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it’s a celebration bitches! (c) Kanye channeling Dave Chappelle channeling Rick James.
i know its standard to say that arena concerts are just not the thing to attend, but i really love the whole spectacle of it. obviously only mainstream acts tend to this; my last arena concert was Mana last year, and they need the space for all their showmanship (or pyro or lightshow).
best arena tour ever IMO: Dr. Dre’s Smoke Out Tour Up in Smoke Tour (thanks for the correction). they really went all out for that one.
So you know Kanye’s inflated ego will be bringing the goods for his US tour. this has date-night written all over it, i mean I’m saying, Rihanna will be there! dont care too much for Lupe. his raps are good, but i’m not inclined to listen to his new LP. maybe i’ll get around to it. not.
but the real news is NERD!!!!! their new song is hot by the way (ripped off or not). always nice to see Chad Hugo, hopefully. i guess it’s never a guarantee if he’ll show up.
oh yeah LOL at that poster.
yeah, i bought the cheapest camera around. i’m still broke, and my old crappy camera malfunctioned some time ago. the last one was a Sony, and I vowed as a consumer I will never support them again. that camera was one disappointment after another. but yeah, back to this one. i had a week of activities to try it out with mixed results. but it’s not like i’m some real photojournalist or anything, although i’d like to be one in another lifetime.
this is supposed to be the Fiery Furnaces. yeah, i technically may be fibbing, but i swear that’s them. kick ass show, admittedly i’ve only heard a handful of songs from them. and i have to believe the Jersey hipsters there were in the same boat, save for a few “true” fans. i tried taking pics from every conceivable section of the backroom, it was too packed to maneuver myself upfront, and that’s literally the best shot. i was there for the music, anyhow.
that’s my friend Joe and his wife Gaby, and that’s their first dance and Mr. and Mrs. The pics are pretty good when you’re up close and personal.
my sister Naty and her friend Annie. at Medieval Times, where adults go to either accompany their young ones, or get tipsy and watch dudes in horses. Good times. It’s interesting to point out I would have never even considered going to MT as far as 5 years ago, most likely because of some false pretension (or more likely i was just very negative all around). but of course in the company of good people, all is worth it. but the friggin pictures sucked. we sat in the last row of our section and this is pretty much how all resolution came out:
confession: i only paid like 30 bucks for the camera after gift cards, so who am i to complain?
That’s a picture of Valentina The Niece, just for the love of it.
yeah, this is what it’s supposed to look like in it’s new theoretical incarnation. as cool as it may be, this was supposed to be completed already, but the corporate entities of Red Bull and AEG disputed about many things, one of them the design. apparently AEG, who among owning other arenas, also organize and promote concerts, wanted to build a permanent stage on one of the stadium ends. Red Bull said HELL NO!, citing possible damages to the field due to any extra curricular activities.
Red Bull bought them out, and now we have a newish design, the only new idea seemingly some glass that will not protect the field from the elemnents, but will keep the patrons(somewhat) dry.
I dont even watch the New York Red Bulls, even though they have an exciting young player (Altidore) who may be shopped to a European team (possibly Benfica, under Freddy Adu’s recommendation).
It’s hard to remain excited about a stadium that may be ready for the 2009 season of a team I never watch. The only reason I keep an interest is because I truly want futbol/soccer to rise in popularity in the U.S. of A. (that is to say, I would like the quality of play to increase, leading to a hike in popularity). and i won’t support an organization that to this day utilizes Giants Stadium as their home turf, only to struggle to fill up 1/5th of the seats. it makes for a truly miserable experience.
added to that the additional coverage of international soccer on our cable networks, why should one even bother with a lesser product?
Hopefully the new purrty stadium it will be completed by their new deadline, and above all let’s hope the talent on the pitch will mirror the quality of the field, something the corporations mentioned above obvious did not care much for. I for one have made a mental pledge to support the new stadium financially by attending at least one game, hopefully more to come.
as predicted, the Giants did indeed score a late field goal, overtime at that, to overcome the heavily favored Green Bay Packers. although the game featured more touchdowns than I had anticipated.
I will not mention That Other Team Whose Name We Dare Not Utter until gameday.
The New York tackle football Giants overcome the elements to win 16-13 with a late game field goal. oh yeah it will be an exciting game, the kind only a city as frigid as Green Bay can provide.
i’ll come back sunday night to gloat or cry.
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in case you’re wondering, the weather in Green Bay come kickoff time will be cold as a bastard; some Giants pretend not to care.
