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I rap about potatoes. (ToTs)
peace, love & taters,
ToTs! aka crispyonthemic
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crispyonthemic Press Kit
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Each of the quotes below are taken from press we've had over our short career. If you enjoy the quote click the by line to view a link to the entire article/media...
"ToTs and Mix Master Mash are the ultimate potato music-making duo."
-20 Watts Issue 21 Feature story
"...but by night he's better known as ToTs, the pioneer of potato rapping."
- USAToday -PopCandy guest Blog by By Nathan Mattise (NateFromSyracuse)
"I wear the french fry costume to prove to them, I may look silly, but when I'm performing it's for real..."
- ToTs himself in ABC News video
"If Rap is from the streets, then ToTs Rap is from the culdesac."
- His Royal ToTness in FROM THE GROUND UP a video profile by David Grewe
"As ToTs, Michael is oddly sincere: He is spitting rhymes with the venom of Eminem in 8 Mile."
- Drew Grant of Crushable
"You ONLY rap about what?"
- Anyone who contributed to our successfully funded Kickstarter
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BIOToTs is the stage name of American rapper Michael John Heagerty. His musical mad-hatter partner Emmett VanSlyke is known as Mix Master Mash. Together they form the the group crispyonthemic and are pioneering a niche sub-genre of hip-hop called potato-rap.
ToTs was sought out nationally several times in 2010. USA Today's pop culture blog, Pop Candy with Whitney Matheson, ran a profile on him in the summer of 2010.[1] The site then later posted a video on ToTs' day job done by ABC News. That focused on how ToTs was teaching children confidence through public speaking and performance by using Lady Gaga as an example.[2]
Also during the summer of 2010, ToTs was invited by the Universal Record Database to perform at their World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City.[3]
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Discography
Albums
- The Famine Is Ovah Released December 2007
- The Coup de ToTs Released March 2008. Recorded at Wayne Manor Recordings
- Au No You Didn't Released March 2010. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lagoon Studios.
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FACT SHEET
POTATO FACT - There are few vegetables more versatile than the humble potato.
TOTS FACT - ToTs & Mash have set 2 world records (see urdbg.org)
POTATO FACT - They’re Eco Friendly They’re also super cheap and good for you, providing you’re not eating them in fried form all the time. This makes them a perfect crop for farmers in the developing world, who can easily grow a nutritious food in adverse conditions.
TOTS FACT - my rhymes are delicious and Mix Master Mash's beats are very Ear Friendly.
POTATO FACT - Potatoes have been Grown in Space In 1995, potato plants were taken into space with the space shuttle Columbia. This marked the first time any food was ever grown in space.
TOTS FACT - The first potato-rap song independently released was PEEL POTAYDAHS by TOTS! This marked the first time anyone thought there could be a potato rapper.
POTATO FACT - Potatoes Can be Gigantic The world’s largest potato weighed in at 18 pounds, 4 ounces according to the Guinness Book of World Records. That’s enough for 73 portions of medium fries at McDonalds.
TOTS FACT - I had 73 portions of medium fries at McDonalds last week.
POTATO FACT - The Irish Weren’t the First to Eat Them While potatoes may be synonymous with the Irish these days, they were grown in the Andes mountains centuries before Europeans ever set foot in the new world. The Inca people of Peru were growing them as far back as 200 BC.
TOTS FACT - Irish Heritage is one of the reasons why ToTs started exploring potato-rap as a creative outlet.
POTATO FACT -“French Fries” are Old The “French fry” was allegedly served in the U.S. for the first time by Thomas Jefferson at a presidential dinner.
TOTS FACT - Potato-rapper ToTs although is in his early stage of MCeeing has allegedly served many other MCees.
POTATO FACT - They were Royally Fashionable Potato blossoms used to be the hottest royal fashion accessory. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were both known to wear potato blossoms to spiff up their outfits.
TOTS FACT - ToTs is always looking FRY (fly)
and so are the "Fry Girls" aka the dance team that performs with ToTs from time to time.
POTATO FACT - It's an Important Crop The potato is the most important non-cereal crop in the world.
