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Bilal Flips the F*(& out on national TV
Today's Double Contest: Doug Stanhope
Today's prizes: Doug Stanhope's CDs "Sicko" and "something to take the edge off." Your chance to revel in the base glory of standup's kind of sleaze and scathing social satire. Here's the contest: draw a picture of what you did on your summer vacation. Doesn't have to be true, and in fact, it should NOT be true. You can draw it in real life and scan it, or draw it on the computer and send it over to contest at maximumfun dot org. Please keep it small in file size, so my mailbox doesn't fill up again -- or even better, upload it somewhere and email a link. Include today's date in your subject line, and your address in the body of the email. If you don't want to be on the email list, make mention of it. You have ALL WEEKEND for this, as I'm not sure I'll be able to post a contest on Monday. Your deadline 7AM pacific time Monday. Ready, set... GO!
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As seasons change...
Today's Sound of Young America contest asked for haikus on the theme "Seasons Change (The Sound of Young America)." I chose the winner randomly (congrats to Michelle in Lebanon, CT)... here's here winning poem: T.S.O.Y.A is cool in the summer time and hot in the winter Michelle's sister Carol offered: T.S.O.Y.A. Spring, Now reborn in summertime, a contest haven. and the particularly winning (I thought): Please donate to the Sound, so Jesse can purchase warm clothes for winter. Jer offers: Wooing our Sweetheart to Russia is quite futile This one's USA's Troy from Hattiesburg (a radio listener?): my show is awesome no one will give me money a time to sell rocks Neal in Massachusetts: Cold Thorn gives way to sound of casting pods in spring - a New Sincerity. Mike in Illinois stokes the fires of a dormant feud: Garrison Keillor woefull jokes waste good bandwidth The Sound is rising Jill in Rock Island, IL offers: Sweetheart Jesse Thorn Interviews people for people Snow Rain Sun and Fall Thanks to all who entered! New contest tommorow!
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Lauryn Hill in Santa Cruz Saturday Night
Sometimes people try to tell me Mr. T is old irony.
I love Ask Metafilter part 4(?): Eccentricities
Let's just say you're a boring person, and you want to spice yourself up with a charming eccentricity. Probably the best way to choose one is to ask metafilter, right? Question: is this New Sincerity? Are acquired eccentricities New Sincerity? At first I thought no, but now I think that they may well be.
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Today's Contest, 7/13: Andy Andrist's "Dumb It Down for the Masses"
 Another comedy CD courtesy of Stand Up! Records is today's prize. Your challenge is to write a haiku on the theme, "Seasons Change (The Sound of Young America)." Email your answer to contest at maximumfun dot org, include your address and poem in the body and the date in the subject. If you dowanna be on our list, mention that. I'll close the contest around close of business, pacific time. Ready, set, go! ** CONTEST CLOSED ** See new post for winners.
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San Francisco Standup Gets a Home
Listener Chad Lehrman just started up SFStandup.com, which looks like it'll be a great resource for folks interested in comedy in the Bay Area. He's got calendars for all the clubs in town in one place, plus news and forums. Looks great. He's also offering TSOYA blog readers two tickets to the 50 Mason Lounge: Thursday, July 29th, 8PM, $10 Featuring Greg Edwards, Laundry Basket & Spiegelman, and more First two to email contact@sfstandup.com gets them.
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Today's Contest, 7/12: Jimmy Shubert's "Pandemonium"
 Today's Sound of Young America contest is for a copy of the Jimmy Shubert CD "Pandemonium," courtesy of Stand Up! Records. Here's your question: what are the nicknames of the three hosts of "The College Years?" Email your answer to contest at maximimumfun dot org, with the date in the subject, and your answer and mailing address in the body. If you don't want to be on our email list mention it. Remember that entering one of the little contests also enters you in the contest for the Pez MP3 player at the end of the month. Ready, set... GO! **CONTEST CLOSED!**Our winner is Arthur from Sioux Falls, SD, who correctly answered "America's Radio Sweetheart," "Big Time," and "Boy Detective."
