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OK, wait a minute.

keaggy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:18:19 +0000

Right after I posted that last link I realized that I don’t really feel the desire to keep this linkblog going — at least not in the same way. But I’ve got an idea to continue RPM so I’m going to work on that (I hope). It’s a book — or maybe a blog — called 100RPM, or “The 100 Greatest Robots, Pirates and Monkeys That Ever Lived, Died, or Didn’t Live.” Or something like that. Quick bios on the best of the best. Here’s a sample I whipped up:

100RPM might be looking for a publisher. Here’s my Amazon author page and here are my two previous books:
• Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found
• 50 Sad Chairs

So see ya later keaggy.com/rpm. Posting here had slowed down so much that this page is basically shuttered anyway. It’s been a good nine years, though. Cheers.

— Bill

My new book: “50 Sad Chairs”

keaggy — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:06:27 +0000

Totally unrelated to robots, pirates, monkeys (or even ninjas): I probably should mention that my new book is out. It’s published by the weird and wonderful folks at BlueQ. It’s a nice little photo book of the sad chairs of St. Louis. No, really. Discarded chairs in alleys. Abandoned chairs on street corners. Abused chairs on loading docks. You get the picture. You’re gonna like it.

Check out www.50sadchairs.com to see some page samples and (if you want) by it at Amazon or Blueq.com.

C’mon!

Working on RPM…

keaggy — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:03:06 +0000

…please excuse any hiccups while I get the cool old RPM design back up and running.

Switching web hosts… please forgive any glitches…

keaggy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:58:00 +0000

Switching web hosts… also migrating from Blogger to WordPress so please forgive any glitches for the next week or so as I categorize seven years worth of uncategorized posts and code the previous design into WordPress.

WANTED: THE WORLD’S COOLEST ROBOTS, PIRATES AND MONKEYS

keaggy — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:41:00 +0000

I’m working on a big RPM project and I want your suggestions for the coolest robots, pirates and monkeys ever. Now, of course I’ve got C-3PO, Blackbeard and Curious George on the list — I need suggestions for RPMs that might not be part of the fabric of popular culture. Or RPMs that are more underground. Or whatever.

So send me your ideas! You get bonus points for including a useful web link, but it’s not required. Everyone who contributes will have their name put in a hat and one random winner will receive a cool set of prizes (which will somehow include robots, pirates and monkeys).

The deadline? It may change, but let’s say March 15. Thanks!

The RPM Monkey vs. Robot covers compilation

keaggy — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:42:00 +0000

It’s done! I finally did it. The Monkey vs. Robot covers compilation is done! The CD features seven covers of James Kochalka’s classic. Everyone who participated will get a copy and a special excellent prize. Here is the awesome list of people and bands that went and done good:

1 Bob Dorsey
2 Rudy Charisma
3 John Miner
4 Tha Shewz
5 Mike Watkins
6 Reddy Killsalot
7 Fandangoya
8 James Kochalka Superstar

Last call for RPM contest entries!

keaggy — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:01:00 +0000

Last call for RPM contest entries! I’ve got to end this contest sometime. Send me your cover versions of James Kochalka’s “Monkey Vs. Robot!” Everyone who enters gets a cool prize, and I’ll buy one winner something from their Amazon Wish List (priced within reason). You have until December 3, 2006.

The RPM covers project. Still.

keaggy — Wed, 24 May 2006 12:06:00 +0000

I’ve reinstituted, extended and enhanced the RPM cover song contest! Just record a cover version of James Kochalka‘s “Monkey Vs. Robot” and send the MP3 to me by the end of the year. YOU COULD WIN AWESOME ROBOT-, PIRATE- AND MONKEY-RELATED PRIZES!

Shark jumping pirates

keaggy — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:15:00 +0000

Matt Haughey: “After several years, pirates just aren’t that funny anymore. I think they ran their course.”

It’s true that pirates (and monkeys and maybe even robots) are “out” now. They’re just not so cool anymore. But we don’t care, because we never were very cool. So we’re going to stand our ground and continue our public love for RPM. Just like that idiot who never stopped listening to Poison and Cinderella, we’re going to stick by our pirates until they become cool again. Someday. Then everyone will think, ‘Wow, that keaggy.com guy was always SO COOL!’

We have another excellent submission to the contest

keaggy — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:00:00 +0000

Thanks Mike. Here’s his easy-going version: Watkins-MonkeyVsRobot.mp3. Record your version and send it in by July 4.