I finally found something to spring me into action after my self-imposed holiday vacation. I bought the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers for $34 from Best Buy. It may go down as one of the best purchases of my life, next to the slightly used copy of Casino for 2 dollars.
Band of Brothers is like Saving Private Ryan, only 10 hours worth of greatness spanning more characters and battles. It is the best mini-series ever in my eyes, since I'm way too young to remember Roots. It follows Easy Company, who is the elite group of paratroopers, the first of their kind. It follows them from D-Day through the end of the war, which is just over 1 year actually. It has greatness all over the place. You'll notice some of the actors, though David Schwimmer is the big draw and only in basically 2 of the episodes. Donnie Wahlberg is probably the bigger draw, what was I thinking? (NKOTB for life)
I don't think anything has done a better job of showing the relationship between a group of soldiers better than this series. It does not tone down the violence of battle, nor glamorize anything about it. It's gritty and realistic in a way we were not used to before Saving Private Ryan. It's a true homage to WWII veterans and what they achieved for the world and future generations. It even features the original men of easy company talking about some of the past events. That's right, this shit is factual, not just based on real events. Hearing the real men talk about their experience is incredibly powerful and at times tear-jerking.
Richard D. Winters: [real life interview with Winters where he quotes Mike Ranney on how Ranney answered a question his grandson once asked him] I treasure my remark to my grandson who asked, "Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" Grandpa said, "No... but I served in a company of heroes"
Lt. Lipton receipting Shakespeare more powerful than anyone in history.
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; (Amazingly powerful to hear it from the man himself)
Bottom line: 10 out of 10. Go buy the set if you've never seen it. Hopefully Best Buy is still running the special on HBO Series. I'll probably sit down some Sunday when football is over and just knock out the whole thing in one sitting.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Soapbox time
I'm going to get a little preachy, but it's something that bothered me when it happened and I haven't felt much better about it despite 2 national titles.
In 2006 Whitewater had a decision to make for a new head football coach. In one corner you had Stan Zweiffel, accomplish O-coordinator, assistant coach, professor at the university and a man who has been with the university for 20 years as well as the community. You had the other candidates, from which Lance Leipold was chosen. Lance played at UWW under Zweiffel and was coaching at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. UWW was coming off two recent losses in the Stagg Bowl, but were losing a lot of talent including QB Justin Jacobs, Max Sakellaris and NFL bound WR Derek Stanley. They still had a lot of returning starters and talent that was built by Stan Zweiffel primarily. The University overlooked his dedication to the team, community, and last but not least the University itself. I had the privilege of having Big Z as a professor for two classes in which he was by far the most engaging professor I had. I don't care that he underused his ability to teach coaching classes, it's what he loved to do. The University forced him out and replaced him with an uncaring prick by most accounts. I'm still not convinced the team behind Stan Zweiffel wouldn't have won the same amount of national titles The team wanted to go on strike after Zweiffel was looked over. I wrote 2 e-mails to the Athletic Director in which I got no response, which was expected I guess. I interviewed coach Zweiffel about it knowing our current head coach would be retiring and he thought his hiring was a foregone conclusion as did everyone else. It had to feel like a prison shank to the spleen hearing the news.
To show you the amount of respect Big Z has Jeff Jagodzinski, former Boston College coach interviewed him for the offensive coordinator role at BC. Stan immediately was hired on as consultant to UW-River Falls and was made athletic director at Beloit Memorial high school. He now coaches at the University of Dubuque, but has to build the program up from the ground like he did at Whitewater all while being 20 years older. It just flat pisses me off to this day how that decision seemed to be just plain fucked up, and the winning isn't as sweet to me as it could be. A good person, professor, and coach was replaced for Leipold and sooner or later it's going to bite the University in the ass when he callously moves on as soon as he gets a sniff from a D-II, or God forbid a D-I school. I'd love to get a prospective from players who have played for both coaches on who they think cared about them more. I can't imagine a single player choosing Leipold in that battle, and that's why I thought the choice for new head coach was SO simple for the University. I hope to God Stan gets the chance to reach the national level once again on his terms, nobody would be more deserving.
In 2006 Whitewater had a decision to make for a new head football coach. In one corner you had Stan Zweiffel, accomplish O-coordinator, assistant coach, professor at the university and a man who has been with the university for 20 years as well as the community. You had the other candidates, from which Lance Leipold was chosen. Lance played at UWW under Zweiffel and was coaching at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. UWW was coming off two recent losses in the Stagg Bowl, but were losing a lot of talent including QB Justin Jacobs, Max Sakellaris and NFL bound WR Derek Stanley. They still had a lot of returning starters and talent that was built by Stan Zweiffel primarily. The University overlooked his dedication to the team, community, and last but not least the University itself. I had the privilege of having Big Z as a professor for two classes in which he was by far the most engaging professor I had. I don't care that he underused his ability to teach coaching classes, it's what he loved to do. The University forced him out and replaced him with an uncaring prick by most accounts. I'm still not convinced the team behind Stan Zweiffel wouldn't have won the same amount of national titles The team wanted to go on strike after Zweiffel was looked over. I wrote 2 e-mails to the Athletic Director in which I got no response, which was expected I guess. I interviewed coach Zweiffel about it knowing our current head coach would be retiring and he thought his hiring was a foregone conclusion as did everyone else. It had to feel like a prison shank to the spleen hearing the news.
To show you the amount of respect Big Z has Jeff Jagodzinski, former Boston College coach interviewed him for the offensive coordinator role at BC. Stan immediately was hired on as consultant to UW-River Falls and was made athletic director at Beloit Memorial high school. He now coaches at the University of Dubuque, but has to build the program up from the ground like he did at Whitewater all while being 20 years older. It just flat pisses me off to this day how that decision seemed to be just plain fucked up, and the winning isn't as sweet to me as it could be. A good person, professor, and coach was replaced for Leipold and sooner or later it's going to bite the University in the ass when he callously moves on as soon as he gets a sniff from a D-II, or God forbid a D-I school. I'd love to get a prospective from players who have played for both coaches on who they think cared about them more. I can't imagine a single player choosing Leipold in that battle, and that's why I thought the choice for new head coach was SO simple for the University. I hope to God Stan gets the chance to reach the national level once again on his terms, nobody would be more deserving.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Avatarded
I checked out the new big deal AVATAR in IMAX 3D. Real problem was that I had to sit in the very first row and was lost because I was SO close and the 3D was in my lap. It's a very good, predictable, fairy-tale movie. Sam Worthington is pretty good, and Sigourney Weaver is excellent as always. The world they manufactured is incredible and very impressive. I would certainly recommend viewing this film in theaters, but paying 15 bucks for IMAX is unnecessary.
Bottom Line: A visually stunning 8.6 out of 10. Definitely good for kids too.
Paranormal Activity: It's a little creepy and unsettling, but really nothing amazing. It fails as a movie for me because I didn't give a shit about the characters. I wanted them to die to be honest. When you a cheering for the demon, you know it's not a good thing. I like how it's done, but you can tell, especially the woman in it, is not an accomplished actress. When the movie is based on paralyzing fear, you need to feel it from the character, and I personally did not. That having been said if you're a horror movie fan you can check it out, if not I wouldn't recommend it.
Bottom line: 5.7 out of 10. The ending couldn't come soon enough.
Shout out to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks on picking up another D3 National title in football. Suck it Mount Union.
Bottom Line: A visually stunning 8.6 out of 10. Definitely good for kids too.
Paranormal Activity: It's a little creepy and unsettling, but really nothing amazing. It fails as a movie for me because I didn't give a shit about the characters. I wanted them to die to be honest. When you a cheering for the demon, you know it's not a good thing. I like how it's done, but you can tell, especially the woman in it, is not an accomplished actress. When the movie is based on paralyzing fear, you need to feel it from the character, and I personally did not. That having been said if you're a horror movie fan you can check it out, if not I wouldn't recommend it.
Bottom line: 5.7 out of 10. The ending couldn't come soon enough.
Shout out to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks on picking up another D3 National title in football. Suck it Mount Union.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Andre Agassi: OPEN
I do go back and forth with the whole reading thing in my life. Recently I've been getting big time back into it and as I mentioned before I was reading The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons. I switched gears and in 4 days ran through Andre Agassi's autobiography OPEN. I will preface it by saying I am a HUGE Agassi fan and always have been.
Agassi does an incredible job of having perfect memory and incredible insight. It tells a story of a kid forced to hit 2,500 balls a day at age 7 from a ball that would spit shots out at 110MPH. His dad was a crazy Iranian olympic boxer who knew nothing but pushing his children as hard as possible at tennis. There was no good job or hug, or any show of love in the slightest way. His mom said very little and did nothing to interfere with her husband's tyrannical rule. Education, normalcy, a social life were all out the window. He was at the Bolliteiri Academy at age 13 and the prized pupil of Nic Bolliteiri. He was a pro by age 15 and done with formal schooling as well. It is an amazing and unreal journey. You couldn't write the stories if you tried and this isn't even 1/4 of the craziness that's happened in his life. I simply can't recommend this highly enough if you are a fan of Agassi, tennis, or of one man's journey of incredible accomplishment. What drives him constantly changes, as his goals, cares, dreams, and life. I had trouble putting it down and it destroyed my sleep schedule.
The only reason I started it was because I was getting sick of reading Bill Simmon's and his biased book. He brings up interesting facts and arguments, but he is also tough to stomach when he just loves on the Celtics for pages upon pages. I really needed to put it away and give it a break. He's ranking teams and players and it's just mind-numbing how he rambles numbers and argues his point and that's apparently is supposed to be taken as biblical fact, or your an idiot. I'll work my way back to reading it eventually and keep you posted, but until then I will be covering Instant Replay, the classic by Packer great Jerry Kramer and the incomparable Dick Schaap. Going good so far reading about the Packer greats and how Lombardi utterly eviscerates them during the preseason. I'll keep you up to snuff on it.
Agassi does an incredible job of having perfect memory and incredible insight. It tells a story of a kid forced to hit 2,500 balls a day at age 7 from a ball that would spit shots out at 110MPH. His dad was a crazy Iranian olympic boxer who knew nothing but pushing his children as hard as possible at tennis. There was no good job or hug, or any show of love in the slightest way. His mom said very little and did nothing to interfere with her husband's tyrannical rule. Education, normalcy, a social life were all out the window. He was at the Bolliteiri Academy at age 13 and the prized pupil of Nic Bolliteiri. He was a pro by age 15 and done with formal schooling as well. It is an amazing and unreal journey. You couldn't write the stories if you tried and this isn't even 1/4 of the craziness that's happened in his life. I simply can't recommend this highly enough if you are a fan of Agassi, tennis, or of one man's journey of incredible accomplishment. What drives him constantly changes, as his goals, cares, dreams, and life. I had trouble putting it down and it destroyed my sleep schedule.
The only reason I started it was because I was getting sick of reading Bill Simmon's and his biased book. He brings up interesting facts and arguments, but he is also tough to stomach when he just loves on the Celtics for pages upon pages. I really needed to put it away and give it a break. He's ranking teams and players and it's just mind-numbing how he rambles numbers and argues his point and that's apparently is supposed to be taken as biblical fact, or your an idiot. I'll work my way back to reading it eventually and keep you posted, but until then I will be covering Instant Replay, the classic by Packer great Jerry Kramer and the incomparable Dick Schaap. Going good so far reading about the Packer greats and how Lombardi utterly eviscerates them during the preseason. I'll keep you up to snuff on it.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Boondock Invictus Stuff
I just caught an excellent twofer and got all my Christmas shopping done, for the most part, on my half day. First with the good:
Invictus: Worthy of all the Oscar praise and accolades. Morgan Freeman will be picking up another best actor Oscar for his role as Nelson Mandela, which he handles effortlessly and amazingly. Damon is incredibly solid in his role as South African rugby captain Francois. I enjoyed the movie from start to finish. I brought you up to speed on South Africa politics and history, covered Mandela's life, and made rugby enjoyable even though I know nothing about the sport. This movie should be seen by everyone as nothing is offensive and everything is well done and top-notch. Eastwood let's the actors kick the ass for him and just rolls the camera and doesn't overdue anything. This is one I will buy probably as soon as it comes out.
Bottom line: 9.9 out of 10- instant classic.
Boondock Saints II: The boys are back and shooting and praying bad feller's like usual. It brought the failure of most sequels and dwelled WAY too much on the other movie. Bringing back the majority of the characters was awesome, but recreating the roles of Rocco and Agent Smeckling was a complete and utter failure on all levels. They replace Rocco with a guy they pretend is mexican and use him to just abuse all the stereotypes possible. It is not funny in the slightest way and just horrifically done. They replace Dafoe with a chick who acts like she's from the south and just sucks complete ass. She has an accent on par with Cage in Con-Air and it is just an abortion on your ears. The boys are good at doing what they do, and those parts are still solid. The ending is really surprising and awesome, so it makes you leave the theater happier than you should. Wait for it to come on video.
Bottom line: 6.8 out of 10. Watch when it's convenient, but don't hurdle the people in line for Avatar to get to it.
Invictus: Worthy of all the Oscar praise and accolades. Morgan Freeman will be picking up another best actor Oscar for his role as Nelson Mandela, which he handles effortlessly and amazingly. Damon is incredibly solid in his role as South African rugby captain Francois. I enjoyed the movie from start to finish. I brought you up to speed on South Africa politics and history, covered Mandela's life, and made rugby enjoyable even though I know nothing about the sport. This movie should be seen by everyone as nothing is offensive and everything is well done and top-notch. Eastwood let's the actors kick the ass for him and just rolls the camera and doesn't overdue anything. This is one I will buy probably as soon as it comes out.
Bottom line: 9.9 out of 10- instant classic.
Boondock Saints II: The boys are back and shooting and praying bad feller's like usual. It brought the failure of most sequels and dwelled WAY too much on the other movie. Bringing back the majority of the characters was awesome, but recreating the roles of Rocco and Agent Smeckling was a complete and utter failure on all levels. They replace Rocco with a guy they pretend is mexican and use him to just abuse all the stereotypes possible. It is not funny in the slightest way and just horrifically done. They replace Dafoe with a chick who acts like she's from the south and just sucks complete ass. She has an accent on par with Cage in Con-Air and it is just an abortion on your ears. The boys are good at doing what they do, and those parts are still solid. The ending is really surprising and awesome, so it makes you leave the theater happier than you should. Wait for it to come on video.
Bottom line: 6.8 out of 10. Watch when it's convenient, but don't hurdle the people in line for Avatar to get to it.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The U, what about the Bucky's?
I am currently watching THE U, for the 30 at 30 special by ESPN that I can only hope comes out as a reasonably priced DVD boxed set with extras because it is very well done for the films I've seen. I got interested watching a video on THE U, or the University of Miami for those of you who know nothing of college football. Every college football program has interesting ups and downs and moments and it got me to thinking that every college should do something similar. Obviously THE U had more talent and controversy follow them than any other team through the 80's and 90's, but Wisconsin, for my HOMER example was not even close to a respectable football team until the early 90's. My dad went there in the early 70's and witnessed 4 wins in as many years, all of them in his senior year. Now Wisconsin packs Camp Randall every game and had a great run of Rose Bowls under Barry Alvarez. I'd be very interested to have Alvarez interviewed about turning the program around and some of the early players who aided in the turnaround.
This goes for any school for the most part as well and I think student filmmakers should jump on the opportunity to make a film about the rise or falls of their schools football programs. I use football programs because it'd be pretty rare that any other sport anyone would care about unless you're at a basketball school. Anybody wanting more in depth writing on The U read "The Cain Mutiny". That's on the reading list for me behind "The Book of Basketball", "Open", and "Instant Replay". Very similar to the Fab Five in terms of how a new crop changes the game SO much. The Fab Five is recommended reading to any sports fan about how 5 kids grew together and didn't let anyone else tell them who to be and how to play and invented baggy shorts and black socks in many people's eyes including my own. I can't imagine the money that Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson made for merchandisers. College players should make some money I believe, but there's no good way to do that and if football players get paid, why shouldn't gymnasts or wrestlers get paid? Just because those sports operate deeply in the red, does that make the athletes less deserving? Interesting debates I'll save for when I torch Title IX for needing to be abridged in our current day.
This goes for any school for the most part as well and I think student filmmakers should jump on the opportunity to make a film about the rise or falls of their schools football programs. I use football programs because it'd be pretty rare that any other sport anyone would care about unless you're at a basketball school. Anybody wanting more in depth writing on The U read "The Cain Mutiny". That's on the reading list for me behind "The Book of Basketball", "Open", and "Instant Replay". Very similar to the Fab Five in terms of how a new crop changes the game SO much. The Fab Five is recommended reading to any sports fan about how 5 kids grew together and didn't let anyone else tell them who to be and how to play and invented baggy shorts and black socks in many people's eyes including my own. I can't imagine the money that Jalen Rose, Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson made for merchandisers. College players should make some money I believe, but there's no good way to do that and if football players get paid, why shouldn't gymnasts or wrestlers get paid? Just because those sports operate deeply in the red, does that make the athletes less deserving? Interesting debates I'll save for when I torch Title IX for needing to be abridged in our current day.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Jersey Shore, seque into Obsessed
Jersey Shore is the greatest display of retarded douchebaggery and trashtacular mayhem ever. In it's honor I share this link http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2009/12/snooki-gets-punched-the-most-gratifying-animated-gif-you-will-ever-see
If you have seen the show this will undoubtedly warm your heart and soul, don't feel bad, let the warmth overtake you.
Obsessed is a movie that is surprisingly good, mainly because Ali Larter is so GOOD at being bad. I would run into a light pole with my face if I could get her to act like she does towards the guy in the film. It feeds into our male fantasy that a gorgeous female co-worker will seduce us... FML. The movie isn't over yet, but I really thought it's going good adn worth seeing on-demand as I am enjoying it right now. It is keeping me away from Georgetown vs. Butler... So that's disappointing because I thought it started at 7pm, but I'll get over it.
I did want to see both teams because I always fail epically come bracket filling out time. A chance to see bracketbuster Butler face Georgetown, who I'm sure is ranked WAY too high, was a good chance to get a feel for some teams that will make noise in the tourney. Early favorites to go further than they should: UNC, I'm a homer but those kids can play and will ONLY get better. The Buckies: Yeah, I'm jumping all over the bandwagon after the Duke victory, but they are a quality tournament team that creates mismatches with big men that can shoot, and they don't turn the ball over, which bodes well. One of my friends LOVE TENNESSEE, but I feel that a Bruce Pearl team will fail in the tourney because they rely on turnovers via pressure, which good teams that take care of the ball will not fall for. They also lack guys that can pour in points, or more importantly 3's. I'm looking for a young Kentucky team to fold in the postseason, mainly because I feel it's too hard to mesh so many young players together in such a short time.
