Post Modern and stuff

Kiddies, I just may be getting into the post modern age here!! I just may be soon continuing to do this blog, but also switch to a podcast type deal.  I've found a website that hosts such thangs (for free, which rocks!) . I've found a VOIP phone thingy w;/ which I can call into the show from the computer.  Exciting stuff.  I'm still testing, and testing some more.  I have to get a headset and microphone, and then we will pretty much be rocking and rolling.  Good X.  The cool thing is that this is my hobby, and it's been a while since that has happened.

So, anybody who reads this, if you have a cause, issue, band etc. you want to promote, please reach out to me.  Once everything is movin' and groovin', we will set something up! I'm psyched.  I'm sure it will be awful and awful even more.  What can you do, y'know? There is no agenda, just me; much like the intention of this blog that I started some 7 yrs ago.     I am not looking for a book deal (although, publishers....), I'm not looking for notoriety. I'm just looking to be me.  If I can get on here, and make myself laugh, or think; then I'm doing a good thing!! y'know what I mean?

Great weekend!  The fam' came home from  PA. Soooooo great to see 'em! Missed both Bick and T big time!! Got some Thai food on Friday night, and Saturday; took T to the pool.  When did he learn to float on his back!?! Crazy! Bick made 2 great vegan indian meals Sat and Sun nights too.  Great great weekend.

Oh, and when I told Toby that Daddy was going to do an Internet Radio Show, he asked if Elmo can call in!  See, not even four, and he is looking to call in favors to get ahead in show biz!! LOLOL

Swingin' Bachelor!

Before you guys get idea(r)s, NO, this is not  permanent thing!! :)  V, T and I had the utmost pleasure in hosting The Divine Ms. N. for a long weekend.  K and V had a blast doing girls stuff (Not that  kind of stuff, dirty bird!) like massages and Girls' Dinner night.  In a period of magnanimousness, I offhandedly said: "Hey why don't you take T and go up to see your mother?' to V... Well, lo and behold, some 24 hours later,  I'm sitting here in my apartment, dressed in gym shorts, and a Fountains of Wayne T-Shirt, and Mimi The Cat is just staring at me vacantly, as I sit here typing on a laptop that needs some serious keyboard repair.

So, It's not very rock n' rolly right now, alas.  I'm still keeping it real, real quiet unfortunately! LOL. Just talked to V, she and T are already in Virginia for the night they did good time!  I'm still counting down the days until they come back.  It is ACHINGLY quiet in this house!! :(

Some points to ponder:  1) I don't think Brandon Vera has ANYTHING to be ashamed of in his loss to Shogun in the UFC on Fox on Saturday.  However, there are only SO many "A loss is a win" type scenarios that i can grant.  People who have a ton of heart, but lose fights, are still losing those fights. Win next time, Brandon!  2) Been trying to keep it real, and do the job at the work thang of late.  Been keeping it real.  Not as real as some coworkers that may be near me (insert snarkiness), but pretty gosh darn real.  Keeping  true to my own style of course.  3) Blown away by the fact that it is the weekend already!  4)  I have exciting news about my father, which will soon enough be its' own blog posting. Suffice to say that he has accepted my encouragement in embracing the digital dating age !:)

Finally, several colleagues have been on vacation this week..  Blessed silence at work. No Yenta-ing!! No critiquing of phone call etiquette delivered w/ a genteel southern accent! You almost don't want Monday to arrive! 

   

I think that I am done w/ Louie

Louis C.K. as Woody Allen?

I started out watching Louis C.K.'s show on FX w/ alot of excitement. Both V and I LOVED Louie.  We'd laugh at C.K's on screen version of himself, his exploits, and his fascination w/ the way the urban cowboys and cowgals who live in NYC live on a day to day basis.  For me, the core of the show was Louie trying to juggle being a Dad, a comedian, and someone who is neurotic all in one jittery, confused bundle of energy.

Critics of course, dug the show.  After all, it was funny!! However,  somewhere along the way, I feel C.K. lost his direction, or started to believe his own press clippings.  It, (the show) got indulgent, and forgot what what made it so good: it was incredibly funny in a subversive way.  It began to forget comedy, and head towards something else.  I have nothing w/ episodes that are serious. Comedies can transition to "Dramedies" from time to time,after all.

We'd watch an episode where Doug Stanhope announced he was going to commit suicide.  Ok, fine.  then, an episode where Louie had his niece move in w/ him when his sister wasn't qualified enough to care for her daughter.  Neither of these interesting storylines were ever mentioned again.  The show just began to seem less about comedy, and more about New York City, and the isolation someone who lives there can feel.  In 2 words: No Laughing.

This is all territory that other filmakers have attempted;  this is not new ground.  V would turn to me and say :  "We better start laughing soon.  I appreciate what he's doing, but I want to laugh while watching this show."  I think the  end came for the Sincoff's with this past episode.

