Friday, July 11, 2003

I finally saw 28 Days Later while I was in Nashville and enjoyed it thoroughly.
That's just for those of you who enjoy hearing or value my opinion though.

Get your Ugly Dolls.

Thor vs. Zombie Vikings in an R rated comic.
I think it looks pretty good actually.

Wahoo!
I've also just discovered that SpongeBob Squarepants will be released on DVD in season sets starting this September!

Pictureoftheday.

Thursday, July 10, 2003

This is funny.
Take that Acclaim.

Those wacky Russians sure make some weird comics.

Speaking of comics, yes, I am excited about MegaMan's.

Jerry Bruckheimer has decided to produce a new film based on the lore and legend surrounding King Arthur.
He's begun speaking on the subject as of late at press to-do's for his latest production, Pirates Etc.
It could be a train wreck, as I feel all of the films he produces have the possibility of being, but I hope it will not be.

Picture of the Day.

Wednesday, July 09, 2003

Interesting to me at least, James Cameron talking about how he feels about T3, Aliens 3, and the possibility of an Aliens 5.

SkyNews says Brad Pitt is indeed planning on playing Captain America.

Picture of the Day.

Saturday, July 05, 2003

I'm out of town for a few.. back soon.

Thursday, July 03, 2003

I agree with Party Sam, this is funny.

I'm honestly very pleased to hear that the reviews that have started tumbling out for T3 have all been rather favorable. I'm excited to see it.
I also still have to see 28 Days Later and Charlie's Angels 2 as well.
Perhaps I'll see them this weekend... or at least one of them would be good.

Come on, this movie is called Alien Prison.. what's not to like?

Picture of the Day.

Wednesday, July 02, 2003

For those of you who haven't heard yet, The Collapse will be playing an acoustic set on Friday (4th of July, yes) at the Full Moon Club above Zinnie's East.
The address is as follows:
1718 Madison Ave
Memphis, TN 38104

The time is 10:00 PM.
The cover will probably be something like $5.
Another band is playing as well, though I have no idea who they are.. I'm told they're good though.
PLEASE PLEASE if at all possible make your way to this show!
It honestly should be a lot of fun, and a good chance for those of you who haven't had a chance to catch us yet to have a good time seeing us have fun helping you to have fun with us.
And if that pitch didn't make you want to show up I don't know what will!
Copy that address up there and go to Mapquest.com if you need more specific directions, ok.
Seriously, we'd love to see each and every one of you there.

For those of you that weren't aware.. and I'm betting that's most of you, 2003 is MegaMan's 15th anniversary.
Go to his new website and help him (and me) celebrate the occasion!
You can even make your own robot there.

After you've had your fill of doing that don't forget to go out and buy AM Radio's new disc, Radioactive, at your local record shop.
I'll speak in greater detail about the album later, but I'll go ahead and tell you now that it's superb.

Not like anyone needed a reason to not be interested in a sequel to Shrek, but this news makes me downright loathe the idea.

Picture of the Day.

Tuesday, July 01, 2003

Piiiiiiiiictuuuure!!!!
This one is for Monday.. as I forgo to put one up.. except that I put something I drew up.. hmm, so maybe that counts.. the point is there'll still probably be another one today.

Monday, June 30, 2003

The broadband version of the official Astroboy website in Japan is what the internet should be like.
It feels like your actually living in the year 2003.. but in the version of 2003 people pictured in say 1975. I think all websites should be more along this full immersion formula.
It's like Minority Report only.. you know it doesn't last for hundreds of hours.

In nothing to do with that news, here's a sketch I did a few days ago for my Jesus vs. Aquaman comic..

If I can be allowed to let my cartoon/comic dorkiness show for a moment, I honestly don't mind telling you all that I'm looking forward to the Teen Titans cartoon that's debuting soon on Cartoon Network.
Everything I've seen from it or relating to it looks leaps and bounds better than Justice League... which has really let me down on almost every front so far.
Check out the Titans' site and see what you think.
That's all for now.

Sunday, June 29, 2003

Picture of the Day.


You are...drumroll please...Jonothan Starsmore aka
Chamber, everyone's favorite
Generation X kid and as of late X-Man! Born
and reared in London, he is cursed by his
frightening apperance-he has no lower jaw or
chest-the result of the first manifestation of
his mutant ability, when telekinetic energy
literally exploded out of his chest. So
naturally the boy is depressed and withdrawn,
but also a sensative and hopeless romantic.
Jono used to be a musician and heartthrob, so
keep that in mind as well.

What Marvel Comics Character Are You?
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Saturday, June 28, 2003

Trust me, it's worth looking at.
I appreciate how it mirrors the original teaser poster for Fellowship.
I imagine the final one sheet will be even more awe-inspiring though.

This is worth seeing as well I think... if you like this kind of thing.

Is it news to anyone besides me that Cap'n Crunch had an official arch-enemy besides sogginess? Even more surprising is that it's this guy.

I haven't read this book (I hope to soon though), but they're making a movie of it. Read more won't you?

Friday, June 27, 2003

Tycho chimes in about this whole RIAA business: "Let's say these guys do start arresting people for downloading music, for having these files. I don't share their view that this terror will cause people to stop doing these things. Here's what I think it will do: instigate a mass evolution in public digital consciousness. Because that's the other way it turns out - instead of people being scared, they defend themselves with new technologies designed to obfuscate their origins. Because if regular people, my mom included, begin to understand the personal and political ramifications of encryption? Think about it. It's not impossible."

"This latest effort really indicates the recording industry has lost touch with reality completely," said Fred von Lohmann, a lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Does anyone think more lawsuits are going to be the answer? Today they have declared war on the American consumer."
This is serious business for some of you so reading it would be a good idea.

Picture of the Day.

Thursday, June 26, 2003

I'M ON BUTCH WALKER'S WEBSITE!!
I'M ON BUTCH WALKER'S WEBSITE!!
I'M ON BUTCH WALKER'S WEBSITE!!

HOLY HELL!! Or more accurately.. HOLY HELLBOY!

Picture of the Day.

Kermit the frog
You are Kermit! You're the calm, peace loving frog
who likes to sit in the swamp and play tunes on
the banjo

What is your inner Muppet?(images)
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Wednesday, June 25, 2003

The Highs and Lows of Character Design. I enjoyed this article.

Some glorious quotes from Corey..
About the lady managing the new video game store near us: "She's a f***in' liar. I saw right through her bulls***."
About people in general: "I mean, everything I say, especially to girls, they take in some weird motherf***ing way."
That guy is too funny.
You don't even know.

Picture of the Day.

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

The new rumor is that Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation) has now been chosen to direct the new Superman flick.
I have no idea if he's a good man for this job or not, but supposedly he's chosen Jason Behr from the WB show Roswell as his pick to play the Man of Steel.
I took a look at this kid, and to be honest with you, I think I could go for it.
I mean he's a handsome kid, but he looks like he can be kinda dorky looking as well, and he's pretty ripped.
I've never seen that Roswell show, so I don't know how his acting is, but I think he could at least look the part.
He's a faaaaar better choice than freakin' Paul Walker... this much I know to be true.

