Hey, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Thursday! How are you? So, did a rocket go off this afternoon? I saw this on the way home...
I will find out. Anyway... Children are the future and they are not here for homophobia. Okay, boomers???!! Hahaha. A homophobic substitute teacher who shamed a little boy for being adopted by two gay dads ended up being fired after three of the boy's classmates reported him to the principal. One of the boy's dads, "Dancing with the Stars" choreographer and dancer Louis van Amstel, shared a video about the incident on Twitter. Van Amstel and his husband, Joshua Lancaster, are in the process of adopting an 11-year-old boy named Daniel, who is in fifth grade. Amstel explains in the video that the substitute asked Daniel and his classmates to go around the room and share what they're thankful for, since it was the week before Thanksgiving. When it was Daniel's turn, he said that he was thankful for getting adopted by his two dads. Then the teacher responded by telling Daniel that this was "nothing to be thankful for" and lecturing the fifth graders on how homosexuality is "wrong." Daniel, understandably, was embarrassed and didn't want to say anything about the incident. So three girls in his class took a stand on his behalf. Three of Daniel's classmates asked the teacher "multiple times" to stop her homophobic comments. The girls then reported the teacher to the principle's office. The school took immediate action, fired the teacher and said she would "never" teach at the school again. Van Amstel says he is "disgusted" that the "bully" in this situation is a teacher at a public school, but "proud" of the girls and of Daniel's school for standing up for his family. The story went viral, and support is pouring in from Twitter for Daniel, Daniel's adoptive dads, and the three girls who took a stand. As disappointing as it is to hear that there are still people spewing homophobic hate in 2019, in a public school classroom of all places, it's heartening to know that kids as young as 11 knew that this behavior was wrong and took a stand. Also, glad Daniel has a loving family to go home to. There's truly no better reason to be thankful. Suck on that, homophobes.
There's nothing like going out to see a show with friends and then discussing what you just saw over drinks. Nothing can ruin that fun, except maybe getting fined a million dollars from Pete Davidson. Pete Davidson, a comedian best known for dating the world's most beautiful women and appearing on "SNL" sometimes, is touring new jokes, and having attendees sign legal agreements that they won't dare speak of them. "The San Francisco Chronicle" first reported the existence of these non-disclosure agreements after a fan on Facebook shared screenshots of the documents. "I got an email today informing me that in order to see this show I have to sign a non disclosure agreement. In that NDA the signer CANNOT GIVE ANY INTERVIEWS, OPINIONS OR CRITIQUES about it in ANY form whatsoever including blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or any other social networking," Stacy Young wrote. "It also authorizes them to confiscate (including seize & destroy the contents of) any cell phones, cameras or PDAs and that ANY BREACH of the agreement will REQUIRE PAYMENT OF $1 MILLION in damages as well as the legal costs." "I understood and was willing to consent to the initial request of locking up any phones or cameras brought to the event, but I think this a bit ridiculous and over the top. I get that comedians are protective of their jokes and don’t want their routines rebroadcast, but it’s rather Orwellian to not allow anyone to share an opinion on it," Young added. An NBC reporter caught the paperwork signing in action on the way into the show. Once the news got out, people proceeded to mock Davidson for this obscenely over-the-top measure. "The Washington Post," being "The Washington Post," reached out to legal scholars about the agreements, and found that "it sets an unreasonably high amount of damages and is probably designed as a deterrent more than as a realistic consequence." Maybe this was all a big con to distract us from the fact that he is a 26-year-old dating an 18-year-old? Congrats to the happy couple on Gerber's high school graduation!
Donald Trump is currently the subject of an impeachment inquiry after he withheld military aid Congress voted to send Ukraine to pressure the Ukrainians to say they were investigating Joe Biden. Trump tried to leverage the office of the presidency to rope a foreign government into assisting his re-election campaign, which is a massive abuse of power. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden is offering this delicious dirt for free: the son of the former vice president knocked up a stripper at a D.C. club while he was dating his late brother's widow. Page Six reports that Biden frequented the MPire Club, and made woopie with Lunden Alexis Roberts, who danced under the name Dallas. In August 2018, Roberts gave birth to a child, and last week, she filed court papers that reportedly prove that Biden is the father, robbing us of the episode of "Maury." Roberts and the baby are now living in Arkansas, and suing Biden for legal fees and child support payments. "The Daily Mail" reports that Biden asked the Arkansas Circuit Court of Independence to keep his financial records secret, knowing that the media will likely milk the hell out of them for stories such as this one. Hunter, if you're listening, just use some of that Burisma money to support the damn baby. Also, stop smoking crack. It's bad for you.
