Feb. 29th, 2008

thatcrazycajun: Image of Matt with a rainbow facemask on (cheese shop)
I have just learned that there is a fine and prestigious vineyard in Bordeaux, France called Château de Pez, which sells wines under that name.

This, of course, means that the very instant your waitron or sommelier serves it to you, s/he becomes...
Wait for it... )
(ducks his head to await the inevitable onslaught of thrown peanuts and other, larger objects)
thatcrazycajun: Image of Matt with a rainbow facemask on (Dr. Demento)
Do I really have to tell you who Tom Lehrer is? Chances are very high that if you're reading this, the answer is a big, fat resounding NO.

Do I really have to tell you how dearly I treasure his music? Nobody who knows me should need reminding of that, either.

But until now, I had no idea that along with the many, many audio recordings of Tom out there, there are also extant some old videos of everyone's favorite piano-wielding fugitive from Harvard in his heyday and his youthful prime, performing a number of the old demented classics we all know and love before a live audience. This link will take you to one of them posted on YouTube, and you should see a whole list of others next to it.
Tom Lehrer Live: When You Are Old and Gray
Enjoy. If you know what a reclusive, stage-hating guy he is, you know there will never again be any like these.

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