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Extra, Extra READ All About IT!!! 8/2/02

 

First off, I'd like to start off with a big "WHO THE HELL MADE THAT PHRASE UP IN THE FIRST PLACE?" There. Moving on. . .As most of you know, The Amalgamut comes with an enhanced section that is quite cool. It's got a video that still baffles the hell outta me but is neat on it's own merits.

It took me forever to figure out how to get anything besides that "Plague of a Thousand Deceptions" video. I think it's partly due to the fact that I had so much caffiene coarsing through my veins we're lucky the RFW didn't start going crazy.(Wait, she already is). Anyways, I was almost going to spend this whole Consider This whinning about the fact that I couldn't have the extras. But joy above boundless joy, I managed to get them all but THREE live audio tracks. Damn it. I ended up illegally shutting down due to those three tracks when I would try to load em. Pooh.

Anyways, I'll start with the first Online Exclusive. Boy is that one funny. It is an extended version, if you will, of the Amalgamut EPK though only a few segments of the original one we all know and love being included. (Mostly involving Rich yelling at someone with that pesky megaphone again.) I noticed that the Behind the Scenes stuff and the Amalgamut EPK placed lower on the list of the Online Exclusives are the same video which sorta surprises me.

Before I tell you the good juicy bits and piss off people who haven't seen it yet(which you should anyways), I'll tell you about the other Online Exclusives I could work. "Where Do We Go From Here" is on there in the video format and though it is in that pesky Windows Media, it is much better than the Launch.com version we've all seen by now. I actually saw some what what the hell was going on and enjoyed the video section. That's damn important people. Really.

Now, I'm going to forget about the three live tracks (Hey Man, Nice Shot, Dose and Cancer) because they don't LIKE me. See above whinning section. So I'm going to take you to the heart of the Online Exclusives, cause frankly folks, I have no clue what the hell that "Plague" video is all about besides subliminal messages that I don't understand. Anyways. . .moving along.

For 16 whole minutes you get to watch Rich work, play, play, play, work, and play. Did I say play?

The first film is entitled "Killer Banjo" in the long video. Now, what did the banjo ever do to Rich? Granted, it's not exactly my favorite instrument, but it's not evil. Sheesh. You don't have to destroy it, Rich. Really. Besides, songs like "Welcome to the Fold" might sound really cool on the Banjo. Did you ever think of that?? I didn't think so.

The second film, "Work" ACTUALLY shows them doing work. What a concept. Alright, just you don't send me hate mail saying "Hey you dumb bitch, they really do work!" just shut yer yap and go with the sarcasm. Sheesh. Besides, we can't have all work and no play anyways. This one shows them working on "The Only Way(Is The Wrong Way)" which Rich finds perfect at the end of the segment. Ahh, Work is good.

"Meet the Stairs," addresses that wonderful incident where Rich happened to be silly and break his arm. As I always say as a Minnesotan, FALL ON YOUR ASS! Really. It saves you from walking around looking like yer raising yer hand all the freaking time. Try falling on your ass. It hurts yer rump, but it's better for you in the end.

"Elbow Grease" brings back that pesky megaphone that Rich seems to love playing with so much. Gotta love it when he attempts farting through the damn thing. Don't look at me, we should be all very glad Rich coudln't fart through it. We really don't want to know what the sound of that would be like through a megaphone, though I'm sure some of you wouldn't mind it as much. Oh, and I must say, Rich looks very nice in long hair. Very nice. Though it just doesn't suit him as much as his spikey hair trademark when he's not bald. At the end of the segment, we see Rich get his arm back. Man, that was a very bad scar at his elbow. Eww. Fall on your cute ass next time, please.

OH OH OH!! The RFW gets a freebe to talk about her favorite subject without shame. Rich's ASS. "Attack of the Killer Ass" is well, basically Rich baring it all for us. Thanks, Rich. We needed that. Poor Rae should have kicked him. It's still round, pasty, white and well in this video, bouncing around. Though, I think it's funny that Rae tells him to calm down when Rich has that pesky megaphone again. I tell ya, if I were Rae, that megaphone would be mine. Or, I'd use my own to argue right back at him. Sheesh.

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"Tripping" takes you with Rich and Rae or R&R on the trip across America. Oo, look at the sand! Very nice. Nice hotel room, too. Very messy at that. Now, Rich is just mean to poor Rae. Trying to psyche the poor guy out about the hellicopter ride. That's just mean. And let's hope there was no puking. And Rich, if you wouldn't have destroyed that banjo at the beginning, you could have played it instead of singing that silly "lone ranger" song.

"The Baptism" shows us well, things we really didn't need to see. Thanks for sharing your bathroom practices with us, Rich. I'm sure we all enjoyed it. And wait. ..you can smoke in church in Chicago? Wow. I don't know if Rich really needs to look pretty. It could be bad. I mean, Rich could end up looking like some weird BSB or Nsuck member if you make him look pretty. What's the deal with the paper anyways? Why is it so fun to play in? I'd end up tripping on it and fall. Fall on what?? Fall on MY ass!!

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"A Mix Room Story" takes on a tour of Filter playing some more. What a shock. Gotta love Rich shooting up a blow up doll named "Betty/Brenda/Whatever." And really, WHY did he have to shoot poor Geno in the back? That's mean. But funny. At least he let himself get shot, too. As Geno says in Rich's comment about his parents not letting him have such things, "And for good reason." Right on dude.

Rich is back to being demanding. "Richie needs attention in A Lounge!" "Can I get a menu in here?" "Dude, fucking coffee. . ." Gee, yeah, not demanding at all!! That silly megaphone. Yeah. It's still funny. And really, did Rich clarify what type of attention he needs? Did he?? NO.

As for his motorcycle, I hope Robert sits him down and explains how they work. Robert has ridden them for a while longer so he might keep Rich from getting himself killed, don't you think? Though, that motorcycle is tiny looking. I'm not much of a motorcycle fan anyways. ..yeah.

The final cut, "Sound Bites" shows the boys hard at work. ..okay Geno hard at work. Go GENO. He gets to get crammed into a tiny room to mix tracks. Guess he's a slow typer. I wouldn't know anything about typing now would I? I think people are scared of me when they watch me type. Anyways. . .I thought it was cute of him to admit he's a slow typer. Aww. That's cute.

As for Rich's note on the "book" about how to release a record? Get some binding dude. Your book won't stay together other wise, pocket or no pocket.

There you have it. The Exclusive movie broken down. Did I bore you or ruin it for you just yet? Aww damn it. Just go see it anyways. I'm sure they're funnier than I could ever hope to be. I enjoyed myself.