In it, we get Louie developing a bromance w/ a Cuban lifeguard.  He promptly takes Louie on a tour of a "hidden" Miami, one that is far, far removed from the glitz of South Beach.... Needless to say it's picturesque, needless to say Louie learns to love a different  Miami.  However, there was not one laugh in the whole thing.  It's sad, because I think Louis C.K. is an incredible comedian, but if someone can have TOO ambitious a show it's this one.  C'mon Louie, start making me laugh again! 

You really shouldn't mess with Anderson Silva

So, there  was a little PPV over the  weekend.  Did anyone see it?  Not only was it the greatest marketing tactic of all time, it was pretty exciting soap opera.  Chael  Sonnen, who is a fighter from Oregon, hapened to do decently against the Spider 2 years ago, before choking big time in the Fifth and final round.  He choked big time.  After bitching and kvetching for months about how sucky Anderson was, lo and behold there was right winger Sonnen tapping like a BITCH to a triangle choke.

Fast forward some 2 years, and Sonnen has been on a non stop campaign to get another fight.  We had the rematch last night.  Would Silva be able to hold off the tough fighter from Oregon?  Was he getting old?  Did Sonnen indeed have his number?

The answers were: 1) Of course 2) No f'ng way and 3) The answer was for sure that Sonnen had no one's digits.  The end was quick, and brutal.  It involved a solid knee to the body and some killer ground and pound.

Fighters get old almost overnight, ad you gots to look at the Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin to see 2 shot fighters.  However, Silva is clearly an athlete that is at the top of his game.  Why would sonnen chase him for two years, and make  fun of Brazil, his family, his wife??  I just don't get why you would piss off an elite fighter so that he would want to beat you badly!

Like any elite fighter, Anderson took one round to figure Sonnen out, and then just erased him in the 2nd.  It was a clear example of how you should NOT wake up a sleeping giant!!!

From a weekend standpoint, it was pretty good.  Spent alot alot of time at the pool.  T is reallly learning to swim big time.  Good stuff.  T also might be a budding rapper as he is running around yelling "Here we go, here we go, yo; so what the  scenario, yo?"

Pool party today.  Pretty ok stuff.  Still looking to meet some peeps. We shall see. Just had the lovely Susannah visiting from NYC. Awesome to see her.  Too short a visit.

So, loving the vibe here in the Flo-Rida.  Still hoping to click w/ folks. Hoping I'm not driving those near and far too crazy!?!

The friend at the Party who doesn't overstay their welcome

I don't mean to seem over the top, but I've been pondering this thought  for quite a while.  The RV Destruction scene in "Breaking Bad" may very well be the most gorgeous scene ever captured on film for American television.  From the killer song "He Venido" by Los Zaffiros (Breathtaking, JUST Breathtaking, truly shows that you don't need to know a language to dig tunes), to the cinematography, the scene blows me away every time I watch it.

 I'm not sure if it is just the song (which prooves, much like Scorcese told us for a long time, that music captures, and enhances film.  It adds a visceral element) or just the way the director, John Shiban perfectly captures the colors of the New Mexico desert.  (and I could not find the finale "Sunset" scene w/ Gus and Tuco's cousins, which is just as stunning.),  All I know is that I can watch that scene again, and again and again. 

I can watch "Breaking Bad" over and over again.  Both Bickaboo and I are HYOOGE fans of the show.  Each season (ESPECIALLY after the "Cousins" season) I say "there is NO that this show can top itself. It continually has.  You have to tip your hat to creator Vince Gilligan,and the actors in the show: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, and the other performers on the show.  The writing has stayed crisp, the acting is still amazing, and the storylines have continued to keep you on edge.

So, it is with great anticipation, as well as great sadness that I await the premier of season 5 on July 15th.  Vince Gilligan has announced that this is the shows' last season.  When asked why (the acting, and writing are still fresh and vital) he said "we didn't want to be the friend at the party who overstaed their welcome". What a great way to put it, right?  So many other great shows ("Homicide" and "True Blood" come to mind) hang in there for far, far too long.  The audience that watches these shows become disheartened, bummed out. The legacy of the show becomes tarnished.

So, while I will miss Walter White, Jesse Pinkman (AND GUSTAVO FRING!) and company; I realize that it is for the best.  The creator, cast, writers and directors created something magical.  A show that I truly feel is a landmark in American television.  So, while I am indeed sad for the end of this party, it is with excitement that I look to this season, as the culmination of the wild, wild ride Walter White has taken us into the dark areas of the human psyche.

How will the show resolve itself? Will Walt's cancer return, or will he meet his downfall some other way? Will Jesse find redemption and peace?  I just can't wait to find out!