Picture of the day.

Monday, June 23, 2003

In case you didn't see the trailer for the new Peter Pan flick from Aussie director P.J. Hogan, the official site is now up and running. It's worth checking out for the trailer alone.

Also, on the subject of movies, there's a rumor floating about that the next Star Wars will be called "Revenge of the Sith".
I guess we shall see.

There's also talk of The Rock possibly playing Captain Marvel/Shazam in the upcoming flick. I think he'd be better as Black Adam (the evil version of Captain Marvel for the non-comic initiated amongst you), but I think he's trying to develop an image as a "good guy/hero" in Hollywood.
Dah, well.

For those that missed this year's MTV Movie Awards.. this was quite memorable.

Look, don't even act like I don't need this, ok?

Picture of the Day.

Saturday, June 21, 2003




I guess it goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway.
I really enjoyed The HULK.

Picture of the day.

The following list is someone's idea of the top 100 Movies of all time.
Perhaps it's The American Film Institute's.
Perhaps it's Blockbuster's.
I have no idea.
The point is I'm going to go through the list and make the ones I've seen stand out.
That is to say all the ones I've seen all the way through in one sitting.
Many I won't highlight I've seen.. just not all at once.

1 Godfather, The (1972)
2 Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3 Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
5 Schindler's List (1993)
6 Citizen Kane (1941)
7 Casablanca (1942)
8 Seven Samurai (1954)

9 Star Wars (1977)
10 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

11 Memento (2000)
12 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13 Rear Window (1954)
14 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
15 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

17 Usual Suspects, The (1995)
18 Amelie (2001)
19 Pulp Fiction (1994)
20 Psycho (1960)
21 North by Northwest (1959)
22 Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)

23 12 Angry Men (1957)
24 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
26 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27 Goodfellas (1990)
28 American Beauty (1999)
29 Vertigo (1958)
30 Pianist, The (2002)
31 Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32 Apocalypse Now (1979)
33 Some Like It Hot (1959)
34 Matrix, The (1999)
35 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

36 Taxi Driver (1976)
37 Third Man, The (1949)
38 Paths of Glory (1957)
39 Fight Club (1999)
40 Boot, Das (1981)
41 L.A. Confidential (1997)
42 Double Indemnity (1944)
43 Chinatown (1974)
44 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45 Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
46 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
47 Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
48 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
49 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
50 All About Eve (1950)
51 M (1931)
52 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
53 Raging Bull (1980)
54 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55 Se7en (1995)
56 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
57 Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
58 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

59 Vita e bella, La (1997)
60 American History X (1998)
61 Sting, The (1973)
62 Touch of Evil(1958)
63 Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
64 Alien (1979)
65 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66 Rashemon (1950)
67 Leon (1994)
68 Annie Hall (1977)
69 Great Escape, The (1963)
70 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)

71 Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
72 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73 Sixth Sense, The (1999)
74 Jaws (1975)
75 Amadeus (1984)

76 On the Waterfront (1954)
77 Ran (1985)
78 Braveheart
79 High Noon (1952)
80 Fargo (1996)
81 Blade Runner (1982)
82 Apartment, The (1960)
83 Aliens (1986)
84 Toy Story 2 (1999)

85 Strangers on a Train (1951)
86 Modern Times (1936)
87 Shining, The (1980)
88 Donnie Darko (2001)

89 Duck Soup (1933)
90 Princess Bride, The (1987)
91 Lola rennt (1998)
92 City Lights (1931)
93 General, The (1927)
94 Metropolis (1927)
95 Searchers, The (1956)
96 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
97 Notorious (1946)
98 Manhattan (1979)
99 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100 Graduate, The (1967)

Friday, June 20, 2003

Everyone needs to go to Andrew WK's site right now and check out the sneak preview of his new CD/DVD single "Tear It Up!" (hitting stores July 15!)

How about an editorial on video games, violence, and censorship.

And while I'm on the subject of video games, I don't think I've made any secret of my love for MegaMan.
And if I have, the secret is that I love him.
He's got a game coming out on the Cube that I absolutely cannot wait to buy and never play.. which seems to be what I do with my video games.

I haven't seen any of Stephen Sommers other films (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Deep Rising), but I'm pretty geared for Van Helsing. Hugh Jackman, or Wolverine as you may know him, plays the title character and the first pic of him in costume has just hit the net.

Or you know, you may want to watch the new teaser (and I mean teaser) trailer for The Punisher.

Picture of the Day.

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Dinosaurmageddon? I nearly ruined my computer with a deadly spray of Dasani when I read that.
Those guys should be dragged out and beaten with an old pillowcase full of river rocks and Diet Coke cans for being so funny.

Corey says I haven't been putting as much effort into this aspect of my network of websites as of late, and to a point he's correct.. but to another point, he's not, because part of it has been that there hasn't been as much going on lately that's sparked enough interest in me to make me want to talk about it on here.
Let me have a look about and see if something can change that.

Bob tells me that Matt Sharp will be playing the Hi-Tone here in Memphis on July 7.
People should attend this I feel.

Honest to God quote : "You sonofabitch!, I'm the king of the world!" - Chris Jericho

Did anyone look at yesterday's picture of the day? I hope you did, because I think it's a very nicely done picture by a very talented guy.

Today's picture of the day is the 1st Fish on Mars!

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Picture of the Day.


You are BE HERE NOW. Noel seems to not like this
album, though Liam does. There is a mixed
opinion, but most people choose to say what
Noel says for the sake of it, and slag it off.
It goes on too long, but it is still fucking
brilliant. Be proud.

Which Oasis album are you?
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Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Todd is right, little kids are rad.


Also, I'm not a hateful guy, but for those of you who know who Bill Jemas is (and Mattmattmatt may be the only one), I hate him.

Picture of the day.. I see no reason why this picture couldn't be a tattoo for me as well.

Sunday, June 15, 2003

I don't know what to make of this, but I love Peter Pan, so I hope this movie is good to very good.

In other movie news, I hear that the kid who plays Harry Potter won't be playing Harry Potter after this next flick. Apparently, he doesn't want to play the part anymore... go figure.

Don't even act like I didn't buy that donut.. and also don't even act like I'm not going to buy this... and this.

Picture of the Day.. I love it so.

Saturday, June 14, 2003

Many thanks to Steve-O for helping me craft the new front page cartoon.
I drew a cartoony version of me and shipped it off to him for coloring and it came back all fantastical.
I hope all of you like it as much as I do.

It's also been brought to my attention that a "Best of Will Ferrell" SNL DVD will be hitting stores on August 12.
I bet Adam is marking his calendar as we speak.

Picture of the Day.

You are Neo
You are Neo, from "The Matrix." You
display a perfect fusion of heroism and
compassion.

