The Shinedown Saturday Story, Part 1

PART 1: The Day
Saturday, The Shinedown Katrina Benefit Concert at Freebirds.
So the show didn’t start until much later but I got there around 4pm. Went up to the Will Call window and picked up my ticket and then called Jess who was coming to the show, too. She was on her way so I called other friends encouraging them to come out and enjoy a good show and help a good cause. Found out after a couple said they were coming that the tix were sold out so I called them back to say "nevermind". Jess shows up, gets HER ticket and we decide to walk along the beach until we get hungry.
On the way saw some interesting folks and sights. Saw the pier. Never been on the pier so I suggested getting up there.
Did you know they CHARGE you to just WALK on the pier? I mean, I understand charging you to fish but to WALK!?!?!? That is such BULLSHIT! Ok, it’s just a dollar but still… it’s the PRINCIPLE of the thing. We debated, tried to enjoy the view from the NON-paying side of the fence and then I said, "fuck this" and paid the buck went thru gate and entered another fricking world!
People of all sorts fishing together. Almost everyone out there was fishing. Some looked like they make a livin off it with all the equipment they bring with them. Carts, multiple poles, pvc pipe pole holders designed to hold their three poles, tackle buckets and boxes and coolers, chairs that look like it would take NASA engineers days to figure out their assembly, umbrellas and other shade covers, their food coolers (hopefully, distinctly marked), radios, books and other stuff. So weird. You could tell the seriousness of the fisherman based on how many of those things they had.
Walking down the pier, we stopped anytime it looked like someone caught something so we could watch them bring it up. First thing we saw caught was an itty bitty fish. Cool. I mean, we were just past the swimming distance for most folk and even the surfers so it was nice to see fish were out there. Then we saw someone pull up a baby hammerhead shark. A baby HAMMERHEAD shark. He threw it back but it was THERE. From that point on, all we saw were sharks. Not hammerheads but still SHARKS. Various sizes with the biggest being maybe two feet in length but there were bunches and bunches of SHARKS!!
Jess got uncomfy watching the guys being all tough and stuff by killing them. Chopping off heads or pinning them onto the ground by standing on their necks. Real class act. Yeah, they sure were tough. Killing a critter that would die if it just stopped for a minute. Even in the water. And here they were "fighting" up on land (well, pier) outside its element. Oh, and it was a BABY! Real tough guys! Right up there with fighting thirty opponents at once… by ramming a schoolbus with a semi. I got wet just watching it… I was so turned on. ESPECIALLY with all their hoopin and hollerin.
Anywho, once I felt I had gotten my dollar’s worth on there, we headed to get something to eat. On the way back we heard some bagpipe music coming from the nearby Irish restaurant and pub (not Lynch’s) and a coouple of black guys were arguing about it. One turned to us and asked if we liked bagpipe music. I answered back, "Hell YEAH!!" and he said "SEE!?!?" to his buddy. I commented that I loved it when Black March would come thru here. It’s been YEARS but it was awesome when they did. And the scottish games are fun, btw. I know I have some scot in me but that ain’t why. I just enjoy the sound. It’s not beautiful or the BEST but groups like Brother and Seven Nations are fun cause they incorporate bagpipes into their rock songs.
We make it to the pizza place right across from Freebirds and order up some slices. Yummy. Greasy but yummy. We notice the line forming and decide to wrap it up and head over. We’re all confident cause we have our tickets already and won’t have to wait in the willcall line behind everyone trying to pick up their tix THEN in the other line to get inside.
Freebirds decided to merge the two lines for the first time in my own experience with the place. And everyone in front of us still needed to get theirs. SUNNOVABITCH!!
So Jessi runs to her car to get some gum (after-pizza breath ain’t as yummy as the pizza!) and finally someone gets behind me in line. One thing I hate about lines is being closer to the back than the front. And it’s worse when I AM the back of the line. Don’t worry, ultimately the line got MUCH longer. So I start talking to this chick behind me as she asks about the band. She’s from Alaska and had just moved here. Her hubby was off parking the car (DAMMIT!) and she was excited. Even though the band is made up of good ol’ Jax Boys she had their cd up in Alaska. And commented that her friends HERE had never heard of them. Jess makes it back with the gum and hears the new friend mention being from Alaska and asks if her hubby drives a jeep. Turns out there was an incident in the parking lot involving some other driver and Jess noticed the license plate (I’ll let Jess tell that in a comment here). HE finally joins up, we chit chat until the line starts moving. I also talked a bit with the girls in front of us. Especially this tall gloomy goth lookin chick. She seemed interesting and was cute. Most of our talk involved making sure I got MY spot at the railing up top. They had threatened to get it but her own friends wanted to be right up at the front of the stage. Good! Let ‘em have it! But she DID promise if they went upstairs, she would make sure to save a spot for us. Ended up not being necessary since they did let those WITH tix go straight in once you made it to the door. Ugh. So we got a good spot and waited for the show to start.
But that will be PART 2!!

