Archive For November 30, 2017

November 2017 Geek Fuel Unboxing

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November 2017 Geek Fuel Unboxing

November’s Geek Fuel box was a good one. It started with the shirt, which is a great reference to Jurassic Park. It looks like a great travel poster. Then the Star Wars AT-ACT model kit is something that we would never buy, but is certainly welcome and should be fun to put together. The gift…

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Songs For Drella (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year part 19)

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Songs For Drella (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year part 19)

“What is something you are suited to?” “Getting out of here!” The opening number in Songs For Drella sets up the origins of Andy Warhol, the subject of the first collaboration between former Velvet Underground bandmates Lou Reed and John Cale in two decades. Encouraged and inspired by the death of Andy Warhol in 1987,…

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New York (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 18)

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New York (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 18)

This is probably my favorite Lou Reed album. I remember when it came out, and I was already a little familiar with his work, having a cassette of his “hits” and hearing his music on the radio – I was not really listening to commercial radio at the time. What I remember about New York’s…

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Mistrial (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 17)

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Mistrial (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 17)

Lou Reed seems a bit upset in the opening and title track for his 1986 album Mistrial. It almost seems a reaction to the mediocre reception his albums have been getting. he has his two guitars, bass and drums formula down at this point and in the opening number his anger and frustration comes through…

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2018 Folklife Cultural Focus

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2018 Folklife Cultural Focus

Did you know the annual Folklife Festival has a “cultural focus” each year? In 2014 the focus was India, 2006 Arab communities, and 2004 the Horn of Africa. Each year apparently has a different focus be it regional or cultural, and this year will be no different. Northwest Folklife, the organization behind the Northwest Folklife…

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New Sensations (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 16)

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New Sensations (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 16)

Opening with “I Love You Suzanne” the album New Sansations is one of Lou Reed’s more underrated offerings. A very upbeat number sets the tone for what is probably one of the most uncharacteristic albums in Lou Reed’s catalog. “I Love You Suzanne” is one of my favorite Lou Reed songs because it is so…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-10-17

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-10-17

Just a few shots this time around, but I promise they are worth it. First up we have Xavier in one of the last soccer games of the season. He did really well and has some natural athletic ability. Not sure where that comes from. Here is Déla and the man behind the song we…

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Blu-ray)

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Blu-ray)

I wasn’t completely sure what to expect putting Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in my player. I remember seeing the film when it was in theaters back in 1978. I didn’t remember much of the plot, and at the time I only had a passing knowledge of The Beatles, but my memory of the…

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Legendary Hearts (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 15)

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Legendary Hearts (Lou Reed – Artist Of The Year Part 15)

There are a lot of shorter songs on Legendary Hearts. Of the eleven songs, only one clocks in at over 6 minutes, with four under 3 minutes and six between 3 and 4 minutes in length. Did returning to his previous record label do something to Lou Reed? His previous album, as well as this…

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Cars 3 (Blu-ray)

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Cars 3 (Blu-ray)

I will freely admit to not being readily eager to watching Cars 3. After Cars 2 I wasn’t sure if the franchise had enough to tell a third story. While there’s a bit of a plot retread with the first film, it works. A new racer is taking the Piston Cup circuit by storm. Ha….

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