Those are some early thoughts.
I'm going to finish Obsessed and watch Beyonce and Ali Larter fight... I can't wait.
Editor's note: Beyonce can't fight/act for shit. Thank God Ali Larter's hot ass bailed this shit-show out. You'd think Beyonce could at least be taught how to fight since she has to dance out all her choreographed garbage, but you'd be WRONG. Thanks for trying to fight Ali, I can't believe they accepted these takes of that fight... Beyonce will never fight in a film again, safe bet. THEN SHE SINGS DURING THE CREDITS... FUCK THAT.
If you have seen the show this will undoubtedly warm your heart and soul, don't feel bad, let the warmth overtake you.
Obsessed is a movie that is surprisingly good, mainly because Ali Larter is so GOOD at being bad. I would run into a light pole with my face if I could get her to act like she does towards the guy in the film. It feeds into our male fantasy that a gorgeous female co-worker will seduce us... FML. The movie isn't over yet, but I really thought it's going good adn worth seeing on-demand as I am enjoying it right now. It is keeping me away from Georgetown vs. Butler... So that's disappointing because I thought it started at 7pm, but I'll get over it.
I did want to see both teams because I always fail epically come bracket filling out time. A chance to see bracketbuster Butler face Georgetown, who I'm sure is ranked WAY too high, was a good chance to get a feel for some teams that will make noise in the tourney. Early favorites to go further than they should: UNC, I'm a homer but those kids can play and will ONLY get better. The Buckies: Yeah, I'm jumping all over the bandwagon after the Duke victory, but they are a quality tournament team that creates mismatches with big men that can shoot, and they don't turn the ball over, which bodes well. One of my friends LOVE TENNESSEE, but I feel that a Bruce Pearl team will fail in the tourney because they rely on turnovers via pressure, which good teams that take care of the ball will not fall for. They also lack guys that can pour in points, or more importantly 3's. I'm looking for a young Kentucky team to fold in the postseason, mainly because I feel it's too hard to mesh so many young players together in such a short time.
Those are some early thoughts.
I'm going to finish Obsessed and watch Beyonce and Ali Larter fight... I can't wait.
Editor's note: Beyonce can't fight/act for shit. Thank God Ali Larter's hot ass bailed this shit-show out. You'd think Beyonce could at least be taught how to fight since she has to dance out all her choreographed garbage, but you'd be WRONG. Thanks for trying to fight Ali, I can't believe they accepted these takes of that fight... Beyonce will never fight in a film again, safe bet. THEN SHE SINGS DURING THE CREDITS... FUCK THAT.
Tiger... Go fuck yourself, it'll be better for you
I can't remember such infidelity on such a large scale in my memories. A golfer playing the back nine on a lot of public courses. Nine women have come forward and nothing has been confirmed or denied, but Tiger is overwhelmingly guilty on almost all accounts from everyone I've heard anything from. If Tiger were an NBA player this wouldn't be very surprising, but our squeaky clean golfer committing infidelities with anything he can find... SHOCKING.
The best part is that everyone is coming out of the woodwork on this one. Perkins waitstaff members, a porn star, drunken skanks of all kinds. Tiger committing these acts while his wife was pregnant, on the road, at home, just simply being an enormous cheater and piece of shit. If you want a family, commit to it, but don't just assume you can have two lives, or have your cake and eat it too. Tiger will lose endorsements, get divorced and hemorrhage money from it. I can hardly wait for the brutal backlash that will cripple his golf game for the foreseeable future.
I can't figure out why I never liked Tiger Woods, but now I feel vindicated. Next on the list, finding out Roger Federer is a pederast and being vindicated again.
I can't wait.
The best part is that everyone is coming out of the woodwork on this one. Perkins waitstaff members, a porn star, drunken skanks of all kinds. Tiger committing these acts while his wife was pregnant, on the road, at home, just simply being an enormous cheater and piece of shit. If you want a family, commit to it, but don't just assume you can have two lives, or have your cake and eat it too. Tiger will lose endorsements, get divorced and hemorrhage money from it. I can hardly wait for the brutal backlash that will cripple his golf game for the foreseeable future.
I can't figure out why I never liked Tiger Woods, but now I feel vindicated. Next on the list, finding out Roger Federer is a pederast and being vindicated again.
I can't wait.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
College Basketball, yar betcha
College basketball swoops in to save TV after my favorite shows end their new seasons. ACC/Big Ten Challenge, AMAZING. College B-ball doesn't limp into the conference schedule and it starts out with awesome preseason tourneys like Maui and the NIT. Every night features a decent college B-ball game with either a "bracket buster" or legitimate top 25 teams lacing them up. I love UNC and just watching them jump out to a good start VS. Michigan State got me all kinds of jacked up. Fresh players and some coaching swaps add to the already immense drama to college B-ball. Things I'm personally looking for to pan out: UNC and the new kids defending the crown, Big East basketball. Calipari and Kentucky falling on their faces, the preseason top 25 getting shredded, Huggins not graduating a player from West Virginia continuing his excellence on the court and in the klassruom, the Big Ten season and how far the Badgers ascend past their #9 in the Big Ten ranking and Bucky making the Big Dance, John Wall and other freshman who are going to tear it up all year.
On a side note it's complete horseshit how Bobby Bowden is being sent out after all these years. OK, Florida State is no longer competing in BCS bowl games and are not a top-10 team, but Florida State wasn't on the map until Bobby Bowden got there. If he's losing games then help him out, don't just abandon him. 34 years at the same institution coaching football better than anyone not named Paterno during the time. Florida State was THE Florida team in the early 90's and succumbed to Florida now and when Spurrier was there, but they were always in the hunt. Bowden should not be forced until leaving until he says so. There's no way they can repay him for creating Florida State, or signing them to a multi-million dollar contract with Nike that helps pay his salary. Fuck whoever is spearheading this coup and it's totally shameful what's going on. He had some downfalls of having players that couldn't read play, and a few recruiting violations pop up. but 34 years of loyal service should be worth something. Service that took them from nothing to the top of college football more than once. Good fucking luck getting talent away from Urban and THE U without Bowden's name attached to the program. I hope he burns the house he built to the ground upon his exit.
I'm reading Bill Simmon's The Book of Basketball and am struggling with weeding through his very interesting stats and observations and his complete bias towards all things Celtics. Choking through the first chapter explaining his lovefest with Larry Legend and the Shamrocks is ok, but an entire chapter of explaining why Russell is better than Chamberlain? Not really necessary, though he does break down some statistics and refutes the view of haters, meanwhile not conceding the simple fact that Chamberlain put up the numbers but didn't get the wins. That's the only argument that's relevant. Everything comes back to that premise and defending it any other way is a waste of time that dabbles in lunacy trying to explain who had the better supporting cast 50 years ago based on some video and opinions. I'm hoping it improves from here because he clearly loves himself and the Celtics more than the game that consumes his life, and that's saying quite a lot. Namedrop, namedrop blup blup Celtics rule... It's better than that, but that could serve as an outline for some moments in the 740 or so page epic. In it's defense I did rip through 60 pages on the first night... more to come on this one.
On a side note it's complete horseshit how Bobby Bowden is being sent out after all these years. OK, Florida State is no longer competing in BCS bowl games and are not a top-10 team, but Florida State wasn't on the map until Bobby Bowden got there. If he's losing games then help him out, don't just abandon him. 34 years at the same institution coaching football better than anyone not named Paterno during the time. Florida State was THE Florida team in the early 90's and succumbed to Florida now and when Spurrier was there, but they were always in the hunt. Bowden should not be forced until leaving until he says so. There's no way they can repay him for creating Florida State, or signing them to a multi-million dollar contract with Nike that helps pay his salary. Fuck whoever is spearheading this coup and it's totally shameful what's going on. He had some downfalls of having players that couldn't read play, and a few recruiting violations pop up. but 34 years of loyal service should be worth something. Service that took them from nothing to the top of college football more than once. Good fucking luck getting talent away from Urban and THE U without Bowden's name attached to the program. I hope he burns the house he built to the ground upon his exit.
I'm reading Bill Simmon's The Book of Basketball and am struggling with weeding through his very interesting stats and observations and his complete bias towards all things Celtics. Choking through the first chapter explaining his lovefest with Larry Legend and the Shamrocks is ok, but an entire chapter of explaining why Russell is better than Chamberlain? Not really necessary, though he does break down some statistics and refutes the view of haters, meanwhile not conceding the simple fact that Chamberlain put up the numbers but didn't get the wins. That's the only argument that's relevant. Everything comes back to that premise and defending it any other way is a waste of time that dabbles in lunacy trying to explain who had the better supporting cast 50 years ago based on some video and opinions. I'm hoping it improves from here because he clearly loves himself and the Celtics more than the game that consumes his life, and that's saying quite a lot. Namedrop, namedrop blup blup Celtics rule... It's better than that, but that could serve as an outline for some moments in the 740 or so page epic. In it's defense I did rip through 60 pages on the first night... more to come on this one.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Time to post something
I love Thanksgiving, 3rd favorite holiday behind Christmas and Easter for this guy. A holiday that has been broken down into just gluttony and football will always have a special place in my heart. First Thanksgiving I did not get my nap in, very disappointing.
Things I'm thankful for:
Family and friends. Can't imagine life without them.
The advancements in technology that allow us to never be far away from those we love.
What I'm not thankful for: Kurt Warner and Cedric Benson both giving up on me this week and having to play Matt Ryan who can't play with a stubbed toe the fucking East coast pussy. That just fucking ruined me this week.
Here something I don't often do, CD review? Five Finger Death Punch came out with a new album and it is phenomenal. The album art is amazing, but the music is VERY GOOD. It's not as hard as their first album, but they are more diverse. They re-do Bad Company and that is my favorite song on the album. Highly recommend purchasing the album if you are a hard rock fan of any kind. I firmly believe they are the best hard rock band these days.
I'm going to watch Zombieland at some point this week and I will let you know what I think about that one. I've heard it's pretty good, but my hatred for movies like that may blind me. So cheesy I could choke is what I'm guessing.
My Jaguars took a complete dump against San Francisco and are now in a VERY murky spot at 6-5 in the AFC and it's not looking purty. There are a lot better 6-5 teams is what I'm getting at.
Duke comes into Madison this Wednesday and I want nothing more than to be able to scream pure hatred at the players and coaches. I will not get the opportunity, but I'm sure others will pick up the slack.
I just recently re-found Amazon.com and bought Open, the Andre Agassi biography, The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons, and the classic Instant Replay written by Jerry Kramer and Dick Schaap. I'll be reading those with great vigor. I'm reading a biography of Al Pacino written through various interviews done with him through the years by his friend Lawrence Grobel. Al Pacino is simply amazing in the fact that though he lacks formal education past I want to say the 8th grade he reads literature with more gusto than anyone I've read about. He regularly quotes Shakespeare and could without a doubt hold his own vs. any pretentious intellectual ass clown in a debate about it. His view on the craft of acting is amazing and he's an incredibly impressive human being. Was not a bad six dollars spent.
Things I'm thankful for:
Family and friends. Can't imagine life without them.
The advancements in technology that allow us to never be far away from those we love.
What I'm not thankful for: Kurt Warner and Cedric Benson both giving up on me this week and having to play Matt Ryan who can't play with a stubbed toe the fucking East coast pussy. That just fucking ruined me this week.
Here something I don't often do, CD review? Five Finger Death Punch came out with a new album and it is phenomenal. The album art is amazing, but the music is VERY GOOD. It's not as hard as their first album, but they are more diverse. They re-do Bad Company and that is my favorite song on the album. Highly recommend purchasing the album if you are a hard rock fan of any kind. I firmly believe they are the best hard rock band these days.
I'm going to watch Zombieland at some point this week and I will let you know what I think about that one. I've heard it's pretty good, but my hatred for movies like that may blind me. So cheesy I could choke is what I'm guessing.
My Jaguars took a complete dump against San Francisco and are now in a VERY murky spot at 6-5 in the AFC and it's not looking purty. There are a lot better 6-5 teams is what I'm getting at.
Duke comes into Madison this Wednesday and I want nothing more than to be able to scream pure hatred at the players and coaches. I will not get the opportunity, but I'm sure others will pick up the slack.
I just recently re-found Amazon.com and bought Open, the Andre Agassi biography, The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons, and the classic Instant Replay written by Jerry Kramer and Dick Schaap. I'll be reading those with great vigor. I'm reading a biography of Al Pacino written through various interviews done with him through the years by his friend Lawrence Grobel. Al Pacino is simply amazing in the fact that though he lacks formal education past I want to say the 8th grade he reads literature with more gusto than anyone I've read about. He regularly quotes Shakespeare and could without a doubt hold his own vs. any pretentious intellectual ass clown in a debate about it. His view on the craft of acting is amazing and he's an incredibly impressive human being. Was not a bad six dollars spent.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sons of Anarchy woshipping
Anticlimactic episode before the season finale has me hurting, but there is hope for redemption in the finale. It is without question the most badass show on TV. FX has that, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, and Nip/Tuck. I can't imagine FX doing any better for itself on this one. The League is just hilarious and pairing it with IASIP you have a POWERHOUSE Th. that will be ruined by Thanksgiving. That's right, I'm complaining about their greatness being interrupted by the 2nd or 3rd best holiday there is. One of pure excess and gluttony. Family, football and food to the Nth power. Luckily we have a great Sunday night football game to pull us through, but I will sorely miss those shows, the Office, and the Community plaguing my Thursday.
If anyone has the first season of Sons of Anarchy please let me know because I have some serious catching up to do on that.
College basketball has started and that means there will always be a decent game on TV once conference starts. I can't wait for the Big Ten/ ACC challenge because this is the year the Big Ten takes it. Bucky gets to bring Duke in and show why Big Red is rougher than the so-called Crazies. A punch of pansy, rich east-coast kids don't know how to heckle like drunken Wisconsinites. I really believe if I were front row I'd make Jon Scheyer cry. I'd be screaming awful things I don't feel comfortable writing until my vocal chords fill with blood. Lots of interesting story lines, but the one I follow the closest and has the most potential to blow up in my opinion is Calipari jumping ship to Kentucky and taking a slew of recruits over to the Wildcats essentially performing a coup on Memphis. He left that team to bleed, but they have the best recruiting class coming in despite Johnny's slick-ass hair. I can't wait to see this season come to fruition with all the new freshman coming in to replace the old folks who are younger than me...
Watched the Informant over the weekend and Matt Damon is amazing as always. He's hilarious at times in a real limited role (think Fargo, only not as strong of a supporting cast, or as good a story, or accents...) It has some funny moments and I'd say it's worth a screening only because it's based on a very interesting true story. One of my friends from high school even works for the company in question in the film. Hilarious narration from Damon for the voices in his own head, and Scott Bakula.
Bottom Line: 6.3 out of 10. Rent it from NetFlix sometime, or wait for Showtime to pick it up in a couple of months.
If anyone has the first season of Sons of Anarchy please let me know because I have some serious catching up to do on that.
College basketball has started and that means there will always be a decent game on TV once conference starts. I can't wait for the Big Ten/ ACC challenge because this is the year the Big Ten takes it. Bucky gets to bring Duke in and show why Big Red is rougher than the so-called Crazies. A punch of pansy, rich east-coast kids don't know how to heckle like drunken Wisconsinites. I really believe if I were front row I'd make Jon Scheyer cry. I'd be screaming awful things I don't feel comfortable writing until my vocal chords fill with blood. Lots of interesting story lines, but the one I follow the closest and has the most potential to blow up in my opinion is Calipari jumping ship to Kentucky and taking a slew of recruits over to the Wildcats essentially performing a coup on Memphis. He left that team to bleed, but they have the best recruiting class coming in despite Johnny's slick-ass hair. I can't wait to see this season come to fruition with all the new freshman coming in to replace the old folks who are younger than me...
Watched the Informant over the weekend and Matt Damon is amazing as always. He's hilarious at times in a real limited role (think Fargo, only not as strong of a supporting cast, or as good a story, or accents...) It has some funny moments and I'd say it's worth a screening only because it's based on a very interesting true story. One of my friends from high school even works for the company in question in the film. Hilarious narration from Damon for the voices in his own head, and Scott Bakula.
Bottom Line: 6.3 out of 10. Rent it from NetFlix sometime, or wait for Showtime to pick it up in a couple of months.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Badgers, Packers, and Bucks????
So... Wisconsin sports just had a kick ass weekend the likes of which we've never seen in recent memory. I turned down $50 tickets that would've enabled me to watch Jennings drop 55 on Golden State, but I did watch some of it on TV and that kid can play the game. If Redd comes back he better just realize his role will be to stand on the 3-point line and wait for Bogut or Jennings to dime him, because he is no longer option #1, or even #2 with Bogut running the screen and roll as well as they are.
The Badgers will get overrated and play in a crappy bowl against probably some SEC team that will smack them up, but for now it's pretty decent to have only 2 losses. They done pretty well for themselves and John Clay is a legitimate stud, so there's hope to be GOOD next year. The Big Ten is down this year, but I feel no shame in taking advantage of that into a gaudy 8-2 record.
The Packers stomped the Cowboys in the most awful game I've sat through for an extended period of time. The defense was back in preseason form, probably due to the ENORMOUS game from Charles Woodson. When Kampman comes back they better not stop blitzing like possessed steroid enraged demons.
I'm so happy that nobody has praised the Yankees to no end about buying the World Series. Fuck them and their lavish ways. I hate a team that spends like Trump's recent divorcee's.
I watched Observe and Report this weekend and it was SUPER dark, but had a few funny parts that made it watchable. I would absolutely not recommend the film, but it was surprising and if you are a sick sadist you might find it to be hilarious. It was probably Seth Rogan's worst film and Anna Faris does not have a very large role AT ALL. I can't recommend this thing, but if it's on cable you should turn it on for some weird and sadistic laughs.
Bottom Line: 5.8 out of 10. It's just fucking crazy and I'll leave it at that.
Also watched Punisher Warzone and it was gore, violence, and action to a crazy extreme. Some of the acting it respectable, the villans are all just simply terrible at everything acting related. It starts out insane and ends similarly, but the middle is plot-filled and worthless and boring. It's entertaining enough if you like to see bodies splattered and destroyed in horrific ways.
Bottom Line: 5.5 out of 10 and only watchable if you enjoy horror movie gore disguised as an action movie with plot-like elements.
The Badgers will get overrated and play in a crappy bowl against probably some SEC team that will smack them up, but for now it's pretty decent to have only 2 losses. They done pretty well for themselves and John Clay is a legitimate stud, so there's hope to be GOOD next year. The Big Ten is down this year, but I feel no shame in taking advantage of that into a gaudy 8-2 record.
