In brief, I got a hoot out of seeing ol’ Toady make multiple appearances in the latest Bill Maher flick, Religulous.

You have to laugh; it’s sublime.

Bafta.

(Photo by Romer!can)

(Photo by Bunissima)

(Photo by Bunissima)

(Photo by Bunissima)

(Photo by Bunissima)

(Photo by Bunissima)

(Photo by Bunissima)

(Photo by Bunissima)

(Photo by Romer!can)

(Photo by Romer!can)

(Photo by Romer!can)

If you’ve never heard them play before, I recommend you give the Taraf de Haidouks sample video a try.

Pasărea cu clonţ de rubin
S-a răzbunat, iat-o, s-a răzbunat.
Nu mai pot s-o mângâi.

M-a strivit,
Pasărea cu clonţ de rubin,
Iar mâine
Puii păsării cu clonţ de rubin,
Ciugulind prin ţărână,
Vor găsi poate
Urmele poetului Nicolae Labiş
Care va rămâne o amintire frumoasă…

(Quixotically attributed to Nicolae Labiş,
although most likely written by Aurel Covaci)
English translation here

Did you know? One of the key heroes of the film Children of Men is a Romanian woman. I was caught off guard when I started to recognize what she was saying (since she did not speak English in the movie).