Sunday, August 16, 2009
Please for the love of all that is holy...
Watch Mad Men tonight at 10PM on AMC. It is a top 5 show and a future Hall of Fame inductee.
...And I'm Back! Live blogging the end of the PGA
Watching Tiger battle this unknown kid T.E. Yang. Who is this guy? Huge chip from the kid and a really clutch save from Tiger. Phew. Tiger is so so good.
The Yanks are 8 games up pending their game today with Seattle. Wow!
Update 6:04 - Corey Pavin with a nice tournament. If I was a pro golfer, I would be Corey Pavin. One of the shortest hitters on tour, he always hangs in there with the big boys.
Update 6:11 - Tiger hits a weak second on the par 5 15th. Tiger looks tired. Meanwhile, Yanks down 1 in the 7th.
Update 6:15 - Tiger has to make one somewhere. This is as good a time as any.
Update 6:25 - Tiger misses the very makeable birdie. No birdies on the par 5's for the weekend for Tiger. The putts aren't falling but he can usually still score on the 5's. Yang's tee shot just hung on by a foot. Golf is a game of inches.
Update 7:10 - This has to be considered a choke by Tiger. There is no other way to look at it. Yang stared him down and outplayed him start to finish today.
The Yanks are 8 games up pending their game today with Seattle. Wow!
Update 6:04 - Corey Pavin with a nice tournament. If I was a pro golfer, I would be Corey Pavin. One of the shortest hitters on tour, he always hangs in there with the big boys.
Update 6:11 - Tiger hits a weak second on the par 5 15th. Tiger looks tired. Meanwhile, Yanks down 1 in the 7th.
Update 6:15 - Tiger has to make one somewhere. This is as good a time as any.
Update 6:25 - Tiger misses the very makeable birdie. No birdies on the par 5's for the weekend for Tiger. The putts aren't falling but he can usually still score on the 5's. Yang's tee shot just hung on by a foot. Golf is a game of inches.
Update 7:10 - This has to be considered a choke by Tiger. There is no other way to look at it. Yang stared him down and outplayed him start to finish today.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
A Blog about a Blog
I was Julie and Julia tonight. It is odd writing a blog about a movie about a blog. I am too tired to delve into my thoughts tonight.
Friday, August 14, 2009
HALL OF FAME - Seinfeld
It begins and ends right here. Seinfeld is so much more than a show to me, it is a way of life. It is a lifestyle. It is a language of its own. It is the only show that brought a tear to my eye when it ended. It was an era with no DVRs and the shows didn't come out on DVD...it was an event. It really was Must See TV.
I was going to look up how many awards the show won and was nominated for, but it just doesn't matter. Seinfeld is above the Hall of Fame. The episodes are eminently re-watchable. If for some reason you haven't watched this show, I implore you to get the DVDs. Very few things in life deliver on expectations so high. Seinfeld does. (Except for the finale.)
The lines and phrases have become a part of my everyday life. A Close Talker, Man Hands, High Talker, Yada Yada Yada, The Drake, Two Face, Serenity Now, The Big Salad, Master of Your Domain, and on and on...Junior Mints are the only candy I still eat b/c of Seinfeld.
The Big 4 characters are among the best of all time. George Costanza may be the best sitcom character ever. The show opened the door for completely selfish characters. Before Seinfeld, characters always had redeeming qualities. What was George's redeeming quality? Can you think of one instance where he cared about anything but himself? Larry David had a rule for the show that there would be no learning and no hugging. There is no Always Sunny In Philadelphia and no Arrested Development without Seinfeld.
Then there was the smaller roles, from Mr. and Mrs. Costanza, Newman, Puddy, all the way down to the legendary cameos of Jackie Childs, the Bris Moyle, the library cop Bookman to name a few.
Ditto for the multiple converging and diverging story lines. Seinfeld pioneered that formula and took it to a level that few if any shows have been able to duplicate.
I tried to come up with a Top 10 episode list and the best I could do is a Top 50. There are that many memorable and funny episodes. There are 180 episodes total. That is one a day for 6 months. I think that is a doable task. The trouble will be limiting myself to one a day. It has been a few years since I went through the series.
I was going to look up how many awards the show won and was nominated for, but it just doesn't matter. Seinfeld is above the Hall of Fame. The episodes are eminently re-watchable. If for some reason you haven't watched this show, I implore you to get the DVDs. Very few things in life deliver on expectations so high. Seinfeld does. (Except for the finale.)
The lines and phrases have become a part of my everyday life. A Close Talker, Man Hands, High Talker, Yada Yada Yada, The Drake, Two Face, Serenity Now, The Big Salad, Master of Your Domain, and on and on...Junior Mints are the only candy I still eat b/c of Seinfeld.
The Big 4 characters are among the best of all time. George Costanza may be the best sitcom character ever. The show opened the door for completely selfish characters. Before Seinfeld, characters always had redeeming qualities. What was George's redeeming quality? Can you think of one instance where he cared about anything but himself? Larry David had a rule for the show that there would be no learning and no hugging. There is no Always Sunny In Philadelphia and no Arrested Development without Seinfeld.
Then there was the smaller roles, from Mr. and Mrs. Costanza, Newman, Puddy, all the way down to the legendary cameos of Jackie Childs, the Bris Moyle, the library cop Bookman to name a few.
Ditto for the multiple converging and diverging story lines. Seinfeld pioneered that formula and took it to a level that few if any shows have been able to duplicate.
I tried to come up with a Top 10 episode list and the best I could do is a Top 50. There are that many memorable and funny episodes. There are 180 episodes total. That is one a day for 6 months. I think that is a doable task. The trouble will be limiting myself to one a day. It has been a few years since I went through the series.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Comcast Strikes Back
Once upon a time, yesterday to be precise, I work out a deal with FiOS for my new house. So my wife calls Comcast to cancel our service. Bing Bang Boom...some talkin turkey...yada yada yada...they make us an offer we can't refuse.
They bump us up to every movie channel and inrease our modem speed...and reduce the price by $50 a month. Booya!!!
Thanks honey! Welcome back Comcast.
They bump us up to every movie channel and inrease our modem speed...and reduce the price by $50 a month. Booya!!!
Thanks honey! Welcome back Comcast.
You Must Watch This Clip
If you love ballads, the clarinet, and GI Joe...the original GI Joe.
The Ballad of GI Joe.
The Ballad of GI Joe.
If I could I would give you a 1000 stars!
Nailed it!
Hubert dominated last night, setting himself up as the favorite for the Top Chef Masters finale. This was not surprising to me. What was surprising was how much of an absolute TOOL Michael KEY-a-rello is. I would never work for that guy.
Hubert dominated last night, setting himself up as the favorite for the Top Chef Masters finale. This was not surprising to me. What was surprising was how much of an absolute TOOL Michael KEY-a-rello is. I would never work for that guy.
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