Remember Aladdin, remember how he could sing. Well the guy who did the singing voice of Aladdin is Brad Kane, who is known these days as Caleb Kane. I discovered his music a few months back and finally got around to downloading his EP off of iTunes. I listened to it on the train this morning and got hooked. He's got a more mature voice now and I love the acoustic-ey coffee house sound. So I'm now sharing him with ya'll check out the music video below, check him out on iTunes or at his website calebkane.com
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Reefer Madness
Do you want to see 2 very different sides of Kristen Bell? I suggest you run, nay, drive to your local video/dvd rental/buying place/crack den and get your hands on Reefer Madness. Not the 1930’s propaganda piece that was unintentionally hilarious, but rather the Showtime movie musical based on the propaganda piece that is intentionally hilarious.
Starring Christian Campbell (Neve’s Brother) and Kristen Bell as Romeo and Juliet-esque lovers who learn firsthand the dangers of smoking reefer (hint: It leads to a ton of bloodshed!) All this is happening as a musical with amazing performances especially by SNL Alum Ana Gasteyer as the Madam of a reefer den and her boyfriend played by Steven Weber.
Perhaps the best scene in the film occurs when Mary Lane (Bell’s Character) gets her first taste of mary jane and goes bat shit crazy. Oh what the hell, check it out:
To Download or Not to Download...
I download music on iTunes
I download TV Shows on iTunes
I download classic games on the Wii
Also
I buy CD's from Best Buy
I buy seasons of TV on DVD from Target
I buy videogames from Gamestop
I download TV Shows on iTunes
I download classic games on the Wii
Also
I buy CD's from Best Buy
I buy seasons of TV on DVD from Target
I buy videogames from Gamestop
The question is:
Do I want games to go download only?
No
Call me old fashioned, call me behind the times, but I don't think I'm ready to say goodbye to discs and cases. If you read my last post you know the fond memories I have of buying games from a store. Even now I still enjoy being able to hop in my car and browse the game section of my local Best Buy. I don't need the convenience of an extended download off of my console's online service. Plus there is a huge difference between a 10 dollar music purchase and a 60 dollar game. I'd feel better having a hard copy of a game that I know won't vanish when my 360 is at the repair center. Furthermore when I download games on the Wii I tend to forget that they are there, having games and boxes allows me a visual cue when I'm looking to play a game, there is less chance of games getting lost in menus and hard drives when I can actually see them with my own eyes. Just my 2 cents...
Videogame Memories
When I was younger I had this scam type thing I would use on my parents. Well maybe scam is the wrong word, but anyways here's what would happen.
I would happily volunteer to accompany my mom or dad or both to Target or the mall or wherever. The goal was to be somewhere that sold videogames. So I'd sit in the car with a smile on my face, being the perfect angel. Throwing a fit was no way to ever get your way in my family so I always took the other route. We'd enter the store and I would set my plan into action:
"Can we look at videogames? I don't want any but I like to look"
How could they say no, I basically flat out told them I wasn't looking to buy any, I would sometimes add in there that I had all I wanted or I was still very much addicted to the last game bought for me. So of course they would say I could, this usually happened at the start of the shopping trip, big mistake on their part. We'd walk over to the games, I'd look at them with a slightly bored look on my face, making them think I would soon be ready to move on. But then I would say it:
"No way! I didn't know this game was out! I've been looking forward to this forever!"
This was only partly true, and only part of the time. I knew when games came out, I did subscribe to several magazines as a child and would read them cover to cover, several times. Sometimes though I hadn't even heard of the game, or had no intention of wanting it when I saw ads and articles for it in Nintendo Power or EGM. Yet I needed to have a videogame, and I knew I could get one if I stuck to my plan. My parents would of course open with a line about almost being Christmas (only worked if we were in October or later) or that they didn't have any money. Did I yell and scream then? No freakin way. Instead I would simply give them the wide eyed bambi look that only brown eyed children can fully pull off. My happiness would be shattered and for the rest of the shopping trip I would mention how the graphics in the game were awesome or how everyone at school would have the game before me (Always a lie, I had the best games, nobody ever came close). This would break them down bit by bit, this wasn't about buying their son a videogame, no, for my parents this became part of their duty. They knew that if I didn't end up with the game I was going to mope about it for days, and I'd do it to. So before we reached the checkout counter, my mom would fold and go back with me to the videogames to pick out my new toy (If I was just with my Dad my plan was simplified to "Mom said you could buy it for me cuz I raked leaves or something")
What was the first thing I did when I got into the car? Opened the game and read the instructions, yeah I didn't need to, game controls were hardwired into my brain at birth. The point was the car ride home would last forever but I knew that when I got there I would be able to pop in my new game and be satisfied...until the next trip to the store.