What Matrix Persona Are You?
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Friday, June 13, 2003

Some of the new scenes on the 4-disc version of The Two Towers.

Picture of the Day.

Thursday, June 12, 2003

I apologize for not updating over the last few days.
Blogger was being difficult with me for some reason.
I'm back now though.

Kids, if I ever stop appreciating how wonderful comics are, please smack me.
And basically, my feeling is that if you don't think comics can be things truly worthy of appreciation, then you're the retard, not me.
Just ask Mark Millar.
Or Clint Eastwood, or Nic Cage, or Samuel L. Jackson, or Janeane Garafalo, or Kevin Smith, or Ben Affleck, or Winona Ryder, or Keanu Reeves, or Quentin Tarantino, or Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, or Steve Buscemi, or Ringo Starr, or...
You've seen the movies, now go read these...

Picture of the Day.. and while I'm at it here's another just for fun.

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

For anyone who tried to get in touch with me yesterday and was unable to do so, I apologize. I was pretty dead to the world for part of the day.


Which Family Guy Character are you? Take the Quiz!

Or you can see what you think of this site.

Picture of the day part 1... and then part 2.

Monday, June 09, 2003

The new Fountains of Wayne site is up and in full motion. The new album will be available on Tuesday. There's no reason for you to not go get it.. that is unless you don't like good music.. if you're one of those people you can go buy the new Metallica. Burn.

Picture of the day..

Sunday, June 08, 2003


[take the test] - [by krystaljungle.com]

For heaven's sake people would you just give comics a chance?

Pic of the day.

Saturday, June 07, 2003

Since it's not really that long until this flick hits theaters I don't see any reason not to hand you this link. I'm talking about The Matrix Revolutions by the way.

Also, I like the sound of this.. even if I don't care for Lucy Liu. She's the reason Bill Murray isn't in the new Charlie's Angels you know.

If you're anything like me you like The Simpsons a great deal. As well you should.

Picture of the day.

Friday, June 06, 2003

For those of you not interested in wrestling I'm sorry, but sometimes I just have to talk about Chris Jericho.
WWE.com: What happens after this match if you lose? Does that set Chris Jericho back?

Jericho: Absolutely not. I’m bulletproof. Nothing can hurt me because I always go out there, nine times out of 10, and steal the show. People know that they can always count on me to entertain them. Whether they love me or hate me, I could care less, as long as they know they’ll be entertained by what I’m doing. I’m far beyond the point of wins and losses affecting me. I think I proved that two years ago – you can go to the archives – when I lost seven consecutive pay-per-views as a babyface and was still the second most popular babyface on the roster, besides The Rock. And besides, I’m going to win anyways. But nothing can hurt me. I’m too good and I’m too entertaining.


Also, I know I've said this before, but I honestly can't stress it enough.. Ash is one of the best bands in the world.

Picture of the Day.

Thursday, June 05, 2003

Breaking Pangaea is a band full of nice guys that everyone should check out, enjoy, and then support.

No matter what occurs there must be.. a picture of the day.

Wednesday, June 04, 2003

For those of you who haven't seen Finding Nemo yet, you can now view one of the best parts of the movie.. the trailer for The Incredibles!

Pic of the day..

The version of this picture I linked to a few days ago didn't do it justice. This is a link to a better quality version of the picture. Please gaze upon it in mouth agape wonderment.

I will now quote from The Torch newsletter:
"Chris Jericho is being widely respected and admired for standing up to Goldberg in the lockerroom scuffle a while back. Most feel that Goldberg was out-of-line for behaving the way he did in his first few weeks with the company, and are glad Jericho stood up to him."

He get a load of this, there are currently talks of making a Family Guy movie due to the show's recent success on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and in the wonderful world of DVD collector sets. As you might have guessed, I'm all for this idea.

Picture of the Day.. the second panel of this was too funny to not share.

DamonPic
Oi! You're DAMON ALBARN, the singer and front man
of Blur. You're quite the prominent figure in
society, and are easily reckognizable, whether
its with Blur or your side project Gorillaz.

Which Member of BLUR are you?
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Tuesday, June 03, 2003

One of my favorite animes ever, Casshan: Robot Hunter was just released on DVD.
I highly recommend it if you like this sort of thing. (Clicking that will show you a "trailer" of sorts.)

The advertising and marketing people have finally won.. I'm going to go see the flippin' Charlie's Angels movie. AC/DC, Bernie Mac, and a half naked Drew Barrymore is too much for my resolve to contest any longer.

This has nothing to do with anything, but all I know is Tank Abbott is a baaaaaaad man.

Picture of the Day.

Monday, June 02, 2003

Run Ronnie Run! - The Mr. Show Movie will (finally) be released on DVD on September 16th.. the day before my birthday!

I found this to be a great read. I have no idea if you will, but I'm open to hearing about it if you do indeed enjoy it or if you do not.

Picture of the Day.


Congratulations, you are Donnie Darko. You're not afraid to speak what's on your mind and tell people what you're really thinking. You think about sex a lot and sometimes you wake up with your hands down your pants.
Which Donnie Darko character are you? by Shay

Sunday, June 01, 2003

Alex Ross must be stopped!!


Renton! *swoons* You're out of the toilet, moving on,
going striaght and choosing life. Go you.

Which Trainspotting charactor are You?
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Saturday, May 31, 2003

Wise words from Christopher Lee.

I'm going to quote this directly from Newsarama:
Jim Krueger (Universe X) signed a deal with Image to produce a four issue mini-series called The Last Straw Man due out in October. "It's set in the Old West," he said. "A cowardly guy dresses up as a scarecrow to bring justice to a small town. It's basically a Western Batman. I was inspired by reading about the real cowboy gunfighter, Doc Holliday."
Tell me that doesn't sound like a great idea. Jim Krueger is a genius and a half.

Picture of the Day.. it's too great.

The Hellboy movie site has got 2 new pics up of Hellboy himself, and Abe Sapien. They look pretty darn cool to me... if cool equals straight out of the comics.. and it does.

If you are a fan of The Legend of Zelda, or of jazz for that matter, you should give this band's site a whirl.

If you're like me, and chances are that if you're reading this you are somewhat like me, you probably think Will Ferrell is pretty hee-larious. He's got a "family comedy" coming out called Elf. If you'd like to watch the trailer for it you can do so by clicking here. I'll be honest though, this one could be a complete train wreck.

Picture of the Day.

A god among gods, you keep your power in check. You are Superman, and thus, the world's biggest boyscout. Compelled to serve truth and justice, you try and protect all of existence wi
A god among gods, you keep your power in check. You
are Superman, and thus, the world's biggest
boyscout. Compelled to serve truth and justice,
you try and protect all of existence with no
thought to yourself. If you only were a bit
more pro-active, rather than reactive, with
your great power you could do great things.

Which DC Super Hero Are You?
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Thursday, May 29, 2003

NBX on PS2! Wahoo!

I sincerely hope this movie is really good.

Is it too soon to start talking about Star Wars Episode III?