The Packers stomped the Cowboys in the most awful game I've sat through for an extended period of time. The defense was back in preseason form, probably due to the ENORMOUS game from Charles Woodson. When Kampman comes back they better not stop blitzing like possessed steroid enraged demons.
I'm so happy that nobody has praised the Yankees to no end about buying the World Series. Fuck them and their lavish ways. I hate a team that spends like Trump's recent divorcee's.
I watched Observe and Report this weekend and it was SUPER dark, but had a few funny parts that made it watchable. I would absolutely not recommend the film, but it was surprising and if you are a sick sadist you might find it to be hilarious. It was probably Seth Rogan's worst film and Anna Faris does not have a very large role AT ALL. I can't recommend this thing, but if it's on cable you should turn it on for some weird and sadistic laughs.
Bottom Line: 5.8 out of 10. It's just fucking crazy and I'll leave it at that.
Also watched Punisher Warzone and it was gore, violence, and action to a crazy extreme. Some of the acting it respectable, the villans are all just simply terrible at everything acting related. It starts out insane and ends similarly, but the middle is plot-filled and worthless and boring. It's entertaining enough if you like to see bodies splattered and destroyed in horrific ways.
Bottom Line: 5.5 out of 10 and only watchable if you enjoy horror movie gore disguised as an action movie with plot-like elements.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
All Aboard the Brandon Jennings Wagon, I'm Driving
I just watched some of Jennings 32 point 9 assist explosion against a seasoned Nuggets team and was just blown away. How often does a 19-year old rookie demand the ball in the 4th quarter of a big game, though it's clearly early in the regular season, versus Chauncey Billups? Jennings has been given the reigns to the Bucks and has responded by replacing Michael Redd as high scorer, as well as Ramon Sessions & Ridnour. He could be the most talented prospect the Bucks have had since Sean Respert. In all seriousness I don't think anybody knew what to expect from the kid who jumped to Europe to play for cash instead of a year of seasoning in college. The Bucks have lacked an exciting player since....................... WOW, Vin Baker before booze? I wouldn't even put him near the class of Jennings in terms of talent. Scott Skiles is a pretty good choice for a coach to teach a young point guard since Skiles with limited athletic ability held down the position for ten years.
SIDE BAR: The Bucks drafted Skiles in 1986 and he had cocaine, pot, and a DUI in his senior year of college. He also dropped 30 dimes in a game, but WOW, character issues anyone?
I was nothing but blown away by Jennings and it gives hope to our lowly, sad franchise. If Redd comes back healthy it's entirely possible the Bucks could maybe be ranked as high as 5th in the craptacular Eastern Conference. I was actually a little impressed by the Bucks tonight and will be watching a little more of them this year I have a feeling, since I'm a pretty big fair weather fan for the Bucks.
What's with the Suns kicking so much ass? Is Shaq equivalent to carrying 330 pounds of garbage around the court every night?
South Park this season has been just phenomenal at going after really big douche bags. Tonight's episode wasn't too good, but it made fun of Glenn Beck, and in my eyes every yelling idiot who just throw's unfounded jabs at the government, and that NEEDS to happen.
FYI the League is hilarious with a lot of funny characters who you've seen before, but couldn't really name. Impressive ensemble cast with a funny subject that we can all relate to. Good call putting it on after It's Always Sunny in Philly as well. Two GREAT adult humor shows after the sophomoric Office is a pretty excellent Thursday lineup.
SIDE BAR: The Bucks drafted Skiles in 1986 and he had cocaine, pot, and a DUI in his senior year of college. He also dropped 30 dimes in a game, but WOW, character issues anyone?
I was nothing but blown away by Jennings and it gives hope to our lowly, sad franchise. If Redd comes back healthy it's entirely possible the Bucks could maybe be ranked as high as 5th in the craptacular Eastern Conference. I was actually a little impressed by the Bucks tonight and will be watching a little more of them this year I have a feeling, since I'm a pretty big fair weather fan for the Bucks.
What's with the Suns kicking so much ass? Is Shaq equivalent to carrying 330 pounds of garbage around the court every night?
South Park this season has been just phenomenal at going after really big douche bags. Tonight's episode wasn't too good, but it made fun of Glenn Beck, and in my eyes every yelling idiot who just throw's unfounded jabs at the government, and that NEEDS to happen.
FYI the League is hilarious with a lot of funny characters who you've seen before, but couldn't really name. Impressive ensemble cast with a funny subject that we can all relate to. Good call putting it on after It's Always Sunny in Philly as well. Two GREAT adult humor shows after the sophomoric Office is a pretty excellent Thursday lineup.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
The NFL is crazy
week 9 has been really confusing and has clarified some things for us.
The Packers and Bears will not be in the playoffs so jump off the wagon.
The Cardinals are still an offensive juggernaut slowly awakening.
The NFC is respectable this year for sure and after the Eagles/Cowboys game the playoffs will be a little clearer with the winner of that game and the Falcons having the inside playoff track.
The Packers are not good.
The Saints are still undefeated, wouldn't have bet on that one to start the year. (Same goes for the Colts without Bob Sanders, who spends more time on IR the on the roster.)
The Giants keep losing games that they should win, finger-pointing to start next week.
Update your resume: Jack Del Rio, Jim Zorn, Tom Coughlin (What have you done for me lately?), probably Spagnuola (whoever coaches the Rams, like it matters.), Tom Cable, and I'll throw in the favorite target of Wade Phillips and Dick Jauron.
The Bengals are tough, that's a fact.
The Ravens D is not as good as in the past, but with Ngata in the lineup they are much better against the run. I hope they make the playoffs.
The AFC wild card will be a very tough out for whoever plays them in the first round.
The Brewers just traded JJ Hardy for Carlos Gomez and anyone who thinks the Brewers didn't get robbed on this one should really run into a wall face-first. Hardy is going to produce for the Twins and play near Gold Glove defense and hit .270 with 15-20 HR's and 80 runs and RBI's. Making room for Escobar is fine, but JJ is only 2 years removed from being an all-star, we got cents on the dollar for JJ considering he's such a fine shortstop and good shortstops are kind of hard to find. Maybe Gomez will play Centerfield everyday and become a poor-average leadoff hitter at best... awesome.
The Packers and Bears will not be in the playoffs so jump off the wagon.
The Cardinals are still an offensive juggernaut slowly awakening.
The NFC is respectable this year for sure and after the Eagles/Cowboys game the playoffs will be a little clearer with the winner of that game and the Falcons having the inside playoff track.
The Packers are not good.
The Saints are still undefeated, wouldn't have bet on that one to start the year. (Same goes for the Colts without Bob Sanders, who spends more time on IR the on the roster.)
The Giants keep losing games that they should win, finger-pointing to start next week.
Update your resume: Jack Del Rio, Jim Zorn, Tom Coughlin (What have you done for me lately?), probably Spagnuola (whoever coaches the Rams, like it matters.), Tom Cable, and I'll throw in the favorite target of Wade Phillips and Dick Jauron.
The Bengals are tough, that's a fact.
The Ravens D is not as good as in the past, but with Ngata in the lineup they are much better against the run. I hope they make the playoffs.
The AFC wild card will be a very tough out for whoever plays them in the first round.
The Brewers just traded JJ Hardy for Carlos Gomez and anyone who thinks the Brewers didn't get robbed on this one should really run into a wall face-first. Hardy is going to produce for the Twins and play near Gold Glove defense and hit .270 with 15-20 HR's and 80 runs and RBI's. Making room for Escobar is fine, but JJ is only 2 years removed from being an all-star, we got cents on the dollar for JJ considering he's such a fine shortstop and good shortstops are kind of hard to find. Maybe Gomez will play Centerfield everyday and become a poor-average leadoff hitter at best... awesome.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
NBA?
So the NBA started and I have no idea what's going on. I do think the Celtics are going to be absolute beasts of the East this year and will carry that into the NBA Finals for another war with the Lakers, who I fucking hate to reiterate from last years ramblings. Early line: Celts in 6, go Bahstan.
The Yankees can go fuck themselves.
I lost by one point in fantasy football because Peirre Thomas scored 28 points, so fuck him.
The Jaguars are utterly useless and GOODBYE PLAYOFFS. I just watched Vince Young beat them like like they stole something. Here's a thought, give Maurice Jones-Drew the damn ball. He only had two 80-yard TD runs, so maybe throwing the ball 40 times makes sense.
Brandon Jennings in flourishing and Alexander has a one-way ticket to play elsewhere next year, so things are looking up for the Bucks. It's early, but Jennings is the lightning quick playmaker that a worthless, low-scoring NBA team needs to compete in a crappy Eastern conference for the right to limp into the playoffs and get shit-rocked by the Cavs or Celtics.
That pretty much catches things up I'm thinking. Hockey started, but I'm not paying any attention to that until MAYBE the playoffs.
The Yankees can go fuck themselves.
I lost by one point in fantasy football because Peirre Thomas scored 28 points, so fuck him.
The Jaguars are utterly useless and GOODBYE PLAYOFFS. I just watched Vince Young beat them like like they stole something. Here's a thought, give Maurice Jones-Drew the damn ball. He only had two 80-yard TD runs, so maybe throwing the ball 40 times makes sense.
Brandon Jennings in flourishing and Alexander has a one-way ticket to play elsewhere next year, so things are looking up for the Bucks. It's early, but Jennings is the lightning quick playmaker that a worthless, low-scoring NBA team needs to compete in a crappy Eastern conference for the right to limp into the playoffs and get shit-rocked by the Cavs or Celtics.
That pretty much catches things up I'm thinking. Hockey started, but I'm not paying any attention to that until MAYBE the playoffs.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Suck It Yankees
So it's nice to see those overpaid assclowns in NY lose their asses off in the first game of the World Series. It's better to know that over the last 13 Series' the winner of game 1 has won 12 of them. Cliff Lee is some kind of monster and deserves A-Rod money if he throws like this for the rest of the Series. Let's put this in perspective though, the Yankees make $202 million compared to the Phillies and their $114 million. It's just sickening that there is no cap of any kind. The argument is there that teams that pay out the most (See the Mets) aren't guaranteed success. That could be true, but when you pay over $71 million more dollars than the next team in line (Yankees to the Mets), you are going to win games. The Evil Empire snatched up Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett in a "down" economy while no other teams could put forth anywhere close to that kind of money. Figure something out that makes for some parity. I can't imagine a more unfair scale to compare it to. The NFL prides itself on parity and its success has far surpassed any other league. The NBA has the luxury tax to keep things fair, NHL has a strict cap, why can't baseball do something? The discrepancy between small market teams and the NY beasts is just unthinkably large. Jeter, A-Rod, and CC make more per year than the bottom 3 teams for sure and probably more than the bottom 6 teams realistically. The Yankees are a Godless abomination and anyone who cheers them on drives me nuts. It's like cheering for the great white shark vs. the seal. The seal merely can survive, it can't kill the shark. The Yankees will be back year after year doing the same thing until I'm old odds are. How is that OK? It's like USC vs. San Jose St. in college football year after year. Thank God Girardi feels it necessary to micro-manage himself into obscurity rather than let his horses do the work for him. Hopefully there will be epic failure for the Yankees and repeat success for the Phils, but that still won't completely satisfy my hatred for the Yankees.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Yankee hate post part 1
This is a preemptive strike because if/when the Yankees win the World Series or a few games and I have to hear the announcers slurping them, I will unleash unholy hellfire upon them. Fuck the Yankees for the most blatant competitive advantage in all of sports, namely 300 million bucks. Be patient my friends and thou shalt be rewarded.
Law Abiding Citizen
Figuring it was time to see a motion picture film I wondered into Law Abiding Citizen and was impressed overall. Gerard Butler has weird mouth movements to cover his accent, but he does a very good job. Jamie Foxx is solid as always and portrays the tireless working man torn between a job that commands 80 hour weeks at least and a family. Butler is legitimately crazy in the film and it's awesome. There are a lot of cool things that happen and it wastes no time getting into it. Butler has his wife and daughter murdered in front of him while he is stabbed and bound. Butler is the wrong man to fuck with and that becomes evident after one of the robbers rolls over on the other one for a reduced sentence. The one who rolls over on the other is the worst human being in the world essentially, but only gets 5 years because his testimony is needed to convict someone of the death penalty in this heinous crime as the DNA evidence is inadmissible. Butler is clearly not pleased and unleashes well calculated hellish fury on those involved. It is fairly disturbing at times and violent, but it isn't Saw or anything. It seems to come to a conclusion a little too quickly as I would have enjoyed more squirming from Jamie Foxx's corner, but the movie leaves nothing to chance. I will not buy the movie, but I'll probably watch it again when it comes to TV.
Bottom Line: 7.1 out of 10. Recommended for the people who liked The Kingdom and Body of Lies.
Bottom Line: 7.1 out of 10. Recommended for the people who liked The Kingdom and Body of Lies.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Public Enemies and the Broncos, pun intended.
I just viewed Public Enemies and will be one of the few people apparently who really enjoyed the film. It is far from a documentary on Dillinger, but was still a very good film that did have enough accuracy in it to sustain and not completely piss me off.
Depp is incredible and Christian Bale is very good as the relentless agent Perkins. Billy Crudup stopped flashing blue dong long enough to be J. Edgar Hoover and have a minor role, as well as STEPHEN DORFF, how the hell did he plummet so fast after Blade????
I feel the film is WAY too similar to Heat, what Micheal Mann hangs his hat on at the end of the night. Really similar film style, especially during action scenes. It has a love story that gets in the way of the good stuff, especially considering Dillinger was NOT a one woman kind of feller. He had several girlfriends and was not in love with the main interest as much as they portrayed. Also, the entire gang escaped at Little Boheimia in Wisconsin. Baby Face Nelson was shot nine times, but still gunned down the two federal agents and escaped only to die later in bed.
Dillinger's death was completely accurate in the film until his last words in the movie, which never occurred since a bullet went through his neck and out his face and he was shot two more times in the chest including one clipping his heart.
I really recommend seeing the movie and it will get a strong 7.8 out of 10 from me. I really wish it wasn't SO similar to Heat, but it stands enough on its own. Depp and Bale are excellent and Mann's style doesn't do it total injustice, I'd just like it less gritty and more polished for a stylized gangster film. Remember crime always fails because the government has infinitely more resources than you and they will utterly dominate you.
Editor's Note: It is totally like Miami Vice too with a worthless time wasting love story, over 2 1/2 hours of length, way too much grainy, close-up, fast moving crap. Heat, Miami Vice, and Public Enemies have identical plot lines to follow.
On to the Broncos being for real. McDaniel convinces whiny millionaires to not turn the ball over and to play hard. Brandon Marshall had a GREAT game vs. the Patriots and clearly isn't letting his 4-year old inspired tantrum ruin his season. Kyle Orton isn't turning the ball over and good defense + decent running game + not turning the ball over = a good team. It isn't scientific in the slightest way. Good coaches get players to buy into their system and play like I described above. McDaniels clearly has that team playing how he wants and they are pretty damn scary. Dawkins was a sensational pick-up in a secondary that already featured Champ Bailey, who is still probably the best cover corner in the league. How about Vonnie Holiday having himself a day? Ron Wolf wouldn't have drafted a failure. I buy the Broncos as a playoff team, clearly not a Super Bowl team since Neck Beard extraordinaire Kyle Orton is still not enough to carry a team that will need some offense to win during a playoff run.
Postseason baseball = Please God somebody beat the Yankees before I have to write a huge bitching session on how the salary cap needs to be in baseball so the fucking Yankees stop buying victories. They have proved if you keep throwing enough money at the free agent market consistently (See Texeira, Sabathia, Burnett for a cool 300 million) you can buy a championship in baseball. I'm saving this rant for later, it will be expletive laced, so don't let my family see it.
Kiss the Baby.
Depp is incredible and Christian Bale is very good as the relentless agent Perkins. Billy Crudup stopped flashing blue dong long enough to be J. Edgar Hoover and have a minor role, as well as STEPHEN DORFF, how the hell did he plummet so fast after Blade????
I feel the film is WAY too similar to Heat, what Micheal Mann hangs his hat on at the end of the night. Really similar film style, especially during action scenes. It has a love story that gets in the way of the good stuff, especially considering Dillinger was NOT a one woman kind of feller. He had several girlfriends and was not in love with the main interest as much as they portrayed. Also, the entire gang escaped at Little Boheimia in Wisconsin. Baby Face Nelson was shot nine times, but still gunned down the two federal agents and escaped only to die later in bed.
Dillinger's death was completely accurate in the film until his last words in the movie, which never occurred since a bullet went through his neck and out his face and he was shot two more times in the chest including one clipping his heart.
I really recommend seeing the movie and it will get a strong 7.8 out of 10 from me. I really wish it wasn't SO similar to Heat, but it stands enough on its own. Depp and Bale are excellent and Mann's style doesn't do it total injustice, I'd just like it less gritty and more polished for a stylized gangster film. Remember crime always fails because the government has infinitely more resources than you and they will utterly dominate you.
Editor's Note: It is totally like Miami Vice too with a worthless time wasting love story, over 2 1/2 hours of length, way too much grainy, close-up, fast moving crap. Heat, Miami Vice, and Public Enemies have identical plot lines to follow.
On to the Broncos being for real. McDaniel convinces whiny millionaires to not turn the ball over and to play hard. Brandon Marshall had a GREAT game vs. the Patriots and clearly isn't letting his 4-year old inspired tantrum ruin his season. Kyle Orton isn't turning the ball over and good defense + decent running game + not turning the ball over = a good team. It isn't scientific in the slightest way. Good coaches get players to buy into their system and play like I described above. McDaniels clearly has that team playing how he wants and they are pretty damn scary. Dawkins was a sensational pick-up in a secondary that already featured Champ Bailey, who is still probably the best cover corner in the league. How about Vonnie Holiday having himself a day? Ron Wolf wouldn't have drafted a failure. I buy the Broncos as a playoff team, clearly not a Super Bowl team since Neck Beard extraordinaire Kyle Orton is still not enough to carry a team that will need some offense to win during a playoff run.
Postseason baseball = Please God somebody beat the Yankees before I have to write a huge bitching session on how the salary cap needs to be in baseball so the fucking Yankees stop buying victories. They have proved if you keep throwing enough money at the free agent market consistently (See Texeira, Sabathia, Burnett for a cool 300 million) you can buy a championship in baseball. I'm saving this rant for later, it will be expletive laced, so don't let my family see it.
Kiss the Baby.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
The Goods, not really good.
So... The Goods is cheap, dirty laughs by the bundle. There are funny parts, but the plot, story, and characters are shallow and meaningless. You will laugh, but that's about all there is to it. Jeremy Piven is predictably funny and the side characters have moments, but far too few to stack up to anything special. I really don't have much to say about it besides cheap racial and dirty comments for quick laughs and 81 minutes of a movie that could be told in 20.
