven… our God is not something so small as to be understood by simple human minds… you can’t be good enough… but instead you can only have faith and only through this do your receive not only eternal salvation but a fulfilling purpose in life.

Jeremy Says: You know how sometimes we refer to “our faith” as a set of standards and guidelines to what we believe. It’s basically saying the same thing as “our religion”… I wonder why we do that, because that basically negates the meaning of the word “faith”. You’re right about faith being the important thing about Christianity, but I think we’ve realized that it’s hard to explain or understand something/someone like Jehovah God. So if someone asked, “why would I want to believe in something that I can’t fully understand?” I think I would respond with, “well, there are some really important things in life that I do understand (to some degree) like love and beauty and truth. And if those important things originated from God, then I can get over not understanding the little complex ideas about Him that make Him multifarious.

Adam Says: I could not agree more… knowing God is to understand what truth and beauty are. I liken it to my understanding of the electoral system of the United States when I was a child… when I was little I knew that people voted for President and whom ever received the most votes was the winner, and so I believed in the system but as I grew older I discovered that the president is actually elected by the electoral college who are chosen to represent the votes of the different localities and states. Does that mean that what I “knew” when I was younger was incorrect… not really, but it was not a full understanding… and even if I never fully understood the system I could still have faith in it and cast my vote and for the most part the person who received the most votes would win… I realize that’s kind of a clunky analogy but it is the best I can do whilst sitting at my desk on a Thursday morning.

Jeremy Says: So I think the point is that although we do believe and follow a “religion” of sorts, it does differentiate itself from all other religions. And it does that in what we feel to be a very good way, so we strive to make people aware of its difference. But we need to be more careful on how we strive to do that. Like instead of coming up with cheesy clichés, we live truth, beauty, and love, and share that with other people through our actions.

Adam and Jeremy Thankful for Mom, Dad, Jesus, and Axl Rose

2008-11-27T10:47:00.004-05:00

On this beautiful Thanksgiving morning there are several things Adam and Jeremy are thankful for, like our wives, friends, family and Salvation. However, our list does not end there; it just so happens that this week, of all weeks, we have been reminded that we are thankful for Rock N Roll!

"Rock N Roll is dead," you may say. We contend this is not quite true; Rock may certainly be dying but on this week Rock N Roll has made one last fantastic gasp and for that we are truly thankful.

Not only did we get a fresh new EP from Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie's fantastic side project the Almost, but we also got the most anticipated album of all time, Chinese Democracy, and may we say that Axl and his assembled Roses still Rock. Sure this may be the last gasp of Rock N Roll, but it sure is a great way to go, aint it?

We can see that some of you may still not be convinced, let us add that this week features solo releases from Weezer front man Rivers Cumos and Scott Wieland of Stone Temple Piolts fame... yeah that really isn't to convincing we know, but add that to yet another release for the Killers, a follow up EP from arena rockers Coldplay and new stuff from the voice of a generation, Kanye West... and suddenly our claims of Rocks last hoorah are not all that far-fetched... are they?

We know the onslaught of Myspace and American Idol poppers is unstoppable... the Internet and iPod have created a world of over produced one hit wonders (trust us that new T-Pain song is the same as the old T-Pain song) but for one last week we want to revel in the Rock N Roll... So thank you Rock N Roll... thank you for holding on just a little longer.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Love it or Hate it, you can't help but giggle

2008-11-26T08:46:00.005-05:00

Not sure what these guys will come up with next, but behold the brand new video for Family Force Five. Unfortunately, not the best song off the album, but the video is...well, see for yourself.
How many artistic influences do you think these guys have?

Radiator

Can they be any more dorky white?

Adam and Jeremy Say: The people have spoken. part 2

2008-11-13T10:20:00.004-05:00

Adam Says: Did you know that proportionately black women commit 3 times more abortions that white women… meaning that black women account for nearly 40% of the nations abortions though they represent roughly 15% of the Nations women. I have been thinking about this a great deal lately.
Did you know that Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood (pro-abortion education and lobbying group), is a proponent of Eugenics, an archaic theory that espouses the use of select breeding (like dogs) to create a better breed of Human. This is interesting because Eugenics is the same theory that Hitler used to justify annihilating Jews, and people dealing with disabilities. Eugenics was also behind the purposeful sterilization of black men by the U.S. Government in the 30’s and 40’s. Sanger went so far as to say that minorities and poor people were inferior and should use abortion to help strengthen them genetically. We should also mention that by the turn of this Century blacks had been displaced by Hispanics as the largest minority group in America. Now that has a great deal to do with immigration of Hispanics, but you may also draw a correlation between black women’s choice to kill their children and their statistical decline.

Jeremy Says: not sure how we went from a discussion on a current political issue to social trends and race, but I guess there are entwined. if what you say is true, then I think your theory holds validity. what Margaret Sanger said sounds horrible, but is that really where she was coming from? I've been giving people the benefit of the doubt recently, and there is pretty much nothing positive to say about eugenics. this is a tough issue, and one I've never thought about before really. it would seem true that if you tried to cut down on the # of pregnancies between "inferior" people, it would in turn create a society/culture that is less inferior. is that wrong? yes, because God chooses who is really created in this world, and he can use whatever people group he wants, so ultimately there is no human control. is it wrong ethically? yes, if you are using abortion to prevent the birthing of these "inferior" children. but, other than that, it is wrong to want to better society by saying, "hey, if you're not really fit to raise children the way they should be raised, maybe you should consider not having children." it sound gross coming out of my head, but you see what I'm saying? I mean who can honestly tell someone else, "you are inferior, so don't pro-create."? and that's the other issue, according to America all men are created equal, so there is no way to define someone as "inferior", but I think you can make a case of whether or not someone is fit to raise a child. I guess that's the point of social services. there would really be no need for social services if those people would not get pregnant in the first place, and now we are going in circles. this conversation leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and reminds me of issues we talked about in GNED Ethics class. and although, we might know what is right for us, how do we react to people who might disagree, or people who screw up and are asking for help?

