that I suck at Madden while inebriated. That's why Alex currently has
a one-game win streak against me. All I want to do is beat Patrick
Willis. User pickz, beeeyotch.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Madden Bowl 08
that I suck at Madden while inebriated. That's why Alex currently has
a one-game win streak against me. All I want to do is beat Patrick
Willis. User pickz, beeeyotch.
Monday, January 28, 2008
I Love The Wicker Man and I've Never Seen It
One of the days leading up to New Years, I was enjoying some frosty brews at a friend's house and my good friend Trey Pool decided to dial up YouTube. He said something about The Wicker Man, which I hadn't seen, and I was mesmerized by what was on the computer screen. I couldn't tell if it was real or fake, but apparently it's all real. I'm not sure if it goes in chronological order, but the video is below along with my recap of the highlights.
Commandeering a Bike - This opening clip shows that Nicolas Cage clearly won't take shit from any woman dressed like she churns butter. He pulls a gun on her -- pretty extreme, right? Except he soon starts throwing haymakers at any woman he can find...
How'd It Get Burned? - I get the feeling that if she knew how it got burned, she would tell him. But there's never any harm in asking more than once. It's a proven interrogation tactic. The trick is to increase your volume and the intensity of your facial expression. You can review some 24 DVDs if you need some pointers.
Cold Cocking the Old Woman - This scene was fucking classic. After much deliberation, it ended up being my second favorite scene. There's not much to say about jacking some old woman in the face -- just enjoy the laughs.
Murder by Face-Kick - I used to say "that girl that looks like Leelee Sobieski dies from a kick in the face?". Maybe she dies from hitting her back on the wall of picture frames. They can be deadly. Then I saw that it actually WAS Leelee Sobieski according to her IMDB page. She was also in the new Dungeon Siege movie that made $80,000 in its last day as listed in theaters (1338 of them). For the math challenged, that's $60 per theater. Fire your agent.
Take Those Masks Off - Unfortunately, there's no intense way to knock a mask off of a 8 year-old's face. Also, I'm pretty sure the kids would just pick up and put them back on as he runs away.
Project Grizzly - No, not Troy Hurtubise's Project Grizzly... but Nic Cage's superb disguise -- he really blends in with the crazies. In case you were wondering, it's still possible to crank a woman in the face while wearing a full bear suit.
It's Murda - When you're about to be killed by people who wear ridiculous masks and worship honey, your last resort is to reason with them. Hopefully, you're a master tactician like Nic Cage that can highlight the legal implications of their actions. If you don't find yourself quite as comfortable with legalese, you're absolutely fucked.
Bees in Your Eye - This is my favorite scene. Hear me out. I definitely did not laugh as hard at this scene at first. But consider the fact that those are CGI bees. Nicolas Cage is reaching deep into the depth of his acting talent that brought us the likes of Cameron "Learning Disability" Poe to summon this raw emotion. The phrase "NOT THE BEES NOT THE BEES ARRRGHHHGHGHGRRRRGH OHHH THEY'RE IN MY EYES MY EYES ARRRGHGHHGARARGHHGHG" will always send a chill down my spine.
CGI bees freak me out too
In conclusion, I wish that I could be as funny as the mofos that unintentionally created a hilarious movie. It takes a lot of hard work to let your creative juices flow and completely lose sight of anything that makes sense. I haven't seen anything lately that is so bat-shit-crazy in a good way. On top of that, you need "A Nicolas Cage" to bring it to the silver screen... or YouTube. From the bottom of my heart, I thank everybody involved in this production.
Commandeering a Bike - This opening clip shows that Nicolas Cage clearly won't take shit from any woman dressed like she churns butter. He pulls a gun on her -- pretty extreme, right? Except he soon starts throwing haymakers at any woman he can find...
How'd It Get Burned? - I get the feeling that if she knew how it got burned, she would tell him. But there's never any harm in asking more than once. It's a proven interrogation tactic. The trick is to increase your volume and the intensity of your facial expression. You can review some 24 DVDs if you need some pointers.
Cold Cocking the Old Woman - This scene was fucking classic. After much deliberation, it ended up being my second favorite scene. There's not much to say about jacking some old woman in the face -- just enjoy the laughs.
Murder by Face-Kick - I used to say "that girl that looks like Leelee Sobieski dies from a kick in the face?". Maybe she dies from hitting her back on the wall of picture frames. They can be deadly. Then I saw that it actually WAS Leelee Sobieski according to her IMDB page. She was also in the new Dungeon Siege movie that made $80,000 in its last day as listed in theaters (1338 of them). For the math challenged, that's $60 per theater. Fire your agent.
Take Those Masks Off - Unfortunately, there's no intense way to knock a mask off of a 8 year-old's face. Also, I'm pretty sure the kids would just pick up and put them back on as he runs away.
