Event: Nightmare on Elm Street Re-released in Theaters

So, I ran across this and thought it was pretty cool. Evidently, New Line Cinemas is going to be re-releasing the original 1984 movie Nightmare on Elm Street as a tie-in with a new dvd special edition that is being released soon. It is only going to be shown on September 20th and September 21st in select theaters. A little over 100 theaters are participating in the re-release and thankfully it seems the showings are pretty spread out. I just hate it when a "limited release" means the film will only be shown in LA and NYC. The movie will be shown in four theaters here in Ohio, which is astounding compared to past limited release films' placement. (That's when Indianapolis doesn't seem that far from Dayton.)

I am by no means a die-hard Nightmare on Elm Street fan. Actually, I find the horror genre to be pretty blasé. Most (not all) of them are pure formulaic exploitation films. Good horror films need an interesting plot and not just filler for "cool" death scenes. (I'm looking at you Final Destination.) However, the original Nightmare on Elm Street is better than 95% of the recent entries in the genre. So, relive the 80s for a night if you're up to it...

I hope you like...

Big Screen Events

Video: Der Computer Nr 3

Postnote: Sorry, but I am having problems embedding the video on the site right now, I'll try to fix this ASAP. Click either the picture or the link below to see the video.

Note: It's probably better to play the video while reading the article.

Ok, I guess I am making this Weird Music Day by posting Weird Al early today and now this. Somebody linked to this video making fun of the way this girl dances. It is kinda funny, she moves very much like a nervous robot (sorry best way to describe it.) But, after the video ended something happened. I played the video again, but this time minimized the window. Yeah, I kinda fell in love with the song. It is so damn catchy.

I did a little research and found that this is a famous French singer named France Gall and she was preforming in a German 1960's American Idol-type show called Deutscher Schlagerwettbewerb. The song is not on iTunes and you can only buy the song through an expensive CD import. Needless to say, I have been just playing the song through YouTube for the last few weeks. I have searched high and low on the net trying to find translated lyrics, but no luck. I did however find the German lyrics and had them translated through good-old Babelfish. You can get the gist of the lyrics, but as you can see, its a little jumbled...

Der Computer Nr 3

The computer NR. 3 looks for for me the correct Boy,
and the love is guaranteed for both thereby.
The computer knows exactly for each man the correct woman,
and the luck falls at the moment from its card index.

Because one of many millions, waits for me somewhere.
(largely: einszwoundachtzig, collars: 39. shoe size: 46. stop!)

The computer NR. 3 looks for for me the correct Boy,
and the love is guaranteed for both thereby.

For a long time if I was lonely, ' am heut I falls in love,
and only is like that, because there are the technology and the science and electron brains.

The computer NR. 3 looks for for me the correct Boy,
and the love is guaranteed for both thereby.
The computer knows exactly, for each man the correct woman,
and the luck falls at the moment from its card index.

Because one of many millions, waits for me somewhere
(alto: 22 years, black hair, by occupation representative, characteristic: Money such as hay)

The computer NR. 3 looks for for me the correct Boy,
and the love is guaranteed for both thereby.

The song is way ahead of its time and a couple of people I have had listen to it were suprised it came from the 60s. Sure its a little quirky, but I find it extremely catchy. Besides, its not like you listen to any German-singing Frenchwomen anyways. What are you? A racist? Give it a try you bigot.

I hope you like...

France Gall- "Computer Nr 3"

Music: Weird Al

I, like most people that will admit they ever liked him, enjoyed Weird Al's music when I was a kid. I mean come on, we all had that guilty pleasure back in the day that was known as Amish Paradise. The man has been gone from the parody song genre for a good number of years now. He's been camped out in VH1's studio for a long time. I think Weird Al has the longest streak for continously being on their "Best of..." series. And thats saying alot, because there are people on those shows that can't find work anywhere else and just love reminiscing about slap bracelets, the Tootsie Pop commerical, etc. I always felt bad that Weird Al was on those shows and associated with nobodies like Gilbert Godfrey.

