Man Who Sold The World

If you had improper thoughts about Hannah Miley Cyrus Montana.

Any semi-truck driving in the fast lane should be shot on general principle. That shit angers me. Others?

"I heard Shaq thumb fucked'em with a mood ring on." That's not a Jingus beard... it's the rest of his mothers coat.

The entire thing takes place from the perspective of a party goer with a camera, waiting to surprise their friend, Rob. It's basically a nice, big bon voyage party between friends. The entire thing feels incredibly real and like plenty of parties I've been to myself--people mingle, munch on chips, chatter, etc. Rob arrives, everyone yells surprise, the camera person interviews people for anything they have to say to Rob before he leaves. After probably 30 seconds or a little longer, the apartment shakes, the lights flicker, people scream and head to the roof. A crowd approaches the edge of the roof immediately as a massive explosion miles away takes place. People scream and start scrambling back to the stairs. Right before they enter the stairwell, something like a comet (a piece of the previous explosion) comes flying near the people and the roof. The camera is very jumpy and cuts in and out as people make their way down a darkened stairwell to the street. At this point, I can't remember if the screen cuts to black and says "From producer JJ Abrams..." or if that happens once they're all on the ground. Either way, it's at a good moment and is the first inkling as to what we're watching. Once on the ground, some people are running in hysteria while others look into the distance trying to figure what's happening. Pieces of the explosion start flying towards the ground and hitting buildings all around. The people that were just looking into the distance finally start moving. At that moment, a massive piece of the explosion starts heading towards the camera. It flies right by and skids down the middle of the city street, hitting some people along the way. The piece finally slows down, rocks back towards the camera, and there she is--Lady Liberty's face, in flames and destroyed. Cut to black. Hitting theatres January 2008 (I think it was 01/18/08). In my opinion this is one of the most effective trailers I've ever seen. It's not polished like most big budget film trailers, but it felt huge. It had people in the theatre chattering, wondering what the heck this is and when it's coming. The entire trailer had a verisimilitude to it. It felt like it was happening... like we were there. In short, it did it's job and then some. Surprisingly, they didn't say what the name of the film was in the trailer. Whatever it's called in the end though, I'm there. This preview had me more tense and excited than anything I saw in Transformers. And heck, I even liked Transformers in all its Bayish ridiculousness. I haven't been this excited for a project since I was a little boy, and its got me guessing up a storm as to what this could eventually reveal itself to be. My personal guess is GODZILLA. It's extremely marketable, and to add the handheld element to the franchise would be all kinds of awesome. JJ's smart, and because I believe so, I would rule out LOST connections. Discuss.

Have a seat...

How do you handle it?

I stand on my head, balancing myself on my bedroom wall. And smoke a joint at the same time.

I haven't seen Steve Zahn in some years. He's usually gold, so I'm looking forward to this. The "Bears got their name from the football team in Chicago" line and the shark laugh were amongst the selling points for me.

Did seem threatening. Ah, who knows? The whole situation and the scenario's surrounding it are very odd. As an actor, I can't see how one character can get under your skin so bad, that you never recover. It's weird that in ten years, people are going to be saying he died because of "The Joker" character. And it seems as if Hollywood will push that down our throats until it becomes a fact. And the thing that bothers me, is that we will never know what actually happened.

Bright Eyes "No Lies, Just Love"

Without getting into the instrumentation of the album, or how it was stripped down, just being able to sit down and listen to it, it's good. Give me "In Rainbows" over ANY mainstream record of 2007, plain and simple. I believe Radiohead was making a point (albeit a rather arrogant one), that their average offering, is tons better than what mainstream flushes us with on a daily basis. We live in an age of Follow The Leader; what one person does that is successful, we attach ourselves, hanging on until the "train" is too long, someone must break off and start a new. Radiohead proves that you don't always have to take the train, that there are other ways of transportation. I'm really into bands and artists that really Love what they do, and it shows when you listen to their records. I hold an appreciation for people who have passion in what they do, and how it resonates thru every track (or scene, or page, etc.), and Radiohead, even when they're rushed or lazy, project their love and passion for music. I do agree, however, that "Nude" was better left untouched the way it was, some ten years ago. God, this would have made more sense, and been shorter, had I not been drunk. Ah well.

You can throw my name in the hat. Although I don't post as actively, my posts are usually nonsensical ramblings to piss off the "high and mighty" of TSM. Works most of the time.

All this talk of getting old It's getting me down my love Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown This time I'm comin' down And I hope you're thinking of me As you lay down on your side Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again But I know I'm on a losing streak 'Cause I passed down my old street And if you wanna show, then just let me know And I'll sing in your ear again Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again 'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead All this talk of getting old It's getting me down my love Like a cat in a bag, waiting to drown This time I'm comin' down Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again 'Cause baby, ooh, if heaven calls, I'm coming, too Just like you said, you leave my life, I'm better off dead But if you wanna show, just let me know And I'll sing in your ear again Now the drugs don't work They just make you worse But I know I'll see your face again Yeah, I know I'll see your face again Yeah, I know I'll see your face again Yeah, I know I'll see your face again Yeah, I know I'll see your face again I'm never going down, I'm never coming down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more I'm never coming down, I'm never going down No more, no more, no more, no more, no more

It was John Mayer. He thought you were Adam Levine. And he was looking for Jessica SimpAlbaBiel.

I'm assuming Kendrick here (as in, Brian Kendrick). I believe Kendrick was trained by Michaels when HBK ran that TWA promotion out of Texas a few years back. Bryan Danielson and Lance Cade also came from that promotion.

I was on the subway earlier headed to work, and this fat girl was yelling at these teenagers. They were cracking the super jokes on her weight, and she goes "i'm miss thickness! Guys love me, you don't know!" and one of the teenagers shouts "You're OG Fatness." So, yeah. OG Fatness.

Looks like I'm in for a looong vacation at work...

On the guest appearances (aside from Beans), it seems like he's trying extra hard to sound tight to ensure he's not outshined on his own album. In Lil Wayne's case, I've been hearing he pulled a Eminem "Renegade"** and put his verse on the track, well after Lil Wayne had already completed his verse. Other than that, I have no qualms about the album, and as it stands is a far superior album to his last CD release. **Eminem killed anything Jay-Z could have ever said on the track "Renegade".

Only because you're not a teddy bear...

RE-DEMPTION.

Nine Inch Nails - "Down In It"

Orbital - "Beached" Just 'cause.