Project Grizzly - No, not Troy Hurtubise's Project Grizzly... but Nic Cage's superb disguise -- he really blends in with the crazies. In case you were wondering, it's still possible to crank a woman in the face while wearing a full bear suit.
It's Murda - When you're about to be killed by people who wear ridiculous masks and worship honey, your last resort is to reason with them. Hopefully, you're a master tactician like Nic Cage that can highlight the legal implications of their actions. If you don't find yourself quite as comfortable with legalese, you're absolutely fucked.
Bees in Your Eye - This is my favorite scene. Hear me out. I definitely did not laugh as hard at this scene at first. But consider the fact that those are CGI bees. Nicolas Cage is reaching deep into the depth of his acting talent that brought us the likes of Cameron "Learning Disability" Poe to summon this raw emotion. The phrase "NOT THE BEES NOT THE BEES ARRRGHHHGHGHGRRRRGH OHHH THEY'RE IN MY EYES MY EYES ARRRGHGHHGARARGHHGHG" will always send a chill down my spine.
In conclusion, I wish that I could be as funny as the mofos that unintentionally created a hilarious movie. It takes a lot of hard work to let your creative juices flow and completely lose sight of anything that makes sense. I haven't seen anything lately that is so bat-shit-crazy in a good way. On top of that, you need "A Nicolas Cage" to bring it to the silver screen... or YouTube. From the bottom of my heart, I thank everybody involved in this production.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
American Gladiators Sucks: Part Deux
So I haven't tuned in to another episode of this trainwreck (the bad kind, not the entertaining kind). But I did end up happening upon a few hilarious tidbits of information.
American Gladiators is already re-upped for a second season
Yes, it's coming back. I'm going to blame it on the writer's strike. It doing well, ratings-wise. Gladiators had the highest-rated debut for NBC since Heroes premiered. As of last Monday, NBC dominated the ratings. Deal or No Deal started it off and Gladiators helped continue the trend. However, ratings for Gladiators did drop from the previous week and I have to think that the Deal or No Deal lead-in helps. That shit is on in the gym constantly (Deal or No Deal), so I'm assuming people like it. Good news, apparently the Gladiators are all tested for steroids. Doesn't everybody just assume they take steroids? Who cares anyway?
MGM is creating an American Gladiators cartoon
I'm not really sure who the hell came up with this idea or how it got any support... but I can't wait to trash that stupidity once it's on the air. But according to the press release:
The press release also goes on to say that the Gladiators are going on tour WWE-style. They're also launching a website paying homage to the old series (hey, at least they had one good idea). Chances of the Gladiators cartoon airing an entire season: 5 to 1.
One of the recent American Gladiators contestants was in softcore porn
You too can be on the new American Gladiators. Just visit NBC's casting section. It's a sure-fire way to boost your career if you're a struggling actor, right? Well that's what Belinda Gavin figured.
Well, I guess she can still technically qualify as a bull rider. But Belinda Gavin's IMDB entry lists credits in features such as: Bikini Round Up, Bikini Chain Gang, Bikini Airways, Wicked Pleasures, and Passionate Deceptions. Bikini Airways was great, but I felt the series really fell off after that... oh yeah, her pseudonym is Kylie Wyote (you know, like Wile E. Coyote).
Can we just bring back Larry Csonka and Mike Adamle? This piece of garbage needs to die.
American Gladiators is already re-upped for a second season
Yes, it's coming back. I'm going to blame it on the writer's strike. It doing well, ratings-wise. Gladiators had the highest-rated debut for NBC since Heroes premiered. As of last Monday, NBC dominated the ratings. Deal or No Deal started it off and Gladiators helped continue the trend. However, ratings for Gladiators did drop from the previous week and I have to think that the Deal or No Deal lead-in helps. That shit is on in the gym constantly (Deal or No Deal), so I'm assuming people like it. Good news, apparently the Gladiators are all tested for steroids. Doesn't everybody just assume they take steroids? Who cares anyway?
MGM is creating an American Gladiators cartoon
I'm not really sure who the hell came up with this idea or how it got any support... but I can't wait to trash that stupidity once it's on the air. But according to the press release:
With the show's strong ratings, MGM along with Johnny Ferraro, owner of Flor-Jon, Films Inc. have put into development a cartoon series based on the "American Gladiators" franchise.
The press release also goes on to say that the Gladiators are going on tour WWE-style. They're also launching a website paying homage to the old series (hey, at least they had one good idea). Chances of the Gladiators cartoon airing an entire season: 5 to 1.
One of the recent American Gladiators contestants was in softcore porn
You too can be on the new American Gladiators. Just visit NBC's casting section. It's a sure-fire way to boost your career if you're a struggling actor, right? Well that's what Belinda Gavin figured.
