Thursday, September 30, 2004

Wuh-woh...

Looks like the prices of video games are going back to the SNES days. I don't want to pay $59.99 for new games!

I can't wait for the Presidental Debate tonight. Bush is going to get owned by Kerry.

Song of the Moment: Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

No words can describe how funny this is...



Song of the Moment: Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls

Me and my 8-Bit world....

Lately I've been playing my NES a lot for the past few days. I honestly love the simplicity of video games back then. You just pick up the controller and start playing. Heck, I could play a game like Marble Madness for hours. All people care about lately with video games is graphics. Sure, the game may look pretty, but can it play well? I hate it when people are biased and say that a game like Super Mario Brothers sucks because the graphics don't look that good. Remember kids, graphics aren't everything.

Song of the Moment: They Might Be Giants - New York City

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

PS2 V.2?!?!?! WHA?!?!?!~!!!!1111

Here's a prototype pic. I myself, think that the new PS2 design looks pretty good. Hopefully though, they'll improve the design a bit more. It looks like the console itself could break easily. But that's just me...

Song of the Moment: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Sunday, September 19, 2004

1000+ HITS!

MAXIMUM W00TAGE!

Song of the Moment: Cake - Satan Is My Motor

It sure has been a Three Dog Night...


I am the number
1
I am the loneliest number

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what number are you?

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Song of the Moment: Three Dog Night - One

Saturday, September 18, 2004

May The Force Be With You...

I really can't wait for Tuesday. I reserved myself a copy of the Star Wars Trilogy. I really hope the DVDs are true to the hype. Mostly because I have'nt watch the (Original) Star Wars films for a few years. Sure, Greedo may shoot first in this version, but at least I'll have my precious Star Wars movies on DVD!

Song of the Moment: Megadeth - Die Dead Enough

Thursday, September 16, 2004

Johnny Ramone - 1948-2004

Johnny Ramone died in his sleep yesterday afternoon (September 15th) after a five-year fight with prostate cancer; the Ramones guitarist and leader was fifty-five.

Ramone (born John Cummings) kept his sickness private for four years, and news of it only became public in June when he lapsed into a coma for a week and was hospitalized. At the time, bandmate Marky Ramone, who joined the group in 1977 after drummer Tommy Ramone quit, expressed shock at Johnny's disease. "John never smoked cigarettes, and he wasn't a heavy drinker," Marky told Rolling Stone. "He was always into his health. That's why I can't understand it."

The Ramones have lost three members in the last five years, with Johnny's passing following singer Joey Ramone's death in 2001 from lymphatic cancer and bassist Dee Dee Ramone's death from a drug overdose the following year.

Founded in Queens, New York, in 1974, the Ramones are widely cited as the original punk rock band. With a uniform no more complicated than ripped jeans and black leather jackets, the band made simple into an art form, writing about everything from boredom to sniffing glue in aggressive two-minute bursts as clever as they were economical.

Underappreciated in their time, the Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and have enjoyed something of a retroactive renaissance as musicians from U2's Bono to shock rocker Rob Zombie stepped forward to herald the band's influence. And the band's impact has transcended rock & roll, as sports arenas -- including Yankee Stadium, where Johnny's beloved Yankees play -- routinely blare the rallying cry "Hey ho, let's go" from their debut album's opener "Blitzkrieg Bop."

This past Sunday, a cast of all-star rockers, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, Tim Armstrong of Rancid and Henry Rollins, marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Ramones' first show with a cancer research benefit in Los Angeles. (Another benefit, featuring Blondie and the Strokes, is set to take place in New York on Johnny's birthday, October 8th.) Johnny had planned to attend the Los Angeles show, but had taken a recent turn for the worse. Host Rob Zombie called him from stage. "It was heartbreaking to call him," Zombie said after the show. "I knew he really wanted to be here."