I would happily volunteer to accompany my mom or dad or both to Target or the mall or wherever. The goal was to be somewhere that sold videogames. So I'd sit in the car with a smile on my face, being the perfect angel. Throwing a fit was no way to ever get your way in my family so I always took the other route. We'd enter the store and I would set my plan into action:
"Can we look at videogames? I don't want any but I like to look"
How could they say no, I basically flat out told them I wasn't looking to buy any, I would sometimes add in there that I had all I wanted or I was still very much addicted to the last game bought for me. So of course they would say I could, this usually happened at the start of the shopping trip, big mistake on their part. We'd walk over to the games, I'd look at them with a slightly bored look on my face, making them think I would soon be ready to move on. But then I would say it:
"No way! I didn't know this game was out! I've been looking forward to this forever!"
This was only partly true, and only part of the time. I knew when games came out, I did subscribe to several magazines as a child and would read them cover to cover, several times. Sometimes though I hadn't even heard of the game, or had no intention of wanting it when I saw ads and articles for it in Nintendo Power or EGM. Yet I needed to have a videogame, and I knew I could get one if I stuck to my plan. My parents would of course open with a line about almost being Christmas (only worked if we were in October or later) or that they didn't have any money. Did I yell and scream then? No freakin way. Instead I would simply give them the wide eyed bambi look that only brown eyed children can fully pull off. My happiness would be shattered and for the rest of the shopping trip I would mention how the graphics in the game were awesome or how everyone at school would have the game before me (Always a lie, I had the best games, nobody ever came close). This would break them down bit by bit, this wasn't about buying their son a videogame, no, for my parents this became part of their duty. They knew that if I didn't end up with the game I was going to mope about it for days, and I'd do it to. So before we reached the checkout counter, my mom would fold and go back with me to the videogames to pick out my new toy (If I was just with my Dad my plan was simplified to "Mom said you could buy it for me cuz I raked leaves or something")
What was the first thing I did when I got into the car? Opened the game and read the instructions, yeah I didn't need to, game controls were hardwired into my brain at birth. The point was the car ride home would last forever but I knew that when I got there I would be able to pop in my new game and be satisfied...until the next trip to the store.
Episode Review: Pushing Daisies
What I Liked:
Olive running down the stairs
Raul Esparza guest starring
Plastic wrap kissing
The Asian confederate soldier and his descendent
Prolonged Winnie the Pooh reference
Exciting swordfight
What I Didn’t Like:
The swordfight was totally unrealistic
The characters of the Aunts are getting kinda stale
We don’t need a recap of his powers anymore
Random Thought:
Is Chuck immortal now?
Overall:
I am seriously in love with this show, a fairytale for this generation. I’m a little mad that it is more cute than funny but this episode proved that sometimes the quirkiness of human nature can put a smile on our faces. The twin grave robbing funeral home owners was a pretty good case and at least showed that there are consequences to what Ned does. Seriously though, Ned being an expert swordsman, what the hell was up with that? I am glad though they aren’t dragging out the secrets as Chuck found out this episode that Ned had to allow someone to die so she could live. We still have the whole father dying part to worry about, but I’m guessing that’ll be season finale material. Does the inclusion of Esparza in this episode open the door for more stage actors to find their way into the Pie Hole? I hope so!
Olive running down the stairs
Raul Esparza guest starring
Plastic wrap kissing
The Asian confederate soldier and his descendent
Prolonged Winnie the Pooh reference
Exciting swordfight
What I Didn’t Like:
The swordfight was totally unrealistic
The characters of the Aunts are getting kinda stale
We don’t need a recap of his powers anymore
Random Thought:
Is Chuck immortal now?