Speaking of failsons from prominent families, Prince Andrew has been fired from his royal duties after a disastrous interview about his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Virginia Roberts Giuffre is one of the women who was trafficked by Epstein, and says in court filings that she was forced to have sex with the Queen's second son when she was just 17. Giuffre is the woman in the now-infamous photograph of Prince Andrew with his hand on a young girl's hip, as Epstein's alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell smiled in the doorway. In her first U.K. interview, that aired Monday night on BBC One, Giuffre said, "I implore the people in the U.K. to stand up beside me, to help me fight this fight, to not accept this as being okay." "This is not some sordid sex story. This is a story of being trafficked. This is a story of abuse and this is a story of your guy’s royalty." Giuffre also called bullshit on the prince's "ridiculous excuses." "He knows what happened. I know what happened," she said. "And there’s only one of us telling the truth, and I know that’s me."
An Oklahoma police chief went viral after a Starbucks barista put "pig" as the name on five hot beverages. It's the most exciting thing that has happened in Oklahoma in decades, and prompted an apology from Starbucks, and the sacking of the barista. The estranged daughter of Chief John O'Mara jumped in and said that the barista was right: the cop is, in fact, a pig.
If anyone knows whether or not a person sucks, it's their kids. Looks like the cop is going to get another "pig" Starbucks cup rather than a "World's Greatest Dad" mug for Father's Day next year. Oh, I just got the news about the rocket... SpaceX successfully launched an uncrewed Dragon spacecraft for NASA today on the company's final cargo mission of the year, sending fresh supplies to the International Space Station... and also sticking a rocket landing on a drone ship off the Florida coast. A shiny, new two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:29 p.m. from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the company's robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the orbiting lab following a 24-hour delay due to high winds. Clear skies above the SpaceX launch site allowed for a picturesque view of the Falcon 9 rocket as it climbed to orbit, with cheers erupting from anxious onlookers here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center press site as the rocket roared to life. There. And I saw it.
So, apparently I am liked and Kevin Nelson, who I am trying to get on the Phile knows.
Haha. There's a new movie out about Mr. Rogers. I wonder if this is in the movie...
So, you know about the Elf on the Shelf, right? Have you heard about...
Hahahahahahahahaha. Speaking of the Elf... sometimes he goes just a little bit too far.
If I had a TARDIS I would go to the Hoover Dam, but knowing my luck I'll get there when it was being built.
So, did you see the Democratic candidate poll? You'll never guess who is number one...
His name is not Baby Yoda... he's called the Child! So, if you're looking for a new computer for Christmas check out this one in the Sears catalogue...
I'm a Mac fan myself but that's still a pretty good deal. It's Thursday... you know what that means...
Fucking hell! That's just horrible! Moving on... The holidays are stressful enough without adding "secret-keeping" duties for a gender reveal on top of everything else. One woman is seeking advice from me after she accidentally ruined her sister-in-law's gender reveal on Thanksgiving night. She emailed me and asked if she really is a terrible person for ruining this sacred event, or if her sister-in-law is overreacting. Her story begins with an admission that gender reveals are ridiculous, but that she agreed to take part in one as a favor...
This is really bad... if you spot the Mindphuck let me know. If you don't spot it there's something wrong with you. Okay, it's time to talk football with my good friend Jeff...
Me: Hey, Jeff, welcome to the Phile. How are you?
Jeff: Hey, Jason, Doing all right. How about yourself? Always glad to be here talking some phootball. Except for this first story cause I know what's coming.
Me: I'm good, just tired. So... Pittsburgh started it. Hahaha. The Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t fans of Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens’ wearing a t-shirt that was in reference to the Week 11 brawl between the two teams. Kitchens was spotted wearing a “Pittsburgh Started It” shirt on Friday. What do you think of that? I think it's a dick move.
Jeff: Oh, Freddie Kitchens. He said it was no big deal. He said his daughters made him wear the shirt. But just like his team, he's undisciplined. That's something you expect from a rookie player, just out of college who doesn't know any better. Oh, I agree. It's a dick move. But here's a fun fact for you, Freddie. Pittsburgh might have started it but we certainly finished it! It would take a miracle for the Browns to make the playoffs now. And a lot of people think Freddie might be out of a job at the end of the season. Normally I don't root for a person to lose their job. But for him? I'll make an exception for that guy. Cause screw that guy!
