Big and Rich

   Art and I were sitting here watching tv and there was a Chevy Commercial on with Country Group Big and Rich.  I was not a fan of theirs until a few months ago.  In fact I was not too fond of their song Save A Horse Ride a Cowboy.  Now I actually like it.   Speaking of Music I am patiently waiting to see Duran Duran on tv on nbc New Years Celebration with Carson Daily.  I think that will be the highlight of my evening.  Art will be leaving soon to go back to work since he volunteered to work tonight.   Happy New Year to all.

Phantom Of The Opera

I was telling Art that this sounds like a good movie. I have never seen the Broadway version but would like to see it. I have heard the music from it and really liked it. Earlier this year we went to The Mark and saw Sarah Brightman in concert. That is a show I would pay to see again. We even bought her CD before her concert and really liked it. I have never been one for classical music which is what I thought most of her music was.  If you have not listened to her you should try it out.

Van Helsing (2004)

Art and I just finished watching Van Helsing. This was not a bad movie. I am glad that we did not pay to see it in the movie theatre. Art and I went grocery shopping today. He does not always go shopping with me but he does when he can. As we were driving home he commented about how the older folks park their carts in the middle of the shopping aisle and chat. Now he knows my weekly shopping nightmare, 0">and why I am in such a foul mood when I return from the store. Our grocery store is not far from our house, but everyone that lives in East Moline, Silvis, and Colona shops at the same grocery store. The aisles in our store are not very wide in fact they are very narrow so if more than three people are trying to go down the same aisle it becomes chaos. I was talking to my dad earlier today and he was asking me about cooking a pasta recipe. We were chatting when he asks if when I cook pasta do I throw it on the cabinet to test to see if it is done. I told him no I just taste it. Well I guess that I am the only sane person in my family because he and my sister both use that method to test pasta. He said one day when he did that my mom looked at him like he was crazy. He was also laughing pretty hard as he was telling me this story. I told Art that the older my parents get the funnier they get.

Face Off

Art and I just finished watching Face Off. As I have said before Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors. So is John Travolta. They both play a bad guy very well. I am not sure who I like better in this movie. I was driving home from work this afternoon down John Deere Rd when traffic was slowing down to 20 mph. It stayed that way for a couple of miles. After awhile it came to a dead stop. I saw that there was an accident near Wal Mart. As I was driving upon the scene of the accident I could see that the car was off the road in the median. There was a policeman directing traffic I could see that he was wanting traffic to get by at more than 2 miles per hour. By the time I got home I was pretty disgusted after having a hairy day at work. Anyway, I am glad it is Friday. We had Pizza from Papa Murphys Pizza.< They have really good take and bake pizzas. They are reasonably priced too.

Amazon.com: DVD: North and South - The Complete Collection

Last night we had my company Christmas party to attend. We had a good time it was held at the Quad City Botanical Center. When we arrived home just after midnight I opened my birthday present from Art. My parents wished me happy birthday and so did my sister, brother in law and Niece Olivia. Art's mom called soon after we arrived home from going to get ice cream this evening. All in all it has been a nice day. I went to the Salon today for a haircut and perm as a treat to myself. Tomorrow will be grocery shopping day. I received a Christmas greetings from an old friend from high school. I have not heard from her in a few years. It was nice to hear from her. I will keep this short and sweet. More tomorrow. Since it will be a fairly cold and windy day I plan on staying in as much as possible after I do my grocery shopping.

White Oleander

Art and I watched White Oleander last night. It was a slow moving story but yet it was interesting. It was not one of the best movies I have seen  lately. Art did not seem to interested in the movie. I am glad that we watched it on cable and not in the movie theatre. It is a movie that is definitely an acquired taste.

Bruce Almighty

Art and I are sitting here watching Bruce Almighty. It is a funny movie.If you have not seen it yet I highly recomend it. I think that I will keep this short. I need to get to bed fairly early tonight. I have to be at work at 6:00am as I am helping to train new hires.

