Licensed to 3: Yauch Concluded

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part 1, part 2

When I was a kid and the Beastie Boys first got play for their music video, I had a hard time figuring out what the word Ill was, but I did know what a Roman Numeral three looked like. So I often wondered if these Brooklyn guys really had two other records out there and people were just saying Ill because they didn’t know. What could I say? I was a goofy kid.

Before I go on, Ch-Check THIS out. Neal Brennan (now know as awesome in my book) knows the pain we’re feeling. Co-creator of Chapelle’s Show, he unleashed an appearance of the Bea-stie-Boys LIVE outdoors in 2004 – never seen until now. Already erased by Viacom at least once, it’s back! I’ll make a dupe of this just to make sure it’ll be harder to kill than a certain Holiday Special. Hurry and watch the clip below – and get more blown away since I won’t say what song it is. [I’d say to watch out for language, but even work should let you blast this. You’re mourning, yo!]

This post was intended as a conglomerate of links and images. Since I came across some great articles and stories which I mostly hid in the other two posts, I figured why not make this subject a trilogy and make it a hodgepodge of links and images amongst additional material. To tease a taste, here’s someone’s tribute to MCA/Nathan Wind – delivering pizza dressed as Cochese.

New York officially mourns the death of Adam Yauch.  Don’t believe me?  Here’s the document for proof, or watch the video below.

Yauch Loss Committee Part Two

Instead of jumping on the “R.I.P. to the celebrity” bandwagon, “top ten” train, or writing a straight article, I hoped to give some of my own thoughts and memories intercut with glimpses or additions to what’s already been written about the man I never knew was Nathanial Hörnblowér {I assumed it was a name for the whole band collaborating or Spike Jonze – and can you blame me?}.  Even if you skim this one…make sure to check the very last video.

Getting carried away as usual, I did the smart thing and separated the meat from the milk – the reminiscing from the eye candy (best I could). Since it took so long to get the first part off, I hope this still seems vaguely unique and current: though I feel mourning or reminiscing doesn’t have an expiration date.

If I had to peg a favorite Beastie live television performance, only one comes to mind. The MTV appearance with the band wearing suits and getting way into it was cool – as the old knocking stuff over and prankster days also had great examples; when they assumed everyone was in on the joke (Weird Al had a big presence at the time, so I knew what a good parody was.  Sorry, fratboys).

Happy Star Wars Day!

Many not “in on the joke” might question this post.  Especially people like me who are Star Wars OrThodox [*ahem* Original Trilogy, grammar police] and celebrate the actual Star Wars Day.  But why pass up a totally cromulent occasion to post something SW; even if it’s on the eve of free comic book day.

Enjoy the day.  Catch a cool fanfilm – or Episode IV of course.  I do have a post about A New Hope…  But that will wait for a less rushed time.  Epic can’t be rushed.

“May the Fourth be with you” – as is said today.

One day I’d like to open a franchise for…

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If you want some of the best character development, cinematography, or music on basic cable…accept no substitutions.  Perhaps the only show/season of 2011 I got to follow all the way through.

The image was created by Jon Defreest.  Some of his art focuses on fake products; such as tv shows.  Give a peek here:

http://jonnyetc.prosite.com/18213/225232/home/ron-swanson-frozen-dinner

Getting Popular?

Somehow I got a little attention.  I’m not certain how, but I’m not complaining.  I got a like and a follow all withing twenty-four hours.

This also marks my seventy-fifth “official” post according to WordPress; but don’t try to count it up on your own, since I do a lot of retro-blogging or “ninja posting” as I call it: altering a date to make up for my procrastination or continuity – depending the situation.

I’m in a good/procrastinating/grateful mood, so here’s who I met.

Flamedashes started following me.  Sms|DesiRe is his blog: described as “A site which can fulfill all your desire with fun”.  There is a LOT of posting going on over there and a lot of it is interesting.  Give a peek and maybe you’ll have a quick laugh at one of the musings.

Iodestruction liked a post: author of the blog Inanimate Object Destruction.  It’s pretty NSFW in the language sort of way, but it’s a fantastic blog if you like seeing items getting obliterated.

If anyone else wants to bravely like or follow me that ha a blog, I’ll try to get you back as well.

Another Television Cancelation

Hello friends and lovers.  Today I am here to talk to you about yet another show canceled on me.  If the pic was familiar, you understood why I chose my first sentence.

This isn’t breaking news – like discovering the shows Bored to Death and Terriers canceled within hours of the decision.  I had my suspicions on this one, but it took stumbling upon an article by Brad Pike to discover the disheartening realization.  His article Food Party: Requiem for the Best TV Show Ever Made was not only rocking proper capitalization, but pretty much nailed how I felt about this television program (formerly on IFC).

