Rest in Peace: Davy Jones

Rest in Peace, Davy Jones (1945-2012).

From 1965 to 1971, Jones was a member of The Monkees, a pop-rock group formed expressly for a television show...

He was a MAJOR pop icon in his day for kids my age...

He is believed to have suffered a massive heart attack in his sleep.

Warm Up Wednesday: Gotham Summer Underwear

MORTAL KOMBAT KOMPLETE EDITION 360 REGION FREE TEST

We have tested Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (Region Free)- 360 (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) on our PAL XBOX 360 console and can confirm that it's region free.

Look for more region free tests soon!

Not A Day Goes By

Happy Birthday, Bernadette Peters...!

Not a Day Goes By, by Stephen Sondheim from Merrily We Roll Along sung by Bernadette Peters. 

Lonely Narcissism Skewered By Cindy Sherman

Saw a preview of Cindy Sherman exhibit this past week at MoMA...

Sherman is considered one of the greatest Modern artists of the last 40 years... Essentially, she makes self portraits in various characterizations that make statements about feminism, aging, sexuality, pornography, youth, aristocracy, pop culture and lonely Narcissism.

The New York Times review of Cindy Sherman informs: "she is famous for working solo in her studio, without assistants. Part of the power of her images is their home-alone quality. We know that everything we see in a Sherman image she put there, deliberately, decisively."

MoMA's Cindy Sherman is great fun...

A great deal of it is the big gaudy colorful stuff...

I found the smaller early works the most fascinating and insighful to what made the artist tick...

Snow art created by walking one step at a time

My dad sent me this. Check out more at:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/simon-beck-snow-art

Set the Tone: Attend to It

"We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be." 

- Jane Austen

Bird made out of CDs

Jake sent me this:

Two things from reddit that don't have credited sources. Paper Hummingbird, People Pixels

I played Through the Ages for the first time today

Most of the technological advancements are the same sort of techs as ones you see in the Civilization computer games. Not this one though...

"GUYS! I HAVE FIGURED OUT BREAD! Also while I was at it, I figured out Circuses"
fake edit: turns out it's a real thing though

The Last Sunday of the Midwinter Break 2012

The last Sunday of Spring Break and a melancholy starts to set in...

My Internet was down this morning.... So I was stuck to Smartphone only for a while... Kind of claustrophobic....

I always DVR the Oscars and go to bed... Especially tonight cuz I have to be well rested and psyched to start the next six week stretch (with nary a Monday holiday or nothin) til Spring Break...

I also then DVR Fashion Police on E! the next night cuz I love to watch Joan Rivers rip the linings and pull out the stitching of the celebrity wardrobe to shreds!

Ack! It's lunchtime already??? Time for Burrito Box

Have a great Sunday!

OMGIF

"Forever is composed of nows". - Emily Dickinson

Oh My God, It's Friday... Another vacation week flew by (complete contrast to the other ones that draaaag til Friday)

My local Starbucks is clean, nice and efficient... But somebody has to teach these Baristas how to be warm and friendly... Do they have a training manual for that? They need one, apparently.

To the toe tapping, head shaking, sighing man sitting nearby "Which part of the term 'Waiting Room' do you not understand?"

To the nurse who wouldn't let me change the Date of Birth in my folder to ten year's younger: "Yer a bitch!"

Had a nice coffee meet catch up at NewsBar on University with Pablo... Shared a slice of a decent chocolate pound cake.

Salmon Teriyaki Box at the Japanese down the street... "East Japanese". Good food. Good prices. Dumb name.

On the DVR: NYInk, Joan and Melissa, Work of Art, Oddities, Lawrence Welk Show, and The Wizard of Oz in HD

Yesterday was another full day in staycation paradise. W/ Mr. Nick to Eataly & Chock Full O Nuts. Later at Paramount Hotel for a spell to meet friends nearby.

A quotation for lent: "Be sure to sin as much you can. Otherwise, Jesus died for nothing". - JoeMyGod said that on Twitter

It's been damned sixty degrees. This is late February in NYC, people.

Starbucks tells me they are sending me a Gold Card because I drank 30 cups of coffee since New Years. Actually, 60 cuz refills are free. Venti, as in huge. I already feel like a big shot and I don't have the card yet.

I cleaned off my desk. I cleaned off my desk. I CLEANED OFF MY DESK!

