tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14730319283726539872023-11-16T05:52:10.054-05:00Friday Night ListsLists, baby!S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-11811648307289174602009-04-04T08:52:00.002-04:002009-04-04T09:42:59.224-04:00THE TOP 10 CUTEST SIT-COM KIDSBefore I go on, this might be the last list a do for an extended period as I'm now 'employed' as a compensated contributor at <a href="http://www.gunaxin.com/">GUNAXIN</a> and will be doing most of my writing over there now. So please feel free to stop by there and see how I look in newer, shinier clothes, as it were. I'll keep you updated here as things continue to progress. Until then, enjoy some adorable children from the world of sit-coms.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>10) ALF (Benji Gregory)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-NVr-vXIa-A&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-NVr-vXIa-A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>9) Mr. Belvedere (Brice Beckham)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JnNMiEkYJjQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JnNMiEkYJjQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>8) Good Times (Janet Jackson)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KC-Jwb04ObQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KC-Jwb04ObQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>7) Small Wonder (Vicki)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ukSvjqwJixw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ukSvjqwJixw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6) Full House (Michelle Tanner)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jqCbIbegNfo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jqCbIbegNfo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>5) The Simpsons (Maggie Simpson)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3M3vmdLkBnc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3M3vmdLkBnc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>4) The Cosby Show (Rudy Huxtable)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vrJgsbMP-rs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vrJgsbMP-rs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>3) Diff'rent Strokes (Gary Coleman)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kGE5hF9pU7o&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kGE5hF9pU7o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2) The Jeff Foxworthy Show (Matt Foxworthy)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AoJvrmAXCOw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AoJvrmAXCOw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>1) Webster (Emmanuel Lewis)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-vLPRXm8qlY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-vLPRXm8qlY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-80191146360727529302009-03-27T09:21:00.013-04:002009-03-27T10:01:32.776-04:00THE TOP 12 ART ADAMS LADIES<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I</span></span> have been an Art Adams fan from as far back as his stint in the early eighties on X-Men, X-Factor, and, of course my once-owned LONGSHOT series that I picked up in Delaware as a youngster. Anyway, Adams quickly became one of my favorite artists, due in part to his incredible detail, his dynamic hero and villain poses, and, of course, his really attractive women. This guy can draw some chicks. Another couple personal favorites of mine in terms of series Adams worked on were his run on a four-issue limited Fantastic Four featuring Marvel heavyweights, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Hulk, and Ghost Rider stepping in to fill the regulars shoes, and his own Monkey Man and O'Brien. Here's a bit of history from Wikipedia before we move on to the hotties:<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Art Adams was born on April 5, 1963 in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Holyoke</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">, Massachusetts, and dreamed of becoming a comic book illustrator from a very early age, largely teaching himself the skills he would later use. He became a fan favorite when he penciled the critically-acclaimed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Longshot</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> miniseries, written