http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog The Brothers Streep are an acoustic comedy band from Cape Town, South Africa. en-us Entertainment/Comedy/Music http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/134/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#8 Yes its newsletter time your little catch-up with whats going on in the world of The Brothers Streep.  This is like when youve bumped into a friend in the shops, and you havent chatted for a while, so they start filling you in on things that youre not particularly interested to hear about, but you dont want to jeopardise your friendship, so you start to find yourself saying things like, No no no, Im not in a hurry, please do tell me more about how last week you discovered a tiny bicycle in your Chicken Cordon Bleu. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 09 March 2010 12:05:18 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/133/the-emergency-podcasting-system-episode-one Welcome to our new series of podcasts which invites you into the creative processes of the Brothers Streep.  In this first episode, we discuss potential names for an upcoming stage show that weve begun to work on for later this year. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 08 March 2010 12:13:59 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/132/if-disney-had-made-king-kong A few years ago Dylan and I made the mistake of renting King Kong a movie which is surprisingly dull for a film which won Oscars and incorporates dinosaurs and a giant ape. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 04 March 2010 10:07:33 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/131/picture-books The other day I was at someone's house who had an offspring that is at the age where it can say a couple of words, put on hats, and vomit unnecessarily. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 01 March 2010 18:41:33 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/130/cocktails Come, let me buy you a drink... I have never used this line to try win the heart of any woman, but for some reason it apparently can work, despite the fact youre effectively saying, Come, let me try lower your inhibitions so that I stand a chance of this leading somewhere... [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 25 February 2010 09:21:20 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/129/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#7 Despite massive advances in technology over the past few years, I find it strange that we dont seem to have improved the toaster.  Most appliances are fairly effective in carrying out the tasks they were designed for, but the toaster is a bit hit and miss.  Its troubling to me that you have to keep an eye on your toast because sometimes its just going to burn for no particularly good reason.  I also find it strange that the toaster has settings that no man in their right mind would ever want.  If my toast sometimes burns when it is on 4, why on earth would I ever choose 6?  Maybe I just have a bad toaster. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 22 February 2010 15:44:42 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/128/trapped-in-the-bathroom On Friday night I became trapped in a bathroom.  It wasnt a literal trapping - there wasnt some sort of bathroom lockdown that occurred which prevented me to leave, and no-one had set a bear trap in the cubical or anything, it was more of a social trapping. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 22 February 2010 10:16:39 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/127/the-brothers-streep-talk-cricket The Brothers Streep show their in depth knowledge of the great game over an early breakfast, discussing pertinent topics such as Graham Smiths strategy, the controversial Duckworth Lewis system and the role of pitch quality in the modern game. [...] tim.p@brothersstreep.com (Tim P. Streep) The Brothers Streep Sun, 21 February 2010 12:15:13 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/126/starfish One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a small boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 19 February 2010 16:10:54 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/125/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#6 Dylan and I had a meeting in town today, so whilst we were in the area we decided to have a quick game of Putt Putt.  My levels of co-ordination were at an all time high in the first half of the game, beating Dyl by one in the front nine. My unprecedented success unbalanced the universe for a bit, and for a while, the very essence of life as we know it began to fall apart.  Jamie Oliver began speaking without a lisp, Jacob Zuma vowed to live a life of monogamy, and Oprah Winfrey decided someone else could be on the front cover of O Magazine.  Fortunately, in the back nine, I dropped enough shots to be beaten by seven, and the universe was restored to its usual form. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 17 February 2010 15:39:16 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/124/the-brothers-streep-valentine’s-day-podcast-special In case you havent noticed, its Valentines Day, so in recent Brothers Streep tradition, Dylan and I sat down and recorded a Valentines Day podcast, in which we discuss important Valentines Day issues such as the best way to eat marie biscuits, and how to give your house the stipple effect look. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Sun, 14 February 2010 00:33:54 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/123/showdiaries-barleycornfestival (thanks to Jess, Mon, and whoever else took photos on my camera!) The Barleycorn Music Club have supported Streep since our first shows as a full band, and we were privileged to play at their annual music festival today, held on the sports field at St Joseph's College. Huge sound system (which resulted in the police being called later), wide open space, food and drink on sale, and a range of musicians performing all day. Some of the crowd literally looked like they were camping. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Sat, 13 February 2010 23:27:50 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/122/omegle Last night I made the mistake of logging on to www.omegle.com.  If youre not familiar with the site, its catch phrase is talk to strangers, and thats exactly what you do.  It connects you with a completely random person from somewhere around the world, and then you start chatting to them, and the rest is up to you. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 11 February 2010 08:21:34 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/121/the-post-gig-awkward-conversation You guys were really entertaining, says fan. Thank you very much glad you enjoyed the show, says me. .... .... .... Fan shuffles off to the side. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 10 February 2010 09:58:44 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/120/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#5 We were fortunate enough to get a great shout out in the Cape Argus last weekend.  Were playing at the Barleycorn Music Festival this Saturday, and Jasper Dick, a spokesman for the event, was very gracious in his promotional interview, stating that hes saved the best for last and that we completely stole the show at last years festival - which is a particularly nice thing to say, especially considering we didnt even play the festival last year. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 09 February 2010 12:21:36 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/119/showdiaries-felicia (thanks to Nikki Streep for photos during the set!)  