Took a morning off to hang out in Central Park. And w/o a coat. Had already hit Cindy Sherman, Mark Podwal exhibit at Forum Gallery, & Plaza Hotel for a spell.

My favorite quote of the week: "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf" ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn

SSX AND BINARY DOMAIN REGION FREE TESTS

We have tested both SSX - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder) and Binary Domain - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 console and can confirm both games are region free!

Look for more PAL region free tests as more North American XBOX 360 games are released.

LAST STORY Wii Pre-Orders Open!

We have opened up pre-orders on The Last Story - Wii (Preorder) . XSEED has decided to release this highly sought after RPG in North America on June 19. 2012.

The Last Story marks the reunion of two luminaries that helped shape the RPG genre; legendary creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, and internationally-recognized composer Nobuo Uematsu. Gorgeous pre-rendered cut-scenes help convey the full emotions of key story sequences in an epic tale of survival against the odds. The genre is also advanced with an innovative real-time combat system involving strategic party-based commands that include taking cover from enemy fire, destroying environments to gain a tactical advantage, and drawing fire away from your allies to give them time to cast powerful support spells. Once the battle system is mastered, players can test their skills online where co-op and versus mode for up to 6 players can net special rare items.

Don't delay pre-order today!

HYPERKIN RETRO SYSTEMS IN STOCK

We have just received a shipment of Hyperkin Retro sytems!

Play SNES games on the go with the SupaBoy Hyperkin SNES Portable System (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)
Play NES games on the go with the FC mobile2 Hyperkin Console for NES game (black) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) or FC mobile2 Hyperkin Console for NES game (white) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Play Genesis on the go with Gen-Mobile Official SEGA Licensed Portable System w/20 SEGA Games Built-in (Blue) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Hook up the latest Retron 3 which plays NES, SNES and Genesis games to your TV at home.

Check out our latest news blast Here to get more info!

Caruso's Cast Party at The Town Hall

Caught a truly fabulous show last night...

Scott Siegel presents: The Best of Jim Caruso’s Cast Party at The Town Hall to benefit The Actors Fund...

Thoroughly Entertaining... Old fashioned variety show.

Featured Paulo Szot, Linda Lavin, Jane Monheit, Stephanie J. Block, Janis Siegel, David Ippolito, Lisa Lampanelli, , Liz Mikel, Marcus Monroe, Rudi Macaggi, Holly Near and John Bucchino, Laura Osnes and Frank Wildhorn, Erich Bergen, Aaron Weinstein, Terri Klausner, Andrew Nemr with his  Cats Paying Dues*, Marilyn Maye and more...

Joining the musical fun was Daniel Glass on drums and Tom Hubbard on bass.

Jim Caruso is an amazing emcee and knows how to put together a crowd pleasing show with the perfect mix of vaudeville schtick and sophistication...

And Mr Billy Stritch is forever flawless at the piano...

A generous and gracious pair of artists that I've known for many years!

Great show last night, guys!

(Photo from Broadway World)

*(Cats Paying Dues tap dancers included Kurt Csolak, Alex MacDonald, Alisa Paradowski, Stephen Sainato, Thomas Sutton, Gina Unverferth, and Maggie Venti).

Explain to me how these are related (part 2)

So remember that time that Amazon gave me weird recommendations? Well now Netflix is doing it.

Karen and I just got Netflix to save money (do you realize cable basically costs $2.40/day and Netflix is $8/month?). When you first sign up you do this thing where you rate stuff you have seen and then it starts recommending stuff to you. It did a really good job suggesting movies and shows for us even though our 5 star ratings range from Battlestar Galactica to Gilmore Girls.

It also recommended a bunch of anime so I figured I would find one to give a shot. I've never really watched anime (other than Pokemon / Digimon) and so I asked Jake what a good one to try out would be. On his recommendation, I am watching Death Note. I'm 11 episodes in and so far it's really good: plot driven with plenty of cliffhangers. It looks like this.

I have it rated 5 stars. Based on this, Netflix recommends...
And see where it has the 4 red stars? That means "Netflix thinks that if you watched this, you would rate it 4 stars"

Ash Wednesday Observation

"Yo, Dude, your forehead is dirty!"

