The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith’s latest album LIFE & DEATH was the #1 selling CD of the day at mp3.com for Saturday, August 27, 2000. Smith shared this honor with a handful of other artists who were able to equal his sales for the day. ”We are all very proud,” said Smith, speaking for the others. He later added: “I really hope those two people enjoy my album.”
Archive for August, 2000
LIFE & DEATH top seller of the day
Monday, August 28th, 2000Deep regrets
Thursday, August 24th, 2000A feeling of deep and profound regret was expressed by Rev. Smith today for a recent string of wrongdoings which Smith candidly admitted were “almost unforgivable”. “My actions of late in this matter have been completely without merit,” said Smith, “many feelings have been hurt, friendships strained, and confidences broken. I humbly apologize to you all.”
Snoozing through the 90s
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2000In a recent interview in Celebrity Parade, Rev. Smith admitted that he slept through approximately 1/3 of the 1990s. “Yes, I know it was the decade of Woodstock ‘94, and the birth of the world wide web. But somehow it wasn’t quite enough to keep me awake for the duration,” said Smith. “I even pulled a few all-nighters here and there, but in the end I slept through an average of about 1/3 of each day from 1990 to 1999.”
Flan: is it gross?
Monday, August 14th, 2000After eating a hearty dinner, The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith tonight tried flan, the popular Mexican dessert dish, and while eating it, could not definitively decide whether it was an enjoyable treat or just kind of gross. “It tasted pretty good,” said Smith contemplatively, “but that texture is just weird. And what’s all that dark liquidy stuff it sits in?”
Pimps up, ho’s down
Friday, August 11th, 2000According to the latest statistics, pimps are up, while ho’s remain down for the 57th week running. Local pimps expressed happiness over the news by raising up 40oz bottles of malt liquor and smashing them over the heads of local ho’s. The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith, a longtime investor in ho’s, stands to lose a substantial amount of money.
How old is Katie?
Wednesday, August 9th, 2000BRAD: the game’s Katie stopped by to visit Rev. Smith this week, prompting many in the area to consider the age old quandary: just how old is Katie? ”I mean, she’s definitely hot,” noted one local philosopher in his mid-20s, “but I think the real question is: How guilty should one feel about realizing that? I mean, she’s got to be what? Almost 15 by now, I’d imagine… um, right?”
Reversal of vomit
Saturday, August 5th, 2000Always one to flout convention, at 6am this morning, Rev. Smith consumed a medium-size pool of vomit, and about twenty minutes later, regurgitated a full meal consisting of 2 eggs, bacon, coffee, and 2 slices of toast with red raspberry jam. Smith then offered this meal to many stunned onlookers, free of charge. There were no takers.
The Human Heads
Tuesday, August 1st, 2000The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith today announced the name of his new band at a press conference this morning in at a Motel 6 in Burlington, VT. He further revealed that he and fellow band member Lila Tene have been working on material for a few months now, and have plans to release the debut album by The Human Heads in Fall of 2000.