Belinda is a 36-year-old bull rider originally from Australia. She grew up on ranches in Australia and was regularly taunted and dared to do things even the boys wouldn't do. Her bravado stayed with her when she immigrated to the United States 15 years ago, leading her to become a bull rider. She currently lives in Burbank, California.
Well, I guess she can still technically qualify as a bull rider. But Belinda Gavin's IMDB entry lists credits in features such as: Bikini Round Up, Bikini Chain Gang, Bikini Airways, Wicked Pleasures, and Passionate Deceptions. Bikini Airways was great, but I felt the series really fell off after that... oh yeah, her pseudonym is Kylie Wyote (you know, like Wile E. Coyote).
Can we just bring back Larry Csonka and Mike Adamle? This piece of garbage needs to die.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
FoxNews Entertain-e-ment Experts!
I was watching the O'Reilly Factor the other night. Don't worry -- it's purely for entertainment purposes. I actually used to watch it somewhat regularly about four or five years ago (I also used to watch a lot of MSNBC's broadcast of Imus... I'm a weird guy). The Factor was spot-on as usual (kidding) when they decided to discuss the ENTERTAINEMENT business.
I might put more stock in FoxNews entertainment coverage if they could spell the word correctly
After bringing up Heath Ledger and showing some video of a throng of paparazzi outside of his house, O'Reilly clumsily segued to Oscar nominees. Reviewing the list, O'Reilly declared that he wouldn't see Atonement because it's British and he "doesn't understand the accents" ... ok. He went on to say that Juno was the best movie on the list (haven't seen it, can't disagree) and that There Will Be Blood was unwatchable because people can't "watch oil" for nearly three hours. He also dismissed No Country for Old Men because he didn't understand the ending. Insightful.
The next part was the most entertaine-ing though. Along with his FoxNews cronies (read: scrubs) Jill Dobson and Bill McCuddy, O'Reilly launched into a diatribe about how the Best Picture nominees don't match up with the top box office earners of the year. Huh? So what? I guess it was an attempt at his usual "sticking up for the common man so nobody can challenge me unless they're against America argument, but it really made no sense at all.
O'Reilly jumped the shark in 2002. He used to actually be able to at least provide entertainment value, but now his subjects (whether people or topics of discussion) are just punching bags. Although, I still get immense pleasure from reading his sexual harassment complaint. I mean, what guy doesn't masturbate with a vibrator?
I might put more stock in FoxNews entertainment coverage if they could spell the word correctly
After bringing up Heath Ledger and showing some video of a throng of paparazzi outside of his house, O'Reilly clumsily segued to Oscar nominees. Reviewing the list, O'Reilly declared that he wouldn't see Atonement because it's British and he "doesn't understand the accents" ... ok. He went on to say that Juno was the best movie on the list (haven't seen it, can't disagree) and that There Will Be Blood was unwatchable because people can't "watch oil" for nearly three hours. He also dismissed No Country for Old Men because he didn't understand the ending. Insightful.
The next part was the most entertaine-ing though. Along with his FoxNews cronies (read: scrubs) Jill Dobson and Bill McCuddy, O'Reilly launched into a diatribe about how the Best Picture nominees don't match up with the top box office earners of the year. Huh? So what? I guess it was an attempt at his usual "sticking up for the common man so nobody can challenge me unless they're against America argument, but it really made no sense at all.
O'Reilly jumped the shark in 2002. He used to actually be able to at least provide entertainment value, but now his subjects (whether people or topics of discussion) are just punching bags. Although, I still get immense pleasure from reading his sexual harassment complaint. I mean, what guy doesn't masturbate with a vibrator?
Friday, January 25, 2008
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machine today.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Does your "Dream Job" involve naked women?
The title of this post actually refers to a lucky bastard named Mark Frazier. Mark is a professional artist and one of his skills happens to be bodypainting. Surprisingly enough, my dream job does not involve nude women. Well, maybe there's some way to make that happen as a TV/movie producer, but that's a long, long time away.
He's a veteran in this field -- with numerous Playboy covers. You've seen his work most recently on the cover of February 2008 with Tiffany Fallon as Wonder Woman, but my personal favorite is October 2005 with Sara Jean Underwood and Victoria Thornton painted with Oregon State and Arizona State jerseys respectively. Oh yeah, he also paints girls for most of Hef's Playboy Mansion events. Are you already looking up airbrushing lessons online?
One of my responsibilities for Playboy's Super Saturday Night (our party during Super Bowl weekend), is to get all of the bodypainting taken care of. It was pretty much a no-brainer to hire Mark for this year's festivities. So I'm operating as his co-pilot/navigator (whichever has less responsibility) on this project. I have to give him direction for designs and revisions and pass them back to the rest of the Super Bowl event team. I also have to supervise on-site -- which means I have to make sure the bodypainted designs are applied correctly (translation: in between running around and doing everything else at the event, I have to pop in and make sure the naked girls are painted with the right designs). Arizona nudity laws mandate that the girls must wear latex thongs and pasties, so it's not quite as x-rated as some would hope.