REGION FREE TESTS ON ASURA'S WRATH AND BLAZBLUE

We have tested both Asura's Wrath - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) and Blazblue: Continuum Shift EXTEND - 360 (Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 console and can confirm that Asura's Wrath IS region free but unfortunately Blazblue: Continuum shift extend is not.

Look for more PAL region free tests soon!

Affected by the Effects

Great article on Alcoholism in The New York Times the other day...

Drinking and Drugging by Frank Bruni...

According to Robert Brewer, the alcohol program leader at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, heavy drinking is the third leading preventable cause of death in this country, after smoking and a combination of bad diet and inactivity. By conservative estimates, it’s directly related to about 80,000 deaths each year, an agent of — or co-conspirator in — cirrhosis, esophageal cancer, overdose, homicide and much, much more. It seeds and squires a broad range of diseases. Multiplies the effects of illicit and prescription drugs. Adds the twitch to a trigger finger. Puts the wobble in legs on a staircase or hands on a steering wheel.

And while 8 percent of Americans ages 12 and over use illicit drugs, 34 percent are addicted to alcohol or indulge in what public health officials consider risky drinking, according to Susan E. Foster, director of policy research and analysis for the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.


We're all affected by the effects... Just walking down the street...

Warm Up Wednesday: Armani Ad

PERSONA 4 ARENA NOW UP FOR PRE-ORDER

Today Atlus had now announced that mystery game teased last week is none other than Persona 4 Arena - PS3 (Preorder) and Persona 4 Arena - 360 (Preorder) which are now open for pre-order.

RELEASE DATE : AUGUST 7TH, 2012

Developed in collaboration with genre masters Arc System Works, Persona 4 Arena uses gorgeous, hand‐drawn, high definition 2D anime‐style fighters and colorful, over‐the‐top special effects to bring to life a roster of fighters from the critically‐acclaimed, highly popular Persona 3 and Persona 4. Backed up by an original, hardcore fighting engine from one of the most respected 2D fighting game developers in the industry, Persona 4 Arena represents the biggest, most noteworthy expansion of the esteemed series to date.

The home console release will include a number of new features over the Arcade version, including a full Story mode and online multiplayer!

Check it out in action below (please note game will be in English)

Chronicle: Testosterone Telekinesis

I saw Chronicle.I liked it for it's sci-fi super hero fantasy elements.

Well acted by Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, and Alex Russell.

, nicely directed by Josh Trank... Sort of outrageous story line... But, hey...

Kind of a Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity sort of amateur hand held reality show feel to it... But better photography. Cinematography by Matthew Jenson.

This is a teenaged boy's version of I Dream of Jeanne or Bewitched...

My synopsis?: Mischievous youths come-of-age while mastering accidental tele-kinetic powers from some asteroid in a cave or something... Oh, yeah, they can fly, too... Kewl!

It's not The Catcher in the Rye... But , it has it's moments... Actually a lot of moments... Certainly enough to hold attention for the duration... (83 Minutes)

I found it FUN. But I like this sort of thing. Always have.

Here's the Wikipedia entry on Chronicle.

Here's the HD Trailer for Chronicle

Here's the New York Times review for Chronicle.

Hey Odd Friend!

People were raving about Merrily We Roll Along at City Center Encores, not because it was great per se... But that, compared to the original flop, this re-working made it "work"...

You can thank digital technology for sharp hi-def Photo-shopped images and news reel type feeds to keep the audience on track to the otherwise bizarre retro-timeline... (An old fashioned slide show projection or rear screen projection in it's day would have lacked the punch...)

My favorite line from the script: "When the hell am I going to get a waiter that's just a waiter" declares a millionaire after he was on the receiving end of a pitch for a new fangled invention called a phone answering machine by a moonlighting young inventor...

"Hey Old Friend" is one of Stephen Sondheim's most easily sung ditties, and "Not a Day Goes By", one of his most lovely ballads...

But otherwise, the score lacks luster and... As my friend BMB pointed out... "the conceit that writing musicals is the highest form of artistic endeavor is, well, a little conceited".

The gentleman seated to my left had seen the original production... He said the beginning of the original show showed the main characters as 1957 high school kids and that then the audience, at least, had a chance to "like em" and "identify with" them.... But going backwards like this, from the end of their bitter show biz careers.... They were all too unlikeable from the get go...

So, this guy pointed out that the audience isn't engaged because we don't care for these guys.... He also seemed to recall there was a different opening number "The Hills of Tomorrow".... But that it was obviously cut from this production...

