Sydney Greenstreet Doesn't Scare Me, Either

A mixed bag today:

*Please enjoy the best.video.ever. Warning: It might take a while to get the annoying tune out of your head, along with all of the images.

*My Final Four quandary: Being a Louisville fan, I want them to beat Illinois on Saturday and then win the title on Monday. However, if Illinois ends up defeating North Carolina for all of the marbles, I win a cool $325. I'll be rooting for the Cards, but an Illini win won't kill me. Should I feel guilty that a Louisville loss won't seem as bad if I score on Monday?

*iPod Update: 1,622 songs. Shuffle still sucking (I fast-forward quite a bit.)

*Heard this morning: Green Day - American Idiot. Finally got around to checking this out, and while I don't consider it the classic many do, I enjoyed the first spin. I've never really cared much for Green Day, even though I do have a soft spot for that type of pop-punk (like 30 Amp Fuse, Gaunt or, the godfathers, Superchunk).

*Heard last night: The Jazz Butcher - "Peter Lorre". The phrase "criminally overlooked" is often overused and usually incorrect, but it's fitting in the case of the Jazz Butcher (aka Pat Fish). What a great pop songwriter this guy was/is. Anyway, this obscure track is one of my favorite Butcher tunes, only because it makes me laugh:

Peter Lorre isn't really dead

Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
He's all right, he's all right
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
It's all right, he's on your side
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
It's all right, you can trust him
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
He's all right

Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
He's a brick, he's a brick
You can count on him in trouble
Even if it's really thick
Any crisis, he'll be there
Like a little squidgy bear
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
He's a brick

Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
Runs a nightclub way downtown
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
Always wears an evil frown
Don't spit on his shoes
Or mess up his hair
Or he will shoot you dead
And go back upstairs

But it's okay
It's all right, you can trust him
Peter Lorre's on your side
You can trust him with your secrets
He'll give you some place to hide
Don't you worry, don't you fret
Peter Lorre is a pet
You can trust that Peter Lorre
He's a vet

A real gentleman
Never bad and never rude
Never mad and never crude
Just like Sydney Greenstreet
Just like Sydney... Green...street
In any crisis he'll be there
Like a little squidgy bear
That's Peter Lorre, not Sydney Greenstreet

And you can trust him, you can trust him
He's all right, he's all right
You can trust this tiny person
Peter Lorre's on your side
Sydney Greenstreet does not scare him
Peter Lorre knows no fear
Fearless little Peter Lorre
He's a brick
Woo!

Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
He's all right, he's all right
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
He's a brick, he's a brick
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
It's all right, he's on your side
Peter Lorre, Peter Lorre
He's a brick