I don't know about you, but it takes great internal strength to not scream out every time Heidi Klum squeaks "Hi!!!" like a shrill fucking Heidi the Aryan Goddess. I try to care about the contestants, but I feel strange watching a person appear extremely quirky and bizarre, only to find out that a horrible brain damaging car accident was involved. One contestant has mentioned that he is not gay so many times, he obviously must be gay. Another one is a 40 something ex-biker chick named Sweet P that reverts into this weird, wide eyed, scared thing. Tim Gunn is soooo obviously acting. I mean, he comes over to a contestant, strikes a pose (see how I'm holding my glasses? I invented that shit!), and says his various catch phrases. "Make it work" "Make it work" "Make it work" "Carry On." In every season (except maybe the first one) no contestant ever seems to listen to his advice (which is usually good) and pursues their fucking "artistic vision" and ends up getting kicked off! I am all for artistic vision, but he knows and he is trying to help you! Many of these designers are so stubborn. "My way, or no way" I felt so bad for poor Ricky when Victoria got in his face. Then an HIV positive contestant gets an infection and leaves! Jesus! What is this? The Real World? Anyway, do you see what I am saying?
Project Runway Canada, on the other hand, hosted by supermodel Iman in this inaugural season, is another story. Well, it's not that different, but bear with me and perhaps I can explain why it is more enjoyable. Iman does not chirp "Hi!!!" like her American counterpart. Iman says: "'Allo deezigners..." all chill n shit. Iman's Somali accent is much more pleasant than Heidi's German. Also, Iman's last name is Abdulmajid, which I like much better than Klum. The contestants consistently come up with better designs than the Americans. A gown a contestant created sold for $10,000 at auction. That's Canadian dollars, but that's nothing to laugh at anymore! The contestants are all more excited to be there, because this is the first time around for the Canadians. One episode saw them drawing inspiration from a performance by Measha Brueggergosman, who is a Canadian opera star. Even the bitching (of course, it's there) is better. On a balcony, when a 23 year old "punk" (think last year's winner, Jeffrey Sibilia) says something nasty to another contestant, he looks at him and says in his Transylvanian accent (no shit!):
"You are so full of anger."
and walks away. So, basically, Project Runway Canada is much better than the U.S. Project Runway 4.
The Mix of Today has been playing while I discussed Project Runway. It's funky as hell, trust me. It's recorded by two people I have never heard of: The Breakbeat Junkie & Plugg. It's called Break the Funk IV, and it can be downloaded here:
http://themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=58967&page=1#505045
It's fresh, full of samples, grooves. It's like fuzzed out hip hop, with scratching, funky little edits. Then it's stretched and stretched, until by minute 55 it's some crazy space groove and you forget about hip hop for a little while, till Afrika Bambaataa is all up in your face telling you about funk. Breaking and entering is what this mix is all about. The words "hip hop" are sampled effectively, you learn about dance, and even the Beastie Boys come up for air for a second or two. It will probably rock a party efficiently.
Two step.
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First of all, it's "Victorya." See how unique she is?
Second, who was brain damaged in an auto accident? Was it Christian?
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