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Andrew WK is BACK and he's BADDER THAN EVER.
Today's Contest, 7/11: Tom Rhodes' "Hot Sweet Ass"
 Today's Listener Appreciation Month Contest: a copy of Tom Rhodes' CD "Hot Sweet Ass," courtesy once again of the good folks at Stand Up! Records. If you want to win a copy of the CD, just answer this question: where did Tom Rhodes host a Tonight Show-style late night talk show? Email your answer to contest at maximumfun.org, with the date in the subject, and your answer and address in the body of the email. As usual, if you don't want to be on our email list, please mention that as well. Also: rember that at the end of the month, we're having a BIG drawing for the PEZ MP3 Player! This drawing will be from all of the entries from all of the contests. So if you don't enter the little ones, you won't win the big one! **Contest closed!** Congrats to Daryl in Guelph, Ontario, who correctly answered Amsterdam, The Netherlands!
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AST's Louie CK Interview
Louie CK has crafted an amazing career by being true to himself. He talks about going through 20 years of standup to get to the point where he can star in Lucky Louie in this interview with aspecialthing.com's Matt Bellknap.
In the most recently posted portion of the interview, he talks about sharing a sort of entertainment-world weariness with his co-star on the show, Pamela Adlon:
And she’s grown past any point of like, “I’m gonna make it, man!” That kind of evangelical, in-their-20s young people [attitude], the way I remember feeling. “Somebody’s gonna know who I am! I’ll be like that dude in ‘Entourage’ on the red carpet.” I mean, the red carpet events I’ve been to, the Emmys and stuff, I’m happy to go around the back of the press, get my statue and go home to my kids. I’m not interested in that shit.
And I had a similar thing: I came up in the ‘80s, and people were like, “This guy maybe will do something,” but my hair started falling out, I hit the ‘90s and they went, “No, go write for the real guys. Go write for the characters that people really want to see.”
So Pamela and I have had that behind the scenes thing. Neither of us are supposed to be here right now. We went yesterday and took our picture in front of -- we went and celebrated our billboard. And we’re just standing there going, “This is just fuckin’ weird. We don’t belong up there.” We’re not Kate Hudson and Brad Pitt. So, it’s just fucked up, you know? Our lives aren’t built for that. I ain’t goin’ to those clubs, and I’m not going to events. And I don’t know that that’s where this will lead. I have no idea.
No matter what field you're in, I think you'll find this interview inspiring.
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Today's contest is late... sorry!
 Today's prize is a copy of Marc Maron's wonderful CD "Not Sold Out," courtesy of Stand Up! Records. And since we're starting late today (whoops!), you have until 7 AM Pacific tommorow (Tuesday). Here's your challenge (it's not that challenging, honestly). Give us the title of Marc Maron's book and his two radio programs. Email it to contest at maximumfun dot org with today's date as the subject line. Include your name and address in the body of the email, and if you don't want to be on our monthly mailing list, mention that. Ready, set... GO! **** CONTEST CLOSED! **** Congratulations to our winner, randomly selected from the correct entries... Todd Jackson! Todd's actually the founder and proprietor of Dead-Frog.com, one of the best comedy blogs on the internet. The answers: The Marc Maron Show and The Morning Sedition were his radio shows; his book was the fascinating and very funny The Jerusalem Syndrome, based on his one-man show of the same name.
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Welcome The Bastion!
 Our pals over at The Apiary (the US Weekly of New York City comedy) must have been out fornicating, because they just had a brand new baby. It's called The Bastion, and it's dedicated to comedy in the City with Broad Shoulders: Chicago. I know I'm looking forward to insight into the vibrant Chicago comedy scene -- particularly the worlds of improv and sketch that bubble around the Second City, the Annoyance Theater, and the Improv Olympic.
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The Best Singles of the First Half
Comedy Central Presents Mitch Hedburg
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This week's Sound of Young America is a cornucopia of laffs. I'm still working like crazy getting ready for a big move to LA, so it's comedy from the vault on this show.
