RANDOM THOUGHTS:
Before I begin, I would like to make a formal apology. On Sunday, I posted on my MySpace status, demanding that you watch "Pulp Fiction" on AMC that night if you haven't already done so. Little did I know, of course, that the film had been edited from rated R to TV-14 so terribly. And by terribly, I mean those dumb replacing of swear words that don't fit in the sentence and cutting out some scenes (most notably, the entire scene after Vincent Vega accidentally killed Marvin). Though I still recommend you watch it (un-edited of course), I still apologize for making you watch that particular version.
Anyways, back to work. The following were on my mind between Monday, March 8th and Monday, March 15th. This post may be a day overdue, but it's still fresh in a way:
- You know what they should do every year during the Oscars? Have a special award for every mistake the Academy ever made. And I'm not just talking about Best Picture, but also for Best Director and all the actors awards. That way, films like "Citizen Kane," two of the other big three films from '94, "Saving Private Ryan," Martin Scorsese for "Raging Bull," Ralph Fines for "Schindler's List" and more could get the awards they should have.
- Why is Eddie Olczyk so obsessed with commercial breaks?
- I would like Jimmy Fallon if he wasn't such a nervous wreck everytime he does his show. And if he had better material.
- You don't officially get into the NCAA tournament feel until you read the NIT bracket. Nothing like listening to four or five teams complain that they should have made it to the big dance. Oh, and seeing Gus Johnson on your TV ten times a week.
- I'm pretty overweight (shocker!). And since I've been losing weight for the last few months, I have been trying not to make criticize other overweight people for obvious reasons. But this is just plain ridiculous!
- I have never used a DVR before, but I may have to convince my family to buy one in order to record the upcoming Mike Tyson show on Animal Planet (http://sports.yahoo.com/box/blog/box_experts/post/Tyson-reality-show-on-Animal-Planet-The-Birdman?urn=box,228337)
And for now, that shall do it for another installment of random thoughts. More to come next Monday. But before I go, I would like to take this opportunity to bring back my weekly feature in which I show one song from one famous band or person. From October to January, it was "The Beatles." In February, it was Jimi Hendrix.
Today, we introduce our newest member into this club: Led Zeppelin.
Here's how I see it, while "The Beatles" may be considered the Babe Ruth of modern rock, and Jimi Hendrix Lefty Grove, then Led Zeppelin would be Ted Williams. The band will never surpass The Beatles, but it still produced some great songs and hits to make them one of the greatest bands in rock history. Not to mention that they could've been even greater if things didn't stop them (for Williams it was WWII and the Korean War while LZ it was the death of Bonham). And tonight, we're going to kick off this new weekly feature with one of their best (as well as one of the best guitar riffs ever). Ladies and gentleman, "Kashmir":
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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