Anyways, Weird Al has a new album coming out soon. I know...FINALLY. I'm kidding folks, its been a lonnnnggg time since I called myself a fan of his work. I just happened to run across his Myspace page and saw that he had some new material. I think some of you might get a kick out of it. He has two original songs, that are ok. Don't Download This Song is going to be his new single and its...ok. It would have been funny three or four years ago when music piracy was all over the news. The main reason I am passing this along is because I think some people out there would like to hear Weird Al parody a new song. (Maybe just one???)

He messes with James Blunt's ever-so-popular ballad "You're Beautiful" in You're Pitiful. It's not bad and I thought the beginning of the song was pretty funny. If anything guys, check this one out. As an added bonus, he has Amish Paradise on there, so at least you can reminisce away (just like on VH1!!!).

By no means am I recommending this, but I just thought some of you would get a kick out of it.

I hope you like...

www.myspace.com/weirdal

Music: What Four

CD Baby finally came through and got my copy of What Four's self-titled debut in stock and sent it to me last week. Coming from the suburbs of Chicago, the band is made up of Brian Trahan, Bryan Kveton, Dan Yadron, and Dylan Fischer. Although they are a rock band at heart they have show some signs of jazz, blues, and yes, even classical (hell one of their best songs on the album is called Prelude No. 1 in D Minor). And there is where I think the appeal is. They would make Robert Frost proud, they take the path less travelled and use instruments you rarely see in the genre. Cello, egg shaker, organ, and even a guiro; yeah, they are all used here. And it really gives their music a more unique feel.

Unfortunately, the album only has seven tracks on it, but don't let this discourage you from at least checking it out. Some of my favs are Give It A Chance, Prelude No. 1 In D Minor, and Little Violin. With Give It A Chance probably winning out as the best song on the cd with its fantastic organ sound and great blues guitar playing. On Little Violin you can really hear the jazz influence and its really cool when they bring the song down near the middle of it.



Oh yeah, did I mention these guys are in HIGH SCHOOL!?!? I was totally blown away when I read this when looking to buy their album. I had a few of their songs on WOXY and would never in a million years guess that they were a high school band. I remember our bands in high school, they were nothing like this. They used to think they were really cool covering Limp Bizkit's cover of George Michael's Faith. Yeah, that was cool. I'm glad these guys didn't follow the regular path and play the same generic crap that everybody else seems to be turning out. They actually went out and got a piano player and are starting to make a little niche in the indie scene. Take notes high school bands! These guys are going places and I'm sure this is not the last you will hear of them.

Now the good news is that the album is available at CD Baby (an independent internet record store...which I will be recommending here shortly) where you can hear the first two minutes of each song on the albumn. The bad news is that its not on iTunes...yet, so you can't purchase songs individually. It's like $12 with shipping, which is better than most albums out there.

I hope you like...

CD Baby: What Four
What Four's Official Website

Link: Slick Deals

Here's a nice little site that I visit nearly every day. Slickdeals posts 1-5 really good deals for various products each day. Anybody with a good shopping find can pass the info to them. Most of these deals expire within hours of the posting because a) they are really good deals and b) once slickdeals gets wind of it, masses of people start buying.

Now, looking through the lists you might see a lot of computer stuff. Don't let this deter you. The $20 dollar (even after shipping!) Nikes I am wearing are proof that its not all tech. There is a wide range of products offered here, just not as much as computer products. It's the internet folks, so there's going to be a little focus on the tech stuff. Plus these things tend to be expensive anyways and when they go on sale it kinda helps the whole "great deal" image Slickdeals is attempting to create.

Check it out. If you don't see anything appealing to you today, check back tomorrow. Like I said above, I do a quick little 2 minute scan of the day's offerings almost every day. I hope I haven't created too many addicts.

I hope you like...

www.slickdeals.net

E-mail: Freshman to His Future Roomates

I ran across this on SA and felt compelled to share it. Evidently this guy's brother got an email from a kid who is going to be living with him and two other guys in a quad suite. I'm sure all of us can somehow relate to this. The awkward phone call you got from your future roommate asking who is going to bring the TV, what hobbies you have, etc. Well, this guy does this to the extreme. Not only does he list every CD he has in his crappy music collection, but also the 20+ TV shows he is watching on TV right now. I shit you not. I've had my share of bad roommates, but I always found out how bad they were after I got there. At least the 3 guys this kid sent this e-mail to have a chance to end it before it starts.

