Twitter nets Turetzky Twestival nod

Facebook has turned out to be one big-assed mistake. People are using it to track me down — guys from school, girls I used to know, folks I worked with, my landlord….

How was I supposed to know this was going to happen? I thought Facebook was like MySpace, without all the crappy graphics. I figured I could throw a few guitar comedy songs up there and attract a whole new audience of strangers who don’t already know what an asshole I am. I’m done with Facebook. Continue reading

Posted in: Gigs at 6:33 pm Fri, Feb 6, 2009.

New video: Stink, Live at Bill’s Records

From everything I know about comedy musicians, the very best ones are more than just superb instrumentalists, songwriters and singers. They’re also really good at making funny, funny faces!

I’ve only recently gotten around to checking out my own performances on video, and unfortunately, the results are not encouraging. Continue reading

Posted in: Video at 7:27 pm Thu, Jan 22, 2009.

David Tanny at war with Dementia, self

It sounds to me as if David Tanny’s trying a bit too hard to convince everyone that he’s having fun.

“We’re just havin’ fun, folks!” Dave pleads during yet another of his ephemeral new podcasts, the Fun 30 Countdown Show. “That’s all it is, is just fun, folks. It’s just fun, it’s all it is.”

Unfortunately, fun as a concept seems beyond Dave’s reach. In fact, he feels abandoned by his two true loves, the Dr. Demento Show and Top 40 radio. He’s searching for meaning in his life. Continue reading

Posted in: Dementia at 3:06 pm Thu, Jan 8, 2009.

Big Phil out, Bizarro Phil in at Love Parade

As the presidential campaign rolled toward its momentous conclusion, I took time out from my rabble-rousing and lovingly edited one of Love Parade host Big Phil’s socialist rants to make Phil sound like a complete fool.

Shockingly, the Big Dummy effusively praised my bit of character assassination, in he appeared to rage about purple asses and declared that he’d vacate the country if Obama came up aces in the election. Continue reading

Posted in: Podcast Roundup at 12:42 am Sat, Dec 27, 2008.

Now with funny jokes!

I treat the podcasters who play my music the same way I engage the spectators who unwittingly find themselves in the places where I choose to perform.

You’ll take what I give you and like it! is my message. It’s not like there are any other musicians around to entertain you!

As a result, well-trained hosts such as Steve Wheatley of Dalecast were thrilled when I salvaged five songs from my November set at Bill’s Records, the celebrated Dallas retail and concert venue, and dumped them into the Podsafe Music Network. Continue reading

Posted in: New Stuff at 4:53 am Thu, Dec 25, 2008.