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June 27, 2016
Music Monday! Wild Belle
Wild Belle is from Chicago and is composed of a brother and sister, Elliott and Natalie Bergman. You may not have heard of them, but you’ve no doubt heard them. They’ve been on Conan and had songs on the movie soundtracks of The Way, Way Back and Pitch Perfect.
The siblings collaboration came about unintentionally. From Wikipedia: “NOMO‘s Elliot Bergman had spent the better part of the summer building and recording electric kalimbas in Brooklyn, when label-mate, producer/multi-instrumentalist...
June 24, 2016
Brexit Stage Left!
Doesn’t Brexit sound like a breakfast cereal full of fiber to make you poop? A great many people in Britain feel like they got pooped on Thursday. I’m going to attempt to bridge two cultures with humor. I’m going to try to make fun of a British situation in a way that my British friends will enjoy, while at the same time educating my American friends.
Thursday while the United Kingdom voted to “Brexit” from the European Union, people in the United States woke up and said, “What the hell is a...
June 23, 2016
Thursday Doors!
Me in Barcelona a few years ago. For more on the Thursday Doors phenomena, check out Norm 2.0. Have a great Thursday! ~Phil
Throwback Thursday! 6 Questions with Sharknado/TMNT/Brady Bunch Star Robbie Rist
This is maybe my favorite interview ever. We e-mailed back and forth for a week. He couldn’t have been nicer.
For my readers who don’t know Robbie’s name off the top of your head, you no doubt have seen or heard him in something. Over the last forty years Robbie has been quietly woven into the fabric of American pop culture like few others. If you haven’t seen him in a movie or TV show, you’ve probably heard his voice as a cartoon character dating back to his work as Michelangelo for the 80’...
June 22, 2016
Wordless Wednesday! Do You Know What This is?
I found this photo in my phone pics. Can you guess what it is? Answers in the comments. I’ll announce the winner tomorrow.
Have a great Wednesday! ~Phil
Tagged: The Phil Factor, Wordless Wednesday
June 21, 2016
Top Ten Tuesday! Ten Reasons To HATE Social Media
Picture credit: thesocialskinny.com
10. Bloggers:Ugh. We all think we’re funny, or smart or interesting. Sometimes we are and often times we’re not.This doesn’t apply to me of course, and you guys are all great, really. Shhh…it’s the other bloggers I’m talking about.
9. Twitter snobs:“Oh, you just don’t understand Twitter.” Have you heard this? Really? Sorry, I didn’t realize that Twitter was so complicated. I thought it was just a bunch of dolts making jokes. How could I have been so wrong?...
June 20, 2016
Music Monday! Twenty One Pilots
This band will always hold a special place in my heart because fours years go I had never heard of them until someone hacked into ticket reseller StubHub and used my account to buy a bunch of tickets to see them. Since then, my ears aways perked up when I heard their name. Finally earlier this year I bought my own tickets to see them tomorrow.
Have a great Monday! ~Phil
Tagged: Music Monday, The Phil Factor, Twenty One Pilots
June 18, 2016
The Best Day Ever Shorts
In November of 1984 the Stephen King/Peter Straub novelThe Talismanwas published. In the book a twelve year old boy begins a journey to find a crystal, a talisman, that will save his mother who has cancer. Jack travels across the country both in our world and in a parallel universe.
Dictionary.com– Talisman:3.anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerfulinfluence on human feelings or actions.
In short, a talisman is a good luck charm.
I believe that I have found my talisman in t...
June 16, 2016
Throwback Thursday! I Could Bite Your Face
I took the Way Back Machine to 2011 for this classic Phil Factor post. It’s one of my favorites because it is all true and it still makes me smile.
last.fm
(02/23/11) To paraphrase The Beatles’ Eleanor Rigby song, I’d like to say: All the stupid people, where do they all come from? I found myself helpless witness and finally participant to two incredibly idiotic conversations this week. At one time I was in the waiting room of a medical office and seated near me was a couple that would make t...
June 15, 2016
Wordless Wednesday! Together We Fall
Another of the awesome murals from my city’s annual mural festival. It’s hard to see, but it’s two people fighting and falling. The mural is by Li Hill. You can follow him or her on Instagram @li_hill.
Have a great Wednesday! ~Phil
Tagged: Li Hill, The Phil Factor, Together We Fall. Wall Therapy NY, Wordless Wednesday
