Stephen Colbert has been one of the early adopters in mixing TV with the Internet. He has been responsible for taking down WikiPedia and asking fans to make a viral video for him. His latest effort brings in a couple of fellow network heavies in Conan O’Brian and John Stewart to battle out who is really responsible for the recent success of Mike Huckabee. The story evolves on the video better than I can describe it.

I recently received word from Ernie who has arrived in Peru sans luggage. Unfortunately for the plane ride he wore his fishnet stockings and tube top so he’s pretty uncomfortable. You can check it out here.

My apologies but it was too big to resist. It’s bigger than all of us, even Rick Astley. It seems he has been experiencing a sudden increase is popularity as a result of the Rick Rolling phenom. According to the Urban Dictionary, Rick Rolling is “To be tricked, through any method, into clicking a link that takes you to the Rick Astley video “Never Gonna Give You Up”. So if you clicked on the link above, consider yourself a member of this not-so-elite group of individuals. ‘Ave a good weekend.

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Greetings E-Versers, Paul here. After recent discussions with E-Verse readers, it pains me to think that many of you are not keeping up with popular culture (and I do use that word loosely in instances like this). Feel free to rest your brains for a couple of minutes.

The recent Silverman v Kimmel duel has been the talk of the interwebs and began with an appearance by Sarah Silverman on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. She presented a clip announcing that she has had personal relations (that’s right, we’re sensitive to expletives here at E-Verse) with Matt Damon (who has a well-documented running feud with Kimmel).

So after the Academy awards last Sunday night, Kimmel got his revenge with a little help from Ben Affleck and an all-star cast that included Don Cheadle, Harrison Ford and Robin Williams amongst others.

While I’m not necessarily a fan of Kimmel or Silverman’s, these videos have indeed tickled my fancy. These viral videos may also have earned both of them new viewers to their TV shows.

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Ernest will be away for the next eleven days traveling in Peru. He will resume regular bookish posts upon his return, assuming he survives altitude sickness and various delightful diseases on offer. In the meantime, Paul will put up some new “Fleming’s Follies” and other fun clips. You may also stroll around our old posts and videos. When you reach the bottom of a page, simply click “next page” to see earlier posts.

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Top Five Great Sidekicks in Literature

5. Sancho Panza, Don Quixote’s devoted sidekick from Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote (two volumes, 1605 and 1614)
4. Samwise Gamgee, Frodo Baggins’s trusty sidekick in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy (1954-55)
3. Friday, Robinson Crusoe’s native manservant from Daniel DeFoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719)
2. Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes’s confidante and biographer in Arthur Conan Doyle’s short stories, beginning with “A Study in Scarlet” (1888)
1. Patroklus, young companion of the sulking Achilles, whose death inspires Achilles to rejoin the war against the Trojans and kill Hector, from Homer’s Iliad (”Song of Ilium,” 8th or 7th century BC)

Runner up: Paul Fleming, laid-back Australian sidekick to fidgety E-Verse host Ernest Hilbert; also noted beer drinker and rugby enthusiast

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Marc, the superb bass player of alt-country rockers the Greyjacks, has agreed to an exclusive sponsorship with E-Verse guitar picks! As one critic put it, The Greyjacks’ “musical formula includes infectious melody, a hint of alt-country twang, and earnest, meaningful songwriting.” Paul and I swung by World Cafe Live, the WXPN concert venue and bar, to check out one of their recent shows. Write in if you’d like a pick!

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