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Friday, November 20th, 2009
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3:02 pm - Oh... Hai Livejournal!
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Things and stuff? Okay then... let's see.
Tuesday I took a long 5 mile walk after taking care of some business. I went over to 5 Pointz and fell in love all over again, then I walked over the Pulaski Bridge and trekked all over Greenpoint.
I bought some Polish chocolates and a couple of loaves of Challah bread. I also finally got something to hopefully stop my dog from biting at his arms.
Inside the shadowed "hidden" elevator room next to the office at 5 Pointz. It really should be outside, but at least it exists.
More info on this here.
I've been trying to figure out what I want to do about a better cellphone lately. I've been with AT&T for a long time, but they really only offer the iPhone when it comes to awesome PDAs... while Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint have like a 1000 different phones. I don't need an iPhone AND iTouch... so I'm thinking I might be getting a DROID.
My camera is ready it seems, so I gotta go pick it up.
This weekend has a pretty awesome group art show with like 100 different pieces.
Daily Show and The Colbert Report are always magic, but lately they've been super hardcore. With the Lou Dobbs interview on Show, the Mick Foley appearance, Colbert with Woody Harrelson... well... on the November 19, 2009, Colbert sang Cheap Reward as Elvis Costello played guitar. It's worth watching the entire interview.
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| Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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12:15 pm - Blackest Night/DC Comics SPOILERS AHOY
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Just got finished reading R.E.B.E.L.S. #10, the excellent cosmic series by Tony Bedard with artwork by Andy Clarke.
As an aisde I want to mention I was really starting to enjoy that Claude St. Aubin work... DC needs to find a monthly for him, as it's been too long since I've seen him on something reguarly (I loved his work on Penny Farthing's The VICTORIAN.
That statement takes nothing away from Clarke, as he was a major selling point on this series from the start.
Anyways, the spoilers is HARBINGER! Yes... Crisis of the DC Universe, Harbinger. According to Wikipedia after her stint in The New Guardians she ended up on the island where Wonder Woman is from and got killed by Darkseid's soldiers. Okay? Well, that means she's dead and NOW she's a Black Lantern. That's a lot of power for a "Not A Zombie".
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11:30 am - The future is now and it's broken
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Supposedly there was a computer glitch that was causing LGA, JFK, EWR, TEB, etc. to have delayed flights. Not the planes themselves... THE COMPUTER! Damn it HAL!
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| Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
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6:45 pm - Hogan blades, Flair goes nuts and it MAKES THE NEWS!
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I think it's more fun to notice Vampire Warrior, Shannon Moore, Sean "Val Venis" Morley, Matt "M-Dogg" Cross and the other workers on the Hulkamania tour all on stage. In terms of a show? The Hulkamania tour other than the Flair/Hogan main event is actually a cooler line-up than most places thee days. These are the guys who are so freaking awesome WWE and TNA don't know how to even use them effectively, but yet still have recognition in the wrestling circles.
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3:38 pm - Miley Cyrus say No Twilight
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In a quick interview, Miley said she wants NOTHING to do with Twilight, no fake vampires, no creepy werewolves, no T-shirts.
Yay for Miley! I appreciate that... unless ya know its some Disney line.
Disney Exec:"Hey, did we do that New Moon thing?"
Other Disney Exec:"No"
Disney Exec:"Send the word out, all Disney people must say No to it"
Other Disney Exec:"We should probably make something."
Disney:"Probably"
Can you believe there are no Disney Vampires??!
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2:59 pm - Nerd Notes for November 18, 2009
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NiNite: So the next time you need to restrip your Windows PC and start all over again, hit IE after windows is back running and hit this site. It's also useful for those who just need suggestions on software they may not know about. Stuff for chat, different browsers, free picture editors. The one program that caught my eye that was all new to me was something called Songbird. It's in Beta but it looks like awesome Media Browser.
I've promoted James Gunn's Youtube Channel before because of his PG Porn, but since I was cleaning my bookmarks earlier and came across it again, I thought I'd send it your way. In July PG Porn did a musical version, so check that out for sure.
The 711 Club: You know how companies and products are all about making viral movies and film productions all for the simple task of selling one item. Well, 7-11 has jumped into the bowl with this huge website fll of characters and choice selections in a virtual dating game which many dates to try out, all in a push for their Brazilian blend. Play through and you'll get a coupon for a free coffee.
A website and trailer already exists for Angelina Jolie's next summer blockbuster action flick, SALT. It feels like a cheesy but fun TV show, looks like a video game come to life and seems like its based on a book. It also looks pretty good. It makes sense since its an original story by Kurt Wimmer (Law Abiding Citizen, Equilibrium, Ultraviolet) in the hands of Phillip Noyce (Jack Ryan flick, The Saint, The Bone Collector).