In calling this show 'The Felicia Mabuza Suttle Tribute' show, we caused some confusion - several people thought Felicia, an ex-talk show host, had passed away, and that we were paying tribute to her. This is understandable, as not many people have tribute shows done for them while they are alive. As far as we're aware, Felicia is still very much alive, but couldn't attend the show for various reasons. Mainly because no one invited her. Shame on us all. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 08 February 2010 00:14:29 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/117/the-other-musical-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#1 Everyone has skeletons in their closet.  Metaphorically of course.  People that do actually have skeletons, tend to keep them in the basement.  Im basing this observation purely on Norman Bates from Psycho, and not on any real life experience.  I dont have a basement. Anyways, all the members of the Brothers Streep have been involved in various other musical projects which might be viewed by others as skeletons in our past.  This however would be an unfair judgement, as we all know the world was a better place when Would You Like Some Curry? was around, and when El Pistolos Streepos Amigos were gigging regularly. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 03 February 2010 14:46:39 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/116/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#4 Millions of people around the world are wondering what exactly is going to happen in the first episode of the final season of LOST which premieres tonight.  Now some of you might not want to know this, but SPOILER ALERT, this is the episode where you find out that Jack is just a inanimate piece of airplane shrapnel that has developed a conscious and wrongfully assumed it is a human. Well, no, if you were expecting LOST Season Six spoilers, Google has let you down.  Its time to actually find out whats happening in the world of Streep this week... [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 02 February 2010 14:16:36 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/115/the-show-diaries-bottomup-cafe (thanks to Tenille for photos during the set!) Tonight's show was off the map, in two senses. In the geographical sense, we were off the map (well, our usual travels anyway) playing at the Bottomup youth cafe in Fish Hoek, the beachfront suburb made famous in recent weeks for a fatal shark attack. Before you ask, yes, we did play our song Sharkman, and it went down very well. Especially well, since against all odds there was a girl there who not only had seen the film Sharkman (upon which the song is based), but actually cheered when we mentioned it. Simon very nearly climbed off the stage to hug her. In the musical sense, we were off the map with some, ahem, different, versions of our songs, and probably the craziest random banter and stage antics we've ever pulled off on stage. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Sat, 30 January 2010 01:40:12 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/114/steve I think its about time I wrote about my friend Steve Walter.  He is one of only fourteen people who have intentionally gone over the Niagara Falls in a barrel.  And that little fact, is probably one of the most uninteresting facts about Steves life. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 29 January 2010 00:08:31 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/113/the-brothers-streep-on-kfm On the 17th December 2009 we joined KFMs Richard Hardiman in studio for a quick interview and performance of our song Shopping Anthem.  If you missed the interview, you can download it here. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 28 January 2010 10:33:39 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/112/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#3 This is our third week back in action, and things seem to be going well.  Weve already learnt more about Dylans acting career, magicians and how to pick up satellite TV without a satellite so I think now its time to leak out some more information about our upcoming album. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 25 January 2010 11:27:03 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/111/plays With Anna Paquin's narrow miss of two Golden Globe's recently, I feel that it's time for me to discuss in great detail my acting career thus far. Actually it won't be in great detail but only because I can't remember that far back. It will, however, start at the beginning...So, my friends, here is a rant about School Plays... [...] dylan@brothersstreep.com (Dylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 19 January 2010 20:19:01 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/110/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#2 We've started organising our mini-UK tour for later this year, and in the process we ended up e-mailing comedian Stewart Francis for some advice, and he kindly responded with the name of someone who could help us, and with the name of his favourite condiment.  Which apparently is HP Sauce.  And that got me thinking about HP Sauce... [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 18 January 2010 12:32:31 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/109/magicians You know how when youre in a group of people, and someone says, I dont mean to sound racist but... and they proceed to say something which is quite clearly racist but because theyve added the little disclaimer everyone feels more comfortable with the persons bigotry.  Anyways, as a disclaimer to this blog, I feel I should say that some of my best friends are magicians... [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 14 January 2010 17:11:22 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/108/some-bad-advice "Dogs can sense fear, but also sexual tension. The best way to stop a dog from attacking you is to buy it a drink." [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 13 January 2010 16:55:10 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/107/post-our-fan-page-wherever-you-can-day It might be a terrible title for the name of a day, and we're not entirely convinced it will catch on, but if International Talk Like A Pirate Day exists, anything is possible. Yesterday we had a bit of shock when our Facebook Fan Page hit 666 fans, and not wanting to upset the Christian market, we put out a plea to try gain more members and sever any ties with the occult.  Luckily after sacrificing a couple of cats, we made it past the 666 mark. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 12 January 2010 09:31:10 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/106/the-new-adventures-of-the-brothers-streep-#1 Christmas is over and so is the New Year, which means we have very little excuse to still be on holiday, which is why weve decided to kick our site back into full gear and start with a newsletter. Of course there are always leftovers in the fridge from Christmas which have no real place being there, but they got hidden behind the margarine and so theyve been enjoying developing mould for the past 3 weeks, proudly raising a rotten army which will eventually inspire you to throw out all the eggs, before you realise its actually that piece of broccoli that your grandfather wouldnt eat because it reminded him of the war.  And if Ive learnt anything this Christmas, its that you shouldnt dress up broccoli to look like the secret police. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 11 January 2010 09:25:05 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/105/the-brothers-streep-new-years-podcast-special Happy New Years!  As promised, Dyl and I sat down and recorded a New Years podcast special.  You can download it now by clicking here.  Im in a bit of a rush as Im about to leave to get to my New Years Eve plans, so this blog wont be very long. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 31 December 2009 13:39:58 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/104/the-brothers-streep-christmas-podcast-special Merry Christmas everyone!  Were all currently enjoying a little holiday break from The Brothers Streep, but we took the time out to record a very special Christmas podcast.  Hope you have fun listening to us reminisce about Christmases past, present and future - although, to be honest, we never get around to speaking about Christmas future.  Well do that in next years Christmas podcast.  [Pause for time based irony joke to sink in...] [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 25 December 2009 00:49:13 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/103/message-from-graham-norton We recently had the privilege of hanging out and drinking wine with UK talk show host Graham Norton.  For those that aren't familiar with British culture, he is pretty much like the UK's answer to Oprah.  But that's obviously only if the question was, "We need someone funnier and slightly less black." [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 18 December 2009 11:30:09 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/101/christmas-time We've got a charity show coming up soon, and in order for this event to be a success, we could do with your help... We've partnered with our friends K, Ray and the Bird and the Barleycorn Music Club, and are putting on a festive family show on Saturday 19th December at Rygersdal Sport's Club (Erin Rd) in Rondebosch at 8pm.  It's only R20 to get in, and all the money is going to charity.  (We've still actually got to pick the charity, so if you have any ideas, we're totally open to hear them!) [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 07 December 2009 14:48:28 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/100/sport My sporting career started back in junior school. Im not sure whether cricket or soccer came first, but I know I was better at soccer. I know this because I actually remember playing a couple of soccer matches, whereas I only remember ever playing one cricket match. I remember two things from the solitary cricket match I played. The first thing is that they cleverly had me up to bat last. I thought it would be funny to walk out with thigh pads on both my thighs, and I assume the opposing team thought it was funny too, because I didnt go out first ball. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 02 December 2009 14:54:28 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/99/the-humanimals Sigourney Beaver... Buck Norris...  Reese Witherspoonbill... That's right, it's time for another game.  This week's game comes courtesy of our good friends Kevin 'Rope' van Kraayenburg and our very own Fylan Hichens. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 30 November 2009 15:58:03 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/98/hello-mr-hiccups It's time to learn more about hiccups.  According to Wikipedia, it's pronounced 'h#618;k#652;p', but considering I don't read Russian, I'm not sure how that's meant to help. Hiccups have only been around since the 1800s.  Before hiccups existed, everyone just used to get on with life, uninterrupted by the spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm.  The shift from a world without hiccups, to the current hiccupian society we live in today, is seen by many, especially Al Gore, to be the result of Global Yawning. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 24 November 2009 14:22:49 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/97/brights Hey gang, it has been a while since I ranted and/or raved about anything. I apologise. So I'll just get straight to the point. Why don't people turned their stupid brights off when they are driving in my direction?! [...] dylan@brothersstreep.com (Dylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 20 November 2009 12:09:20 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/96/the-brothers-streep-present-the-greatest-movies-of-all-time Before we recorded our current series of podcasts, Streeps Company Too, we decided wed start a series of podcasts in which we would review the top 250 movies of all time according to IMDB.  We only ended up chatting about 20 of them, but hey, its the thought that counts. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 18 November 2009 09:08:56 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/95/baked-celebrities The game is simple. Think of a celebrity.  Eg, Catherine Zeta-Jones.  And then think of a name for their baked good equivalent.  Eg, Catherine Pita-Jones. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 10 November 2009 15:48:54 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/94/pain-or-poetry When I was in grade 5, Brett The Hitman Heart came to my school. I presume it was to give some sort of inspirational lecture, in which he probably encouraged all present to follow their dreams and be the best they can be. I presume, because I didnt go. [...] fylan@brothersstreep.com (Fylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Sun, 08 November 2009 17:46:09 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/92/an-interview-with-k-ray-and-the-bird This Saturday The Brothers Streep will be playing with K, Ray and the Bird at the On The Avenue Summer Concert at Theatre@Elkanah in Tableview.  I thought it would be a good idea to do a little interview with them, so what follows is just that... [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 05 November 2009 11:37:58 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/91/christmas-beetles Christmas is coming.  We know this to be true for two reasons - one, because shops have already started proclaiming that the festive season is near, and two, because Christmas beetles are back!  This would seem to suggest a special relationship between shops and Christmas beetles - do shops start advertising Christmas when the owner sees the first summer Christmas beetle, or do Christmas beetles sense the potential savings they could be missing, and come back to make the most of festive discounts. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 02 November 2009 16:11:36 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/90/streep’s-company-too-episode-twelve This is the last episode of the first season of Streeps Company Too.  Were taking a little break and are also giving some of our new fans a chance to sort their lives out and catch up with the first season. Well also be taking suggestions for what youd like to hear in the second season, so if you have any feedback, please send it through.  Even if you hate it, wed like to know.  If this is the case, then please also include your physical address.  Oh and if you happen to find dead pigeons in your post-box, dont automatically assume its us. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 29 October 2009 14:23:39 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/89/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-44 It's time to try answer what has been on everyone's minds... What's next?  Did Juliet really set off the hydrogen bomb?  Was that white flash at the end of 'The Incident' the explosion, or was it the island jumping through time again?  Oh and of course, what will the Brothers Streep be up to in the next couple of weeks? [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 26 October 2009 11:26:34 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/88/the-appendix One of my friends recently exclaimed that her friend was getting her appendix removed.  Because this conversation took place on the Internet, the implied shock was enforced by the letters 'OMW' - which has taken to mean 'Oh My Word', a variation of 'OMS' - 'Oh My Sac' and 'OMG' - 'Oh My Garter'. The frenzy of excitement that had overtaken my friend seemed somewhat misplaced.  