Chanson du Jour

What do you get when you combine a Ukranian singer/songwriter with a(n):

Russian Violinist
Israeli Guitarist
Russian Accordionist
American Drummer
Ethiopian Bassist
Thai-American and Chinese-Scottish Backup Singers
and an Ecuadorian Percussionist?

Some of the weirdest music known to man. It is excellent. Gypsy punk to the rescue. Introducing...Gogol Bordello

But Still, I Love Technology

I love technology. I gobble it up every chance I get. Let me just give you some examples:

1) I have a car with automatic transmission
2) I own a desktop computer
3) I have a phone called a cellular phone that I can use anywhere, anytime
4) I have a color television

You get the idea. I have it all. Lately, I discovered that there are some cell phones that have cameras built in them (yes, I know, I thought it couldn't be true as well). So, naturally, I had to own one. So now I have one.

Cami's cousin Jared, being a little bit of a showboater, was recently gloating about his cell phone, the Blueberry, that has a flash on its camera. Whoopdeedoo. He showed me, but unfortunately the flash looks like the high beams on a Peterbilt and it comes 11 seconds before the picture takes. So, this is the result.

Really? These?

Billboard, in celebration of its 50th year, just came out with the top 100 songs of the last 50 years. Of course, Billboard bases its rankings on time spent on the charts, album sales, single sales, etc. So, what songs do you think are worthy of the top 10 songs of the last 50 years? See if you can think of any of them. Got any? I will tell you that, YES, Macarena is on the list.


Before you click on the following link, try and think of some of the other nine. This will be useless knowledge that will impress all your friends.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-10.shtml

How Do They Succeed?

With how hard it is to make a name for yourself in the world today, I am constantly amazed at the people who succeed. Some of them are sharp as tacks, while others are...let's just say they are entertaining. I will try to keep a running list of these "entertainers" as I see fit. Let's start with our favorite VP Candidate. This guy is pure gold for soundbites.

Here he is saying that paying more taxes is a way for the rich to be patriotic



Here he is saying Obama made the wrong choice for VP



Here he is telling Chuck Graham to stand up...folks, Senator Graham is paraplegic



Barack who?



Here he is saying an Obama ad is "terrible"



I won't even comment on this one

In Case You Have Been Living in a Cave (or Oklahoma)

Chances are if you are an internet-savvy blogger, you know about Mr. Tay Zonday. In case you are not one of the 28,717,086 viewers to have enjoyed this youtube video, this is for you. Oh! And yes, this guy is serious.

PS - I will give you $1 million if you know the name of the song.

The Jensen Ipod

The Jensen Ipod is an odd thing. 8000 songs of varying genres and lots of weird (read: Cami's) stuff. Here is a song from a band that I have been listening to lately and really like. If you think it is a weird song, you are weird. If you like it, look forward to other great tunes coming on the blog.

The band is Dr. Dog. This is a song off the album We All Belong from a couple of years ago.

How Rude of Us...Let Us Introduce Ourselves

Molly Jensen? - the entertainment


Camille LeSueur(sp?) Jensen - the brains and beauty behind the operation


Kevin Scott Jensen - the paterfamilias

Lest We Forget

In talking with many people about football, it seems that many of you have forgotten about the incredible run my New York Giants made last year in order to win the Super Bowl. Here is a short clip to remind everyone that it was my Giants who took down the 18-0 Patriots "superteam" (not to mention beat the No. 1 seeds from all 3 NFC divisions to get to the Super Bowl). Enjoy the pictures.

Go Hang a Salami Im a Lasagna Hog

Go ahead. Watch it, pause it, read it, enjoy it. The genius of Weird Al is now officially irrefutable. Thanks to the Smeltzers for showing me this video.