G4techtv

I was doing my daily blog reading yesterday and came upon this little post from Sarah. All I have to say is I was once a loyal viewer and have been highly upset with the direction that G4 has taken with the screensavers. I believe that Comcast and G4 have made yet another mistake by running reruns and yet again revamping the show. I feel like they have treated the screensavers like a the redheaded stepchild of the family. I am past the point of I could take it or leave it. I was at that point a long time ago. Now I don't care if I watch the show again or not.

Mr. Holland’s Opus

Art and I are watching this movie. It is a good one. Richard Dreyfuss is very good in this movie. I actually don't have much more to say tonight. If you have not seen Mr Holland's Opus before you should check it out.

Bachelor Party

It is hard to believe that this movie came out 20 years ago. I just love Tom Hanks. He is a funny guy. His appearnce has not changed much in 20 years I don't think. This movie screams of the 80's. It is funny. How wrong is this movie I ask you? It has been awhile since I have seen this movie but I still like it. We just finished watching the Movie Mona Lisa smile. Actually we watched the Alabama Game and Mona Lisa smile. When Art would go outside to smoke I would flip it to the Alabama Game. I liked the movie okay but I am glad that we did not see it in the movie theatre.

The Butterfly Effect

Art and I just finished watching this movie. It is interesting. I was not sure if I wanted to see it when it came out earlier this year. I was wrong. I am glad we did not see it the theatres but overall it was not a bad movie. We ate dinner tonight at Exotic Thai. I tried the exotic shrimp and it was very tasty. I will more than likely be ordering this dish again. Art had the crying tiger grilled beef. Both dishes are spicy.

Lost Boys, The (1987)

Art and I watched this movie this afternoon. I have seen it quite a few times but I am never tired of watching it. Kiefer Sutherland is in the flick. All be it a very young Kiefer. I just love the soundtrack to this movie. I was telling Art that I wanted the soundtrack on CD. I used to have it on cassette tape. I am a sucker for 80's music. Speaking of Kiefer I am patiently waiting for the next season of 24 to start. It looks like they have moved 24 to a new night. Mondays instead of Tuesdays.

VH1

I was looking for something to watch on tv tonight and found 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders on. Too bad they were one hit wonders. Art thinks that I am crazy for watching stuff like this but I like to see some of the bands from the 80's that I liked. They had bands on there like Falco, Dexy's Midnight Runners and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The Kicker is it is hosted by

William Shatner.

CBC News: ‘Do They Know it’s Christmas?’ returns

I remember when this song came out. I find it hard to believe that it has been 20 years already. I think it is neat that they are going to redo the song. I am always nostalgic for the 1980's.

Silicon Valley Houserockers

Well our sessions ended at 5:45 this afternoon. There were some interesting speakers today. I am looking forward to tomorrow when Wil Wheaton will be speaking. Right now this band is playing. They are pretty good. All in all we are having a pretty good time here in Tahoe. Although our trip is short we are enjoying ourselves and meeting lots of interesting people. More later. As soon as I can get some pictures off the digital camera I will post them.

80’s Bands

A few weeks ago I blogged about Tears for Fears releasing a new album. They were on the Today show this morning. Art was thoughtful enough to tape it for me since I had to work today. Well, Art also told me about an Article in Entertainment Weekly that listed new albums coming out this year. I found out that one of my favorite 80's band is releasing an album on Oct 12. Yes all five original members of Duran Duran are touring and are releasing a new album. Simon Lebon, John Taylor Andy Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor. I will have to check out the album sometime to see if they sound the way I remembered that they did. I was interested to find this out. I never liked Duran Duran much after John, Andy and Roger Taylor left the band, but I am glad to hear that it is the original members touring.



Speaking of 80's band as I was surfing the net I found this pretty neat link. You ought to check it out.