If anything, this is what we have come to expect of the appendix.  Generally, all an appendix does is waste away inside your body, and sometimes, it explodes. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 20 October 2009 10:59:15 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/87/streep’s-company-too-episode-eleven As it would be expected, in this episode we discuss how a song we wrote four years ago about Anna Paquin, ended up being played to Anna Paquin on the Graham Norton Show.  Oh and obviously we touch on other important life issues, such as bed breaking, toe bruising and cat swinging. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 19 October 2009 00:03:14 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/86/dear-anna-paquin-part-two Dear Anna Paquin (another open letter) Hello.  We have reason to believe that youve finally heard the song we wrote about you.  Unless that was an incredibly good Anna Paquin impersonator on the Graham Norton Show, one of our lifes goals is complete, and with any luck, youve loaded our Anna Paquin song onto your I-pod and are playing it to all your friends and pet geese. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 12 October 2009 01:15:54 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/85/south-african-penguins I haven't seen March of the Penguins, but I've seen clips, and it seems majestic.  It could just be the soft soothing tone of Morgan Freeman's narration, but what I've seen makes me want to settle down and start my own penguin colony. But these are the emperor penguins of Antarctica.  I'm not an expert on aquatic flightless birds, but it seems that all South African penguins do is defecate on rocks. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 09 October 2009 10:49:00 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/84/i-can-t-get-no-sleep For all the old-skool clubbers, I'm not talking about that anthemic track by Faithless, I'm talking about another kind of insomnia. It's that time of year again when, to my disappointment, the crisp coolness of winter starts to slip away, like the blankets and duvets that are cast off in favor of lighter bed linen. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 06 October 2009 16:02:57 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/83/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-41 We have big news!  But we can only share this big news later in the week.  So perhaps we should warm up with some small news... This weekend Tim P Streep and myself discovered an island, which may or may not have magical powers and a smoke monster. Okay, I know that might sound like big news in itself, but by island I simply mean a small area of land in a dam in the Hillcrest Wine Estate quarry, and by magical powers I simply mean it had a tree.  I'm sure I did see a smoke monster though. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 05 October 2009 18:55:48 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/82/introducing-paint-hearted There is an artist living inside every one of us.  Not necessarily a very good artist, but an artist none the less. We begin our artistic careers from an early age.  When you're young, your drawings will either get stuck on the fridge to capture the hearts of all who seek out cooled food or drink, or they'll get the child psychologist called in, because apparently drawing a house with no windows means you're not getting enough love.  Or at the very least, ventilation. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 01 October 2009 22:26:13 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/81/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-40 I think at some stage I need to blog about the weird things people have typed into Google to get to our site.  So far, the strangest thing has been meerkat costume.  I hope the poor person who was looking to infiltrate a meerkat colony wasnt too disappointed when he actually arrived at a blog about punching Tara Reid. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 28 September 2009 22:09:23 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/80/up Even though my taste in films has previously been called into question, today I'm blogging about a deeply, stomach-hurtingly, tear-streamingly, loud-laugh-you-do-when-you-can't-control-it-ingly funny film we went to watch last weekend. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 25 September 2009 14:05:32 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/79/streep’s-company-too-episode-ten In this edition of the podcast we announce the winner of our song ideas competition, as well as debut a recording of the song itself.  And if that doesnt sell you on downloading this episode, we also send a special shout out to Andrew Kerrs dad.  Yeah, how many podcasts are doing that these days? [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 23 September 2009 18:35:59 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/78/bagpipes Very few people seem to enjoy the sounds of bagpipes.  Even people who play the bagpipes seem somewhat embarrassed by the sounds they create. This is definitely not a new observation if you google worst musical instrument, the first result you get will be the bagpipes.  Or at least, that should be the first result you get for some reason the first result I got was the acoustic guitar, but Im going to put this down to Google being infected with some sort of virus that would at least explain why the search bar is looking bloated. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 22 September 2009 23:56:29 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/77/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-39 This week wed like to dedicate our update to Jake Waldron.  You might know Jake for his work in our Afternoon Delight video, or for his lovely impression of Tim S Streep in our Steri Stumpie Song video.  If youve got particularly good eye site, you might even be able to spot him in the My Pirate Friends and Me (fan video) video and no, for the last time, thats not Dylan or I theyre just really good Brothers Streep impersonators. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 21 September 2009 23:21:01 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/76/tim-s-streep-s-rant-outlook-2007-feels-i-m-not-giving-it-enough-attention It occurred to me that I haven't joined in the fun of rant-posting yet, and so I decided to blog the very first irritation that came to mind. I just so happened to be using a computer at the time, so here goes... [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 21 September 2009 16:39:21 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/75/baboon-summit [...] tim.p@brothersstreep.com (Tim P. Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 18 September 2009 19:57:45 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/74/it-could-make-a-grown-man-cry Ahoy there all you young whipper-snappers out there in computer land! No, there hasnt been a glitch in the Matrix, and yes this post has been written by a Mr. Fylan Streep. Fylan Streep? I dont remember a Fylan in the ever-increasing-band-members-band commonly-known-as-the-Brothers-Streep? I hear you ask. Yes. Fylan Streep. To the max. Im the one who is less interested in guitar, but more interested in blog posts. In these posts I will attempt to provide you with journeys into the mind of a Streep band member. And this is my first... [...] fylan@brothersstreep.com (Fylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 17 September 2009 18:59:05 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/73/my-new-favourite-thing I would like to take time out to write about my new favourite thing.  