Me: In case you didn’t know, the NFC East is a joke. On Thanksgiving, the division leading Cowboys were dismantled at home, 26-15 at the hands of the Buffalo Bills, leaving them at 6-6. On Sunday, the Eagles has the opportunity to take first place in the division but instead were embarrassed by the Dolphins, 37-31, leaving them at 5-7. Meanwhile, the Washington Redskins, who are considered a laughing stock franchise, who struggle to sell tickets that go for as low as $4 went into Carolina and beat the Panthers, 27-21, giving the Redskins their second straight victory and putting them at 3-9. And believe it or not, the Redskins are still alive to win the NFC East. So, Jeff, how bad is it?
Jeff: Now it wouldn't be the first time a division was won with a .500 or below record. For example the Seahawks won the NFC West in 2010 with a record of 7-9. So while the NFC East is pretty bad, it's not the first time it's happened. Dallas still has a chance to have a winning record, but yeah it's sad that the Redskins are technically still alive in the playoff hunt despite having that bad of a record this late in the season. I don't think they will. I think Dallas will limp in to the playoffs. And be the first one out. But the rest of that division is just as bad. The Eagles should have won on Sunday. They choked against a team with only two wins previous. It's a mess. Not even a hot mess. It's a cold damp mess.
Me: Yeah, a lot of people around the NFL were laughing at the Eagles Sunday after they dropped a critical game against the lousy Dolphins, and that included Dolphins players themselves. Miami defensive end Christian Wilkins literally pointed and laughed at every Eagles player on the field after the Dolphins executed an amazing fourth-down trick play that resulted in a touchdown. Are you surprised by any of this?
Jeff: That's kinda pathetic. It's not like the Dolphins are a good team. No one on that team should be laughing considering their record is currently 3-9. 9-3? Maybe I'd laugh, but with a record like that? Act like you've been there, son. That's some Freddie Kitchens shit right there.
Me: The struggling Patriots could use Antonio Brown right about now and it seems like he wants back in. Apparently all the former wide receiver wants for Christmas is to rejoin Tom Brady and the Patriots offense, an offense which could desperately use some firepower. If you were a betting man, do you think he'll be back with the Patriots? I have a sneaky feeling...
Jeff: Yeah, sadly I do think A.B. will be back with New England before the playoffs. Considering Brady was on the sidelines yelling at his own teammates to go faster! Brown would definitely help Brady, but honestly it might be too late. I know New England is 10-2 right now, but they could easily be 6-4. They haven't played really well the past three weeks, but have been able to do just enough to win two of those three games.
Me: So, I thought this was funny... Ex-Giants RB Brandon Jacobs believes these 2-10 Giants are more talented than the two Super Bowl winning teams. Someone please drug test Brandon Jacobs if he truly believes this. Jeff, do you believe this?
Jeff: Maybe not check him for drugs but ask him how many times he's been hit in the head. The Giants have a decent team, but they can't put it together. I wonder how they would be if they kept OBJ. Giving a guy like Daniel Jones a target like him to throw to would definitely open up the offense.
Me: Speaking of the Giants and Jones, Eli is gonna play this weekend, right?
Jeff: Tuesday it was announced that Daniel Jones had a high ankle sprain and that more than likely an old face would start at QB. That's right, Eli's coming back. It'll be interesting to see how sharp he is. And remember, it was also a high ankle sprain that kept Barkley out of several games earlier in the year. So we'll see if the Giants just sit Daniel for the rest of the year since there's no chance of making the playoffs. And speaking of not making the playoffs, SUCK IT CLEVELAND!
Me: Hahaha. Did you see this? Daniel Jones got hit so hard, the "Y" on his helmet went flying off?
Me: Daniel Jones, quarterback of the New Giants?
Jeff: I guess they don't make the decals as good as they used to. But that's pretty bad. If that's not a perfect description of how the Giants season is going right now, I don't know what is. Doing a Dumb and Dumber impression... "We got no change, we got no fans... OUR DECALS ARE FALLING OFF!"
Me: What NFL stories do you have, Jeff?