The Ramones' tumultuous career is documented in the new film End of the Century: The Ramones Story. "It's a very dark movie," Johnny told Rolling Stone in 2002. "It's accurate, but it left me disturbed as I was watching it. I'm basically portrayed as a tyrannical monster, Dee Dee is on drugs, Mark is an alcoholic and Joey is an alcoholic and drug addict at various times."

After the band's final split in 1996, Johnny put down his guitar for good. "I just didn't want to go up there and perform at a level below what the kids had grown to expect," he said. "Having fond memories to me was more important. If you're a baseball player twenty-two years into your career, you're not performing at the same level you were ten years into your career. I'm not going to fool myself and think I'm as good. Even if we were still good, I wanted to get out with some dignity."

Johnny Ramone is survived by his wife Linda Cummings and his mother Estelle Cummings.

Courtesy of Rolling Stone

We'll miss you Johnny.

Song of the Moment: The Ramones - Spiderman

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Ken Jennings Spoilers

Here's some Ken Jennings news...

Ken Jennings News (SPOILERS!)

Song of the Moment: The Advantage - Marble Madness, Race 2

Wednesday, September 08, 2004

ZAWESOME AS A POSSUM!

Well, I just got back from my second day of school. I'm proud to say that I'm officialy a sophomore! All in all, 10th grade is pretty easy. I got put in most of my friends classes. Plus, I now have two computer classes that I requested for at the end of the day. That's a plus! Let's hope the rest of the week is just as good.

Song of the Moment: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

Sunday, September 05, 2004

DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY!

Check this out. So sad, it's funny.

Download "Don't Copy That Floppy" Here!
(Right click and Save As.)
Courtesy of NinjaCulture

Song of the Moment: Cake - The Distance

A little note...

Just to let you all know, I've decided that I will occasionally post what I think of the world of pro wrestling here every once in a while. From now on however, I will be posting my commentary/rants over at The Wrestling Dojo of Truth. I really recommend visiting it if you are a fan of pro wrestling. Both Drewcifer and Pete hold nothing back on their views of wrestling.

Song of the Moment: Alice in Chains - Rooster

No more Cone Zone... On Comedy Central at least....

This really sucks. I was looking forward to watching Conan Friday on
Comedy Central. Sadly Conan is no longer on Comedy Central. Instead,
it's replaced with reruns of "Reno 9/11!" and "Trigger
Happy TV
". While I don't mind Trigger Happy TV being on
Comedy Central, it just could be at another time. Maybe they could
replace one of the many airings of MadTV with Trigger
Happy TV
. No, they have to take Late Night away from me.
I myself am never able to watch Conan when it's on at 12:37 AM. I'm a
student. I have school. I need good grades. Looks like the only time I
can watch Conan is when it's on Fridays. Oh well. No use crying over
spilt milk...

Song of the Moment: Breaking Benjamin - So Cold

Saturday, September 04, 2004

Thanks for saving us Mario, but our princess is in another castle...

Heh... I just came back from my local EBGames. I found something pretty cool. Back in the early 90's, Nintendo started re-releasing some of their older games like Super Mario Brothers, Zelda, etc. Well, the Big N decided to re-release Zelda II - Link's Adventure. When I walked over to the NES games, I saw a copy of a re-released Zelda II in it's original box. Plus it was the rare "Gray Cartridge" re-release. Guess how much it was? Five dollars and ninety-nine cents. Pretty good deal, eh? Plus it came it it's orignial manual. Boy, that was a lucky find.

Song of the Moment: Velvet Revolver - Slither

Friday, September 03, 2004

Tumultuous

My PCs speakers blew out a few days. Just when I really need them.

Song of the Momemnt: They Might Be Giants - Fun Assasian

Wednesday, September 01, 2004

Want a Gmail account?

Listen up guys. Over at GmailSwap, I have posted a plea. I will give YOU a Gmail invite if you send me either of these CDs. Disintigration by The Cure or Hell's Pit by The Insane Clown Posse. Please, if you send me either of these CDs, I will gladly send you an invite.

Here's the link...
http://www.gmailswap.com/offers/read.php?f=1&i=41&t=41

Song of the Moment: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eilene

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