by Ann </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Nocenti</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> and published in 1985 by Marvel Comics. Adams' highly distinctive and detailed artwork gained him considerable popularity and he found it easy to find further work in the field. However, due to the labor-intensive nature of his detailed art, Adams found it difficult to meet the short deadlines often found in the comics industry. This has led to him to pursue work for shorter projects such as miniseries, specials, and annuals rather than pursuing work for ongoing comic book series. Exceptions to this include a 1989 two-issue run on X-Factor, and a 1990 three-issue run on Fantastic Four. He also had a ten-issue run on Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (2002-2004), which being an anthology, required only eight pages from him for each issue.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Adams' distinctive style has often been named as a considerable influence among a newer generation of popular comic book artists. Adams was also one of the founders of the short-lived Legend imprint for Dark Horse Comics. The consistently popular Adams has worked on many notable series, including various X-Men titles, Fantastic Four, The Authority, Tom Strong, Gen¹³, as well as numerous annuals. He is also known for Art Adams' Creature Features, a collection of previously published stories that paid tribute to various B-movie monsters, published by Dark Horse Comics. Some of the stories had been originally published in black and white, but they were colored for the collection. Along with writer Steve Moore, Adams is the co-creator of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Jonni</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> Future, a popular character in Tom Strong's Terrific Tales.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Most of Adams' work has been on properties owned by others, but he is also the author of the creator-owned series </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Monkeyman</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> and O'Brien, also published by Dark Horse.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Adams is also a highly-regarded cover artist, and he has provided cover images for issues of Superman, Batman, Justice League of America and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Vampirella</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">, among other titles. In addition to his work on comics themselves, he has also produced popular commercial art, such as numerous illustrations for trading cards, posters, shirts, and various other comics-related merchandise. Outside the field of comics, he has also provided illustrations for various magazines, movies, games, worked in toy design, and even a series of X-Men-themed Campbell Soup cans.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Starting in December 2007, he did regular covers for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Marvel's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> Incredible Hercules ongoing series. In October 2008 he started drawing half of Hulk starting with issue #7.</span>"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">12) THE COVER TO ART ADAMS' SAMPLER VOLUME 1</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt14beEPPs8qmoWTAQJRR8-4VT3QrNGtC77mjcyYcrr9t0dqiPBDEbjw3cQ_LFUXB0M3a553Zdwogvu8amL0eCo9ATIdOS7X04FVgRwSm4gZCb5J70dTYLrdzSG4QOarDijH_9IDPRFJ8K/s1600-h/aasampler1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt14beEPPs8qmoWTAQJRR8-4VT3QrNGtC77mjcyYcrr9t0dqiPBDEbjw3cQ_LFUXB0M3a553Zdwogvu8amL0eCo9ATIdOS7X04FVgRwSm4gZCb5J70dTYLrdzSG4QOarDijH_9IDPRFJ8K/s320/aasampler1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317861990892136226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></a><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">11) THE COVER TO ART ADAMS' SAMPLER SIX</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCiFHNSIJcEjfU5HeBScDiLalxcwXhuM_J7DWKL3mlTlkLGdgyg7zxj15MDVnqSxApGcpOsGqkugS2OkJszI7FLZipk8j6IDu6rc2eiXYKwqyCVHIMUPajbT-PPyJnRw4dD-mBHT0_4JN/s1600-h/aasb6.