Sorry, about the grammar. That's the kid, NOT me.

I hope you like...

Hello

This is something of an introduction or so. Sorry it's so long i migh have gotten caried away First thing to bring up is anyone doing the Microfrige Program, at least one of us should. Also who is bringing a TV, we probbly don't want Four TV's but I figure Two would probably be good so those who like different shows can watch if the times collide. Though if we have a few VCR's it would be great. I have a 13" TV and a VCR to go with it. With that said i'll dive into my favorites, Starting With TV Shows.
Sorted By Networks
*NBC Universal
-NBC (10)
*Law & Order
*Law & Order: Special Victum Unit
*Law & Order: Criminal Intent
*Law & Order: Trial By Jury (Cancled)
*ER -USA Network (52)
* The 4400#
*Monk#
*Psych#Twenth Century Fox
-Fox Broadcasting (11)
*Bones#
*House#Discover Network
-Discovery Channel
*Dirty Jobs#
*Mythbusters#
*The New DectivesWalt Disney Corp.
-Disney Channel (34)
(OK, I know it sounds dorky or somthing like that, But...)
*Hannah Montana#
*LIfe With Derek#
*Naturally, Sadie#
*The Suite Life of Zack and Cody#CBS (12)
*NCIS (Naval Criminal Investagion Service)Cancled Shows
-Jake 2.0 (UPN/9)
-John Doe (Fox/11)
-The Pretender (NBC/10)
-Star Treck (only The orininal crew ones)
-Threat Matrix (ABC (part of Walt Disney Corp.)/6)
-Tru Calling (Fox/11)
-The X-Files (Fox/11)
-SeaQuest DSV (NBC/10)

#- Shows I Track to catch latest/Missed espoidsPlease Note that all Channel Numbers are based on local channel linup (Cox Comm. lineup for 0****) (which happens to be the same as in our dorm room) and may vary based on service provider and/or location.

My CD collection
(a Mirocasm of my music collection which includes many downloaded off the net and several family Cd's I'll Try to rembemer to include)
One again some of this may sound dorky but my Music collection spands about half of everything, and more oftem than not I can be hooked onto someone/somnething else in this dept.
Aly & AJ - Into the Rush
A*Teens - The Abba Generation
A*Teens - Pop Till you Drop
A*Teens - Teen Sprit
The Beach Boys - Greatest Surfing Songs
Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper
Michelle Branch - The Sprit Room
Vanassa Carlton - Be Not Nobody
Vanassa Carlton - Harmonious
The Cheeta Grils - "Self-Title"
Dream - It Was all a Dream
Hilary duff - "Self-Title"
Hilary Duff - Metamophosis
Hilary Duff - Santa Clause
LaneRose Falcon - "Self-Title"
Freaky Friday OST
HIgh School Musical
OSTJump 5 - "self-Title"
JUmp 5 - Accelerate
Jump 5 - All the Joy in the World
Jump 5 - All the Time in the World
Jump 5 - Dreaming in color
Kaci -i'm not anybody's Girl
Kim Possable OST
Avril Lavigne - Let Go
Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
Linkin Park - Metoria
The Lizzie McGuire Move OST
The Lizzie McGuire Television Soundtrack
Linsey Lohan - Speak
M2M - The Big Room
M2M - Shades of PurpleNow that's what i call Christms (Vol 1)
Pixel Perfect OSTPlay - "Self-Title"
Play - Dont Stop the
MusicPlay - ReplayPokemon 2.B.A. Master $
Christy Carlson Romano - "Self-Title"
Top Gun OSTT
SO - Bavetoven's Last Night
TSO - The Christmas Attic
TSO - Christmas EVE an other Stories
TSO - The Lost Christmas EVE
USAD - An Introduction to the Music of the Classical Era (2004-2005)
USAD - Music of the Renaissance (2005-2006)
The Wreckers - Stand Still, Look Pretty
Elton John
Billy Joey

