Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Those Little Rodents

Today was my day off so I decided to head to the movies with my little brothers. They wanted to see the third installment of the Chipmunks.

It was funny...I laughed right along with the kids in the movie theater. It has a lot of pop music references that maybe some of the kids wont get, but the parents (older brothers) will love!

If you have to take a younger person to the movies, this is one to put on your list!


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Bellamy Brothers #TwitterView

I had the pleasure of meeting this country group a few months ago when they came into the studio and did an interview for my TV Show. We put their music videos into our rotation and our fans absolutely loved them. I started doing these #TwitterViews and I knew that I had to get these entertaining gentlemen to do it!

If you see: (-JB)= Jesse Bellamy (-NB)= Noah Bellamy

(Me asking them)
@jesseandnoah Thanks for doing this #TwitterView...How have yall been?

Them Answering:
@TeeJayToday Doing well, except Tennessee is cold this time of year.---NB

@jesseandnoah It has been about 7 months since I last seen yall and you were promoting some new Videos...How are they doing?

@TeeJayToday Been good. Just been writing, recording, traveling the usual. --JB

@jesseandnoah It is nearly Christmas and you have a new Christmas song available.... Tell us a little more about it.

@TeeJayToday I wrote "I Want TX For Christmas" which reveals many Bellamy Christmas traditions. We directed & filmed the video ourselves.-JB

@TeeJayToday We started making videos ourselves a year ago. They've really started to take off. We now have over 100,000 views on YouTube.

@TeeJayToday The frozen fantasy world and Alamo Christmas are really our green screened living room. -NB

@jesseandnoah How do you both plan on spending #Christmas this year?

@TeeJayToday Probably on an Eggnog Binge--JB

@TeeJayToday We’ll be spending Christmas at the Bellamy ranch in Florida...fighting with our brothers over what the best Kinks album is.

@jesseandnoah So are you working on your next album yet? What is it going to sound like?

@TeeJayToday Yes. I'm our recording engineer & am using new (to us) vintage gear. This album will sound bigger, louder, & richer. --NB

@TeeJayToday The new album is like nothing we or anyone else has ever done before. I've written the songs & we're in the studio daily.-JB

@jesseandnoah If you could choose any artist to sing on your next album with you, who would you choose and why?

@TeeJayToday Barrington Levy, because he's the greatest living Reggae singer.--NB

@TeeJayToday J. D. Sumner cause of that double low C note on Elvis' "Way Down."--JB

@jesseandnoah Where are yall playing at next....so we can make plans to visit!

@TeeJayToday Zurich,Switzerland in Feb. Telling everyone to bring their skis.--NB Anybody know an Absinthe Bar in Zurich?--JB

@jesseandnoah Is there a big tour planned for next year?

@TeeJayToday In terms of distance, it's huge but not big enough for us. Call our agent.

@jesseandnoah I was watching the Grammy Nominations the other day...How can we get yall nominated for an award?

@TeeJayToday As write-ins in the Best Polka Album Category--JB

@TeeJayToday Two words: Crowd-sourced Bribery--NB

@jesseandnoah And shout outs you would like to give out, kind of like a #Grammy #Acceptance #Speech

@TeeJayToday We'd have to thank all of those who contributed bribes.--NB

@TeeJayToday My Mama and Elvis! --JB

@jesseandnoah okay...quickfire.... Favorite color, favorite sport, favorite food, favorite number, state, interviewer, artist, fruit, meat?

@TeeJayToday leopard print,womens tennis,Indian,15,both will be on nxt album,@TeeJayToday,Gauguin,Satsumas,Surf&Turf (ribeye & Stone crab)JB

@TeeJayToday Angry beige,women's beach volleyball,cheese,42, sleep, Shotgun Red & @teejaytoday, Gauguin, Plant City strawberries, brisket-NB

@jesseandnoah Hey guys, it was great to hear from you again, and I cant wait till you are playing near me again...

@TeeJayToday Thank you! When we are your way, we'll give you a shout. Thanks as always for supporting indie artists. We appreciate it.

@jesseandnoah I wish yall much MORE #success & dont forget about me when yall sell out stadiums! Thanks for signing my guitar last time!

@TeeJayToday Thanks for having us TeeJay...Anytime.


As you can see from some of their answers, these guys are hilarious and they have some of the best music out there, my favorite so far is 'Dirty with a Southern Draw'
Check out their bio on their website at www.JesseAndNoah.com



Here is the link to their Christmas Video http://youtu.be/2JAEDFacUp4

Pick up their latest album 'LandFall' from their website also!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1

After work today, I went to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1,
It was okay. It started out a little slow for my taste but it had some great action scenes in it. It was funny that Jacob had his shirt off in the first 4 seconds of the movie. If you have already seen it, did you notice all of the little Easter Eggs in the movie? The Chess Board (Book Cover Reference) When Bella said she was going to put Jacob's face on a milk carton (Abduction Reference)

One thing that really kind of disturbed me was seeing Bella literally waste away due to the Fetus/Baby feeding off of her.

Final Thought....GO see the movie, it's worth the ticket price, if you have never seen the other films, I highly suggest you watch them first, just to be familiar with the story line.

Disclaimer: I have purposely not read the books, I did/do not want to know what happens when I go to see the movie....the only problem is, everyone I know has read the books and they insist on telling me what happens!

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter (@TeeJayToday) and Foursquare (https://foursquare.com/thomasjowers) to find out when and where I am and what I am doing!




Thursday, December 1, 2011

Tweeting Live during the Grammy Nominations

Here are the tweets from when I was tweeting live during the Grammy Nomination Show:
1) Tweet with me LIVE tonight as I tweet live during the
2) on the nominations. She really knows how to put on a show!
3) Who will win record of the year? I rooting for or or
4) I want that hat! looking amazing as always
5) Is this the year that blew up or what?
6) Who will win the Grammy for song of the year? I am voting for 'Grenade' and 'Rolling in the Deep'
7) and on the What song do you think should be on? I think Achy Breaky Heart!
8) Who will the for Best New Artist? I'm leaning towards
11) Who are you voting for, for album of the year? I like
12) and singing 'You and I'. What did you think? I liked it!

Movie Review

Yay! It's Christmas Time! I love the holidays and being able to go see Christmas movies at the theaters is a tradition of mine. I am normally a really happy person, but when the holidays get I get even MORE happier and other people usually get sick of me after a few minutes of being so HAPPY!

I recently took my little brother to see Arthur Christmas in 3D...he went because his Idol (Justin Bieber) has a music video that plays before the movie starts...but when that is over, the movie begins. It has the typical story lines of scrooges and that one person that always has the Christmas Spirit that shows the others the way. I liked all of the comedy aspects of the movie, the grumpy grandpa, the techie older brother (Me) the forgetful father, the loving mother, the proud elf. It is a must watch movie... It also does a good job of telling everyone how Santa is able to deliver all of the presents in one night. It has some sweet father/son interactions too. The theaters are going to be full this year, especially with the new Twilight out, so maybe you should choose Arthur Christmas instead, you will be happy that you did!

http://amzn.to/uM2Vtv Arthur Christmas: The Novel
http://amzn.to/sl0dTN Arthur Christmas: The Movie Story Book
http://amzn.to/usXbqa Arthur Christmas: The Soundtrack