Jeff: Lots of news to get through. Starting with the Carolina Panthers and head coach Ron Rivera have parted ways as of Tuesday. One of the coordinators will act as head coach for the remainder of the season in Carolina. Another change is coming to Jacksonville as Nick Foles has been benched for the remainder of the season and the greatest mustache Gardner Mineshaw will return! It's glorious! We spoke of the Eagles big lead that they blew. Remember when Cleveland was up 10-0 over Pittsburgh who is missing their top running back, WR, C and a guy that was an undrafted Free Agent who started the season as the 4th string QB? Yeah. That was awesome. Suck it, Cleveland. Oh, in case you were wondering the greatest team in fantasy football the Lumbergh Steelers won their 7th straight game. Oh? You didn't ask? Nevermind. Moving on.
Me: Hahaha. Maybe I'll ask you next week. America has another team back and renamed and gave it a new logo...
Jeff: Well, that makes more sense than 49ers. I'm digging the new logos this year! USA! USA!
Me: Okay, so, how did we do last week, Jeff?
Jeff: Well, one of us went 2-0 last week and one of us went 1-1. One of us had their team win... and one didn't? But congratulations on your 2-0 week. You gained a point on me this week. But I still lead 39-26.
Me: Oh, man. Okay, let's pick this week... I say Bucs by 10 and your Steelers by 10. What do you say?
Jeff: Good picks. I'm going to go with Packers by 8 and Vikings by 12.
Me: Thanks. All right, I will see you back here next Thursday. Have a good week.
Jeff: See you next week. And also, suck it, Cleveland!
There’s a professional farter. Naturally, he goes by the name Mr. Methane. According to his website, “Mr Methane is a Performing Flatulist, or Petomane, he performs the Art of Controlled Anal Voicing employing the same technique as 19th Century French man Joseph Pujol aka Le Petomane. He has performed his Fart Artistry at the worlds top comedy festivals in Montreal, Melbourne and Edinburgh as well as many public and private shows for exclusive clients.” And if you don’t like his act, well, you know you can say he stinks.
When walking on icy surfaces, think like a penguin. There is a reason penguins walk how they do... it keeps them stable on the slippery surfaces they are accustomed to walking on. Take short steps. Keep your arms out to your sides for balance. And it is counter-intuitive, but lean slightly forward while you are walking. This will help you keep a good center of balance and reduce the likelihood of slipping and falling.
You're not gonna believe this... the 110th book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...
Yep. Demi Moore! Demi will be on the Phile in a few weeks. That's bloody cool, right? Okay, so, there's this guy who has a problem with lying, but likes to come on to the Phile once in a while to come clean. So, please welcome back to the Phile...
Me: Hello, Chip, welcome back to the Phile. How have you been?
Chip: I'm okay, Jason. I have a broken thumb though
Me: So, is that what you wanna talk about?
Chip: Kinda. When I was dating my wife, her mom wanted us to stay the night. I really, really didn't want to.I told her I needed to go home due to not feeling well and thinking I had a fever. She offered me Tylenol and I said I couldn't have it because I was allergic.
Me: Why did you do that?
Chip: I'm not sure why I said it.
Me: Okay, so, what happened?
Chip: Anyways, my wife overheard it and later didn't want to tell her I had to lied to her mom. We're married now, I recently had to go to the ER due to breaking a bone and was in so much pain I couldn't talk. I told the nurse I was allergic to Tylenol. She then went to surgery and the doctors appointments with me after that and I had to continue to say I am allergic to Tylenol.
Me: Oh, boy...
Chip: Yeah. My "Tylenol allergy" is now all over my medical records.
Me: Now that you said this your wife is gonna find out, you know that, right?
Chip: What? Oh, yeah. Shit. I better go.
Me: Chip Cooin, world's worst liar, kids.
A police officer pulls over this guy who's been weaving in and out of the lanes. He goes up to the guy's window and says, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyzer tube." The man says, "Sorry, officer, I can't do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that, I'll have a really bad asthma attack." "Okay, fine. I need you to come down to the station to give a blood sample." I can't do that either. I am a hemophiliac. If I do that, I'll bleed to death." "Well, then, we need a urine sample." "I'm sorry, officer, I can't do that either. I am also a diabetic. If I do that, I'll get really low blood sugar." "All right, then I need you to come out here and walk this white line." "I can't do that, officer." "Why not?" "Because I'm drunk."
Today's pheatured guest is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and activist. Last year, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. was released, a 90-minute documentary film chronicling M.I.A.'s rise to fame and political activism surrounding the Sri Lankan Civil War. You can watch it right now on Amazon Prime... finish with this entry of the Phile first. Please welcome to the Phile... M.I.A.