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Green Bay hasnt heard of DVD players.
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angry GB Packers fans starts a new pre-game tradition with his son.
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two rich white men place worthless bet on the game.
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wife mistakenly shreds pastor’s NFC Championship tickets, quickly summoned to eternity in hell.
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nobody seems to care about Michael Strahan’s preseason holdout anymore, still has the most recognizable gaptooth in the history of sports.
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America still loves Brett Favre, even “progressive” New York media.
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unstoppable, Eli Manning is (nevermind the fact he was football’s favorite whipping boy, the white version, just a month ago.
i, for one, look forward to not have to fly to Cali or Chicago or wherever to attend a festival akin to Coachella, but the weather is too muggy in the NY/NJ summer for any of this to be comfortable in the least.
but if indeed there will be a festival in Liberty State Park, that’s awesome. easy public transportation = less of a hassle, just a bit more patience i suppose.
but who knows how this will work out. a few years back, there was supposed to be a festival called Field Day that failed miserably and had to be moved to Giants Stadium at the last minute.
as for the Vineland festival in South Jersey, it would have to be a superior line-up for me to consider it. if it’s good enough, i would even make a week of it. it is close enough to Atalntic City and Wildwood, i haven’t been there in a long time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/nyregion/16mbrfs-festival.html?ref=nyregion
January 16, 2008
Metro Briefing | New JerseyMusic Festival Coming to Liberty State ParkBy JEFF LEEDS In the latest shift in the competition for music fans this summer, the concert promoters behind the popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California will stage a three-day event in Liberty State Park, according to people briefed on the plans. The new festival, tentatively scheduled for Aug. 8 through Aug. 10, is to be presented by the promoter AEG and its Goldenvoice subsidiary. A competing event, the Vineland Music Festival, held by C3 Presents and Festival Republic, a unit of the concert giant Live Nation, is scheduled from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10 in Vineland, N.J. The band Radiohead and the singer-songwriter Jack Johnson have been mentioned as headliners at the Liberty State Park event, though a lineup has not been announced. Representatives for AEG declined to comment.
if set up correctly, the festival in Liberty State Park could be wonderful! imagine the picturesque views! i don’t know just what parts will be available, or how many stages there will be, or even the land made available in Jersey City, but the backdrops could be excellent. here’s a Google Earth map of the areas and it’s surroundings:
i had one of their salads for lunch, and it was awful. i should know better than to order a salad from a burger spot, but whatever. it’s making me want to projectile vomit.
oh and this McD’s also was selling some cinammon buns, and it was beyond stale. total disappointment.
i still endorse their fries and apple pies. everything else is basura.
i’m obsessed with celebs like the next person, so pardon my interruption from sports, music, and my normal ramblings.
So Katie Holmes was on David Letterman last night, probably promoting something but hell if i care. She looked so good! She’s like a totally different person, though I’m probably wrong since all i really know of her is her portrayal of Joey on Dawson’s Creek, so that’s how i picture her to be. When I was in high school she was sort of a big crush for young boys, very different than the usual Maxim magazine or SI swimsuit edition chick.
her dress was cool, and her hair suits her well. She also had a nice tan. I learned she ran the NYC marathon and that her daughter Suri is a wonderful artist, or something like that. She’s probably the most famous daughter since Madonna’s daughter.
and because people are already talking Packers/Patriots SuperBowl, and how much Joe Buck is going to fawn over his crushes/starting QBs on that media wet dream.
just because we need to take games one at a time.
just because Eli obviously admires Bret Favre.
last week’s NY Giants victory was for your trash-talking brother Ronde. This week is dedicated to you.
You probably dont care too much, you have a cushy job at NBC and will probably say the Giants deserved yesterday’s victory.but you did yap your mouth re: Eli not being a leader. the verdicts out on that, i admit, but i couldnt help but think about your lack of class for those preseason comments.
the Giants are in the NFC Championship game. how about that? i myself didnt think it was possible early on in the season.
Hopefully next week they’ll show up again. Win or loss, it is still a remarkable turnaround for their late-season slump, up until that New England game. just the thought of a postseason game at Lambeau Field seems appropriate. what an atmosphere that will be.
