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Last post for The Music Man. The performance started at 7, and the plan was to go out to dinner beforehand. I wanted to leave at 4:30 and get downtown and park by 5:00 which would give us 2 hours to walk to and from the restaurant, order food, eat, etc. Since it…
I have just a little bit more to follow up on my post yesterday about The Music Man. There was a band in Seattle in the early 90s, Fear The Cow. I wish I could find any information on them. The group was a sort of country punk outfit, almost a form of performance…
Previously I blogged about sharing one of my all-time favorite films with my kids in my favorite movie theater. Now I get to share another favorite. Last night I took August and Déla to see The Music Man – not the movie, but a stage production at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater. This wasn’t my first…
Found an interesting CD a few days ago. My affection for The Replacements is certainly no secret. Those who know me also know I’m not above purchasing a soundtrack to a film that I have no intention of ever seeing just because it has one song by a favorite band. Put these two things together…
Well, that was disappointing. Aliens: Colonial Marines has a good story, but the game itself doesn’t match expectations. Despite the involvement of Lance Henrikson and Michael Biehn, and direct ties to the movies, fans of the franchise will most likely want to skip over this game. This isn’t to say Aliens: Colonial Marines…
“Barney & Friends” has been around a while – and only a few years ago did new episodes stop getting produced. New DVDs keep getting released, and Let’s Go To The Moon is one of the latest featuring the purple dinosaur. As you might have guessed, the central theme is centered on the moon. …
Nickelodeon Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild West features a collection of six shows from Nick Jr. – all centered around the theme of The Wild West. Well, at least a version of it that is sanitized and appropriate for a preschool audience. Here is a list of episodes on the DVD Bubble Guppies “The Cowgirl…
The Man With The Iron Fists was written, directed and stars RZA. It’s no secret he is a friend of Quentin Tarantino, and both are fans of martial arts films. RZA is a member of the rap group Wu-Tang clan, which itself took its name from a martial arts film. Loving martial arts films…
While it may be a cliche, there is some truth to the common belief that when you get older you’re more prone to yelling at kids to get off your lawn. Presumably the kids in question in this scenario are strangers trespassing on the older person’s property. And then…
In the future the world has devolved into chaos and humanity has begun changing, either via mutation or augmentation. This is the basic backdrop for Anarchy Reigns, a sort of fighting game/action hybrid that falls short of being great, but is serviceable for those looking for violent action. Think of it as a video game…