Me: Hello, welcome to the Phile. How are you?
M.I.A.: I'm good. Thanks for having me.
Me: So, where are you from in England?
M.I.A.: I was born in Hounslow, London.
Me: Oh, cool. I was born in Balham, London. Gateway to the south. So, with your new documentary you gave your friend Steven Loveridge who ended up directing the film a bunch of footage. What did you originally think he was going to do with it?
M.I.A.: Ummm. Well, I thought it was going to be kinda a band rock-doc kinda thing.
Me: Why is that?
M.I.A.: In 2010 that entire phase and that tour I wanted that to be something because I collected so much footage. So much happened around that album where we were constantly getting in trouble. I was getting into subjects because people weren't ready to talk about. Then it was like art imitating life and art imitating life then everyone was blacklisting me right left and centre. I really wanted to explain something because that's when the media really went for me and painted a picture they really wanted of me. I never really got to say my side of it properly. Really that's what I wanted to clear up, that era of music and the work they went into it. Because that really did inspire a lot of stuff that came out after, more than I think "Arula" and "Kala" phase for me.
Me: So, how did you feel when you were in the theater and saw the film for the first time?
M.I.A.: The first time it was really like... my kid was there and he fell asleep. It was kinda like a very confusing thing to like watch it through his eyes and then...
Me: Were you happy he fell asleep? Hahaha.
M.I.A.: I was kinda happy because as soon as he heard me swear the first time and light up my first cigarette in the film he was like, "This is terrible! This is disgusting. Why are you making me watch this?" I thought that was quite funny but I was sort of in shock the second time I saw it and I found it well more emotional.
Me: So, you didn't film this stuff with the intention of people seeing it, right?
M.I.A.: No. That's what's weird. Me and my friends are still gong through that now because sometimes I wake up and feel that's so personal but at the same time if you look at my immigration issue today, and I'm a pop star, I still have to go through that. I kinda like have to think about how many people go through these kinda things that don't have money, I can hire lawyers and I have enough money to sort that out and I still can't. If I think about all these sort of intricate things people have said about me that all adds up to how people perceive me and it goes and if it adds up to what I am and how much I could move then it's worth kinda talking about it I think.
Me: There's a clip of you in the bathroom crying, saying you want to quit the music business, am I right?
M.I.A.: I can't believe Stephen put that in the film. Yeah, that's really weird to watch.
Me: That was when you were on tour... so, who were you on tour with?
M.I.A.: Peaches and Elastica and I was having more fun with Elastica at the time because of band politics and this is why I'm not in a band, and became a solo artist. These are tings that taught me at the time becaise I found the band politics thing really, really hard.
Me: Do you see that moment that you started to take music very seriously after that?
M.I.A.: No, I didn't become a musician to four years after that. That was just a moment when I decided to be more than just being cool and so I felt that I was around cool a lot and that suddenly I had this awakening that to go to Sri Lanka the first time and confront it because I kinda run away from it. Yeah, I think that was probably more about that than becoming a musician.
Me: There's another scene in the film where you talk about being on the bus in Sri Lanka that Stephen included. That's pretty powerful, right?
M.I.A.: I am surprised that Stephen even found that footage.
Me: You didn't know he had that footage?
M.I.A.: Yeah, it's weird.
Me: When you saw the scene what did you think?
M.I.A.: That was a very shocking thing when I was watching the film. Where did he even find that?
Me: Were you angry that it was in there?
M.I.A.: No, because I think it's like that's a real moment and it happened to me and I just happened to become a pop star five years later.
Me: I'm sure the readers wanna know what we're talking about. Can you explain it?
M.I.A.: I talk about being on the bus with my mum and soldiers getting on the bus and groping me and my mum saying if I opened my mouth they'd drag us both of the bus into the jungle and kill us both.
Me: That's pretty crazy shit, right? Were you scared?
M.I.A.: Yeah, but that's the reality of women in Sri Lanka. I know the war is finished but I don't know how safe Tamil women feel when they walk down the street. In a very heavy militarized area right now in the north it still is a very militarized area. The number of soldiers in the north have doubled. So to me it's a completely relevant and valid issue to talk about more so than me being a frustrated artist saying that nobody is taking me seriously.
Me: Has there been any other documentary or film about this subject?
