Caught the new Ben Affleck flick last night, “The Town”. Set in a rough part of Boston, Charlestown, Affleck and his gang of Bank Thieves pull off one impressive heist after another all the while he’s desperately trying to leave that life behind. Toss in a love interest, a possible babies mama, and an FBI Agent hellbent on tracking this crew down and it is an explosive flick WELL worth the price of admission.
I made this statement prior to seeing it and I’ll stand behind it, so long as Affleck can continue with movies like this; Ben Affleck is poised to be our generations Clinit Eastwood. Writer, Director, Actor of his own movies. Looking forward to seeing what he pulls out of his hat next.
Over the weekend a new addition seemed to make its way into our home in a 9 week old emaciated male kitten. He weighed only 1.07 lbs, eyes infected and shut, and was nearly dead. Probably wouldn’t have made it through the weekend. After some Vet care, at Animal Medical Center in Waldo, and rest the little guy went from looking like this…
…To looking like this! (Note his smile)
He’s full of energy, spunk and happiness… even if he only has one eye! And for those who’ve already asked, it was his left eye he lost. So now my question to you, oh faithful readers of thy blog, what do I name the little guy???
Over the weekend a new addition seemed to make its way into our home in a 9 week old emaciated male kitten. He weighed only 1.07 lbs, eyes infected and shut, and was nearly dead. Probably wouldn’t have made it through the weekend. After some Vet care, at Animal Medical Center in Waldo, and rest the little guy went from looking like this…
…To looking like this! (Note his smile)
He’s full of energy, spunk and happiness… even if he only has one eye! And for those who’ve already asked, it was his left eye he lost. So now my question to you, oh faithful readers of thy blog, what do I name the little guy???
Friday night the little lady and I caught the new Joaquin Phoenix “Documentary” ‘I’m Still Here’. Directed by JP’s brother-in-law Casey Affleck, this was one hell of an onslaught of, “Holy Sh!t”, “No Way”, “Oh Man!”, and “Dude? What is he doing?!”. And in the end, it looks like, as Affleck stated, it’s just one great piece of Gonzo film making that did exactly what it’s supposed to do, get us to talk about it. Go see it. Ruse or not, it’s pretty impressive that Phoenix assumed this character for almost two years to pull this off. More Borat than Punk’d, and totally bad ass. JP’s the man! (The JP thing will make sense when you see it.)
Friday night the little lady and I caught the new Joaquin Phoenix “Documentary” ‘I’m Still Here’. Directed by JP’s brother-in-law Casey Affleck, this was one hell of an onslaught of, “Holy Sh!t”, “No Way”, “Oh Man!”, and “Dude? What is he doing?!”. And in the end, it looks like, as Affleck stated, it’s just one great piece of Gonzo film making that did exactly what it’s supposed to do, get us to talk about it. Go see it. Ruse or not, it’s pretty impressive that Phoenix assumed this character for almost two years to pull this off. More Borat than Punk’d, and totally bad ass. JP’s the man! (The JP thing will make sense when you see it.)
Well when the alarm went off at 5:45 Sunday morning I was more than a bit tired but knew what I was about to do would be more than worth it!
Yep, it was time to jump on the bike and meet up with the crew at the Speedway for Bikers For Babies!
Other than cool temps and a little fog we could not have asked for a better day.
There is nothing better than riding with more than 6,000 of your friends!
Yes I said over 6,000 and we raised over 700,000 for Bikers For Babies!
Well done KC!
Thank you to everyone who came out and did the ride, tossed in some cash, or just sat on the side of the road cheering us on!
This is part 3 of 5 webisodes that Taylor talks about tracks on the new album “Audio Secrecy”. Here he speaks about writing “Unfinished” with guitarist Josh Rand and the poignancy of and meaning behind “Hesitate” (which Taylor wrote two years ago).
Here’s what didn’t make my “Weekly Rock Wind Up” vlog above.