Still needing help...

I still need input on the whole "asshole" thing. So, please, scroll down and offer some insight! Thanks!

Movie Reviews: Flightplan, Corpse Bride, Into The Blue and Serenity (sort of)

Flightplan
Jodi Foster is a good actor. I have no doubt about that. Sean Bean can act, certainly, and so can Peter Sarsgaard. They’ve proved it in other movies so it is no shock here that they can easily convey what needs to be conveyed. The idea of a woman missing her daughter is always good for fun drama! Throw in the idea that she loses her daughter on a plane and you can add in all that claustrophobic stuff that worked well in Panic Room (Hey! Another Foster flick!) and other airplane movies and the strong possibility that the woman just MIGHT be nuts after the tragic loss of her husband and you can milk this sucker for hours! Or 90 minutes as is the case with this one. It moves well. The 90 minutes doesn’t feel longer or shorter… it feels like 90 minutes. Not a lot of wasted time or shots. If a shot takes a while it’s cause it has to! If it is sharply cut and disorienting, it’s supposed to be. So what’s WRONG with the movie? Nothing. It’s just not great. My mom liked it. My sisters liked it. I thought it was well-made and showcased competent actors and crew… but so what? Heart of Darkness was a well-written book… considered a classic… but it’s still boring as shit! This isn’t boring, it just ain’t exciting enough. I prefer Red Eye… but only just barely.
Corpse Bride
Let me start by saying I was not a big fan of Nightmare Before Christmas. It was well done and had some interesting concepts and is fun to look at… but so is most of Burton’s stuff. CB is no exception. It improves on some of the techniques used in NBC but he story still suffers from being dull. It seemed to me to be TOO harsh for kids (while parents disagree) and too soft for adults. Some fun jokes, a nice song or two and fun animation but that’s it. It’s short. REAL short. 80 minutes short. I was bored around minute 25. Some have liked it, sure, and I know a lot who didn’t. The most common review? "Glad I saw it but I don’t want to see it again." WOW. Should be a blockbuster, huh? Charlie and the Choc Factory was better. It's all fine and pretty to look at but at least Charlie had a good story.
Into the Blue
Three movies in one! The first hour is all about pretty people swimming. Great cinematography! Shots of Alba’s ass in a bikini! Great underwater images captured on film! More shots of her ass! Breathtaking shots of the actors seemingly around REAL fish not CGI! Oh, look, there’s her ass again! Does she act? Sure. So does Paul Walker, who wears a shirt for all of about 20 minutes of the movie. So does Caan’s kid, who is looking and acting a LOT like his pop. So does Ashley Scott… no wait, she doesn’t. She’s just pretty. And her ass is shown quite a bit, too. No nudity beyond the back of Scott’s breast and some "not hiding much" bikini bottom action. Just people swimming and looking around for treasure.
The next half hour is all about a drug deal subplot. So we meet nasty folks and watch our pretty people get involved in shit they SHOULD know better than get involved with but the movie would be wicked dull if they didn’t. They swim some more. Not many shots of Alba’s ass in this part (nor for the rest of the movie). Nice shark attack though.
The final half hour is the action part. Some good fighting and nice stunt work with Paul doing some nice underwater fighting (or his stunt man) while Alba gets to kick ass on land. She just doesn’t SHOW any ass. So is the movie worth seeing? Sure. Don’t RENT it, see it on the big screen just to enjoy the visuals. But if that’s the case, go see March of the Penguins, instead.
The only real stand out in all this is Josh Brolin. God, that guy is good. And even better when he’s a bad guy!
You know, on second thought… instead of seeing ANY of this movies… go see
SERENITY!!
I’ll review that later in the week after people have a chance to see it. I can’t think of how to review it WITHOUT giving stuff away and that would be a crime. All I WILL say is it’s two hours long, has great action and some nice comedic moments and if you’re a fan of the show like I am, take tissues.
Oh, and my friend, Julie, who has never seen an episode of the show saw it and LOVED IT! Said it was "like seeing the first Star Wars". Not Phantom Menace but the FIRST Star Wars. Yes, it IS that good.

Don Adams.... damn.

Maxwell Smart. Tennessee Tuxedo. Inspector Gadget. Don Adams.
What a shitty year.
Tigger.
Piglet.
Ernest T.
Gilligan.
Now, Maxwell Smart.
Damn.
If you want to know more about the guy, go here and read.
http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_09_26.html#010370
It will also link to an even BETTER obit.
For you young'uns out there who don't realize the sheer volume of catchphrases this guy is (at least partly) responsible for... FOR SHAME!
Sleepy now. Will write about the movies later.