TOTS FACT - The 1st Tuber-trilogy of potato-rap albums are equally as important to all our fans (the HOMEFRIES!)
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN to our 1st iTunes Single off the Big Man Mentality CD:
CLICK HERE TO HEAR an early version of BOIL 'EM
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- @ulfoesterle ok cool. I'll get after you Monday. Good luck this weekend. #hattrickcity
- @ulfoesterle how goes it homefry? Heard that you're tearing it up on the ice. Let's catch-up soon.
- Community keeping the Syracuse St. Patrick's day parade going: http://t.co/kQNyOao8 via @CNYCentral
- "who tweeted?"
- bromance...Men only at Art Rage. #tintype
- “@toricote: hey cool people, tea time with tori is on air!! @WERWradio #collegeradio” listen to some sweet tunes from my homefry
- Just ran into @eruscitto...lucky me. Now go get your teach-on! #startups
- @Liv_Empirebrew Ralph Waldo Emerson said,"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine." #letthesunshineFeb 14, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.Feb 14, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Syracuse Opera's Carmina Burana Reviewed. http://t.co/yUUzdOMJ
- @RSource sweet dude. I listen 2 your show! Working on new stuff w/ Illumination of Goonies & Isaac of Studio Dog Productions. #staycrispy
- Kitty Hoyne's Irish Pub gets my vote as one of the best pubs in Syracuse: http://t.co/XdYvvg5A < my rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
- @ulfoesterle you are the man. Thanks for thinking of me for these "sweet" potatoe opportunities! #mui305 #crispyonthemic
- Help Team Taters put an end to childhood cancer! Click the DONATE button and do your part! UNTIL A CURE! http://t.co/pDdQzEFR
- @eruscitto glad you came out. Quite the moves on the dancefloor!
- @toricote they didn't want their daughter to date a "common-tater"
- I'm proud to be part of @StBaldricks, the world's largest fundraising program for #childhoodcanc...
- @toricote thanks! I had fun with my new homefries. Why did the potato parents get upset when their daughter wanted to marry a sports caster?
- @missmiscreant jealousy is referred to as the green-eyed monster in these parts. It's tough 2 imagine sweet miss wall becoming this creature
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- 1 tracks (03:09)Au No You Didn't is the culmination of the first TUBER-TRILOGY. After pioneering and introducing a niche style with the FAMINE IS OVAH in late 2007 and developing the genre on THE COUP DE TOTS in 2008, ToTs returns with what promises to be his catchiest & crispiest EP yet including hits like Tater-Haters ,C.R.I.S.P.Y. & Stop Potato Violence! RELEASE DATE: Spring 2010 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DOWNLOAD THE FIRST SINGLE C.R.I.S.P.Y. for FREE! + album cover + limited edition tuber-stration created by ToTs himself + clip of C.R.I.S.P.Y. live at the Salt City Urban Arts & Crafts Market! All FREE! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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- 6 tracks (18:55)The highly anticipated sophomore album from ToTs shows that a blossoming style has begun to develop in his lyrics. With ten more tuber-tunes ranging from experimental to straight up crispy, ToTs covers the board once again with delicious rhymes and funky beats! DURATION: 36 min. 6 tracks available as singles +5 more tracks when you download the whole album! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM & RECEIVE BONUS TRACKS + VIDEOS + PHOTOS + STICKERS + POSTERS! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WANT EVEN MORE ToTs? VISIT: www.crispyonthemic.com vimeo.com/crispyonthemic flickr.com/crispyonthemic youtube.com/crispyonthemic crispyonthemic.bigcartel.com crispyonthemic.blogspot.com TAGS: tater, tots, tater-tots, hot, hip-hop, rap, rhyming, potatoes, potato, tuber, crispy, music, art, creativity, cool, sexy, crazy, awesome, amazing, entertaining, spud, spuds, hot-totty, sweet, Coup, Coup De ToTs, Tuber-tunes
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Tots - Crispy on the Outside from james domroe on Vimeo.
