90210 reunion
 

Damn that Dr. Mancini! He's so evil.

Melrose petition
 

There is a petition to get Melrose out on DVD. What I wouldnt do for seasons two through four or five (until Brooke died- thats when it jumped the shark, right?)http://www.petitiononline.com/angie/petition.html

Strike up the band, blow up the balloons and throw the confetti- its my own personal two hundreth post!

Real Cancun
 

OK, reality TV junkies, anyone planning on seeing this on the big screen?

http://entimg.msn.com/i/150/mo/mo3/r...un_150x225.jpg

http://www.therealcancun.com/?source=overture

Schadenfreudapalooza
 

Why would anyone be surprised? What movie has Mr. Burns been involved with that has any redeeming qualities whatsoever, aside from Saving Private Ryan?

The simple fact is that Brothers McMullen is just about the dumbest, most self-indulgent piece of dogshit to have ever received modest critical acclaim. I remember little of the movie other than that after it ended I staggered out of the theater ready to kill myself and everyone else, lest they inadvertently watch some of this movie. Thank you Mr. Burns, Producer/Writer/Director of the Brothers Mcdogshit. I hope he dies soon. Only he prevents Mr. Good Morning Miami doofus from being first against the wall when the revolution comes.

str8

Real Cancun
 

I am nearly certain I will not see this on the big screen (since I never see anything on the big screen), but I am consistently disturbed by the image from the trailer of the paunchy man in the red speedo exiting a building of some sort. Yikes.

Sarah from Joe$$$ Naked
 

Is there a good reason why someone hasn't posted a link to any of these photos? I looked, but my google-foo ain't so good.

TM

White Stripes
 

I'm not sure if any of the music junkies are here today but I've been listening to the new White Stripes for a few weeks now. It is amusing, no doubt, but hardly earth shatteringly good. What's all the fuss about? Is it just the dearth of music that hasn't been American Idolized or hip hopped? (Distressed that Lucinda Williams makes a lame attempt at a rap poetry thing on her latest.)

new music
 

The White Stripes, the Vines, etc. are all fun to listen to but they sound exactly like early 60s Kinks to me.

Maybe they're popular because they wear the same wacky little skinny pants and shaggy haircuts that the Monkees wore every show?

p(style over substance, but you can't fault style especially on this board)j

Now that's talent!
 

"German government minister now a champion beer drinker
Secret is 'to push your uvula back,' he says

By Reuters, 4/25/03


BERLIN -- Germany's "super minister" Wolfgang Clement showed off an unusual talent by winning a beer-drinking contest, downing a glass of Koelsch beer in 1.5 seconds, Bild newspaper reported Friday.

Clement, in charge of the Economy and Labour ministries, performed the speed-drinking in front of journalists and guests at a German beer brewers association ceremony in Cologne marking the 487th anniversary of the German Beer Purity Law on Thursday.

"I'll down a 0.2 liter (about half a pint) glass of Koelsch faster than all of you can drink a schnapps," Clement said. His trick: "You have to push your uvula back, then the beer flows direct down your throat. You can't enjoy the taste, but it gets there fast."

Clement was named "German Beer Ambassador" by the association, which is trying to promote the country's most famous beverage that has been suffering from declining sales. "


I didn't know you could "push your uvula."

Now that's talent!
 

Actually, I vaguely recall a Saturday Night Live skit with Gilda Radner and maybe Dan Ayckroyd talking excitedly about uvulas. Perhaps a national uvula society pitch?

Either way, it still sounds slightly obscene.

pj

White Stripes
 

Well if you've been listening to the album and you don't see what the fuss is all about, then you just don't see it, I guess. What I'm drawn to is the stripped-down intensity of the music, the power of Jack's (and Meg and Holly's) voice, and the great great great song-writing. Also fusing blues (or "neo-blues") with modern rock is something that's kind of a kick.

Comparing anybody to the Kinks is pretty fucking flattering. That said, I don't think it does the White Stripes justice. The Vines, now that I can see, and I think it's a good observation.

I'll post my review of the White Stripes (and RHCP, and Beastie Boys, and Iggy and the Stoogers, and N.E.R.D., and the Donnas, and The Hives, and the Liks, and Jack Johnson, and Blur, and Ben Harper, and Sonic Youth, and G-Love and Special Sauce, and everyone else) on Monday.

Schadenfreudapalooza
 

You are my SP. "Dogshit" is too kind, because at least dogshit is the creative product of something capable of genuine emotion. The entire movie looked cheap, which I suppose gives it indy cred, but only when you've got a worthwhile story to tell. Or genuinely talented actors.

My disgust for that movie was unequalled until I saw Quills.

White Stripes
 

Don't get me wrong, I like the album. The lyrics are cute, the licks kicky but the same could be said of my namesake, Sparklehorse. In fact, I think he does more innovative stuff but certainly is not getting the same kind of attention.

Look forward to your reviews!

new music
 

Oh, for shame, for shame....

"exactly like early 60s Kinks"? Oh my, how sacriligeous. The Vines are crap and closer to Nirvana than anything resembling English freakbeat. I hereby sentence thee to 48 hours of Nuggets and Nuggets II boxsets, nonstop.

But for some *good* new rock'n'roll that, yes, does go back to seriously old school, check out the following:

The Greenhornes - "Dual Mono" (prod. by former Afghan Whig John Curley)
The Agenda - "Start the Panic"
The New Pornographers - "Electric Version" (I'm cheating here, it doesn't come out until May 6th, but the first track is killer pop)
The Coral - self-titled

I'd drop in a URL to my own band, but wouldn't that be rather outable? But we're somewhere between The Sundays, The Cardigans, and Velocity Girl.

By gawd, I'll give up this dayjob somehow.
:D

White Stripes
 

dude, G.Love is so 1992. How bout some spin doctors while you are at it?