A-SS-HO-LE! A-SS-HO-LE!!

Ok, gang and non-gang alike. I have a predicament. Now, anyone who knows me knows I have a classification for myself. It has been given to me over the years and I have learned to take pride in it. Hell, even my mother calls me it.
Asshole.
I am an asshole.
I don't mean I have the POTENTIAL to be an asshole or that I can be one SOMETIMES... I AM an ASSHOLE. But I'm also a rather nice guy. OR as I have gotten to putting it, I am the nicest asshole you will ever meet. And yeah, even though mama calls me an asshole at times, she will also ASK me to be one, too.
Several sundays I was woken up by mama with, "William, the church people are at the door again... go talk to them."
And some girl-type-friends have asked for the A-Hole. Some have been ATTRACTED to that side of me. Scary side-note, actually. I've had more than one woman hound me when I was the asshole and then when I start liking them and start being more NICE, they lose interest. I hate that.
ANYway, why am I bringing all this up?
Simple. I have come to realize that different people define "asshole" differently. So what I need from people is two fold:
1) What do YOU think an asshole is?
2) How am I, SPECIFICALLY, an asshole?
And try to avoid looking at someone ELSE'S comments before leaving yours. Don't want anyone being influenced or echoing something intentionally. But if there appears to be a concensus then I know what's waht, y'know?
Should be simple enough. For those who don't really know me and/or don't agree with the asshole assessment? Thanks... say so... but trust me (us), give it time and you'll see it. Unless I REALLY REALLY like you, of course.
I appreciate all who comment but I DO ask you keep it serious and mention only HONEST opinions and events. I don't need any "I think he's an asshole cause he pushed that old lady into traffic".
I mean, come ON!!
Nobody saw that!
And also "And asshole is William cause he's an asshole" would get you laughed out of elementary school debate club so don't do that here. And, no, I won't bare any grudges or argue any points. That's not why I am doing this.
I will also post this on MySpace so you can comment in both spots or just one or post two different things... up to you.
This is ALL up to you.
Thanks.
William

Clocks by Coldplay

Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Fuck me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead
(squealing)
Cum aaaaand some things unsaid, shoot an apple on my head.
Trouble that can't be named, tigers waiting to be tamed
(squealing)
You are, you are
Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks (gonna)
Come back and take you home, I could not stop, that you now know (singing)
Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I)
A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease (singing)
You are [x6]
And nothing else compares
Oh no nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
You are [continues in background]
Home, home, where I wanted to go [x4]

BW3's in OP...Trivia went..... ok.

Trivia went… ok.
I had a LOT of people there. I mean, the restaurant area was pretty crowded and the bar was relatively packed. Lots of people playing with those lil blue trivia boxes where you don’t actually WIN anything. So I was hopeful. Came in, set my stuff up, talked to the manager and a couple of people who came up to me, had the manager offer me any food I wanted (AWESOME!) and got the sound turned over to my control. The system was working better and the jukebox was turned down this time (MORE AWESOME!). So I put out the call.
"Welcome to Buffalo Wild Wings, Orange Park, your place for TEAM TRIVIA on Thursdays! It’s free to play so come up and grab all your free supplies: a companion sheet for notes and to keep track of your progress, a couple of pencils and an answer pad. That’s ALL you need to play."
I saw some heads turn and listen and even more turn as I finished it up.
And then the kicker!
"Some great prizes tonite for our top three teams with first place getting $50 house cash, $20 for second and $10 for third! That’s three chances to win and it’s completely free to enter."
Then I introduced myself and played a song. "Rock Me Like a Hurricane" if you’re curious.
And I had two people walk up.
After I explained the rules, two more came up.
And most were from the bar area. One team moved over so they could watch whatever game was on, still be walking distance to the bar and to me. What a concept. The rest of the folks in the dining area (which is where I have FULL control over the sound didn’t even act like they were considering playing. And the bar couldn’t really hear me enough to know what was going on.
A fifth team would join later in the night… right after half time, actually. And they would come in second.
ANYway, so the game went smoothly enough. No scorekeeping issues, no people getting upset over the questions beyond "they’re too hard" (which they aren’t for the OTHER Beedubs but for THIS one, maybe so) and no rowdiness beyond someone celebrating too hard and cracking their beer glass. But they won so more power to them!
One guy came up and said he will definitely be back next week. Two other teams were regulars already (past couple of weeks) and one other said he wants to tell everyone he knows cause he had a blast.
But ONE guy from the winning team came up and asked if I was gonna be the regular host. I said "Definitely" and he was pleased. He mentioned he has a bunch of friends and co-workers and such that go around throughout the week playing trivia at various spots and they just happened to see the signs up one day for Beedubs. He wants to get all of them to come in so they can play against each other. If he DOES convince them, the place COULD conceivably pack out.
This is GREAT!!
I hope he’s serious and that his friends come out and enjoy themselves.
I do like the job but get frustrated when I feel like I am the only one who promotes it. And I only have so many avenues to do so. Plus, most of my friends either can’t come out or won’t.
Which sucks.
But anyway, that’s how the night was.
Talk to you later.
The half time question for two points a piece:
Name Michael’s four brothers that made up the ORIGINAL Jackson 5.

