For sake of future reference..."It was fixed!!!" is probably the cry across the country tonight as very nearly everybody was stunned to see Chris Daughtry voted off American Idol tonight. Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul never looked so staggered. I think most thought that after last night's performances Katherine McPhee was going to be the one sent home. Taylor Hicks and Elliot Yamin were the top two this week. Daughtry had an awfully big fan following......
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
"This is the way the world ends..." HALO 3 trailer hits online!
Look at this. Just look at this, man!The biggest Quicktime video I ever saw filled up the entire bloody browser window. I ain't NEVER seen that happen before.Well, today was the official announcement of Halo 3, coming in 2007 for the Xbox 360. Which I guess I'll have to spring for an Xbox 360 eventually, just 'cuz like so many other players infuriated by the whacked-out...
Just finished reading THE DA VINCI CODE
As I said before, this was something I thought I'd never do. But to be the objective observer, I chose to do it.I was up all night reading through this thing. And so, Christopher Knight will finally, after all this time, write a review of The Da Vinci Code (the original novel). It will be posted soon.Be warned: there are few things in this world that are more deranged than a professionally-trained historian who's spent the past 15 hours plowing...
Harry Potter bashing in "Jaw-jah"
Being that my better half hails from northern Georgia, I keep my eye on things thataway on a regular basis. So it is that this story crossed my wire:Gwinnett (parent) wants Harry Potter book series off shelvesThe Associated Press - LOGANVILLE, Ga.A Gwinnett County parent wants the Harry Potter book series removed from all school libraries.Laura Mallory, who has three children that attend J.C. Elementary in Loganville, is asking the state's largest...
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Doing something I thought I'd never do
Starting earlier this evening, I began reading The Da Vinci Code. I'm going to try and get a review in before the movie comes out next week.I HOPE YOU PEOPLE ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO APPRECIATE THE THINGS I PUT MYSELF THROUGH FOR YOU ALL...
President of Iran to Bush: Return to Christianity
Geez, is this a hard one to post. I mean the President of Iran is as raving lunatic as they come but... Here, read this:Iran To Bush: 'Return To Christianity'by UPI WireMay 9, 2006NEW YORK, May 9, 2006 (UPI) -- A rambling letter to U.S. President George Bush from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suggested Bush return to Christian teachings.Any hopes Ahmadinejad would offer a solution to the nuclear enrichment impasse Iran has with the United...
Who should be in THE TRANSFORMERS Live-Action Movie
Depending on who you listen to, Michael Clarke Duncan and John Turturro have all but signed the dotted line that'll put them in the live-action Transformers movie due out next July. They'll be joining Jon Voight, Bernie Mac, Megan Fox and Shia LaBeaof alongside those massive robots in disguise. Word is that Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay are also trying to get some of...
Saturday, May 06, 2006
"Beam Christians"
Found this earlier this past week, and waited to post it. Had so much good going on lately that I wanted to hold off posting it until I felt like taking a more serious tone on things. In "Beam Christians", Laurence M. Vance addresses those professing believers in Christ who are blinded by the power of military and government. And he takes especially strong shots at worshippers of George W. Bush: Christian warmongers are beam Christians. They would...
Delusion of grandeur: Bush says we are in World War III
George W. Bush is a very damaged man, a nihilistic moral midget who unfortunately happens to have too much power for his or anyone else's good. The proof for that now is that he's proclaiming that we are in the midst of World War III: US President George W. Bush said the September 11 revolt of passengers against their hijackers on board Flight 93 had struck the first blow of "World War III."In an interview with the financial news network CNBC, Bush...
Friday, May 05, 2006
DOCTOR WHO goodness tonight on Sci-Fi (and last week on BBC)
The American run of the new episodes of Doctor Who (which actually aired over in Great Britain a year ago) continues tonight with "The Empty Child". By far among the best of the show's first season (or twenty-seventh season, depending on how you count these things). This one ranks among my favorites of Christopher Eccleston's run as the Doctor, alongside "Dalek", "Father's...
Thursday, May 04, 2006
FORCERY is now on YouTube!
Using YouTube to host The Baritones suggested to me that our first movie could be published there also.To meet YouTube's restrictions (100 MB or less and 10 minutes length or less), Forcery had to be "serialized" into seven parts. Which maybe should have been done in the first place, but anyhoo...Here's Part 1 of Forcery:And here are the links for all the chapters:Forcery Part 1Forcery Part 2Forcery Part 3Forcery Part 4Forcery Part 5Forcery Part...
The original UNALTERED Star Wars trilogy is coming to DVD
So reports USA Today and a bunch of other outlets.From this point on, anyone who cries about "George Lucas raped my childhood" should be dragged out into the street and sh...
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Lost tonight...
WHAT THE @&$% JUST HAPPENED ON THIS SHOW?!?From "I'm sorry", that was... just... I mean... darn...
Monday, May 01, 2006
THE BARITONES - World Premiere Tonight!
Man, what a day! A friend's wedding. Alligators out the wazoo. And to top it all off, tonight on Monday Night Live on WGSR Star 39, I got to sit in the studio with Ken and Mark on live television as we world premiered my newest film, The Baritones! It's a parody of the opening intro from HBO's The Sopranos, 'cept this one was filmed in Reidsville, Eden, and a few other places around Rockingham County, North Carolina. Now it's time to share it...
Ed and Olivia tie the knot!
Earlier today, at beautiful Cypress Gardens near Charleston in South Carolina, my longtime collaborator and very good friend Ed Woody was united in holy matrimony with his lovely new bride, Olivia! Congratulations to the new couple, and may God shower all His blessings upon them as they begin their new life together.(Oh yeah, and there were several live alligators running...
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Dinner at The Melting Pot
Yesterday was Lisa's birthday. So we celebrated by going to The Melting Pot here in Greensboro. It's a fondue restaurant where you get a 3-course meal fixated around the... well, a melting pot in the center of the table. Appetizer was a selection of bread and fruit that got dipped into a creamy cheddar cheese concoction. The main course was the "Ultimate Sampler" of various meats (chicken, tenderloin, lobster, shrimp, salmon) done in "fondue...
Friday, April 28, 2006
A thing of beauty
Two gallons (one already in use) of Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q Sauce. We always bring a gallon or two (or three) of the stuff on our way back from Lisa's family in Georgia. Of all the barbecue concoctions I've had over the years - and there've been plenty - Williamson Bros. sauce stands out as my favorite. Having an ample supply of the stuff in our kitchen is such a glorious...