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shot during the madness of taste of syracuse
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jamesdomroe.com - Apr 10, 11POTATO RAPPER!: "I connected Blogger to my http://flavors.me page - http://flavors.me/crispyonthemic"
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Listen to 'CRISPY' by ToTs & MIx Master Mash #crispyonthemic
http://bln.kr/14UX/ - Mar 05, 11
- Jul 11, 10
Nate Mattise and SU Grad wrote an amazing article about ToTs and then submitted it to USAToday's PoPCANDY Blog. It was accepted and you can read the full post here. - Mar 22, 10
- Jan 09, 10Click the link to view the premiere of the ToTs music video for Deep Fried!
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- Sep 28, 09
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Female Audience (Mary Apple) member throws Letterman a heart-shaped potato to give to president OBAMA!
Letterman obliges catches it and gives it to the president who accepts it and calls it remarkable!
He then thanks her for sharing. - Sep 23, 09
My friend Tony bought me a book at a rummage sale in Brooklyn called "250 ways to serve Potatoes" released originally in 1940 by the Culinary Institute in the U.S. The version that was gifted to me was a little newer, because of the multi-color cover. In essence a cookbook, in disguise an index of potato dishes (that I will rap about!)
just a few jems...Potato Flakes
Butter a baking-dish and press hot boiled potatoes into it through a colander or potato ricer, having first sprinkled the potatoes with salt and pepper. Put into the oven for a few minutes and serve. Or, sprinkle with crumbs, pour over a little melted butter, and brown in the oven.
Potatoes Julienne
Cut peeled and sliced potatoes into thin matchlike shreds. Soak for an hour in cold water, drain, dry thoroughly, and fry in deep fat in a frying-basket. Sprinkle with salt and serve. These are sometimes called Shoestring Potatoes.
Hashed Brown Potatoes
Peel and chop fine enough raw potatoes to make a pint. Heat two tablespoonfuls of beef drippings in a frying-pan, add the potatoes, sprinkle with salt and pepper, add two tablespoonfuls of stock or hot water, cover and cook slowly until soft, then more rapidly until brown. If more liquid is required, add a little stock or water or cream. When a crisp crust is formed, loosen at the edges, and turn like an omelet.
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Slice two small onions and fry in butter. Reheat with six or eight boiled potatoes sliced thin or cut into dice. Season with salt and pepper, cook until brown, sprinkle with minced parsley, and serve. A few drops of vinegar or a teaspoonful of lemon-juice may be added.
Mashed Potatoes
Peel potatoes and soak for an hour in cold water. Drain, cover with fresh cold water, adding a tea-spoonful of salt. Boil, put through a potato ricer, season liberally with butter, moisten slightly with milk or cream, and add pepper and salt to taste. If desired, add a little celery salt. Beat thoroughly and serve; or, put into the serving-dish, score the top into squares with a knife, pour over a little melted butter, and brown in the oven.
Boiled New Potatoes
Scrape off the skins, or rub off with a coarse cloth. Soak for an hour in cold water, drain, cover with cold salted water, and bring to the boil. Cook for half an hour, drain, sprinkle with salt, and dry for two or three minutes before serving. Add a little melted butter if desired. Or, pour over a cupful of cream or milk, which has been boiled with a heaping tablespoonful of butter. Or season with salt, pepper, minced parsley, melted butter and cream; a sprinkle of carraway seed may be added, or, serve with Hollandaise Sauce.
Potatoes O'Brien
Cut boiled potatoes into dice and reheat in butter with canned red peppers cut into strips or fried green peppers, or both, and season with chopped onion fried in butter if desired. Or, prepare according to directions given for French Fried Potatoes, cutting into dice and frying with them the red or green peppers or both.
Stuffed Potatoes
Cut the top from each of six baked potatoes, scoop out the pulp, and mash to a smooth paste with three tablespoonfuls each of butter and cream, and salt and pepper to season. Add one-fourth cupful of grated cheese and cook to a smooth paste. Take from the fire, stir in one well-beaten egg, fill the skins, and bake.
Potatoes And Cheese
Peel and chop raw potatoes and cook, covered, very slowly in seasoned butter. When they are soft, drain and put into a baking-dish in layers, alternating with grated Parmesan cheese. Pour over a little melted butter and bake for half an hour in a slow oven. Serve in the same dish.