FilmForce: Revenge of the Nerds Redo

I just told Art that I probably was not going to post anything tonight and then I read this article. Well anyway needless to say I found blogging material when I was not even looking. I liked the original movie. It might be because one of my favorite actors was in the movie. Anyway, it might be interesting to see an updated version of the movie. It is hard to believe how technologically advanced the world has gotten since this movie was made.

Donnie Darko

When I came home from work today Art was watching Grosse Point Blank.

After it went off Donnie Darko came on so we watched it again. It is an interesting Movie. While watching the credits I heard a song that sounded familiar, but I couldn't figure out who did the song the first time. The Song is called Mad World. Well after some looking around Art figured out that the song was done by Tears for Fears in 1983. It was off this album. Well color me shocked when I had the information right in front of me. What are the odds that I would blog about Tear For Fears last night and then see a movie today that has a song from one of their early albums?

Tears For Fears

I used to listen to these guys in high school. It is hard to believe that their last album came out over 15 years ago. I sampled some of the songs off the new album. Not bad but not how I remember them 15 years ago. This album was one of my favorites. Sowing the seeds of Love was another good album from Tears For Fears. I think I just aged myself with this post but anyway, it is good to hear that Tears For Fears are back recording again. I wish some of my other favorite bands from the 80's were still together. Speaking of 80's bands Duran Duran was another band that I liked back then. I haven't kept up with them but I was a huge fan of Duran Duran in middle and high school. Anyway, I am just sitting here on amazon.com sampling some old school Duran Duran.


I made this tasty dish for dinner. Thanks to a post from webgrits for putting the recipe on her blog. I am going to cut this short since the Alabama game is about to come on TV. Roll Tide.

Harry Potter

As Art blogged about earlier we went to the Putnam Museum to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Imax. I have to admit I enjoyed it. It has probably been 10-15 years since I have seen a movie in Imax. If you get the chance it is a fun experience.

Richard Marx

So I was browsing the entertainment news on reuters and found that this artist is releasing a new album on Tuesday. I loved his music years ago. I still like him today. Call me crazy or whatever you want but this guy can sing and he is nice to look at too. I listened to one track off his new cd and it is pretty good. Sounds just like he did 17 years ago when I first discovered his music. I know that Art will think that I am bonkers for liking the same music that I did 17 years ago but a lot of my favorite music is Country, Classic Rock or 80's music. I know that people my age will probably laugh but hey when you like someones music you talk about it.



Today Art and I watched Lost In Translation. It is a fairly interesting movie. I was surprised by it. It was written and directed by Sofia Coppola. I think that it was up for some awards this year too.

COUNTRY MUSIC

Art and I went to breakfast this morning at the Iowa Machine Shed. Breakfast was good. After breakfast we went to Borders so I could buy the new Jimmy Buffett Cd. Even art liked one of the songs on the cd it was titled Simply Complicated. I had blogged about Buffett not that long ago just after his new album was released. I like it pretty good. I noticed on the label it had mailboat records as the label. I was surprised to see that it is a fairly new label but what surprised me was the artists listed on mailboat records. I was surprised to see Brett Michaels formerly of Poison as an artist on the label. If you are a Parrothead I suggest you try out License to Chill. It is a good cd but then again I like country music too.



After returning home from Borders I had the tv on while Art was mowing the lawn. I was watching vh1country and saw a video for a band called the Notorious Cherry Bombs. The song that was playing is called its hard to kiss the lips at night that chew your ass out all day long. I have been a fan of this country artist that is a member of this band. I was laughing my ass off during the song. Also if your a country fan of vince gill check out the notorious cherry bombs for fun. I have not heard all the songs but the one I heard today is pretty funny. I will check the album out for myself and let people know if it is a good cd other than the one song. I just had to blog about the title of the song because it was so funny.

