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Ah, what a glorious time of year it is. And what glorious people about us. And what big teeth they have, grandmother. The better to floss with you, my dear...
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
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| The lunatic is on the grass:: Joe | | 5:25 PM |
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This is actually the second time I've tried to write this. The first time was unceremoniously interrupted by a drive failure. Whee! Fortunately most everything was salvaged or backed up--not that I'm sure you really care, but anyway.
And it was about time for a nice obviously obligatory Floyd reference, so there it is. The Features is up and doing quite nicely, thank you. I'd like to welcome the browsers from other sites checking out the interviews and invite you all to stay and poke around a bit. I'm sure there's something that'll be worth checking back on. I've floated several requests out there for other interviews and if any of 'em come through it'll continue to be pretty rockin'. Now for the less than stellar news:
I haven't done a goshdurn thing lately--no story work, no music, a few web-related things, but nothing substantial. Maybe that'll change today and tomorrow, but I wouldn't hold your breath. If the mood strikes, rest assured it'll happen, but I'm feeling short on both inspiration and sleep as of late and I suspect working on the latter may help the former.
Other stuff: Cards inched over .500 again last night. T'was a fun game, especially the end--now if only movies could have decent twists like that. Avs were sent home. I'd be more worked up, but I hadn't seen the last three games anyway, something about going down 0-3 that kinda diminishes some of the immediacy and impact of the whole situation. And tonight is the 3rd-to-last episode of Angel. I've mentioned it before, but it bears repeating: the WB is waist deep in the suck.
I'm not sure they've actually ever seen an episode of "7th Heaven" or "Charmed" or "One Tree Hill" or any of the other incredibly lame shows they broadcast with such pride. Even "Gilmore Girls" which, sissy boy that it may make me, I enjoyed quite a bit for its dry with and dialogue has quickly and quietly sunk into a quagmire of tired melodrama and stale kitsch. "Smallville" once the neatest, niftiest star in the WB lineup as begun to stagnate in the ratings, which doesn't matter to me because aside from the magically delicious Kristin Kreuk it's been yet another unwatchable entry in the WB's marathon of suck. I've followed the "Save Angel" campaigns with hope, but a degree of dubiousness. The WB has succeeded in continuing to make horrible television in spite of its occasional dumb-luck with good shows. Like DiMaggio's 56 straight, some records don't end for a loooooong time. Congratulations WB network, your continuing quest to lower the bar to subterranean levels is right on schedule.
-Joe
PS- Blame the Spanish!
(from Compfused.com)
Sunday, May 02, 2004
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| I've got soul, and I'm superbad...:: Joe | | 4:31 PM |
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Well, here's the weekend outlook (since the weekend is basically 90% over):
Only "Godsend" left to see this weekend, so far it hasn't been as bad as I was afraid of. Of course "Mean Girls" and "The Laws of Attraction" haven't really inspired me to find a cure for cancer either, but I'll take what I can get. I may actually (!) get some work done on the short story this evening, but it depends on how everything else shapes up. I do need to pick up some groceries, for instance and for some reason such pragmatic pursuits tend to drive every creative urge out of me. Of course it just might be frozen food section has the effect on everyone, but I digress.
Features is up and running! Yes, yes, hold your mountain of applause because the second interview is on the way. Ray Mileur of the Birdhouse is the latest visitor to Joe Mammy's little corner of web tastiness. In the meantime, the Chris Null interview is right spiffy in it's own right and available for your consumption right here.
The Cardinals won today (2-1 so far in the series) and the Avs continue to be their own little happy rally monkeys, so it's been a good sports weekend. The only thing that would top it, or at least add to the rockin'-ness of it would be the Lakers getting schooled by a bunch of 5th graders on national TV.
Anyway, ol' Joe continues to beat the proverbial bushes to round up some new quality interviews and the like for ya'll. If you have any suggestions, thoughts or comments, fire 'em off. On a practical note, if you do have a suggestion for an interview, also include contact information or some sort of referral info for it. Telling me to interview the President, while likely a pretty sweet endeavor for this humble site, is (and I'm not trying to be negative here) may be beyond our realistic grasp at this point in the game. That being said, if you've got someone or something that you think would be interesting and interested, we're always open.
Lates all,
-Joe
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