Picture of the Day for this particular day...

Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Chris Jericho
You are Chris Jericho, the self professed King of
the World. Your arrogance is only outshadowed
by your in-ring ability.

What WWE Superstar are you?
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Picture of the Day! Wahoo!

Tuesday, May 27, 2003


What About You? You're Raven!

What WWE Antihero Are You?
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Picture of the Day!

Get a load of this.

Space Ghost: Coast to Coast is coming to DVD. You may all begin your happy dances.

Picture of the Day.

Monday, May 26, 2003

Man, that Fraggle Rock was a good show. Where are my Fraggle Rock DVDs? Why have these yet to be made?

I saw that Bruce Almighty movie last night. It's the most I can remember laughing in a movie in a long time. It's not a great film, but it wasn't a bad movie by any stretch. I enjoyed it is what I'm trying to tell you. In fact, there's one particular scene that if I could have on a continuous loop.. I would. And that's not even getting into the fact that Catherine Bell is in the movie.. which she is. She was also in FHM.

Picture of the Day. Really good one today.

Sunday, May 25, 2003

This sounds cool, but I'm not sure if it's the direction the Tony Hawk series should take..

This sounds both interesting and exciting as well.. awful lot of video game news from me lately for some reason. No point in stopping now..

Sonic Heroes looks both vibrant and lush.. in a brightly colored kind of way. I've always enjoyed the concept of the Sonic games, but I've honestly never had much fun playing them. That's never stopped me from wanting to play them, or from getting excited with each new Sonic release since the launch of the Dreamcast for some reason.

Pic of the Day

Saturday, May 24, 2003

Picture of the Day

I myself am an American citizen. I'd say I'm quite happy with this fact. However, I hope to some day travel abroad and see the world. One of the first places on my trip wishlist is England. Some of you may hope to go to Englad some day as well, or may actually be planning on going there soon as we speak. I found this and felt as though it might help us all.

How To Be American In London Without Getting Your Head Stoved In By A Cricket Bat
by Rich Johnston

On tube escalators stand on the right, or walk down on the left. Remember this.

Look right when crossing a road. Really remember this.

Get a Travelcard pass for as long as you are staying here. Covers tube, bus and rail. You will save hours with fiddly coins that change every few months.

Get an A-Z (street map book) and a copy of this week's Time Out. These are your bibles as to what's on and where.

It's pronounced "Less-ster Square"

Taking an actual bus is twenty times cheaper than taking a the equivalent tourist sightseeing bus, and you'll get a far better commentary from a random nutter.

Traditional English food is Indian-inspired these days. Not whatever chip-related meal they try to feed you in a "quaint" pub. Try a decent Chicken Tikka Masala to understand the British temperament fully.

No, we probably don't have (insert brand name here). Get over it.

No, there are no non-smoking bars.

No, there is not waiter/waitress service in pubs. Go to the bar. You've got legs.

Don't just ask for a beer. Choose a brand. You won't know any of the brands, so try them all one by one. This is called fun.

Yes, people drink alcohol here, legal from 18, tolerated from a lot earlier. People do not seem to think it's the equivalent of cocaine.

Don't try to buy cocaine. Your accent will leave your ripped off with talcum powder.

Yes, you do have an accent. And when you speak, everyone in a block radius can hear it.

Walking is an acceptable mode of transport.

Tea is never iced.

Yes, there are black people here. And Asians, East Asians, all sorts. Quite a lot in London. And yes, they've almost all got English accents. Find it entertaining.

But you cannot do an English accent. Don't try.

Don't wear a baseball cap. If it's raining, get wet or use an umberella. If it's sunny, rejoice.

Go on the London Eye.

Go and see "Jerry Springer The Opera."

Don't go and see "The Mousetrap."

Buy "Brass Eye," "Jam," "Spaced," the "Royle Family" and "Black Books" on DVD. As long as you've got a multi-region DVD or computer.

Do Covent Garden, Camden, Notting Hill, St James Park, Richmond Park, Primrose Hill, Soho, Waterloo Bridge.

You're American, therefore you're a movie star. Exploit that. We actually like Americans. Occasionally you may be patronised, live with it.

And no one, literally no one remembers "Independence Day" as anything other than a poor sci-fi film. It's not something we're taught, it doesn't colour how we think of Americans and no one will get your references to a Boston Tea Party.

We all actually liked Clinton, and consider him to be your greatest President for a long time. Not sure about the new fellow, though.

Whoever you are, your politics will be more right wing than anyone you choose to talk to.

Since it's been a few days since I've talked about anything to do with Nintendo, I figure now is as good a time as any to talk about some of the great stuff I've heard about Nintendo showing off at E3.
First up, Mario Golf for the Gamecube.
I'm not sure I understand how it's going to work exactly, but Giftpia looks beautiful.
Starfox!
At last, Nintendo Puzzle Collection.
Mario Kart: Double Dash.
Say what you will about Pokemon, but the people behind it keep coming up with new and different games for the franchise, and I've got to hand it to them for that.
To check out even more of the GC games Nintendo had on display, go here.
Mario and Luigi for the GameBoy Advance looks flat out amazing.

I don't know if any of you heard about this, but Tim Burton is wanting to do a remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Even stranger is the news that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston will be producing the film.


Superman: Man of Steel. Defender of man. Can still
look cool wearing his underwear on the wrong
side of his clothes.

Which Justice League (comic) Character are you?
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Thursday, May 22, 2003

I pretty much feel that M. Night Shyamalan can do no wrong, if his track record to date can be held as being worth anything... and I feel it can. He's announced what his next picture is, and I'm inclined to begin my looking forward to it.

Flash
You got Flash!
Congratulations, you're the fastest man alive. And
you have a sense of humour to go with it.
Life's tough, so ignore that, and crack a joke.
The other guys really need you around, even if
you mayn't think so- someone's gotta make them
smile- or at least try- and you're just the
hero for the job.

Which Member of Justice League Are You? (Animated Series)
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Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Ok, I'm not even playing around here.
Please, please, if it's at all humanly possible come to our show on Friday.
The Caravan's website has all the info as far as directions go.
It's at 8PM on Friday night at The Caravan (1337 Madison Ave., between Cleveland and Claybrook, I believe).
If you need a way to get there, or further directions, or money to get in the door, or whatever, get in touch with me or someone else in the band!
Just be there!
We need to show the guy who booked us for this show that we can draw a bit of a crowd so he (and others) will be inclined to book us for other shows.

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Switzerland
Switzerland -
A neutral power for as long as most can remember,
it has avoided war for several centuries.
However, it is still considered highly advanced
and a global power.


Positives:

Judicial.

Neutrality.

World-Renouned.

Powerful without Force.

Makes Excellent Watches, Etc.


Negatives:

Target of Ridicule.

Constant Struggle to Avoid Conflict.

Target of Criminal Bank Accounts.


