I’ll probably always be one of those who is grateful for having read the book version of a movie before seeing the movie. Especially when the book is pretty awesome. There are typically so many more rich details, incredible intricacies, and interwoven themes that movies just don’t have time to include. Not even Peter Jackson […]
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The Martian – the book is worth reading before watching the movie, probably
Thank you to Justin for pointing out the spelling mistake. I wrote this in Google Docs, then had to clean out the italicized smart quotes Google Docs uses before uploading to WordPress. Otherwise, the code in the post would go haywire. It looks like I threw in an older draft before the spelling mistakes were […]
10 Otis Redding live cuts, B-sides, and rare songs way too good for pop & oldies radio.
1 – Nobody’s Fault But Mine Year: 1967 Written by: Otis Redding Album: The Immortal Otis Redding Label: Atco Records I first went to hear this song because I thought it was somehow related to the same lyrical tree as Led Zeppelin’s Nobody’s Fault But Mine. Zep’s song is a derivative / adaptation of the […]
“And now you gotta get it back, and the way to get it back is to go back to the beginning.” [Eye of The Tiger Pt. 2]
Five-thirty on a Labor Day weekend Friday night. I’m sitting with the dogs outside the Otis Cafe in Otis, OR, while Bruer goes in and has dinner with his brother, brother’s wife, and newborn. Uncle Blaise surprise visit. I volunteered to stay with my dogs so they could eat and catch up. The dogs weren’t […]
Deconstructing the “Eye of The Tiger” Speech from Rocky III [Eye of The Tiger Pt. 1]
“And now you gotta get it back, and the way to get it back is to go back to the beginning.” – Apollo Creed [Carl Weathers]. Rocky III [Sylvester Stallone]. Preface: Background Behind Apollo Creed’s “Eye of the Tiger” speech Movie: Rocky III Year: 1982 Writer & Director: Sylvester Stallone Production Company: United Artists Characters […]
Looking forward to looking for the fear and loathing in San Francisco Bay Area
I told Katie when she was offered the job here in East Bay that the last place on earth I wanted to live was San Francisco, California. At the time I couldn’t quite put my finger on why. I pointed out that I didn’t like that the area was uber-expensive, crowded, lived off the ghosts […]
Who to blame for the Chicago Bulls 2014-2015 implosion
The Bulls 2nd round loss to the Cavs in the 2014-2015 playoffs was the first time in the Thibodeau era where I felt disappointed with a Bulls team effort. I don’t know where and if/what blame should be assessed. I don’t get any inside info. I thought it was Thib’s inability to push them, but […]
Holy shit, I just turned off NBA playoff basketball.
Holy shit, I just turned off NBA playoff basketball. I don’t ever do that when the Bulls are in it, especially when they have a series lead on LeBron and definitely never on the day after an incredible buzzer-beater. At least, I never have before unless we had to get to dinner with the OldOld […]
“Which do you do first in a startup? A marketing plan or…” “Just, shut up.”
We’re somewhere around version 4 or 5 of the brand colors for BiziPorts. We’re about to finish up version 4 of the website – or 5, if we count the bright yellow one that apparently only my eyes could actually handle without going blind. Man, that was back when I could barely bold text in […]
Diving head-first into the hurricane
I started this 40,000 feet up and somewhere over Salt Lake City, heading west for home after 12 days, 6,000 miles, 4 states, 3 coasts, 3 beds, 2 couches, 1 mattress, and 1 photobomb of the mother and her 2 kids in front of us, worth of travel. All this just to surprise a childhood […]