Summer Lovin', Had Me A Blast

Ready or not, it's Labor Day — a three-day weekend and the unofficial end of summer.

Where'd it go? What'd you do? More importantly, can you sing about those summer nights to your co-workers when you're hanging out by the water cooler?

To get you ready, here's the post-summer classic Summer Nights from Grease in Lego stop-motion. And while I'm not buying Lego-Travolta as a pilot with five o'clock shadow, I do think Rizzo's bitchiness comes through.

(Note: if Lego's not your bag, here's the original version.)

Tell us more this weekend. Happy Friday.

I Brake For Monster Booty

Some weeks you gotta give it up for a good idea. Like compiling the best monster booty hits of all time on one CD. Honestly, I thought this was a gag until I saw the bumper sticker and I realized no one could make that up. (Hat tip to Sam at YouVert.)

Get that platinum badonkadonk this weekend. Happy Friday.

Olympic Record

In honor of the Olympics, here's former track star Carl Lewis turning in a truly gold medal musical performance. (Close second: Carl's velvety version of the national anthem.)

Go for the gold this weekend. Happy Friday.

Total Eclipse of the Heart

In honor of today's total eclipse, here's a totally great cover of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart by The Dan Band.

Pepper your songs with expletives this weekend. Happy Friday.

Dance Dance Revolution

Some weeks a little jealousy can be inspiring — and I felt both when I became the latest of 7+ million people to see some guy named Matt dancing around the world (hat tip to Sweet Stacey for the link). Not only did he travel the globe, but he also brought some crazy idea of his to life — and got to share it with a ton of people.

But that's only part of the reason this makes the cut for Happy Friday — the other part is the content of the video. A stupid dance is always funny, but seeing people around the world dancing with Matt is funny and beautiful. (Dancing with the cosplay girls in Japan is one of my faves.)

So shake a leg, get inspired and follow through on it this weekend. Happy Friday.

Christian Bale Would Never Get Roofied

The Dark Knight opens this weekend, which means we have to open the crates and pull out the first Batman we ever knew. And while initial reports say TDK is a masterpiece ("The Godfather II of comic book sequels"), I'm not sure if Bale is capable of the range Adam West brings in this clip.

Get to the Batcave this weekend. Happy Friday.

Burr vs Hamilton

I was on vacation earlier this summer and it's been hard to get back on the Happy Friday saddle. Been racking my brains for some inspiration and came across this fact — today is the anniversary of the Burr-Hamilton Duel, which made me think of the Michael Cera Drunk History video.

And while I know the Drunk History clip isn't new, I also know most hitting streaks don't start with a home run — so take it for what it is (besides being hysterical).

Drink some scotch and get smart this weekend. Happy Friday.