Now, I know I dont have Oprah Winfrey status Im not expecting you to rush out and try buy my new favourite thing, and I havent hidden my new favourite thing under your seat but I am hoping someone will read this and give me my own 1 hour prime time chat show where I only have to actually produce 20 minutes of material, because at least 20 minutes is taken up by soap adverts, and the other 20 minutes by the audience simply cheering for me as I walk out on stage. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 15 September 2009 17:14:47 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/72/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-38 Tonight well be playing at the Waiting Room with Chasing Friday 9pm sharp, R30 to get in!  Itll be a more intimate show, and if Dyl and I can sneak some hours to practice today, well debut a new song.  We might even turn one of our old faithful covers into a dance hit for you, worthy of Bump 5 track listing. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 14 September 2009 12:10:36 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/71/what-makes-someone-a-stroupie After our show yesterday at the VA Waterfront Amphitheatre, someone told me that they wanted to become a Streep groupie. This isn't the first time that has happened, and it got me thinking: what exactly IS a groupie? [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Sun, 13 September 2009 12:36:55 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/70/streep’s-company-too-episode-nine In this latest edition of the award winning podcast series, Streeps Company Too, we present two ideas which might just change the bathroom forever. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 11 September 2009 18:12:13 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/69/computers If youre reading this, then you can automatically relate, because unless youve got someone who prints these blogs out for you, youre sitting in front of the computer. Im currently busy listening to music (Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers The Album, to be precise) and writing this blog because I have time to kill.  I have time to kill because Im copying a folder from my computer to my portable hard drive, and for some reason, my computer decided that this process was going to take 10 hours.  Although, to be fair, its sitting on 3 hours now, and it definitely didnt take me 7 hours to write the first two paragraphs.  Or at least I hope not, because then I think I need to give up the idea of ever writing a book. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 10 September 2009 10:34:32 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/68/dear-anna-paquin Dear Anna Paquin (an open letter, and a song) Hello.  How are you?  Are you enjoying being in True Blood?  Or do you miss your X-men days?  Are you really that good with geese? [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 09 September 2009 14:16:33 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/67/quality-street Hey all. Qualitiy Street: Everyone Has Their Favorite. This may be true. But is anyone's favorite the Coconut? [...] dylan@brothersstreep.com (Dylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 07 September 2009 17:47:25 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/66/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-37 Ive had Jackson 5s I Want You Back stuck in my head for the last three days.  Its quite a pleasant song to get stuck in your head.  Most songs get annoying, but this song has been good to me I even made it my ringtone if you phone me, and I take a while to answer now you know why. I think the song would make quite a good Brothers Streep cover, but Im unsure of how easy it would be to sell this idea to the rest of the band.  Dyl and I had a hard time convincing the two Tims that covering a song from the Rocky Horror Picture Show was the way to go.  At this point, our Rocky Horror tribute show is far from happening. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 07 September 2009 11:46:18 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/65/which-sex-in-the-city-girl-are-you-take-our-quiz Are you Carrie or Samantha?  Or maybe even Charlotte or Miranda?  This sort of thing can keep someone up at night, so were going to put your mind at ease and help you discover which girl you are... [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 04 September 2009 15:32:01 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/64/streep’s-company-too-episode-eight If youve just joint this podcast series, you might need to go back and download the earlier episodes first its becoming like LOST in the sense that you do need to remember threads from previous episodes otherwise youll get confused - its not like LOST in the sense that Dylan and I are stranded on an island and being chased by a smoke monster. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 02 September 2009 13:05:21 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/63/tea If I was ever nominated for a Grammy Award, I would arrive at the show in a white robe, with a fake white beard and hair, and a staff.  Because imagine how great it would be if on live TV, one of the winning artists or producers got up on stage and said Id like to thank God, and then it cut to me nodding my head in appreciation. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 01 September 2009 17:49:17 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/62/the-steri-stumpie-music-video Selling out you say?  Well, weve always lived by the saying Its not selling out if its Steri Stumpie. In a final attempt to gain some Steri Stumpie ambassador credit, we made The Steri Stumpie Music Video.  It was going to be a karaoke music video, but we didnt have enough arbitrary shots of puppies and couples celebrating their new love amongst spring flowers and bubbling brooks. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 31 August 2009 09:15:12 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/61/steri-stumpie-song Click here to download the new Brothers Streep tribute song to the amazing Steri Stumpie. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 25 August 2009 13:41:52 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/60/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-35 For a long period of time, Steri Stumpies have been part of the Brothers Streep way of life.  Tim S. Streep has been known to buy rounds of Steri-Stumpies for the band at band practice, and when there are bets to be made, Steri Stumpies are usually used as betting leverage.  For example, if Joshua Doore turns out to be a real person, I owe Tim P Streep a chocolate Steri Stumpie. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 24 August 2009 23:44:42 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/59/an-intriguing-offer After my last post, I was constantly refreshing my email. With each click I expected a flood of mails, each one with the same general request: "Richard, please, tell us more about your facial hair, never before has such an interesting topic been broached ." So needless to say, I was shocked to find an empty mailbox, not one single mail. However, I have subsequently done some thorough research (spoken to Hugh) and apparently it is highly likely that the internet was broken. So to honour all those phantom messages lost to cyberspace, here is a story. [...] richard@brothersstreep.com (Rich Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 19 August 2009 21:26:34 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/58/streep’s-company-too-episode-seven Lets talk about time travel. I dont believe time travel exists.  I base that on the fact that if time travel existed, someone would have come back to this time period and let us know.  