Adam Says: I think we are wrong to say that anyone should not have children. The problem is not that poor people or uneducated people are having children, the problem is that we are not creating outlets for these people and their children to expand themselves past the very narrow paradigm the world is trying to keep them in. There are so many people who are willing to help out the poor and less fortunate, but there are very few who are willing to help them become rich and fortunate. Think about social services, they are willing to give you food, and willing to provide health care and education, but are they willing to teach you how skills that you can market to employers? Are they willing to honestly look at the faults in the current public education system and find creative ways to fix them? Are they willing to make health care cheaper instead of just making health insurance for expensive health care available? The problem, as I see it, is not with the people, but instead it is with the approach. You can’t give people food, housing, health care, and money and expect them to want to move out of their current situation. Instead, you must offer people opportunities and let them work their way out of trouble. Does that make sense? Finally, I seriously think that any measure of targeted, state sponsored birth control or baby killing, in the name of making things better or helping lesser classes of people is an offense to God and His Creation and should be stopped.

Jeremy Says: does the state currently sponsor planned parenthood or any other birth control? I see what you are saying about poor people or uneducated people, but what about druggies and deadbeats, etc. that abuse their children through neglect and other harmful parenting practices? that's more of what I was thinking about when saying that you could make a case for those people in their current state not being able to raise a child....or pro create. as far as offering people opportunities to let them work their way out of trouble, I totally agree... do I have any ideas on how to do that or am I qualified to make proposals on how to do that? no. seems there should be some committee or think tank that is in charge of that. I think it would be to much to expect the president to brain storm that whole operation by themselves. as of right now, I think everyone in America is looking to Obama to all of a sudden have these great/creative/inventive ideas that will fix everything. when he was campaigning, I didn't see really anything of substance from him or McCain that convinced me they had any great ideas to fix the things that are messed up...especially without breaking the few things that are working well.

Adam Says: Federal funding does go to operations that we would consider pro-abortion, like planned parenthood. What about druggies and dead beats? I assume both of us are operating under a intensely Christian world view, and as such I believe both of us feel that no one is without hope, so if Christ refuses to give up on a person why would we give up on them? By telling a person they are so awful that they cannot procreate we are essence telling them that they are so hopeless that nothing they could do would be redeeming, and this especially includes having Children.

Jeremy Says: that is crap! how can the government give tax payer money to organizations like planned parenthood?
you're right, we can't really say, "you're worse then me, so you don't have the right to bear children", but i did say "in their current state" it would be a good suggestion/recommendation for those people that they should not do it. and i guess if they are committing crimes against children such as abuse/neglect, then they are simply guilty of that, and should go to jail...which in a way is taking away their right to have kids.

Adam Says: You are an amazing observer, and yet an awful discourser

Jeremy Says: you really think my casual conversational tone is awful discourse?

Adam Says: No. I think your willingness to let your mind give up on issues is awful for discourse.

Adam and Jeremy Say: The people have spoken. part 1

2008-11-11T10:39:00.005-05:00

Adam Says: I think we owe it to America to give this President a fair shake, and let the chips fall where they may.

Jeremy Says: I agree about giving him a fair shake, but I'm not sure what you mean by "we owe it". here are the reasons I'm not worried about him being president...
-God put him there to begin with
-He appears to me to have (what he thinks) is the countries best interest in mind. sure he has some sketchy acquaintances, but I don't think he is plotting to destroy America behind his smile. and he might be wrong a lot of issues, but if he gives his best for the country, then I cool with that
-even if he wants to destroy America, he is only the president and there is not much power in that position in my opinion. hes more like a poster child of the country
-the only taxes I really care about lowering are state taxes....and social security taxes.
-I loved GW, and he didn't turn out so good, so even if I don't like Barack, there's not much place to go but up.
-GW was pro-life, and how much did that affect roe vs wade? how much will Barack being pro-partial birth abortion affect it? my guess is the same.

Adam Says: I agree with everything but the pro-life assertion… the fact is that BO will have his pick of liberal Supreme Court Justices and those appointed Justices will eventually have an impact on this issue.

Jeremy Says: but didn't bush pick two of those also? nothing came of it....

Adam Says: Yet

Jeremy Says: if they didn't make a decision before, why would they make it now?

Adam Says: Because they do not have the majority needed to do anything yet.

Jeremy Says: the majority in the court or the majority in the nation?

Adam Says: The court…

Jeremy Says: i don't believe that will ever happen.

Adam Says: That makes me sad

Jeremy Says: sad because that's what i think or sad because you agree?

Adam Says: Probably both, but I am only willing to admit the first point.

Jeremy Says: i just think with the way the country is so divided on the issue, and the way we seem to float back and forth from presidents who agree with the issue and disagree with the issue, there is no trend showing that we will ever get a majority in the court to make that decision. in order for that to happen, i think we would need a revival in the nation to where people make it a huge issue for the future elections...so much so they wouldn't care about taxes or health care as much as they care about over turning roe vs wade. then when there are multiple presidents elected who share that belief, there might be a steady enough trend to get a majority in the court.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Guy Love, that's all it is.

2008-11-06T15:22:00.003-05:00

So you may have noticed that ABC has started running promos for Scrubs coming to ABC.

Heck, yes we are totally stoked they are back for another season, but we are dismayed that Zach Braff has confessed this will be his last season even if the show were to make it another year...at least that's what we heard.

Anyway, so in honor of Adam and Jeremy and Scrubs, watch this video clip from a couple seasons back during the musical episode.

Wait. Are you disapponted we are not comenting on the recent election results? Stay tuned...

Adam and Jeremy Say: How many Christian Guitar Riffs do you know?

2008-10-31T10:12:00.004-05:00

This is mildly entertaining, but the Gospel Music channel wondered what would happen if Guitar Hero decided to use nothing but Christian songs; what "famous" riffs would they select?

Well, now we have the Top Ten Guitar Riffs according to writer Andy Argyrakis.

