RELEASE THE KRAKEN!
(thanks to The BSK on 92.3 The Fan for coming up with the catchphrase)
Hutchins, care to play my voicemail from last night for the fans?
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Plays: 8201
Sometimes life is good- driving around in your new car, listenin’ to a great new record…
Whaddya think Sam, should I move to NYC?
On the eve of Opening Day-
I mean, the quietest, most uneventful off-season in Indians history just concluded. I seriously can’t remember a baseball season I’ve been anticipating less- not because I don’t love the game, or the team, or even their prospects for the coming year- but I’ve never seen a front office do absolutely zilch to get fans excited, whether it’s promotions or you know, actually going out and signing somebody to fill a need. And for a team that didn’t even bother with an ad campaign at the start of last year, trotted out the abysmal “WHAT IF?”, and now has the laziness to continue it this year with spots featuring Thome, Alomar and Lofton…
Guys, we get it. You’re out of ideas, and seemingly hope. 1997 was 15 years ago. It makes me feel old just thinking about it. It’s time to move on.
On the bright side, the Indians still need a right-handed stick, and David Milch is currently available.
Originally Posted By brooklynmutt
Esquire: Is the poster for the new season of Mad Men a desecration? Or just how we continue to reckon with 9/11?
Mad Men Season 5 Poster Controversy - Falling (Mad) Man, by Tom Junod
I’ve always thought the entire Mad Men opening credits sequence was out of whack, let alone this poster. I like the show, but aside from the great music, it’s one of the dumbest openers out there because-
- It uses image icons of advertising of the past era (50s and before) as a reference point, when the whole thrust of the show is about Draper being a part of the 60s creative revolution (Bernbach, et al.) and the changes in American culture as a whole.
- It doesn’t show the stars, or really even the setting.
- It’s busy and out of line with the whole minimalist, streamlined aesthetic of the show. And most egregiously…
- It rips of Saul Bass’s work in Vertigo. Badly.
Damn, I wish I had cable. (Blew through Season 2 on DVD in a little over 3 nights.)
THE LOCKOUT IS OVAH
And I would take the “over” on both Cleveland State and Kent State having more wins than the Cavs this year.
This makes me very happy and very sad at the same time.
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
Actually, the day itself was pretty ordinary for me and mine, but I hope all of you out there had a good Thanksgiving. But regarding this…
I’m a straight male, and not afraid to admit I’m a pop culture whore and know a bit about her backstory. I can’t really say I have a position on Miss Germanotta, other than I kind of admire her drive, and she’s good to her fans. As for her music…I can’t see all the fuss. To me, the most interesting thing she’s actually done is her current single, which is basically a country tune. Other than that, nothing really groundbreaking- but whatever floats your boat if you love her.
However…I loves me a good train wreck. I’d almost forgotten about her holiday special, and the promos on ABC had all the earmarks for one. So I was flipping channels last night and happened to tune in when she was singing “White Christmas”.
(Running commentary of thoughts in my head): Awww, isn’t that cute, she’s trying on a jazz singer hat. Hmmph, her intonation ain’t bad, but I don’t know if I can handle “one I used to know” instead of “ones” and…
Damn that trumpet player looks familiar…
(staring hard at screen)
A brief interlude: In a past life, I was going to be a working jazz musician. And then I wasn’t. I studied music the first two years I was in college. I played with a lot of talented peers way back in high school, like this cat. But I put down my horns and dreams of music fame 12 years ago, and I haven’t regretted it much.
Back to Gaga:
At first I thought it was Dominick, whom I first met when I was about 16, I think he was 12. I was coming out of my weekly lesson with Sterner and that kid was friggin’ everywhere. But for him, I think this gig would be slumming.
But if it wasn’t Farinacci, then why…
No. Couldn’t be.
(runs down the hall to Google “lady gaga trumpet player”)
I called my best friend, who thankfully was home from Thanksgiving Day travels with his wife and two kids. I told him to turn on his TV. He didn’t recognize him immediately, but I gave him a nudge and then it was Seinfeld time.
I can truly say it was one of the oddest experiences I’ve ever had, seeing someone I went to high school on national TV with a giant pop star. The funniest part? He apparently met her and subsequently got the gig because he’s best friends with “Nebraska”.
I came out of work so late tonight, and this was on WKSU. Nice way to end the night. I haven’t even really had a chance to enjoy all of the album yet.
Originally Posted By uproxx
Yeah, but Sam only posted this because TH is from Cleveland.
What if we replaced the star-studded cast of New Year’s Eve with Terrence Howard in different hats?
I bet Sam knows all the best haberdasheries in New York. You want a bowler, Sam’ll get you a bowler by 3 o’clock.
You want a human toe? I can get you a human toe.
Originally Posted By samsplace
A Scouting Life: Impeach Paul Haggis
Watching “The Last Three Days”, mostly because it also shot in the Burgh. My God is it awful. Everything about it sucks. The acting is very weak (with the exception of Russel Crowe). The story is poorly structured. It is horribly paced and set up more as an elegaic dirge than anything, which is an…
That’s the funniest thing I’ve read since the reviews for Abduction. Though if you want a truly good-bad ‘Burgh movie, go track down Striking Distance.
