“Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.” -Walter Lionel George

“Cats come and go without ever leaving.” – Martha Curtis

“The only thing more awesome than money is a cat with money. The only thing more awesome than a cat with money is me, my cat, and my money, all hanging out together, with Beyonce.” -Jay-Z

“Do you see that kitten chasing so prettily her own tail? If you could look with her eyes, you might see her surrounded with hundreds of figures performing complex dramas, with tragic and comic issues, long conversations, many characters, many ups and downs of fate.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Always turn and look when your cat gazes behind you with that intent look in her eyes. Some day there might actually be something there.” – Anonymous

“Cats rule!” -The World

“A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.” -Theophile Gautier

“The mathematical probability of a common cat doing exactly as it pleases is the one scientific absolute in the world.” – Lynn M. Osband

Eugene Mirman’s Sub Pop Years (2004-current)

Holy hell it’s been two and a half months since I’ve posted, which makes sense because two and a half months ago I started a new job after being unemployed for four months.  Let’s get back to the real work shall we.

Eugene Mirman is a funny comedian. I like his stand up.  He first caught my attention because he used to write funny quips with David Cross in Arthur Magazine which I would read hanging out in a record store during down time.  Then a roommate at the time mentioned he released a disc of stand up and Sub Pop (of course!!!) released it with an accompanied DVD of some shorts which you can find on his website.  Oh I should mention that I tried to see him live once with Stella in New Haven, Connecticut but there was a huge blizzard and the show was canceled.  They made it up later, but I was unable to attend the make-up date in the Spring.  I was a bit bummed by this.  However, as a wrap gift for a comedy show I worked on in Los Angeles I was given two tickets to watch his stand up with a friend.  It was a splendid time.  Also, he’s Russian, but moved to Massachusetts when he was young so don’t get any ideas, you!

He’s released three (3) albums on Sub Pop Records.  His latest release, God is a 12-year-old boy with Asperger’s came out earlier this month.  It is weird I have all of his comedy albums as he is not the only comedian I enjoy, yet I have all of his discs.  Is it because they were released on an independent record label, which also releases music I enjoy occasionally?  That’s a good psychological question I feel.  I know Comedy Central has their own comedy disc label and Patton Oswalt has multiple funny discs out there somewhere, but I’ve only ever owned comedy albums released by Sub Pop–Eugene Mirman and David Cross, that’s it!  Weird.  I really enjoy their comedy and their albums are funny.  And I want to pass Eugene’s discs on to you.

The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman (2004 Suicide Squeeze, distributed by Sub Pop)

Try/Buy

En Garde, Society! (2006 Sub Pop)

Try/Buy

God is a 12-Year-Old Boy with Asperger’s (2009 Sub Pop)

Try/Buy

“It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can’t see.” – Eleanor Farjeon