I chucked my tee-vee in 2004, and as y'all may know, I have replaced one idiot box with another -- traded up from my late night Will and Grace marathons for the glories of the 'net. *lovingly strokes laptop* But since I've been staying at my sister's place this weekend with no DSL, my man and I have had the opportunity to get our fill of satellite tee-vee. Oh glorious Samurai Champloo in high res on a big screen tee-vee!

So, while I am at loathe to plug the supreme brainless lunacy known as Fuse TV, especially after the clueless interview one of their inept minions did with my favorite half of Bauhaus, bassgod David J and his brother, the sweet and lovely metronome known as Kevin Haskins, a while back, I do have to give a shudder and sighing guffaw to their show Pants Off Dance Off. Amateur stripping meets true confessions meets uninspiring video backdrop meets sad one-liner host who always looks like she needs another hit of crack just to manage her insipid next line. So bad it's...as bad as you think.

You know those shows that you are utterly mortified by, yet cannot seem to tear yourself away from, alternately cringing and chuckling at what passes for entertainment and what people are willing to do for 15 minutes of fame, only to suddenly feel dirty and sad and empty afterward, like you wasted a good portion of your life? Yep.

And since I feel awful for subjecting you the anything from Fuse TV, and sullying the names of David J and Kevin Haskins by proximity, I am going to end this post with the good news that not only did Bauhaus play two new songs at the first show of their summer tour ("Adrenaline" and "Endless Summer of the Damned"), from all accounts the first two shows have been nothing short of spectacular! Old fans and new both have unanimously said Bauhaus are on fire -- shows that are on par or better than back in the day. Fans of both NIN and Bauhaus are saying that Bauhaus is blowing NIN away. Can't wait for July!