$ - OK this one is extremaly, i don't know what you would say, but i have a very quorky tast in music
TSO - Trrans Siberan Orchestra
USAD - United States Academic Decathlon
Ablmues in red are Part of the Christmas Collection
Albmues in Purple are soundtracksAlbmues in Blue are those i still have to get around to listing to every track and not jjust the few i've gotten around to enjoying

The CD I want to eventully get and/or the various tracks that i don't have cd's (including some i've downloaded off the net and or off mix Cd's that my brother made) is "better (though Better in this case is subjective)

Any Quyestion Feel Free to ask , as far as for my tast in music and movies, the only explanation I can come up with is this: there foms of art and as such people will react to them differently....DVD list (in Order of Catergory suborganized in alapbetic order)

DVD Movies
TV SeriesAgent Cody Banks (1&2) The 4400 Season 1Analyze This Law & Order Season 3A Beautiful Mind Law & Order SVU Season 1Big Fat Liar Monk Season 1Bruce Almighty The Pretender Season 2Catch That Kid SeaQuest DSV Season 1Cheaper By the Dozen The Day After Tommrow Box SetsDie Another Day Indiana Jones - The Complete Move CollectionFerris Bueller's Day off Jurrasic Park Adventure Pack Forrest Gump Star Wars TrigiolyHarry Potter (1&2) Holes

(Edit: I took out a bunch more movies and DVD's to save time)

I also have a big list of movies I want to get covering a lot more of the TV Series

A few Tidbits about myself (other than what's above)

well... I have an acoustic Gutar that I MENT to learn how to play but havn't really got around to it yet (hence the fender DVD which came with it as part of the getting start box set)

I'm good with technology and that sort of junk... though I do believe computers (expecally windows systems) have a mind of there own figurativly speeking...

I'm a bad speller, Inherant that from my father...

I'm Am/Was in the Boy Scouts of America. Now and Adult leader (of me turning 18) and i did went through the youth program from about 1/2 in the cub scout program (bear for those who know the program) and all the ways throgh the Boy scout porting finish with obtaining the rank of Eagle.

He then went on to list a number of his achievements, but the original poster thought the kid should have his right for privacy. Yikes!!!

Video: Talking to Americans

Talking to Americans CBC Special (PART 1) f/ Rick Mercer


I'm sure most of you have seen Jay Leno's on-the-street segement "Jaywalking" on the Tonight Show. If you haven't, Leno basically asks random people in public places some rather easy questions about history/current events/politics and they videotape some of the stupidist answers that are given. Some of them are pretty funny, but it is also sad when a few can't even name our current vice president.

So, I ran across this: a segment on CanadaTV's "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" called Talking to Americans. Host Rick Mercer asks Americans around the country some pretty outrageous questions. He also has them say some pretty stupid things too. "Congratulations Canada on getting FM radio!" "Congratulations Canada on preserving your National Igloo!" Are just some of the way-out-there statements Mercer gets people to say.

Some will probably say that this is pretty mean because we should not be expected to know everything about our neighbor country. I agree that I don't know much about it. However, these people get what's coming to them. It is common sense that Canada does not leave its elderly to die on drifting ice or that there is a King of Canada. Mercer does look like a legit reporter, so some may think that everything he says should be true. Personally if someone came up to me claiming to be a Canadian TV reporter and telling me they are going to drill into Mt. Rushmore I would say that I would object to it. But, would I say that it is a good thing that Canada open its first college??? I'll leave that up for you to decide.

I hope you like...

(There are like 5 other episodes of "Talking to Americans" on YouTube. Check them out if want.)

Removing the 'Out of Order' Sign...

I apologize to the small number of you who visit this site. I haven't been updating!!! I'm really sorry about all this; lately I've just been crazy busy. I'll try to make up for it, so expect several posts in the next couple of days. Again: my bad, my bad...

Movie: Harvey

Ok, I realize I am really asking a lot out of you with this next movie recommendation. It's an old black-and-white that follows a man who happens to have a 6'8" tall rabbit as a friend. Oh, and he is invisible to everybody else. Wait! Don't go! What if I told you the guy the movie follows is Jimmy Stewart?!?! Yeah, thats right, the guy from It's a Wonderful Life! Is that enticing enough for you to at least hear me out? How about the fact that it is currently #157 in the Internet Movie Database's Top 250 movies? Please stay and find out about one of cinema's greats.

