Category Archives: Blogcritics

What? No ‘Seasons in the Sun’??

Posted on January 14, 2003 by Solonor

I know. I know. It’s just a stupid poll of the clueless, and I shouldn’t let it upset me. But, gosh darn it, don’t ya have to have some credentials to be a critic? Um… wait, let me rephrase that… … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gangs of New York

Posted on January 12, 2003 by Solonor

We went to see Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York Saturday night. It’s a powerful film, tackling a part of American history that is seldom covered in great detail–the violent early days of our largest city. Continue reading →

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Yes, But Could We Make It More Stupidy?

Posted on January 7, 2003 by Solonor

E-mail from Sgt. Grump: “Someone on the B5 newsgroup asked JMS about the status of his secret “Polaris” project that he’s been working on for some time. This was his response… On Polaris…we got down to one of three projects … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How Come We Never Sang That In Chorus?

Posted on January 4, 2003 by Solonor

OK, this MP3 a day series is going to be wicked cool. The first three days were pleasant oddities (an old 78rpm record of a couple of women, a woman named The Space Lady, and a toe-tappin’ organ grinder record), … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Carnival of the Vanities #15

Posted on January 1, 2003 by Solonor

Whew! Happy 2003 everybody, and here’s your first present: Carnival of the Vanities #15. It’s too big for a regular blog entry, so I gave it its own page! I hope everyone doesn’t lynch me over it… [ Also seen … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Yo! Listen Up! | 3 Comments

Wind Up Your Radios!

Posted on December 29, 2002 by Solonor

It’s time for Dr. Demento’s annual Funny 25! And that means it’s time to update the Top 100 (or so) Demented Hits. Here are the new Top 10: 1. Dead Puppies – The The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Demento, Strangeness, Tunes | 6 Comments

Everywhere a Blowhard

Posted on December 21, 2002 by Solonor

We tell our kids all the time, “It’s not what you say; it’s the way you say it.” In an LA Times article by Norah Vincent called Putting the Brakes on Blowhard Bloggers, the author attempts to use a libel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And The Oscar for Best Actor Goes To…

Posted on December 21, 2002 by Solonor

Gollum! Best. Animated character. Ever. We just returned from a visit to Middle Earth. They seem to be having a bit of a tiff over someone’s wedding band. Serious looking guys with horses were trying to protect the women and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, The Big Screen | 4 Comments

Yay! Now the MPAA hates me, too!

Posted on December 18, 2002 by Solonor

I must be on a list of troublemakers that’s being passed around between the alphabet soup of the RIAA, DoD, DoJ, DHS, and the GOP. Add the MPAA to my enemy list, I guess. That’s because I am now officially … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And I Invented Cybersex

Posted on December 18, 2002 by Solonor

We finally have my kind of people in the Patent Office: drooling morons! Yes, my buds at the USPTO have granted AOL a patent for instant messaging. Actually, I shouldn’t be too hard on the boys and girls up there. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blogcritics, Carnival of the Vanities, Rants 'n' Whines | 6 Comments