Dante's Inferno is a new game from the folks behind DEAD SPACE and DEAD SPACE: EXTRACTION. The game itself looks pretty awesome, but since it's not a Wii game it'll awhile till I get to know. Like Deadspace, the publishers worked with Starz to develop an anime and this looks bigger and better than Deadfall. They had six directors work on it including Mamoru Oshii, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Daniel Delpurgatorio and Mike Smith, Shukō Murase and Shinichirō Watanabe to develop the nine levels of Hell and give a feel of change and evolution. The trailers make it look great, even if it is quite a bastardization of the poem.
There's a trailer available for NINE, the film version of the Broadway musical adaptation of 8 1/2. This first trailer shows Nicole Kidman singing and dancing, Daniel Day-Lewis being sexy and what I believe are lots of down cleavage shots of Marion Cotilard. Marshall looks like he knocked this out of the part, but what else did you expect from the guy who brought the academy award winning Chicago and the beautiful adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha to the silver screen?
You might've seen that yesterday I posted that I bought a KRANG of TMNT fame T-shirt. Sine then I have now discovered that before Nickelodeon takes the reigns, there's a Final Big Huge Hurrah for the version of the Turtles we all know. ALL VERSIONS of them! Black and White Mirage, 1998 Children Cartoon and Archie Comics, 2003 Teenage Cartoon and who knows what else? It's called TURTLES FOREVER! Airing November 21st on The CW For Kids and then coming to DVD, it's the team-up for the ages. All the Shredders, all the Krangs, all the Turtles, all the Casey Jones... probably NOT my favorite character Cudley the Cowlick, but plenty other awesomeness.
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| Monday, November 16th, 2009
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11:44 pm - Hamster Villa!?!?!?!?!
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11:05 pm - I bought this
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2:00 pm - Jane Goodall
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12:44 pm - UFC didn't call Time Warner PPV
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They're still advertising UFC 106 as Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin in some commercial.
Someone in the administrative offices is a sleep at the wheel.
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| Sunday, November 15th, 2009
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6:57 pm - I am zoned out and possibly losing my mind
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You know what isn't as versatile as one needs sometimes?
The internet. Especially when it comes to buying stuff that involves contracts and options and all that, it's just set in its ways and you can't ask it stuff unless the answer is programmed in. Basically, stores are just still needed... and that means I am going to have to go to the mall.
I'll go tomorrow though, because my brain is all brakedy mcbrakins and throbbing and all that gobbleygookajoo.
There's other stuff you can't do on the internet, like apply for certain things. Some states can, but amazingly NYC, nope... how the hell is the biggest city in the world the hardest to get things on the internet through?
Arghh... I don't know if its to keep people employed, but that makes no sense... because like I was saying with say a store. You still need a human on the other end to process what you do on the internet. The internet is to facilitate you not having to actually travel.
Is this a conspiracy to keep the MTA in business?
That is what this is... a conspiracy.
Okay, yeah... I need a rest.
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4:36 pm - "Flesh is a Prison and Magic is Real"
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Lord of Illusions still holds up incredibly well. Scott Bacula brings Harry D'Amaur to life, showing his true chops as an actor, but so much credit needs to go Daniel von Bargen as Nix-The Puritan. The only other person on film (IMHO) to play a supernatual cult leader with such precision was Richard Lynch in Bad Dreams. While Bacula and Famke Janssen push the film forward, without the pure evil and sickness of Nix, the film has no energy/no strength.
The film is also probably the only film I know that uses The Magic Castle to such precision, even having sadly departed world class illusionist Billy McComb appear, although under a different name.
Supposedly the book Clive Barker is writing now (has been writing for awhile) features D'Amaur teaming with a few others and taking on Pinhead. That would make a pretty cool film too.
Anyways, the Lord of Illusions itch was in me for weeks and it was sitting on the shelf staring at me "Watch me, Watch me" and i finally watched it again after about 2 years since the last time with actually brand new, clear eyes and I'm glad I did.
If you've never seen it, do so... if you have, do so again... it's just one of those kind of films.
[cross-posted to Pop-Culture Spectrum]
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| Friday, November 13th, 2009
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9:39 pm - My Skull!
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7:09 pm - Jon Bon Jovi's real name is a secret??!
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On EXTRA... Bon Jovi's real name... as if its some embarrassing joke.
EXTRA is so stupid.
WOW... Mario Lopez really acted like he didn't know his name was John Bonjiovi. That was really stupid. Really really really really stupid.
