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3/1/2006
EAR PLUGS
Rockabilly Rumble at the Star Bar:
www.degeneratepress.com/vault/rockabilly_rumble_2006/index.html
Yeah, yeah, lousy pictures this time. Been having a tough time at the Star Bar
getting good photos without a flash. Guess I’m going to have to start using a
flash again!
BLASPHEMY
Garrison Keillor calls for the impeachment of Bush today on Salon.com. You might
have to click through an ad to read it, but it's a short, worthwhile
read:
www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/03/01/keillor/
FILM FLAM
I caught a preview screening of the Russian supernatural/sci fi thriller
Nightwatch the other day. It’s the first in a three part series but stands on
it’s own just fine. I’ve seen some writers compare it to The Matrix. I think The
Matrix has influenced all movies with action in them, so I wouldn’
t say they’re really that similar. In content, it’s closer to Underworld, the
movie that ripped off local gaming company White Wolf for its vampires vs.
werewolves idea (Sony settled out of court, if I understand correctly) or
perhaps Hellboy.
In Nightwatch, it’s supernatural good guys vs. supernatural bad guys. But it was
hard for me to identify with near-immortal heroes. Combine that with their
personalities - more like anti-heroes, or not even heroic at all - and you
further remove any sympathies I might have had for the characters.
That said, Nightwatch is pretty cool. The effects are nice and work into the
story, rather than the story working around them. The cinematography is
interesting and smart, and the acting is decent. If you’re an action fan,
horror, goth, sci-fi, vampire, supernatural or ghost geek, this film is for you.
SPRING SPRANG SPRUNK
The daffodils have been up in my yard for a month.
The other trees and shrubs around town are finally beginning to bloom.
I actually sat outside today at lunch.
March is upon us.
Spring ain’t quite here yet, but I can feel her hiding over the horizon, her
perfume beginning to waft on the breeze. Soon my sinuses will flow and my
hormones will rage and I will feel the urge to prowl the night in search of
prey.
And you’ll be reading all about it, though perhaps not here.
Beware the Ides of March.
Stay tuned.
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