This is, without question, the most disturbing fortune I’ve EVER

found inside a cookie…

Like the majority of my CD discoveries, I found this one at CDBaby.com. (If you haven’t visited CDBaby yet, you should. Independent music has never been so readily available or plentiful. And GOOD!! It still amazes me what get promoted and radio play on today’s pop stations…) Enough with the plug – go visit and you’ll see what I’m talking about…

So, I stumbled across Williamson, and was quite pleased by the description and sound samples. Instrumental guitar pop with numerous loops and noodlings… (my words, not his). I had to give it a try.

THEN, I ran across his album at eMusic.com, where I was subscribing to a trial membership (40 mp3 downloads a month, only $9.99. That’s about 25 cents a song, compared to iTunes 99 cents…) So I downloaded the album in one fell swoop. Just like a hawk on a hamster… SWOOOP!!!!! It Was Mine.

Needless to say, I like it. A lot. While some of the songs sound a like, and occasionally the layered loops are a bit on the overkill side of things, for the most part he’s collected an enjoyable set of background songs. Songs that are fun and enjoyable, but don’t require your full attention to love ‘em.

He’ll be having another album out in 2005, as I understand it, and I’m eagerly looking forward to it. While I hope he backs off a bit on the overkill factor, I’m not going to nitpick. I’d rather take a clone of “Some Things…” than none at all.

Intrigued? Curious? Go visit his site for some sounds and form your own opinions, hey?

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/williamson

Kyler’s a sick kid these days. Not miserable sick, but snotty and a cough-a-holic. Poor kid. We’re dowsing him with orange juice and water and the occasional Zinc Wax (otherwise known as Zicam’s “Strawberry” Chews.) He’ll be better in a few days, but he’s going crazy being housebound, unable to go out and play with the other chillin’s. (Or perhaps I’m just projecting my own house arrest feelings onto him…)

Thankfully we have a few Winnie the Pooh videos to help pass the time. I can stand Winnie. He and Piglet are good pals, and the rest of the posse isn’t too annoying, either. (Crud, listen to me… philosophizing about my kid’s cartoons… I’ve been in this job for too long…)

I think that’s all. Just wanted to give a quick update. I’ll write more… I promise… (snicker…)…

Kevin

Poor little soldier dude. Hardly had a chance, really. One moment, he’s levitating across the mall for all the world to see, and the next – some psychotic Snowman dive bombs him!! Splat!! I’ve never seen so much slush in my life!! Thankfully, I had my nifty Sony Clie on hand to capture the Kodak moment as it unfolded. Let this be a warning to everyone… watch your back… here there be Snowmen.

The naked face look could only be withstood for so long. Now it’s onto
bigger and better things… never tried the beard without the head hair
before… Looks kinda freaky, I think, but not nearly as freaky as
Kevin With No Hair (see below).

The Hook: A comedy/adventure aimed to skew political and entertainment figures. (Including, but not limited to, Michael Moore of “Farenheit 9/11″ fame…)

The Score: B-

The Thoughts:

From the makers of South Park, which I’ll admit I’m not a fan, I pretty much knew what to expect with this movie. Jib jabs at anyone and everyone, immaturity, juvenile humor, etc. So none of the purile jokes surprised me, really. I WAS, however, surprised by the incredible job the creators did, considering they were working entirely with puppets. Who knew a puppet could show so many different emotions?!? Steven Seagal, watch your back!

While it was funny in a number of parts, especially the songs, there were also quite a few scenes which I just had to turn my head and grimace out of embarassment. And when you do THAT, my friend, you just know you’re not gonna be recommending this movie to anyone, under any circumstances. I mean, a nude (and explicit) puppet love-making scene?!? Holy Geppeddo, people!! Was that REALLY necessary!! Crud…

As I was cleaning out the attic recently, I ran across this photo of
JBU, the way it looked back when Kim and I were there (’91-’95). I wish
I had a current photo compare this one to, because anyone who’s visited
the campus in the past decade can attest to the incredibly changes that
have taken place. But for now, here’s a nice stroll down memory lane.
(I also have a super-detailed 200dpi version, for those of you who know
what that means and who have the broadband capable of downloading it…)

The Hook: People running from zombies, having to fight to survive, etc. Guns, Milla Jovovich in skimpy clothes, super-smart slimy dogs.

The Score: F

The Thoughts:

I saw this shortly after I saw Anacondas, and it only reinforced my joy of not paying more than 50¢ to see it. I’m not even going to go into the many reasons why this stinks (even more than the first one, if you can believe it).

So let’s just say this:

Good special effects and neat creatures won’t make up for a LACK OF REASONABLE, INTELLIGENT PLOT. Absolutely insane. If the scenes don’t make any sense, whatsoever, then it doesn’t matter who’s doing the acting, how cool the bad guys look, or how loud it is.

Just stinky. Astoundingly stinky. You can practially see the stink lines as they hover over the celluloid….