The clips from the Actor's Studio with the whole band looked really dumb too.
It's a good thing The Circle rules.
EDIT: This thing was so dumb that I typed Bonjiovi instead of Bongiovi. Damn you Mario Lopez... I loved you on Pacific Blue, but now?
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6:30 pm - Weather Report I wanna see
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4:32 pm - NYERs/Tri-Staters: Go See Art!
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There's like four art openings tonight and I'm going to skip em all I'm the way feeling at this point.
If you live in NYC or wanna come down though let me direct you!
Hot Japanese performer, RAIN (star of the movie Ninja Assassin will be at Giant Robot NY. That's located @ 437 East 9th Street (btwn 1st and Ave. A)
Amazing artist Alexander "EL STABO" Aviles has a solo show @ ALLENHESTER ESTATES (62 Allen st. Suite 201 btwn Hester and Grand)
Over in Brooklyn there's two great shows around the corner from each other. Over at Factory Fresh (1053 Flushing Avenue
between Morgan and Knickerbocker) is a amazing opening with the returning to NYC temporarily GOREB and ARMER teaming with DARKCLOUDS and DEEKER.
Around the corner at Eastern District/Ad Hoc Art (43 Bogart St.) is Joe Vaux and Gilbert Oh!
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4:06 pm - In Which Sickness Enters The Soul and I Babble On Life and Stuff
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The immune system has broken down and I awaking with dry mouth and a nose full of mucus. My head feels heavy and my energy level is very low. I knew this day would come, it comes every year. I am not one who can avoid the common cold and medicine knocks it back, but never actually clears it. That I have to wait for. Eventually it will and I'll be back to normal.
So how about some random thoughts?
Vampire Franchise Orgy? Who's for it? ME! I call for it! I don't give a damn about TWILIGHT, but they have some damn fine looking people up in that stuff. Also, when did Dakota Fanning get hot??! So we can throw all of True Blood in there, the Underworlders, Interview's cast, etc. Throw in that Dracula film with Frank Langella to get Winona Ryder in it.
The go through every single CD I own project trudges on... the room is a mess. I've only gotten rid of (well, chosen to get rid of someway) 25 out of almost at least 2000 CDS (more?). 25 is more than I even thought I'd be "Why do I own this?" though. It may be more though. A lot more. I use to find these sales where it was 10 CDs for a $1 and I'd spend about 5 bucks.
I'm also doing the same thing with my books. Yeah, I'm crazy, but I've gotten so many free books over the years and I just throw them on the shelf. I need to decide what I'd REALLY read.
Everyone agrees with me, but I thought I'd say that Roy Nelson vs. Justin Wren should've totally gone to a round three on The Ultimate Fighter. That's a fight I'd love to see on Fight Night Live unless Nelson somehow gets to the Finals (A nightmare for Dana).
why does Ellen Degeneres like naked men? It's weird. She also never hits on female guests. Is that respect for Portia or what? I don't know!
Also, finally, women rolling in raw dough should not make me think ... "yum"
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| Thursday, November 12th, 2009
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8:21 pm - The Continuing Saga of AEROSMITH
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It's been a twisty-topsy crazy insane couple of days for fans of AEROSMITH. It's been a left and right and now it's left again. Despite a surprise appearance by Steven Tyler at the November 10, 2009 concert of The Joe Perry Project at NYC's Irving Plaza, things are still up in the air.
From what I can make sense of things it all started where Steven Tyler was discussing through an interview that he was going to concentrate on some solo works and making "brand Tyler". This was followed by some tweeting on Monday (11/9/2009) by Joe Perry in which he mentioned that Aerosmith was not breaking up and they might be in the search for a new lead singer. He also stated that he hadn't heard from Tyler in months.
This sent news media into a frenzy blogging about who could replace Tyler. Lists upon lists and blogs upon blogs discussing it. Adam Lambert? Eddie Vedder? Axl Rose? Scott Weiland? I didn't see anyone suggesting say Nickelback's Chad Kroeger or Saliva's Josey Scott. I wouldn't mind seeing Josh Todd front the guys in Aerosmith either or possibly Kelly Schaefer. Although realistically? The only person who should ever “replace” Steven Tyler is the two other unofficial members of Aerosmith. Essentially The Bone Brothers, Marti Frederikson and Mark Hudson.
All of that seemed moot on the Tuesday a few days after all of this started as Steven showed up unannounced right before an encore at The Joe Perry's launch tour at New York City's Irving Plaza. Tyler hit the stage, told the crowd he wasn't leaving Aerosmith and then went into what seemed like a power play with Perry. I have no idea what "You're many colors Joe, but I'm the Rainbow" means... but Joe responded with some line about not knowing what kind of bullshit Steve was playing, but he's here, so let's just do "Walk This Way".