Potatoes A La Provencale
Peel and slice the potatoes, wipe very dry, and saute" in oil. Cook slowly, adding a little minced garlic and onion towards the last. Finish cooking in the oven. Just before serving, drain and season with salt, minced parsley, and lemon-juice.
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- Sep 14, 09
ToTs on TK99 for National Potato Day was featured in the Gomez & Dave "Best-Of" Show.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN - Sep 01, 09
Tomorrow at Wise Guys Comedy Café (New location on the corner of S. Salina and Washington Streets in the former Traditions) ToTs and Mash will perform as the "house band" for Walk-Up Radio! from 6 - whenever I run out of rhymes! suckas!
FREE ADMISSION!
check it out!
Facebook Event Page - Aug 28, 09
Today at the "Great New York State Fair!" Bridge Street featured some new fried food items. Newcomer to the Fair this year, "Iventori Concessions" out of St. Paul, MN. Not "Deventori" like dumb ass Carrie Lazarus referred to them LIVE this morning on Bridge Street.
WATCH THE VID
Located at the end of the famous Restaurant Row these are sure to be the new treat for tuber-fans at the Fair.
Check out this article from the New Times on this year's Potato related items.
SNT Tuber Top - Aug 27, 09
A week ago yesterday ToTs & Mash were invited to
perform and be interviewed on local classic rock
station TK99.5FM by the Gomez & Dave Morning Show.
As many of you know, It was National Potato Day!
We had a great time getting interviewed and a lot of
positive feedback! Check out this vid for an insider's
view of the interview at the station!
LATER TATERS - Aug 26, 09
John Shaw has a title where he works and that title is CHIP MASTER! I've been called "Spud Stud", I've been referred to as the golden-one, even "DJ ToTs" (When everyone knows I'm an emcee and Mix Master Mash is my DJ!) But Chip Master is an amazing title!
""Dirty" Potato chips are kettle cooked one batch at a time and use premium, all natural ingredients for a crunchier, tastier chip," according to Shaw.
Eight Flavors ranging from no salt to salt & vinegar are described below!
The brief yet elegant descriptions make me wonder how Dirty hasn't taken over the kettle cooked world yet!?
ANSWER: it costs $24.00 for a 25 pack sampler online!
NET WT per bag = 2oz.
Talk about profit!POTATO CHIPS SEA SALTED (REGULAR) - For the purest who likes the great natural potato flavor with a touch of salt. SOUR CREAM AND ONION - A creamy smooooth taste with a hint of onion. SPICY CAJUN - Developed by our cousin Boudreaux who plays the fiddle ina Zydeco band. Note this flavor does contain artificial shrimp flavoring because some folks are allergic to shellfish. It makes them puff up like a blowfish. HONEY MUSTARD - What started as a salad dressing tastes great on potato chips with the perfect blend of sweet and tangy flavors. JALAPENO HEAT - Heat freaks can't get enough of our XXX alarm, "full-bodied" jalapeno flavor. Start by looking for something cold to drink before opening this bag. MESQUITE BBQ - Everyone knows that mesquite wood makes the best bar-b-que and ours captures the true flavor of the old southwest. SALT & VINEGAR - A lot of folks like to pucker up and vinegar will certainly make you do it SALT FREE - Like big flavor but can't have salt? We get tons of "thank you" mail from folks who are on a salt free diet or just don't like salt.
Long story short these chips are available locally at Brooklyn Pickle (both locations) and the Blue Tusk! A crispy edition to any sandwich!
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Syracuse.com’s Deaf Geoff pens an article on crispyonthemic’s newest video…
http://ping.fm/sH4YZ visit the taste this “FRY”day to be a part of my new music video!
- I like candy, do you like candy?
not really. I like potatoes. Actually, I love them. I also rap about them
I connected Tumblr to my http://flavors.me page - http://flavors.me/crispyonthemic
The wonderfully skilled Kirsten Joy Kerlin created this frothy fry frappé for me. Notice the attention to detail…
Been e-mailing back & forth with Lindsey Weber who is editing the 1st ever Universal Record Database Book!! Not confirmed yet, but keep you’re fingers crossed as it looks like our record is in the running for the book!!…
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In its wilder days, New York City’s East Village was home to the raucous dive bar CBGB, where a makeshift stage became the most holy ground of the American punk rock scene. Today, that same locale sells $200 jeans acid-washed in Deborah Harry nostalgia, but last night, just a few blocks away at Joe’s Pub, the anarchic spirit of Joey Ramone and Richard Hell engulfed World Record Appreciation Society #16.