Bodypainted girls with Usher Raymond IV from Detroit in 2006 & Bodypainted girls from 2007 in Miami
The process started with Mark sending us a few of his mockups. Unfortunately, that didn't fit with our theme -- so we had to go back to the well a few times. Mark has been fantastic with his correspondence and you can see the evolution of designs below. I can't give away the theme, but I can tell you that one of the girls will be a bellhop and another will be a French maid (more below).
Two girls will actually get to wear a small amount of clothing that's not made out of latex. It's pretty hilarious that I had to buy a French maid hat and Bellhop hat. I'll probably throw away the rest of the French maid costume -- it's not like I'm gonna wear it.
So the next step is picking the models with my co-worker Kaki. I didn't help out with this last year but apparently some of the requirements are no "saggy boobs", no visible stretch marks, and no "bumpy nipples/areola". Please keep in mind that I DID NOT make these up -- so don't get mad at me for being a shallow asshole (a girl came up with them!). Katie Ludwig from OneSource Talent had auditions for models and Kaki and I will review the pictures this week. Sounds good to me.
If you can't get to SSN '08, I'll be covering all of the events for my blog. Stay tuned!
He's a veteran in this field -- with numerous Playboy covers. You've seen his work most recently on the cover of February 2008 with Tiffany Fallon as Wonder Woman, but my personal favorite is October 2005 with Sara Jean Underwood and Victoria Thornton painted with Oregon State and Arizona State jerseys respectively. Oh yeah, he also paints girls for most of Hef's Playboy Mansion events. Are you already looking up airbrushing lessons online?
One of my responsibilities for Playboy's Super Saturday Night (our party during Super Bowl weekend), is to get all of the bodypainting taken care of. It was pretty much a no-brainer to hire Mark for this year's festivities. So I'm operating as his co-pilot/navigator (whichever has less responsibility) on this project. I have to give him direction for designs and revisions and pass them back to the rest of the Super Bowl event team. I also have to supervise on-site -- which means I have to make sure the bodypainted designs are applied correctly (translation: in between running around and doing everything else at the event, I have to pop in and make sure the naked girls are painted with the right designs). Arizona nudity laws mandate that the girls must wear latex thongs and pasties, so it's not quite as x-rated as some would hope.
The process started with Mark sending us a few of his mockups. Unfortunately, that didn't fit with our theme -- so we had to go back to the well a few times. Mark has been fantastic with his correspondence and you can see the evolution of designs below. I can't give away the theme, but I can tell you that one of the girls will be a bellhop and another will be a French maid (more below).
Two girls will actually get to wear a small amount of clothing that's not made out of latex. It's pretty hilarious that I had to buy a French maid hat and Bellhop hat. I'll probably throw away the rest of the French maid costume -- it's not like I'm gonna wear it.
So the next step is picking the models with my co-worker Kaki. I didn't help out with this last year but apparently some of the requirements are no "saggy boobs", no visible stretch marks, and no "bumpy nipples/areola". Please keep in mind that I DID NOT make these up -- so don't get mad at me for being a shallow asshole (a girl came up with them!). Katie Ludwig from OneSource Talent had auditions for models and Kaki and I will review the pictures this week. Sounds good to me.
If you can't get to SSN '08, I'll be covering all of the events for my blog. Stay tuned!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Becoming Less Fat
About a week ago I started my new routine in an effort to become less fat before I go to Cabo (March 7, also my birthday).
Back when I used to be athletic, I would be about 175 if I was lean and working out consistently and maybe 185 if I'm jacked. I'd guess that when I started, (and I'm incredibly accurate) I was about 189 (with more fat than I'd like, but I have been lifting off and on lately) -- I've probably dropped a few pounds since I started. The plan is to lift two days in a row (and do 20-30 minutes of the stationary bike after) and then a third day of just cardio (hopefully 50-60 minutes or more).
Pumping Iron - I work out these days mostly for vanity. I forgot to sign up for indoor soccer for the winter season and it's not like lifting weights would help much. I don't even have my hockey equipment in New York, so these are purely beach muscles. I've added cardio to my routine because I need to lose some fat. In the prior 3 months or so, I had made the decision to become obese. One expert says that's a lifestyle choice that many Americans are making these days. My routine is below...
It's not exactly the "300 workout"
Day 1
chest: flies, incline press with dumbbells, decline with cables when available, dips, pushups on the mat with swiss ball(s)... I usually do them in that order and I'm not doing many pushups at the end
abs: seated spinal twist, leg lifts, hoist/crunch machine, plank on the mat
and a not that much for triceps (dips, extensions).
