Movies I have seen so far this Summer...

and my grade between * and *****... if you see a ***** that means the movie is totally awesome and a must see! if you see a * i will say save your money and wait for the dvd.

Iron Man- GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!! BEST ONE SO FAR. ONLY ONE I CAN SEE BEATING IT IS THE DARK NIGHT. =) *****

Speed Racer- I dig the animation, but come on... are you serious? **1/2

What happens in Vegas- Stupid! DVD. No mas *

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian- I saw this one before I saw The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. Yah I know. I'm a dummie. I thought this was the first movie. Show's what I know about Narnia. Sorry CS Lewis fans. *****

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- Its Indiana Jones. 'Nuff said. Go see it!!! ****1/2

Kung Fu Panda- Very very fun movie with awesome animation! ****1/2

You Don't Mess with the Zohan- Prolly one of the best Sandler flicks in some time. ***1/2

The Happening- I ilked this movie a great deal, whereas my buddies hated it. I'll compromise with their feelings and give it a solid score. Not the best M Night Shylaman movie, but quality nonetheless. ***

The Incredible Hulk- Much better than the first Hulk movie out a few years back. Still not up to par with the Spiderman, X-Men, Iron Man, and Batman flicks. ***

Get Smart- Steve Carell has done some great movies I think. 40 year old virgin, and Little Miss Sunshine. Both great flicks and this one is right up there in my mind. Carell is known for his Office tv show, but this is a good movie to go see! ***1/2

The Love Guru- Save your money and watch on DVD. Mike Myers is funny, but its fart jokes and I can watch any Myers film for those. *

Wanted- Oh my... Great great movie! ****1/2

Hancock- Its Will Smith. What type of movie you expect? ****

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Yes I see way way to many movies, but hey, not much more to do in the freetime except go out on some dates and go work out. The movie I am most expecting to see comes out on the 18th and that is The Dark Knight!

Yup I am a comic book dork and love love love the new Batman. Much better than that cartoonish character we saw in the 90's and on the cartoon.

I'll post some reviews later for you to check out. But oh man. The deceased Heath Ledger will win an Oscar for playing a comic book character!!! The Joker baby!!! =)

Fourth of July Festivities

and Fiasco...

Lets start with the fiasco. The Royals are getting pounded by the Tampa Bay Rays and its hard to fatham because just one or two years ago the Rays were in the cellar like the Royals. Well, the Royals continue to maintain the cellar pace, while the Rays are quite possibly the best team in baseball. They are doing anything and everything right while, you guessed it, KC is doing everything wrong. So it seems anyway. Dayton Moore is doing great as the GM and Trey Hillman is taking the talent Moore gave him and slowly making wins. Whats the deal though that the Royals progress so much slower than the Rays? Is it Royals Ownership, or lack of? David Glass promised the Royals and the Royals fans that he would pack up and move to Kansas City. That has yet to happen. He still lives in Arkansas and still is involved with Wal-Mart. What is going on? I'll tell you. Tampa Bay Rays ownership actually care wholeheartedly about their team, while David Glass and family treat the team and the city as a easy way to make millions every year. Pay cheap salaries all while collecting revenues from other major league teams. Brilliant! No. Pathetic. Oh and the Rays are currently on a 6 game win-streak and JP Howell, former Royals pitcher, is pitching fantastic.

I'm embarassed sometimes David Glass' name is on the business school that I attended at Missouri State University. Lets hope he can fix those issues with the Royals and fast!!!



now Festivities...

My mom turns another year older on July 6. Mom and Dad both are all I have and I am very excited to be able to celebrate and spend time with them on my mom's 30th (she says) birthday.

Also, I went out with a beautiful gal on the 4th of July. Incredibly smart too, much smarter than I could ever thing of being. It was loads of fun. Basically two dates in one day! Lunch and then Fireworks later in the evening. It was a great time! Hope I get to go out many more times with her.

Okay, well i'm off to drink a cerveza and see if there is anything worth watching on tv. Prolly not, but there are great flicks at the theater. Go see WallE! Its great for kids and adults. I'm just a big kid so its awesome. I highly encourage it for those who get away from their computer.

Ciao!

Your 2nd Amendment Rights...

I have long been a strong advocate of gun awareness, and believe wholeheartedly guns do not kill people, people kill people. Many people are scared of firearms and the subject often causes an uproar among many for and against the 2nd Amendment.

I grew up around firearms and think a little bit of education is what people need. Do not fear something you do not know. Educate yourself on the laws of firearms and by going to a gun safety class. Education is what many people lack.