The event started out on a freakish note as it was announced that thanks to a friendly horseback cop and a curious son, URDB co-founder Corey Henderson could go down at any minute with an acute equine allergy attack. (Thankfully, we didn’t have to put him down.) So the room was already on edge when Kelly Reeves of URLesque fame performed a bit of “redneck tap dancing,” setting the world record for “Most Clogging #1 Steps in 30 Seconds.” She hoofed it up like a Grand Ole Opry veteran, all the while wearing a delightfully Hee Haw-flavored dress from her days as an eighth-grader. Clog on, Kelly.
Next up, Nancy Mendelsohn combined her self-described “freakish flexibility” with the vox populi’s insatiable rage for all things World Cup in the footie favorite “Fastest Time To Put On A Full Face of Makeup While Balancing On A Soccer Ball.” On-the-go appliqué is a skill she mastered on the subway, so she got dolled up while being all balled up in just 26.6 seconds.
For one night, Cory Cavin channeled his inner-Bono, setting aside his love of frivolity (and egg nog) to set a record with a deeper meaning. To perform the “Fastest Time to Produce a Socially-Relevant Documentary,” Cavin went to the audience to interview a man about the vitally important issue of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s controversial bill curtailing police wiretapping and limiting press coverage of criminal probes.
While the would-be Errol Morris edited his masterpiece, URDB queenpin Alex Young positioned herself offstage for the “Most Red Plastic Solo Cups Held Up Against A Wall Using A Person’s Body.” She stood inches from the wall, while her boyfriend Tom started squeezing the cups in.
While the cup pressing record got underway, Siobhan Gilbert came onstage and boldly announced, “I’m gonna’ do some swearing!” She proceeded to set the record for “Most Unique Non-English Curse Words Recited In 30 Seconds.”
As URDB Grand Pooba Dan Rollman exclaimed, “These records are all over the place!” And that was before ToTs and Mix Master Mash brought their hip-hop patata patois to the mic for “Most Sexual Innuendos in a Potato-Themed Rap Song.” This wasn’t a one-night gimmick, either. This starchy duo only raps about all things potato on albums like “Au No You Didn’t.” Truth be told, ToTs spit the spuds so fast, this reporter couldn’t keep up, but an official parsing of the lyrics found 16 caloric come-ons. There were indeed fries with that shake.
ToTs explained that the night’s featured charity partner was St. Baldrick’s an organization that raises money to fight childhood cancer by getting people to shave their heads for charity, something the good folks at ToTs’ family pub in Syracuse partake in. All door proceeds from the night were donated to the cause. A masterful artwork from illustration legend Michael Arthur was also auctioned off (see above - he drew it live!), as well as a pair of VIP tickets to see a future taping of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
Todd Lamb showed off some of the 13 “Notes Left in Public Places in NYC by a Fictional Character” seeking people like a professional dead cat handler and/or a dirtbike motorcycle owner to ease his commute. See all of Todd’s, er, Chris’ hilarious notes here.
Cavin then debuted his hard-hitting documentary, which he described as “The Cove meets Fahrenheit 9/11 meets The Shining, but more terrifying because this is real life, but it has a lot of hope like The Shawshank Redemption.” Fitting, because like the Maysles Brothers at Altamont, this night was about to turn into utter chaos.
A packed house joined Kurt Braunohler in a the “Largest Group Meow Rendition of ‘Lean on Me’,” a version so beautiful that even Crazy Joe Clark would’ve put down his baseball bat. But the warm vibes were usurped by the strong smell of an illegal (at least in-a-pub) narcotic, nicotine! Illusionist Richie Magic set the puke-inducing, hopefully never broken, record for “Most Lit Cigarettes Extinguished With Tongue in One Minute.” The man crushed 60 butts on his tongue, turning it black as night and making Gene Simmons shtick look like child’s play. A reformed smoker, Richie says he does the dirty deed to show kids the effects of smoking, that they will look and smell like an ashtray. Asked why he would put himself through such a fiery ordeal, Richie replied, “Even though my mouth is burning right now, I always put the kids first.”