6.4 out of 10 for a the laughs. See it when it comes out on video, or cable. Certainly don't knock down any doors to check it out.
6.4 out of 10 for a the laughs. See it when it comes out on video, or cable. Certainly don't knock down any doors to check it out.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Live MNF ramblings
7:43pm- Already thinking Packers O-Line is total garbage after the very first run.
Is anyone else crying a little right now? Good, me neither.
You know what shows a lot of faith in your offensive line? 3 straight screen passes that scream our offensive line is a giant sieve for you to fly through.
7:46pm- Is it too late to have Mark Tauscher suck less than Barbre? False start already? REALLY?
7:49pm- Random thought, if AR12 gets 16 more yards passing I lose in fantasy football again. Thank God for bottom shelf booze.
7:50pm- Sack and a fumble? Didn't see that one coming. Can we have worse NFL tackles? I really don't think it's a possibility. Thank God we drafted Clay Matthews and B.J. Raji in an offensive tackle rich draft.
7:51pm- I'd rather be hit in the balls with a pool cue than see 2012
7:52pm- Camera tricks to make Favre's Steakhouse seem not so empty. Can't wait for the looting and rioting to go down there in 3 hours.
7:53pm- Who told McCarthy to challenge that one? Stevie Wonder or Helen Keller? Hard to think of blind people on the spot.
7:55pm- If you want to win the game you should punch Adrian Peterson in the ribs and kidneys whenver at the bottom of a pile or he's held up. I'm just being honest here, that man is a beast.
7:58pm- Jon Gruden is so much better than Tony Kornheiser it's unreal. Right now Kornheiser would be talking about his fantasy team and I'd be turning down the volume and cursing him.
8:01pm- Sage Rosenfels, Iowa State's finest. Nice look with the hat there fella.
8:02pm- Lot of balls to go for it on 4th and real short in such an emotionally charged game.
8:03pm- I think they're going to be throwing it a lot near the end zone for quite a few "fuck you" touchdowns just to rub it in as much as possible. Burt's projected stat line: 14-17 for 112 yards and 5 Td's.
8:10pm- Jermichael Finley is on my fantasy team bench right now, FML, I suck.
8:18pm- Terrible series for Burt, probably due to the fact that his WR aren't too bright.
8:19pm- Synopsis of friends text message- GB's LB's are not athletic enough to stop Adrian Peterson, but I don't think anyone is.
8:24pm- Going for it? Bad call. That was not caught and Viks should challenge.
8:25pm- It makes me very happy watching Antoine Winfield play the run. The dude is 5' 8" and he just hits people and makes great tackles. So fundamentally sound.
8:27pm- Apparently Winfield plays vs. the pass as well... who knew.
8:33pm- Hearing about Tim Tebow going to class and studying makes me laugh because when I had concussions little things like focusing and not sleeping were pretty difficult to do.
8:35pm- Kampman finally puts Favre to the ground, probably felt pretty good about that one.
8:38pm- 2 TD passes, pretty close to my prediction of 5.
8:46pm- Jon Gruden is a knowledgeable football man, I'll try to stop pimping him now.
8:47pm- Another sack on a crucial 3rd down? It can't possibly be.
8:48pm- I believe Jaws just said "what a motor" talking about Jared Allan... creepy.
8:51pm- I guess rather than punching Adrian Peterson a shitload while he's caught up, you could steal the ball and score a TD, that would work as well...
8:53pm- Peterson fumbling reminds me of in Rocky IV when the trainer yells at Rocky after he cuts Drago "HE'S BLEEDIN'! HE'S NOT A MACHINE, HE'S A MAN!"
8:55pm- Poor Chester Taylor. First he's buried behind Jamal Lewis in his prime, then rushes for 1250 yards and they draft A.P. All Day. I hope he doesn't mind too much.
9:00- Yup, not running within 5 yards of the end zone. Brett likes TD passes.
9:01- QB sneak? Nope, AP. That makes sense at least. It'd take a group of tanks to stop him within 1 yard of the end zone and I'm not exaggerating.
9:02- Has anyone mentioned that Brett Favre loves football yet tonight?
9:04- Has the Packers D stopped the Vikings O legitimately at all tonight?
9:05- What makes McCarthy think AR-12 has more than 3 seconds to throw the ball? Go into halftime thanking God you're only down a TD.
9:10- I am just shocked GB was seriously trying to do something there before the end of the half considering the rape that Jared Allan has been laying down on us.
9:30- Aaron Kampman must really be happy dropping back into coverage since that's his strength and everything.
9:31 GB is getting shredded like the Cambodian rebels after John Rambo gets behind the .50 cal in the new Rambo film.
9:33- Holding calls during kick returns aren't hurtful at all to field position.
9:38- GB Offensive line is utterly useless and just getting thrown around like rag dolls.
9:40- Anyone that said Favre is washed up punch square in the face and show them the stat line of 18/21 with 221 yards and 3 TD's while having 0 turnovers.
9:44- Good job by the officials for not letting the challenge unfuck their mistake. Way to get together and make the right call the first time around. Good job stripes, they don't hear that enough and that is a fact.
9:45- Whenever Kuhn gets the ball they need to play a clip from South Park about how the Coon is what this city needs etc. Cartman was great in that episode.
9:48pm- If any team wanted to go for it on 4th down they should run on 2nd and 3rd down then.
9:48- Donald Lee, this is the last time you play over Jermichael Finley
9:52- I was hoping for a QB draw on 4th and 1 right underneath the gap made by where Jared Allan rushes downfield. That would have been genius.
9:53- Modus operendi Jaws? M.O. would've been fine rather than you butchering that one.
9:55- Saving Silverman is on and "COME IN DA YAAAAHAAA"
9:57- Fuck Mike Crabtree. Even if he signs I hope Singletary treats him like a rented mule and beats him into the ground for his insubordination.
9:58- Sidney Rice must've benefited from being around Steve Spurier because he made a great decision to just chuck the ball out of play there rather than do the typical WR or RB playing QB and just chuck some garbage up for grabs.
10:01- If I started Jermichael Finley I'd be winning by 1 point and FUCK MY LIFE. Though I am going against AR12, so odds are he'll get a few more yards before this is done.
10:05- Sack #6, just call AR12 Dave Carr from here on out.
10:08- Is it too late to maybe try to play Kampman at OT and LB this year? That, or coax Jon Ogden out of retirement, or even Tony Boselli.
10:10- Brutal Legend the video game is one of the dumbest things I have ever viewed.
10:11- Pulling up random stats like Brett Favre is the only QB to have 10 straight games at the Metrodome with 2+ TD's is thankless, and meaningless work.
10:12- How many random records to Favre hold? It has to be just insane. Most games played during waning crescent moon phases, you got it... BRETT FAVRE.
10:16- GB needs Tate Forcier if they want to win this thing.
10:18 Antoine Winfield just sexually aroused Jon Gruden.
10:19- I've never seen such crappy blocking in my years on earth. Jared Allan is quite a beast though. That was not a fumble, so GB will have the honor of punting from their 1-foot line.
10:24- Check that: SAFETY. 7 sacks, those are fucking NFL Blitz/ Tecmo/ Madden numbers.
10:25- Onside punt anybody?
10:26- I was unaware that Phil Simms played until he was so old. I do remember Jeff Hostetler winning a Super Bowl in his stead however.
10:27- Brett Favre slurpfest. Him "loving the game is mentioned 3 times."
10:32- Maybe this isn't over, but REALLY unlikely on this one.
10:34- Gruden giving a well-deserved AR12 shout-out for getting beaten like a red-haired step-child for the last 3 hours and not cowering like a scared puppy in a thunderstorm.
10:35- I don't think using the traditional "pocket" is working for the Packers. Maybe they should just have Rodgers roll out on every play in some way or another. It's just awful.
10:37- Sidney Rice, that is how you play hands team. I really wish somebody just drilled him though because that's fun to watch, like SpongeBob on LSD, or so I've heard :(
10:42- Why hasn't somebody attempted to chop block Jared Allan until his knee ligaments and tendons explode? It's less embarrassing than having him record 4 sacks on your ass.
10:47- Packers playing smart with no timeouts is just shocking me.
10:48- Taking off your helmet and beating Allan to death at this point would be less embarrassing than having him make you look like your little sister playing football.
10:50- I love the onside kick in all its horrifically violent beauty.
MAN-SIZED effort from Sidney Rice on that one again. Hats off to anyone who jumps as high as they can exposing their soft tissues to get a ball that 6 insanely large and athletic men are running full speed at.
Packers still can't block, Vikings are still undefeated.
Is anyone else crying a little right now? Good, me neither.
You know what shows a lot of faith in your offensive line? 3 straight screen passes that scream our offensive line is a giant sieve for you to fly through.
7:46pm- Is it too late to have Mark Tauscher suck less than Barbre? False start already? REALLY?
7:49pm- Random thought, if AR12 gets 16 more yards passing I lose in fantasy football again. Thank God for bottom shelf booze.
7:50pm- Sack and a fumble? Didn't see that one coming. Can we have worse NFL tackles? I really don't think it's a possibility. Thank God we drafted Clay Matthews and B.J. Raji in an offensive tackle rich draft.
7:51pm- I'd rather be hit in the balls with a pool cue than see 2012
7:52pm- Camera tricks to make Favre's Steakhouse seem not so empty. Can't wait for the looting and rioting to go down there in 3 hours.
7:53pm- Who told McCarthy to challenge that one? Stevie Wonder or Helen Keller? Hard to think of blind people on the spot.
7:55pm- If you want to win the game you should punch Adrian Peterson in the ribs and kidneys whenver at the bottom of a pile or he's held up. I'm just being honest here, that man is a beast.
7:58pm- Jon Gruden is so much better than Tony Kornheiser it's unreal. Right now Kornheiser would be talking about his fantasy team and I'd be turning down the volume and cursing him.
8:01pm- Sage Rosenfels, Iowa State's finest. Nice look with the hat there fella.
8:02pm- Lot of balls to go for it on 4th and real short in such an emotionally charged game.
8:03pm- I think they're going to be throwing it a lot near the end zone for quite a few "fuck you" touchdowns just to rub it in as much as possible. Burt's projected stat line: 14-17 for 112 yards and 5 Td's.
8:10pm- Jermichael Finley is on my fantasy team bench right now, FML, I suck.
8:18pm- Terrible series for Burt, probably due to the fact that his WR aren't too bright.
8:19pm- Synopsis of friends text message- GB's LB's are not athletic enough to stop Adrian Peterson, but I don't think anyone is.
8:24pm- Going for it? Bad call. That was not caught and Viks should challenge.
8:25pm- It makes me very happy watching Antoine Winfield play the run. The dude is 5' 8" and he just hits people and makes great tackles. So fundamentally sound.
8:27pm- Apparently Winfield plays vs. the pass as well... who knew.
8:33pm- Hearing about Tim Tebow going to class and studying makes me laugh because when I had concussions little things like focusing and not sleeping were pretty difficult to do.
8:35pm- Kampman finally puts Favre to the ground, probably felt pretty good about that one.
8:38pm- 2 TD passes, pretty close to my prediction of 5.
8:46pm- Jon Gruden is a knowledgeable football man, I'll try to stop pimping him now.
8:47pm- Another sack on a crucial 3rd down? It can't possibly be.
8:48pm- I believe Jaws just said "what a motor" talking about Jared Allan... creepy.
8:51pm- I guess rather than punching Adrian Peterson a shitload while he's caught up, you could steal the ball and score a TD, that would work as well...
8:53pm- Peterson fumbling reminds me of in Rocky IV when the trainer yells at Rocky after he cuts Drago "HE'S BLEEDIN'! HE'S NOT A MACHINE, HE'S A MAN!"
8:55pm- Poor Chester Taylor. First he's buried behind Jamal Lewis in his prime, then rushes for 1250 yards and they draft A.P. All Day. I hope he doesn't mind too much.
9:00- Yup, not running within 5 yards of the end zone. Brett likes TD passes.
9:01- QB sneak? Nope, AP. That makes sense at least. It'd take a group of tanks to stop him within 1 yard of the end zone and I'm not exaggerating.
9:02- Has anyone mentioned that Brett Favre loves football yet tonight?
9:04- Has the Packers D stopped the Vikings O legitimately at all tonight?
9:05- What makes McCarthy think AR-12 has more than 3 seconds to throw the ball? Go into halftime thanking God you're only down a TD.
9:10- I am just shocked GB was seriously trying to do something there before the end of the half considering the rape that Jared Allan has been laying down on us.
9:30- Aaron Kampman must really be happy dropping back into coverage since that's his strength and everything.
9:31 GB is getting shredded like the Cambodian rebels after John Rambo gets behind the .50 cal in the new Rambo film.
9:33- Holding calls during kick returns aren't hurtful at all to field position.
9:38- GB Offensive line is utterly useless and just getting thrown around like rag dolls.
9:40- Anyone that said Favre is washed up punch square in the face and show them the stat line of 18/21 with 221 yards and 3 TD's while having 0 turnovers.
9:44- Good job by the officials for not letting the challenge unfuck their mistake. Way to get together and make the right call the first time around. Good job stripes, they don't hear that enough and that is a fact.
9:45- Whenever Kuhn gets the ball they need to play a clip from South Park about how the Coon is what this city needs etc. Cartman was great in that episode.
9:48pm- If any team wanted to go for it on 4th down they should run on 2nd and 3rd down then.
9:48- Donald Lee, this is the last time you play over Jermichael Finley
9:52- I was hoping for a QB draw on 4th and 1 right underneath the gap made by where Jared Allan rushes downfield. That would have been genius.
9:53- Modus operendi Jaws? M.O. would've been fine rather than you butchering that one.
9:55- Saving Silverman is on and "COME IN DA YAAAAHAAA"
9:57- Fuck Mike Crabtree. Even if he signs I hope Singletary treats him like a rented mule and beats him into the ground for his insubordination.
9:58- Sidney Rice must've benefited from being around Steve Spurier because he made a great decision to just chuck the ball out of play there rather than do the typical WR or RB playing QB and just chuck some garbage up for grabs.
10:01- If I started Jermichael Finley I'd be winning by 1 point and FUCK MY LIFE. Though I am going against AR12, so odds are he'll get a few more yards before this is done.
10:05- Sack #6, just call AR12 Dave Carr from here on out.
10:08- Is it too late to maybe try to play Kampman at OT and LB this year? That, or coax Jon Ogden out of retirement, or even Tony Boselli.
10:10- Brutal Legend the video game is one of the dumbest things I have ever viewed.
10:11- Pulling up random stats like Brett Favre is the only QB to have 10 straight games at the Metrodome with 2+ TD's is thankless, and meaningless work.
10:12- How many random records to Favre hold? It has to be just insane. Most games played during waning crescent moon phases, you got it... BRETT FAVRE.
10:16- GB needs Tate Forcier if they want to win this thing.
10:18 Antoine Winfield just sexually aroused Jon Gruden.
10:19- I've never seen such crappy blocking in my years on earth. Jared Allan is quite a beast though. That was not a fumble, so GB will have the honor of punting from their 1-foot line.
10:24- Check that: SAFETY. 7 sacks, those are fucking NFL Blitz/ Tecmo/ Madden numbers.
10:25- Onside punt anybody?
10:26- I was unaware that Phil Simms played until he was so old. I do remember Jeff Hostetler winning a Super Bowl in his stead however.
10:27- Brett Favre slurpfest. Him "loving the game is mentioned 3 times."
10:32- Maybe this isn't over, but REALLY unlikely on this one.
10:34- Gruden giving a well-deserved AR12 shout-out for getting beaten like a red-haired step-child for the last 3 hours and not cowering like a scared puppy in a thunderstorm.
10:35- I don't think using the traditional "pocket" is working for the Packers. Maybe they should just have Rodgers roll out on every play in some way or another. It's just awful.
10:37- Sidney Rice, that is how you play hands team. I really wish somebody just drilled him though because that's fun to watch, like SpongeBob on LSD, or so I've heard :(
10:42- Why hasn't somebody attempted to chop block Jared Allan until his knee ligaments and tendons explode? It's less embarrassing than having him record 4 sacks on your ass.
10:47- Packers playing smart with no timeouts is just shocking me.
10:48- Taking off your helmet and beating Allan to death at this point would be less embarrassing than having him make you look like your little sister playing football.
10:50- I love the onside kick in all its horrifically violent beauty.
MAN-SIZED effort from Sidney Rice on that one again. Hats off to anyone who jumps as high as they can exposing their soft tissues to get a ball that 6 insanely large and athletic men are running full speed at.
Packers still can't block, Vikings are still undefeated.
ANVIL (Documentary movie)
I recently saw Anvil, a documentary about the band Anvil. Anvil apparently had a run in the 80's where they were a good metal band that played at real shows and had a real tour and following. This takes place 25 years after they were relevant in our world, but makes the film SOOO much better. It essentially follows Lips, the lead singer the most, and his best friend Robb Reiner, not the Harry Met Sally/ A Few Good Men director, but drummer of Anvil. Reiner is very quiet, a true artist who paints VERY good landscape pictures that found a home in his basement.
Lips isn't the brightest fellow, but has so much enthusiasm and drive to carry this dream 30 years. They do a European tour that is a tragedy because their manager has no idea what she's doing, or any real experience, but tried and failed. They play at very small shows and don't get paid on more than one occasion. They play at a festival where Lips runs like an excited kid to catch up with former Black Sabbath guitarist, "Ax Man", Tommy Iommi. He even is in awe of Scorpion guitarist Rudolf Schenker, whom he credits for developing "Half of his style". I was absolutely in awe of the fact that Lips had so much energy and love to keep his dream alive. They fight to record a 13th album "the right way" and try to get a big-time label to back them. After numerous rejections they release 1,000 copies themselves to get it to fans that they feel deserve the album and say that it wouldn't matter if it sold 1 or 100 million, it's a good album that they're proud of. It made me find a new level of respect for bands that didn't make it as an enormous commercial success. Anvil has been grinding for 30 years while the lead singer and guitarist works at a catering company on the side.
It's such a great character study in one example of a million bands who didn't make it. The difference is that Anvil keeps touring and doing what they love for the people that love them. It was really uplifting and powerful. You find yourself wanting their success so badly that you want to run out and buy Anvil albums and help them out. I can't say enough good things about it and the fact that VH1 was showing it was just awesome. I can't recommend it highly enough if you are a fan of music, or a human being with feelings.
A rare 9.6 out of 10 because it's just fantastically done showing their vulnerability as regular people with a dream that they refuse to let die. This one will probably be a purchase for myself and here's to hoping Anvil sees some kickbacks for this one.
Can't wait for the Tigers vs. Twins one-game playoff, or the Packers vs. Vikings. Rivalry games at their finest in the Autumn cold is just a thing of beauty.