Day 2
back: seated row, seated high row, lat pulldown with arm handles,
shoulders: rear deltoid, shoulder press, lateral raise
bicep: preacher curls, reverse curls, neutral position curls
Then the third day, I do cardio for an extremely long time. We'll see how it works out. The diet part is always really, really hard for me... and I'm not putting that much effort into it right now.
Back when I used to be athletic, I would be about 175 if I was lean and working out consistently and maybe 185 if I'm jacked. I'd guess that when I started, (and I'm incredibly accurate) I was about 189 (with more fat than I'd like, but I have been lifting off and on lately) -- I've probably dropped a few pounds since I started. The plan is to lift two days in a row (and do 20-30 minutes of the stationary bike after) and then a third day of just cardio (hopefully 50-60 minutes or more).
Pumping Iron - I work out these days mostly for vanity. I forgot to sign up for indoor soccer for the winter season and it's not like lifting weights would help much. I don't even have my hockey equipment in New York, so these are purely beach muscles. I've added cardio to my routine because I need to lose some fat. In the prior 3 months or so, I had made the decision to become obese. One expert says that's a lifestyle choice that many Americans are making these days. My routine is below...
Day 1
chest: flies, incline press with dumbbells, decline with cables when available, dips, pushups on the mat with swiss ball(s)... I usually do them in that order and I'm not doing many pushups at the end
abs: seated spinal twist, leg lifts, hoist/crunch machine, plank on the mat
and a not that much for triceps (dips, extensions).
Day 2
back: seated row, seated high row, lat pulldown with arm handles,
shoulders: rear deltoid, shoulder press, lateral raise
bicep: preacher curls, reverse curls, neutral position curls
Then the third day, I do cardio for an extremely long time. We'll see how it works out. The diet part is always really, really hard for me... and I'm not putting that much effort into it right now.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
American Gladiators sucks
Ben Silverman (NBC programming czar) has been responsible for a number of remakes (Gladiators, Bionic Woman, Knight Rider) in his short tenure at the top. It's a simple formula... take something that was good, update it, and you'll have something good, right? The problem is that the original American Gladiators was awesome and the new version simply feels like an off-brand ripoff. Why?
Annoying Format - Interviewing gladiators and contestants (both corny)... I had the pleasure of hearing "Wolf" talk some trash, non-stop power-orchestra music and cheesy announcer
Wolf... is not gay?
Shitty Eliminator - No Gladiators, the stupid barrel roll part, seemingly no consequences for fucking up on the Eliminator (which happens on every single stage), and amazingly, they didn't bring back the paper barrier ending which was by far the most entertaining part... one woman contestant's winning comment was "it's a lot harder than it looks!"... oh really? It's on TV, so it SHOULD look hard.
You can see the sweet, paper barrier a little after the 1:00 mark
The Prize - Some cash, product placement, and reality component. I mean $100,000 + Toyota Sequoia + Chance to be an American Gladiator. Do we really want to see regular people as Gladiators?
The reason I characterized this as an "an off-brand ripoff" is because I saw RollerJam at Universal Studios back in the day. It actually used the same studio that Gladiators used in its last season. Same roided-out-men-in-tights with extreme sports (roller derby on rollerblades... except for one guy that wore rollerskates) and when I saw it live, it was extremely boring. The new Gladiators rustled up that feeling for the first time in a long time. Can anybody convince me that it's entertaining?
Mark D'Amato, one of the RollerJam headliners, was also known as the "Quadfather" because he used rollerskates
Annoying Format - Interviewing gladiators and contestants (both corny)... I had the pleasure of hearing "Wolf" talk some trash, non-stop power-orchestra music and cheesy announcer
Shitty Eliminator - No Gladiators, the stupid barrel roll part, seemingly no consequences for fucking up on the Eliminator (which happens on every single stage), and amazingly, they didn't bring back the paper barrier ending which was by far the most entertaining part... one woman contestant's winning comment was "it's a lot harder than it looks!"... oh really? It's on TV, so it SHOULD look hard.
The Prize - Some cash, product placement, and reality component. I mean $100,000 + Toyota Sequoia + Chance to be an American Gladiator. Do we really want to see regular people as Gladiators?
The reason I characterized this as an "an off-brand ripoff" is because I saw RollerJam at Universal Studios back in the day. It actually used the same studio that Gladiators used in its last season. Same roided-out-men-in-tights with extreme sports (roller derby on rollerblades... except for one guy that wore rollerskates) and when I saw it live, it was extremely boring. The new Gladiators rustled up that feeling for the first time in a long time. Can anybody convince me that it's entertaining?
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Pistons. It defies all logic. Z-Bo is tearing it up and Jared
Jeffries has three highlight-worthy shots. At the the time of this
post, the Pistons are down by 29.