Which Country of the World are You?
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Monday, May 19, 2003

I didn't think it was possible for me to be more excited about this movie, but after reading this review I am, in fact, more excited.
I mean, I think you're all familiar with my feelings on zombies.

And speaking of things like zombies, it's never too early to start thinking about Halloween.

This is too great for me to explain.

I saw that Punisher poster in person in an actual theater and it stopped me dead in my tracks. I know some of you were impressed by it just seeing it via a computer screen, but it's even more impressive in real life.

The Caravan (aka: the place we're playing Friday night) has a wesbite now that includes show listings and directions. Please go check it out if you're still not sure on where it is or how to get there.
Also, please come see us Friday.

For those of you that are interested, every member of Guns 'n Roses except Axl Rose have started a new band called Reloaded, and Scott Weiland has filled the role of lead singer. On a little side note for the trivia fans, Butch Walker was one of the singers offered this gig. Butch respectfully declined. Mike Patton from Faith No More and now Tomahawk was also asked and declined. Sebastian Bach was supposedly pushing very hard for the gig, and it came down to him and Mr. Weiland.

Beginning in June (for a limited time), Nintendo's Gamecube will come packaged with the Gameboy Player. It's a neat little peripheral that lets you play your GB(A) games on the Cube. I just bought an SP not too long ago, but I still wouldn't mind being able to play all these games on my actual TV.

Corey was good enough to let me know that Wes Anderson's next film's title has been announced, and that title is The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

banana
You are a banana! Good job, captain obvious.

which rejected character are you?
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Friday, May 16, 2003

I'll be seeing Butch Walker in St. Louis tomorrow.
Just thought I'd share.

I'm sure most of you have seen this trailer by now, but in case you haven't, now you can.

Thursday, May 15, 2003

And for those of you who haven't seen it yet, here's the first teaser poster for The (MF'in') PUNISHER..

It's funny, because Corey and I had a converstaion a week or so ago about how cool the posters for this movie could be if done well.
This is a good start. A good to very good start.

Also, I should point out that the Daredevil Spongebob on the front page is another collaboration betwixt myself and Steve-O.

I'm not even sure if I completely understand what it is that this story is saying is going to happen, but I'm going to be there regardless, because they said one of the magic words: IZZARD!

Tuesday, May 13, 2003


That's pretty funny..

But then again so is this..

However, what's not funny is my DVD addiction.

I don't know if any of you remember an old PC game called Sam and Max Hit the Road, but I do, and it was great. Well, news just came down that Lucasarts is releasing a sequel in 2004, and I'll be the first to say I want to be a part of it.
Speaking of video games, while this isn't much information to go on, I think this sounds like something I'd be interestedin having.

I'm going to have to insist that everyone be sure to catch Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Thursday night. You'll see why.

I honestly have no idea whether or not the Hellboy flick that's coming out in 2004 is going to be any good. I really don't. However, what I do know is that I've just seen the first picture of Ron Perlman from the flick, and if he doesn't look exactly like Hellboy I don't know what does.

I know some people don't agree with me, but I think the Hulk flick looks pretty cool. I'm incredibly (ha ha.. I'm sorry) excited about it

Also, you can call me crazy, but this sounds like a movie for me. Cause, I mean.. I like ninjas and all.

I wish they still made crazy comics like this. But they don't. Maybe I should make some.
Speaking of which, I should be drawing right now..

Sunday, May 11, 2003

I don't think I've ever made any secret of my hero-worship tendencies towards Chris Jericho. This only served to further elevate him in my eyes.. and it doesn't hurt that this story is being recounted by Bret Hart. And if you know me I think you know how I feel about him as well.

gemini
You should be a Gemini, Productive, articulate,
intelligent, curious, persuasive, witty, young,
clever, cheerful, explorer, smooth, smart,
convincing, amusing, gregarious, ingenious, but
can be obstinate, can talk too much, tense,
cunning, fickle, shallow, inconsistent,
superficial, irritating and irritable

~*What is your TRUE Zodica sign?*~
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Saturday, May 10, 2003

"Ash lyric, eh?"
Just one of the many anagrams that can be made from Chris Haley.

I don't know if any of you give a rip about hearing about how I feel about things or what's going on in my life, but if you're interested I plan on keeping all of that kind of stuff at the livejournal and keeping this page more geared towards entertaining you. So you can pick and choose what you feel like hearing about from me, if anything at all.



You are Cyclops!
You're Scott Summers, one of the original members of the X-Men. You can fire hugely powerful optic blasts from your eyes... which means you get to wear all sorts of cool shades all the time!
Which X2 Character Are You?
From Dani!

I know some of you have been curious as to what our band, The Collapse, sounds like. So I took the liberty of recording one of the awesome rock guitar solos from one of our songs so you could hear how awesome we are.

Friday, May 09, 2003


You are Spider-Man!
Take the "Which Marvel Comics Hero are you" quiz!

Everyone that doesn't have any Fountains of Wayne needs to go here and get some right now!!

Show me! Show you! Kikkoman! Kikkoman!

This has nothing to do with that link above (which is funny), but it was on my mind just now so I'll go ahead and say it. So people just don't get it. You know?

Sometimes life throws something at you that you weren't expecting.. even if you're a monkey scientist.

Also, this link was passed along to me via Doug.

Wednesday, May 07, 2003

Like a phoenix from the ashes, ATARI returns!

I love the Muppets and pretty much anything else with Jim Henson's name on it, so it goes without saying that I was pleased with this news.

Do what now?

Our prayers have finally been answered!

My 5th of July has officially been planned now, as FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE will be in Nashville! The entire tour listings are now available on their site as well as a clip of thier new single, "Stacy's Mom" which I'm enjoying as we speak. Also, their new album will be available June 10, so you should mark that date on your calendar as well.

"Have you ever been sitting there watching TV and you're drinking the exact same product that they're advertising right there on TV? And they're spiking volleyballs, jet skiing, girls in bikinis. And you're sitting there, 'Maybe I'm putting too much ice in mine. I'm not getting that effect.'" - Jerry Seinfeld

Tuesday, May 06, 2003

THE COLLAPSE.
Our band is your band.
First show.
3 other bands.
Friday.
May 23.
8 PM.
@ The CARAVAN.
If you don't know you can be given directions or a ride.
LOVE US AND BE THERE!

If you like Spider-Man, and honestly who doesn't, you might be interested to know that there will be a Spider-Man Marathon on ABC Family on May 24 starting at 9:30am (Eastern Time).

Indiana Jones is finally coming to DVD! Go ahead and mark November 4 on your calendars.

This intrigues me.. I believe the Discovery Channel will be airing a special on this subject sometime soon also.

For the Harry Potter fans that visit Hip Today.

Superman is getting some video game lovin' soon. Hopefully these will be good.