Honestly, we were a little disappointed with some of the selections, but it still worth five minutes to check out.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Let's talk about it

2008-10-28T08:30:00.003-05:00

Jeremy Says: i was stumped by a recent question for one of Jax's Ed Psych assignments and this relates back to what we learned in COMS Theory. "Why are people with speech impediments considered less intelligent?"
so, we all know that it is in fact true. even I will wrongly stereotype someone as maybe not as smart just because they cant communicate well. but why do we relate that to lack of intelligence? im not sure why I do it, but I know it happens.

one of my thoughts was simply an association thing. typically people that are less intelligent are also not good at communicating. my other thought was that is simply shows how important being a good communicator is to our social stigmas. it's so important, in fact, that we will categorize someone as "stupid" just because they can't communicate well...even though they could be a genius.

I remember my first thoughts on this matter back when I worked my first two weeks at the camp in SC right after moving from lynchburg. the first two weeks were "disabled/special needs" camp for adults. it was two of the hardest weeks of my life, but I also loved it. anyway, I remember thinking that these people may not really be as stupid as we think, they just have communication problems. but maybe that's the point....if they cant learn how to be a good or even decent communicator its a strong indication they are mentally disabled? It might not prove they are mentally disabled, but its one of the symptoms or something?

that reminds me of a recent episode of this american life I was watching...this dude is totally paralyzed, can not talk, eat, breath or do anything on his own, but he learned how to spell out words using this special computer that interprets his eye movements. and if you were read the stuff that he spells out, you would think he was a normal guy. he even goes so far as to getting a girlfriend and having sex with her. certainly she had to do all the work, but apparently he was pretty good at it. not really the point, but he almost proves his intelligence by being a good communicator by spelling out what he wants to say.

so it appears there will always be an exception to the rule, but maybe the rule still implies that people who are decent communicators are also have normal mental capacities, and vice versa?

Adam Says: I have several thoughts here… First, Speech is not our strongest form of communication. Speech can only communicate if the receiver and speaker share a meaning of certain words. So if in the 80’s some young person said, “that is bad” and some old person heard it the old person would think that whatever they were talking about was not a good thing, but the young person really meant that whatever they were talking about was really good/cool. That is the reason we have the phrase, “you would have to see it to understand.” Because our words fail to describe so frequently what we understand that until you both have seen the object you are talking about you will never truly understand each other just by talking about it.

Next I do think it is a social thing. We are trained to believe that people who speak well are intelligent… so much so that people actually get tricked by smooth talkers.

Also, scientifically people who are intelligent have a larger lexicon and use more of it. We can see anecdotal evidence of this in our Grandparents feelings about cursing as a stupid mans communication.

Oddly enough Kiwi’s work with Children with Autism has shed light on this issue for both she and me. While, we do not totally understand autism we do know that it can create effects in the minds of those dealing with it that verge on genius. People with Autism can have photographic memories… Kiwi has students who can run whole movies back through their minds.

The thing that is funny though is intelligence turns out to be more relative than anything. People regularly talk about the difference between street smarts and book smarts, but the truth is intelligence is measured by subjectively so if you can quote Niche and know the entire periodic table from memory, but don’t remember how to tie your shoes… we think you ain’t too smart.

I wonder if Moses had a speech impediment. We know that he told God he could not speak in front of the Pharaoh so Aaron had to be the spokesman. Could it be that he stuttered?

Jeremy Says: Moses could have stuttered and been dumb. we dont ever really have insight to his intellect do we, but he did drop everything and let God use him how he wanted. that doesnt really require intelligence, but what ended up happening in his life inspired so much spiritual belief that it would seem he was a smart guy. "God uses the foolish things of the world to shame the wise..."

one thing i was thinking is that we dont have enough patience to get to know someone before we judge whether they are smart or dumb. for example, our first impression of someone who doesn't talk well will be negative. but what if we give them just a few more minutes and maybe our impression will change. like that guy on this ameircan life. if we gave him thirty minutes, he could prove to us how smart he really was. so should we offer everyone more time before building an impression of them? you would think that since we grew up in the eighties and use word like phat or sick or raw to describe something cool, we would be less quick to finalize our thoughts on someones speech until we know them better.

i like to say things like "y'all" and "y'anto"(do you want to?), "i reckon", and the ghetto "crunk" or "cra nay nay" and my new favorite curse phrase "dad jim it". probably because when i first heard them they sounded funny, and maybe i think im funny when i say those things. i think i might also like to break the mold a little bit, so if i say that to someone who has a good impression of me, they might think "well maybe people who talk with ridiculous words aren't always as dumb as they sound?".

ha! wishful thinking, but im willing to take one for the team. if anything, it sounds funny, and since im a funny guy....

Adam says: That is the odd thing about life right? We don’t spend enough time getting to know people so we end up just assuming who they are. I was reading about G. K Chesterton today… if you don’t know then you must look it up… and it was talking about his philosophy on charity and giving, and part of that philosophy is that he gave money to every beggar he came across, which obviously got my attention, but on top of that he said that the charitable thing to do is to speak with someone and try to understand them, and so when he gave money to beggars he would try to talk to them. As a person who has both given money to beggars and tried to talk with them I can’t imagine going around trying to speak with every poor person I gave a quarter to. It seems impossible, and yet I get the strange sensation that this is what Jesus calls us to do… off the point I know, but still relevant.

To your point of your speech; I do something similar except I do mine out of vanity or pride or something, but whenever I go out to restaurants and such I start to drawl out my words like a true southerner… Why? You may ask. Because one; I feel like it ingratiates me to the working class Richmonder (what kind of snob am I) and two; because it is kind of like a character that lets me speak for freely and easily because in the end I can be painfully shy around people and I am always finding new ways to make myself speak up and get in the mix… usually I do this by being loud and funny-ish… well probably just loud and awkward… good grief I am rambling like an emo kid a Dickenson reading.

This one goes out to Brian Smith and all you Music Snobs...

2008-10-21T22:05:00.000-05:00

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Adam and Jeremy Say: Is it wrong to laugh at other people's misery?

2008-10-20T08:53:00.003-05:00

We found this on yahoo this morning, so it could be a fake, but the thought of it being real it simply hysterical...in a sad kinda way.

Worst Best Man Ever @ Yahoo! Video

Beasite Boys in Richmond... Head Explodes

2008-10-15T08:25:00.004-05:00

The Beasites are headed out on a swing state, Get Out The Vote Tour, and seeing as VA is a swing state this year, Richmond is on the lists of tour stops.