As the smoke cleared, Matt Reynolds broke the existing record for “Most The Big Lebowski Catchphrases in One Minute.” The erstwhile Dude busted out 31 quotes while wearing a stolen Polish bathrobe. Truth be told, though, he should have been sipping on a White Russian. It would’ve really tied the record together.
As if the night wasn’t crazy enough, filmmaker Jay Buim slammed it home by setting the record for “Most Gallagher VHS Tapes Smashed At Once.” Bits of plastic flew into the audience as Buim destroyed the watermelon-crusher’s oeuvre in a half-loving tribute, half-angry takedown.
It was a fitting end to a night of mayhem. The fans ate it up. As Buim himself put it, “Nothing gold can be stopped. If it’s too raw for Joe’s Pub, than they just can’t handle the URDB.” Punk rock forever.
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Don’t think I can explain how excited I am to have hip-hop legends ToTs and Mixmaster Mash on the bill for our June 29th World Record Appreciation Society event at Joe’s Pub.
Thanks to the awesomeness that is Kickstarter, I funded Au No You Didn’t, the world’s first-ever hip hop album entirely about potatoes. ToTs and I went on to become pen pals, and I’ve now invited him and Mixmaster to come down to NYC from Syracuse to perform at our upcoming event.
World Record Appreciation Society #16 marks their New York City debut. They’ll be setting a potato hip-hop record, and performing a song or two from the album. If you love good times and spud rhymes, I’d encourage you to buy tickets ASAP. Dan
Comprehensive list of tuber-related tunes. I’ve e-mailed the site manager to add a very important one to the list!
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All day long I rap about potatoes, I'm about to light one up with the help of a potato, I'll get MacGyver on yo ass, better yet Macgruber, I'll blow your shit up with the help of a tuber, nightshade family I grown on yah like a fungi, never go spoiled I just keep growing more eyes, how many rappers must get dissed before they realize that ToTs is pissed? I'm gonna come to your town with a swiss army knife & a seed, I'll plant both in your eye unless you heed my warning that I offer 2 you in advance, If you try to bite on ToTs: you've got NO chance, of survival, upon my arrival I slice mcees like old files, archival
- Apr 16, 11
All day long I rap about potatoes, sittin' on the couch like my was Al Bundy, Married with taters that what they call me, you can't stall me, you gonna fall see, if you try to take the clicker form the T-O-T, channel after channel it's all about taters, on the local news it's all about haters, Why oh why can we not fry? this just in: give it a TRY! Try you may and try you might but I'll still be golden brown by the end of the night, reporters try to find me, paparazzi stalk me, homefries on every corner when I go for a walk B, cameras all out flash, focus & record, when it comes to rhymin' taters I will never be bored. - Apr 14, 11
All day long I rap about Potaydahs, It's like these fools don't recognize talent when they hear it, order fries - supersize & I ain't got to fear it, my motabolisms higher than Snoop D-O-double G on a stealth bomba, I use more ampersands than I use commas & I got fresh kicks & I can't sing & I got all kinds of chicks & all sorts of BLING! & a blue gucci shirt & a tie from prada cuz I'm all that & a bag of Chips like Erik Estrada. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAidnO64NE4)
- Apr 12, 11
All day long I rap about Potaydahs, deep inside the fryer there's a place that I miss, You know I stay Fly, Stay Fly like a G6, rappin' about taters from April to MARCH, now that spring has sprung all I want is STARCH, pass me the PAM and I'm a coat that PAN turn the heat up on the mic never out like a LAMB, DAMN I wonder what it be like to never rock rhymes this TIGHT, OH! tight like the space between 2 potaydERS when they about to get loving like I was a DICKTATER, Translator - translation, equator - equation { 2 + 2 = 4, ToTs + rhymes = MORE! }...You don't like my rhymes Bitches I don't care, parlez vous francais I'm the pomme de terre, and I'm a tear you a new one, you all know why Fry NEVER made the man, man ALWAYS made the Fry!
