Kermit is hurt…

I cannot believe what I just saw.

I fucking love Zombie movies…

I make no bones about it, I love movies with Zombies.

I’ll watch anything with Zombies and I’m about to start reading The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks.

Imagine my surprise when I saw this poster today…

I did a quick search on the internets and found out that this movie is being released on June 15th and I WILL be there.

For now, you can check out the site…

Fido!

Tonight, I’m going to delve into my new DVD purchases, Children of Men (which I believe I have a write up in some of my previous posts) and David Cronenberg’s masterpiece A History Of Violence.

And remember, next week is GRINDHOUSE. If there are any theaters around me doing a midnight showing, you can bet your ass that I’m there!!

Trim Swinger…

Tim Singer is a great vocalist. Since the first time I heard Deadguy some 10 years ago, I definitely have followed his output.

Through Kiss It Goodbye and the overnight coming and going of Family Man, he’s remained fairly silent. There were rumors of a Kiss It Goodbye reunion fueled by the internet, but what comes of that has yet to remain seen.

Last night while cruising the internet, I came across two pieces of his output that are very hard to find, so I figured I’d share the goodness.

First up is the Kiss It Goodbye Demo, Be Afraid. It’s from a tape that was released in 1997 (if I’m not mistaken) so the sound quality is a little off, but it still sounds better than most stuff that’s coming out these days.

Kiss It Goodbye – Be Afraid [m4a files]

Next up is the Family Man two song demo that was released on the internet, but as far as I know, it never got any sort of a proper release. There wasn’t much information available, I’m just glad to have the songs again. I had them, but lost them with a computer crash.

Family Man – Two Song Demo [m4a files]

Both of these are hosted on SendSpace, which is the best option that I have to store files like this. It’s easy to use.

Both of these are encoded using .m4a. It’s how I got them and I don’t feel like converting them. Use iTunes for maximum compatibility.

I also have to credit Robby Redcheeks with the photo of Tim Singer. Check out his site. He does some amazing work.

Rest In Peace, Larry “Bud” Melman…

Last night, I read on CNN that veteran Late Night With David Letterman regular, Larry “Bud” Melman passed away.

When I was younger, I’d stay up late whenever I could to catch the Late Show and it was always a great treat to see him on the show. He was just an average guy that Dave would make do hilarious stuff.

It’s a sad day. Here’s a little something I found on YouTube that I thought was indicative of things he’d do. Rest in peace, Larry.

Also, seeing the Flyers this season is comparable to having to give oral sex to a corpse. It’s gross. They’re in the cellar and every game seems to be a complete asskicking. The highlight of the season is definitely going to be this hit that Todd Fedoruk took last night. Colton Orr just walloped him.

The only thing that I can think of is Chris Tucker in Friday screaming DAMN, YOU GOT KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!!!!!!

I watch too many movies…

I didn’t intend on this becoming a blog about movies I watch, but it seems like more and more it is. Considering I take in as many movies as I can, it only seems fitting.

I would say I’m late on this, but I did see it in the theater and yesterday while I was out running some errands, I picked up a copy of The Prestige on DVD. After watching it again, a lot of the little things that I missed the first time around really became apparent. It’s a well crafted movie featuring some of the best actors of our generation. Director Christopher Nolan crafted something that was expansive and just downright awe inspiring at the same time with a twist at the end that really makes you scratch your head.

I decided to take steps in battling the bout with insomnia that I’ve had recently and yesterday while running errands, I bought new bedclothes. Something that I’ve needed to do for a long, long time. I decided on getting jersey knit sheets. I’ve had them before and there’s something about sleeping in something that’s like a giant t-shirt that definitely makes sleep comfortable and welcome. Needless to say I slept like a rock for the first time in a while last night.

Of course, taking a Klonopin probably helped with that a great deal.

Oh well, that’s about it, but one last movie nugget. It seems like the poster for 28 Weeks Later has surfaced. I thought that 28 Days Later was a good movie, not as great as everyone else thought it was, but it was good. This poster kind of has me excited for the new one. Perhaps this weekend I’ll pick up a copy of 28 Days Later and give it another chance…

How did I miss this???

I don’t know how this one got past my radar, but this shit looks amazing.

I read about it for the first time today and I’m scrambling to get to a theater to see it ASAP.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.

Check out the trailers, it looks really promising. I’ll post a review when I get to check it out.

Friday night movie night!!!

With the current shift in weather that I mentioned in my last post, there was the added bonus of sleet and now snow. Seeming that this was going to destroy any sort of plans that I may have had (which were none) I decided to hit up Suncoast at my local mall and scan the used section.