Note: I'm going to lose both weeks in fantasy football again since 30% of my starting lineups were on a bye, so I'm still getting fisted on that one. Editors note: Apparently "fisted" isn't a verb, or I'm misspelling it?
Lips isn't the brightest fellow, but has so much enthusiasm and drive to carry this dream 30 years. They do a European tour that is a tragedy because their manager has no idea what she's doing, or any real experience, but tried and failed. They play at very small shows and don't get paid on more than one occasion. They play at a festival where Lips runs like an excited kid to catch up with former Black Sabbath guitarist, "Ax Man", Tommy Iommi. He even is in awe of Scorpion guitarist Rudolf Schenker, whom he credits for developing "Half of his style". I was absolutely in awe of the fact that Lips had so much energy and love to keep his dream alive. They fight to record a 13th album "the right way" and try to get a big-time label to back them. After numerous rejections they release 1,000 copies themselves to get it to fans that they feel deserve the album and say that it wouldn't matter if it sold 1 or 100 million, it's a good album that they're proud of. It made me find a new level of respect for bands that didn't make it as an enormous commercial success. Anvil has been grinding for 30 years while the lead singer and guitarist works at a catering company on the side.
It's such a great character study in one example of a million bands who didn't make it. The difference is that Anvil keeps touring and doing what they love for the people that love them. It was really uplifting and powerful. You find yourself wanting their success so badly that you want to run out and buy Anvil albums and help them out. I can't say enough good things about it and the fact that VH1 was showing it was just awesome. I can't recommend it highly enough if you are a fan of music, or a human being with feelings.
A rare 9.6 out of 10 because it's just fantastically done showing their vulnerability as regular people with a dream that they refuse to let die. This one will probably be a purchase for myself and here's to hoping Anvil sees some kickbacks for this one.
Can't wait for the Tigers vs. Twins one-game playoff, or the Packers vs. Vikings. Rivalry games at their finest in the Autumn cold is just a thing of beauty.
Note: I'm going to lose both weeks in fantasy football again since 30% of my starting lineups were on a bye, so I'm still getting fisted on that one. Editors note: Apparently "fisted" isn't a verb, or I'm misspelling it?
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Fantasy Football injustice
I was lamenting about the raping that has been my fantasy football season so far, but the facts are in and its even more frustrating than before. I'm the 2nd highest scorer in one league, but have had 94 points scored on me more than ANYONE ELSE. Combine that with the horrific truth that I haven't started the correct lineup EVER and I'm really pissed off. Would Anquan Boldin or Larry Fitzgerald care to stop playing like they have one leg a piece? I'd also appreciate SOMEBODY calmly mentioning that Willis McGahee will be scoring all the TD's for the Ravens so I can go back in time and draft him instead of Ray Rice.
Also would anyone remind the Panthers that scoring TD's is what an offense is supposed to do? Owning Deangelo Williams and Steve Smith in one league hasn't been a real sound combination so far. I also swung and missed in having 1/2 of my teams have a bye week on week 4. I just picked up Celek to supplant Tony Gonzalez only to find out he has a bye week this week TOO!!!! FML. I had to pick up Mercedes Lewis now, and that is just not going to produce for me. Thank God I'm only donating 20 and 25 bucks respectively to leagues comprised of mainly my friends, but FUCK I have decent teams and get no love from the fantasy Gods.
The latest kick to my already swollen fantasy balls was Frank Gore being useless last week and hurt for 3 or so more weeks. I'm strong at RB, but would probably like to have the guy coming off of 217 yards and 2 TD's in 3 quarters in my starting lineup.
The Brewers should start figuring out which veterans they are going to send the way of Old Yeller and get the youth movement in full swing. My Ginger friend mentioned we could feasibly sign John Lackey if we get rid of Cameron and Kendall. We could dominate free agency by somehow getting rid of Jeff Suppan to ANYONE. I'd be a fan of signing Sheets to some kind of deal for a year or two to see if he can be something similar to his former self for awhile at a discounted rate.
I have to start writing down on paper when I get pissed off so I can have decent blogs rather than crying about fantasy football failures.
Also would anyone remind the Panthers that scoring TD's is what an offense is supposed to do? Owning Deangelo Williams and Steve Smith in one league hasn't been a real sound combination so far. I also swung and missed in having 1/2 of my teams have a bye week on week 4. I just picked up Celek to supplant Tony Gonzalez only to find out he has a bye week this week TOO!!!! FML. I had to pick up Mercedes Lewis now, and that is just not going to produce for me. Thank God I'm only donating 20 and 25 bucks respectively to leagues comprised of mainly my friends, but FUCK I have decent teams and get no love from the fantasy Gods.
The latest kick to my already swollen fantasy balls was Frank Gore being useless last week and hurt for 3 or so more weeks. I'm strong at RB, but would probably like to have the guy coming off of 217 yards and 2 TD's in 3 quarters in my starting lineup.
The Brewers should start figuring out which veterans they are going to send the way of Old Yeller and get the youth movement in full swing. My Ginger friend mentioned we could feasibly sign John Lackey if we get rid of Cameron and Kendall. We could dominate free agency by somehow getting rid of Jeff Suppan to ANYONE. I'd be a fan of signing Sheets to some kind of deal for a year or two to see if he can be something similar to his former self for awhile at a discounted rate.
I have to start writing down on paper when I get pissed off so I can have decent blogs rather than crying about fantasy football failures.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Football, loving it.
Upsets are rolling in all over the place and football is consuming most of my weekend as well. The LSU game was AMAZING with an unreal goaline stand to preserve a tough victory that was really undeserved. Cincy beats Pittsburgh, WHO DEY? I can't watch enough football, but new Curb Your Enthusiasm and Bored to Death have started up on HBO and are both really good. Bored to Death is Jason Bateman, Ted Danson, and Zach Galifinakis, that's just rock solid. HBO is really bringing the wood and Showtime is bringing back Dexter and Californication, so DVR will be putting in some OT. Good Call Matt with the HBO stuff.
I'm going to use this time to vent about the failures of my fantasy football teams. I'm in a 14 man league where I have Phillip Rivers, Deangelo Williams, Ray Rice, Tim Hightower, Steve Smith, Chad Ochocinco, Santonio Holmes and Todd Heap and I'm going to be 1-2. In my 10 man league I have Kurt "If I play 16 games we're in the Super Bowl" Warner, McGahee, Rice (Again), Benson, Julies Jones, Frank "My ankle is gone" Gore, Anquan THE Boldin the Beautiful, Larry Fitzgerald, Eddie Royal, Lance Moore, and I'm going to be 0-3 unless the Cardinals can UNFUCK their horrible effort at home vs. the Colts. What the fuck is going on in the world? My teams are stacked and I can't win shit. If this garbage doesn't improve I'm going to just start trading some of these pussies for cash or something. I headed into this Sunday Night game up 25 with Warner, Fitz, and Boldin vs. Peyton, Wayne, and Clark and I figured I was golden, but that was before I found out that God hates me. What the fiddlyfuck is going on if I can't win games with those teams?
Sadly I also have to watch Peirre "Ruined your trip to Virginia twice" Garcon light it up while our boy Derek Stanley was just sadly cut by the Rams. Hopefully the injury to Robinson will open up a roster spot and Derek can get back to making Sportscenter highlights.
Weak post, but maybe I'll find something to rant about soon, or watch a movie. I've heard mixed things about the Informant and plan on seeing it. My buddy from high school said it's based on his company that manufactures sucrose (I think) and Damon's character somehow embezzles millions, so that sounds entertaining.
I'm going to use this time to vent about the failures of my fantasy football teams. I'm in a 14 man league where I have Phillip Rivers, Deangelo Williams, Ray Rice, Tim Hightower, Steve Smith, Chad Ochocinco, Santonio Holmes and Todd Heap and I'm going to be 1-2. In my 10 man league I have Kurt "If I play 16 games we're in the Super Bowl" Warner, McGahee, Rice (Again), Benson, Julies Jones, Frank "My ankle is gone" Gore, Anquan THE Boldin the Beautiful, Larry Fitzgerald, Eddie Royal, Lance Moore, and I'm going to be 0-3 unless the Cardinals can UNFUCK their horrible effort at home vs. the Colts. What the fuck is going on in the world? My teams are stacked and I can't win shit. If this garbage doesn't improve I'm going to just start trading some of these pussies for cash or something. I headed into this Sunday Night game up 25 with Warner, Fitz, and Boldin vs. Peyton, Wayne, and Clark and I figured I was golden, but that was before I found out that God hates me. What the fiddlyfuck is going on if I can't win games with those teams?
Sadly I also have to watch Peirre "Ruined your trip to Virginia twice" Garcon light it up while our boy Derek Stanley was just sadly cut by the Rams. Hopefully the injury to Robinson will open up a roster spot and Derek can get back to making Sportscenter highlights.
Weak post, but maybe I'll find something to rant about soon, or watch a movie. I've heard mixed things about the Informant and plan on seeing it. My buddy from high school said it's based on his company that manufactures sucrose (I think) and Damon's character somehow embezzles millions, so that sounds entertaining.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
The art of a garbage non-conference schedule
Does anyone feel like explaining to me why the Badgers paid Wofford $500,000 dollars in a shitty economy to drag Wofford's sorry ass to Madison so we could stomp it in? Meanwhile our neighbors to the West, whom we share reciprocity with that put my siblings through school there, play a VERY overrated Cal and almost pull off a big-time upset. They get DAP and we lose $500,000 and get a W that might guarantee us a bowl game, but I have to believe there is a better way.
Why does it make sense to play paddycake opponents before the start of a grueling Big Ten season? Why can't we play a bad team for free on the road instead of a completely fucking awful team for $500,000 at home? Why not Vanderbilt, or some other nearby D-1 doormat? The Badgers have the most shameful non-conference schedule every year and it's sickening. Why can't we pony up a play a real team in the preseason ever? At least play somebody that is a real D-1 school before the Big Ten season play starts. How can you prepare for a team that can actually bring in players that actually have athletic ability? How is it OK to pay a horrible team to come to your place? I imagine the University makes all that money back during a home game, but I refuse to believe we couldn't get a decent school begging for national attention to come here and play UW for free.
I just remember this biting us square in the ass when a bad Cincy team beat us and ruined our national title hopes before a meaningful game was played. Nothing was learned and we are content to limp into the Outback Bowl every year and get shit-stomped by the SEC, fucking sweet.
Why does it make sense to play paddycake opponents before the start of a grueling Big Ten season? Why can't we play a bad team for free on the road instead of a completely fucking awful team for $500,000 at home? Why not Vanderbilt, or some other nearby D-1 doormat? The Badgers have the most shameful non-conference schedule every year and it's sickening. Why can't we pony up a play a real team in the preseason ever? At least play somebody that is a real D-1 school before the Big Ten season play starts. How can you prepare for a team that can actually bring in players that actually have athletic ability? How is it OK to pay a horrible team to come to your place? I imagine the University makes all that money back during a home game, but I refuse to believe we couldn't get a decent school begging for national attention to come here and play UW for free.
I just remember this biting us square in the ass when a bad Cincy team beat us and ruined our national title hopes before a meaningful game was played. Nothing was learned and we are content to limp into the Outback Bowl every year and get shit-stomped by the SEC, fucking sweet.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Kanye: Go Douche Yourself with Sulfuric Acid
Who in the fuck interrupts the acceptance speech of a 17 year-old at the MTV Video Music Awards? Kanye West, probably drunk from some pictures I saw with him enjoying a Hennessey bottle beforehand. Why in the fuck does he think his opinion matters? We get it, you're a good lyricist/producer, but guess what? Nobody really cares when you get on your soap box and just puke stupidity out of your mouth.
His sense of entitlement is like nobody I've ever seen short of Paris Hilton/ Lindsey Lohan. At least those two have found ways to not say stupid shit in front of a lot of people who have microphones or cameras. How do you go about making this right? Who steals the spotlight of a 17 year-old only to tell them that they are not deserving of the award that people with a whole lot more intelligence than Kanye voted her the winner? Note: it didn't matter if it was a bunch of screaming teenage girls who can barely read or write besides Twitter drivel, or a panel of Rhodes scholars, anyone voting is smarter than Kanye West.
It's called an opinion. People feel the way they do about things, but you DO NOT always need to have your opinions known to the world. Most people realize that their opinion is not more important than everyone else's, but this has no effect on KanGay. He needs to get smacked around by Beanie Seigel or something. His apology was even awful. All caps, saying he apologized to Taylor Swift's mom already and a bunch of other dumb shit. Then he ends it with saying he gave his awards to Outkast when they were clearly better than he was. The same guy who calls out the world when he doesn't win album of the year? Yup, he has a whole bunch of humility and grace. Somebody please try to rape him with an AIDS/malaria/ bubonic plague/ tuberculosis/ cholera/ polio/ Paris Hilton's vaginal discharge soaked stick and hope he learns something.
His sense of entitlement is like nobody I've ever seen short of Paris Hilton/ Lindsey Lohan. At least those two have found ways to not say stupid shit in front of a lot of people who have microphones or cameras. How do you go about making this right? Who steals the spotlight of a 17 year-old only to tell them that they are not deserving of the award that people with a whole lot more intelligence than Kanye voted her the winner? Note: it didn't matter if it was a bunch of screaming teenage girls who can barely read or write besides Twitter drivel, or a panel of Rhodes scholars, anyone voting is smarter than Kanye West.
It's called an opinion. People feel the way they do about things, but you DO NOT always need to have your opinions known to the world. Most people realize that their opinion is not more important than everyone else's, but this has no effect on KanGay. He needs to get smacked around by Beanie Seigel or something. His apology was even awful. All caps, saying he apologized to Taylor Swift's mom already and a bunch of other dumb shit. Then he ends it with saying he gave his awards to Outkast when they were clearly better than he was. The same guy who calls out the world when he doesn't win album of the year? Yup, he has a whole bunch of humility and grace. Somebody please try to rape him with an AIDS/malaria/ bubonic plague/ tuberculosis/ cholera/ polio/ Paris Hilton's vaginal discharge soaked stick and hope he learns something.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
You've been Nadaled
I was watching Monfils vs. Nadal last night when it was all put into perspective for me why Nadal is SO good when healthy. There is no player who goes harder, but demands more from the opponent than Nadal. The ball he ordinarily hits in a rally has WAY more topspin and english on it than anyone else in the game. I was watching great 20-some hit rallies between the two, and then late in the second set it happened, Monfils was simply unable to continue the effort that won him the first set. During his returns he'd sink low to the ground, but almost like an exhausted basketball player lining up during a free throw. He just wasn't willing to play the kind of tennis necessary to win. It doesn't help that Monfils appears like he'd be able to run a marathon without much trouble and you'd think by shear appearance that he's the most athletic man on tour. Nadal just crushed him physically to the point where he was steamrolled for 2.5 sets before putting up a fight late in the 4th. Nadal is SO hard to beat in a five set match because you have to hit his heavy ball constantly. He makes you run knowing that he will run any length to win the point. Nadal gets many shots back that would be outright winners on most other players. It's no wonder that his clay court record is preposterous.
I got pissed because the Bryan Bros. got knocked out of the doubles tourney as well as Nestor/ Zimonjic. The Bryan Bros. where the last American men to not fade away and get wasted on our home court. We have everyone's favorite Melanie Oudin and the obvious Williams sister's to fall back on, but no American men in the quarterfinals? Too long has Andy Roddick carried our torch with all of his effort without having ANYONE else do jack. Sam Querrey? Robby Ginepri? Donald Young? James Blake? John Isner? None of the above are capable of doing much of anything in majors, though Querrey has some kind of chance to do something. Isner can make some kind of run at Wimbledon, but will fail unless his serve is unconscious the entire time since he will almost certainly be incapable of breaking any top player. How can American men not be better at a game that Agassi and Sampras elevated to riotous heights when I was growing up? How has their greatness not inspired better players from our country? Why does the Nick Bollitieri's Academy seem to cater exclusively to Russian women? Something needs to give because American does not enjoy mediocrity in any sport besides cricket and rugby.
I got pissed because the Bryan Bros. got knocked out of the doubles tourney as well as Nestor/ Zimonjic. The Bryan Bros. where the last American men to not fade away and get wasted on our home court. We have everyone's favorite Melanie Oudin and the obvious Williams sister's to fall back on, but no American men in the quarterfinals? Too long has Andy Roddick carried our torch with all of his effort without having ANYONE else do jack. Sam Querrey? Robby Ginepri? Donald Young? James Blake? John Isner? None of the above are capable of doing much of anything in majors, though Querrey has some kind of chance to do something. Isner can make some kind of run at Wimbledon, but will fail unless his serve is unconscious the entire time since he will almost certainly be incapable of breaking any top player. How can American men not be better at a game that Agassi and Sampras elevated to riotous heights when I was growing up? How has their greatness not inspired better players from our country? Why does the Nick Bollitieri's Academy seem to cater exclusively to Russian women? Something needs to give because American does not enjoy mediocrity in any sport besides cricket and rugby.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Fantasy sports... Well Football anyway.
Fantasy football is such a source of fun it amazes me that it isn't called our new National Pastime. It bothered me when our high school league split up only to come back in a smaller faction. I wish I had that long standing league where the same 12 guys meet in a room and drink way too much with each other, make fun of each other like it was the roast of Bob Saget, and then drink way too much that night reminiscing about your collective experiences.
This brings me to the next point, high school friends. Reading Bill Simmons' Vegas articles, which are a must read for anybody that's frequented Vegas with some friends, it made me reaffirm how much your old high school friends are amazing. We just had our annual Cow Chip festival in which the majority of people come back, similar to the day before Thanksgiving, AKA Black Wednesday. You have to love never lacking something to talk about, or being made fun of for shit that happened 8 years ago. The shared experiences that you can draw from is "deeper than the deepest ocean, wider than the sky". I'll pay somebody to find the song that goes to, because I have no idea. It makes me wonder why people drift apart, or why in this day and age do people still lose touch? It's too easy to find people and get back in touch, even if it's just to make sure they're doing OK.
Next point: Why the fuck did my class not get a class reunion and why haven't we done something about it? Class of 2003, let's pull something together for this year and make it our oddball 7 year reunion. Too much greatness to not meet up every 5 years or less to live it up with each other again.
This brings me to the next point, high school friends. Reading Bill Simmons' Vegas articles, which are a must read for anybody that's frequented Vegas with some friends, it made me reaffirm how much your old high school friends are amazing. We just had our annual Cow Chip festival in which the majority of people come back, similar to the day before Thanksgiving, AKA Black Wednesday. You have to love never lacking something to talk about, or being made fun of for shit that happened 8 years ago. The shared experiences that you can draw from is "deeper than the deepest ocean, wider than the sky". I'll pay somebody to find the song that goes to, because I have no idea. It makes me wonder why people drift apart, or why in this day and age do people still lose touch? It's too easy to find people and get back in touch, even if it's just to make sure they're doing OK.
