Saturday, January 05, 2002
Hilarious letter that's part of a campaign by steely dan to be inducted into the hall of fame...they didn't get in at the time, which was 1997, that oversight was finally corrected last March. Outright bribery, you go guys, I can't believe those jerks didn't induct them the first year they were eligable. A Most Generous Offer
Dolly the sheep has developed arthritis at a very young age, raising the issue of the dangers of cloning among opponents.Cloned Sheep Dolly Develops Arthritis
Friday, January 04, 2002
Life imitates art: In what could be a scene lifted directly from the Woody Allen movie "Take the Money and Run", a crook's bank robbery attempt is thwarted when the teller can't read the writing on the note he passed her demanding cash. Sun-Sentinel: News Local
An elderly man smashes his car into the DMV office while taking his driver's test in Saanich, B.C. National Story - canada.com network
Talk about your moronic criminal element...five kidnappers face life in prison over a kidnapping in which they demanded $400 dollars...or $80 apiece, U.S. Newsday.com - Facing Life in Prison for $80
Thursday, January 03, 2002
If you know me, you know I hate psychics....here's an enlightening article concerning that most obnoxious of all psychics, Miss Cleo. New Times Broward-Palm Beach | newtimesbpb.com | News : Feature
An open letter to George Lucas:
Dear Mr. Lucas,
It's come to my attention that the members of the band 'N Sync will have a cameo, albeit brief, in the upcoming Star Wars movie "Attack of the Clones". As reader(s) of this blog will note, up until now I've been fairly quiet on the subject of the Star Wars trilogies and it's recent descent into the frothy sewer of pop-cultural swill, however, at this point, I feel I must step forward and say a few words on the subject.
First, after many years of hoping and praying and crossing our fingers in hopes of the Star Wars prequels, the long-suffering fans, nay, disciples, of your original movies were treated to the ultimate slap-in-the-face letdown that was "The Phantoom Menace". Jar-jar binks...what the HELL were you thinking...how could you have sat there, in your darkened screening room, watching the dailys from that film and smiled and patted yourself on the back on a job well done and not realize what kind of crap you were preparing to foist upon an unsuspecting public, a public that worshipped you like a god? It wasn't bad enough that you tainted an otherwise good movie, "Return of the Jedi", with those stupid ewok shenanigans, which, by the way, we forgave you for...grudgingly, because we refused to accept our Hero could do wrong. No...you decided to push the envelope a little further. While I and my contemporaries will always remember "Star Wars" as a watershed event, a cherished part of our childhood, the children whose first exposure to the trilogy was your latest installment will simply file it away in their heads along with such fare as "Batman and Robin", "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and the like, if they recall it at all.
I don't blame you for all this, not completely...you're older now, you have a family and children and perhaps you've just lost your hunger to make movies. I think that years of dabbling in your other endeavors, ILM's effects dept., merchandising, the various production companies and toy companies and videogame lines...all of these are well and good but in the process, I think you've lost that spark, that driving, burning, eat-at-your-guts NEED to put your blood and sweat and tears onto the canvas of the silver screen. I understand.
I imagine if Van Gogh (whom I'm not really comparing you to, that would be a stretch, however good "Star Wars" and "American Graffiti" may have been) had made a billion dollars from his first painting, the rest of his work probably would have been crap. Also, it's pretty much a given that most great artists, not all, but most, peak in their early twenties, this is true for physicists, musicians, pretty much any media. Orson Welles was 21, I think, when he made Citizen Kane, for instance...what was he doing when he was fifty? Making lame Nostradamus documentaries and lending his voice to the animated non-classic "Transformers: The Movie". Do you see where I'm going with this? I think the best thing you could do at this point would be to just distance yourself as much as possible from the next two movies and go play golf somewhere until you're ready for the old-folks' home. One last thing, it's been said before but I'll say it again, kill the hell out of Jar-jar, that would go a long way towards redeeming yourself of your horrible misdeeds. Better yet, leave him out of future pictures entirely, him and the rest of the Gungin race and let's just pretend it never happened.
Sincerely,
Patrick Welch Jar, Jar, Jar: 'N Sync's "Clones" Cameo
Dear Mr. Lucas,
It's come to my attention that the members of the band 'N Sync will have a cameo, albeit brief, in the upcoming Star Wars movie "Attack of the Clones". As reader(s) of this blog will note, up until now I've been fairly quiet on the subject of the Star Wars trilogies and it's recent descent into the frothy sewer of pop-cultural swill, however, at this point, I feel I must step forward and say a few words on the subject.