Also, since I'm sure all of you are dying to know, yes, I've finally seen X-Men II (I don't want to call it X2!), and I really enjoyed it. Quite a bit. (If you haven't seen it I might spoil some of it for you in this little rant so you've been warned.) I'm more excited to see it again than I was to see it the first time. My general feeling is that if a movie has a scene that makes me want to stand up and "Wahoo!" in the middle of a theater then it's a really good movie. This movie had several such scenes. Quite a few in fact. But that may be in part due to the fact that I'm a huge comic dork. I literally had to stop myself from doing so during Colossus' big scene. Pyro was great. Magneto was great. Nightcrawler was outstanding. Very pleased was I with how well they made that work. Alan Cumming delivered a performance that made me want to smack the people who wouldn't ever let him finish his introduction of himself. For heaven's sake just let that sweet man tell you what his name is and what he was known as in the Munich circus! Hugh Jackman made himself forever Wolverine in my eyes during the invasion of the mansion scene. I mean when he grabs that guy and says, "Boy did you pick the wrong house." I mean come on! But then when he pops the claws on that guy and then proceeds to start f***ing people up Wolvie-Berserk-style, that did it. He didn't even have to be in the rest of the flick. The costumes were cooler for this flick in my opinion. I think the greatest improvement in this flick though was the huge leap in quality in the SFX and the fight choreography. I didn't like everything about the flick though. Cyclops was barely in the flick.. which displeases me. I'm sure I'm forgetting things.. I may add more later. That's enough for now though. I like hearing from all of you, so make with the comments please.

Sunday, May 04, 2003

Honest to God quote from Randi: "I think you're very pretty."
Like a school-girl I was with the giddy.

Alex mentioned my new Livejournal on hers, and this is one of the many reasons I have much of the love for her.

Tim Burton is working on a new stop motion animated movie called The Corpse Bride. I was excited to hear this. I love Tim Burton. I love stop motion animation. I love corpses. Wait.. scratch that last one.

cyclops
You are Cyclops!
You are attractive and strong, in a boy scout
republican sort of way. You are set firm in
your beliefs, which is not necessarily a bad
thing. But often when faced with a conflicting
opinion you become defensive and angry and
prone to conflict. You like to be a leader,
but you must acknowledge that there are some
situations which others are better fit to deal
with than yourself.
Which X-Men character are you most like?
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My thanks to Dani for finding this quiz.

Saturday, May 03, 2003

If you are the person that called me last night (that is to say Saturday night) somewhere around 3am, I apologize for not answering my phone as I was stone dead. Speaking of which, I had to be at work at 6 this morning which was quite a lot of fun as well. Anyway, my reason for bringing this up was just to say that if you are the person who called me, please let me know so I can know what you wanted or say thank you for calling me. Whichever you prefer.

Because everyone should see this video.

I've started another worthless website.

It's about time!


What Dogma character are you?
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I started to post something that was of a more personal matter.. well, not really too personal, but more of that nature than say, "Hey check out this whatever!" But since I'm pretty sure there are people that come here that really aren't interested in hearing me talk about that kind of thing I'm going to write something else.

So I was checking the cautions on the prescriptions the doctor prescribed and there were five or six problems that they listed that I've been experiencing. The thing is, for every one of them it said I should consult my physician immediately if I was having that specific problem. But I'm having several of those problems.. so am I still supposed to contact him? See stuff like this is why I don't go to the doctor.

I found a napkin that I had written some hilarity on, so I thought I'd share it with you. It's a few years old, but the story is one day (or night, I don't know) myself and (I believe) Corey were coming up with funny nicknames for wrestlers that didn't exist. We compiled those names into a list. This is that list: The Perfect Speller, Mr. Correct Change, Total Hygiene, Rinse Crazy, On-Time-All-The-Time, Q.T. Pye, The Express Package, and a tag team called Hardline and Butternuts.

Also, here is a drawing Randi and I did on Yahoo the other night..


One time there was this girl I was going out with for a really long time, and we used to joke about how we couldn't ever break up because it would be too much of a hassle to split all of our stuff up. But you know what? When we broke up we didn't split anything up or try to sort anything out, we just broke up. Isn't that funny?

Even newer Hulk trailer. Now with new and improved extra newness. It's new!
I'm very excited about this movie. I don't know why, but I'm more excited about it than I am the X-Men Deuce flick. I mean, I want to see it and all, but I'm not really up in the air, have to see it excited. I'm sure I'll hear about how great it was come tomorrow.

Much of the thanking to everyone who's checked in with me (via the comment dealie here, e-mail, IM, telephone, and in person) to see how I've been since coming down with whatever it is that's wrong with me. I'm doing far better than I was, but I still feel far worse than I'd like to feel. Work tonight was ... a challenge to say the least.
Here's the last of the things I drew waiting at the doctor's office..

Friday, May 02, 2003

As some of you may have noticed from Chris M.'s very heated comment, wrestling fans around the world are certainly mourning the passing of Miss Elizabeth. From what I've gathered no foul play was involved, and her death is not being investigated as a homicide, but Lex Luger's still a pretty huge jerk for beating her a week or so before her untimely death. Sad news.

Current Music Quote: "..you can't argue with popularity, well you could, but you'd be wrong" - Robbie Williams, "World's Most Handsome Man"
I know the Angry One has already said as much, but Mr. Williams' new album (Escapology) is really, really good. It's all totally solid musically and it's sharp as hell and clever to boot verbally.

Now for what Corey would call a Chris Haley Weather Report: Still feel pretty worthless and lousy as far as the illness goes. Had to miss band practice tonight which totally hacked me off. I was really looking forward to practicing again, but apparently germs and viruses had other plans for my week. I'm supposed to work Friday night, and I'm really hoping I'm able to get well in a hurry so I don't have to call in again. I hate missing work. I mean, I don't hate not being at work, but I hate missing work because I'm sick, because I know they never believe me. They always think I'm faking. That's what I'm afraid of anyway.
I also drew this at the doctor's office.

Thursday, May 01, 2003

Am I still ill? Yes. Yes, I am. Thank you for asking.

That new picture on the front page is another collaboration with Steve-O. He's a good man, and he does good work. We figured we should do something to show that we were aware the new X-Men movie was coming out this week. I hope to see it this weekend, and I figure I might have a shot at doing so since surely a great number of people will be downtown at the Crapfest.. I'm sorry, "Music"-fest.

Who doesn't like free cartoons? My favorite was Go! Go! Moba Boy! And speaking of cartoons and things I like, Megaman has a new cartoon starting this month.

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

So that's what The Punisher is going to look like.. thoughts?

I drew this in the waiting room..

Had to spend almost $200 at the doctor and pharmacy.
Still feel terrible.
What a rip.

Quite sick at the moment.
On my way to doctor now.
Just keeping you updated.

Tuesday, April 29, 2003


I've reviewed this album at Angry Ed.
Go read it, please.
Then come back here and leave your thoughts on my review.
Please on that also.

Van was nice enough to mention my site on his, and as it seems he's in the practice of updating it on a regular basis now, I think checking it out might be a good idea. I'll warn you though, his site is much nicer looking than mine.

