...WrestleMania III took place at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. This was supposed to be the all-time world record for attendance at an indoor event: 93,173 screaming fans packed the Silverdome to watch a bunch of now-classic matches, including the one between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant for the WWF World Championship title.How did I remember to commemorate this historic anniversary? It's actually pretty scary...
Thursday, March 29, 2007
CANCELLED: The Darth Plagueis novel by James Luceno
Bad news from the Star Wars realm: the novel that James Luceno was writing about Darth Plagueis has been cancelled. The word given is that Lucasfilm "decided that this was not the right time to delve into Palpatine's back story and Plagueis's beginnings..."Bummer. This was the one forthcoming Star Wars novel that I was seriously looking forward to. I was really intrigued by what little we learned about Darth Plagueis in Revenge of the Sith and...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
It's just been the "opening gambit" of tonight's LOST...
...and this episode is already screaming classic!More later.EDIT 10:27 PM EST: Now halfway through the show. This may be one of the best Lost episodes ever. Last week's still rates in my book as all-time (so far) best but this one is amazing.EDIT 10:39 PM EST: Paulo goes to the toilet again... and this episode is so cool that it even makes THAT good!EDIT 11:01 PM EST: HOLY @&$%!!!It was like they brought on Stephen King to write the last few...
Worst. AMERICAN IDOL. Ever.
I didn't see it. Had to run down to Wal-Mart to get a few things and I got back about 9:37. I asked Lisa "who got the axe tonight?"She said it was Chris Sligh.I wondered last week if American Idol had finally jumped the shark. Tonight, there is no doubt (but there was Gwen Stefani... get it? :-)There are two singers left in this season's competition that I would like to see win this thing. Neither one of them has appeared on-stage with a hairdo...
At last: the cover artwork for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
I am so digging this. Bright and brilliant and an amazing contrast to the previous six covers. This one screams, how do I say this... "Here I am, at last. Here is where I make my final stand. No matter what happens, I will hold my head high and proud. Now do your worst."And here is the full cover artwork - front and back - minus the title. Notice that this is the VERY...
From the "Ape Has Killed Ape!" file...
James Dobson is saying that possible presidential candidate Fred Thompson is not a Christian:Focus on the Family founder James Dobson appeared to throw cold water on a possible presidential bid by former Sen. Fred Thompson while praising former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is also weighing a presidential run, in a phone interview Tuesday."Everyone knows he's conservative and has come out strongly for the things that the pro-family movement stands...
Circuit City to lay off workers who are "paid too much"
Circuit City is laying off 3,400 store associates and replacing them with lower-waged workers. The reason for the layoffs is that the current employees are earning "well above the market-based salary range for their role".This is either a pretty bad move by Circuit City, or it signals something wrong with their finances. Or both. If a company has a competent workforce in place already, what's the point in replacing them with new employees who...
Happy Birthday "Weird" Ed!
This blog wishes a very Happy Birthday today to my longtime friend and collaborator "Weird" Ed Woody...Happy Birthday ...
Most obscene depiction of the Hulk ever
This is something that you won't be able to get out of your mind once you see it, so consider yourself warned.Credit goes to Shane Thacker for finding this... thi...
Speed-drawing John Locke from LOST
Here's a video that's sparked quite a fad on YouTube: time-lapse video of people drawing John Locke from Lost. This one is amazing:By the way, tonight's episode of Lost is supposed to center on Nikki and Paulo (or as I call them "the Coy and Vance Duke of Lost"). I've heard this one could be either incredibly cool or "bait for the shark". But it's got Billy Dee Williams appearing in some of the flashback scenes so it's worth checking out because...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
So now I'm on Twitter
So last year it was joining the mob on MySpace. This year I've got a thingy going on Twitter. Don't expect too much detailed blow-by-blow of my poor miserable excuse for a life. But it might be something fun to try out for awhile...
The silliness of THE SECRET
So a few weeks ago a close friend asked me if I'd heard anything about this new book called The Secret. Bookworm though I be, this is something that hasn't appeared on my radar screen at all (though let's face it: I have been pretty busy lately with things not ordinarily experienced). He said there was also "a movie about it" too. Well last night I finally got around to looking into this......and without even cracking open the book once I can...
Monday, March 26, 2007
First image of Stallone from JOHN RAMBO
It's being called John Rambo now, like how the final Rocky movie was titled Rocky Balboa. Anyway, here's what will be the first glimpse we'll have had of Rambo in darn nearly 20 years:Doesn't look bad. Stallone as Rambo still looks like he can kick tail. I just wonder if this means Chuck Norris will be doing more Missing In Action movies now. Anyway, head over here for...
Knockin' on Heaven's Gate
Remember these guys?It was ten years ago tonight that the 39 members of the "Heaven's Gate" cult were found dead - after committing mass suicide - in their house in California. That was one weird thing when it happened. In case you were a bit younger: these guys were a UFO cult that believed a flying saucer was accompanying the Hale-Bopp Comet, which was big in the skies...
ROME series finale last night
This is a show that knows how to wrap-up: by leaving them wanting more. That final shot, with Titus Pullo just about to tell Caesarion "about your father..." was timeless and beautiful. The whole hour and fifteen minutes (yup they went over a quarter-hour on this one) was awesome. Except... now we'll have no more adventures from Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo. But at least Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson seem to be spinning their work on Rome...
Sunday, March 25, 2007
MySpace page of Catholic principal who banned students from having MySpace pages
This is clever.Apparently it's in response to the following story...School Prohibits Use Of MySpaceStudents Can't Have MySpace Account At School Or HomePOSTED: 10:02 am PDT March 23, 2007BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- A Bloomfield Hills school is enforcing a new policy that bans the use of a popular Web site.St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School students were told recently that under a new school policy, called Think First, Stay Safe, the use of MySpace.com...
LOST Season 3 finale...
...is apparently going to have Ben as its flashback character.Whoa.Mash down here for more goodies about the next nine or so episodes.By the way: it was more or less confirmed by the producers of Lost this past week that the show is going to run for two more seasons and then end. Which I think is great: with a definite schedule to adhere to, it'll keep the show from getting spread too thin and for too long (like ummm... what happened to The X-Files)....