All said and done? I'm glad I went. It was like a textbook viewing of an era and a peek into Sondheim's world, circa 1981...

Many of Sondheim's works became butterflies... But this one? Even with the improvements, remains more of an odd moth that flutters sideways and never makes it fully into the spotlight.

Notes: Brilliant cast featured Colin Donnell, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Stanley, Betsy Wolfe and Adam Grupper. Merrily We Roll Along, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, directed by James Lapine, with excellent music direction by Rob Berman and clever musical staging by Dan Knechtges. Merrily was extended for a two-week run and played for 15 performances, February 8-19, 2012, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.

SYNDICATE XBOX 360 REGION FREE TEST

We have tested Syndicate [Preorder Bonus: Executive Package DLC] - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 and can confirm it's PAL region free.

Look for more XBOX 360 game region free tests soon!

FAMILY DAY HOLIDAY

Our customer service, shipping department and retail stores will be closed today due to the Family Day holiday. All website departments and stores will re-open tommorrow.

Set the Tone: Guide Your Mind

"I take charge of my mood and my happiness by guiding my mind consciously."

-- Jacob Glass

Robot 1963, by Jim Henson

Print/Out at MoMA

Just got back from the Member Preview for the following exhibition at MoMA...

Print/Out
February 19–May 14, 2012
At MoMA.

This exhibition examines the evolution of artistic practices related to the print medium, from the resurgence of traditional printmaking techniques—often used alongside digital technologies—to the proliferation of self-published artists’ projects.

... Examines the many roles that prints play in artistic practices today, embracing the versatile and global nature of contemporary art in the last two decades. On view from February 19 to May 14, 2012, in The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Gallery, Print/Out brings together approximately 70 series or projects drawn from MoMA's extensive collection of more than 50,000 prints and illustrated books, while also including several important loans from private and public collections.

Print/Out is part of a series of large-scale print surveys periodically organized by the Museum's Department of Prints and Illustrated Books in order to assess the current state of the medium. The last two exhibitions were Printed Art: A View of Two Decades, organized by Riva Castleman in 1980, and Thinking Print: Books to Billboards: 1980-1995, organized by Deborah Wye in 1996. Part of Print/Out takes place on the Museum's second floor with the exhibition Printin', co-organized by the artist Ellen Gallagher and Associate Curator Sarah Suzuki, and centered around Gallagher's major portfolio DeLuxe (2004-05). The Museum is also hosting Print Studio, an interactive space that explores the evolution of artistic practices relating to the medium of print. -- Dexigner


Print/Out review by Ken Johnson in The New York Times: "Abounding in blatant verbiage, it has a hectoring, noisy feeling, as if you were being yelled at for the duration of your visit".

Ouch!

TGIF Before a Nine Day Weekend!

I plan to enjoy EVERY minute...!

I don't think that's what they wanted

From: http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2012/2/16/lets-play-telephone.html

Capturing the Essence of Time

Another short video from my dear friend Lisa Shaw. It's about time...

TwentyFour

Running time... One minute 24 seconds...

mishmash by getty images.

PS VITA PREORDERS PROCESSING

We have begun processing PS VITA PRE-ORDERS today. All PS VITA PRE-ORDERS are now updated to "Pre-Ship No Cancellation" Status and we will not be accepting any further cancellations as we begin processing orders over the next few days.

When your order ships you will receive a shipped notice with your tracking number.

NEW PRICE DROPS

SOME NEW PRICE DROPS TODAY! NOW ONLY $29.99 (OLD PRICE $39.99)

Killzone 3 - PS3 (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Socom 4 - PS3 (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Warm Up Wednesday: Dolce and Gabbana Campaign

Valentine's Day Barbie-Q

You're all invited!


BYOB...


As in: Bring Your Own Barbie!


Happy Valentine's Day!


Love you. Mean it!

XO

This is not a painting

You know how you see links and it's someone being like "this isn't a photo, it's a painting!" and then you're all "that's not proper comma usage" but then after that you're like "whoa, how can that not be a photograph?"

Well, the picture above is not a painting; it is a photograph



(ok, painting is still involved, but wow)

Also not a painting.



Check 'em all out here: http://www.designincstudios.com/still-life-alive.html

[via @jonkagstrom]

PS VITA BUNDLE CUT-OFF

We will begin processing the PS Vita System pre-orders later this week to get them all ready for shipping. We will not be accepting further cancellations as of Feb 15th at 9:00am EST.