The Beastie Boys will be in town October 28th, with Sheryl Crow (wha?) Jack Johnson, Santogold and Norah Jones in tow. You can read all about it on Billboards Site and you can buy tickets at Ticketmaster... Needless to say we are just a little giddy... this reminds us that the last time the Beasties were scheduled for Richmond MCA broke his collar bone riding his bicycle... and so we missed the Beasties with RATM and BustaRhymes! Well the supporting acts are not as great as that this time, but we will put up with it for the Beasites.

Adam and Jeremy Say: We will windmill kick you in the face

2008-10-13T10:05:00.010-05:00

So you might question our sexuality after this post, but you have to admit this is one of the cutest things you've ever seen. No, we're not gay, but we do appreciate the finer things in life that have been given to us.

If you have a minute, swing on over to Tiggywinkles to see what their all about. It may seem like a useless endeavour to some, but caring for the earth is a good thing, so we're down with that. I will caution you however that you may be tempted to make a donation, and before doing that, think about the charities out there meeting humane needs who also need support.

Rupert the Deer is now 5 days old

This tiny deer was delivered by Caesarean section at a wildlife hospital after his mother was killed by a car.
Little Rupert, who is so small he can fit in an adult’s hand, was born after vets failed in their battle to save his mother.

At just six inches tall and weighing just over a pound, he is now in an incubator in the intensive care unit at ‘Tiggywinkles’ Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire.
He has only recently opened his eyes.
Les Stocker, founder of ‘Tiggywinkles,’ said: ‘Rupert’s mother had very severe injuries.
We brought him out and got him breathing and then he went into an incubator on oxygen. He is now being fed by a tube.’

Tucked up: Rupert in an incubatorDear deer: Rupert pulls a striking pose for the camera
Staff are optimistic Rupert, now five days old, will make a full recovery.
‘Deer are very, very tricky but this one has spirit. He’s an extremely feisty little guy and quite pushy,’ Mr Stocker said.

Adam and Jeremy's 50 Most Beautiful People

2008-10-07T09:42:00.010-05:00

So here is the deal... we set out to create a list of beautiful people, but not just pretty people. We wanted to make a list of people who were both physically beautiful, and also beautiful on the inside. Now of course we do not have a microscope that can see beauty inside of people, but we do see the actions of people, and so we are basically using that as our criteria; People who are attractive, and who do attractive things. Further the list is not comprehensive we really only ranked people who orbit our galaxy, so you end up with a lot of people who entertain us, or make us think, or encourage us... so don't get ticked if your fav is not on our list... its our list after all. So without further adeu;

Adam and Jeremy's 50 Most Beautiful people.

Abigail Breslin-She brought us probably the cutest.funniest combination of acting in movie history playing Olive in little miss sunshine

Bear Grylls – I mean we could say all sorts of things about the ex-special forces adventurer, but the man’s name is Bear and we think that sums it up

Ben Stein - Faris Bullers Day Off would have been enough, but then you look at this guys resume and you relize he is a genius who is willing to tak on the myth of evolution!

Bob Dylan - The most cocksure faux foker to ever grace our iPods

Bono - A beautiful Heart and a shelf full of hits can make even the ugliest man beautiful

Bradley Hathaway – We wont pretend to be poetry experts… nor can we really explain what slam poetry is, but in our minds Bradley Hathaway’s rhymes are as beautiful as it comes.

Brennan Manning - May be the most unhearolded bibilical scholoars of our time, and yet can make it asscesable to all of us.

Cameron Strang - The founder and CEO of Relevant Media who bring us Relevant media and Relevant.com

Candace Parker - May be the most attractive Women’s Basketball player ever… oh and her game is pretty good looking as well

Chris Altorf and Jessica Hayes better know as Istoica

Cristiano Ranoldo - the worlds prettiest footballer (take that Beckham)

Colin Meloy - The most cocksure faux gipsy to ever grace our iPods

Derek Webb - Might be the only man in "Christian Music Industry" who cares more about what he says that how much he sells

Donald Miller - Honestly we wish we were cool enough to understand Jazz… but since we are not we are glad there is someone who is cool enough to understand life and what it means for Christians

Dwight Howard - Beautiful Game meets Beautiful Soul

Fernando Torres – The world’s second most beautiful footballer... OH and his Gold Boot Just won a EURO championship… that helps.

Frank Warren - Because Secrets are Beautiful

Franklin Grahm - Daddy saved souls Franklin saves lives. I can't think of a more beautiful way to follow in his fathers footsteps.

George Clooney - Not actually as attractive as US Weekly would want you to think, but if you watch Syriana, Good night and Good luck or Michael Clayton you will quickly realize beauty is more than skin deep

Ira Glass - A beautiful storyteller who is actually kinda beautfiul looking… odd for a radio guy.

Jack and Meg White - These two give hope to every pasty white kid playing off beat blues covers in their garage

Jenny Lewis - Just like her songs Ms. Lewis is demure and beautiful with a deadly dark edge

John Krasinski - Yeah he is kind of attractive, but in reality he is the one person on TV I want to move in with… funny thing is I get the same feeling in his movies as well…

Judie Brown - Presedent and Founder of American Life League and it's hipper offspring Rock for Life

Justin McRoberts-good looks, good witt, and good artistry make a beautiful combination

Ken Gire - Anyone who can help us experince God in a new light is beautiful to us.

Maggie Gyllenhaal - Sure she is the pretty indie girl who won our hearts in stranger than fiction, but what really makes her beautiful is motherhood

Malcolm Gladwell – Sure he looks like Side Show Bob… but read just one of his books and you will realize what a beautiful mind really is..

Maria Alexandra Vettese and Sephanie Congdon Barens - Two women who can make freindship and mornings beautiful... and now evenings...

Marty Campolo - Founder of Mission Year organization dedicated to ministering to the poor in urban areas

Matthew McConaughey...not just cause he makes all women all hot and bothered, but he doesnt give a crap about what anyone thinks... this is the easiest way to explain his movie choices.

