Author Archives: Mickey

Howard Shore MP3s!

Posted on November 9 2003 by Mickey

    I love this time, anticipating next month’s release of Return of the King. All sorts of little things to whet one’s appetite and make the wait that much more excruciating yet exciting. A TORN image here, a new … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse

Posted on November 8 2003 by Mickey

    How ominous: a lunar eclipse on the eve of my birthday.    It seems downright biblical. …Legendary.    …Impetuous.    …Homeric.    A little blurry, yes, but my camera was on maximum zoom and the Moon is 239,000 … Continue reading →

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Another Burial at Sea

Posted on November 7 2003 by Mickey

    Amazingly, Fish V has already died. He passed away some time late yesterday evening. Right from the start I had a feeling he was already a bit on the mature side and he was already exhibiting signs of … Continue reading →

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President Bush Clip of the Night

Posted on November 6 2003 by Mickey

    Yay! I finally was at the right place at the right time. David Letterman has frequently been showing unsettlingly funny video clips of our commander in chief, but I was never at my computer when he showed them. … Continue reading →

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Worst List

Posted on November 5 2003 by Mickey

    The BBC announced the “winners” in their Top Ten Worst Films Ever list. The choices are interesting, but they’re hardly what I consider the worst. In fact, I only agree with one of their choices, although I applaud … Continue reading →

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First Soundboard CDs Arrive

Posted on November 5 2003 by Mickey

    I got my copies from Amazon. They showed up yesterday. The discs have some nice albeit simple packaging, and a very nice touch is the inclusion of JB’s “handwritten” setlists.    As the back cover says, ”nothing has … Continue reading →

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My Famous Face

Posted on November 4 2003 by Mickey

    During high school and college people said I reminded them of John Belushi. After college, it was Jon Lovitz. Later on, after I started wearing glasses, people said I looked like “Newman” (Wayne Knight) from Seinfeld. (Gee, thanks.) … Continue reading →

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Alice… We Want You… Alice…

Posted on November 3 2003 by Mickey

    I am really enjoying Alice Cooper’s latest album The Eyes of Alice Cooper. Pretty much every song is excellent and it’s great he can create such great work so far into his career.    Similarly, I made the … Continue reading →

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Doffing the Red Hat

Posted on November 3 2003 by Mickey

    During my latest dabblings in Linux — the OS which continues to taunt and thwart me — I was concentrating on Red Hat, since it was a well-known name and a name I thought I could trust. I … Continue reading →

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Return of the Dorks

Posted on November 2 2003 by Mickey

    I thought I’d share this piece of video with you since I finally found a copy of it. It’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the Star Wars: Attack of the Clones premiere, and it’s one of the … Continue reading →

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