Team Trivia Thursdays at BW3's in OP at 8pm!!

I need to build this crowd because Robert, my pseudo-boss in trivia remarked that he has about 12-14 teams each thursday at Players Grille. This pisses me off cause he went in and REPLACED the trivia guy there. So someone ELSE already did the build up. I am the first and only trivia guy at this location so getting people to 1) realize they HAVE trivia, 2) realize it IS fun and 3) realize that you DO win good prizes is a bitch.
My Tuesday nights could use some building but they are ok... mostly regular teams. The teams who DIDN'T abandon trivia cause of the last host they had there who REALLY sucked.
Most people have a good time. The questions aren't all sports or some silly nonsense. (More on that in a later post.)
Anywho, if you know people who like trivia and aren't far from the OP area, let them know about the show, please.
Thanks.
TTYL.
William

Driving home from Team Trivia

I was on my way home from work at Fast Boys (Team Trivia Tuesdays starting at 730pm!) and I was coming down Atlantic when I passed a gas station selling regular unleaded for $2.65 a gallon. Well, $2.65999999. And I was all, like, "Wow! Only $2.65!!!" How seriously effed up is that? You know, when I first got my license.... i mean, FIRST got it.. gas hit 80 cents and my dad flipped. I was pissed cause it was 65 cents when I was taking the class. It hit a dollar shortly thereafter. Gee... what was going on back THEN? Hmmmm.
Stupid Bushes!

Cry_Wolf and Just Like Heaven

Cry_Wolf
Ok, besides the fact that my friend was dreading seeing this thing, expecting it to be gory and frightening and all that and she continued to be tense throughout the previews and the beginning of the film, I was still excited to see it. Even though it was PG13. Damn you, Ring!!! Damn you straight to hell for making Hollywood think PG13 horror movies are ok and just what the people want! We want GOOD horror movies!! And if it’s PG13 then it ISN’T a HORROR movie. It’s a suspense movie with some mild jump scares. Like the Ring was. Or the Grudge. And the Cave. Suspense is NOT horror, dammit!
ANYway, I enjoyed it. I had fun. Sure, wasn’t hard to sort out where it was all going but we needed an update to April Fool’s Day, didn’t we? (Congrats to those who get the reference.) It really is just a psychological thriller (mild one but still) with more in common with the better-than-it-should’ve-been Gossip than Urban Legends while the trailers would have us believe the opposite. I don’t know their names but the cast was fine. I enjoyed the main guy and the main chick (Dodger?) is still a damn fine looking woman. And yes, fellers, the schoolgirl outfit IS a turn-on still. Ahem. Where was I? Oh, right, so if you’re thinking it’s going to be "scary" or "gory", don’t. Stop that right now. It’s a drama, really. That’s all. A decent drama starring young actors doing a decent job playing characters in a movie that could’ve benefited from being LONGER (most likely under orders to be 90 minutes for the young’uns) but is still some good fun at the movies.
Just Like Heaven
It was a cute movie. That’s really all I can say. It wasn’t another Ghost (thank god) or another Sixth Sense or anything. It was more like While You Were Sleeping meets High Spirits, I guess. Completely harmless. You won’t walk out yelling, "I LOVE THAT MOVIE!" or "THAT MOVIE SUCKED BALLS!" or anything. You’ll walk out with a lil smile on your face or a tiny bit of moisture in your eyes, sure, but you won’t come out and run back into line to see it again.
The leads were fine for the film. Not that much is required of any of them beyond Witherspoon. And Reese is pretty good in it. Not sure why I was surprised by that. Ruffalo must’ve lost the more dramatic bits of the script, which is sad because the subplot about him dealing with being a widower could’ve made for some exciting footage. Donal Logue was fun and that Napoleon Dynamite guy (John Heder?) wasn’t anywhere NEAR as annoying as he was in ND. And before you ask, I DID enjoy the movie for the low budget cult flick type of film it was but simply can’t understand the fascination with it OR him. But at least the guy that played Pedro isn’t everywhere. Though I would enjoy seeing him team up with that Idol loser Hung for a duet. So really, that’s the best I can suggest. Chicks will dig it and guys won’t HATE it if they get dragged to it. There you go. Plan accordingly.