This is truly shocking. Right now, Tayshaun has 0 points and Rip has
3. McDyess is the only Pistons player worth a damn tonight. I've seen
a lot of Afflalo and Stuckey. Maxiell has gotten some time and even
Fabio-style Walter Hermann has gotten into the game. I'm still
wondering who the massive white guy on the Pistons is (later
identified as Brezec). I haven't seen an NBA game since Spurs/Pistons
game 6 of the finals in San Antonio.
I just came within two rows of a catching a shirt slingshotted by the
Knicks City Dancers. I would have gotten physical with the 11 year old
in front of me if it had been shot one row higher. It was very similar
to a Yankee game about ten years ago. The kid in front of me brought a
catcher's mitt. He kept acting out a fantasy where he caught a foul
ball over his head. Make no mistake... had a ball come our way, I
would have elevated to make the grab.
We also saw a sweet wheelchair basketball game. Rest of the shitty
iPhone pics to come later.
FYI - Playboy is likely having two parties in LA and Boston for the
slam dunk/skills on February 16. Be there!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
SPRING BREEEEAAAAAK!!!
Playboy Spring Break is going to be in Cabo once again. We got our shirts in today and Charlie and I tested them out. First, we did the classic Spring Break pose... then we actually put them on. Apparently, Charlie looks great in a women's small. We can tell you who our bands are for Cabo now (booking the rest of their flights next week):
Week 1 (March 8-11): Your Vegas and David Sides
Week 2 (March 22-25): Beasts of Eden and Paul Dateh & DJ inka one
It's going to be AWESOME.
Sunrise in Cabo. A good time to go to sleep.
Week 1 (March 8-11): Your Vegas and David Sides
Week 2 (March 22-25): Beasts of Eden and Paul Dateh & DJ inka one
It's going to be AWESOME.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Fucked Up on Google Juice
I'm riding high after checking out Google Analytics earlier. On Thursday, I got one of the most important Google hits in the short history of this site. You can see on the image below that somebody searched for Chris Duncan of the Cardinals and got to my page. That's one baby step forward. You people stay on my site for an average of 4:53. That's humongous. Upcoming plans: work on the Official Chris Duncan MySpace page. Friend me.
UPDATE ON BUCKET LIST POST: I SORT OF KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT... NOW LET'S SEE IF IT ACTUALLY TANKS AFTER A MONTH... GOD I HOPE SO (Veggietales is only on about 1000 screens, so that prediction will be completely wrong. The Bucket List opens on 2919 screens... I'm gonna guess Juno is #1 with $17.7 million)
Per Hollywood Reporter 1/11 - "Warner Bros. had good success in limited release with "The Bucket List," starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as terminal cancer patients trying to life their remaining days to the fullest, which it broadens into wide release today with 2,919 engagements. Even a weekend performance of about $15 million likely would capture the frame, and that could give Warners an incredible four films in the boxoffice top 10."
Per Reuters 1/11 - "Box office prognosticators believe "The Bucket List" could earn upwards of $15 million, a little ahead of "First Sunday" and "Juno." Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" sequel logged a third round at the top last weekend with $20 million, a 49 percent drop in sales."
Per BoxOfficeGuru (Gitesh Pandya) 1/10 - "Hurting Bucket's chances are the mixed reviews it's been getting from critics. The target audience for this particular movie will definitely be affected by what reviewers have to say. Also, the picture has come up almost empty-handed during awards seasons so it has less marketing tools in its arsenal than the handful of acclaimed adult dramas touting their awards and nominations. In limited release, Bucket scored muscular per-theater numbers over the last two frames averaging $20,989 and $20,424 from only 16 locations. Co-star drawing power will not shoot this film up to the opening weekend levels of recent Jack flicks like The Departed or Anger Management. But even his less flashy films generate solid debut numbers due to his loyal fan following. Kicking its way into 2,911 theaters, The Bucket List could debut with about $15M."
UPDATE ON BUCKET LIST POST: I SORT OF KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT... NOW LET'S SEE IF IT ACTUALLY TANKS AFTER A MONTH... GOD I HOPE SO (Veggietales is only on about 1000 screens, so that prediction will be completely wrong. The Bucket List opens on 2919 screens... I'm gonna guess Juno is #1 with $17.7 million)
Per Hollywood Reporter 1/11 - "Warner Bros. had good success in limited release with "The Bucket List," starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as terminal cancer patients trying to life their remaining days to the fullest, which it broadens into wide release today with 2,919 engagements. Even a weekend performance of about $15 million likely would capture the frame, and that could give Warners an incredible four films in the boxoffice top 10."
Per Reuters 1/11 - "Box office prognosticators believe "The Bucket List" could earn upwards of $15 million, a little ahead of "First Sunday" and "Juno." Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" sequel logged a third round at the top last weekend with $20 million, a 49 percent drop in sales."