If you want to know something go to a firing range and test as many firearms as possible. But before you do that, ask question after question on the firearm. Look in the phone book for a NRA certified instructor that can train and teach you on the proper use and handling of firearms. When you get to the range, do what I said and shoot as many as possible.

I believe firmly in both conceal carry and open carry. However, know the laws of each city and state you want to carry in. If you are in an open carry state, even though you are in the legal rights do not do what this guy did...



He is well within his legal boundaries, but there is also tact involved. Both him and the bearded one did neither in my mind. Everyone should be educated on the laws, but that simply is not always the case. Check this article out about open carry in Virginia. So many different stories that can help educate the individual on gun laws and gun use.

Odd that laws are different for both open carry and conceal carry. For conceal carry you need to get certified thru the state to carry. That is not always the case for open carry.

Either way, if you are for or against firearms, I highly encourage you to educate yourself in every way possible. Your outlook will change the more you know.

It is all very interesting. Exercise your 2nd Amendment right by learning them inside and out.

This is Funny...

KMBC Channel 9 needs to screen their callers a little bit better next time.



In case you were wondering why this is so funny, "baba booey" originates from the Howard Stern show. From Wikipedia, ""Baba Booey" as a term has become a mantra for fans of the Howard Stern Show and is often used as a tag for crank calls to live network television or radio broadcasts."

Hilarious!

Mixed Martial Arts on CBS

I have no real feeling for this sport, other than I really have no clue what they are talking about. I guess its like hockey when they try to tell me what icing is, but MMA is entertaining. Honestly, the fights Saturday night were really the first time I watched it all completely thru. I do not think MMA will gather very much fan support long-term. I could be wrong, but to me MMA is complete streetfighting in a cage. That is why Kimbo Slice is such a popular figure because of his brawling skills on the streets. He is enormous and has fists that can just bust thru a wall, but come for MMA to tell me he is the next big thing? I read reports comparing this guy to Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan who dominated their sport. Kimbo Slice was a homeless man who fought on the streets. Youtube has a bunch of his street fights if you want to check them out. I do not have a Youtube account that allows me to do that. Regardless, I think its fun to watch MMA and stars like Kimbo Slice, but I really do not think the general public will treat the MMA as a bigtime sport. Hell Kimbo Slice is a smoker. Who in their right mind is a big time athlete who smokes? Do not say John Daly! Kimbo Slice did say he needs to train a lot more, "I’m still a baby at the game, I’ve got a lot of room to grow. I won’t be smoking as much, because I’ve got a lot of training to do." MMA is like Professional Wrestling. It will attract a certain niche market, but not nearly the market of a real olympic sport like Boxing. Boxing still reigns supreme in my book.

Oh and I just finished watching Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup. 3 Overtime game! Amazing. I do not even need to know what icing is to love this sport. I could google "icing" to find out, but you get my point. Hockey rules! Just imagine Kansas City could have had the Pittsburgh Penguins. That was so close to becoming reality had the Pens and Mario Lemieux not struck a deal for a new arena in Pittsburgh.

Kansas City has Hockey!!!

at least for one night. st. louis blues vs. los angeles kings in september. i can't wait for it. kansas city has long showed it has interest in hockey. simply saying the kansas city scouts did not make it does not work with me. they were only here for 2 years. not near long enough time frame for a sports team. the kansas city blades have worked and every nhl exhibition in kansas city has had great attendance figures. there is no reason the nhl would not survive if given the chance.

The Funniest Comedian....

The list is debatable of who the best is. It could take a great deal of discussion. Right now instead of watching the Royals most likely extend the streak to 10, I am watching HBO. They are replaying a 1982 comedy routine George Carlin did at Carnegie Hall. The man is a damn genius. I bet a great deal of his routine is ad-lib. He is the funniest stand up comedian I have seen in a long long time.

Right now Carlin is giving the audience a list of words that sound pretty clean, but just have way to many different meanings. Hilarious stuff. Pussyfoot, woodpecker, beernuts, cottonballs, cocktail, bangkok, peacock(a female peacock...a peacunt). The man is hilarious. However, dirty and perverted. But damn funny.

Here watch this skit found on youtube. This is the same 1982 skit done at Carnegie Hall I just watched on HBO. Its on Cats.



Some others that come to mind that I love watching their acts include; Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Don Rickles ... Way to many good ones.

However I have to put Cosby and Carlin above most others, but they are both 1A and 1B in my book. Yes I am leaving off a ton of great comedians. These four are all just off the top of my mind.

So who is the funniest comedian in your book? What say you?