Down the Shore
Quote of the Day [5.22.10]
I’ll buy you a Cadillac, ah, ah, I’ll buy you a Cadillac,
I’ll buy you a Cadillac if you’ll just give me some of your love now, yeah,
The Animals, “Hey Gyp”
Mmm. Good. Mmm. Good.
Mmm. Good. Mmm. Good.
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Quote of the Day [5.21.10]
I’ll buy you a Ford Mustang, I’ll buy you a Ford Mustang,
I’ll buy you a Ford Mustang if you’ll just give me some of your love now
The Animals, “Hey Gyp”
Quote of the Day [5.20.10]
I’ll buy you a Chevrolet, I’ll buy you a Chevrolet,
I’ll buy you a Chevrolet if you’ll just give me some of your love girl
The Animals, “Hey Gyp”
Links of the Day [5.18.10]
Read Joe Posnanski. He's a sports writer for Sports Illustrated, but his blog and his Twitter account contain great observations about baseball and sports. His beat is the Kansas City Royals. They are viewed as a worst franchise than the Baltimore Orioles which is hard to believe. The two teams are the bottom teams of the American League and are always at the bottom in all of baseball. Last year, the Royals had it worst. This year it's the Orioles. Both are going nowhere fast. Last night they played a game which four people came to the Yard to witness. Sadly, the Orioles being the worst team in all baseball lost again.Whenever Joe Posnanski writes about the Royals, I read it as applying to the Orioles. You just need to change the names of the players, but the losing ways are the same. Can't hit. Can't pitch. Can't catch. Can't throw. The story's the same for both teams. It's always amusing. Bad baseball is the same all over.http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/05/10/diary-of-a-losing-team-510/
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/05/13/the-firing-of-trey-hillman/
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/05/17/diary-of-a-losing-team-517/
Iron Man 2
I saw Iron Man 2 on opening weekend last week, and it’s taken me this long to write up a review and my thoughts on the film. Actually, I started this review immediately after catching the $5 morning showing at AMC, but never got anywhere with it. The review originally castigated Jon Favreau’s seemingly slow direction, but I deleted that and started over. Here’s what I’ve got so far.
Iron Man 2 starts off with Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark arrogantly displaying his Iron Man suit to the world. He is Iron Man, and no one can take that away from him. It is his not the United States government, nor the intellectual property of Ivan Vanko, nor the ripped off version found in Stark Industries competitor Hammer. It’s his toy.
And it’s Downey’s movie. Iron Man was always Downey’s. He made the original his. He makes this one his as well. Tony Stark is a big jerk arrogant and profane, but a genius. So is Downey.
Avengers was not my comic book to read growing up. Not Captain America. No Wasp. No Ant Man. A little bit of Thor. Some Hulk. Hardly any Iron Man. Watching the movie, reminded me that I really didn’t miss too much. If Tony Stark was as jerky in the comic as he was in the movie, I could leave it. Perhaps, that’s why I can enjoy Iron Man. There is no expectations that I’ve built up. I don’t know his back story, side story or tales. I have no idea who his main enemies were. I have no clue who his friends were. Iron Man’s blank slate as a comic book hero makes it enjoyable to watch. The less baggage the better the movie. I racked myself with frustration over the X-Men movies.
There’s plenty of action in Iron Man 2 although it don’t happen in big set pieces and hardly until the end. It’s good. You’ll see it.
3 of 5 stars.
Cycling video from the past
Here’s a video that I was supposed to post last April. I don’t know what I was going to say, but it probably has to do with wanting to ride a bike to work. Wouldn’t that be awesome! Anywhoo, enjoy, and please tell me what this is all about.
Copenhagen – City of Cyclists from Colville Andersen on Vimeo.