*Slash was in the news this week confirming reports that Velvet Revolver will be back. However, like many of us had hoped, it will not be with Myles Kennedy who’s been out on the road with the legendary shredder. In fact, VR’s drummer, Matt Sorum, had initially approached Slash about Myles before Scott Weilend came along and the band had hoped they could score him when Scott departed, unfortunately for them Kennedy stayed with Alter Bridge. Keep an eye out for AB’s latest album to drop next month, ABIII.
*Nikki Sixx chatted it up this week about his upcoming book “This Is Gonna Hurt”. His newest memoir will chronicles Sixx’s experience from his early years, to his success with Motley Crue, his death from overdose and his getting clean and into his addictions with music, photography, and love. Nikki fans mark March 22 of next year on your calendar, as that’s the expected date of release. And in related Nikki Sixx news, Hernando High School teacher Jason Galitsky in Florida was reprimanded for including Nikki’s first memoir “The Heroin Diaries” to his students. Seems superintendent Bryan Blavatt felt it’s not a book high school students should be introduced to. Never mind there’s other books that have dealt with incest, murder, and rapes… like the Bible… but, sometimes adults know best.
*Quiet Riot is back in business! When frontman Kevin DuBrow OD’ed in 2007 many, myself included, figured that was it for QR. Not the case as drummer Frankie Banali found a replacement in California-based Van Halen tribute band (the Hagar-era) frontman Mark Huff. A true Cinderella story, once DuBrow’s mom gave them the green light, the band is back in business.
*On the 22nd of this month select theaters will be showing Slipknot’s “(sic)nesses: Live at Download”. And in a real sense of “Ain’t that a bitch” not one theater in Kansas or Missouri is showing it. WTF?!?
*Rob Zombie is having the time of his life being out on tour right now with Alice Cooper. And he’s involved with the Halloween Edition of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover” where he has been working on the newly renovated haunted house at Salem, Oregon’s Oregon School for the Deaf, which is used as the school’s primary fundraiser.
*Ozzy, again, in the news this week having to cancel a concert this week in Oberhausen, Germany with a serious pulled muscle in his back. Doc’s are ordering the Prince of Darkness to rest for 3 to 4 days in order for him to undergo ultrasound treatment. And Ozzy’s wife, Sharon, spoke out this week about an excerpt from the forthcoming Vince Neil memoir, “Tattoo’s & Tequila” in which Neil states Sharon is the “most evil, shittiest, woman I’ve ever met in my life” and that she “would fucking have you killed if it was to her advantage.” The Princess of Darkness stated she was “absolutely heartbroken” and that Neil was “the murderer, not me. He has murdered somebody in a car. He crippled two other people and he is still driving drunk. And that is why I used to keep my husband away from him. And if that makes me a bad person, then I am a bad person.”
*Congrats to The Black Crowes who were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. It’s been 20 years since their debut album “Shake Your Moneymaker” and the lads will be doing so on their current tour which commences with a six night run in San Francisco at The Fillmore, December 12-19. Road trip?
*And finally, Marilyn Manson’s “Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll” was shut down by the studio behind the project after a negative reaction to the movie’s intensely violent and very Mansonesque trailer. I’ve attached it below, but be warned NSFW and scoot the kiddies out of the room.
News has surfaced this week that Robert Plant, legendary frontman for Led Zeppelin, will be updating a version of his old, pre-Zeppelin band, Band of Joy. Said group also featured the late John Bonham and will likely write some original material after releasing a cover album.
When interviewed about this Plant said, “It’s all very well celebrating other people’s songwriting, and I know there are artists who actually have an entire career doing that, whether it be Elvis or Sinatra…”
Uhmmmm…. Yeah Rob, it’s also called Led Zeppelin, yo! I know Zeppelin’s the biggest rock band to ever hit the planet, but we all also know that most of their stuff was taken from Robert’s love of the Blues, right?
Let’s see how many songs we can list of LZ that came from “celebrating other people’s songwriting” as Mr. Plant stated.
I’ll start:
-Whole Lotta Love
