Another college friend weighs in with some thoughts. She is a noted poet and teacher now and had a lot of vitriol for the incessant music playing throughout the flick in lieu of actual scenework.I appreciated this statement in response to my statement that the film is more a series Continue Reading
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Am I taking Bat-crazy pills?
Jesus I don’t know where to start. I’m not that great at getting my thoughts down, at least not as good as wandering the streets of NY and shouting to the heavens. The Dark Knight. This is NOT a great movie.I don’t care what anyone says. I don’t care that Continue Reading
Listening Post: Van Halen – OU812
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading
Listening Post: Van Halen – 5150
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading
Listening Post: Van Halen – 1984
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading
Listening Post: Van Halen – Diver Down
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading
Listening Post: Van Halen – Fair Warning
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading
Listening Post: Rick Springfield – Venus in Overdrive
Taking a breather from the retrospective nature of Listening Posts (and the redundant nature of the Van Halen Brothers Masturbation Projects), I got a note today that there was a new Rick Springfield album released (thanks, Mr. Orwell, I mean, iTunes!).If you know me, you know that I am a Continue Reading
Defender!
Okay, mofos, this has gotta be quick. I’m in a coffee shop in Big Bear on vacation. Helped my niece get online for her college stuff.There is an arcade in this town. It has a Defender machine. I used to play Defender every day as a lad in Bar Harbor Continue Reading
listening Post: Van Halen – Women and Children First
When I was about 15 or 16 my best friend in the summer vacation town of Bar Harbor was a guy named Pete. I met him while we were both prep cooks at the town’s greasy spoon. Pete was a metal guy all the way. Used to listen to Pantera Continue Reading