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Friday, November 26, 2010

Monday, September 27, 2010

the dawn of a new era!

Well, it looks like I haven't posted for 4 years on here, but I moved my blog to Vox, then they shut down their site, so I'm back!

I archived my entire Vox blog on posterous, it can be read here.

What else is there to say?

I've pretty much lost all interest in blogging lately, even though a ton of amazing things have happened to me and I should really be documenting it.

Oh well, I'll try harder from now on!

Saturday, December 30, 2006

KISSology!

Hey. it has been a long time since I've written, so I figured I'd fire off an article about KISS since I always have something to say about them.

I got KISSology for Christmas and I have to say it's pretty good. Actually it's really fucking good, which is surprising since KISS has put out nothing but shit for the last ten years! (The new Delicious Candy!*, edgier and with more swearing!)

That's not to say that it's perfect though, it could be a lot better, but let's start with what they did right.

First off, they had someone else do it. That was a good idea because Gene always screws things up by trying to cut corners on little things like design and interesting content.

Second, the shows they chose rule! This video actually made me like KISS again, and it's been a while since that's happened! Budokan and Cobo Hall are my faves, but they're all good. Third is they squeezed it all onto two discs instead of going for their usual "Let's stretch it out onto four or five discs so it'll seem like people are getting more and we can jack up the price" thing that they always seem to do. Did Gene Simmons die or something?

And lastly the commentary was pretty good. And here's where the complaints start, unfortunately.

The commentary was pretty good, but it seemed like it could have been a lot better. I would have like to have heard Ace and Peter on there, but I guess it just wasn't possible. who knows with those guys, right?

The extras are awesome, I love the Cadillac, Michigan documentary and the Mike Douglas interview. The reason this is in the complaints is that there should have been way more. I've seen the whole Mike Douglas interview on Youtube and it's a little bit longer, I would have like to have seen the entire thing on here. Or how about a full song (or more) from the high school gym in Cadillac? That show seemed like it was nuts, I'd like to see more of it! And the Paul Lynde Halloween special, they played three songs but only one is on the DVD, what's with that?

I suppose those aren't really bad complaints though, everything that's on there is good, I just know that 1974-1977 could easily have been a 10-disc set and they still would have had to leave some stuff out. Like the show where Ace got electrocuted, or the band pouring their blood in the Marvel comics ink vat, you know all that crazy stuff we've heard about for so long.

The Easter eggs are pretty rad though, the earliest known footage of KISS and the band playing at Ace Frehley's wedding. Well, tuning for 3 1/2 minutes, then playing...

Anyway, overall KISSology is a good DVD, I'm looking forward to the next two chapters. It makes me wonder though, are they going to completely ignore the 80's or just gloss over it really quickly? I hope they devote some time to it, that was hilarious.

Saturday, November 11, 2006

Wow, Moving Really Sucks!

Holy Crap, where do I even begin?

Well, the place we moved into has potential. Unfortunately it was buried under layers of filth. Yep, layers. of. filth.

We started out scrubbing the kitchen walls and found a different colour underneath! It was like a treasure hunt!

Not to mention all the great dust I found on the molding, dating back to sometime in the '80s I wager.

But the best was the Asbestos tiles. Actually, that was lucky, because they turned out to not be asbestos, but we lost a few days waiting for the test results.

So it is now Nov. 11. We have been here for 12 days and nothing is unpacked. (including my camera, so I can't post any pictures)We are waiting for quotes from painters, and hoping to get the flooring done sometime in December.

The tiles were removed by me with great difficulty, and we're now trying to decide if we can sand the glue off, or get new floors put over top. I guess it depends on what's actually possible. I'd prefer to sand, but whatever is going to happen first is fine by me.

So basically right now, we're all staying wherever we can for the next while.

The house is too smoky for us to live in right now, even after all the cleaning, so we end up leaving the windows open and sleeping in our jackets. And dang, it is freezing here right now.

Why couldn't we have moved in the summer? Or better yet, after all the renovations were done?

Watch this.It Rules.

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Gene Simmons = Krusty the Clown

It's true. I've often wondered if the writers intentionally based Krusty the Clown on Gene Simmons, because when you look at the side by side comparison, it's pretty interesting.

Let's go down the list, shall we?

Both non-practicing jews
Similar hairstyles
White face
Both value money over everything
Amazingly shoddy product lines
Willing to market ANYTHING
Krusty's Clown College = Gene Simmons' Rock School

I'm sure there's more, but the one that really drives it home for me is the episode where Krusty becomes respectable and shuns his former ways, then sells out and starts shilling the Canyonero.
It totally mirrors the early 90's when Gene was stating that all the 'toys and the merchandising' got in the way of the music. But when Kiss did their reunion tour in 1995, Gene took the opportunity to market absolutely everything, even going so far as to have other guys dressing up as Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, just to keep the money train rolling!

Another interesting point is that Krusty's show started out as a serious talk show but gradually devolved into a kid's show, not unlike Kiss, starting out as a band and basically becoming four clowns, what with all the toys and Gene still threatening to do the Kiss saturday morning cartoon.

I guess I'll end with some quotes. From Gene: “We're starting a cable network and a boxing venture, getting involved in Indy car racing, Warner Brothers is starting work on the 'KISS Babies' cartoon show, and the KISS Broadway musical is commencing production.”

I was looking for a good Krusty quote, but somehow this one from Sideshow Bob (while dressed as Krusty) semed more apt: "Hand over all your money in a paper bag"

Thursday, October 26, 2006

EMPIRE!!!!!!

Last night I watched the greatest of all the Star Wars films: the Empire Strikes Back.

In fact, it's really the only one that's any good. I've always found Star Wars (Episode IV) kinda boring. And I liked the ewoks when I was seven, but now they kind of bother me. And don't get me started on that son of a bitch Jar Jar Binks, the worst character in cinematic history.

Anyway, Empire rules because the three greatest moments (in my mind) of the series are all in it.

1. Darth Vader's scabby head: Holy Crap, does this part ever rule! Damn, look at that thing, it makes the scariest guy ever even creepier!

2. Luke's Showdown with Vader in the Cave: when the head explodes and it's Luke's face underneath? Holy F*ck (safe for kids!), is that great cinema! And I think we all learned a valuable lesson.

3. Han Solo pulls a gun on the man himself, Darth Vader: Dear God, how tough do you have to be to try and bust a cap in the Dark Lord of the Sith? Damn Han Solo, you rule.

There you have it, the three reasons Empire is the best of 'em all. I know, I know, Jedi had Princess Leia in the metal bikini, (the first time I remember thinking that maybe girls weren't so icky after all...) but still.

I gotta say too, I mean I know we as young lads (and some ladies) enjoyed the Hell out of that, but doesn't it seem a bit ridiculous now? Leia was supposed to be a tough gal that kicked ass, and the metal bikini seems a bit of an insult.

Or maybe I'm just an idiot, who knows?

Hmm... how to wrap this up, oh I know! Episode I-III SUCK!!! Ever heard of Continuity? ARGHH!! Way to ruin EVERYTHING!!! DAMNITTOHELL!!!!!!!!!

Okay, glad I got that out.
Later, record lad the fanboy geek