The next day Joe made a statement basically saying he had no idea what that was all about and that Steve didn't stick around after, so everything was still up in the air. Last I checked the news, it still is. Steven Tyler might be taking a two year break and the boys in Aerosmith might still be on the look out for a temporary replacement. There's a chance they might just wait for Steven and do their own thing. Joe has The Project after all, Joey Kramer teaches drums worldwide, and I'm sure if they wanted Hamilton and Whitford could find touring or studio musician work. People would probably rob, kill and maim to have them contribute to their sessions and recordings.
All this Aerosmith happenings and news is a great segue way for me to discuss them as a whole though. Aerosmith are in my list of my top 5 bands. There really is no in particular order of these bands which also include Big Star, Bon Jovi, Jellyfish and Superdrag. Out of those bands I can only sing a song of Aerosmith's word for word without needing reference or listening to the actual song for prompting. That song is “What It Takes...” I'll start singing it randomly at any time. It's not a happy song... it's actually one of the most hurtful songs out there. So much heartache and loss after a loved one has betrayed you and your love. For whatever inexplicable reason though, it's the one that has stuck with me.
I own a ton of Aerosmith albums (tapes and CDs and I think even an LP), including Japanese imports, singles, tributes, soundtracks they worked on and I can never get enough. Amazingly my two favorite Aerosmith songs are actually a B-sides... and yes, it's a different songs than the one I can sing off the top of my head. One is called “Head First”, it appeared on a collection called Young Lust. The other is “Deuces are Wild” which appeared on another collection called BIG ONES. Although my favorite album is the really lesser known DONE WITH MIRRORS. Songs like “Shela”, “Darkness” and “The Reason a Dog” are just fantastic.
You'd think with such a true love of the band I'd seen them perform live at least once. I haven't though. Money and circumstances just never allowed it. This year I got to hear Steven Tyler and Mark Hudson talk live though. They were being interviewed by Chuck Klosterman in what seemed a premature promotion for Tyler's autobiography. I say premature because from the interview it came across like Tyler hadn't even started writing. He also seemed pretty stoned out of his gourd. Now that might be a permanent state, but Mark Hudson was there like a handler. It was really fun, but I didn't push through the crowd of old librarians, press and whoever to try and just shake his hand. He didn't stay long after the talk anyways. A minute at most...
Hopefully I will one day get to just have a real sit down conversation with every member of the band. I have so many questions. Sure, many of them actually got answered in the very thorough WALK THIS WAY: interview collection/autobiography, but there's plenty more.
photo description: Mark Hudson and Steven Tyler on stage at New York Book Expo 2009
I want some real insight into the minds of The Toxic Twins... while they've discussed the song writing development, the true explanation of some of their lyrics seem to be lost in the ether.
While it's wrong after they both fought so long to be clean... I'd love to smoke some ganja or even drop some mushrooms and really delve deep into their minds. They're fashion sense, the way they designed sets, all of it... most especially I wanna know what the deal with Steven's occasional purple teardrop. I love it and have even expanded on it for myself, but I'm not sure what it means. I just wanna know what's up with tear drop, did he kill someone? Maybe... sometimes I feel he killed himself only to be reborn. I'd love to do that.
image descirption: a drawing I did of Steven Tyler
Until then I'll just constantly listen to the songs, and learn from them, understanding more and I live life more. The band do have 30 years of experience and way much more sex, drugs and rock n' roll then I'll probably ever have... but it's fun trying!
(For the record: The most recent AP article.
More from Billboard.
and here's MTV News coverage...)
As an extra, I wrote this about the Aerosmith thing as the news was coming in before the new topic.
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4:07 pm - Tom Green as an evil, serious as a heart attack bastard bad guy?
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Comedy Central is airing a fairly bad flick called SHRED. It's a Snowboarding dramedy. More focus on bad comedy than good drama. It's not the director's first time on the slopes. He also made Ski School 2 and Ski Hard. Those films benefited from Dean Cameron and Keith Coogan respectively. This one only has Tom Green and he's not doing comedy! None at all... he's not the loser good guy with all the good lines. He's playing his role completely straight. Not as a straight man though... just pure evil.
Why am I still watching it? Cause I am a bit too sick to consider something that requires my brain. (my head is swelling mostly at this point, so I'm alive at home, but half out of it)
BTW, I've noticed tons of ads in the background for Coors, VANS, ISDesign and tons of Skiing and snowboarding.
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2:16 pm - The Funniest Thing This Week
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