Next point: Why the fuck did my class not get a class reunion and why haven't we done something about it? Class of 2003, let's pull something together for this year and make it our oddball 7 year reunion. Too much greatness to not meet up every 5 years or less to live it up with each other again.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Final Destination, WHAT WAS I THINKING?
On the plus side of things the NFL is starting to show its beautiful self to us and I cannot wait for it to consume my Sundays and Mondays from here until December.
I saw Final Destination 18, or whatever we're on and it was your typical gory clusterfuck. I laughed quite a bit, and enjoyed myself because I thought of it as a huge joke and the 3-D was really cool actually. It's awesome to see a bunch of crazy stuff fly at you, it's a great experience. However I do have to mention paying 2 bucks to rent the stupid glasses was not fair. I would not see the movie unless in the crazy 3-D I saw it in. The movie has all kinds of continuity errors, but don't read into it too far and you can enjoy yourself.
True Blood is ridiculous when you think about the premise and about all the things that happen on a regular basis, but it is SUPER entertaining. HBO is just bringing the wood on new series, meaning it is not for kids. Hung is good, Entourage is quality again, I'm pretty excited for the new detective show with Jason Bateman and Zach Galifinakis, new Curb Your Enthusiasm starts with Larry being single, Sunday is AWESOME. Random rant about HBO is doneZO.
MLB is picking up pretty good and the playoff series are going to be unreal. Who would want to face the Giants throwing Lincecum and Cain back-to-back with a chance of Zito being renewed. Dodgers and Phillies seem really tough and the Cardinals are hitting and pitching as strong as ever. The AL is tough as always with the Yankees playing just unreal, the Red Sox are always tough, the Angels can hit the ball extremely well, and the Tigers are just going to get shit-kicked in the first round unless Verlander pitches a couple of gems.
Crazy prediction with not much sanity involved: Cardinals over the Angels in 6.
More randomness is sure to follow.
I saw Final Destination 18, or whatever we're on and it was your typical gory clusterfuck. I laughed quite a bit, and enjoyed myself because I thought of it as a huge joke and the 3-D was really cool actually. It's awesome to see a bunch of crazy stuff fly at you, it's a great experience. However I do have to mention paying 2 bucks to rent the stupid glasses was not fair. I would not see the movie unless in the crazy 3-D I saw it in. The movie has all kinds of continuity errors, but don't read into it too far and you can enjoy yourself.
True Blood is ridiculous when you think about the premise and about all the things that happen on a regular basis, but it is SUPER entertaining. HBO is just bringing the wood on new series, meaning it is not for kids. Hung is good, Entourage is quality again, I'm pretty excited for the new detective show with Jason Bateman and Zach Galifinakis, new Curb Your Enthusiasm starts with Larry being single, Sunday is AWESOME. Random rant about HBO is doneZO.
MLB is picking up pretty good and the playoff series are going to be unreal. Who would want to face the Giants throwing Lincecum and Cain back-to-back with a chance of Zito being renewed. Dodgers and Phillies seem really tough and the Cardinals are hitting and pitching as strong as ever. The AL is tough as always with the Yankees playing just unreal, the Red Sox are always tough, the Angels can hit the ball extremely well, and the Tigers are just going to get shit-kicked in the first round unless Verlander pitches a couple of gems.
Crazy prediction with not much sanity involved: Cardinals over the Angels in 6.
More randomness is sure to follow.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Inglorious Basterds
I bought into the standard Tarantino hype and checked out Inglorious Basterds on Friday. I was impressed, or in complete awe more accurately, by the performance of Christopher Waltz as a sadistic Colonel in the German SS. He effortlessly switches between languages, German, French, English, then finally Italian to show off. He is the star of the film and probably commands the most screen time. Everyone else is very good with props to Pitt, Diane Kruger, and relatively uknown by this guy Shosanna Dreyfuss. The acting is very good, the story is very interesting and doesn't attempt to be anything close to historically accurate, which plays to its benefit. It is far from an action movie, but does have BRUTAL scenes of action depicted.
It takes a Guy Ritchie approach in telling many complex stories separately before weaving it all together in climactic fashion. It's hard to be disappointed in the film, though it is very long at around 2.5 hours. It's not boring at any point, but there is a lot of storytelling to get you in tune with the characters and their stories. I'll recommend seeing it in theaters, but I doubt that you'll run out and buy the DVD.
Bottom line: 8.3ish out of 10, worth seeing once for sure.
Also I saw Rocknrolla again, a real Guy Ritchie film since its on cable now. It's a very good film that weaves a bunch of stories together, shocking I know, in a very effective manner as always. It's not as good as Snatch, the gold standard of Guy Ritchie movies, but it is worth a viewing. A lot of star power with Tom Wilkenson, Gerard Butler, Thandia Newton, Jeremy Piven, and LUDA (Chris Bridges) making appearances. Typical Ritchie gangsters get wrapped up with an ultra-rich Russian gangster and hilarity, hijinks, brutality emerge when the Russians money and lucky painting get stolen. It certainly isn't boring or hard to follow, so if you're checking out movies on-demand give it a roll of the dice.
Bottom line: 7.4 out of 10, higher if you REALLY like Guy Ritchie, or hate Madonna.
It takes a Guy Ritchie approach in telling many complex stories separately before weaving it all together in climactic fashion. It's hard to be disappointed in the film, though it is very long at around 2.5 hours. It's not boring at any point, but there is a lot of storytelling to get you in tune with the characters and their stories. I'll recommend seeing it in theaters, but I doubt that you'll run out and buy the DVD.
Bottom line: 8.3ish out of 10, worth seeing once for sure.
Also I saw Rocknrolla again, a real Guy Ritchie film since its on cable now. It's a very good film that weaves a bunch of stories together, shocking I know, in a very effective manner as always. It's not as good as Snatch, the gold standard of Guy Ritchie movies, but it is worth a viewing. A lot of star power with Tom Wilkenson, Gerard Butler, Thandia Newton, Jeremy Piven, and LUDA (Chris Bridges) making appearances. Typical Ritchie gangsters get wrapped up with an ultra-rich Russian gangster and hilarity, hijinks, brutality emerge when the Russians money and lucky painting get stolen. It certainly isn't boring or hard to follow, so if you're checking out movies on-demand give it a roll of the dice.
Bottom line: 7.4 out of 10, higher if you REALLY like Guy Ritchie, or hate Madonna.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Funny People & The Hurt Locker
It's been awhile and I've seen Funny People and Hurt Locker.
Funny People is Adam Sandler going back to old Adam Sandler. He's vulnerable and funny while making it look really easy. Seth Rogan is well cast as his sidekick/chauffeur/butler/writer and has some very funny stand-up during it. Jonah Hill is funny in a minor role and Judd Apatow's kid's are both pretty funny. Eric Bana is very good as the husband of Sandler's former flame. The story is basically Adam Sandler's character finding out he has a rare blood disease/ leukemia and feeling empty that his fame/fortune hasn't brought him many friends/ a family. He goes back to doing stand-up with Rogan touring/ writing for him. They become friends, Sandler tries to get back the girl he loved but cheated on when fame got him women throwing themselves at him. Movie drags on for 30-45 minutes too long, but I still thought it was deep and pretty funny. More serious than I thought it was going to be, but humerous enough to keep it light and bearable.
Bottom Line: 7.2 out of 10 (see it on video/ cable)
Hurt Locker- Really wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be, which I why I hate going into films with high expectations. It is a really "gritty" film that is filmed beautifully on location. I don't buy the performance from Anthony Mackie's performance as Sgt. Sanborn, who is a major character. Brian Geraghty (thanks IMDB) also isn't too special as the nancy-ass of the specialist group. Jeremy Renner carries the film as psychotic/ maverick renegadish staff Sergeant Will Ames. The movie is a great display of how rough it is over in Iraq, it's very well done in that respect. It keeps your interest as every day brings a new challenge and tough decisions with it. I recommend seeing it, but leave all the "best film in recent memory" stuff alone.
Bottom Line: 8.1 out of 10 (Check it out in theatres, though it's a limited release)
I want to reiterate how much I liked The Watchmen. I saw it again and REALLY want to buy the director's cut when it's reasonably priced. It has a ton of story compacted into 2 hrs. 45 minutes and does a great job of carrying the story along. It develops a bunch of characters and advances a complex story, both incredibly tough things to do without planning a 3 movie epic. Very good acting added with great effects and an amazing story make this film worth seeing.
The Brewers are solidly screwing the pooch and have just decided JJ Hardy's sub Prince Fielder's weight, (probably sub Mike Rivera's weight as well) was no longer good enough to be on the squad. What sucks about this is now his trade value is bouncing along the bottom of what it has been, and seeing as Escobar is "the future", we're going to get cents on the dollar for a former all-star shortstop. Teams without money can't afford mistakes like that and Bill Hall making $8.1 million next year for not playing on the Brewers. Kendall has to be taking a seat to Mike Rivera, who can actually hit in the catcher spot. The Brewers can still make a run assuming Bush gets healthy and maybe Suppan gets healthy and stops throwing BP to hitters. The lineup can be very solid if Lopez, McGehee, Fielder, Braun, Cameron, Hart, Counsell, and Rivera in it. Escobar could be a solid player and assuming he can hit a little bit in the bigs, he'll be out there splitting time with Craig Counsell, the consummate veteran.
Hopefully the Packers' sign Vick, I'd buy a jersey immediately. What's the worst that can happen? It's Green Bay, he can't do anything THAT STUPID. Rodgers gets hurt and we are worse than the Lions with Flynn or Brohm trying to play QB. Vick would give us a dynamic offensive threat that they ABSOLUTELY do not have. What could possibly go wrong with Vick playing on Green Bay? The guy is begging for a job and can be signed for 1/40th of his previous salary. He is still Mike Vick, the dude who made Madden 2005 almost unplayable with his athleticism.
Funny People is Adam Sandler going back to old Adam Sandler. He's vulnerable and funny while making it look really easy. Seth Rogan is well cast as his sidekick/chauffeur/butler/writer and has some very funny stand-up during it. Jonah Hill is funny in a minor role and Judd Apatow's kid's are both pretty funny. Eric Bana is very good as the husband of Sandler's former flame. The story is basically Adam Sandler's character finding out he has a rare blood disease/ leukemia and feeling empty that his fame/fortune hasn't brought him many friends/ a family. He goes back to doing stand-up with Rogan touring/ writing for him. They become friends, Sandler tries to get back the girl he loved but cheated on when fame got him women throwing themselves at him. Movie drags on for 30-45 minutes too long, but I still thought it was deep and pretty funny. More serious than I thought it was going to be, but humerous enough to keep it light and bearable.
Bottom Line: 7.2 out of 10 (see it on video/ cable)
Hurt Locker- Really wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be, which I why I hate going into films with high expectations. It is a really "gritty" film that is filmed beautifully on location. I don't buy the performance from Anthony Mackie's performance as Sgt. Sanborn, who is a major character. Brian Geraghty (thanks IMDB) also isn't too special as the nancy-ass of the specialist group. Jeremy Renner carries the film as psychotic/ maverick renegadish staff Sergeant Will Ames. The movie is a great display of how rough it is over in Iraq, it's very well done in that respect. It keeps your interest as every day brings a new challenge and tough decisions with it. I recommend seeing it, but leave all the "best film in recent memory" stuff alone.
Bottom Line: 8.1 out of 10 (Check it out in theatres, though it's a limited release)
I want to reiterate how much I liked The Watchmen. I saw it again and REALLY want to buy the director's cut when it's reasonably priced. It has a ton of story compacted into 2 hrs. 45 minutes and does a great job of carrying the story along. It develops a bunch of characters and advances a complex story, both incredibly tough things to do without planning a 3 movie epic. Very good acting added with great effects and an amazing story make this film worth seeing.
The Brewers are solidly screwing the pooch and have just decided JJ Hardy's sub Prince Fielder's weight, (probably sub Mike Rivera's weight as well) was no longer good enough to be on the squad. What sucks about this is now his trade value is bouncing along the bottom of what it has been, and seeing as Escobar is "the future", we're going to get cents on the dollar for a former all-star shortstop. Teams without money can't afford mistakes like that and Bill Hall making $8.1 million next year for not playing on the Brewers. Kendall has to be taking a seat to Mike Rivera, who can actually hit in the catcher spot. The Brewers can still make a run assuming Bush gets healthy and maybe Suppan gets healthy and stops throwing BP to hitters. The lineup can be very solid if Lopez, McGehee, Fielder, Braun, Cameron, Hart, Counsell, and Rivera in it. Escobar could be a solid player and assuming he can hit a little bit in the bigs, he'll be out there splitting time with Craig Counsell, the consummate veteran.
Hopefully the Packers' sign Vick, I'd buy a jersey immediately. What's the worst that can happen? It's Green Bay, he can't do anything THAT STUPID. Rodgers gets hurt and we are worse than the Lions with Flynn or Brohm trying to play QB. Vick would give us a dynamic offensive threat that they ABSOLUTELY do not have. What could possibly go wrong with Vick playing on Green Bay? The guy is begging for a job and can be signed for 1/40th of his previous salary. He is still Mike Vick, the dude who made Madden 2005 almost unplayable with his athleticism.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Ode to Brett Favre
I've actually started to be bothered by all the Brett Favre hatred being spewed lately. He could've committed murder in WI for the last 15 years and nobody would've batted an eyelash. DO NOT FORGET we told him he was unwanted. Granted he "retired", but did come back to play and we told him to go pound sand. Brett's record the last 2 years was 23-9, that isn't too bad. We didn't want him to play for us and he wanted to keep playing, SOOOO the logical end to that is he will be playing elsewhere. If he wanted to play for Minnesota it would have been pretty rough, but realize that if Green Bay extended the olive branch he'd still be here winning more games than Aaron Rodgers.
We should be thanking God that Brett didn't join the Vikings. It's common practice to stack 8 in the box vs. Purple God, AKA Adrian "All Day" Petersen. Brett Favre with 1/2 of an arm bicep could throw for 400 yards and 4 TD's a game vs. single coverage even if he's looking at Visanthe Shiancoe and Bernard Berrian.
Let Brett do whatever the fuck he wants because in WI he's earned that. He made the Packers relevant and good for the first time in 20 years. You'd have to go back to the Lombardi days to find a Packer who did as much for our area as Brett Favre, and I'd argue against anyone being as important to the Packer franchise as #4.
QUIT FUCKING CRYING ABOUT FAVRE AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
We should be thanking God that Brett didn't join the Vikings. It's common practice to stack 8 in the box vs. Purple God, AKA Adrian "All Day" Petersen. Brett Favre with 1/2 of an arm bicep could throw for 400 yards and 4 TD's a game vs. single coverage even if he's looking at Visanthe Shiancoe and Bernard Berrian.
Let Brett do whatever the fuck he wants because in WI he's earned that. He made the Packers relevant and good for the first time in 20 years. You'd have to go back to the Lombardi days to find a Packer who did as much for our area as Brett Favre, and I'd argue against anyone being as important to the Packer franchise as #4.
QUIT FUCKING CRYING ABOUT FAVRE AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
Monday, July 27, 2009
NL Central clusterfuck
So it's been awhile and since I've last wasted your time and mine the Cardinals didn't rape the free agent market and the Cubs were far from 1st place.
Basically the Brewers need to decide, and soon, if Corey Hart, and JJ Hardy will become stars like once thought three years ago, or continue to put up less than average numbers at the plate while providing good defense and frustrating shimmers of plate competency.
It's already been told to us that Alcides Escobar and Mat Gamel are both untouchable in trades, but what about Hardy and Hart? We're going to be parting with JJ sooner or later because he's not willingly moving to 3rd and if Escobar is the next coming of Ozzie Smith, guess what? JJ's isn't playing shortstop anymore. I just don't want to see another Tony Gwynn Jr. situation where we trade him for Jody Geirut and hopefully a reach around while Doug Melvin was being raped by Kevin Towers (Padres GM, I had to look it up). It's apparent that the playoffs this year are gone unless something major happens, AKA Halladay being 2009's CC, which seams possible but unlikely. Halladay has another year, just like Peavy would, but it is apparent that neither will be signed by the Brewers when the payday comes in 2011. Cliff Lee is a possibility that has a club option for only 9 million next year. Lee probably has a high asking price, but I'm sure it's significantly less than Peavy and Halladay.
I had a chance to watch Angels and Demons and thought it was a pretty decent movie. Tom Hanks running around finding random symbols and acting like a Harvard genius who enjoys the finest wines and his own stench. Too many ridiculous reaches that make no sense, but it was decent enough to hold your attention and mildly surprise you, I just didn't care enough to notice.
Anybody care to mention that the Brewers are in utter freefall right now? The 3rd worst ERA in the league is not a source of great pride. Every aspect of the team is sucking dick, so pointing fingers is kind of pointless. Felipe Lopez was a really good free agent pick-up, but he isn't going to single-handedly make the rest of the Brewers stop flailing at outside breaking balls in the dirt.
Thinking it's time to stop buying the nephews who live in MN and IL respectively Brewers clothing so they won't have to live in shame like I'm destined to. How sad is it that best case scenario according to short bus aficionado Davey Nelson is that Villanueva goes 4 innings? Four fucking innings? This isn't the Little League World Series, throw him until his fucking arm falls off and ship him to AAA for some other random who can at least throw the ball over 90 MPH. Josh Willingham can drift right back into obscurity and never hit 2 home runs in the same game again.
Basically the Brewers need to decide, and soon, if Corey Hart, and JJ Hardy will become stars like once thought three years ago, or continue to put up less than average numbers at the plate while providing good defense and frustrating shimmers of plate competency.
It's already been told to us that Alcides Escobar and Mat Gamel are both untouchable in trades, but what about Hardy and Hart? We're going to be parting with JJ sooner or later because he's not willingly moving to 3rd and if Escobar is the next coming of Ozzie Smith, guess what? JJ's isn't playing shortstop anymore. I just don't want to see another Tony Gwynn Jr. situation where we trade him for Jody Geirut and hopefully a reach around while Doug Melvin was being raped by Kevin Towers (Padres GM, I had to look it up). It's apparent that the playoffs this year are gone unless something major happens, AKA Halladay being 2009's CC, which seams possible but unlikely. Halladay has another year, just like Peavy would, but it is apparent that neither will be signed by the Brewers when the payday comes in 2011. Cliff Lee is a possibility that has a club option for only 9 million next year. Lee probably has a high asking price, but I'm sure it's significantly less than Peavy and Halladay.
I had a chance to watch Angels and Demons and thought it was a pretty decent movie. Tom Hanks running around finding random symbols and acting like a Harvard genius who enjoys the finest wines and his own stench. Too many ridiculous reaches that make no sense, but it was decent enough to hold your attention and mildly surprise you, I just didn't care enough to notice.
