Monday, February 8, 2010

Quick Hits...

I DID NOT watch the super bowl last night.
I have little interest in pro 'football'...
I actually watched The Adventures of Buckeroo Banzi, a movie so weak, I could never bring myself to watch it before. I'm NOT going into details because you've done nothing evil to me, so why would I inflict the story line on you?
There was some interesting casting but that's about it.

I did watch THE WHO during the super bowl's halftime (number 2 on my list of favorite bands.)
I received a phone call telling my they were coming on so I was more then happy to switch from fictional rocker Buckeroo to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry, two of rocks major deities.
Not exactly the songs I wanted to hear, pretty predictible, but for a could of old geezers the young people watching got to see rock done right.
Daltry's voice is nowhere near what it was, but hey put 30 to 45 years on any part of your body and see how it performs. Townshend's backup vocals helped a lot.
And Pete's guitar play... what can I say?
Not the greatest player of all time, but the guy literally attacks his guitar and makes it do what he wants it to. (Almost like the late Keith Moon's manner of playing drums, but Townshend has more talent on his instrument... and I LOVED Moon's drumming for The Who!) btw, the was Zak Starkey doing a great job on drums during the performance, not his first time playing with the band... I bet Ringo was pleased.
Anyway, I think you get the point I'm biased concerning this band, and was satisfied with their performance.


Lastly... (is that really a word?)

The weather 'humanoids' are predicting up to 8 more inches of snow starting tomorrow...
My back IS NOT happy!

Arrivederci!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Robin Hood

Given the DVDs on my shelf, and the movies I feel stimulated my heart and mind (and I actually spent money on), I'd have to say Ridley Scott is one of my favorite directors.
I know Legend was not a great movie, but Scott's vision of what that world would look like made it so that even I, could watch a Tom Cruise movie.

I just saw a trailer for his next release... Robin Hood.
Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett star, so that's a good start.It could be wonderful, or dreadful, but given Ridley Scott's track record I have to think it will be the former.

Regardless, it will probably wind up on my DVD shelf.



...btw, LOTS of snow outside.
We are used to snow in central Ohio, but yesterday's storm HAD to be one in the top (or bottom) 3 worse driving days* I've been on the road in. (An ice storm and the 1978 blizzard, being worse.)
Cars off the road everywhere, and most folks were doing no more then 10 MPH.
At one point as I was driving up a steep hill to my house, my vehicle turned sideways and was sliding down hill. Fortunately, there were no other cars close to me... THAT was embarrassing, and a little scary.

Today I get to shovel the driveway some more, after spending most of my afternoon yesterday doing the same... I really have to save money for a snow blower.