The Residents Blog, August 2008

The Residents' Blog was a news blog maintained by Big Brother of The Cryptic Corporation beginning in August 2003 (originally titled The Residents' Official News Blog and Website Wrapper, then The Residents' Official News BOG and later Official News Blog).
The BOG became The Cryptics' (and thus, The Residents') main outlet for communication with their fans until the website's redesign early in this month. At this point (at least according to the website's header after the redesign) the blog was simply called The Residents Blog.
This page collects posts made to this news blog in August 2008, as archived on archive.org, transcribed to this wiki by a Mysterious Spanish Lady.
==Blog entries==
=== Detroit ===
Aug/01/08 02:10 PM
:October 14th you can see The Bunny Boy hopping in Detroit, Michigan.
:Royal Oaks Theater
=== Complete 2008 USA Tour Schedule ===
Aug/01/08 02:16 PM
:I know it won’t stop you from writing me to ask if there are shows here or there, but this is the total list and there is nothing more I can tell you.
:THE COMPLETE 2008 BUNNY BOY TOUR SCHEDULE
:Oct 3
:Santa Cruz, CA
:Rio Theater link
:Oct 7
:Washington DC
:9:30 Club link
:Oct 8
:Philadelphia
:Trocadero link
:Oct 9 - 10 - 11
:New York
:Gramercy Theater link
:Oct 12
:Foxboro MA
:Showcase Live link
:Oct 14
:Detroit
:Royal Oak Theater link
:Oct 15 - 16 -17
:Chicago
:Lakeshore link
=== Foxboro slip ===
Aug/05/08 06:39 PM
:Foxboro just started selling tickets to the Farewell Tour.
:[broken image: farewell.jpg]
=== iPhone BOGcast ===
Aug/07/08 08:09 AM
:The issue I recently raised about not being able to listen to BOGcast Radio on an iPhone has been resolved, thanks to a new update of the (free) TUNER app from NullRiver.com. Thanks guys!
:Now if I can just get the funds to keep the BOGcast Radio on the air!!! LOL.
=== Cryptic's Flynn to exhibit drawings ===
Aug/07/08 04:47 PM
:[broken image: flynnart.jpg]
:Homer Flynn of Cryptic Corp will be showing some of his non-Residents related art at a gallery in NY in late August. He will be attending the opening August 22 in person.
:Also showing new work will be Leigh Barbier and Steven Cerio.
:The gallery is owned by Japanese toy maker, Toytokyo, the company behind the Cerio designed Residents dolls, which, naturally, will also be featured.
:The Showroom NYC
:117 2nd Street (& 7th Av)
:NY NY 10003
:Opening night August 22 - 7PM - 11PM - Artists in attendance
=== Foxboro correction ===
Aug/07/08 07:28 PM
:[broken image: bunny b.jpg]
=== God is Electricity ===
Aug/12/08 10:48 AM
:[broken image: Mute-god.jpg]
:If you happen to be around Jerusalem on September 15th, catch this hour long look at MUTE presented by the European Conference on Complex Systems. Featuring some of the newer works by The Residents of course.
:God is Electricity - a Mute hour
:Monday Sept 15 8PM
:The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
:Givat Ram Campus Wise Auditorium
:[broken image: mute-line.jpg]
=== Ralph AM presale ===
Aug/15/08 08:25 AM
:Ralph America is now accepting advanced orders for The Bunny Boy album. Available as just the CD or as a bundle deal with T-shirt and wallet.
:http://ralphamerica.com/
=== New human ===
Aug/17/08 07:08 PM
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:Molly Harvey and her husband, Francis Harlan, are celebrating the birth of their son,
:Flynn Malcolm Harlan.
:8 pounds 6 ounces. Born August 17th, 2008.
:All are healthy and happy.
:Won’t Molly make a great mother!!!!
:-----------
:BOG has exclusive rights to baby Molly photos.
=== Mute Europe Presale ===
Aug/18/08 05:40 PM
:[broken image: tbbshirt.jpg]
:Mute is now accepting advanced orders for The Bunny Boy album. Available as just the CD or as a bundle deal with T-shirt.
:Mute UK
=== RZ on Some Bizarre compilation ===
Aug/20/08 08:35 AM
:For your information....
:CD COMPILATION OF “NEW AND UPCOMING ELECTRONIC MUSIC” from SOME BIZZARE label (UK) includes The Residents - The Act Of Being Polite (Bonus Track)
:SHORT FILM of THE RESIDENTS "The Act Of Being Polite" on the enhanced section of the CD
:SBZ099CD
=== The Bunny Boy Series ===
Aug/22/08 08:51 AM
:
:Okay, everyone knows The Bunny Boy album is going to be here in a few days, and the tour is rolling into cities in the US and Europe this fall. Little information has been released about the internet series. Here are some answers to some of your questions.
:° The series is made up of short video pieces that run consecutively. Each is numbered.
:° The shows will be posted monday, wednesday, and friday of each week starting monday, September 1.
:° The shows can be found here on TheResidentsTV as well as YouTube/theresidents. They will be archived in both places. There is no danger of missing an episode.
:° However, in both cases, the videos in these two locations will be lower resolution streaming versions. The best place to view the episodes will be the web site being set up to house the episodes. The videos will be full screen (640x480) on this web site. They will be archived there as well. The web site address will be announced soon.
:° There is an interactive element to the series but this will not be evident immediately as the production is running ahead of real time.
:° The connection between the album and the series is, “The album is inspired by the series.” They do not duplicate each other, the internet series has a music score not taken from the album.
:° The connection between the live show and the series is, “The show is inspired by the series and the album.”
:° The total number of internet shows is unknown. It is scheduled to run through the remainder of 2008, but is open-ended and could, in theory, run forever.
=== Boxes ===
Aug/22/08 09:25 AM
:[broken image: BunnyBoy300.jpg]
:Boxes of Armageddon
=== Mine ===
Aug/27/08 07:16 AM
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:This arrived yesterday. Yours can’t be far behind it.
=== Russian Bunnies ===
Aug/27/08 08:53 AM
:Mute has licensed The Bunny Boy to S.B.A./GALA Records in Moscow. The package will be recreated in Cryillic.
=== What's the difference? ===
Aug/28/08 12:59 PM
:Today I got my hands on an SDR copy of The Bunny Boy so I can see what differs in the two label’s package.
:First, both are jewel cases. The covers are identical. You would not know one from the other just looking at them. The backs are also identical except for logos, barcodes and their placement.
:The discs themselves are completely different printings. The SDR copy repeats the cover color design while the Mute CD is only 2 colors - red and black.
:The inside graphics of the SDR booklet has a washed out quality compared to the Mute booklet - both booklets are the same otherwise, 20 pages of mostly lyrics and relevant images.
:All things equal otherwise (like price), I would go for the Mute release.
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==See also==
*BOG
==External links and references==
*The Residents Blog, archived August 11th 2008 by archive.org
*The Residents Blog, archived August 22nd 2008 by archive.org
*The Residents Blog, archived August 27th 2008 by archive.org
*The Residents Blog, archived August 29th 2008 by archive.org
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