Monday, April 28, 2003

Why is this Karl Wang guy continuing to be allowed to make hilarious comics starring me without giving me any credit? I mean the red shirt, the brown hair, the blue jeans, the pretardedness. It's all right there!

"Kill the Band" by OURS is so good I don't have anything else to say about it. I wouldn't recommend watching the video for "Leaves" though. That song is amazing and the video ... is not. IT's not particularly bad, but the song is just so good it deserves better than such a generic video.

I could care less about Half-Life (it's a computer game for those of you that don't know), but after seeing this I'm suddenly filled with an intense desire to play it... a lot. Thanks go to Party Sam for forcing me to get into this stupid game now.

In my opinion there are two types of Star Wars fan films: good ones and bad ones. This is one of the good ones.

The Simpsons meets Grand Theft Auto.

Wow, this news makes me happy.

I don't really give a rip about Harry Potter (take it, leave it, whatever), but this news also seems good.

I've seen some people get beat up in my day, but I don't think I've ever seen a dude get wailed on like this before by a lady. And to make matters worse he keeps coming back to be beat mercilessly about the neck and face again and again. Special thanks to Shawn for bringing this to my attention.

I saw a "Guilt Free Fruit Cup 6-Pak" at the store today. If you're feeling guilty over a fruit cup you go to hell.

Saturday, April 26, 2003

I like Tara because when I tell her she should write some more on her website, she does. That's service, yo. Also because she owes me a movie after losing a bet. She had the stones to dare and argue with me over a trivial matter involving Weezer and Kevin Smith. Foolish girl.

"Not to sound homo or anything, but you look really cool today." - Edward paying me one of the best compliments I've received in quite a while.. however, I'm sure what he meant to say was, "Not to sound cool or anything, but you look really homo today."

No matter how many times I see this, and rest assured I've seen it quite a few times, it never ceases to amaze me.

This is a problem with a suggested solution that I support whole-heartedly.

Current music: "I don't wanna die, but I ain't keen on livin' either.." - Robbie Williams, "Feel"

Thursday, April 24, 2003

The Collapse.
As of Wednesday night, the band (that I am in) is no longer sans title.
Make your way to the comment thingie and do what you must.

What you ain't got my back, MF'ers? Leave a comment!
All you have to do is click down where it says Comment! (or a number and then Comment!s) to make it happen.
(Those of you that have already left one or more are off the hook and forever in my good graces, but I would sincerely enjoy it if you'd continue to add your thoughts.)
Extra special love to Alex who (like Carey says) is an angel and left comments all down the page.

"When you think of puke, think of Chris Haley." - Katie (I'm sure she's not the first to say or think such a thing)

And now some quotes that seem to apply to my life as of late. Enjoy!
Current music quote: "Convince yourself that everything is alright, 'cos it already is.." - Pete Yorn, "For Nancy"

Another music quote: "It's girls like you that make me think I'm better off home on a Saturday night, with all my doors locked up tight, I won't be thinkin' about you baby." - Brand New, "Failure by Design"

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

New pictures! New pictures! New Pictures!
Ok, they're not really new (because they were taken back in January), but they're newly added! Check 'em out anyway, punk!

Also, I have comments now! You should leave me a comment so I can know you were here. Yes, you. I'm sorry I'm too tired and easily excited. Katie is to be very much thanked for helping me figure this out, though I'd also like to thank Julie Z. for trying to help me out with getting the comment thing working.


which left of self centered song are you?



A nerd that gets the ladies.


I told Corey that his autobiography should be called "I Could Care Less."

The new trailer for The Hulk is quite good. Thanks go to Party Sam for finding this link first.

There's no one online for me to complain to about my problems... darnit all. I don't really have much else to say at the moment.

Sunday, April 20, 2003

As promised, here's a scan of my OK Go dollar..

It's signed by Damian and Burleigh. Damian also wrote the "OK GO" on there.

Current Music Quote: "So tell me, what's the price to pay for glory?" - Finch "What It Is To Burn"

"To me, now and forever, Superman is the guy. If there's only one guy, this is the guy. There's no other guys, there's no better guys, there's nobody competing with this guy, I don't care if he's dead, alive, quadrupled, under a red sun, yellow sun, he's Superman and that's it, case closed." - Jerry Seinfeld

Katie was in a wreck Friday night, and it would be very cool if everyone could e-mail her and wish her the best and a quick recovery and that kind of thing.

Saturday, April 19, 2003

Happy Easter to those of you that celebrate Easter, and Happy Chocolate Rabbit Day to those of you who do not.

If you've got a Nokia phone, and you like video games, this might interest you.

So I took a pretty good spill on my skateboard Friday night while we were hanging around after the movie.
And of course everyone saw, and that's fine, because when you skate you're gonna fall down from time to time.
Point is, of those people that saw, Josh was one of them. And he laughed. Which is fine because I wasn't hurt, so it's funny.
Everyone was free to laugh, but if anyone else did I didn't hear it because Josh's big, fake, I'm so pleased to see something bad happen to Chris Haley laugh was all I could hear.. well that and the sounds of me hitting the ground and different parts of me scraping the blacktop.
Anyway, then for the rest of the night he was saying stuff about how it had made his night, and how great it was, and how glad he was that he had been there to see it, etc.
So that was pretty cool of him.

You know, if I was a dude living in Eternia (good or bad), I imagine I'd probably be pretty scared if I saw a huge blonde guy glowing and yelling in a thunderous echoing voice, "I have the power!"

I like The Simpsons and Kevin Smith. If you're reading this, there's a pretty good chance you do as well. So as you can imagine, this little clip made me smile.

Friday, April 18, 2003


Possibly the greatest thing ever? Steve-O is pretty darn rad... and a genius... I was also told that he's a communist, but that may have only been a rumor.

Alex corrected my stupidity via e-mail and let me know the OK Go song I was talking about (two posts down.. please go read it if you have not yet.. I may have mentioned you!) is called "Unrequited Orchestra of Locomotion". She also sent me an mp3 of the tune, and I enjoyed listening to it several times.
Also found out the other guy I met who's name I did not know is named Burleigh.

Has anyone seen this new Scooby Doo cartoon? It's called "What's New Scooby Doo?". I haven't seen it yet, but I heard the theme song the other day and it kinda stuck with me, so I thought you kids might want to give it a listen as well.

Something Steve-O and I worked on together.. and by together I mean I did a stupid little sketch and he colored it into a really great picture.


Practice was cancelled last night (Thursday) due to a death in Danny's family, which sucks for a number of reasons. Obviously the loss for Danny is the number one reason, but another reason was the fact that Ed and I were so amped to be practicing again after seeing OK Go. Things are finally coming together. We'll be playing soon, so stay tuned.
Anyway, so instead of practicing I bought a $500 mic and some new sticks for Danny. Not what I expected to do on a Thursday night.

