This morning I was surprised to see an old friend's name on the top of my Gmail inbox. Figuring it was a "happy new year, here's what's going on in my life" type email, I gladly clicked on the waiting message. Now, I'm not going to say exactly who this is, but those of you who have a guess are exactly right. It's so like him it made me piss my pants - LITERALLY, (ok, it didn't but that was my David Cross reference for the day). Here is that email:

Alright boys, in order to break up the monotony in your lives, and help me advance in mine; I'm enlisting the three of you as my "professional references" as I'm applying for jobs over here across the pond. While it is highly unlikely any employer will bother to try to get in touch with any of you, I want you all to be prepared and ready to lie through you teeth on my behalf. if by the off chance someone does try to call or email any of you, here are the roles I've placed you in:

Jay: Yours is easiest because its true, I've listed you as my supervisor from NYU law when I worked there a few years back

La Muchaco: Yours is a little complicated...you own a landscaping company called "Envision Custom Landscapes" based in Thousand Oaks, CA. I worked for you from June of '03 through May '04, serving as your on-site foreman.

Mr. Robotic: Yours has a kernel of truth, albeit it a small one. Just tell them how you were my boss during our glory years at Family Entertainment toss out the name Kermit Pemberton...his reputation proceeds him world-wide

...now remember, there is relatively small chance anyone will call, but I wanted you all to know what I was up to. Remember, lie my friends, and lie well, live by the words of the immortal George Costanza..."its not a lie, if you believe it".

Good looking out boys.

What a jackass. It was so funny. I remember doing this stuff in college - those were the days. I hope Tommy and Paul don't feel left out. The most ridiculous part of this process is that male escorts in London require these sort of references. Total Bull-Roar.

Anyway, a couple other pieces of awesome that I'd like to bring to your attention is this week's edition of The Weekender at WOXY. Additionally, today is your last chance to make your vote count for The Plug Awards so stop looking at internet porn and do something useful with this thing called cyberspace. Don't sit on Front Street and the corner of Perpetration Ave (lifted from the Slangtionary) - give some well earned propers to the folks at WOXY for keeping our ears happy and our minds wandering.

Speaking of propers, we'd like to thank the kind folks at Flavorpill. Unbeknownst to me, the crew over at the Pill has put together a Zagat's guide of sorts for all types of culture and appropriately called it the F-List. They were kind enough to recognize us as one of the Best New Music Resources on the interweb. Manhattan Island! Lemme Hold That!

This Morning's iPod Shuffle ::

Everywhere I Go, The Black Keys
Human After All, Daft Punk
Filler, Minor Threat
Tombstone Blues, Bob Dylan
The People of the Secret, Helio Sequence
Blank Generation, Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Maxwell Murder, Rancid
Scissors, Guided By Voices
One More Night, CAN
Lite That Ass On Fire, Mark Ronson (feat. Busta & Neptunes)
Cracks In The Causeway, Oxford Collapse