Per BoxOfficeGuru (Gitesh Pandya) 1/10 - "Hurting Bucket's chances are the mixed reviews it's been getting from critics. The target audience for this particular movie will definitely be affected by what reviewers have to say. Also, the picture has come up almost empty-handed during awards seasons so it has less marketing tools in its arsenal than the handful of acclaimed adult dramas touting their awards and nominations. In limited release, Bucket scored muscular per-theater numbers over the last two frames averaging $20,989 and $20,424 from only 16 locations. Co-star drawing power will not shoot this film up to the opening weekend levels of recent Jack flicks like The Departed or Anger Management. But even his less flashy films generate solid debut numbers due to his loyal fan following. Kicking its way into 2,911 theaters, The Bucket List could debut with about $15M."
Mobile Post: My New Haircut
they deal with. You're judged, poked, prodded, and sometimes worse --
and you have to eat that shit and smile. I guess that's the trade off
for a $1000+ day rate and free, awesome clothes.
I pass the poster of the above image nearly every day before I enter
the 53rd street E, F, V station. I always think to myself "if I get
more cut and stop wearing a shirt, girls will be hanging off of
me" ... that's the point, right? I noticed something that turned me
off to this ad though. The guy and the girl have the EXACT same
haircut. The question is: who had it first?
P.S. I will be that jacked before spring break... that's another post
for another time (next week)
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Bucket Fanny
The Bucket List opens tomorrow. Is anybody going to see it? I was walking through the subway yesterday and saw the poster for it and Jack Nicholson's teeth are scary. You can check that out on the official site here. Maybe you want to add The Bucket List's facebook application! Sweet viral marketing.
I actually think The Bucket List will do well this weekend. Why? Two big time stars. There's nothing opening that's going after the same audience (First Sunday, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggietales Movie... longest titles ever?). They could be hurt by parents taking their kids to Veggietales. TBL opens on 2800 screens tomorrow (per Hollywood Reporter) and it killed in its opening weekend (limited release, 16 screens) with a per screen of $20,989. For comparison, I Am Legend did $21,411 in its opening weekend (but on 3000+ screens).
I see The Bucket List taking in about $14-16 million this weekend. I feel like Veggietales will pull in around the same amount but more -- but that's a complete guess. This weekend will be a lot like last weekend with a handful of movies bringing in similar revenue. But after the first week, TBL will not have staying power. You can look at the daily chart and see that it's averages have dropped dramatically in its 3rd week of limited release. This drop will be magnified when it's in 2800 screens and I would be surprised if it made it past 6 weeks. I think the domestic gross will be close the $45 million production budget, making it a profitable movie (don't think it'll crack $60 mn domestically). But you'd expect more out of this duo. Another thing: it's written by a 36 year old writer. That's probably why a handful of reviews called it "manipulative".
It's borderline insane to think this much about The Bucket List in this depth. It's probably because I'm really against this movie. I just think it's going to be crap -- maybe I'll be wrong. However, this is from the same guy who had high expectations for Wild Hogs.... and I enjoyed the hell out of that movie.
UPDATE: Veggietales is only on about 1000 screens, so that prediction will be completely wrong. The Bucket List opens on 2919 screens.
I actually think The Bucket List will do well this weekend. Why? Two big time stars. There's nothing opening that's going after the same audience (First Sunday, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggietales Movie... longest titles ever?). They could be hurt by parents taking their kids to Veggietales. TBL opens on 2800 screens tomorrow (per Hollywood Reporter) and it killed in its opening weekend (limited release, 16 screens) with a per screen of $20,989. For comparison, I Am Legend did $21,411 in its opening weekend (but on 3000+ screens).
I see The Bucket List taking in about $14-16 million this weekend. I feel like Veggietales will pull in around the same amount but more -- but that's a complete guess. This weekend will be a lot like last weekend with a handful of movies bringing in similar revenue. But after the first week, TBL will not have staying power. You can look at the daily chart and see that it's averages have dropped dramatically in its 3rd week of limited release. This drop will be magnified when it's in 2800 screens and I would be surprised if it made it past 6 weeks. I think the domestic gross will be close the $45 million production budget, making it a profitable movie (don't think it'll crack $60 mn domestically). But you'd expect more out of this duo. Another thing: it's written by a 36 year old writer. That's probably why a handful of reviews called it "manipulative".
It's borderline insane to think this much about The Bucket List in this depth. It's probably because I'm really against this movie. I just think it's going to be crap -- maybe I'll be wrong. However, this is from the same guy who had high expectations for Wild Hogs.... and I enjoyed the hell out of that movie.
UPDATE: Veggietales is only on about 1000 screens, so that prediction will be completely wrong. The Bucket List opens on 2919 screens.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Mobile Post: Shitty Pisser
Playboy. But I can tell you what it's REALLY like. I will go into more
detail on the company as I develop this blog.
However, there's one aspect of working here that literally pisses me
off. Our bathroom is HORRIBLE. In the picture, it doesn't look so bad.