Could someone please explain to me how the hell I'm able to think I don't need to go to sleep before the sun comes up? I mean, I'm driving home around midnight or one or something, and I'm saying to myself, "Man, I am so tired! I can't wait til I get home to go to sleep. I don't even care if I make it to my bed, I'm just going to lay down right inside the front door."
Then I get home and stay up for another 7 hours.

I have another question. Does anyone know exactly what age it is that you start saying things like, "Hey, don't throw that away. I want to keep that." about things like milk jugs or the plastic bag from the newspaper?

I don't know if any of you are paying attention to that little counter over there to your left, but it's getting dangerously close to 10,000. I never thought that would happen. Even crazier is that it's about to hit 10,000 less than a month since it hit 9,000.
Yeah... wow. Much love. Please keep coming back. Please tell a friend. Please let me know if there's ever anything I can do for you.

Saw OK Go, The Donnas, Whitelight Motorcade, and The Kicks last night (Wednesday). The Donnas were good for a novelty band (that is to say they played all of their songs well), The Kicks were adequate (which is better than a lot of bands I've seen), and Whitelight Motorcade was a pleasant surprise. Talked to Harley from WLM and he was nice enough for a guy that was ripping off Butch Walker.. but I'm pretty nice too, and I try to rip Butch off as much as possible, so that's ok with me.
OK Go was of course the highlight of the evening and my entire reason for being there. Met 3/5 of the band (Damian, Tim, and someone who's name I don't know) after the show.
Tim was tiny. I was shocked.
Damian was really nice. Also he was pretty.
I asked him if he wanted to sign my dollar, and he said, "Oh yeah, I'd love to." in a very sincere way followed by asking me, "Want to sign my e-mail list?"
I said "I'd love to."
(Note: I left my OK Go dollar in the car, or I'd show it to you. I'll try to remember to scan it tomorrow.)
Memories from OK Go's set:
1) Damian flipping out to an extreme I've never seen someone flip out during a show over his guitar coming unplugged during the first song. You could hear him screaming "WTF" at one of the tech guys over the rest of the band continuing to play the song. The guy was like 2 feet away from him at the time. It was pretty crazy. Even crazier was how light hearted and easy going he seemed for the rest of the show after the problem was taken care of. Even more so with the niceness after the show.
2) They played "Oliver's Army". It was rad. Real rad.
3) The backing vox were very, very impressive, but I didn't really expect any less.
4) The played a song I'm going to call "This is not the sound of a train" that was almost performance art in it's execution. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I also met some kids at the show who were all great. I don't recall all of their names, but those I did remember were Dustin, Randi, April, and Amy. If you are one of these kids and you see this, please get in touch with me.

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Updated DVD listings. I told you I'd end up with more than I intended. I also bought another copy of Butch Walker's disc. Apparently, everytime we get a copy in I have to buy it. So far, I've given all of the copies I've bought (except my own) away to others in an attempt to further my reputation as some kind of crazed street evangelist for Mista Walka. Anyway, I guess if anyone is interested in having a copy of it they should talk to me.

You should check out the new pictures in case you missed them.. or if you're new here, check out the older pictures.

I've now decided Alex's name is Alex Sandersmysteryconvoy. Feel free to update your records.

I sincerely hope the lot of you all thought that thing about Corey and Crow from MST3K was as great as it was. Most importantly though, I hope Corey liked it as much as I did, because it sounds really cool, and like something he would say, therefore, he's a BMF.


This made me feel good, so maybe you'll enjoy reading it too.

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

It's "Spend Day" as I plan on buying Pete Yorn's new disc, the 4 disc FAMILY GUY Seasons 1&2 set, and The Transporter. I may end up with a mess of other crap as well, because once I start picking things up as I'm walking around the store, I seem to end up with more stuff than I intended. Stupid impulse buying.

OKgo tomorrow! I've checked and there are still tickets available, so I'd recommend that everyone that's physically and financially able to should make plans to get tickets and be there.

I had a sandwich today with bread that was so soft to the touch that I had to sit it down for fear of making it cry.

Monday, April 14, 2003

As some of you may or may not have known, Steve-O and I were working on some pictures together, and I thought you'd be seeing them soon. I was excited about this, because they were looking quite good.
However, it appears this may not be the case as he and Sam are working on some kind of super-secret thing-a-ma-bob with the BDA (British Dental Association). I'm betting it involves the Danimals.
These are all lies, because I know absolutely nothing about what it is. I'm sure it'll be grand though when finished as they're both clever chaps. I'm also sure that from here on out I will refer to "Sam" as "Party Sam"... unless I don't.

I was watching an episode of MST3K tonight in which Crow reminded me an awful lot of Corey. I'll elaborate with this quote from Crow when Gypsy tells him she doesn't get him, "What's not to get though, Gypsy? I just am. I hang out."

F************************************!!! Why can't I be as genius as James Kolchalka?!

There has to be a catch here, right? Perhaps someone smarter than I can look into this and figure it out, because if there's no hidden, "bend you over" catch then this is too good to be true.

"If you are a young person, I recommend that you celebrate a trek like that with wholesome milk. We did not. We celebrated with Liquor, which is like milk, except that it issues forth from the devil's cold teat." - Tycho

You know, I really don't mind if the movie studios want to release a less than packed with special features DVD say in May, and then a more special features than I have any desire to watch version in October. Seriously, I don't mind if they do this. What I do mind though, is when they have plans to do this all along, and don't make these plans known. It was fine when they did the 2 and 4 disc versions of Lord of the Rings because they said from day one that that was what they were going to do, but when it's just "rumored" that a "more super-deluxe, ultimate, special, superior, extreme edition" version will be coming out that makes me want to smash things.

I'm finding myself quite fond of this new page layout. I'm open to hearing your thoughts on the subject though.

I don't know if anyone else is paying attention, but this means something.. something important... yeah, it's important in a science and possibly science fiction kind of way.

New poster for X2 has just been released and I rather like it.

We're takin' this baby to the moon! Best e-mail in quite a while. (As though they all aren't great.)

Current Music Quote: "I'd pray to God if there was Heaven, but Heaven seems so very far from here.." - TRAVIS




Strong, Silent, Baddie-buster

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Sunday, April 13, 2003

Pete Yorn is going to be on Letterman Monday. His new disc then comes out Tuesday. It's only going to be $5.99 at the Best Buy, so nothing shuld stop you from getting it.

Got my tickets for OKgo (and the Donnas) as well as tickets for Tara and Jen today. Good for me. Anyone else I know going?

I honestly didn't mean to use the phrase "polar opposite" twice in the "review" of House of 1,000 Corpses. I apologize for not realizing I had done so.

Sam is funny as balls: "Whoever picks the nominees wouldn't know a good movie if it jerked them off (and I'm sorry but any movie that did that would get my vote for best picture)."

strongbad
You are StrongBad. You hate everyone, especially
HomeStar. Your e-mails and prank calls are
hilarious. You're my favorite character. You
try to be evil, but sorry, being shirtless with
boxing gloves just isn't scary. Don't worry
what everone else thinks because hey, they are
all "crap for brains".


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