Meg Ryan - Well really just Meg Ryan from Sleepless in Seattle to You’ve Got Mail and maybe Kate and Leopold

Mel Gibson - So the dreamy eyes and hard body Mel gave way to the funny and witty Mel which eventually gave way to man whose desire was to make Christ real to everyone through film… and he came pretty close… I would say that is beautiful

Natalie Portman - We defy you to think of an actress you would rather bring home to your parents

Nelson Mandela - He is like 500 years old and yet he is still fighting for justice and equality for all

Nigella Lawson – Who wants to watch some stick thin Italian woman cook? Not us… give us a charming full figured Englishwoman any day of the week… That’s beautiful.

Orson Scott Card - Making science fiction beautiful is a beautiful feat worth noting.

Queen Latifah – Big is beautiful

Rachel Ray-She can cook a great meal in thrity minutes. need we say more?

Rafael Nadal - It is one thing to be an attractive successful tennis player. However, after Wimbelton we see that Raffy is a completely other beautiful thing.

Reece Roper-Dorks can be beautiful too

Regina Spektor – Russian Jews are always hot in our book, but when have a voice with as much emotional range as Reeg we think you are extra beautiful

Rob Bell - The man has revolutionized how I think about the Bible and my faith

Shaun Groves - There is some acustic music that won't let us get over the whole unplugged deal and the beautfiul work of this man is in that group.

Stephen Colbert – remember when we thought John Stewart was the funniest newsman on TV? Well no more Colbert not only funnier, but at least to us way more attractive.

Steve Carell - funny and handsome

Sufjan Stevens – What a pretty boy… with a pretty voice… and pretty songs… and a really cool back story and as much indie cred as musician can possibly have

Vincent Moon - The man behind the lens of the most moving music blog in the world … Take Away Shows

Whitney Matheson – This adorable Pop blogger is into comic books, indie music, sci fi and all things geek… honestly what isn’t beautiful about that

Zooey Deschanel - dark hair and pale skin are plus but its those huge blue eyes that draw us in every time

Adam and Jeremy Say:You go Tina Palin!

2008-10-06T15:21:00.003-05:00

If you're somewhere from the age of 16 to 39, as soon as you heard about Sarah Palin and saw her speak, one of your first thoughts was inevitably how well Tina Fey would portray her in a comedy sketch. Well, lucky for us, Miss Fey has been on SNL the past two weeks to bring us one the best impressions in comedy history (that's right, in comedy history). If you've missed out, here was her last week's appearance spoofing the VP debate. And even if you didn't miss out, it's good enough to watch a second or third time.

Goldman Quotes Dylan... Has Our Vote!

2008-10-01T08:53:00.006-05:00

So we have been watching the race for Richmond's next Mayor eagerly for the last few months. We even got the chance to show up at few of the Mayoral forums/debates. From the get go we quickly saw that there were three candidates that interested us; Jones, Pantele, and Goldman. The three have gone back in fourth in our minds as our choice, but it was not until Paul Goldman quoted Bob Dylan in his latest Blog Post that we knew who we wanted to support.

Admittedly Goldman quoting Dylan does not show up in many poll's as a desired qualification for a mayor, but we think it is pretty cool that an individual we support would up and quote one of our all time favorite Artists.

Before you go bananas telling us that we are shallow, calloused, yuppies who's since of irony is overpowering to the point of insanity let us state our process. We looked at the issues and pretty much everyone is saying the same things... better schools and less crime... great guys, W2G! So we had to dig deeper... Quickly we decided that Pantele was too much of a Dork to vote for... plus we get the sinking feeling that Pantele would do little to change the broken parts of the City Machine... I mean he has been in City Hall for a while now and we have not seen anything that says "Pantele worked hard to make things better for Richmond." We are sure he tired, but he has failed to this point so...thanks, but no thanks (however, if the run off comes down to Big P and someone other than Goldman we may revisit him as the lesser of two evils candidate.)

Dwight Jones has the smoothest, sexiest voice of any politician we have ever heard. It is not quite Barry White deep, but none the less we think we could put on a Dwight Jones sermon to get the ole' wives in their respective moods. On top of that, the man can preach! We got saved three times just listening to him speak during the South Side Forum. So we know that whatever he does he will sound good doing it, but we have to ask the question Mr. Jones; what are you doing to reach out to us? We heard you talk about better schools... we agree better schools are a good thing, but we don't have kids... just dogs. We heard you talk about Battery Park, but we don't live in Battery Park. We heard you talk about bringing the City together, but then our neighbors got visits from your team... they even got signs for their yards and everything, but we apparently were not home, because we have yet to see you or your team in person. Once again... thanks, but no thanks.

Paul Goldman may be crazy... we are not sure about that... and we will admit that the Yankee accent and bad haircut are not very appealing. But the guy blogs like a mad man... getting that much insight into a candidates thoughts is a plus... if not a little annoying. The man has some revolutionary ideas... shut down Carytown to car traffic (we have lived in Europe and have seen this very idea in action so it was not that crazy to us) Cutting the Business tax to bring in business and with them JOBS! (With Renyolds and Wachovia on the way out this seems like a better and better idea, no?) He certainly has been in the game for a long enough time to have the credentials, but he seems to dream big enough to move Richmond out of its current under performing rut. Plus, we see him everywhere we go; City Hall, Greek Festival, South of the James Farmers Market. Honestly, we are a little worried that he may have cloned himself, but we will deal with that issue when we come to it. Finally, if all of this was not enough to convince us Goldman quotes Dylan! Sure, sure, we know that middle aged men quoting Dylan sounds a little cliche reformed hippieish, but we grew up in homes with reformed hippies so we are okay with that as well. Plus, we love Dylan! So as far as we are concerned let's go Goldman... Richmond's next Mayor.

Adam and Jeremy say: Stupid politics

2008-09-30T07:54:00.004-05:00

You rarely hear us talk about politics on this show, because it's all pretty stupid, but here' s good ol' right wing propaganda video for your enjoyment. I'm sure you could find a rebuttal video very similar to this for the left wing propaganda, but till we find that one, here is some food for thought. This supposedly took place back in 2004...four years later it seems they should have done something.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Did you like The Village?

2008-09-19T08:08:00.007-05:00

You know....the movie "The Village" by Night Shamalamadingdong? Well, if you liked that movie, or even if you hated it, you might find this story interesting from a news source out of Great Britain...

