Archive for May, 2010
The Bears Are Out Of Hibernation
May 21, 2010Annoying Tweet Of The Day, May 20
May 20, 2010Yo. Word. Adjective. Pronoun. Adverb…
May 19, 2010Annoying Tweet Of The Day, May 13
May 13, 2010“I’m really craving mints right now. I dunno. I want mints or something mild to be kind to my stomach. :\ Progress on paper: working in cites.”
Absolutely fascinating. Both parts, really. Would it be possible to just… go get mints instead of tweet about it?
What is the appropriate response to something like this? “Oh, Mr. X, I’m sorry your tummy hurts!!! 
Feel better! Get that paper done!!!! Things will be better tomorrow!!!”
Meanwhile… meanwhile… oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico. I’m just sayin’ And we still haven’t exhausted all the symbolism in Human Centipede. But mints for an upset tummy? I mean, it’s solvable.
Human Centipede: Redonk!
May 12, 2010
Last week I heard about the horror movie Human Centipede: First Sequence for the first time. In case you haven’t heard about it, this is a movie about an evil doctor (Surprise! He’s German) who decides to sew humans together, ass-to-mouth, as an experiment. He has experience in separating conjoined twins and decides that he’d really like to see the process in the reverse. You know, just something to do in his downtime.
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Oh The Drama! Hecker Part II:
May 10, 2010
When last I visited the Denny Hecker saga (see The Hecker Timeline), he was facing down 18 new charges of wire and bankruptcy fraud. He and Steve Leach, one of his former execs, were looking at 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 20 years on each count of wire fraud. Pile on top of that another 10 for Hecker for money laundering and five for each… well, let’s just say that he would surely die in prison.
Since then there have been many more twists, tears and admissions of guilt. Let’s catch up, shall we?
After the new felony charges came down, Hecker had to appear in family court regarding the missing support payments to second wife Sandra. He was behind something like $8,000 to her. On March 30th, the judge ordered Hecker to jail after he was found in contempt of court for hiding assets and lying about what he still owns.
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Shock & Terror
May 6, 2010
I’ve been waiting to see BIRDEMIC for weeks and it finally arrives at the Uptown Theatre for the Midnight Madness movie on May 21 and 22. I’m “organizing” an outing for the Friday show. The quotation marks indicate that by “organizing” I mean – I’m going and I told a bunch of other people about it, via Facebook.
Sigh. Facebook. Won’t start on that rant here, but it’s brewing.
Anywho…
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You could go to see this tonight in Minneapolis:
The Burning Man Festival started with a group of 20 friends who burned a wooden figure on a beach in honor of the summer solstice. Now some 20+ years later, the Burning Man Festival annually draws over 43,000 free thinkers, radicals, hippies, artists, and general revelers to a big patch of desert in Northern Nevada. The iconic festival’s history and philosophy have been cleverly wrapped up in this documentary, which not only tells the tale of how Burning Man evolved from a handful of hippies to a multi-million dollar movement, but it also examines how the ideals we form in our youth translate to life’s bigger picture. The film screens at 7pm and tickets are $15-$20 at the door. Tickets will likely sell out so arrive early. For more info visit www.dustandillusions.com.
7:00 PM Thursday at Oak Street Cinema in Minneapolis
Or, you could just watch this from the comfort of your home. Same difference?
Birthday Jamz
May 4, 2010
Yesterday, I put together a new play list on iTunes in honor of my birthday. Here is what I picked:
1. Maneater by The Bird and The Bee; yes, a cover of Hall & Oates. I happen to love H&O, Keith hates them. He hates them with a passion usually reserved only for Steely Dan. I had to admit that “Private Eyes” isn’t so wonderful but I greatly enjoy the rest of their catalog. “Rich Girl?” Come on! Anyway, this cover is great. After I bought it I realized that I have another song of theirs, a cover of the Bee Gees’ “How Deep Is Your Love.”
2. Dim’s Jazz (Latin’s In The House) by Dmitri From Paris – this is all about my quest to not only embrace the 1990s World Beat sensibility but also to listen to French electronic/jazz/house music. I feel as if I need a musical niche. And yes, I’m pronouncing that “neeche.”
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