Oh by the way, you picked the dullest outfit on Project Runway, Tiki. you should’ve gone with the 3-piece suit.
for the past 5 years, i’ve been wearing strictly button-up jeans. i’m not exactly sure why i prefer them, but i guess i never had to worry about any faulty zippers and the problems that may arise from them.
i’m broke and i went jean shopping the other day. i bought 2 pairs of levis, the slim fit ones. they are comfortable! i like the way they fit, drape, everything. i might even buy a couple more pairs. they were on sale for $25, so i couldnt turn that deal down.
but they have zippers, and i’m having a little trouble adjusting to them. i found myself about 4 times this week with my zipper down after leaving the restroom at work. my first instinct is to button up, and i guess my brain is satisfied by just fastening the top button. i’m also afraid the zipper might make any unwanted contact with my privates; i normally go commando, and buttons were never a issue in that department. i dont know, maybe i’ve watched too much “there’s something about mary” in the past weeks (it’s been on a lot on cable these days).
here’s a swipe of an email i sent to people i know, maybe it will be helpful to others. i’m not the brightest guy in the world, so i had to find this info out through light research. i would think this info is easy to find, but-wouldnt-you-know-it, the state of NJ elections website is too confusing for me, and provided me no real tangible answers. here you go…
to any or all interested in voting in the primaries:
i just did some research, and called our county board of elections to find out the process of voting in the primaries. i was under the impression that you have to be affiliated to a political party in order to get involved in the process.
it turns out that is not the case, totally. you can in fact go to
your normal polling location to vote in the NJ primaries, February 5. but you do have to choose a party at that moment. in my case i think that sucks. but if i want my vote to, at the very least, slightly reflect support for my chosen candidate, that’s what i have to do.
if you want you can change affiliations, you have 50 days before any other primary election, state or national.
My confusion stemmed from watching coverage of the NH primaries last night. it was announced NJ would be part of the many primary election across the country on Feb 5, a change from the standard month of June. i never participated in a primary elections because candidates are already nominated by that time, rendering our state’s voice
meaningless. hopefully this change of date will inspire others to go out and vote.
Rodol
(thats my middle name)
random notes:
-it’s a bootleg show with late 90s gameshow production ala Who wants to be a Millionaire (purple lighting, mysteriuos horns/synth, myriad moving spotlights). too many commercials stiple the action.
-the Hulkster bringing his unique style of douschyness as expected, and Layla Ali with absolutely no on-stage presence. maybe she should be a gladiator herself?
-powerball, i cant seem to recall the camera styles of the original program, but this just looked bad. not to mention one of the contestants injured herself right away, leaving the other girl to essentially play one-on-two basketball with the gladiators. the guys (or at least the red-uniformed one), however, was leaving the gladiators in the dust; just too much speed.
-Wolf proving to be the biggest jerk right off the bat with (you guessed it) his signature howl. at least he’s funny. Crush so far is my favorite female gladiator.
-ahh the classic Joust, but this time above a giant pool. they should probably make the water smelly to give the contestants extra incentive. or add some pirahnas. i dont like the pool idea at all. it reminds me of the show Dog Eat Dog that used the same tactic to very predictable and plain-old-bad results. the quick-editing camera cuts ruined this otherwise good matchup.
-so far not a good start. bring Larry Czonka back.
-Earthquake, new competition, wrestling on an elevated circle, and trying not to be thrown off, or throw out the gladiator. not bad really
-Hit and Run is just plain dumb. why incorporate Frogger to this kind of competition?
-Pyramid was cool. pretty much “king of the mountain” logic.
-it feels rigged. i cant explain it, but it just does.
-wow 2 hours of this shit? forget it. its a wrap for this show. the Elimanator was fun, though.
what a lazy afternoon. nevermind that, what a lazy weekend. my hair is reminiscent of that recent Adam Sandler movie where he’s a total recluse because he lost his family on September Eleven (i think thats what the movie is about, never having seen it myself).
i “went out” last night although that really can be described as walking around the block to a friends house for football, then going to the local bar about a quarter mile away to grab more drinks. I played FIFA 08 since friday night, and have been wanting to get back to playing Rock Band today, since i was determined to find a cheat to unlock all songs. turns out that’s pretty much public knowledge, now i want to throw a Rock Band Party and play some New Pornographers. maybe even “Dani California”; regarding this song, i didnt like it at first, i still dont like it really, but in a loud setting it’s fun to hum to.
i saw the coolest movie on demand today: Prime Evil. it’s about a gigantic alligator(!!!!), and they tried to use it as an obvious metaphor for Rwanda/Darfur!!!!! i truly did like it, all flaws aside, and boy were there many of those!
now, i’m looking forward for the new episode of The Wire (the greatest show of our time)on demand tonight around midnight. i swear i might cry if it doest show up right away. i have work tomorrow morning.
