Random Thoughts — Page 122

*sees "Friday" video*

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ImperialFighter said:

Hmmm, while the split discs were necessary for the DVD capacity release, I gotta say that I was looking forward to seeing complete, uninterrupted veiwings of each EXTENDED movie with this Blu-ray release this time around...if the 'ol bladder could stand it. ;)

Leading up to the December 17 release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final film in Peter Jackson's epic dramatic trilogy, New Line Cinema will release a limited number of 35mm prints of the Special Extended Editions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers in theaters across North America. The special screening series will culminate in an unprecedented marathon of back-to-back presentations of the Extended Editions followed by a special screening of The Return of the King. The announcement was made today by Rolf Mittweg, the studio's president and chief operating officer, worldwide distribution and marketing.

From December 5 - 11, the studio will release 100-150 35mm prints of the Special Extended Edition of The Fellowship of the Ring in cities across the country. On December 12 - 15, these prints will be replaced with Special Extended Edition prints of The Two Towers. On Monday, December 8, and Monday, December 15, both films will be presented back-to-back. Then, on Tuesday, December 16, participating theaters will show a one-time-only marathon of both Extended Edition prints followed by an 11pm screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The official opening of the film will commence at 12:01 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2003.

Advance ticketing for the screening series is expected to commence this fall.

Sluggo said:

I sat through a marathon showing of the EE's a few summers ago.  That was enough.

Pat Metheny drags Kenny G. through the mud: http://www.jazzoasis.com/methenyonkennyg.htm

But when Kenny G decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of the man who is probably the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived by spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing all over one of the great Louis's tracks (even one of his lesser ones), he did something that I would not have imagined possible. He, in one move, through his unbelievably pretentious and calloused musical decision to embark on this most cynical of musical paths, shit all over the graves of all the musicians past and present who have risked their lives by going out there on the road for years and years developing their own music inspired by the standards of grace that Louis Armstrong brought to every single note he played over an amazing lifetime as a musician. By disrespecting Louis, his legacy and by default, everyone who has ever tried to do something positive with improvised music and what it can be, Kenny G has created a new low point in modern culture - something that we all should be totally embarrassed about - and afraid of. We ignore this, "let it slide", at our own peril.

Sluggo said:

TV's Frink said:

Rebecca Black's Friday is The Room of teeny-pop music.  I demand you all enjoy it more!

Why?

Why?  I felt that question come up in my mind a lot while watching this video, such as:  Why is this girl so concerned with which car seat she sits in?  Why is that black man so eager to see a school bus drive by?  Why are the drawings so scary-looking?  Why does it seem like such an accomplishment to let me know that Saturday comes after Friday?  And Sunday after that?  Oh, and I almost forgot that Thursday was the day before.

My head hurts.

EDIT:  Oh, and having done a little bit of research on this particular person, now I have to ask:  Why are 13-year-olds driving a car to school?  Why are 13-year-olds going out clubbin' on a Friday night?  This video makes no sense.  It's tearing me apart!!!

Gaffer Tape said:

Sluggo said:

TV's Frink said:

Rebecca Black's Friday is The Room of teeny-pop music.  I demand you all enjoy it more!

Why?

Why?  I felt that question come up in my mind a lot while watching this video, such as:  Why is this girl so concerned with which car seat she sits in?  Why is that black man so eager to see a school bus drive by?  Why are the drawings so scary-looking?  Why does it seem like such an accomplishment to let me know that Saturday comes after Friday?  And Sunday after that?  Oh, and I almost forgot that Thursday was the day before.

My head hurts.

EDIT:  Oh, and having done a little bit of research on this particular person, now I have to ask:  Why are 13-year-olds driving a car to school?  Why are 13-year-olds going out clubbin' on a Friday night?  This video makes no sense.  It's tearing me apart!!!

Heh, I knew you were going to say that.  But I don't know if I can find it in me to be so mean to a kid.  And plus, since this is the kind of song that is apparently thriving only BECAUSE of its bad publicity, wouldn't I just be encouraging it?

I am starting to give this idea some consideration.  At the very least, I may be able to parlay the hot-button, current event success of this pop culture catastrophe phenomenon and catch a ride on this 13-year-old's coattails, drumming up interest in my own channel (just hit 300 subscribers!).  Hmm.  I shall consider this...

Gaffer Tape said:

I am starting to give this idea some consideration.  At the very least, I may be able to parlay the hot-button, current event success of this pop culture catastrophe phenomenon and catch a ride on this 13-year-old's coattails, drumming up interest in my own channel (just hit 300 subscribers!).  Hmm.  I shall consider this...

Sigh. If I can manage to reinstall my editing software again, that is.  My computer crashed a few weeks ago.  Now I'm just putting in the install CD, but my computer is not reading this CD that I've only used once and have kept in its case for the past two years since.  Are they so worried about pirating that the disc literally only works once and then self-destructs from the inside?