Confusion

The world has confused this ordinary man. The colors and patterns, though beautiful, serve only to distract. The images before my eyes last well after they are gone. I know nothing but reality but relations with others are based on fantasy.
We speak at each other with codes and symbols. Expressions take the place of words; gestures replace sentences. The communication lines are damaged by continuous misdirection and blatant lying. A person will say nothing’s wrong as the world crashes around him. A woman will excuse anything believing it to be her own fault.
What has happened to this incredible animal? We dominate above all others yet kill ourselves at the drop of a hat. We pride ourselves as being the only creature we know with language capabilities yet lie at any available opportunity. Why is it so hard to say what we mean? I would rather spend time speaking with myself that attempting to interpret the prattle of others. At least then I know when I’m lying.
But why, then, do I feel loneliness? Is it possible that I can’t live alone with only myself? Do I desperately need the company of others to prevent madness? I don’t know? I’ll never know, will I?
Feelings kept inside where it’s safe. Thoughts held private to avoid ridicule. I don’t care what others think about me so why do I care what they say? I need help and don’t know where to turn. Life is getting to be pretty damn fun. Ah, hell, it builds character! I’ll just ride with it and hope for something better to come along.

Any ladies out there like THIS? If so, say "Hi". :)

Joe Nichols "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Come Off"

She said I'm going out with my girlfriends
Marguerite is at the holiday inn
Oh have mercy my only thought
Was tequila makes her clothes fall off
I told her put an extra layer on
I know what happens when she drinks patron
Her closets missing half the things she bought
Yea tequila makes her clothes fall off

She'll start by kicking out of her shoes
Lose an earring in her drink
Leave her jacket in the bathroom stall
Drop a contact down the sink

Them panty hose aint gonna last too long
If the dj puts bon jovi on
She might come home in a table cloth
Yea tequila makes her clothes fall off

She can handle any champagne brunch
A bridal shower with Bacardi punch
Jello shooters full of Smirnoff
But tequila makes her clothes fall off

She'll start by kicking out of her shoes
Lose an earring in her drink
Leave her jacket in the bathroom stall
Drop a contact down the sink
She don't mean nothing
She just havin fun
Tomorrow she say oh what have I done

Her friends will joke about the stuff she lost
Yea tequila makes her clothes fall off
Oh tequila makes her clothes fall off
Oh tequila makes her clothes fall off

Shinedown Tonite at Freebirds!!

It's a benefit for the Katrina Relief effort by the Red Cross, tix are $20 and you can get VIP tix at the door for $50. Also can bring non-perishible items like water and canned goods and diapers and other such thingies. Will be holding raffles and all that and even part of the proceeds from the bar sales will help so drinking bunches will be a GOOD thing! You can tell the cop after he pulls you over, "Sorry, officer, but I was just ina giving mood tonite!"
I'll be there so if you see me, come up and say "Hi".
Have a great day, all!

I'm bored.

Work is boring. Can't email or get onto yahoo messenger or really go surfing so NOTHING helps. Someone broke the printer so I can't print and that means all the work I DO have can't be done.
Plus, trying to figure out what to do later tonite.
Ugh.
I don't need this pressure!!

Disturbing Thoughts Round-up!

Ok, here’s the deal. I intend this to be a place to just list off those thoughts that aren’t worth a devoted posting and might be a tad disturbing or just un-PC (ptui!). Feel free to comment with any such thoughts YOU might have but we need some ground rules before we begin. First, remember these are just thoughts and don’t necessarily reflect on ACTIONS taken or mean any of us are BAD people. 2) No judging! This goes along with rule number one. 3) Fight club does not exist.
So with all that in mind, let’s get started!