Food Network: Food Network Specials

Food Network: Food Network Specials I was surfing the web looking at what is on tv tonight. I noticed that there was going to be a show talking about ice cream. One of my favorite ice cream places here in the midwest is going to be on this show tonight. It will be on at 8pm central and 9 eastern time. See why Art and I like Whitey's Ice Cream especially their milk shakes. Anyway, pretty cool that this place is going to be on FoodTV.

Entertainment News Article | Reuters.com

Entertainment News Article Reuters.com I have been a fan of Jimmy Buffett since I was in High School.  I am glad to see that he finally has a number one album. I heard one of the songs from the new album the other day on the radio. I liked it but then again I like Country Music too. Just ask Art about that.

Days of our Lives News and Events by Soap City

 As I have blogged before I am a religious viewer of this show and have been on and off for 20 years. I was saddened to hear the Kirsten Storms would be leaving the show this summer and was not real impressed with the new actress that replaced her. After one episode with the new actor they have recast the character yet again. Let's hope the third time is the charm. I find it funny that Art and I were having a conversation yesterday about how unimpressed I was with the new actor seeing as how Art is not a fan of Soapoperas.

Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)

 

Art and I just got back from the movie theatre this afternoon. We went to see this movie. It was okay not as good as I thought it would be but it was still good. I am glad that we waited to see it at the cheap movies which is closer to our house and not have to Drive to Davenport IA to see it.

"Who’s the Boss?" (1984)

"Who's the Boss?" (1984) Last night I was watching this show on Nick at Nite and I noticed that Delta Burke was a guest star on one episode. I did not know that she ever appeared on the show. I used to watch Designing Women all the time when it was on. I know I talk about TV quiet a bit but it is not what it used to be. Maybe that is why I blog about TV a lot and old TV shows that I watched growing up.


Anyway, as Art posted last night he had to work so he has slept all day. I asked him if he was trying to get on Countdown with Keith Olbermann with the title of this post. It sounds something like Olbermann would say on his show.

Village, The (2004)

Village, The (2004) Art and I do not go to the movies often but this movie looks like it would be good too. We have seen 3 of M Night Shyamalan's movies Signs being the most recent one.

John Q

Art and I just finished watching this movie. Overall it was a good film but all I can say is it is messed up. I find it hard to believe that insurance companies can treat you this way. If you get a chance to see the film it is pretty good.

Footloose (1984)

Footloose (1984) I am sitting here changing the channel on TV and guess what is on cmtv thats right footloose. It is hard to believe that this movie came out 20 yrs ago. Anyway as I was looking on imdb.com I see that there is supposed to be a remake of this movie and it is from the producers of Chicago. Nothing has been updated on imdb since last year about this. Anyway I love the music from the movie and am happy to hear that there will be a remake where the actors do their own singing and dancing that is what I liked about Chicago. Speaking of 20 yrs ago it is hard to believe that this show is 20 years old.


Anyway, as I was driving home from work this afternoon I decided that I would not leave the house once I got home but I really wanted a tomato sandwich but we had no bread and no tomatoes so I went to Hyvee and bought bread and 2 tomatoes. Boy was that sandwich good. Art thinks that a sandwich should have meat on it. Anyway, who thinks that I am crazy because I wanted to eat a tomato sandwich for dinner.

King Arthur (2004)

King Arthur (2004) This movie looks like it might be pretty good. Art and I do not pay to see many movies at the theatre, but King Arthur looks like it might be worth going to a matinee sometime.

Fahrenheit 9/11

Art and I went to see this movie this afternoon. It was an interesting movie. I enjoyed it more than I thought that I would. You learn quiet a bit about what happened after 9/11. If you are a supporter of President Bush you may not like the film as it makes President Bush look pretty bad.


Art and I just started watching this movie a few moments ago. I have seen it numerous times but I just love Nicolas Cage. He is one of my favorite actors. Sean Connery is not bad looking either.

Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl

Art and I rented this movie the other night. It was a pretty good flick. Johnny Depp makes a good pirate in the movie. I remember when he was on 21 Jump Street. The show was one of the first to be on the fox network.