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the best way I can think of to say goodbye to Mr. Ober...

I don't know what is wrong with me right now. I keep trying to come up with things to write poems about, but I'm falling short. I'm just having so much trouble focusing that whatever I'm producing...I really dislike or don't even finish the work!

Okay...I'm not going to lie to you...I think I may need to change my pants after this trailer.

Oh gracious movie Gods...please...PLEASE let this one be good! Please do not let the dark God Uwe Boll cast his shadow upon this piece of awesomeness! Let Jake's Abs bring in the masses.

Today, back in 1954, the world was introduced to a legend!

So pick up a bus and throw it back down! Make your way through the center of town! Happy Birthday Godzilla!

Yes my friends...at 7:23pm EST on October 29th in an Outback Steakhouse in Centerville, Oh.

I

Heard

The

First

Christmas

Song!!!!



Everyone in the restaurant just stared at the celing in disbelief! But later, while picking up cat food and liter (yeah, I'm that kind of swinging guy!) they were replacing Halloween with Christmas!

Oh, by the way...it was this song:

No, he didn't die, but he did recieve an Icon award over at the Spike Scream Awards recently. It's worth a watch:



I keep remembering when he spoke in springfield a few years back and tossed out his entire speech and just answered questions for 2+ hours. My God, it was beautiful!

I dropped by the post office this morning on my way to the Oldies Station for my shift and I had an urgent letter that needed sent to someone. Okay, it wasn't urgent...but it was in my mind. And I didn't have a stamp. That's all I needed just one stamp.

Two post office locations and apparently...you can't just buy one freakin' stamp anymore!

They used to have a little vending machine, but apparently that was too convenient for people and now if you need a stamp, you have to wait in line just to give them 40 some odd cents.

And the person behind the counter just looked at me like I was an idiot for not having an ever-ready supply of stamps sitting in my magic shirt pocket so I can mail something at any time.

"Sir, why didn't you use the automated system in the lobby?"
"Because I only needed one stamp and your machine won't sell me just one stamp. Besides, I'm not pulling out my debit card for a $.42 cent charge."
"But why did you wait in line?"
"Because I need to mail this letter and the postal service wants me to be cheery by standing in a long line instead of me walking in and dropping this in the slot after buying one stamp from the vending machine because, apparently, You people like to be yelled at on a Saturday morning."
"Then just the one stamp, Sir?"
"Thank you."

Hey folks, if you're a fan of Nick Fox or a fan of old-timey baseball (and I'm talkin' 30's) check this out!

Nope, this isn't me crying over someone or a bad week myself.

A friend sent this over to me and it's a fabulous 12 minutes. Take it for a spin my friends. It put a huge smile on my face and only one person really talks.

That's right folks, someone has done the unthinkable...written a 6th book in the Hitchhiker's trilogy!

Using Adam's notes, an Irish writer has taken a stab at what may be the final book featuring our favorite towel waver: Arthur Dent.

Will it suck?

Will it rock?

Will they be able to find a proper cup of tea?

Find out soon!!!!! Unless you're Marvin...then what does it matter?

Well, tonight is the 10-year anniversary of Slam here in Dayton. I'm looking forward to the show even though it's cold as hell here in the city as of the last few nights. It's been hovering under 60 today and the wind is killer. But, on the plus side, my new OSU fleece is getting a warm welcome to my wardrobe!

I challenged the old-schoolers to do their first Slam piece at the show tonight so...I've been working on my rhyming because Horton is coming out of retirement tonight! I've done a little rewritting, but the elephant is out in force!

Immortality only 20 years away says scientist
Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years' time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.

By Amy Willis
Published: 11:23AM BST 22 Sep 2009

Ray Kurzweil claims we could all be cyborgs in 20 years.
The 61-year-old American, who has predicted new technologies arriving before, says our understanding of genes and computer technology is accelerating at an incredible rate.

He says theoretically, at the rate our understanding is increasing, nanotechnologies capable of replacing many of our vital organs could be available in 20 years time.

Mr Kurzweil adds that although his claims may seem far-fetched, artificial pancreases and neural implants are already available.

Mr Kurzweil calls his theory the Law of Accelerating Returns. Writing in The Sun, Mr Kurzweil said: "I and many other scientists now believe that in around 20 years we will have the means to reprogramme our bodies' stone-age software so we can halt, then reverse, ageing. Then nanotechnology will let us live for ever.

"Ultimately, nanobots will replace blood cells and do their work thousands of times more effectively.

"Within 25 years we will be able to do an Olympic sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, or go scuba-diving for four hours without oxygen.

"Heart-attack victims – who haven't taken advantage of widely available bionic hearts – will calmly drive to the doctors for a minor operation as their blood bots keep them alive.