1) How come, the more excited the parent is, the uglier the baby pictures?
2) I never see midget twins. We need more midget twins in this world.
3) Speaking of twins; am I the only white person who hesitates to comment when seeing black or Asian twins? You know, just in case.
4) Sometimes, when I think about the money I will get from a relative passing away, I get excited and briefly think, "hurry up and die already!"
5) Sometimes, when I think about the people that I owe money to, I think the same thing.
6) Why do women think that just cause you might fiddle with their asshole a bit during foreplay that it’s ok for them to just jab their finger at yours? I mean, Jesus, woman, ASK FIRST!! I’ll say "no" but at least you won’t get the Pimp Hand.
7) Why did pimps stop wearing large hats with animal print stripes and shoes with goldfish in them? That was a cool fashion choice. Was it when white people started doing it?
8) If God is supposed to be all knowing and smart as can be, why are most of his followers… well, NOT? Not even close. Good news though is that they help disprove human evolution. You'd think after all these millions and billions of years we'd all be much smarter. So, yay them!
9) Diehard Christians are like republicans anymore whenever someone offers theories or evidence that goes against their doctrine. Like if the Democrats report that W said he hates gay people in an interview with the LA Times back on October 10, 2003, the Reps will come out saying he never DID an interview with the LA Times on that day. It was the NY Times on the 11th so the Dems MUST be lying!! They won’t admit he DID say he hated flamers. The same is true with Christians whenever someone brings out evidence against their faith. They want proof and any flaw in that proof is enough evidence to claim EVERYTHING is wrong. Yet, they use their Bible as proof for so much of THEIR beliefs even though so much of that book has been shown to be wrong, mistranslated, misinterpreted or just intended as a story. It makes me not trust any of them.
10) I regret not using the "Just a kid" excuse more when I was younger. You remember that, right? When you could do something stupid and people would just say "Oh, he/she’s just being a kid" and it would be ok? Like climbing on a neighbor’s roof or jumping on a big dog and riding it like a horse or calling someone a fatty-fat-fatty or kicking someone in the shins for no reason or telling your mother the Christmas present she got you sucked or just dropping to the floor in the mall and screaming when your company won’t leave! I didn’t take enough advantage of that and I miss being able to do that without people calling the cops.
11) Wouldn’t it suck if there really WAS only ONE person for each of us? Especially if that person was already buried under your shed? Sometimes that’s the thing that keeps me from just going nutso and wiping out small parts of the population. Well, that and the fact that I don’t want to go to jail (see #6 for more on THAT).
12) When a co-worker says "We’re having a ‘Come to Jesus Meeting’", I want to say "Why can’t we have a ‘Come ON Jesus Meeting’!? I think Jesus would like a little bukkake action!" But I don’t cause I’m a wussy.
13) Sometimes I look at porn and try to figure out exactly when someone told the woman she was pretty. I usually end up concluding it was her mother cause mother’s love to lie about shit like that.
14) People who say "Think outside the box" and MEAN it should be punched in the throat until they learn better. What box? Why is THEIR box so small? Maybe they need a bigger box though it's hard to imagine their brains being too big for ANY box.
15) "When I look at him, I don't see his color." I hate that one, too. What else you missin', re-re? Come on, we have different races and different cultures and different people. Trying to pretend you're enlightened by refusing that person their heritage and complexion is insulting. Of course, they usually have NO problem talking about "white people". Morons.
16) I think black people's names would be a lot less funny if they took the time to look up the word in the dictionary BEFORE naming their children.
17) I get ALMOST as annoyed anytime a jewish person brings up the holocaust as I do when a black person brings up slavery. Yeah, it happened but a couple of generations ago. Come on, those who you know who went through it are either REALLY old or dead. Let it go. Still be aware enough to keep it from happening again but don't bring it up anytime you feel downtrodden! Ugh. And I did't own any damn slaves so don't try that white guilt on ME, mister! Now, my family shot indians and stuff but no record of slave owning. So for all you Native Americans out there... sorry, my bad!
18) Every so often I get the urge to just smack someone. Not because they pissed me off for any reason, cause that is ok. I mean like standing in line at the bank, turning around and SMACK! Just to see how the person will react.
19) I'm always disappointed when a homeless guy comes up to me asking for money and he DOESN'T smell bad. Not sure why.
20) It's fun to walk by ONE beggar and hand the one behind him a couple of bucks. For added effect, turn and point at the other guy and whisper, "He's faking it."

That’s all I have for now. Whatchu got? And remember, NO JUDGING. These should just be thoughts you have... hell, you can have them and worry about your OWN "goodnes" and "sanity" but at least admit to HAVING these thoughts.
Maybe not THESE but similar... so come on.... tell me YOUR thoughts!

Don't Forget!!!

Ok, all... it's that day again! The day before Trivia Tuesday! Come on up to Fast Boys Wings on ATlantic and University (in Jax, FL) and enjoy a fun couple of hours playing trivia. I've already got all the questions prepped and they are some good'uns!

You can win some nice prizes: House cash accounts of 20, 30, and 50! plus a pitcher of beer at halftime!And fourth place gets some candy!

There is no minimum or maximum for a team!So come out and have some fun and drink! It's also a decent wing place!! Trivia starts at 730!

Thanks.
William

Oh, and Trivia Thursday starts this week at the BW3's in OP!!! Starts at 8!

Hey...

Just letting you know I have allowed anonymous comment posting for now but please... leave your name or something so I know who you are. Now there is NO reason for anyone to NOT comment anymore.

Hilarious... check it out!

http://www.donlafontaine.com/video/5men.html

If you've seen movie trailers, you will laugh at this!

My new fave commercial!

http://www.bigad.com.au/movie.html

I just really like this commercial. So for all you that haven't seen it, here it is. Enjoy!