First the plot. I hate when movie reviewers spend four paragraphs describing the plot of the movie. So, I'll just give you the brief description that Yahoo! Movies gives:

Elwood is a good-natured, slightly sloshed man whose faithful companion is a 6-foot 3-1/2 inch rabbit that only he can see. When his sister Veta tries to have him committed, she's taken in instead. It's up to Elwood and Harvey to straighten out the mess.

Jimmy Stewart's Elwood P. Dowd is one of film's greatest characters. In fact, Stewart said that Elwood was the character he was most proud of. Not Jefferson Smith, not George Bailey, and certainly not Wylie Burp (American Tail: Fieval Goes West people, geez...). I challenge anyone to tell me they don't want to be a little like Elwood after watching this. Sure he's a loner and a little off at first glance, but dammit you can't help but like the guy. He's friendly to every single person he comes across, often giving them his card and inviting them to dine at his house. And his peculiar ways allows him to be more upfront with people than they are normally used to, always with positive results. He's that good.

Now having said all this, the movie does take some time to get used to. The first twenty minutes or so will be somewhat of a test. I blame this on culture over time. This film, if produced today, would be panned as too feel-good, unrealistic, etc. My best advice is to just ignore this, but you don't really have to do this. Why? Because James Stewart creates such a likeable character you cannot just write him off in such a way. At first, I found myself disturbed by how idealistic the movie was, but Stewart pulls you in. He's that good.


I had a friend say to me a couple of days ago that new movie plots seem to be a rarity these days. I agree, to some extent. The mainstream films that studios are pouring out week after week have a little bit of a hackneyed streak going on right now. My advice to him (and to you) is to go back. If you are sick of the ho-hum movies that have been coming out this year, rent that one movie classic that you never got around to watch. Believe me, you will feel so much more fulfilled than watching whatever came out on DVD this Tuesday (Scary Movie 4???) or whatever hits theaters this Friday (Snakes on a Plane???) It blows my mind how many people say they don't have that much time to watch movies, but when they do they watch crap like Final Destination 3, just because its the latest thing out.

Sorry for that little rant, but it has to with Harvey, I swear. Other than the feel-good the movie put me in afterwards ("I want be just like Elwood. I want to be friends with everyone."), I also found myself thinking how unique the plot was. There isn't anything quite like it. Now it is up to you whether or not that that is a good thing. My only fear is the inevitable remake that should be coming soon.

Pick up this great, great cinema treasure before you see a really crappy version of it will someone of the likes of Will Ferrell in a couple of years.

I hope you like...

Harvey

Article: Clarett's Night of Despiration

Quickie today...

If you haven't heard yet, Maurice Clarett was arrested again. This time for driving with 4 concealed weapons and a flak suit. It took two spike strips and a helicopter to stop him. But, you may not have heard about this. ESPN sportswriter Tom Friend recieved a call from the former OSU runningback two hours before Clarett was arrested. Evidently Clarett called a list of people, thanking them for trying to get his life straight. He was scared. You can also learn what Clarett has been doing since being dropped from OSU (if you don't know already). But, the article is very good by itself and is another great read.

Hope you like...

ESPN: Clarett's Night of Despiration

Video: The Snowball Effect- Sportscast Style

Meet Matt Lorch. He was a sportscaster for Channel 7 News in Quincy, IL. This is a cringeworthy video of one hell of a live newscast. I feel really bad for the guy because all hell breaks loose around him, but he somehow maintains his composure for the most part. I would think that most people would ask to cut to commercial or something, but he keeps rollin' with the punches.

I almost described why I think this is funny, but after reading it I thought it was a little self-explainatory and I didn't want to ruin this treasure for you. Just watch this train wreak and be observant. Try to catch the little things like the right scores and his rushed sign off at the end of the original broadcast.

