Mr. Is Freaking Hates Pandas

2008 Pabst Blue Ribbon Philadelphia Rock Paper Scissors City League Championship Series Champion Mr. Is has been exiled in Boulder, CO, for a few years now.  She says she's out there "for school," but we here at David Bowie's Package know for a fact that she is spending her time & effort on a different task entirely.  Seething.  Seething with rage.  Specifically, she is seething with rage at the mere existence of pandas.

As Mr. Is is a learned hate monger, she funneled her unbridled disgust and unrelenting hatred into a Power Point presentation for Ignite Boulder 14.  And now, thanks to the wonders of Internet, you may gaze upon her feral animosity and despair.



Of course, we here at David Bowie's Package couldn't be more proud.  Give 'em hell, Mr. Is.  Give 'em hell.

Week 5 and Movie News

Week 5 and we're finally back on the horse.  But not for long!  Zombie Llama and Baconshark both went down swinging in Round 1.  PJ Rhymeswithsausage put up a good fight but was eliminated in Round 2.  It's doubtful that David Bowie's Package will display end of season point totals as impressive as past years, but what the hell can you do?    We did end the night on a positive note, though.  Even though our only notable accomplishment for the evening was making a beeramid, at least it was a pretty bad-ass beeramid.

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In only slightly related news, this past weekend was another round of the 48 Hour Film Project in Philadelphia.  Assorted members of David Bowie's Package have been taking part in this movie making competition since 2002 as part of the team Meatball Posse.  PJ Rhymeswithsausage, Tits McGee, and Zombie Llama all worked on this year's entry, a dark comedy called "Second-Hand Stiffs."  All work on this movie was completed between 7pm Friday and 7pm Sunday.  If you are interested in seeing this piece of cinematic tomfoolery you can catch the screening tonight, Friday May 21 at 7pm at the International House.  Tickets are $10 at the door. 

Or if you're a cheap bastard you can just watch it here.

Weekend At David Bowie's Package

Some members of David Bowie's Package did some things this weekend that were not related to RPS. Blasphemy, I know.

PJ Rhymeswithsausage (that's a me!) took part once again in the 48 Hour Film Project in Philadelphia. I've participated in the Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project every year since it started in 2002. The idea is that on Friday night you are assigned a movie genre and a prop, character, & line of dialogue that must appear in the movie. You have from 7pm Friday night to 7pm Sunday night to write, shoot, edit, and deliver a 5-to-7 minute movie. This year was a bit of a challenge because right in the middle I had to leave the shoot to attend a wedding. The movie is up on YouTube if you are interested.

A dear old Friend Of The Package got married on Saturday. Kate married the love of her life (and all around nice guy), Matt. The wedding was at St. Augustine's Church in Philly. It's a beautiful building with wonderful stained glass windows and other art. It was in The Sixth Sense, too. Then it was on to Camden's Adventure Aquarium for the reception. Everything was super classy and beautiful and nice, just like Matt & Kate. Pictures from the wonderfulness are below, or just go to the Flickr page for more picture goodness.

The happy couple, Kate & Matt.

Kate tells it like it is. Matt wants cake.

PJ Rhymeswithsausage and The Lanky Duckling

Tits McGee & Baconshark VS Sharks

PJ Rhymeswithsausage looks out for shark poop.

IN TEXAS WE ATE MEAT

David Bowie's Package representatives Baconshark and PJ Rhymeswithsausage had a spiffy time in Austin. We went for SXSW and the Flatstock Poster Art Show. Baconshark has been making rock show posters under the name Large Mammal Print since 2003. His brother also makes rock show posters as Mercer Rock. While they attended the convention and sold posters, PJ Rhymeswithsausage drank a lot of beer and saw a lot of shows.

We arrived on Wednesday 3/18 and ate meat. Mmmmmm, BBQ....

Along with meat, we enjoyed rock and roll. We saw Annihilation Time and Young Widows play, and they were good. (Young Widows was pretty great, actually.) Much later that night, after many beers, we saw Left Lane Cruiser (plays a mean washboard) and the superfantastic Black Diamond Heavies (just plain mean).

Thursday was set-up for the convention. The local ABC station interviewed Baconshark for the news. You can see the piece here (the video won't embed, and you might have to sit through a commercial. But the payoff is Baconshark! So hit the link already.) This is what it looked like when they interviewed him:

Thursday's shows were Rolo Tomassi, Attack! Attack! UK, The Bronx (who are actually from LA), Cold War Kids, Night Horse, Ancestors, another round of Annihilation Time, and Earthless.

Friday = more fun with posters & music. But more importantly, this guy was the bouncer at one of the clubs:

Awesome.

The shows: Handsome Furs (good!), American Analog Set (boring!), The Thermals (fun!), The Hold Steady (great!), and later in the night was Year Long Disaster and Dixie Witch.

Saturday brought out the gorilla suit. People tried really really hard to avoid seeing the gorilla suit. Silly people.



"Nice gorilla."

-"What gorilla?"

Saturday shows (viewed while wearing the gorilla suit): The Poison Arrows (good stuff) and another round of awesomegoodtimeband Young Widows. Later in the day we could hear Echo and the Bunnymen playing next door in the convention center. It was just like being at the show, only we couldn't see the band or understand what they were playing.

Sunday had no shows, but Flatstock was still going strong. Also, more beer!

And that was it. Back to the room on Sunday night, then on to the airport Monday 3/23. We got on our plane and were about to taxi out when the pilot told us "The plane is leaking a little too much fuel for our liking, and we don't really like where the fuel is leaking from. So we're going to see if we can fix it before taking off." Awesome! Eventually we all got off the plane and waited for a new one that "actually works" according to the airline crew. The rest of the trip was safe and uneventful. And now it's a month later, so enjoy the update!

BACONSHARK Throws Out The First Pitch

And so it was that BACONSHARK, the 2007 PBRPRPSCLCS Champion, was invited to throw out the first pitch at a Camden Riversharks game. And in a great moment for marine life, BACONSHARK threw that pitch to a Shark. Well, a dude in a shark costume. But it still counts!

A Rock Paper Scissors tournament bookended the First Pitch event, as literally tens of Philadelphians and South Jerzians battled for the honor of winning (and some Riversharks swag). Many a close match was played. Our own Zombie Llama was defeated by his roommate (Steve From Ant Baby Machete Squad) in the opening round. When Steve From Ant Baby Machete Squad asked if this was a "dick move" on his part, the resounding reply was, "Yes - well done!"

The Final Four of the tournament came down to Mr. Strawberry, The Fluffy Giraffe, Hisae Arai, and MOMMASHARK (BACONSHARK's momma). Mr. Strawberry defeated The Fluffy Giraffe, thus permanently raising the ire of David Bowie's Package. Hisae Arai then took down MOMMASHARK, which also raised some ire, but not as much as that Strawberry guy. In a very close Final Match that was poorly narrated by The Announcer, Hisae Arai took the victory all the way home to Japan. Mr. Strawberry proved once again just how consistent he can be at choking in the Finals of a big event, as he did when he lost the 2007 PBRPRPSCLCS Championship to BACONSHARK.

What's this? You say you shan't believe my words until you see proof for thine own self? Well then nonbeliever, gander upon the official PBRPRPSCLCS blog post about the event. Or, if you're too lazy to push that button, push the one below and watch a stunning video montage of the day's adventure.

RPS2004: Road to the Championship

This film was a 2004 entry in the Philadelphia 48 Hour Film Project. A "mockumentary" about the quest for the Rock Paper Scissors Championship, made by PJRhymeswithsausage and his pals in the Meatball Posse. This film is pretty much what started our involvement in the world of RPS.