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Just getting home from the preview of the Exorcism of Emily Rose.
A friend of mine went into this film expecting it to be "the Exorcist with better effects!"
My expectations were different.
I tried to explain to him what it was about and how it SHOULD follow more of the trial than the actual exorcism. It is NOT a horror movie and shouldn't be. It should take it's subject matter seriously and do its best to play both sides so the viewer can make up their OWN mind. It should basically be Catholic Law & Order. And come on, it had Tom Wilinson and Laura Linney. These are two damn fine actors!! One is better than the other, in my opinion...cough*Oscar winner*cough... but they can both bring their A game to something like this. Granted, the trailers supported HIS expectations more than mine.
But guess what... I think we were BOTH right. The film is genuinely tense and scary. Something the Exorcist never quite did for me. And it was actually COMPELLING. I mean, sure I knew what to expect. Sure I knew many details and most of the generalities of the "Case". But I was still on the edge of my mental seat.
And a LOT of it comes from good ol' Tom. Damn, that boy can act! Anyone remember his brief bit in Batman Begins? That was AWESOME!! And that was a bit part in a comic book movie and that man came in and had some FUN! And did an accent! Sure, he essentially does an accent in Emily Rose but that's more getting RID of his normal one. In BB he takes on a specific american accent and does it rather well, I thought.
Not that Laura Linney is slacking off in this one. She does an excellent job of conveying the lawyer side of her character and the inner debate of faith. You believe her when she's confident and buy it when she isn't. Good job. Sadly, she might be overlooked by the woman who played Emily. Wow. Wow. Some nice work. Some may think she only got the part because of the contortionist-style positions she can force her body into but those fools are ignoring the beautiful job she did ACTING in this thing. And it could've been a thankless role. Please pay attention to her whenever she's onscreen. Seriously, you won't regret it.
Ok, enough gushing. What was wrong with it? Hmmm. Mostly, the problems come from the marketing. This movie DOES have scary moments, sure. It has nice jump-scares and strange and odd visuals just like the Exorcist. But there isn't anything so effed up and twisted that makes you stop and go "Whu the fu!?!?" Well, not so much that you leave the movie. (See Transporter II entry). This is a dramatic movie. A serious movie. It deals with serious topics such as faith and responsibility and devotion to an ideal and work. It deals with some rather high minded concepts at times and deals with them rather spectacularly. Shame it's being played up like a horror movie in the trailers.
Kind of like how they did Village. I mean, who else expected a monster movie after seeing the trailers for THAT one? Instead, we just got treated to one shitty M. Night flick that had a dumbass ending and not enough scares.
Well, look at that... I managed to sneak in three other reviews into this one. Tee hee. But seriously, I loved this flick and suggest you check it out.
Thank me later.

Movie Round-Up Time!!!

Ahem...
Transporter 2: I LOVED the first one. Ask anybody that knows me and they would say I loved that movie. Great action. A charismatic star, JAson Stratham. A fun plot by Luc Besson, the guy who did Leon, La Femme, Fifth Element and Kiss of the Dragon. Great stunt work and driving stunts. A beautiful asian woman. A dastardly villain. And JUST enough plot to get you from one stunt or fight to the next.
Transporter 2 had all this potential. Same writers were back, same star, much of the same stunt crew and drivers (from what I have heard), the french guy came back though not the asian woman but the new villain had a lot of potential and they added a villainess who looked OUTSTANDING. But it falls apart. See, just like Ace Ventura 2 they decide to take what people said they liked about the first and CRANK IT UP!! Sounds great until you realize that you can crank it up TOO MUCH. Ace became a cartoon version of himself... and when you consider he was ALREADY a cartoony type character, well, it gets insane in the sequel. So when you take a guy who is already doing stunts that are nearly impossible (some REALLY staining logic but you are into the movie and accept it) and then make him do things that ARE impossible, well, it just hurts. The guy flips a car off a ramp to scrape a bomb off the bottom on a hanging crane hook. Let me repeat that... HE FLIPS THE CAR OFF A RAMP TO SCRAPE THE BOMB OFF THE BOTTOM ON A HANGING CRANE!!!!! WTF!??!?! Now, much of the driving is still incredible and the fights and the stunts are some of the best you will see outside of asian cinema but then they pull some shit out their ass that makes you just leave the movie. Damn shame. The hose fight is still neat though. A fews guys in the audience had issues with that one but I think it was just cause by THAT point the movie has already lost all credibility. Go rent Ong Bak instead. Trust me. You'll thank me later.

