January 2010
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“Turn the track up…”
And the...
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20 Magical Albums from the 2000s: Best of the Rest...
Another cutting room floor five-spot, hummin’ comin at cha!
Mitch Hedberg - Mitch All Together (2003)
Choice Cut: Arrows
Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs (2004)
Choice Cut: Oh Word?
The Foreign Exchange - Connected (2004)
Choice Cut: Nic’s Groove
Kanye West - The College Dropout (2004)
Choice Cut: Get Em High
MF Doom - MM..Food (2004)
Choice Cut: Kookies (Original...
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Belvedere Vodka Silver Ltd. Edition
Electrifying! Now, even though I usually to stick with hard liquors of colour during the freezing winter months (i.e. blended whiskey, amber rum, cognac/brandy) as they tend to make me feel warmer (and are allegedly good for your soul), this bottle is just blazin’. I mean, just look at that surrounding electrical current (that comes with the bottle, right?/s). To date, I’ve copped...
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Pull-ups/Squats: Just checkin' in...
“I play real sports. I’m not trying to be the best at exercising.” - Kenny Powers aka Dr. Cock-n-Balls
HBO Canada HD re-aired Eastbound and Down Season 1 a few nights back and I couldn’t help but get sucked into the unrelenting hilarity again (I never copped the DVD, so this is the first time I’ve peeped the series since its Feb debut). Feenin’ for a Season 2...
December 2009
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20 Magical Albums from the 2000s: Best of the Rest...
Five more solid albums (which didn’t make the TOP 20) from the decade that was. And the same rule applies: only one album selection per artist/group.
Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun (2001)
Choice Cut: Ný batterí
David Cross - Shut Up, You Fucking Baby! (2002)
Choice Cut: Abortion Doctor from Hell!
Snoop Dogg - Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$ (2002)
Choice Cut: Beautiful
Gang Starr - The...
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20 Magical Albums from the 2000s: Best of the Rest...
Here’s a quintet of LPs that were cut for one reason or another from my personal TOP 20 of the decade list. Sorted in order of release year and then alphabetically by artist within the same year.
Dead Prez - lets get free (2000)
Choice Cut: Hip-Hop
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 (2000)
Choice Cut: Madness
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
Choice Cut: Kill You
Jay-Z - The...
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3. The Roots - Game Theory (2006)
Choice Cut:...
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“It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as...”
– Dalai Lama
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The incredibly long-awaited return of the Hitman
From the blog of Jim Ross - J.R.’s Family Bar-B-Q:
There is tons of speculation regarding WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart signing an agreement to return to WWE in the near future. Let me make this clear, I have not personally talked to Bret in months but have exchanged a few emails since I took ill in October but that was about his and my health issues and we never discussed a potential return...
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“And don’t be so gloomy. After all, it’s not that awful. Remember...”
– Orson Welles as Harry Lime in The Third Man (1949). A fantastic film noir/thriller that Welles appears very little in, yet makes an incredible impact with a subtle yet truly masterful performance. Also, the chemistry between Welles and another acting great, Joseph Cotten (who plays the main...
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6. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (2006)
Choice Cut...
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Assorted Christmas Snaps 4 Dat Azz
Multiple pics post, hummin’ comin’ at cha (and notice how I don’t bombard your dashboard with multiple photo posts, yeah?). First off, flashback for a minute:
Christmas trees on display at the elaborate Santa Claus meet and greet a couple weeks back (if you look close enough, I’m reflecting in the one of the Christmas balls).
A better view of the entire setup (which...
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Wrapping some boxes; punching the milk; hitting...
Intrigued by the numerous praises from the pun-tastic Thighmaster over the past 9 months and an enthusiastic recommendation from Chris Gore at Film Threat, which resulted in an exploration of a multitude of clips out of context on the Yubes, DLing the odd ep via bittorrent and finally catching a few eps by chance from Season 1 of the show on BOLD TV in Canada at 1AM early Thursday mornings...
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10. Madvillain - Madvillainy (2004)
Choice Cut:...
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“It was reported this week that Google will soon launch its own cellphone as a...”
– SNL Weekend Update (12-19-09)
In related news, I will FINALLY be getting some smartphone action on the Android tip when I pick up my white HTC Hero tomorrow as a slightly early Christmas gift from the ‘Rents. Make it mine, I most certainly shall!
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“Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings,...”
– Dalai Lama
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WatchAn Andalusian Dog (Un Chien Andalou) (1929)
Written by Salvador Dali & Luis Buñuel, Produced and Directed by Luis Buñuel.
This silent film is the pioneer of surrealist cinema; a dream/nightmare full of disturbing, unexplainable images that contain no real meaning or purpose, other than to evoke an unsettling reaction from the viewer. The film also served as an imaginative “f*ck...
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“I’ll call you “Tiny”, although your full name will be Un Chien...”
– Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz) talking to a lost puppy that he found on the street (from The Critic - Season 1, Ep 13: A Pig Boy and His Dog). First an Eraserhead reference and now this? Cool. The fake trailer spoofs from The Critic were always hilarious (both when I was a kid and now). But spotting...
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15. Outkast - Stankonia (2000)
Choice Cut:...
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“Yo, as I child I used to fantasize / bout the lights and camera eyes /...”
– Tariq Trotter/Black Thought/Riq Gees dropping yet another one-time only guest verse (transcribed by yours truly, something I just love to do) during a fantastic live performance of Raekwon’s Catalina on Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon. I say one-time only because Thought wasn’t on Cuban Linx...
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Big ups to Earl Boykins! Via ESPN Coverage of WSH...
Mike Breen: 5' 5", 139, 32 years of age out of Eastern Michigan. Earl Boykins: The Featherweight.
Mark Jackson: And can bench press over 300 pounds. Incredible!
Jeff Van Gundy: Yeah, but let's face it. He only has to move his arms like 2 inches. Come on!
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Cruisin' 4 Infusion
Since I’ve never been a coffee/espresso/latte/cappuccino kinda guy, I recently got this stainless steel tea infuser by Tea Guru so that I can properly make my own loose leaf-steeped tea at home…without having to deal with the mess that comes with using a regular filter and 2 separate cups (beware of the splash zone). It possesses a very simple design with no moving parts. And if you...
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Division West 1 | Score64 | TheScore.com →
This week’s match-ups (my voted selections are indicated in bold):
Division West 1:
Kobe vs PHX VS Mason on Moon
LBJ on D.Jones VS Bosh vs LAC
The always superb Court Cuts comin’ right up on a silver platter!
Edit: Corey Brewer’s near VC-like posterization of D.Fish (which concluded this edition of Court Cuts) should mos def be on next year’s Score 64. Wow. It’s...