First, after many years of hoping and praying and crossing our fingers in hopes of the Star Wars prequels, the long-suffering fans, nay, disciples, of your original movies were treated to the ultimate slap-in-the-face letdown that was "The Phantoom Menace". Jar-jar binks...what the HELL were you thinking...how could you have sat there, in your darkened screening room, watching the dailys from that film and smiled and patted yourself on the back on a job well done and not realize what kind of crap you were preparing to foist upon an unsuspecting public, a public that worshipped you like a god? It wasn't bad enough that you tainted an otherwise good movie, "Return of the Jedi", with those stupid ewok shenanigans, which, by the way, we forgave you for...grudgingly, because we refused to accept our Hero could do wrong. No...you decided to push the envelope a little further. While I and my contemporaries will always remember "Star Wars" as a watershed event, a cherished part of our childhood, the children whose first exposure to the trilogy was your latest installment will simply file it away in their heads along with such fare as "Batman and Robin", "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and the like, if they recall it at all.
I don't blame you for all this, not completely...you're older now, you have a family and children and perhaps you've just lost your hunger to make movies. I think that years of dabbling in your other endeavors, ILM's effects dept., merchandising, the various production companies and toy companies and videogame lines...all of these are well and good but in the process, I think you've lost that spark, that driving, burning, eat-at-your-guts NEED to put your blood and sweat and tears onto the canvas of the silver screen. I understand.
I imagine if Van Gogh (whom I'm not really comparing you to, that would be a stretch, however good "Star Wars" and "American Graffiti" may have been) had made a billion dollars from his first painting, the rest of his work probably would have been crap. Also, it's pretty much a given that most great artists, not all, but most, peak in their early twenties, this is true for physicists, musicians, pretty much any media. Orson Welles was 21, I think, when he made Citizen Kane, for instance...what was he doing when he was fifty? Making lame Nostradamus documentaries and lending his voice to the animated non-classic "Transformers: The Movie". Do you see where I'm going with this? I think the best thing you could do at this point would be to just distance yourself as much as possible from the next two movies and go play golf somewhere until you're ready for the old-folks' home. One last thing, it's been said before but I'll say it again, kill the hell out of Jar-jar, that would go a long way towards redeeming yourself of your horrible misdeeds. Better yet, leave him out of future pictures entirely, him and the rest of the Gungin race and let's just pretend it never happened.
Sincerely,
Patrick Welch Jar, Jar, Jar: 'N Sync's "Clones" Cameo
A site featuring free fonts from various television shows, movies, brands, etc. Famous Fonts @ The Elite Entertainment Network
Wednesday, January 02, 2002
i haven't checked this out fully yet, but it appears to be a Neopet type site, maybe a little spiffier, there is a download involved and it mentioned something about 3d rendered environments...Nt-man, ya may wanna pass this on to the sis, looks like her kinda place. That reminds me, I need to feed my Neopet, who, as I write this, is probably scraping the bottom of a dumpster in Neopet world for food or lighting a fire in a trash can to keep warm, assuming he's not too ignorant to light a fire, seeing as he'd been deprived of books, as well as most of the other basic necessities of Neo-life, for ages...think I'll swing by there later and chuck him an omelette or something.... Furcadia - Let your imagination soar!
So you wanna know how to: Write a business plan? Mix a martini? Cure a hangover or convert to Buddhism? This is the place. SoYouWanna.com home
Barry's World is an online gaming site with a nice design that has a definite "first person shooter" bent...I'll have to keep this place in mind when I get around to reinstalling Voyager: Elite Force, or finally get around to getting Castle Wolfenstein. BarrysWorld - the Power behind Online Gaming
Mind-blowing 3-d design gallery at Rhinoceros's (A 3 dimensional modeling program) website. Rhinoceros Gallery
Okay, this is nice, a search engine for sound effects, you can even specify the format, filesize, etc. Yeah! FindSounds.com - Search the Web for Sounds
Anyone who ever read comic books in the seventies will remember those goofy Hostess Snack Cake ads featuring superheroes like Spidey and The Hulk...well, now you can view 'em all (Though I'm not sure why), thanks to seanbaby.com Seanbaby.com - The Hostess Page
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