Edshugeo The GodMoor

There are a number of blu-ray discs in the sub twelve dollar range on Amazon these days. 2001 is a must own in my opinion. I bought it early last month for about eighteen bucks and don't regret the recent price drop. I first saw it in the 1970s when it returned to theatres for a while (wasn't unusual for movies to stick around for more than a year, and then return periodically back then). Marvel Comics also had put out a comicbook version by Jack Kirby. I recall there was a tabloid sized "treasury edition", which I'd never gotten. I did get the first issue of the regular series, which I think I brought with me when I saw the movie.

I was having a discussion with a friend at work about the role of aggression not only as an integral part of history but in nature itself. That nature does not exclude humanity seems obvious, but always requires mentioning for some reason. Anyway, that talk colored my perception of the film (I watched the disc the next day) and I feel that I understand HAL in a way I hadn't before.

Also, has special effects ever been better than this? I'm not sure that it has and that movie's forty years old.




Price subject to change without notice, of course.

Labels: comics, DVD, good deal, movies, nostalgia, online retailers, The Sell Out?

Labels: funny-ass shit, tv, youtube and other video

More relics of my childhood gone. Farrah Fawcett, ex-wife of the Six Million Dollar Man, Lee Majors and one third of the original Charlie's Angels. Though a seventies icon, I feel like her hair ruled the 1980s along with David Bowie's, whose hairstyle evolved into moderate (early Howard Jones) to ridiculous (later Howard Jones and Billy Ray Cyrus) mullets. Fawcett's hair found it's place primarily in the realm of metal bands and the women who populated their videos.

Her death, like Shek Kin's a little while back, will be overshadowed by a larger celebrity death (which could work to the favor of her family/loved ones - Less papparzi scum).

Michael Jackson's passing is gonna be felt around the world. Allah is smilling on the hardliners in Iran, cuz the news media is distracted big time. I consider myself a fan of his (and his brothers) work up to about 1980 (or whenever Off The Wall came out). Most of the world prefers the Michael Jackson of Thriller and Bad, obviously, and that's fine. Any other time, and I might have something to say about that.

I worry about the circus that's to come, though. A fight for custody of the kids? Creditors laying siege on his estate? The final fate of the Beatles publishing catalog, or is that already taken from him? I see myself not watching CNN for a while.

Labels: death, media, music, nostalgia, tv

Just watched this wonderful movie. I was, of course, inspired by recent events to check it out now, though it had been in my Netflix/Xbox queue for a little while.

My heart goes out to the Iranian people as they struggle for their freedom. As well as to other peoples around the world who may draw some strength in watching the bravery of these young people who make it clear that tyranny (and tyrants) must die.

Labels: civil rights, dreams, Fascism, Heroes, History, Islam, Justice, movies, politics, religion, society, youtube and other video

Good for a day or so. I sampled a few tracks and there are some different types of music here from all over.

Also; a John Fogerty/Creedence compilation for three bucks - Today-ish.



I bought Willy And The Poor Boys in a previous deal. I'm a get this one too.

Labels: good deal, music, online retailers, The Sell Out?

A li'l while back, Amazon had one of Ike's greatest hits collections on sale. I opted for a few of his full albums available on eMusic, as a hits collection couldn't do justice to the artist. I saved Shaft for later seeing that the album contained 15 tracks as opposed to the usual 4 or 5 (8-15 minute) tracks on his other works from this period. Except for Black Moses which has two discs of 7 tracks each. Good thing I hadn't dug into this month's allotment of eMusic tracks as I can take advantage of this better deal.

Labels: good deal, music, online retailers, The Sell Out?

A classic by They Might Be Giants interpreted visually on the greatest show on television (at the moment).

Labels: Awesome, funny-ass shit, music video, tv, youtube and other video