Lost middle-class tribe's 'secret' eco-village in Wales spotted in aerial photograph taken by plane
By Luke Salkeld
For five happy years they enjoyed simple lives in their straw and mud huts.
Generating their own power and growing their own food, they strived for self-sufficiency and thrived in homes that looked more suited to the hobbits from The Lord of the Rings.
Then a survey plane chanced upon the 'lost tribe'... and they were plunged into a decade-long battle with officialdom.

Pioneering: Eco-dweller Emma Orbach is delighted planning has been approved

Yesterday that fight, backed by more modern support for green issues, ended in victory.
The eco-community in the Preseli mountains of west Wales was set up in 1993 and lived contentedly away from the rat race round a 180-acre farm bought by Julian and Emma Orbach.
In 1998, it was spotted when sunlight was seen glinting off a solar panel on the main building, which was built from straw bales, timber and recycled glass.
When the pilot reported back, officials were unable to find any records, let alone planning permission, for the mystery hillside village surrounded by trees and bushes.

They insisted the grass-covered buildings should be demolished.
The eco-community endured a decade of inquiries, court cases and planning hearings.
The 22 villagers fought planners even when they were within hours of the bulldozers moving in to demolish their eight homes.
Now, however, they can celebrate, thanks to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority's 'sustainability' policy.
With green issues now getting a more sympathetic hearing, the commune has been given planning approval for its roundhouses along with lavatories, agricultural buildings and workshops.
Community founder Emma Orbach, a 52-year-old mother of three, said yesterday: 'We are really excited and happy as it has been a very long battle.
'Even when planning inquiries and court hearings went against us we were determined to fight on.
'The villagers are pioneering a new lifestyle and are determined to prove it's possible for people to live more simply.'
Tony Wrench, 62, who lives in the original roundhouse with his partner Jane, said: 'We are very relieved and delighted.
'We have been able to prove to the planners that it is possible to have a sustainable and low-impact community in the countryside.

Green: The houses use only solar power and get light from a roof window

'We had to prove we were improving the biodiversity of the area and conserving the woodland and we did that. It's great that our efforts to build a community using renewable resources have now been supported by the planners.
'The planners have worked miracles in making a new policy which enables communities which are self sufficient to exist.'
Amid the celebrations over the victory, however, it seems that life away from the rat race has not run entirely smoothly for the pioneers of simple living.
The two founders, architectural historian Julian Orbach, 55, and his wife Emma are divorced, and the commune has been split into three entities.

Caught out: An aerial view of eco village Brithdir Mawr. The complex could not be seen from the road

The original 180-acre farm was divided up into the area around the farm, a section around the original roundhouse known as Tir Ysbrydol (Spirit Land) where Mrs Orbach lives, and 80 acres of pasture and woodland run by a community known as Brithdir Mawr.
Each community is independent and they co-exist as neighbours in a more traditional style.
Brithdir Mawr continues to support sustainable living based around the original farmhouse, with eight adults and four children sharing communal meals, looking after goats, horses and chickens - and also holding down part-time jobs to raise the £200 per month rent they each pay Mr Orbach, who lives in a house in nearby Newport.
The current residents now run businesses such as courses in furniture making and sustainable living for around £95 a head.
On their website they explain: 'We are eight big people and four little ones who choose to live here: working, eating, meeting and laughing together. Being a community is a large part of what we do. To sum up the rest; we are striving towards a life in which our footprints are as light as they can be.'
One resident, Ben Gabel, 38, who runs a seed business with his partner Kate, said: 'It is completely different to what it was. Most people would consider the set-up quite normal.
'The kids watch DVDs and we run a business from the farm.'

Adam and Jeremy Say: While we're on the topic of music

2008-09-16T07:18:00.004-05:00

We just found out some exciting news for all you modern hippie folk.
Some of our favorite artists are teaming up for the Art, Music, and Justice Tour this fall. Unfortunately, if you live in the Richmond or Asheville area, the closest place you will be able to see it is a little north of Charlotte. Who knows, they may add some more dates...
Anywho, check out the website, and support a good cause only to just get something back in return....candy for your ears.

Adam and Jeremy Say: This is something we recomend doing

2008-09-08T11:51:00.002-05:00

Going to bravesaintsaturn.com and getting really excited that Reece and the boys are one week away from giving us some real music...yet again.

Adam and Jeremy Say: In honor of the late Don LaFontaine

2008-09-02T12:01:00.003-05:00

you may have heard that one of our favorite voice over guys, Don LaFontaine, died earlier today.
So in honor of him, here is the cool Geico commercial he did.

Adam and Jeremy Say: See we told you...

2008-08-20T08:04:00.004-05:00

If you don't know, Adam and Jeremy support the notion that soda pop(as our yankee friends like to call it) is simply synthetic liquid sweetened with fructose and drugged with caffeine. In other words it's like poison for your body. Well, check out this video.

So, this is semi-strong support for our claim, but snopes had something else to say about it:

Darn you snopes! So you might could say that snopes has blown our claim, but just because it doesn't glow like some nuclear chemical doesn't mean it's not bad for you. And yes, we still love snopes even because of this video.

Adam and Jeremy Say: This is something we recomend doing

2008-08-18T11:03:00.001-05:00

Watching the new August Burns Read Video:

Back Burner

Adam Says: RICHMOND No. 7; Take that Karl Rove!

2008-08-13T12:28:00.002-05:00

According to StubHub.com Richmond is the 7th most rockin' US City in 2008! Oh, yeah baby... eat that Karl Rove. Check out all the details in this CNNMoney Story.

On a side note am I the only person who realize the futility of posting Karl Rove zingers even though Karl Rove will actually never read those zingers? and Yet I am still posting them... I need a vacation.

Adam Says: Karl Rove?

2008-08-12T07:48:00.003-05:00

Am I the only one who lost every last bit of respect for the republican party when they read Karl Rove's pot shot at Richmond? You pretty much know that when someone starts a statement with "I mean no disrespect..." the statement is going to be the most disrespectful thing you have ever heard.

