2009 April

Archive for April, 2009

Is Music Dying, Dead or Am I Just Out of Touch

This thought came into my head strangely enough while watching the preview for the movie Notorious coming out on DVD Tuesday. I am not saying that Notorious B.I.G’s death served the death blow for the music industry in the same way it was told the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Bopper’s Death [...]

420 and Patriot’s Day A Day of Celebration for New England Sport’s Fans and Stoners

April 20th or 4/20, as it is known to marijuana smokers all over the world, is a celebration that is not likely to become a national holiday anytime soon. Patriot’s day is a holiday in New England only. Today was a magical day where the two unique holidays collided in one very special day that [...]

Watchmen Graphic Novel Becomes Graphic Movie

I finally got to the theater to see Watchmen last week. Having never read the graphic novels and never hearing about them until promotion started in earnest for the movie last year, I was intrigued but did not really know what to expect. Before seeing the movie I was informed that it was a dark [...]

Review of New Television Shows: Part Three Fringe

This is the third in a five part series reviewing the new television shows from this past season. The first two parts focused on Dollhouse and Life On Mars. They were not done in any particular order as the third installment in the series focuses on Fringe, which is the class of the field of [...]

Miscellanea: Watchmen, Yankees, Red Sox, Post Updates

It is time once again for a miscellanea post. These posts usually consist of a few unrelated quick thoughts which do not really warrant their own full post.
I watched the Watchmen last night and I was impressed. I am not going to post a review at the moment, but I do plan to post a [...]

Review of New Television Shows: Part Two Life On Mars

ABC just aired the last episode of Life On Mars on Wednesday. Before the show ever aired there was talk of turmoil and almost the entire cast was scrapped before the first episode was aired. It was based on an English show which received much critical acclaim. American adaptations of successful foreign shows are a [...]

Obama at G-20: April Fools Bitches

President Obama revealed today that the subprime mortgage crisis, the bailout and the forcing out of the CEO of General Motors were all part of an elaborate April Fool’s Day Prank.
We asked a few people what they thought of the President’s hoax.
President George W. Bush “Of course I knew who do you think started the [...]