Anybody care to mention that the Brewers are in utter freefall right now? The 3rd worst ERA in the league is not a source of great pride. Every aspect of the team is sucking dick, so pointing fingers is kind of pointless. Felipe Lopez was a really good free agent pick-up, but he isn't going to single-handedly make the rest of the Brewers stop flailing at outside breaking balls in the dirt.
Thinking it's time to stop buying the nephews who live in MN and IL respectively Brewers clothing so they won't have to live in shame like I'm destined to. How sad is it that best case scenario according to short bus aficionado Davey Nelson is that Villanueva goes 4 innings? Four fucking innings? This isn't the Little League World Series, throw him until his fucking arm falls off and ship him to AAA for some other random who can at least throw the ball over 90 MPH. Josh Willingham can drift right back into obscurity and never hit 2 home runs in the same game again.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Bruno
Checked out Bruno this week and I will say I often had trouble looking at the screen. It was VERY funny at some parts, but REALLY weird in others. I definitely recommend seeing it if you don't mind a lot of male genitalia and uncomfortable moments.
Bottom line: Go see it, but you can wait until it's on DVD to avoid the weirdness of seeing it with others.
7.6 out of 10
Wanted- HUGE waste of time. Nothing made any sense and I really lost it after the whole bending bullets sequence. Who the fuck thought that one was a good idea? How doesn't anybody reading that piece of shit script not calmly mention that the entire premise is completely preposterous and makes absolutely no sense? SPOILER: Bad karma is killing Angelina Jolie AND Morgan Freeman in the same film. That simply can't happen in any film.
3.2 out of 10, I just couldn't get past all the stupid shit that isn't possible.
I watched the new X-Files movie because I used to think the show was really good, until Fox/ Mulder started to get phased out. I really thought it wasn't going to be very good, but it was unique. It really didn't follow any of the premises of the show but had a disenfranchised Fox Mulder being a loner and Scully being a doctor at a "religious" hospital (I don't know the real term for it). Women are disappearing in the middle of West Virginia during a harsh Winter, I swore it was set in North Dakota or something. A man is seeing visions of the murders and discovers clues based on the visions. X-Files twist he's a pederast priest, played well by Billy Connolly, the father in Boondock Saints. It was better than I thought it was going to be and I'd recommend it because it'll be on cable for free for awhile probably. Keep in mind I'm easily interested in morbid things and the X-Files, so there's bias there.
7.8 out of 10.
Editor's Note: I really think Gillian Anderson is hot.
Congrats to Prince Fielder for putting on a show and destroying a couple balls, like the 500 foot blast he sent out. Welcome to the home run derby without steroids. Pretty boring, right?
Bottom line: Go see it, but you can wait until it's on DVD to avoid the weirdness of seeing it with others.
7.6 out of 10
Wanted- HUGE waste of time. Nothing made any sense and I really lost it after the whole bending bullets sequence. Who the fuck thought that one was a good idea? How doesn't anybody reading that piece of shit script not calmly mention that the entire premise is completely preposterous and makes absolutely no sense? SPOILER: Bad karma is killing Angelina Jolie AND Morgan Freeman in the same film. That simply can't happen in any film.
3.2 out of 10, I just couldn't get past all the stupid shit that isn't possible.
I watched the new X-Files movie because I used to think the show was really good, until Fox/ Mulder started to get phased out. I really thought it wasn't going to be very good, but it was unique. It really didn't follow any of the premises of the show but had a disenfranchised Fox Mulder being a loner and Scully being a doctor at a "religious" hospital (I don't know the real term for it). Women are disappearing in the middle of West Virginia during a harsh Winter, I swore it was set in North Dakota or something. A man is seeing visions of the murders and discovers clues based on the visions. X-Files twist he's a pederast priest, played well by Billy Connolly, the father in Boondock Saints. It was better than I thought it was going to be and I'd recommend it because it'll be on cable for free for awhile probably. Keep in mind I'm easily interested in morbid things and the X-Files, so there's bias there.
7.8 out of 10.
Editor's Note: I really think Gillian Anderson is hot.
Congrats to Prince Fielder for putting on a show and destroying a couple balls, like the 500 foot blast he sent out. Welcome to the home run derby without steroids. Pretty boring, right?
Monday, July 13, 2009
EagleEye, more like Browneye
Definitely wasted time watching EagleEye, and considering I wasn't paying full attention to it and still thought it was utter garbage. I'm going to ruin the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it hopefully convincing you to indeed NOT see the damn thing.
So Shia LaWhatever is a loser who has a genius twin brother, somehow the apple falls really far from the tree, but they don't dive into it very far. Random woman with kid also involved, they get phone calls and it tells them to do stuff and 2 hours of complete insane bullshit ensues. You find out there's an actual super computer with a random infrared eye that is connected to everything in the world calling the shots for them. Rosario Dawson is in it, but dresses like a man, so that's not even a plus. Bottom line a bunch of people can just shoot the fucking supercomputer and stop the whole fucking trainwreck.
Lady and Shia Labeouf are even in the room with the damn thing and she has a gun to kill Transformer guy with and can't even figure out just to shoot the computer. Rosario Dawson ends up stabbing the damn thing with a random stick or wood or metal and that ends it. A fucking FBI agent and the Army can't figure out just to shoot the fucking thing. Machines + bullets shot into it = machine failure. That's an equation that's existed since WWI and has seemed to work ever since. Totally ridiculous, I don't care to point out all the stupid shit because it would take the rest of tonight probably. Do NOT see this piece of shit.
3.0 out of 10, though in his defense Shia isn't too bad of an actor and is perfecting the run like hell and look scared thing.
So Shia LaWhatever is a loser who has a genius twin brother, somehow the apple falls really far from the tree, but they don't dive into it very far. Random woman with kid also involved, they get phone calls and it tells them to do stuff and 2 hours of complete insane bullshit ensues. You find out there's an actual super computer with a random infrared eye that is connected to everything in the world calling the shots for them. Rosario Dawson is in it, but dresses like a man, so that's not even a plus. Bottom line a bunch of people can just shoot the fucking supercomputer and stop the whole fucking trainwreck.
Lady and Shia Labeouf are even in the room with the damn thing and she has a gun to kill Transformer guy with and can't even figure out just to shoot the computer. Rosario Dawson ends up stabbing the damn thing with a random stick or wood or metal and that ends it. A fucking FBI agent and the Army can't figure out just to shoot the fucking thing. Machines + bullets shot into it = machine failure. That's an equation that's existed since WWI and has seemed to work ever since. Totally ridiculous, I don't care to point out all the stupid shit because it would take the rest of tonight probably. Do NOT see this piece of shit.
3.0 out of 10, though in his defense Shia isn't too bad of an actor and is perfecting the run like hell and look scared thing.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Transformers 2 reviewed
I may be admitting to either being a 12 year-old, or having some kind of mental handicap, but I liked Transformers 2. I realize there's a bunch of stupid shit that gets in the way of giant robots beating each other, but it was still entertaining.
It's a SUMMER MOVIE. Michael Bay isn't looking to win Oscar's here, he's just looking to whip up something a bunch of people will pay money for and be entertained with. Sure it had some racist Autobots perpetuating black stereotypes along the way, but the idiot next to me found them hilarious, and they didn't really ruin anything for me. Megan Fox isn't Meryl Streep, but in the same respect Meryl Streep isn't Megan Fox. I really didn't realize much else besides staring at the embodiment of female beauty running around. Say what you will, but if you don't like Megan Fox in slow motion, there's something wrong with you. She will be the Venus de Milo of our generation where in 2,000 years they will look back and say that was what beauty was.
The movie didn't feel like 2.5 hours and had some crazy shit that was worth seeing it in the theatres. It was a big downfall to try to have some crazy story rather than Megatron having some plot to destroy earth and Optimus Prime stopping him in epic battles. Why do they make random characters rather than rolling out the old classics from the cartoon? Not rocket science on this one. I did have to ask who wrote this thing because it is BADLY written, but it is salvaged by CGI and Megan Fox. It is WAY overdramatic, pretty corny at times, and not too intelligent, but I certainly wasn't pissed about spending $6.50 at it, and I usually am.
Bottom Line: 8.2 out of 10- Go see it in theatres because you won't get awed watching this thing on a TV back home.
Random tangents: Why in the fuck are there button fly jeans for men in this world? I just bought a pair and never even thought of checking, then brought them home and may have to return them for that sole purpose. I felt like I should have to amputate my penis just for putting the things on. It takes 30 times as long as a zipper, is way more uncomfortable, and LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME. Fuck whoever made that fashionable again.
I can't listen to Kanye's music anymore because he's such an epic fuck of a human being I hate the thought of someohow validating him through his music.
I'm a fan of True Blood somehow even though I utterly dispise vampire culture and fans of it. I want to punch that Patterson dude from Twilight in the face despite not having a clue about anything in terms of him as a person. True Blood is ridiculous, but the characters are crazy and there's a bunch of sex and violence, which makes up for the stupid vampire shit.
When is the new season of South Park starting?
I just watched Frank Catalanotto get a clutch hit with 0 outs and bases juiced to pull the Brewers to 4-5, my only question is why not run on Manny Ramirez even though it was a line drive? He cares less about defense than he does his ex-teammates in Boston. He'd biff the cutoff man like he was completely wasted at a beer league all-day drinking tournament. The guy should have been a DH the last 5 years at least, like Prince Fielder's future.
It's a SUMMER MOVIE. Michael Bay isn't looking to win Oscar's here, he's just looking to whip up something a bunch of people will pay money for and be entertained with. Sure it had some racist Autobots perpetuating black stereotypes along the way, but the idiot next to me found them hilarious, and they didn't really ruin anything for me. Megan Fox isn't Meryl Streep, but in the same respect Meryl Streep isn't Megan Fox. I really didn't realize much else besides staring at the embodiment of female beauty running around. Say what you will, but if you don't like Megan Fox in slow motion, there's something wrong with you. She will be the Venus de Milo of our generation where in 2,000 years they will look back and say that was what beauty was.
The movie didn't feel like 2.5 hours and had some crazy shit that was worth seeing it in the theatres. It was a big downfall to try to have some crazy story rather than Megatron having some plot to destroy earth and Optimus Prime stopping him in epic battles. Why do they make random characters rather than rolling out the old classics from the cartoon? Not rocket science on this one. I did have to ask who wrote this thing because it is BADLY written, but it is salvaged by CGI and Megan Fox. It is WAY overdramatic, pretty corny at times, and not too intelligent, but I certainly wasn't pissed about spending $6.50 at it, and I usually am.
Bottom Line: 8.2 out of 10- Go see it in theatres because you won't get awed watching this thing on a TV back home.
Random tangents: Why in the fuck are there button fly jeans for men in this world? I just bought a pair and never even thought of checking, then brought them home and may have to return them for that sole purpose. I felt like I should have to amputate my penis just for putting the things on. It takes 30 times as long as a zipper, is way more uncomfortable, and LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME. Fuck whoever made that fashionable again.
I can't listen to Kanye's music anymore because he's such an epic fuck of a human being I hate the thought of someohow validating him through his music.
I'm a fan of True Blood somehow even though I utterly dispise vampire culture and fans of it. I want to punch that Patterson dude from Twilight in the face despite not having a clue about anything in terms of him as a person. True Blood is ridiculous, but the characters are crazy and there's a bunch of sex and violence, which makes up for the stupid vampire shit.
When is the new season of South Park starting?
I just watched Frank Catalanotto get a clutch hit with 0 outs and bases juiced to pull the Brewers to 4-5, my only question is why not run on Manny Ramirez even though it was a line drive? He cares less about defense than he does his ex-teammates in Boston. He'd biff the cutoff man like he was completely wasted at a beer league all-day drinking tournament. The guy should have been a DH the last 5 years at least, like Prince Fielder's future.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Brewers meltdown
We're at the rare juncture in the season where shit isn't working out for us. If the pitching is good the hitting is garbage. If the starting pitching is good, the bullpen will undoubtedly fuck it up. Carlos Villanueva cannot be trusted in close game situations. He's great when you're up or down 3 runs during trash time, but the man loathes any kind of pressure. He crumbles like bleu cheese when pressured. Why not use Stetter, DiFelice, Coffee, or even stretch Hoffman to two innings, the All-Star break is coming up. Bottom line: FUCK.
I'm on the fence over Ryan Bruan calling out the pitching staff. It's one thing to complain if you're losing by 5 runs a game, but coming off losing 1-0 and 2-1 in extra innings probably isn't a good time to throw the pitching staff under the bus. Braun may have elevated himself to team leader, or just thrown himself into clubhouse dunce status, we'll only know after awhile. It'd help a shitload if he started hitting home runs again, minor detail.
I really think a big trade needs to be pulled possibly sending JJ someplace else. It only makes sense in small-market economics to bring up Escobar a little early. His defense is already among the best in the league despite the fact he's never been in the bigs yet and his batting is probably close to on-par with Hardy right now. Hardy will cost more to keep around then Escobar. Hart is another possibility knowing that replacing a .240 hitting right fielder is not too rough. Bill Hall can be sold for a silo of Skoal as far as I'm concerned. Maybe with Bush coming off the DL soon and Parra apparently back to something decent, we don't need anything crazy, but if there is some kind of offer that can be put together for a Jake Peavy or Roy Hallady I think it needs to get done.
The Cubs are only going to get healthier and therefore better and the Cards aren't really showing any signs of slowing down, unless someone has the stones to earhole Pujols with a fastball. I don't think it's that drastic to think that trading a few players that will probably end up being expendable really soon for a very good pitcher is not a crazy thought. There's no way Hardy and Escobar will play on the same team for very long, because one of them will NOT be happy. Get something for Hardy before it becomes apparent that he needs to be moved to make room for Escobar, apparently the next Ozzie Smith.
I'm on the fence over Ryan Bruan calling out the pitching staff. It's one thing to complain if you're losing by 5 runs a game, but coming off losing 1-0 and 2-1 in extra innings probably isn't a good time to throw the pitching staff under the bus. Braun may have elevated himself to team leader, or just thrown himself into clubhouse dunce status, we'll only know after awhile. It'd help a shitload if he started hitting home runs again, minor detail.
I really think a big trade needs to be pulled possibly sending JJ someplace else. It only makes sense in small-market economics to bring up Escobar a little early. His defense is already among the best in the league despite the fact he's never been in the bigs yet and his batting is probably close to on-par with Hardy right now. Hardy will cost more to keep around then Escobar. Hart is another possibility knowing that replacing a .240 hitting right fielder is not too rough. Bill Hall can be sold for a silo of Skoal as far as I'm concerned. Maybe with Bush coming off the DL soon and Parra apparently back to something decent, we don't need anything crazy, but if there is some kind of offer that can be put together for a Jake Peavy or Roy Hallady I think it needs to get done.
The Cubs are only going to get healthier and therefore better and the Cards aren't really showing any signs of slowing down, unless someone has the stones to earhole Pujols with a fastball. I don't think it's that drastic to think that trading a few players that will probably end up being expendable really soon for a very good pitcher is not a crazy thought. There's no way Hardy and Escobar will play on the same team for very long, because one of them will NOT be happy. Get something for Hardy before it becomes apparent that he needs to be moved to make room for Escobar, apparently the next Ozzie Smith.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Andy Roddick
If you haven't seen a TV today one of the best matches ever was played at Wimbledon to decide the men's championship and our white knight Andy Roddick fell in an epic 5th set 16-14 to Roger Federer, the best player to ever pick up a racket. You can't help but feel miserable for Andy Roddick.
Roddick was an up-and-comer with an unthinkable serve and a big forehand. He then started dating Mandy Moore and has always been a popular pop-culture icon. He won the 2001 US Open and is a good tennis player based on the fact that ALMOST nobody can return his serve and he works VERY hard. I emphasize how hard he works because he's apparently in the best shape he's ever been in and I don't think any other player has worked as hard in the past few years as Roddick.
That having been said he lives in the dreaded Federer Era of tennis where all other players are obsolete besides Nadal when he's healthy, which is so rare because how he plays. Roddick has lost to Federer 3 times in the Wimbledon finals now and you can't help but feel bad for the guy. Federer mentions every time he beats him how he feels bad for Roddick because he's such a nice guy who plays as hard as he can. You never hear anything bad about him. They struggle to find words to talk about how nice he is just like they struggle to find words to describe how good Federer plays. Roddick should legitimately have 3 more majors than he does, but he can only cling to his one miraculous US Open major that he should be proud of, but lucked out to win because David Nalbandian is an epic choker.
Bottom line is Roddick seems like a guy you'd love to hang out with and he's too nice to have the horrible fate of getting shit-kicked by Federer for the rest of his career. He's 26, so sadly in tennis years he's on the downslope of his career and I think he needs our prayers. I'm being sarcastic, but I feel terrible for the guy who just isn't near as good of a player as Federer because nobody is. Hopefully his beautiful, SI swimsuit model wife Brooklyn Decker takes care of him, because he deserves only the best.
Roddick was an up-and-comer with an unthinkable serve and a big forehand. He then started dating Mandy Moore and has always been a popular pop-culture icon. He won the 2001 US Open and is a good tennis player based on the fact that ALMOST nobody can return his serve and he works VERY hard. I emphasize how hard he works because he's apparently in the best shape he's ever been in and I don't think any other player has worked as hard in the past few years as Roddick.
That having been said he lives in the dreaded Federer Era of tennis where all other players are obsolete besides Nadal when he's healthy, which is so rare because how he plays. Roddick has lost to Federer 3 times in the Wimbledon finals now and you can't help but feel bad for the guy. Federer mentions every time he beats him how he feels bad for Roddick because he's such a nice guy who plays as hard as he can. You never hear anything bad about him. They struggle to find words to talk about how nice he is just like they struggle to find words to describe how good Federer plays. Roddick should legitimately have 3 more majors than he does, but he can only cling to his one miraculous US Open major that he should be proud of, but lucked out to win because David Nalbandian is an epic choker.
Bottom line is Roddick seems like a guy you'd love to hang out with and he's too nice to have the horrible fate of getting shit-kicked by Federer for the rest of his career. He's 26, so sadly in tennis years he's on the downslope of his career and I think he needs our prayers. I'm being sarcastic, but I feel terrible for the guy who just isn't near as good of a player as Federer because nobody is. Hopefully his beautiful, SI swimsuit model wife Brooklyn Decker takes care of him, because he deserves only the best.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Only in America
So last night marked the green light of free agency for the NBA. The Detroit Pistons, yup, they play in the shittiest city imaginable, just spent almost $100 million dollars on two bench players. Ben Gordon, AKA The Microwave, is a VERY good scorer, but you may notice that he's best COMING OFF OF THE BENCH!! Charlie V coming from the Bucks is a soft big man who doesn't rebound, 6.7 RPG, but loves jacking 3's up like it's All-Star weekend. Auto industry failing, Pistons throwing money around like it's on fire.