I mean I am not upset that he said that Richmond was a small City... because it is... we ain't New York or Chicago... but to compare us to suburban municipalities of big cities like San Diego, Denver, Phoenix, and Las Vegas was just too much for me. I have been out to those places... and the Big Cities are are wonderful, but places like Messa are little more than strip malls and McMansion Subdivisions for the Hummer H3 set. I could go on and on about the rich History of Richmond and the fact that it actually has its own economy and does not feed off of some larger City like a leech, but everyone has done that already. So let me ask you this KARL (or shall we call you Darth?); do you think all of America should be mowed down and transformed into mile upon mile of asphalt parking lots, GAP stores, Starbucks and gated communities? Do you think the value of a community is measured in the number of TGI Fridays it house within a ten mile radius? Obviously you don't see any value in small cities.

Anyone who has made a move into Richmond in the last year can tell you that the growth of Suburban sprawl is disturbing at best... Shortpump, Chester, Brandermill, Midlothian, all of Staples Mill Road! No longer are these sleepy towns or rolling farm lands... now they are a collection of cookie cutter commerce littering the country side and leaving abandon strip malls in their wake. Look at Broad Street, Look at Cloverleaf Mall, Shoot look at all of Petersburg these are the victims of corporate consumerism... so Karl (Darth Vader) Rove you can have your Chula Vistas and Mesas, and ten years from now when Middle Aged Parents are telling their teens they shouldn't be caught in Messa after dark because its not safe to be in that kind of place (read URBAN and run down) at night, I will laugh... well maybe just giggle as I double check that my car is locked as I head over to YMCA for a late night jog.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Hop on the Pinapple Express

2008-08-11T08:33:00.003-05:00

So Batman was number one again, but me and the wife got a chance to see Pineapple Express on Friday Night, and despite our fears it turned out pretty good and was not even close to being a Cheech and Chong Remake... well maybe that is an overstatment, but honestly Rogen and Franco were hillarious together and we think you should go check it out...

Seriously, my wife and I have decided that James Franco is the coolest drug dealer to ever be filmed.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Got Text?

2008-08-07T08:59:00.003-05:00

I'm all about rewarding talent when the talent is good enough. Being a fast texter is semi impressive. $50,000 impressive? I don't think so, but apparently other people think do. This might borderline qualify for proof that the world is doomed.

Texting World Championship @ Yahoo! Video

Adam and Jeremy Say: No, We Do Not Belong to a Frat

2008-08-05T09:26:00.004-05:00

However, last nigh me and the wife were coming home from a productive trip to Target (Detergent and Pop) when Redemption Song popped up on the iPod. Almost instantly our chatting and singing stops as Bob begins. We made it to the house before the song ended, but we could not pull ourselves away so we sat in the driveway silently listening...

Adam and Jeremy Say: Bet you never knew....

2008-07-31T13:13:00.002-05:00

To all Star Wars fans and Star Wars not fans, you may be interested to find a secret movie imbeded in your Windows XP system. Wanna know how to find it? Follow these steps and watch the magic...but you might want to wait till you're having a really boring day in the office.

1. On your desktop, Hit Start Button, Click Run

2. Type TELNET

3. A Sperate Window should open

4. First hit enter, then type the letter o and hit enter again, then type towel.blinkenlights.nl and press enter.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Don't wait till next season for new The Office

2008-07-09T07:22:00.004-05:00

Attention all The Office junkies! We will be pleased to know the second series of original webisodes will go live from tomorrow at 3 pm ET on NBC.com. This season will revolve around Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) as he tries innovative ways to pay back his looming gambling debts.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Happy Canada Day!

2008-07-01T10:19:00.002-05:00

Yep, today is Canada Day! Go and celebrate the best way you know how.

Unfortunately, we can't really give any good suggestions unless you want to host a parade on your street and shoot fireworks.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Give me the Blues

2008-06-30T13:50:00.001-05:00

Our appologies for not posting this sooner.

Adam and Jeremy Say:Viva la Coldplay

2008-06-26T08:00:00.003-05:00

So the new Coldplay album is out in stores now, and as you may have guessed it has sold mucho copies in the first week. It's not setting sales records or anything, but people still like them.

One of those people...Adam and Jeremy. Sure they are totally in the mainstream Top 40 playlists right now and in trendy college girls' car stereo, but I don't really see how they have sold out, and although it's weird to like such a popular band as them, it's hard not to when they keep making good music.

I was borrowing the new album from a co-worker yesterday, and I must say, it's not incredibly inventive or anything(cue Family Force 5), but it's fresh and delightful. Go pick up an album, or at least stream it from the Adam and Jeremy mix tape.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Talk about This American Life

2008-06-25T10:58:00.005-05:00

Jeremy Said: So I was watching the new season of This American Life last night. hmm....it amazed me as always, but i also found it a little annoying because it leaned obviously to the left. still....it's a really cool show. ira glass looks older than i remember.

Adam Said: Yeah the radio show has always had a leftward bent, but the one thing they do really well is tell stories, and in this day and to me the best way to communicate is through story.

Jeremy Said: yeah, but when you're communicating a story that is one sided and misleading, that's not really a good thing even if it is good communication. none the less, i can't complain much, because i still like the show, and i think its a good program.

Adam Said: Yeah but are not all stories meant to communicate the storytellers point of view? I mean if this were the news then I could see why it is bad to only give your point of view, but this is entertainment, and as such we are given the entertainers point of view.

Jeremy Says: i guess it comes down to...does "good communication" also involve the truth. I guess a lie can be communicated in a good way, and it's still good communication. I was just kinda thinking that good communication should also be "true" communication.

Adam Says: Wow and I will be the first to admit that relativity in the post-modern sense is driving my thought process on this, but I think in most cases that the truth is different depending on the person and the situation… some things like color and shape and size are absolute and in my mind Faith and God are as well, but other times absolute truth is harder to find… like what is the real story in Iraq… you ask a Marine in one area and it is that Iraq is doing great… you ask a poor person in another area and Iraq is doing awful… I mean there is a truth there, but people have a different perspective of that truth and we want to get a qualitative report about it when the truth is quantitative.