- Apr 11, 11
All Day Long I Rap About Potaydahs, other mcees think they better so I a BET 'Em, 52 weeks a year cheeks I SPREAD 'EM, I know I'm never gonna be on BET, BUT I bet you NEVER heard rhymes like these, I be the boss on this block and the next one too, So if you need to place a bet then you know who, to get after man if you need a fix, of some sweet potato rhymes that I be rockin' like FRESHhhhh kicks from the locker, No cleats like playin' soccer, Hooligans be steaming up like they Betty Crocker, speaking of steamin', you must be dreamin', you & your whole crew I'm your completion' SEAMEN! - Apr 11, 11
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I connected Tumblr to my http://flavors.me page - http://flavors.me/crispyonthemic
- Feb 15, 11
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Check out the new crispyonthemic website!
- Jan 08, 11
The wonderfully skilled Kirsten Joy Kerlin created this frothy fry frappé for me. Notice the attention to detail…
- Sep 23, 10
Been e-mailing back & forth with Lindsey Weber who is editing the 1st ever Universal Record Database Book!! Not confirmed yet, but keep you’re fingers crossed as it looks like our record is in the running for the book!!…
- Aug 13, 10
- Jul 06, 10
urdb:
In its wilder days, New York City’s East Village was home to the raucous dive bar CBGB, where a makeshift stage became the most holy ground of the American punk rock scene. Today, that same locale sells $200 jeans acid-washed in Deborah Harry nostalgia, but last night, just a few blocks away at Joe’s Pub, the anarchic spirit of Joey Ramone and Richard Hell engulfed World Record Appreciation Society #16.
The event started out on a freakish note as it was announced that thanks to a friendly horseback cop and a curious son, URDB co-founder Corey Henderson could go down at any minute with an acute equine allergy attack. (Thankfully, we didn’t have to put him down.) So the room was already on edge when Kelly Reeves of URLesque fame performed a bit of “redneck tap dancing,” setting the world record for “Most Clogging #1 Steps in 30 Seconds.” She hoofed it up like a Grand Ole Opry veteran, all the while wearing a delightfully Hee Haw-flavored dress from her days as an eighth-grader. Clog on, Kelly.
Next up, Nancy Mendelsohn combined her self-described “freakish flexibility” with the vox populi’s insatiable rage for all things World Cup in the footie favorite “Fastest Time To Put On A Full Face of Makeup While Balancing On A Soccer Ball.” On-the-go appliqué is a skill she mastered on the subway, so she got dolled up while being all balled up in just 26.6 seconds.
For one night, Cory Cavin channeled his inner-Bono, setting aside his love of frivolity (and egg nog) to set a record with a deeper meaning. To perform the “Fastest Time to Produce a Socially-Relevant Documentary,” Cavin went to the audience to interview a man about the vitally important issue of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s controversial bill curtailing police wiretapping and limiting press coverage of criminal probes.
While the would-be Errol Morris edited his masterpiece, URDB queenpin Alex Young positioned herself offstage for the “Most Red Plastic Solo Cups Held Up Against A Wall Using A Person’s Body.” She stood inches from the wall, while her boyfriend Tom started squeezing the cups in.
While the cup pressing record got underway, Siobhan Gilbert came onstage and boldly announced, “I’m gonna’ do some swearing!” She proceeded to set the record for “Most Unique Non-English Curse Words Recited In 30 Seconds.”
As URDB Grand Pooba Dan Rollman exclaimed, “These records are all over the place!” And that was before ToTs and Mix Master Mash brought their hip-hop patata patois to the mic for “Most Sexual Innuendos in a Potato-Themed Rap Song.” This wasn’t a one-night gimmick, either. This starchy duo only raps about all things potato on albums like “Au No You Didn’t.” Truth be told, ToTs spit the spuds so fast, this reporter couldn’t keep up, but an official parsing of the lyrics found 16 caloric come-ons. There were indeed fries with that shake.