Overall:
I am seriously in love with this show, a fairytale for this generation. I’m a little mad that it is more cute than funny but this episode proved that sometimes the quirkiness of human nature can put a smile on our faces. The twin grave robbing funeral home owners was a pretty good case and at least showed that there are consequences to what Ned does. Seriously though, Ned being an expert swordsman, what the hell was up with that? I am glad though they aren’t dragging out the secrets as Chuck found out this episode that Ned had to allow someone to die so she could live. We still have the whole father dying part to worry about, but I’m guessing that’ll be season finale material. Does the inclusion of Esparza in this episode open the door for more stage actors to find their way into the Pie Hole? I hope so!
Episode Review: Bionic Woman
What I Liked:
Sweet fight scenes!
Jamie and the Geek Guy after she breaks her toe
Sarah Corvis playing cards Starbuck style!
Bionic Shelf Life
Isaiah Washington being all evil-ish
What I Didn’t Like:
Super strength and jumping effects are obscenely cheeseball
This has all been done before (Alias, Buffy)
Random Thought:
How easy is it to break in and out of that secret facility? Cuz it seems they have really incompetent security
Overall:
A solid episode but I’m left to wonder if this show is too quickly becoming a stale Alias clone. New mission each week, shady characters, yeah it was done before Alias but this is still a bit too similar to ignore. Jamie’s sister appears and the story just stops, I know that we’re trying to see her have a home life, but if I were Jamie, I’d ditch the kid and go fully bionic. I wish we knew how long Isaiah was going to be around for; I figure he’s probably evil so I’m waiting for the reveal. Oh and Sarah Corvis is obviously not going to be on for much longer, so we’re going to need a new villain, like now! I complain a lot but I still fully enjoyed the show, at least it had action to break up the weaker moments.
TV/Movie Dude
He'll Kill You If You Don't Visit -via comingsoon
I'd Spend 30 Days of Night With Her! -via comingsoon
Go to Hell...2 -via comingsoon
Might as Well Call it X-Men 4 -via comingsoon
Star Trek Casting News...I Really Don't Care -via comingsoon
Should We Be Drunk When We See It? -via tvguide
I'd Spend 30 Days of Night With Her! -via comingsoon
Go to Hell...2 -via comingsoon
Might as Well Call it X-Men 4 -via comingsoon
Star Trek Casting News...I Really Don't Care -via comingsoon
Should We Be Drunk When We See It? -via tvguide
Videogame Dude
Will Home Get Owned? -via kotaku
Does That Mean Crappy Movies and Crappy Games Based on Crap? -via 1up
Geek Threads -via kotaku
Costume Tips -via ign
More Washed Out Desert Missions? -via 1up
Okami, No Okami, Okami, No Okami -via kotaku
Which Button Throws The Wii Remote at My Brother? -via kotaku
Ummm duh (MMO Edition) -via kotaku
Capcom Loves Them Ports -via ign
PS3, $399, November 2nd -via engadget
Does That Mean Crappy Movies and Crappy Games Based on Crap? -via 1up
Geek Threads -via kotaku
Costume Tips -via ign
More Washed Out Desert Missions? -via 1up
Okami, No Okami, Okami, No Okami -via kotaku
Which Button Throws The Wii Remote at My Brother? -via kotaku
Ummm duh (MMO Edition) -via kotaku
Capcom Loves Them Ports -via ign
PS3, $399, November 2nd -via engadget
Geeky Tech Dude
Web 2.0 Summit -via wired
Is Usenet safe? -via slashdot
I've Used Wikipedia for Research Papers...shit -via slashdot
Random Gmail Tip -via lifehacker
Get More Use Out of Your Zune -via lifehacker
Masking Tape Art! -via MAKE Magazine
Is Usenet safe? -via slashdot
I've Used Wikipedia for Research Papers...shit -via slashdot
Random Gmail Tip -via lifehacker
Get More Use Out of Your Zune -via lifehacker
Masking Tape Art! -via MAKE Magazine
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