I was lucky enough to score two movies for the low price of $4 a piece.

I picked up…

AND

I ordered a pizza for my meal and now I’m hunkered down and enjoying these two fine flicks. Some might argue they’re horrible, but since I have no taste in movies anymore, they fucking rule.

This weather…

Today when I woke up from my brief nap that I’ll just call a good night of sleep, it was a nice day. Even though it was a little cloudy the temperature was warm enough to continue on with my streak of wearing my camo shorts and flip flops.

Then something happened. Out of nowhere the wind started pushing in and the sun started going away and before you knew it, the temperature had dropped 30 degrees in a matter of 3 hours.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind cold weather but when I’m not prepared for the end of the world as envisioned in The Day After Tomorrow, I really don’t like it.

The past few days have been gorgeous and now it’s supposed to be a “wintry mix” in the forecast for tomorrow and since I’ve gotten used to the weather being nice, I’m just not okay with that.

Yes, I am overreacting but it could be worse; I could be acting like this attention whore here…

Well, here it is…

Hostagecalm.com is dead.

After it all, it was a good experience but why should I pay for a domain and hosting month after month while receiving nothing but lackluster results?

Most of what I was using the site for was image hosting which there are plenty of free sites that I can use for free for that.

The Host.

I had the pleasure of picking this movie up last night though. It was released in theaters over the weekend, but the kiosk at my local mall that specializes in Asian films had it in stock. I read a lot of good things about it, so I figured why not give it a shot?

I was highly impressed with it. It definitely avoids all the trends that are ruining American horror movies. I can’t remember the last time an American made horror movie did something for me. Between The Host and The Descent, I really have no faith left in people who make horror movies in this country.

Instead of doing something worthwhile and maybe even a little scary, they’re resorting to making remakes of every movie that was made in the last twenty years. The only movie that I’m looking forward to is Rob Zombie’s Halloween. I really want to see what he does with the movie. He’s got a vision and he’s not afraid to use it. The Devil’s Rejects is still one of the best movies I’ve seen in the past few years and I really hope he can top that movie.

After the past two months of it being cold out, to…

After the past two months of it being cold out, today we were treated to some spring weather that made me break out my normal attire for this time of the year. That’s right, my usual ensemble of camouflaged shorts and flip flops is back for the 0-7. It’s nice to be able to walk around outside wearing these because for the life of me, I can’t think of anything that’s more comfortable than this wardrobe selection.

If I had a job where I could get away with this outfit, you can bet that I’d show up everyday in unadulterated happiness because I would wear it every single damned day!

With that little diatribe aside, there is some disturbing news that hit my desk this morning.

Brad Delp, the guitarist/vocalist for 70’s rock group, Boston was found dead this weekend at his home. I make it no secret that I love the first Boston album. More Than A Feeling is just a CLASSIC rock song. Granted that they haven’t done anything that I’ve heard since then, but every time I listen to this album I think back to a time when life wasn’t so hard. I wasn’t scraping by every month on bills and I wasn’t stressed out because I hated my job.

Speaking of which, I think that I’m going become an internet crusader with a lamebrain idea that people should all walk out of their jobs because of how poorly the working man gets treated these days. I would be all about it, but when it comes down to it, no one else would do it. Everyone lives in fear of their bosses and the threat of losing their rung on the corporate ladder is unfathomable to most people.

How did we give up so much power to these people? I know that we do need to work, but when did we let the powers that be dictate that our bosses can treat us with the highest form of disrespect?

I’ve seen people who were legitimately sick get threatened with termination because they couldn’t come in and work their shift. How unfair is that?

I work with the general public. In the past few months, we’ve had a lot of illnesses going around (which I’ve managed to avoid, thankfully) and I’ve seen it over and over again. If you try to take a day so you can rest your body, you’re constantly under the threat of having to find another place to work because if you miss work, you’re automatically letting the company down.

I think it’s the opposite. The COMPLETE polar opposite. If your employer doesn’t let you take the day off, they’re letting you down because that makes it seem like you’re nothing more than a faceless and nameless slave to feed the wallets of men who don’t know what it’s like to have their hands bleed or have their wallets collect dust.

Bleh, I didn’t mean to go off on a tangent, but this is the stuff that I think about everyday when I walk around and see people who try to live life, but are limited to what they can do because of poverty. I’m no exception. I’m poor and that isn’t about to change any time soon.

But then again, what can I do?