ToTs explained that the night’s featured charity partner was St. Baldrick’s an organization that raises money to fight childhood cancer by getting people to shave their heads for charity, something the good folks at ToTs’ family pub in Syracuse partake in. All door proceeds from the night were donated to the cause. A masterful artwork from illustration legend Michael Arthur was also auctioned off (see above - he drew it live!), as well as a pair of VIP tickets to see a future taping of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
Todd Lamb showed off some of the 13 “Notes Left in Public Places in NYC by a Fictional Character” seeking people like a professional dead cat handler and/or a dirtbike motorcycle owner to ease his commute. See all of Todd’s, er, Chris’ hilarious notes here.
Cavin then debuted his hard-hitting documentary, which he described as “The Cove meets Fahrenheit 9/11 meets The Shining, but more terrifying because this is real life, but it has a lot of hope like The Shawshank Redemption.” Fitting, because like the Maysles Brothers at Altamont, this night was about to turn into utter chaos.
A packed house joined Kurt Braunohler in a the “Largest Group Meow Rendition of ‘Lean on Me’,” a version so beautiful that even Crazy Joe Clark would’ve put down his baseball bat. But the warm vibes were usurped by the strong smell of an illegal (at least in-a-pub) narcotic, nicotine! Illusionist Richie Magic set the puke-inducing, hopefully never broken, record for “Most Lit Cigarettes Extinguished With Tongue in One Minute.” The man crushed 60 butts on his tongue, turning it black as night and making Gene Simmons shtick look like child’s play. A reformed smoker, Richie says he does the dirty deed to show kids the effects of smoking, that they will look and smell like an ashtray. Asked why he would put himself through such a fiery ordeal, Richie replied, “Even though my mouth is burning right now, I always put the kids first.”
As the smoke cleared, Matt Reynolds broke the existing record for “Most The Big Lebowski Catchphrases in One Minute.” The erstwhile Dude busted out 31 quotes while wearing a stolen Polish bathrobe. Truth be told, though, he should have been sipping on a White Russian. It would’ve really tied the record together.
As if the night wasn’t crazy enough, filmmaker Jay Buim slammed it home by setting the record for “Most Gallagher VHS Tapes Smashed At Once.” Bits of plastic flew into the audience as Buim destroyed the watermelon-crusher’s oeuvre in a half-loving tribute, half-angry takedown.
It was a fitting end to a night of mayhem. The fans ate it up. As Buim himself put it, “Nothing gold can be stopped. If it’s too raw for Joe’s Pub, than they just can’t handle the URDB.” Punk rock forever.
- Jun 18, 10
urdb:
Don’t think I can explain how excited I am to have hip-hop legends ToTs and Mixmaster Mash on the bill for our June 29th World Record Appreciation Society event at Joe’s Pub.
Thanks to the awesomeness that is Kickstarter, I funded Au No You Didn’t, the world’s first-ever hip hop album entirely about potatoes. ToTs and I went on to become pen pals, and I’ve now invited him and Mixmaster to come down to NYC from Syracuse to perform at our upcoming event.
World Record Appreciation Society #16 marks their New York City debut. They’ll be setting a potato hip-hop record, and performing a song or two from the album. If you love good times and spud rhymes, I’d encourage you to buy tickets ASAP. Dan
- Jun 12, 10
http://www.potatoengine.com/potatoradio/index.html
Comprehensive list of tuber-related tunes. I’ve e-mailed the site manager to add a very important one to the list!
- Jun 12, 10
http://www.potatofanclub.co.uk/?page=worldcup
sautéed’s flamboyance is too easily overcome by mash’s versatility…
- Mar 24, 10
http://loudbus.com/magazine/?p=4505I%27m
My friend Leah “Freckles” Dennison wrote an article about artists to listen to on St. Pat’s featured on a music blog called loudbus. Guess who made the list?
- Mar 09, 10
- Mar 07, 10
When our number one fan gave us the opportunity to come to Burlington, VT and perform for Magic Hat peeps & locals, we jumped at the chance! Here is a highlight reel of our performance. We had an incredible time! SPECIAL THANKS TO MAGIC HAT!
