Boardlords-Straight To (Online) Video

Since I just discovered that you can post video straight to Blogger, I figured I would throw up the two Boardlords videos that I have done in 2008. No links, no YouTube, just click and watch.

If you are in a band and want a video produced along these lines, contact me via my website scottfrosch.com







Now, part two of this entry: I'm excited to announce that we're going back to shoot a video for the third single from the Boardlords new album "Wax Museum". You'll have to wait to see what song it is. The shoot date is Monday, September 8th in Yonkers, NY. I'm looking for production assistance, since the shoot is going to be a bit involved. So if you are a friend of mine, or some random stranger who surfed onto this site, contact me if you are interested in helping out.

If I said it was a paying gig, I'd be flat-out lying, but I'm sure there will be food & beverages provided. And ladies, it's your chance to hang out with the world-famous Mr. Furious and the rest of the band.

Burning Sensations

So I guess you can upload video straight onto the blog page? Well, I'm giving it a shot today. This a video from Sunday, 8.24.08 at Scalzi Park. The skating itself is nothing impressive (with a few obvious exceptions), but I'm quite interested in the background music I used, "Belly of a Whale" by Burning Sensations.

If you told me this band was English Beat or Ranking Roger or General Public, I would have believed you, until I investigated further. See the video here. The video was light years ahead of it's time. Some of the effects & transitions must have been fairly difficult to achieve (and time consuming) with early 80's technology.

Plus they were parodying other videos, (Jacko, The Motels) which is a concept that got popular much later. And while a horrible, horrible fashion faux pas, the band members had goatees (just goatees, no mustaches) a trend that picked up steam in the horrible 90's (especially with that contemporary swing movement. Ugghhhh)
The icing on the cake was the final shot/album cover which just screams 80's Americana.
Greatest. Generation. Ever.

The "Brews Times"-Narragansett Beer Pt. 2

One might think that I have abandoned my flourishing video production enterprise for a career in beer reviewery. Well, since the feedback for Chinese Takeout was so poor, I may have to do just that.

Anyways, I'd like to report that Colonial Wine & Spirits on Scribner Avenue now carries Narragansett Beer in 12 pack bottles. And the best part is that it's under 10 bucks before tax & deposit. Imagine my surprise yesterday when I brought two six packs to the counter and was enthusiastically informed that 12 packs were now available.

This information is only pertinent to the random Norwalk beer afficionado on the west side of town who somehow surfed onto this site. But for the rest of my friends in distant places, demand that your local liquor store or distributor get this beer in stock. Now.

Speaking of beer & commerce, I found this bit of good news for some local business owners. "Stress buster" indeed. On that note, kiss my ass, tourism. We just built a nice stone patio in my backyard. The number of gallons of gas it takes to get to it: Zero.

The "Brews Times"-Golden Anniversary

Occasionally I get feedback and queries from my loyal readers. Old drinking buddy John Scott asks, "Whatever happened to Golden Anniversary Beer?" Good question.

Marist alumni will remember the six packs in the gold cans, readily available for less than two dollars each. A cheap alternative to the oh-so-popular King Cobra 40 ouncers. This beer was bordering on flavorless, but what little flavor it had was not good.

A quick trip to the internet archives reveals that Koch's Golden Anniversary is a product of the High Falls Brewing Company in Rochester, New York.

The print on the "GA" can claimed that this premium beer was the winner of some obscure competition (No doubt sponsored by the brewers themselves). In all seriousness, Golden Anniversary actually won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Of course, this was when the contest was in it's infancy, and not too many breweries entered American-style lagers.

John Scott asked if I had recently drank a can of Golden Anniversary, to which I replied, "Not since Marist." But then I thought about it: I had a can on the set of "Wee", courtesty of Rob M. Where did he get it? We may never know.

So the next time you and the gang want to unwind with a frosty cold one, make it a Koch's Golden Anniversary. On second thought, don't. This really was NOT a good beer.

Please share your GAB stories in the comments section.

Chinese Takeout: The Reviews Are Coming In....

....but not from you! I must have sent this link out to over 40 of my closest friends. And only one reply? (Kris, you have some good Karma headed your way.) What's the matter, too busy forwarding some har-larious internet joke around the office?

Well, here's what some of the industry insiders are saying:

-"I think I was the most impressed with the quality of the key you were able to get using Keylight... Great job..."

-"...sharp azz (ass) key"

-"That... funkin'... rocked!"

-"...that was some of the cleanest indie greenscreen usage i've seen in quite some time!"



They say be nice to the little people on the way up, because you'll meet them on the way down. But I'm never coming down, so who cares!

The "Brews Times"-Narragansett Beer: A Review

Attention! A notice for all Norwalk beer enthusiasts: The Famous Narragansett Beer has made a splash on the scene. Forget that Pabst Blue Ribbon popular with all the hipsters. This is the real deal, straight from the home of one of the best surf breaks in the North East. It's a refreshing no-nonsense lager, perfect for summertime imbibing. Great after a day of pulling backside grinds at the local skatepark or pulling weeds in your backyard.

Hell, it was good enough for Quint, the curmudgeonly old sea captain in Jaws. And you know he didn't take crap from anyone.

Narraganset is available at Colonial Wine & Spirits off Connecticut Avenue for $5.91 a six pack. At these prices, you'll be sticking it to the man, what with gas over four dollars a gallon. And at less than six bucks a sixer, it's a much safer bet than my fiasco earlier this year with the Heineken Beertender. The only drawback is that they are not available in twelve packs. Yet.

BTW, Frosch's "Brews Times" is in no way affiliated with JB's "News & Pints". Any similarities are completely coincidental.