The Sounds of Science

Some random shizz while I sit here trying to stop sweating after a run:

• I guess last year's Van Hagar reunion didn't last too long. Sammy tells Billboard that he and Eddie VH had a big falling out after the last show. The guy's a clown, but you gotta hand it to Hagar: the dude sounds like he knows how to have a good time. And it seems as though guys like that (DLR, obviously, falls in that category) rub guitar boy the wrong way. In other VH news, looks like their breach of contract lawsuit against the Baltimore Orioles over a cancelled show is going to a jury trial. The way the Orioles have been playing lately, the club might want to settle.
• Caught the always funny Ricky Gervais on Letterman the other night. Coming off the pure genius that was The Office, he's got a new show, Extras, that recently premiered in England and will begin airing on BBC America on September 25. He also wrote an episode of The Simpsons that will air in the fall. Dave also revealed that Ricky was once a member of a flouncy early '80s synth-pop duo called Seona Dancing (pronounced "Shawna Dancing") and played a clip. The photos are especially hilarious, as Gervais is super skinny and heavily made up; quite the contrast to the chunky version we know and love. And you've got to check out the two singles and two B-sides they recorded, which sound pretty comparable to the New Romantic stuff released by bands like Spandau Ballet and Ultravox; there's a MySpace page devoted to the band where you can hear their four songs. Apparently, they became huge in the Philippines a few years after they split up, according to the AllMusicGuide entry. Great stuff.
• Google Earth has been kicking around for a while, but I was only able to download it this morning. It's essentially a combination of satellite images, maps, and Google's search capabilities that just really cool. I looked up the satellite image of the house I lived in as a kid on Radom Street in Pickering, Ontario. Very cool. You can get directions using it, and I'm sure do all sorts of crazy crap. Check it out.