"Nanotechnology will extend our mental capacities to such an extent we will be able to write books within minutes.

"If we want to go into virtual-reality mode, nanobots will shut down brain signals and take us wherever we want to go. Virtual sex will become commonplace. And in our daily lives, hologram like figures will pop in our brain to explain what is happening.

"So we can look forward to a world where humans become cyborgs, with artificial limbs and organs."

But remember the lessons we've learned from G.I. Joe: that nanobots can make your incredibly hot girlfriend your incredibly hot adversary and turn your whole head into a metal casing. And now you know...

Hey folks,

I just saw that on Weds, all across the nation, they're going to be showing the Wizard of Oz in theatres for ONE NIGHT ONLY! Weds. is the 70th anniversary of the film and I think I'm going down the yellow brick road to Regal here in town to catch it on the big screen!

VENICE (Reuters) - It is the action hero dream team. Sylvester Stallone will shoot a scene with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger soon for his upcoming adventure "The Expendables," due to hit theatres in 2010.

The man behind the successful Rambo and Rocky franchises has also brought Jason Statham, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren on board for the story of a team of mercenaries who head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator.

"Arnold, Bruce and I will be working together for the first time, maybe in two weeks, so I had to grow back my beard and get ready to film it in Los Angeles," Stallone told reporters at the Venice film festival where he is receiving a special award.

"It's very difficult to get us all together at the same time. It's impossible to get all those egos in the same room," the 63-year-old joked.

He said The Expendables would seek to put some of the punch back into action movies in an era when computer generated effects are increasingly dominating the genre.

"I wanted to do a film that was more about men and just doing things that we did back in the '80s and '90s with films that were a little bit more men on men, and actual physical stunts and also a story that isn't super-gigantic.

"And the thing was to find certain personalities that never would ever work together normally and put them altogether. It's like a dream team."

On Weds. before the crap hit the fan with my water heater, I took in the new Tim Burton financed movie: 9

Let me preface this by saying that I was very confused by the movie. I was looking forward to this with bated breath and it didn't disappoint in the visual category. It was a gorgeous film. The animation was spot on. The story however is where things start to fall apart. If you caught a previous posting of mine, I put up the short that this movie was based upon. If you saw it...you pretty much saw the entire movie.

I'm not joking, they took that 10 minute short, put together a more comprehensive storyline, then added a subplot, and that's freakin' all! This movie, with credits, was 1 hour and 19 minutes and I hate that animated films are always this short. Yes, I'm aware of cost factors, but there was so much more story that was waiting to be told. And it SHOULD HAVE been told in that movie!

I walked out so damned curious about more and there was plenty of time and room to put in more material/story/hell maybe even more of the subplot. Too many unanswered questions that this really felt as if it was the setup for a larger franchise/television series.

Final grade: C- (wait for the series or DVD)

Now, if you'll excuse me, Series 2 of Dr. Who just got to the house and I needs some Tennant!

It may very well be mine! I don't know why, I just feel completely scatterbrained today. As if something is terribly wrong, it's weighing heavily on my mind, but I have no clue what the hell it could be. I'm worn out, I'm tired, and all I really want to do is sleep. But it seems that's all I did all weekend long. I know that I need some fruit and maybe that's what's wrong with me...

This article was in the Dayton Daily this morning:
Disney to buy comic book powerhouse Marvel for $4B:

By RYAN NAKASHIMA, The Associated Press
Updated 9:31 AM Monday, August 31, 2009
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of 5,000 Marvel characters. Many of them, including favorites such as the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, were co-created by the comic book legend Stan Lee.

Disney said Marvel shareholders will receive $30 per share in cash, plus 0.745 Disney shares for every Marvel share they own. That values each Marvel share at $50 based on Friday's closing stock prices.

Marvel shares jumped $10.09, or 26 percent, to $48.74 in trading before the market opened. Disney shares fell 70 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $26.14.

Disney said the boards of both companies have approved the transaction, but it will require an antitrust review and the approval of Marvel shareholders.

Disney CEO Robert Iger said the acquisition combines Marvel's "strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters" with Disney's "unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment properties" and ability to maximize value across multiple platforms and territories.

Okay, now my questions start with the following: What about the other properties that use the Marvel name and these characters? Will the Marvel Island of Adventure at Universal Studios be picked up and flown to Disneyworld? What happens to the movies currently in production? Will the Marvel name be changed? Will there be a hidden Mickey in every issue?!

I WANT TO KNOW!!!!

I haven't posted a vid post for quite some time, but I did finally run across the short movie that they're basing the new Tim Burton Produced movie: 9 after.

Take a peek...I'll be seeing this one in the theaters!