Side note: The Pistons don't have a coach, they just fired Curry last week. What coach wants to walk into a room surrounded by the shitshow the Pistons have created?
I love the thought of free agency and that there is a constant bidding war for your services. It'd be awesome if real life worked like that. It always just amazes me how much money gets thrown around for not really special players. I really hope A.I. finds his way onto a contender where he can become a great 6th man/ scoring option off the bench and use his considerable talent in a limited basis to save himself and focus himself. I'm a huge Iverson fan because in his younger days he would stand taller than anyone else at 6' MAYBE as he ran at the basket with no fear before this candy-ass handcheck rule was put into effect. Anyone who fails to see that the handcheck rule sucks is an idiot. After watching the 2006 NBA Finals as Dwayne Wade spent 20 minutes a game on the foul line, I almost puked. That rule exists when Iverson was going head-to-head with the Lakers and I'd have to think the 76ers are NBA champs, probably more than once. A.I. still has averaged 27.1 PPG, only trailing MJ, Chamberlein, and Baylor on the all-time list. I've mentioned this before, but that man can BALL.
Random thought: The Brewers should do just about ANYTHING to secure Jake Peavy before the trade deadline. Maybe we can get Clay Bucholz, but Peavy knows the NL and is young and relatively cheap. Melvin shouldn't blink at shipping Hardy, Hart, or anyone besides apparently Gamel (not sure why not), and Escobar (Melvin lists them as untouchables) to get Peavy in a Cervaceros uniform. Look at it this way, Prince should be labeled Red Sox DH 2011, so the window is pretty narrow unless Mat Gamel starts hitting BIG in a hurry among a lot of other things.
I'll try to catch Transformers 2 and Public Enemies this weekend, though they've bothed been utterly bashed by media and my friends so far, but I'll give you the real story since I'm always right.
Side note: The Pistons don't have a coach, they just fired Curry last week. What coach wants to walk into a room surrounded by the shitshow the Pistons have created?
I love the thought of free agency and that there is a constant bidding war for your services. It'd be awesome if real life worked like that. It always just amazes me how much money gets thrown around for not really special players. I really hope A.I. finds his way onto a contender where he can become a great 6th man/ scoring option off the bench and use his considerable talent in a limited basis to save himself and focus himself. I'm a huge Iverson fan because in his younger days he would stand taller than anyone else at 6' MAYBE as he ran at the basket with no fear before this candy-ass handcheck rule was put into effect. Anyone who fails to see that the handcheck rule sucks is an idiot. After watching the 2006 NBA Finals as Dwayne Wade spent 20 minutes a game on the foul line, I almost puked. That rule exists when Iverson was going head-to-head with the Lakers and I'd have to think the 76ers are NBA champs, probably more than once. A.I. still has averaged 27.1 PPG, only trailing MJ, Chamberlein, and Baylor on the all-time list. I've mentioned this before, but that man can BALL.
Random thought: The Brewers should do just about ANYTHING to secure Jake Peavy before the trade deadline. Maybe we can get Clay Bucholz, but Peavy knows the NL and is young and relatively cheap. Melvin shouldn't blink at shipping Hardy, Hart, or anyone besides apparently Gamel (not sure why not), and Escobar (Melvin lists them as untouchables) to get Peavy in a Cervaceros uniform. Look at it this way, Prince should be labeled Red Sox DH 2011, so the window is pretty narrow unless Mat Gamel starts hitting BIG in a hurry among a lot of other things.
I'll try to catch Transformers 2 and Public Enemies this weekend, though they've bothed been utterly bashed by media and my friends so far, but I'll give you the real story since I'm always right.
Friday, June 26, 2009
The icons have fallen
Mike Jackson was messed up, we all know it, but it's hard to make lemonade out of sewage. He had a raw deal with his dad being an abusive dick who put his kids to work at ridiculously young ages and Mike, being the only one with talent, bore the brunt of the workload. In interviews I heard today I've heard more than one person say nobody has ever worked harder in fact. He really didn't get to live until he was insanely famous and rich and could do whatever he wanted, there was nobody telling him no. It went WAY too far, how far we'll probably never know, but let's shine a light on why he was a big deal for all the folk born before 1975ish like me.
-750 million albums sold worldwide
- Thriller- the highest selling album of all-time
-13 Grammy's and 13 #1 singles
- 6 #1 singles on the same album (Bad)
- Estimated $500 million made singing.
Arguably the best entertainer/dancer of all-time. Thriller netted him around $112 million dollars estimated. He owned half of SONY ATV, which means he had musical rights to the Beatles and 300,000 other songs estimated to be worth a few billion dollars.
He dominated the 80's unlike any other artist/entertainer dominated an era. The man is still and icon that has a family, so try to be somewhat respectful for what he accomplished and not for what he's become known for.
Farrah on the other hand was simply a blindingly gorgeous woman with a haircut that carried her namesake. Farrah certainly wasn't part of the spotlight later in life, but had a dominant stretch of fame and fortune. It's been a rough week and it Swayze kicks the can soon it'll be even more rough.
NBA draft just happened and I watched some of it before falling asleep. Seems to me there's still a strange fixation on foreign players that are not planning on playing in the NBA for at least another year. Having players "develop" in Europe is just dumb. I'm sure some Euro leagues are good, but it seems the odds on favorite is that they'll play lackluster competition and waste a year away from playing in the NBA.
There's also a dizzying amount of trades I don't really get, but it keeps things interesting. The Timberwolves drafting 3 point gaurds in the first round only to deal Lawson for sure, and probably Rubio later seems a bit strange. I don't think next years draft is going to have overwhelming value, so why not just try to rebuild a year early from this year's solid crop? I like GM's in basketball and their willingness to move big names like Vinsanity and Shaq on a whim. It makes me more interested in the NBA to see how these storylines play out.
Dajuan Blair fell too far I thought, but Tractor Trailer lingers in my mind, so I understand that one. Patrick Mills shouldn't have been drafted so late and I imagine the Bucks will come to regret drafting Jodie Meeks before him. Brandon Jennings goes to the Bucks, and since we can't develop talent he'll certainly become confused with his role and fail. I'm not going to go through the teams, but kudo's to the Pacers for drafting Ty Hansborough and AJ Price, hopefully drafting players who stick around, though Price not by choice, will be rewarded with two very solid NBA players ready to contribute immediately to a rising young team.
NHL draft happened and nobody knows or cares.
I'll be trying to catch some movies soon like Transformers for sure, so I'll give you the lowdown as soon as I get on that.
-750 million albums sold worldwide
- Thriller- the highest selling album of all-time
-13 Grammy's and 13 #1 singles
- 6 #1 singles on the same album (Bad)
- Estimated $500 million made singing.
Arguably the best entertainer/dancer of all-time. Thriller netted him around $112 million dollars estimated. He owned half of SONY ATV, which means he had musical rights to the Beatles and 300,000 other songs estimated to be worth a few billion dollars.
He dominated the 80's unlike any other artist/entertainer dominated an era. The man is still and icon that has a family, so try to be somewhat respectful for what he accomplished and not for what he's become known for.
Farrah on the other hand was simply a blindingly gorgeous woman with a haircut that carried her namesake. Farrah certainly wasn't part of the spotlight later in life, but had a dominant stretch of fame and fortune. It's been a rough week and it Swayze kicks the can soon it'll be even more rough.
NBA draft just happened and I watched some of it before falling asleep. Seems to me there's still a strange fixation on foreign players that are not planning on playing in the NBA for at least another year. Having players "develop" in Europe is just dumb. I'm sure some Euro leagues are good, but it seems the odds on favorite is that they'll play lackluster competition and waste a year away from playing in the NBA.
There's also a dizzying amount of trades I don't really get, but it keeps things interesting. The Timberwolves drafting 3 point gaurds in the first round only to deal Lawson for sure, and probably Rubio later seems a bit strange. I don't think next years draft is going to have overwhelming value, so why not just try to rebuild a year early from this year's solid crop? I like GM's in basketball and their willingness to move big names like Vinsanity and Shaq on a whim. It makes me more interested in the NBA to see how these storylines play out.
Dajuan Blair fell too far I thought, but Tractor Trailer lingers in my mind, so I understand that one. Patrick Mills shouldn't have been drafted so late and I imagine the Bucks will come to regret drafting Jodie Meeks before him. Brandon Jennings goes to the Bucks, and since we can't develop talent he'll certainly become confused with his role and fail. I'm not going to go through the teams, but kudo's to the Pacers for drafting Ty Hansborough and AJ Price, hopefully drafting players who stick around, though Price not by choice, will be rewarded with two very solid NBA players ready to contribute immediately to a rising young team.
NHL draft happened and nobody knows or cares.
I'll be trying to catch some movies soon like Transformers for sure, so I'll give you the lowdown as soon as I get on that.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Father's Day
I really can't put into words how amazing my dad really is. I can only try to make every day of his life like father's day.
You don't really understand what you have until it's gone sometimes, and I'm talking about family if you're curious at all. I've had the horrible/ life alteringn situation having a parent die WAY before the natural time as dictated by our USA census. My mother tragically left us way too soon in January of 2005. I was only 19 years old and as I realize now more than ever didn't know shit about real life. There was one beacon of strength and hope during the toughest time imaginable, and that was my dad.
My dad has had his share of incredibly rough times. By the time he turned 12 he was the oldest of 7 without a father of his own. He certainly had a hand in raising the other kids, but also managed to graduate from UW and start his own life with my mom. During the time which had to have been hardest on him, having the person he committed his life to die before her time, he stood the tallest. Somehow he comforted the rest of us and never showed how much that loss had to effect him. Anyone at the funeral or wake knows what I'm talking about. It's too bad it had to take something like that for me to realize how great I had it. Through bad times as well as good times there has been a few constants, and one of them is the simple greatness of my dad.
I can't relate to people who haven't had such a great influence in their life, I only know how to be as grateful and thankful as possible to have mine. On this special day, just realize if you're in the same boat as I am how great you have it. You may fail to come up with words to express it, as I do, but just let you're dad know how special he is and how much you love him. They've kept your house functioning as well as your life, but all they want is to know that you realize this much. A simple thanks and your attempt to explain how much they mean will be more important to them than the new driver, or whatever gift you may have gotten. I really only hope you can understand what I speak of, because I know how much it means to me to have such an amazing dad that our language fails to express the meaning of the relationship we have and what it means to me.
Please realize that though Father's Day is merely one day out of the year, your dad has been on call for the last however many days you've been alive.
You don't really understand what you have until it's gone sometimes, and I'm talking about family if you're curious at all. I've had the horrible/ life alteringn situation having a parent die WAY before the natural time as dictated by our USA census. My mother tragically left us way too soon in January of 2005. I was only 19 years old and as I realize now more than ever didn't know shit about real life. There was one beacon of strength and hope during the toughest time imaginable, and that was my dad.
My dad has had his share of incredibly rough times. By the time he turned 12 he was the oldest of 7 without a father of his own. He certainly had a hand in raising the other kids, but also managed to graduate from UW and start his own life with my mom. During the time which had to have been hardest on him, having the person he committed his life to die before her time, he stood the tallest. Somehow he comforted the rest of us and never showed how much that loss had to effect him. Anyone at the funeral or wake knows what I'm talking about. It's too bad it had to take something like that for me to realize how great I had it. Through bad times as well as good times there has been a few constants, and one of them is the simple greatness of my dad.
I can't relate to people who haven't had such a great influence in their life, I only know how to be as grateful and thankful as possible to have mine. On this special day, just realize if you're in the same boat as I am how great you have it. You may fail to come up with words to express it, as I do, but just let you're dad know how special he is and how much you love him. They've kept your house functioning as well as your life, but all they want is to know that you realize this much. A simple thanks and your attempt to explain how much they mean will be more important to them than the new driver, or whatever gift you may have gotten. I really only hope you can understand what I speak of, because I know how much it means to me to have such an amazing dad that our language fails to express the meaning of the relationship we have and what it means to me.
Please realize that though Father's Day is merely one day out of the year, your dad has been on call for the last however many days you've been alive.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Done with Brett Hating
After watching Joe Buck's new show on HBO, which Artie Lange officially destroyed like SteveO to Adam Carolla, I noticed that I'm not mad at Brett Favre. In standard Brett Favre fashion he calmly answered all questions and handled himself with class and the typical non-shalance that we've endeared too after his 16 years of service.
Brett said it best when he stated that we can't take away his 16 years in Green Bay, that's some of our friends and families lifetimes, that he our hero. He played with a myraid of injuries that probably still linger to this day. Dislocated finger? People can't stand with dislocated fingers, nevertheless have it thrown back in and run back for the next play. I don't think it's possible to find another player that played harder. He reached that eschelon of greatness where you don't doubt him, ever. Sure he'll throw a few interceptions that seem like he was ripping chrystal meth all night before the game, but it certainly wasn't because of a lack of effort. Bottom line is he wants to play and if his arm heals we'll see him in purple, and a small part of me will probably die, but it's only because the Packers told him to go pound sand. Hard to be angry at your best employee after the boss tells him he isn't welcome back to do his job.
This brings me to Artie Lange. We get it, you don't care. Not about your life, not about people you consider your friends, and certainly not for the general public. Poor Joe Buck is struggling not to cry as you throw f-bombs at him like you're Christian Bale and your director is just waving his penis at you behind your co-star during a shot. I considered a few things Artie Lange contributed to be funny, but not because the word fuck, but because when he isn't either destroyed by illegal substance, or just angry, he can genuinely be funny. It was like watching him on Conan O'Brien, only substract the fact that NBC can censor him. On HBO he was a kid in a candy store, and I can only hope Joe Buck's kids weren't watching their dad trying to improve himself and his wallet on his new venture. Artie: Maybe you should just take it easy so we don't have to place Joe Buck on suicide watch, he seems like a nice guy. You couldn't have been a bigger asshole.
Latest Brewer failure DAVE BUSH. He's been up and down earlier last year, but really seemed to find his consistency. Now he gets shelled for 7 runs in 3 2/3 and after Parra's collapse we're running out of guys to put on the mound and limp through 5 innings. I think I'm going to go sacrifice a goat or something to try to fix the bad juju. Editor's note: Don't have to sacrifice a goat as Prince hits a GRANNY in the 8th, NICE.
He's not that into= I'm not that into this movie. Adult relationships and struggles because nobody's relationship fits into the standard cookie-cutter dream relationship? NO WAY. Thank God it's loaded with stars because romantic comedy requires such keen acting ability. On the plus side Jennifer Anniston seemed to suck less than usual. Scarlett Johansen acts whorish, which is outstanding, but there isn't much else to brag about. It's pretty basic and IMDB's rating of 6.5 is about right. You can watch it and be mildly entertained, but you can find better.
Kobe won the title and should've immediately handed Pau Gasol the MVP trophy. Kobe had some excellent #'s but managed to lead his team in turnovers and finish 6th in FG %. I hate Kobe so I'm biased, but nobody can deny that Gasol is the biggest reason LA won. He defended Howard while still being a crucial cog in the offense, that's just monumental effort from a guy blasted for being soft last year. Now all I can complain about is how little he showers because his game is rock solid. The Magic did piss some games away, but having Lamar Odom and Derek Fisher as 4th and 5th scoring options is a luxury that the Magic just couldn't deal with. Kobe's not Jordan and now I'm done with it until provoked. Anyone who claims he is clearly needs to watch more film of Jordan. Luckily he won't win another title, so I probably won't have to worry about it.
Brett said it best when he stated that we can't take away his 16 years in Green Bay, that's some of our friends and families lifetimes, that he our hero. He played with a myraid of injuries that probably still linger to this day. Dislocated finger? People can't stand with dislocated fingers, nevertheless have it thrown back in and run back for the next play. I don't think it's possible to find another player that played harder. He reached that eschelon of greatness where you don't doubt him, ever. Sure he'll throw a few interceptions that seem like he was ripping chrystal meth all night before the game, but it certainly wasn't because of a lack of effort. Bottom line is he wants to play and if his arm heals we'll see him in purple, and a small part of me will probably die, but it's only because the Packers told him to go pound sand. Hard to be angry at your best employee after the boss tells him he isn't welcome back to do his job.
This brings me to Artie Lange. We get it, you don't care. Not about your life, not about people you consider your friends, and certainly not for the general public. Poor Joe Buck is struggling not to cry as you throw f-bombs at him like you're Christian Bale and your director is just waving his penis at you behind your co-star during a shot. I considered a few things Artie Lange contributed to be funny, but not because the word fuck, but because when he isn't either destroyed by illegal substance, or just angry, he can genuinely be funny. It was like watching him on Conan O'Brien, only substract the fact that NBC can censor him. On HBO he was a kid in a candy store, and I can only hope Joe Buck's kids weren't watching their dad trying to improve himself and his wallet on his new venture. Artie: Maybe you should just take it easy so we don't have to place Joe Buck on suicide watch, he seems like a nice guy. You couldn't have been a bigger asshole.
Latest Brewer failure DAVE BUSH. He's been up and down earlier last year, but really seemed to find his consistency. Now he gets shelled for 7 runs in 3 2/3 and after Parra's collapse we're running out of guys to put on the mound and limp through 5 innings. I think I'm going to go sacrifice a goat or something to try to fix the bad juju. Editor's note: Don't have to sacrifice a goat as Prince hits a GRANNY in the 8th, NICE.
He's not that into= I'm not that into this movie. Adult relationships and struggles because nobody's relationship fits into the standard cookie-cutter dream relationship? NO WAY. Thank God it's loaded with stars because romantic comedy requires such keen acting ability. On the plus side Jennifer Anniston seemed to suck less than usual. Scarlett Johansen acts whorish, which is outstanding, but there isn't much else to brag about. It's pretty basic and IMDB's rating of 6.5 is about right. You can watch it and be mildly entertained, but you can find better.
Kobe won the title and should've immediately handed Pau Gasol the MVP trophy. Kobe had some excellent #'s but managed to lead his team in turnovers and finish 6th in FG %. I hate Kobe so I'm biased, but nobody can deny that Gasol is the biggest reason LA won. He defended Howard while still being a crucial cog in the offense, that's just monumental effort from a guy blasted for being soft last year. Now all I can complain about is how little he showers because his game is rock solid. The Magic did piss some games away, but having Lamar Odom and Derek Fisher as 4th and 5th scoring options is a luxury that the Magic just couldn't deal with. Kobe's not Jordan and now I'm done with it until provoked. Anyone who claims he is clearly needs to watch more film of Jordan. Luckily he won't win another title, so I probably won't have to worry about it.
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