Orders will begin being charged and updated to " Pre-Ship No Cancellation" Status starting Wednesday Feb 15th, 2012.

Customers will receive a status update when their order ships along with their tracking number in their order comments.

Many thanks to all the customers who have helped make this PS Vita launch a success.

Set the Tone: Each Moment

"We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle." 

-- H.G. Wells

Rest In Peace: Whitney Houston

This is one of those creepy song performances that foreshadows life... Chilling.

Life imitates art with Whitney Houston's I Look to You.

Rest in Peace, Whitney Houston , 1963-2012.

Sleep well.

The Artist is Joyful

I saw The Artist weeks ago at The Paris Theatre over by The Plaza Hotel...

I adored it...

Now that it's gotten all kinds of Oscar attention, you may already have heard how good it is...

Don't miss it...

And see it in a old fashioned theater if you can... like The Paris where The Artist is still/now playing...

TGIF Mutterings

TGIF Mutterings...

"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it". - Bill Cosby

The very Full "Snow Moon" over Manhattan was spectacular the other night... And the Empire State Building was lit up in Big Blue.

Weather: Snow predicted for tomorrow... Yippee! 1-3 inches. No biggee.

On the Snow Day DVR: NY Ink, Downton Abbey, Bad Sex, Suze Orman Show, Oddities, Westminster Dog Show, Joan and Melissa, Theater Talk...

Have been deleting apps off my Android Smartphone. It was too jammed up w/ apps, many of which stole bandwidth for updates. Will see if it makes a diff!

Terakawa Ramen on Lex/23rd for lunch the other day... The veggie item on the Ramen menu... Also, fried oyster special appetizer at Terakama Ramen that day... 3 pcs. For $3.75!

Save the Pigeons! Here's how!... Rescuing the Birds Many Love to Hate

Rest in Peace TOM LISA, a Hell's Kitchen friend and neighbor. Services at St Clements on Sat Feb 18th at 11AM.

"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These 3 are your greatest treasures." - Lao-tzu

Statue about to drop in

Stone Totem Tower

In an increasingly materialistic world I'm not sure whether my love of found objects and appreciation of the beauty of rubbish (I'm actually mentioned in an on-line dictionary under detritus – nice!) is a good or bad thing. On the one hand most of the materials that I work with don't cost me anything but on the other I'm a compulsive hoarded so tend to fill my live and work spaces to capacity.

Most hoarders justify their activities with phrases like 'but I'll definitely use it' or 'as soon as I throw it away you just know that I'll need it the next day'. And it's true – I do use a lot of the stuff I collect but some individual items have been known to sit around for decades before they graduate to the 'status' of art material. One such item is a pebble which I've just used in a mini sculpture and belated birthday present for fellow artist Remi Rough.

I like the idea of taking everyday bits of rubbish or found objects, removing them from their original environments and displaying them in a way that elevates them (in this piece, literally) to something akin to that of an artefact. This is more evident in my earlier sculpture, The City, which with its multiple glass fronted boxes looks more like a mobile Cabinets of Curiosity.

But getting back to the pebble - I was trying to remember where I originally picked it up and how long I've had it for. Although all I could recall was that it's been sitting on my book shelf for as long as I can remember and has travelled with me as I moved home for at least the last twelve moves. Then I came across this, one of my earliest prints made some time in the early 90's and realised that it was the same pebble.

PS VITA GAMES AND ACCESSORIES BEGIN SHIPPING

We have begun receiving some PS Vita games and accessories in stock. Click HERE IN STOCK PS VITA to see the PS Vita items that are now shipping. If you have pre-ordered any of the in stock items with a PS Vita system these items will ship when your system pre-order ships.

The highly sought after PlayStation Vita Memory Card 32GB [Sony] - PS VITA (Preorder) will be in stock on Tuesday Feb 14, 2012 and will begin shipping immediately!

Thanks to all who have pre-ordered PS Vita systems, games or accessories from us!

Radiant Historia DS Coming Back In Stock!

Due to huge demand Atlus has decided to reprint the awesome DS RPG Radiant Historia - DS (Preorder) .

We are expecting the title sometime in March so the date of March 19,2012 we have is tentative.