Red Eye. This one I enjoyed. It was silly, plot-wise, but it was still tense and thrilling. It WAS suspenseful. What a concept for a suspence movie. It just shows that Wes Craven is STILL a master director and knows how to make movies. His subject matter may lack at times but the man knows his job. Kind of like John Carpenter. They know how to FILM a scary movie. They just aren't too good at WRITING them anymore. Cillian Murphy was VERY scary and the woman (from wedding crashers) Rachel McAdams was pretty, capable and believable. Especially when scared. Why, the only character bit that lacked believability was Brian Cox's hair. Oh, and damn if Colby from Survivor wasn't pretty good. Who'd've thought, eh?

The Cave. This one had me until the very end. Then it didn't just lose me. It lost me, got a ransom note, ignored it, got a finger with another note, ignored it, got one of my ears in the mail and decided to respond with a "Kill the Bastard" attitude. The ending is THAT bad. It's been a long time since a movie was able to ruin itself just with the ending. I mean, up until then it was another Deep Blue Sea (which I enjoyed) where it's not just the beasties that are dangerous but the environment itself. They managed some tension and some thrills and chills, which is good for a monster movie. Granted, the monsters were all shown in quick shots (like the good old days) but when you DID see them, they weren't all that scary. Somehow they forgot how to film the bad guys and make them frightening. The sound was earie but the monster was blah. Think Jaws. The "dunnu dunnu dunnu" was scarier than the shark. Mostly cause when you just hear the noises, your mind makes a more believable looking monster/shark than the producers did. Go figure, right? But they had a nice ending that they were building towards (in MY mind) and then just said, screw that, let's just end this sucker! It was fun until then. Oh, and Piper Peraboo kicked ASS!!!
GO PIPER!!

Gilligan's Passing

I am not gonna lessen the death of a man at this time by attempting to write any sort of obituary or eulogy. I enjoyed Gilligan's Island and watched it repeatedly growing up. I enjoyed what I saw of Dobie Gillis a little less but it wasn't my cup of tea. I enjoyed that Space Nuts show he did (I think that was the title) and his appearance in Back to the Beach is hilarious (as is Hale and , well, the whole damn movie... go rent it...RIGHT NOW!!!). And besides, someone who actually MET the guy did a much better obit than I EVER could:
http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2005_09_06.html#010296
Read it.
It's damn good.

Good bye, Mr Denver.
You were a funny, funny man.
And am I the only one who has visions of Alan Hale smacking him over the head with a halo right now?

Why I hate football... well, ANOTHER reason why

Ok, see I am SUPPOSED to host Team Trivia three nights a week. I was down to just one show (CJ's on Baymeadows on Saturdsays at 7pm) and then gained two shows (Fast Boys Wings on Atlantic and University on Tuesdays at 730 and then Thursdays at 8pm at BW3's in OP). This meant I would've had a full week, what, with my DAY job and would've made decent $. So all was right with the world. Then I had the damn pre-season crap goingo n so my saturday show was either pre-empted, rushed or just outright cancelled. NOW they are saying they want to hold off until AFTER football season cause college bastards like their games on frickin saturdays. Shouldn't those fuckers be doing homework or something??!?!? ANYwho, we are in talks to get them to just change the days since saturdays suck for it and the turn out was weak (more on THAT subject later, maybe). We'll see.
THEN, I get told that THURSDAYS are the OTHER days for college football. Like Monday night is for the pros. FUCK! Come on! It's a SCHOOL NIGHT!! Make the pricks actually STUDY! So the show that was supposed to start THIS thursday has been delayed until NEXT thursday and there is a chance they will just cancel. Not to mention if they change the day to Tuesday (or CJ's picks thursday... monday is the other choice for them) then I am out the show. Mutha Pucka! SO I am BACK down to just one show a week until further notice but it's a DIFFERENT show starting THIS Tuesday at Fast Boys Wings on Atlantic and University... in the Blockbuster shopping strip... starts at 730. Come out! Have fun... tell me you saw this on MySpace and I will be leniant on some answers. I promise. Nice house cash prizes for top three teams ($20, $30 and $50).
Sorry... got plug happy.
ANYwho, so I am out over a hundred bucks a week cause of stupid COLLEGE football. Not even the pro stuff.
COLLEGE!
FUCKING!
FOOTBALL!
Ugh.
I hate football.

New Orleans

Ok... stick with me here...
A natural disaster lays waste to an american city.
The people are in dire need of help and the government is too slow to respond.
Looting and violence begin to build as the police and military are too overtaxed to respond.
Death tolls rise and no one really know when it will stop. It's just too hard to get to everyone.
People left stranded, fires burn uncontrollably, resources are running dry.
A call goes out to bulldoze the entire area and start over.
Others say it should be scrapped since it is unsalvageable.
The city cannot afford to recover.
The nation cannot afford to support it, either.
What WILL we do?

I have seen ONE possible answer.... a few years ago, actually.
Want to see it?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man's_Land_(comics)