Now, this clip is a little dated (if you can't tell when he covers Jordan and Pippen on the Bulls), but it still is great. It is also a little long for an average YouTube clip, clocking in at 7:27. Sorry, but I think it is worth it. I hope you do as well. And no, he did not get fired for this. Evidently, he is now working as an investigative reporter for the station now.

Hope you like...

"Let's go...if we could to...NBA?...........................OK! we're going back to Palmaria Ladies"


BONUS: Please realize that Lorch was really not at fault for the mishaps in the previous clip. Sure he might have stumbled over his words a few times, but after some outside interference wrecked his composure. Here we have the direct opposite. Meet Brian Collins. Unlike Lorch, Collins is broadcast on a college station. Even so, I don't think any school would just throw some kid up in the booth like Ball State did. Remember when I said Lorch's newscast was cringeworthy? He's got nothing on this kid. I dare you to watch all of this with a straight face. It's that bad.


"Boom! Goes the dynamite!"

Article: Baby, Give Me a Kiss

I'm sure anybody reading this knows what Girls Gone Wild is. But, not many people know that it is run by one of the biggest douchebags ever: Joe Francis. This guy should not have money. He thinks he's this huge entrepreneur who's great at marketing material to horny guys. The man did not even entirely come up with the idea of Girls Gone Wild. He was a producer for Real TV and just happened to find out that many guys were attracted to their annual "Spring Break Edition" of the show. He took the idea, made his own company, and now everybody knows about it.

Since then many have come forward saying they were too drunk and did not really want to be filmed. Joe doesn't care. Some girls have been proven to be minors caught on tape. Joe doesn't care. Some girls have came forward saying the crew, including Francis, have been participating in extracurriculars. Joe doesn't care. Well thats not entirely true, as you will see in the article. He has a bazillion lawyers to protect his ass if such charges see the light of day. He's become that powerful.

But, enough about my bitter hatred for the man. This is about LA Times reporter Claire Hoffman's feature piece about Francis. It follows him and his crew as they stop in nightclubs and lure drunk girls to the back of their buses. No, it's not one of those stories. This article paints Francis in a bad light. And here's the kicker, I don't think Hoffman went there with the intent to bring the guy down. It just kind of was thrown at her. Or...as you will read, she was thrown by him.

I took a narrative non-fiction class my senior year that dealt with stories kind of like this. Narrative non-fiction is essentially real stories that are written in a novel-esque style. We read books like Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and Tracy Kidder's House. We also read several articles such as this. One of the things you really are not supposed to do is put yourself in the story. It happens occasionally, but you just aren't supposed to. Here, Hoffman sort of has to include herself. Hoffman does a great job of painting Francis as a creepy, aggressive, and unfortuantely powerful young man who seems to elude any attempt to prosecute him. The article may be a little long (hey, it's a feature), but its a mighty good read.

Hope you like...

"Baby, Give Me a Kiss"

Movie: One Last Thing

You might have walked past this 2005 movie at your local Blockbuster, saw the cover, and moved on, thinking it was just another teen sex comedy. It is nothing of the sort. I haven't been this pissed off at a movie's marketing strategy since 2000's "The Family Man" with Nic Cage. Both movies are wrongfully labeled comedies. ("The Family Man" even worse though, with a quote from UPN-TV in big bold letters on the cover reading "Hilarious!")


To quote IMDB's summary: One Last Thing..., "is the funny and heartbreaking story of Dylan and his mother, Carol, as they struggle with the boy's terminal illness. Invited onto local television by an organization that grants last wishes to dying children, Dylan surprises everyone by making an eyebrow-raising request. As Dylan gleefully prepares to have his final wish fulfilled, Carol struggles with the idea of losing the most precious thing in her life." Hilarious! Lets slab a half naked Sunny Mabrey on there and get this baby on the shelf. -sigh-

This movie is a real heart-tugger, with many people having to do with terminally ill Dylan's upcoming death including his mother, his friends, and even himself. You will also see that the Nikki (Mabrey) character is a much stronger person in the inside than the supermodel celebrity that she is on the outside...which is what the film company decided to focus on when choosing the cover art. It's like Magnolia Pictures didn't even watch the movie. Ughhh....but I've already mention that. It's just that it pisses me off so much. Last time I'll mention it, I swear...