“The show presented some profoundly surreal storytelling with plots that gleefully bent logic to the breaking point—giant talking rats, magic strawberry spitting, and floating pandas.”

You won’t hear me say the show is the best ever, but it certainly outclasses most newer shows on Adult Swim.  Those [AS] folks should pull a “Futurama” and figure out a way to put Food Party on their lineup. With a host/star like Thu Tran, what’s not to like?

A female-fronted shows on Adult Swim is still a minority.  She MORE than has the chops for it.  Take heed, Williams Street!

Food Party sounds like a cooking show, but delves into absurdity through each episode.  The sheer amount of creativity is boggling.  It’s silly humor isn’t for everyone…but anyone can say there is an insane amount of artistic endeavor behind every shot.  Or at least insanity in general. See?

I could put up another dozen pics since there’s much for me to love.  The

You know what?  While I write this, I’m thinking I should talk all about this show at a different time.  Maybe a bloggy-series of stuff I like that didn’t get much of a tv life.  I’ll think about it…and weigh the options versus the procrastination factor of my novel.  That thing kind of does have a deadline.

PWN’D Support Group [NSFW]

This is a video pertaining to a support group for people who are having issues with victimization via PWN.

For those MMO junkies or gamers out there, it won’t be difficult to relate to the jokes and references; since we all know the rude people who can lurk in those places and are far from respectful.

There is a lot of coarse language in it, so consider yourself warned.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1926105

[linked rather than embedded due to content]

PS: If you in my guild and get caught doing most of this stuff, you’ll be booted.  =)  Check the rules (or inquire within about joining).

EPIC Star Wars movie – behind the scenes

This above screen grab is from a movie compilation of BEHIND THE SCENES footage of making A New Hope back when it was simply known as Star Wars.  It also has some cool scenes of the motion picture’s aftermath as well.

What makes it epic?

- It names names, as in labeling people to show who all these legendary FX folks are (liberal pausing may be required).
- It shows kit bashing in progress.  As Neo may say, “Whoah.”
- It shows testing out the starfield (breathtaking).
- It shows the Death Star surface being cast.
- It shows rotoscope testing.
- Check out the couches in the viewing room.
- The “trench run” as you’ve never seen it before.
- It shows the pre CU   pre nge   pre CGI  pre Blu-Ray version   Han-shot-first-era of-  Er, nevermind…

Described by the uploader:

“Crude home movies from the 1970s depicting activities at a certain location in the San Fernando Valley.”

As a bonus, here’s a link to this amazing find, which has more screen grabs, and also has the historical artifact embedded (via the Star Wars blog):

http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/07/09/ilm-the-early-years

And now, here it is..!

 

5757 from David Berry on Vimeo.

If the embed code is temperamental, use this link:
http://www.vimeo.com/5494280

It’s worth the effort – trust me.

Soon(tm) – Defined

Did you know “Soon” was actually trademarked by Sony Online Entertainment?  Tongue-and-cheek as it was written (to goof on/with gamers who need[n't] to be given satisfactory answers), here is a quote from the SOE Knowledge Database:

Question:When, exactly, is soon? Answer: When will <whatever> be back/available/up/open/updated/fixed/installed/removed/nerfed/un-nerfed/patched/rolled back/instituted/upgraded/borked/published/resolved/ and/or generally Made Better™? Soon™: A broadly generic description of a length of time between now and the fruition of a promise made by the developers of computer software, especially online gaming software. Before being trademarked, the term ‘Soon’ was much more meaningful, indicating that the event to which the adverb is applied is to happen in the near future. After the trademark was applied to the term, however, any sense of urgency or immediacy that the term ‘Soon’ once carried was tossed aside in favor of a term that would serve only to torture the readers of the term, usually subscribers to online gaming forums, hence Soon™. An enhancement to the term Soon™ was made shortly after, and became known as Very Soon™, also trademarked. Very Soon™ is generally first used by game developers when they realize that they can no longer get away with using the term Soon™ while maintaining a straight face. Very Soon™, however, is not accepted by the gaming public much more favorably than its root, Soon™,as neither term means much at all to gamers who have been waiting patiently for the promised event to arrive. There is also the recent addition of “Soonish™” which is generally only used by GM’s in chat channels on patch days after being asked 498 times “When will the servers be up?”.

http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin…N2PSZwX3NlYXJj

[Link down - possibly due to SWG closing or losing a sense of humor.]