Pre-orders are open! Don't miss what looks to be your last chance to own a factory sealed copy of this great RPG!

Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate

It's not really on the menu, but they'll make it by request....

Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate.

Yesterday, at Shake Shack, outdoors at Madison Square Park.

Even the Madison Square Park squirrels liked the nutty way it smelled... One of them nearly climbed up my arm for a taste...

(I know, I know the picture is sideways as uploaded from my Smartphone.... I haven't figured that part out yet...)

NEW TURTLE BEACH MOBILE HEADSETS NOW IN STOCK

We have just received a shipment of Turtle Beach's new mobile headsets.

The Turtle Beach Ear Force M3 Mobile Gaming Headset (Silver) - Mobile (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) and Turtle Beach Ear Force M5 Mobile Gaming Headset (Silver) - Mobile (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) are now both in stock in-store and online.

2 NEW XBOX 360 GAME PAL REGION FREE TESTS

We have tested both UFC Undisputed 3 - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in Effect) and Zumba Fitness Rush [Kinect hardware required] - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in Effect) on our PAL XBOX 360 console and can confirm both ARE REGION FREE!

Look for more region free tests soon!

There was a sniper nest at the Super Bowl in case anything went wrong

Deadspin confirms these are real and has 3 more photos
http://deadspin.com/5883203/this-looks-like-a-fortified-snipers-nest-at-the-super-bowl

Warm Up Wednesday: Mark Spitz and Speedos

Frankfurter Sandwiches

Harry Rose... Frankfurter Sandwiches

3 NEW XBOX 360 PAL REGION FREE TESTS

We have tested the latest 3 XBOX 360 game releases on our PAL XBOX 360 console and can confirm the following 3 games are all REGION FREE!!


Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

The Darkness II (2) Limited Edition - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning [Preorder Bonus: Fate-Touched Weapons Pack DLC] - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Look for more region free tests soon!

Set the Tone: Love What You Do

"Do what you love, love what you do, and deliver more than you promise"

~ Harvey Mackay

Thanks for your service, but what does that have to do with shipping prices to Canada

Today I had a bunch of ebay listings end. I had a guy who asked what shipping to Canada would be and I said sorry, but like the listing said, I would't ship internationally. [huge price jump, probably can't ship media mail, customs]

Him: "Wow, really, I'm only a few hours north of you (Same continent North America) USPS delivers here no problem.
Cheers,
[name]
20+ years Canadian Military Vet with my 4 last tours in Afghanistan (First was rota 0 meaning first boots on the ground and the last ending in 2010."

[emphasis added]

Super Bowl Sunday!

Oh, please...

National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day!

It really is National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day 2012.

Don't believe me? Google it...

Or see Days of the Year dot com.

The Coldstone Creamery dude was clueless as he prepared my modified Germanchokolatekake Signature Creation...

Enjoy your breakfast!

Enjoy 'The Moment'

This an inspirational short put together by my talented friend Lisa Shaw...

See Lisa Shaw The Moment

Reminds to enjoy the weekend...

Just wish it didn't launch automatically when you land on my blog. I had to replace the embedded video with a link above...

NEWSLETTER FOR FRIDAY FEB 3, 2012

Our newest newsletter is now live CLICK HERE to view it.

Twisted Metal PS3 Delayed & Censored in Europe

Online reports are confirming that Twisted Metal (Bonus Twisted Metal Black Included) - PS3 (Preorder) is being delayed in Europe until March 2012. It's also being reported that The game will arrive in Europe with cuts made to the game's movie clips - as requested by SCEE. You can read the report HERE.

Importers!! North American release date is Feb 14 and will be the full uncut version. Pre-orders have spiked since the news broke. So don't delay pre-order with us today!

Hugo Missed The Mark

I saw Hugo when it first came out... (At my favorite Ziegfeld Theater!)

Loved it's 1930's style. Many of it's visuals were rich and gorgeous.

Respected that it didn't over do the 3D stuff... (Though I still find the 3D glasses somewhat uncomfortable and restrictive).

Respectable.

But: Waaaaay tooooo looooong! (And therefore self indulgent).

Been a few weeks, and there's nothing about it that sticks with me...

As a friend remarked, "It could have been really great". So, we were in agreement that it was lacking... Something.

Lacking what? Plot, mostly. Or something.

Just left kind of disappointed...


It missed it's mark.