Jeremy Says: but a relative truth is not truth....when i think about truth, i think about absolute truth that you are talking. asjklgdft9p3t83hpvw4p5oy84p59y8hv4;ogalekrh;

let me start over...
i dont like it when someone says the truth can be one thing to one person and another thing to another person, and i understand how that is very possible, but i don't like the idea of throwing around the word truth like it can be relative depending on who you talk to. just because its "true to them" doesn't really mean it's truth. does it? truth can only be one thing in my mind, and its not like I always know it. actually I rarely know it. I guess I get annoyed when people speculate on whats true to them even though it may not be the actual truth....
and I understand im kinda walking a hypocritical line, because christians are often known for what is true to them, but not true to other people.

Adam says: Shall I say that you have done a wonderful job of explaining your point? I agree, and have obviously done a poor job of explaining my own point of view on this matter. Truth is true no mater what. In all situations there is truth. A cynic will try to destruct truth so that it is always relative, but in the end they are more or less parsing verbs. Let us take this example; I go to the store to buy a chair. When I get there I see a chair that has four legs (everyone can know that to be true) it is red (if you are color blind or if you know too much about shades of red you may not think it just red… but for the most part we think of it as red) it is covered in a soft material and is cushy to sit in ( soft and cushy are comparative terms based on my own experience and, while they may be informed by popular opinion, they are still subject to my personal interpretation.) In all three of these cases there is a truth. The chair has four legs, the chair is red, and the chair is soft and cushy. The relativity comes in to our own understanding of this truth. If I am color blind it is harder for me to understand the truth that the chair is red.

I think the same principal is in place for everyone in all situations. The truth is that God loves you, but if your dad was a jerk and you have never had anyone explain that God loves then it is harder for you to understand the truth that God loves you. I suppose that at the heart of all debates is peoples unwillingness to admit that they do not fully understand the truth.

Jeremy Says: So is there a solution to the problem? Can someone like Ira Glass explain the truth to someone without giving his own perspective? He probably could, but like you said, that is more like the job of a news anchor and not so much like a subjective communicator like Mr. Glass.
Let's say I'm trying to communicate a point of view of the truth, but I understand that it could be interpreted different ways. Should I speak as if it is the absolute truth, or should I give suggestions as to "this is my interpretation, but you could think something else..."
I think the latter is a better form of communication. I think when you open yourself up to being venerable like that, people who may not share the same point of view with you are more likely to hear you out and then make a decision on whether you are right or wrong in your interpretations of the situation. Sure some people may look at your vulnerability as a weakness, but if you are passionate about why you believe that, they will get past the weakness, and simply listen, I think.

Adam and Jeremy Say: The Music and Community TOUR is finally here

2008-06-24T07:28:00.003-05:00

Oh, you haven't hear about The Music and Community Tour?
Matrimony's Facade is and old school emo band you probably haven't heard of originally from El Paso, TX, and now relocated to Florence, SC. Their idea behind this new tour is to not just go to different cities and play shows and entertain. At each place the stop, the whole day prior to the show that night, they go out into the community and reach out to people in need whether it be bums on the street needing a sand which, or old ladies in the suburbs needing help with work around the house.
So this is a great thing!...and now it has come to Asheville.

They'll be playing at Graffiti Music Hall on Thurs night with a couple other heavy rock bands for $5. See you there!

Here are the other stops on the tour, so make sure you go and support.
June 29th - Columbia, SC
July 8th - Kansas City, MO
July 11th - Middlebury, IN
July 17th - Morristown, TN
July 18th - Louisville, KY
July 27th - Charlotte, NC

Adam and Jeremy Say: Stupid Media News

2008-06-17T07:41:00.002-05:00

"The $3.85 billion Sirius Satellite Radio/XM Satellite Radio merger limped forward toward approval on Monday when FCC Chairman Kevin Martin laid out a series of conditions he would like to see met before greenlighting the deal. Conditions include an a la carte channel provision (sound familiar?,) a price freeze for existing subscribers for the next 36 months and allowing third-party manufacturers to build and sell tuners for the service. XM has about 9.3 million subscribers and 170 channels and Sirius serves 130 channels to 8.6 million customers."

I didn't even know there were talks of a merger, and although this has the makings of a satellite radio monopoly, I see good things "emerging" from this(man, that pun was so bad I feel like giving myself a Dr. Cox toungue lashing).
Anywho, I don't in fact have my own satellite radio, but I imagine it's a pretty cool thing and about to get cooler.
Just imagine...if you are craving 60s pop music like I was the other day, just push a button and you shall recieve.
Oh, and if you didn't hear....Blue Ray won.

Adam and Jeremy Say: put this in your pipe and smoke it

2008-06-12T08:26:00.003-05:00

Inhale Exhale has a new album out right now. Swing on over to their e-card and take a listen.
Oh, hold on to your face.

Adam and Jeremy Say: This is something we recomend doing

2008-06-10T08:50:00.003-05:00

Like listening to the all the Shine 96.7 out of Greenville, SC.
It reminds us of the good ol' 90.9 The Light, but of course to be above 92.0 on the radio dial you need to have sufficient funding, so the bad news is they are owned by the evil empire that is Clear Channel Communications.
Anywho, swing on over to the website and listen to a live stream and if you are in the Greenville, SC area, don't be afraid to turn off the ipod and tune in.

Adam and Jeremy Say: Quick Movie Previews

2008-06-05T07:53:00.005-05:00

As I was watching re-runs of Scrubs on Comedy Central last night the trailor for The Dark Knight played during a commercical break.
You already know, we are stoked about this movie, but this was the first time I had seen the preview. Take part in the excitment:

And as I searched for this clip online, I stumbled across a preview for the new X-Files movie. New, X-Files movie you say? Yep, I said the same thing. Freaks and Geeks rejoice!

Adam and Jeremy Say: The end of Operation Chaos

2008-06-04T12:21:00.003-05:00

As you all know by now the Presidential Primaries are over. The good news is that Adam and Jeremy have secured the nomination for the Mithras Party.

We thought it would be appropriate to show a video clip of Hillary conceding her defeat while still boasting about getting more popular votes, blah, blah, blah..or maybe a clip of Oh, Bama accepting the nomination of the Democratic Party.

Of course that would be boring so instead, we'll give you the following clip