Other people do believe in time travel, mainly because of that white cat from Early Edition and the fact that Nataniël looks like he comes from the future. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 18 August 2009 18:14:50 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/57/incredible-news 6:25pm, Monday night. There I was, standing in Spar Tops - the 'classy' bottle store - picking up a few Hunters Dry for our Streep braai and band practice, when suddenly my phone rang. Trying to answer your phone while holding a pack of lamb chops, your wallet, your bank card, and a six pack of glass bottles involves defying the laws of gravity and limbs per average human somewhat, but I managed to get to it in time. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 18 August 2009 10:24:24 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/56/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-34 Lets kick off with some rad news.  We just found out that our song Bruce Willis Is Dead! has been playlisted by UCT Radio (104.5fm), and it seems to have debuted at number 29 on their SA Top 30.  If youd like to help us stay in the charts, please listen to UCT Radio and request it at any given opportunity you can.  In fact, you dont have to stop at UCT Radio - we also encourage you to pick up the phone book, dial a random person, and request that they play the song too.  If youd like to download the track for free, just click here. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 17 August 2009 22:40:50 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/55/china-and-japan A quick suggestion. It must be kind of annoying being Chinese but having people call you Japanese, and visa versa.  And this confusion has been present for many centuries, so its unlikely to change. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 13 August 2009 18:13:07 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/54/gameshow Have you ever caught yourself taking part in one of those televised game shows on ETV at three in the morning? Of course you havent! [...] dylan@brothersstreep.com (Dylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 12 August 2009 18:03:21 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/53/women’s-day Sunday was Womens Day, so heres something for the ladies... [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 10 August 2009 19:40:49 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/52/department-of-education [I've been too busy to write a proper blog this week, so here's something I wrote for my old blog site earlier this year... hope you enjoy!] Now I know a lot of you are reading this and thinking, Hey, do you know what Ive always wanted to know, Ive always wanted to know how to break into the Department of Education, well [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 06 August 2009 09:46:13 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/51/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-32 Hey guys Weve gone up in Facebook fans quite a bit over the last week, so for those who have just joined us - welcome.  This is the weekly update where we let you know whats going on in the world of the Brothers Streep.  Every now and again we also let you know whats going on in the world of the Vengaboys in case youre wondering, still no update on the Vengabus weve heard rumours that it is coming, but the ETA is anyones guess. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 03 August 2009 10:15:27 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/50/streep’s-company-too-episode-six We like to think of the Brothers Streep as more than just a band.  We try serving the community around us, doing our best to not only provide entertainment, but also educate people along the way. For example, our song Anna Paquin not only teaches you all about an Oscar winning actress, but it also teaches you how to spell. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 29 July 2009 22:12:23 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/49/hairdressers Im quite a shy guy. Although there was that time at Canal Walk where I and a bunch of my friends were wearing suits, and there were these cars on display in that stage area by the food court.  We started pretending we were car salesmen, and proceeded to show people around the display, eventually inviting them to get into the cars themselves.  As soon as an unaware shopper got inside the car, another one of us would walk up to the car, kindly ask them to get out, and then shout at the other person for letting them get inside in the first place. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 29 July 2009 09:36:13 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/48/danskraal I could talk about what a great night the Ellington's gig was. I could talk about a great Magma Chicken Wrap at Kauai in Tygervalley. I could talk about Simon offending a local in the mall when he pointed out that it felt dead, like it was built on a graveyard. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 28 July 2009 15:08:31 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/47/streep’s-company-too-episode-five The new, special birthday edition of our podcast is out, and you can download it by simply clicking here.  Or here.  Not here.  And news just in, you can now download our podcast directly through ITunes. This week Dylan and I chat a bit about the Ice Age franchise.  Its interesting that Ice Age 3 exists.  Youd think, that once youve witnessed the end of the Ice Age in Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, it would be rather hard to release another film under the Ice Age title.  That move is a bit like them deciding to do a sequel to Titanic. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 23 July 2009 23:48:13 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/46/michael-bay-all-the-way "Who the heck is Michael Bay?" you ask. And I answer, "He's the director of Transformers 2". He's also something of a target for ridicule and parody as a result of his obsession with destruction on an epic scale and generally blowing up 90% of the movie set in the course of any scene. When people start referring to you as a stunt-coordinator instead of a director, you know you've gotten carried away with the action element of your films. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 23 July 2009 11:48:46 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/45/punching-tara-reid I have mild insomnia.  Just when Im about to go to sleep, my brain decides to work on overtime, and instead of simply nodding off like most people do, my mind will start to imagine nonsense such as what it would be like if everyone with the name Allen had to carry around a pair of Allen keys. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 22 July 2009 01:07:08 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/44/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-30 Hey there This week is a birthday week for the Brothers it was my birthday last Saturday, and coming up weve got Dylans birthday on Friday, and Richards on Saturday.  So yes, if you see us this week, we expect presents.  In fact, its probably best you carry presents on you at all times just in case you bump into us. On Saturday were heading slightly north to play a show at Ellingtons Saloon in Belville.  The show starts at 8pm, costs R20 and will see us sharing the stage with Lyderkane, Captain and The Caveman and Jameson Raid. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 20 July 2009 23:08:44 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/42/beetroot There is no such thing as anti-aging soap.  Im not sure how soaps can claim they contain anti-aging agents or anything like that, because if they really did, then no-one would eat beetroot. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 16 July 2009 00:36:33 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/41/less-is-more So...It has been awhile since I last brought tidings of a rant and/or rave. But something happened to me recently that has made it very urgent for me to discuss certain things in life that don't make any sense at all! [...] dylan@brothersstreep.com (Dylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 15 July 2009 18:49:14 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/40/the-buzzers-streep Recently weve been getting into the Playstation 3 game, Buzz: Quiz TV.  It plays out like a trivia game show, but in the comfort of your own home.  And fine, because youre not on a real game show, you dont exactly win prizes, but you do earn the respect of your friends for, say for example, knowing what Kabaddi is. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Sun, 12 July 2009 12:20:08 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/39/streep’s-company-too-episode-four The problem with High School, is that if youre not planning on getting into the Science or Maths faculty of a University, then your marks dont really matter.  Youre not going to be sitting down in a job interview and have your potential future employee ask, Fair enough, everything seems in order here, but what was your aggregate for standard grade Biology? [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 08 July 2009 19:07:32 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/38/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-28 Hey all Beards and beanies was a success!  Thanks to all those who came to Fogeys to spend the evening with us.  We really do need to single out Andrew Maunder of Gravity Wins Again his beard was colossal.  Apparently its gaining quite the following.  Rumours are that many people from all around the world visit Andrew just to ask the beard questions.  The beard has yet to actually develop an effective method of communication, but the Daily Voice has confirmed that when the Pope dies, Andrews beard has been elected to choose the new one. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 06 July 2009 20:50:59 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/37/parking-lot-parenting It hit me hard, like someone had just punched me in the chest. When you become a father you become emotionally aware of children in a way you weren't before. You can't fight it, something just changes inside you. Saturday was an EPIC day for Streep. The morning rehearsal at Simon's place was the usual mixture of musical energy and comic moments, the perfect preparation for what was to be a successful show that night. In spite of having to do our own sound, the setup at the venue was almost completely hassle free, everything just worked correctly  first time round. The restaurant gave us a pretty decent dinner of our choice, completely free of charge.  By the time we started playing there were over 70 people in the crowd, a really decent turnout for our live shows so far. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 06 July 2009 11:54:58 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/36/the-man-with-the-flag The man who holds the flag next to road works has a terrible job. Im all for the idea of creating new jobs for people, but hes doing a job which could just as easily be done by a pole, or a nearby tree. When an inanimate object can do your job to the same level as you, theres something wrong. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 02 July 2009 18:21:55 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/35/sex-drugs-and-the-strange-things-you-find-in-the-homes-of-those-you-trust When visiting an unfamiliar home (normally in the case of a newly acquired friend or acquaintance) the Indiana Jones part of my personality involuntarily comes to life, sparking a keen interest in what weird and wonderful artifacts might be hidden within this undiscovered territory. I often find myself distracted in conversation as my mind races over the possibilities: will they be dirty? clean? OCD? pets? CRT? LCD? PS3? 2%? Full Cream? [...] tim.p@brothersstreep.com (Tim P. Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 30 June 2009 13:03:25 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/34/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-27 Hello all Its only a few more sleeps till the occasion the band has been looking forward to yes, its only a couple of days until we all get to shave our beards. Deciding to theme Saturdays show Beards and Beanies seemed like a good idea, but the beard itch is starting to kick in. The beanie rash was also getting quite bad until Dyl pointed out that I only really had to put on the beanie before the show started. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 29 June 2009 23:42:44 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/33/transformers-2-revenge-of-the-fallen-review We dont often do this, but Dylan and I couldnt quite believe what we saw when we went to go see Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen last night, so we thought wed film a quick emergency film review.  This might help a lot of you decide whether you go see this film this weekend or not. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 26 June 2009 17:14:01 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/32/streep’s-company-too-episode-three This weeks episode is dedicated to Tam Tam MacTamalams.  Tam Tam, weve concluded that youre not a bot due to the fact that you can rhyme and have kissed a fish (its a well known fact that bots cant stand aquatic life), so thanks for your correspondence and enjoy the podcast. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 24 June 2009 20:28:47 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/31/shampoo At some stage people must have questioned things.  Someone would have told someone else that they needed to brush their teeth, and they would have turned to them and asked Why? That person would have gone on to explain that white was a more favourable colour than yellow, and that that racial slur against the Chinese was unintentional. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 23 June 2009 19:55:51 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/30/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-26 Hey Streep fans and bots Its just under two weeks before our next big show, so if youre reading this, I hope youre preparing yourself for the event.  Now ordinarily we wouldnt ask you to prepare for a Streep show, but as this gig is in Muizenberg, natural habitat of the fisherman, well all need to blend in if were going to make it out without people trying to sell us bokkoms. So, if youre a man, you need to grow a beard, and make sure you have a beanie to don for the occasion.  If youre a woman, you have to do whatever the female equivalent is.  Im not entirely sure what that would be maybe wear a hairnet?  Im not sure ladies, do whatever you feel led to do. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 22 June 2009 18:43:45 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/29/laugh-till-you-can-t-sing Last night we played with Julia Jakobsen at the Durbanville Kunskafee in the northern suburbs. In retrospect, I think it should be renamed the Durbanville Gothkafee to keep it's branding more in line with the decor and general clientele. It was a really interesting place, but half the time I felt like I was on the set of Blade 3. I kept expecting Wesley Snipes to jump out brandishing a sword. Just name the hardcore metal band - their posters were up on the walls. Candlemass, Cradle Of Filth, Rammstein, pretty much everything your mom would freak out at, if you put it on the wall of your room. There was also a small but well-stocked CD store inside the place. As if that wasn't innovative enough, someone was running a small hair salon inside as well, where you could pick any cut, style, and shade of punk or metal hair your heart desired. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Sat, 20 June 2009 22:52:12 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/28/dyl-streep-s-rant-rave-the-brine So I know what most of you may think you may think you know about me...and that I'll just use my blog to moan about things that annoy me (eg. The Ant - cheap plug, I know...) But au contraír (french for 'on the contrary') today I come with news of something I like, wait, scratch that...something I love! Brine! [...] dylan@brothersstreep.com (Dylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 18 June 2009 19:06:50 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/27/the-challenge Two weeks ago, I was visited in a dream by Thor, Norse god of thunder - I'm actually kinda surprised I slept through it all... [...] richard@brothersstreep.com (Rich Streep) The Brothers Streep Wed, 17 June 2009 20:00:51 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/26/pigs Last week I had the flu.  In fact, almost everybody I know had the flu last week.  It would have probably been everyone if Tim P. Streep and I had acted on our plan of fusing our strains of flu together to concoct the ultimate virus.  Fortunately for the general population of earth, we didnt, and decided to play Hot Shots Golf instead. (Actually the world would be a better place if others shared our apathy.  We could invade Poland, but... its perfect weather for a game of Monopoly.  No Goebbels, Im the hat....) The problem with me, is that I have a fairly good immune system, so Im seldom properly sick.  When I am sick, I tend to sit somewhere on the cusp of being well, and not well which then means Im sick for longer, because I dont feel sick enough to pull out of the Comrades I was planning to run, or the Die Hard Quadrilogy I was planning on miming. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 16 June 2009 23:38:09 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/24/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-25 Microsoft Word is weird.  I tend to write these updates in Word before publishing them, just to make sure I dont spel anything wrong and anyways, this document was apparently authored by Mandy.  But I dont know of any Mandy who has commandeered my computer Mandy, who are you?  And why are you writing Streep updates in your spare time? So this week well be packing warm clothes, survival knives and emergency flares and adventuring off to the Northern Suburbs on Friday night to play a show with Julia Jakobsen at the Durbanville Kunskafee.  Will be fun playing to a new audience, so if you live in the Northern Suburbs and have friends there, please let them know and come along! [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 15 June 2009 19:34:26 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/23/crossing-over As I sit here on a Monday morning, sipping terrible but functional coffee from the Wild Bean Cafe, I reflect on the last 36 hours, and just how much music I've played, none of it with my beloved brothers in Streep. Saturday night I played in an orchestra, Sunday morning I led the singing from the piano at a 10am church service, Sunday afternoon I played in the orchestra again, and then rushed off to play bass with a band for a 7pm church service. I'm happy but exhausted this morning. Yes, I played in an orchestra - not the violin, not the bassoon, not the French horn, not even the mighty tuba - I played steel-string guitar. As sacrilegious as a hardened classical musician might find this, it was really fun. So many of the stereotypical ideas I had about an orchestra were broken. [...] tim.s@brothersstreep.com (Tim S. Streep) The Brothers Streep Mon, 15 June 2009 09:48:49 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/22/streep’s-company-too-episode-two After a classic Streep breakfast, Dylan and I sat down to record this weeks podcast. Having not seen each other for the whole of this week, we looked back on the website launch, reminiscing about life before the band came down with the black plague you know, the good old days, when spacecases took up all the space in your bag, and board games were based purely on your ability to throw dice. You can download this weeks episode here, and if you missed last weeks edition, be sure to visit the podcast section of the site to catch up. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Sat, 13 June 2009 12:40:27 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/21/home-made-clinical-trials When my doctor told me that I had contracted what he likes to call: The genuine flu, I couldnt help but panic a little on the inside. It wasnt the fact that he likes to deliver his diagnoses through an evil looking ventriloquists doll (hes actually quite talented) so much as all the bad press flu has been getting in the media lately, that left me feeling a bit unsettled. Would I need one of those bright yellow latex suits, as worn in the 90s blockbuster Outbreak? Do pharmacies sell such items? Should I really have bought that illegally adopted North African Verbit Monkey from the train station this morning? [...] tim.p@brothersstreep.com (Tim P. Streep) The Brothers Streep Thu, 11 June 2009 13:25:03 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/20/dyl-streep-s-rant-rave-the-ant The Ant: A continuation on the words of Brother Simon... [...] dylan@brothersstreep.com (Dylan Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 09 June 2009 16:06:24 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/19/guide-to-the-brothers-streep-week-24 For those who have just joined us as fans, welcome to the Brothers Streep weekly update for those that have always been with us, thanks for sticking around. Now that we have a new website, your weekly update will not only serve as letting you know about upcoming gigs and general Streep news, but itll also serve as a guide to whats new on the Brothers Streep site links to our favourite blogs of the past week, the new podcast, the best of things with legs, and any new songs and videos. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Tue, 09 June 2009 00:30:09 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/18/slightly-bigger-than-a-goldfish Ive stumbled upon a rule. The animal kingdom only cares about animals which are slightly bigger than a goldfish. Today I began searching for an answer to a question that had been troubling me since last night. At our website launch I made some comment about beached whales, and no-one laughed. To be fair, it wasnt particularly funny, but its not just that they didnt laugh the whole venue fell completely silent. It was as if I had resurrected Hitler. Its not exactly as if I want to work on my beached whale repertoire; its just that Im confused as to why everyone cared so much for these whales that beached themselves last week. Im fairly sure that none of the people present were incredibly close to any whales you know, no one had a distant cousin who was a whale, no-one there was married to a whale. Im also fairly confident no-one was keeping a whale as a pet. [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Sun, 07 June 2009 22:40:19 +0200 http://www.brothersstreep.com/blog/16/welcome Its the early hours of Friday morning, and Im aware that our site goes live today even though the big launch is on Saturday night, we obviously want to make sure its up and running smoothly before then. (Just thought I should clarify that in case some of you are reading this post after Saturday, and are confused by my ability to time travel. Like most people, I can travel through time, but only forwards, and I prefer to call it sleep.) [...] simon@brothersstreep.com (Simon Streep) The Brothers Streep Fri, 05 June 2009 01:34:34 +0200