M.I.A.: There's only been one documentary that represented our struggle which is The Killing Fields and that has caused so much issues around the world because people who are brave enough to screen this film in parts of the world are put in prison. That's how hardcore the film is treated and censored, but it's also an extremely painful traumatic film to watch because to me it's very traumatic to watch. And now I'm seeing it like three times. So I think it's important to show another side to the same struggle. That's why it's important to show Tamil population all over the world to watch it really because it's sort of like it sits nicely with The Killing Fields, because this is a personal journey while that one is a collective journey. It's a collective documentary of what happened during the last stages. but this is more about how that can affect the life of someone they know.
Me: Yeah... you. They might be able to relate to it a little bit more, right?
M.I.A.: Yeah, but it's not just a sad story either. It's a personal story and it's actually exactly the same story as all of them. It is about somebody who left.
Me: I have to admit that I heard of you vaguely, but did not know the whole New York Times thing. Can you tell the readers what that was about?
M.I.A.: Journalists and media people doubted my intentions, doubted my politics, and saying I was using my politics to get rich...
Me: Man, oh, man. Has watching this on screen giving you a perspective on that time?
M.I.A.: Hmmmmm... no. Not really because I like an updated, upgraded version of those kinda issues constantly so it's not like back in that year that issue never goes away.
Me: Why do people do that and say things not so nice about you?
M.I.A.: Because no one from Sri Lanka had ever come over and became a musician before. Not even an Indian. That's a lot of people in that part of the world, like I'm taking a lot. Billions. So the fact that I've come over people tend to put me close to a story that's a majority story, which is yeah, I could've been an Indian girl that came over, My story could've been that, yes, my mum and dad were dentists, and I got good education and lived in the suburbs and I did this. When the first one comes over and becomes a musician the story is sooo much more complicated. It's not that, that's the type we're used to seeing on television or movies like Bend it Like Beckham, like movies with Indians. And I think because I became the first musician and my story is so specific it was too difficult for people to digest. I'm very 50/50 about that. Part of me is like I want to solve the problem, the ignorance and educate people about these kinda differences, these small communities or varied communities around the planet how like geopolitics works. It's not necessary this big white washed thing.
Me: Are their any other musicians that go through this kinda thing that you go through?
M.I.A.: Kendrick Lamar. But even like Kendrick talking about Tamil resistance movement and then being a refugee then becoming a pop star within a system or industry that is predominately black or white where there's no other peers or colleagues or generations before me or after me that I could identify with completely isolates me. Completely. Then when I stand there and trying to share because this is my lane, educate people about what is going on, it's very difficult because I have no one backing me and nobody staring their experiences to go "oh, yeah, we get it. It's like this." I was very fortunate because like a lot of third world kids, Mexicans in L.A. got behind my work pretty quickly because they identified with the refugeeness or the third worldness and this sort of stuff because I had to dress it up with so much other levels of it because it was very difficult to just communicate the struggles of a refugee or the struggles of a Tamil from Sri Lanka, or a brown woman in the industry. It's like any of these issues was the first time being discussed from my perspective and it's very isolated perspective. Tell me if I'm rambling.
Me: You are a little bit but that's okay. Haha. So, are you still making music?
M.I.A.: Around the house, yeah, kinda. I make songs up for my kid to pick up his socks.
Me: Are you gonna release any more music?
M.I.A.: I don't know. Kinda. Sorta. Maybe.
Me: Has watching this film made you want to be a filmmaker?
M.I.A.: Oh, yeah, definitely. I only want to do all of it really. It makes me go oh my God, yes. I want to do better films than Stephen.
Me: If you were gonna make a documentary what would it be about?
M.I.A.: I would make the film that I thought Stephen would make. I'd make the really fun, tour, live documentary, a little bit of fitting here and there. It used to be like pretty intense.
Me: Oh, cool. Thanks for being on the Phile. You are so honest and lovely. Take care and please come back on the Phile soon.
M.I.A.: Thanks, Jason, I will.
That about does it fo this entry of the Phile, Thanks to my guests Jeff Trelewicz and of course M.I.A. The Phile will be back on Monday with singer-songwriter Bif Naked. I have to mention the next guest a week from today because I think it's really cool. Next Thursday on the Phile it's the Voice himself... Steve Perry. Don't stop believin', hold on to that feeling, streetlights, people ohohohhhhhhhhhh... Hahaha. Spread the word, not the turd. Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.
I don't want you, cook my bread, I don't want you, make my bed, I don't want your money too, I just want to make love to you. - Willie Dixon
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