Filed by Bil at 7:26 pm under The Arts

While searching for another silly old man on YouTube named Shane who teaches you how to sing three octaves above middle C, I instead found Urgelt. He has several hours worth of footage up on YouTube, all of it well worth watching (in short bursts, over many years), and sadly he has requested that none of it be available to embed on other pages. Bastard. So, I leave you with the following links to his videos; they are only a few of many that I recommend.

What Is Dance to Me?
What is a Human Being?
YouTube Dating Service #1764
McCavity, the Mystery Cat

Now please: bear in mind that this man is a real human being, and try not to judge him simply from what you see on the internet. He has friends and family. Don’t think that he’s just some clownish puppet, here to amuse us.

That being said, this guy makes me laugh — at him, of course, not with him. What a weirdo!

I was so inspired both by Urgelt and by the fact that my new computer is still new, I decided to create the following video. I decided to do it now, immediately, while inspiration was high and my beard, meager though it may be in comparison, is nevertheless currently at the height of its power.

EDIT: By the way, this was my very first YouTube video. Because I am a curious monkey and I like to know these things, the videos that get recommended by YouTube after you view my video are: 1) Virginia Tech Memorial -Theres No Sunset In; 2) Sexy Alien Cartoon Band (my favorite); 3) Domino PCs: The Real Thing: 86 PCs in a row!; 4) Thread Heads Quickie - How to Turn a T-shirt; 5) SHOW ME YOUR HOMEMADE INSTRUMENTS; 6) Ode to Zach Braff; 7) Eight O’Clock Coffee (Day Two); 8) We Are All Complaining.

Those are great titles.