Michael Angarano does a great job as the dying Dylan. You really get his character by the end of the movie. He's going to do anything he wants on his way out and doesn't care what obstacles are in his way. He'll make headlines embarrassing the Make-A-Wish foundation just to go on a date with a supermodel. He'll take his friends to NYC in search of Nikki and even hit a private club in the process. You have to remember that in the end he is still a kid. It just so happens this kid is dying, but he's trying to fulfill some of his last dreams before he is gone.

Now, some people have claimed this movie is a little anti-religious. I don't see it that way. Sure Dylan was bashing Christianity in the beginning of the movie, but by the end he sorta comes full circle. He goes from saying there is no heaven or hell to hoping that a certain place is his heaven, which it turns out to be. I think it is a little too trite to pass the whole movie off as a religion bash-fest. But, then again that is in the eye of the beholder.

One last thing (get it?), you may want to note Wyclef Jean's song "Heaven in NY" during the end credits. I hadn't thought a song was so perfectly placed since Gary Jules' version of "Mad World" in Donnie Darko. I was half-tempted to do a whole post on this song alone. And by no means am I a Wyclef fan. I can only name a few of his songs and none of them were necessarily great. However, this one is both catchy and meaningful, a double whammy if you will. You can't get the song anywhere yet, BUT I did manage to find, after much searching, an MP3 of it. You can e-mail me if you want it.

But, the main thing I want you to do is watch this movie. Don't just pass it up the next time you are in the video store. Hopefully this next time you will be a little more educated.

Hope you like...

Website: Out of 5

Alright, for the very special first mediation, I am going to introduce you to Out of 5. Why does this get the coveted spot? Easy, its the best kept secret on the web. Yeah, I know, that was SO cliché... Anyways those that like music may really enjoy this.

Out of 5 is a group of ten bloggers who have diverse music collections. (Where'd that five come from?...Who knows???) Each week a theme is given and each member adds a song that coincides with the theme. So those of us that are good at math realize that that means ten free mp3s a week! Although most songs are pretty obscure, there have been some that were fairly mainstream. Unfortunately, there is no archive, so you have to visit the site every week and see what the new theme is.

Themes? What do you mean by themes? Past themes include, "Songs without Words," "Songs About Prison," "Songs with Weird Instruments," "Great Songs by Artists You Generally Hate," and "Songs About--but not Appearing in-- Movies." The bloggers are pretty creative with their selections too. For the beforementioned "Songs without Words" theme, one member chose "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by skat singer Shooby Taylor. Its just a bunch of nonsense put to the sound of an organ. You can here it here:

Lift Every Voice and Sing MP3

Now, please don't judge Out of 5 by this song alone (although it gets strangely better over time.) Go to their website and download this week's theme: Woo Mix. They are basically songs about having a crush on someone. The bloggers usually do their weekly update on Sunday (sometimes Monday).

Hope you like...

Out of 5

Let the Mediating Begin!

Welcome! Perhaps you stumbled onto this blog by accident or, more likely, are one of my facebook friends/AIM buddies. Either way, you may wonder what the hell this blog is. Where most blogs tend to be daily journals about one's life, I am going to be a little different and do something a little more, um... me. I don't really do journals, so thats why past blogs never lasted a few weeks.

I do however love to recommend things to my friends. This may seem weird to some, but I recieve great satisfaction when I suggest a movie, a book, a website to a friend and they turn out to love it. Now, I don't mean to brag or anything, but I have a vast amount of knowledge in pop culture. (VH1's World Series of Pop Culture has nothing on me.) I like to think that I know a lot about movies, music, tv, etc. and therefore have reason to make such suggestions.

This is where this blog comes in. By mediation, I mean intervene. "Intervene in what?" you may ask. Well, to put it bluntly, I hope to come between you and the boring side of your life. That's not to say your life is completely boring, it just may have some rough patches. By doing this I hope to recommend things to those close to me on a larger scale. It may be movies, it may be websites, it might be something funny on YouTube. Who knows??? All I can tell you is that everything I tack on here is something I think you will enjoy. Yes, you...