But take a look at two details you may not have noticed:
The Floor: It is beautiful granite or marble but the problem is that
its black. The floor is effectively a mirror. I love being able to SEE
my stall neighbor if I happen to look down.
The Tile Splashguard: Look at the waist-high wall separating the sinks
and urinals. Again, it's a beautiful setup ... but it barely covers
my junk. If there are two tall people next to each other, there is
definitely the threat of peripheral penis. I always wash my hands on
the middle sink and use the right-side urinal.
Maybe my follow up post will have a candid cell phone picture of
somebody while they're brown-berrying (also known as dingle-
berrying... which is what I call using the blackberry while on the
toilet). I'm taking credit for both terms unless somebody can prove
they came up with them!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Hitting up the BK to Rock the Rabbit
The meeting was in typical Brooklyn style. We went to a spot where the main draws were coffee/tea and cheese plates. We had to grab extra candles from other tables because it was so dark and we couldn't see our papers. I ordered a mate and it came in a giant teabag. The homemade teabag looks like something a drug mule would put in an orifice. The servers had exposed tattoos and facial piercings. We got shit done though. It was a good meeting.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Mission Statement
The Official Chris Duncan blog launches in January 2008 with the many goals. The first of these goals is to distinguish Christopher Daniel Duncan born in New York City from the thousands of other Chris Duncans in the world. This will not be an easy task with competition such as Chris Duncan of the St Louis Cardinals, Chris Duncan the UMass faculty member, and Chris Duncan the Scottish Fiddler. Other notable Chris Duncans include the Chris Duncan of ChrisDuncan.com and Chris Duncan the BMX biker. There is even a Chris Duncan who was an Eminem impersonator turned murderer.
Notable Chris Duncans
Starting with Chris It all started years ago when my parents decided to pick the name Christopher. I actually like the name a lot -- that's not the problem. The problem is that in my birth year (1984), Christopher was the 2nd most popular name given to babies (source: Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names. In fact, Christopher was in the top 5 baby names from 1972 until 2001. Michael was really the only name more common during Christopher during that time. Christopher ranked #7 in 2006.
"Chris Duncan" While Duncan isn't the one of the most common last names, "Chris Duncan" is a popular combo. There are 226,000 web results for "Chris Duncan" on Google. That's around 1/2-1/3 of what you'll find when you search for a much more "common" combination like "James Smith" & "Jim Smith" or "James Johnson" & "Jim Johnson". Now this is getting boring though...
Who the fuck cares? Are you insane? Nobody and yes. But ever since Chris Duncan (Cardinals) gained notoriety for his pictures with the World Series trophy, I've felt inadequate. I was just one Chris Duncan out of thousands. I had spent my whole life as a Chris Duncan and all of these other Chris Duncans were passing me by. My web history included a (dry, somewhat entertaining) blogpost I made as a marketing intern and also UrinalPuck.com (it peaked at about 3-5K people per day and about 50K unique people during that peak month but I blew it up because too many crazy conservative people were frequenting the forums).
Chris Duncan of the Cardinals really rubs it in
You've given me no reason to ever read this site. True. But I can offer friendship and a glimpse into the life of a semi-professional buffoon. And inside information about Playboy. There may also be Chris Duncan naked cell phone pictures in the pipeline. Stay tuned.
Starting with Chris It all started years ago when my parents decided to pick the name Christopher. I actually like the name a lot -- that's not the problem. The problem is that in my birth year (1984), Christopher was the 2nd most popular name given to babies (source: Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names. In fact, Christopher was in the top 5 baby names from 1972 until 2001. Michael was really the only name more common during Christopher during that time. Christopher ranked #7 in 2006.
"Chris Duncan" While Duncan isn't the one of the most common last names, "Chris Duncan" is a popular combo. There are 226,000 web results for "Chris Duncan" on Google. That's around 1/2-1/3 of what you'll find when you search for a much more "common" combination like "James Smith" & "Jim Smith" or "James Johnson" & "Jim Johnson". Now this is getting boring though...
Who the fuck cares? Are you insane? Nobody and yes. But ever since Chris Duncan (Cardinals) gained notoriety for his pictures with the World Series trophy, I've felt inadequate. I was just one Chris Duncan out of thousands. I had spent my whole life as a Chris Duncan and all of these other Chris Duncans were passing me by. My web history included a (dry, somewhat entertaining) blogpost I made as a marketing intern and also UrinalPuck.com (it peaked at about 3-5K people per day and about 50K unique people during that peak month but I blew it up because too many crazy conservative people were frequenting the forums).
Chris Duncan of the Cardinals really rubs it in
You've given me no reason to ever read this site. True. But I can offer friendship and a glimpse into the life of a semi-professional buffoon. And inside information about Playboy. There may also be Chris Duncan naked cell phone pictures in the pipeline. Stay tuned.
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