Monthly Archives: February 2004

Poor Hollywood!  How Will They Ever Afford to Make Starsky & Hutch 2?

Posted on February 21 2004 by Mickey

    Stand by for (more) news! Judge Susan Illston of U.S. District Court in San Francisco has ruled 321 Studios must stop selling its DVDXCopy software within one week!    According to a Reuters article, “The Motion Picture Association, … Continue reading →

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Kick the Cheat

Posted on February 19 2004 by Mickey

    If this latest video installment is to teach us anything, it is that the Brothers Chaps rule all and, more importantly, The Cheat is not dead. Your browser does not support the video tag.

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Somebody messes with me, I’m gonna mess with him, and then chances are he’ll probably mess with me again…

Posted on February 19 2004 by Mickey

    Yeah, it’s just another countersuit against the RIAA’s lawsuits, but I just like the sound of this particular one. According to C|Net News: It’s probably not the first time that record company executives have been likened to Al … Continue reading →

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Woses Supposes

Posted on February 18 2004 by Mickey

Just got the latest Lord of the Rings Fan Club magazine, and found one quote from Peter Jackson quite interesting. He was asked what deleted scenes he regrets having to excise, and he mentions the Púkel-men who guide the Rohirrim … Continue reading →

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Naughty Bits

Posted on February 18 2004 by Mickey

    Good thing Mom’s not watching, because in this blog entry I link to a naughty site. Playboy.com is running a “girls gone wired” contest, where visitors can choose their favorite TechTV Babe. So they tell me. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Around the Web

Posted on February 17 2004 by Mickey

    I’m bored. Too bored to even form sentences. Here are links.    • From the Toronto Sun: 17-year-old surfing the web discovered his mother abducted him fourteen years ago.    • First the BBC criticizes UK government, then … Continue reading →

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ROTK DVD A/B

Posted on February 16 2004 by Mickey

    A week ago The Digital Bits linked to a site called DVD Debate which reportedly had a sneak peek at the cover art for The Return of the King DVD. Having seen some impressive bootleg covers in my … Continue reading →

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A Message about Joe (2004/02/16)

Posted on February 16 2004 by Mickey

    There has been a scarcity of messages from my nephew Joe, who is still involved in his international studies classes in Ecuador. His classes are done, but he used the remaining time to take several trips, first to … Continue reading →

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Meeh Meeh Meeh!

Posted on February 16 2004 by Mickey

    Either today’s update brought a lot of changes to Free Country USA, or I haven’t been paying enough attention. I see there’s a new FAQ page at the Homestar site (normally accessible through their Contact page), there’s also … Continue reading →

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Lord of the Rings II: Their First Assignment

Posted on February 16 2004 by Mickey

    I read an interesting article today from the Wall Street Journal (reprinted in our local paper, the Detroit Free Press). Unfortunately one has to subscribe to the WSJ to read the online version, so I am unable to … Continue reading →

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