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCiFHNSIJcEjfU5HeBScDiLalxcwXhuM_J7DWKL3mlTlkLGdgyg7zxj15MDVnqSxApGcpOsGqkugS2OkJszI7FLZipk8j6IDu6rc2eiXYKwqyCVHIMUPajbT-PPyJnRw4dD-mBHT0_4JN/s320/aasb6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317862447529345330" style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) THE GILL LADY</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iQrBk_R1ApkfTyrRgUWyYpdtFGYEqulgs7qUWgStDnVZRmH57z7LAVU6pNWCayXihhHMKYLUeHCWv6iPhxGzayZfr6UEmEqr_8G7iVBJ0HQWdHLpJ1gajL7DgxlZlA3UBgLg0t6DN2YQ/s1600-h/art+adams+gillady+copy2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iQrBk_R1ApkfTyrRgUWyYpdtFGYEqulgs7qUWgStDnVZRmH57z7LAVU6pNWCayXihhHMKYLUeHCWv6iPhxGzayZfr6UEmEqr_8G7iVBJ0HQWdHLpJ1gajL7DgxlZlA3UBgLg0t6DN2YQ/s320/art+adams+gillady+copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317863193287491410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) THE COVER FROM ART ADAMS' SAMPLER FIVE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubzhdGGG4Ei73XIodELQfcAHz2RlIeAkZEvYSG0CaV4Cf4YSn2RO0khB3dYdoYrl5ysnKUgqSjV12n977H-H1aPAIDe90DQbnvegfF22GGhOSAs7LZ60IUu4EazZDHg3y4eGbLpoGZavr/s1600-h/418325-arthur+adams_Sampler5b_super.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubzhdGGG4Ei73XIodELQfcAHz2RlIeAkZEvYSG0CaV4Cf4YSn2RO0khB3dYdoYrl5ysnKUgqSjV12n977H-H1aPAIDe90DQbnvegfF22GGhOSAs7LZ60IUu4EazZDHg3y4eGbLpoGZavr/s320/418325-arthur+adams_Sampler5b_super.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317863563533260978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) ZATANNA</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3t16JQwaxo2ngc3t2TEF_Jc4WzzhqMkKOu34OJO6M4S7SGuo9Htrkb3jm_UFqkBfFkMNL4U67XZeG3BahNaTODWENARji3pDYHLMKozHzHBZK4nLSPaOrnetFFSpAhpH2OKdtmAvKkox/s1600-h/arthur-adams-zatanna.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3t16JQwaxo2ngc3t2TEF_Jc4WzzhqMkKOu34OJO6M4S7SGuo9Htrkb3jm_UFqkBfFkMNL4U67XZeG3BahNaTODWENARji3pDYHLMKozHzHBZK4nLSPaOrnetFFSpAhpH2OKdtmAvKkox/s320/arthur-adams-zatanna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317863992290832146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) MAGIK</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8w9r0YlszTz-u6pgCwfSF2iccpgq76wJPmDfnjCtjNnu8x5xqX2wlQCf56-aX6lkpDvJd4PdhaM2ScyWU9nRIgEshvMddPab5XPDVGJEczn1Azhha41QDiRcwlnmBbQ92_hDeBl-Q3LjR/s1600-h/magikbw.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8w9r0YlszTz-u6pgCwfSF2iccpgq76wJPmDfnjCtjNnu8x5xqX2wlQCf56-aX6lkpDvJd4PdhaM2ScyWU9nRIgEshvMddPab5XPDVGJEczn1Azhha41QDiRcwlnmBbQ92_hDeBl-Q3LjR/s320/magikbw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317864502162176306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) INTERSPECIES OUTER SPACE LOVE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUaUY8yHsQebe_XV8kLMSiQjX5JkktIEDl4H5YrpNZt96wXsWCB5iZYHhfJKNzfEqTzyKxlcmitSWZ6PoOdzkfVxg4TU6tHWgvBXyvYdTFvlxFSCbxGfiL6htFTydNfalKnaslJZZOzGC/s1600-h/adams_450.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUaUY8yHsQebe_XV8kLMSiQjX5JkktIEDl4H5YrpNZt96wXsWCB5iZYHhfJKNzfEqTzyKxlcmitSWZ6PoOdzkfVxg4TU6tHWgvBXyvYdTFvlxFSCbxGfiL6htFTydNfalKnaslJZZOzGC/s320/adams_450.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317864816828013506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) SATANA</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrszKVDw-4dx7156RBPVA9ysEXRWUYP59nmYDln34y7NX9_kZ515YfBz3ORexCaY5Q0oKwdjpiejJeE4wrQRqL7cVQX-iy7RBksjgm_MJSXp-UGvoAymxHkVRvLNJc-l5cb6d_wCs7ucp/s1600-h/Satana_Arthur_Adams.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrszKVDw-4dx7156RBPVA9ysEXRWUYP59nmYDln34y7NX9_kZ515YfBz3ORexCaY5Q0oKwdjpiejJeE4wrQRqL7cVQX-iy7RBksjgm_MJSXp-UGvoAymxHkVRvLNJc-l5cb6d_wCs7ucp/s320/Satana_Arthur_Adams.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317865377470297730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) POWER GIRL</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PZieOkH7kqJ5mJ5cN-AKDVxHW9mNf1JUS9ZAzjS2Iq6usQ7U7SYoiThkKqSy__cN-vUQYTHMh5pNUL_Tyo7IAt_SROwoKyKjtIetaHasYcHqzd0uI1_FeWTveFLFduzoeV1A4ORZPSVY/s1600-h/Art_Adams_Powergirl.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PZieOkH7kqJ5mJ5cN-AKDVxHW9mNf1JUS9ZAzjS2Iq6usQ7U7SYoiThkKqSy__cN-vUQYTHMh5pNUL_Tyo7IAt_SROwoKyKjtIetaHasYcHqzd0uI1_FeWTveFLFduzoeV1A4ORZPSVY/s320/Art_Adams_Powergirl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317865666584598754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) A PAGE FROM THE ART ADAMS SAMPLER 1</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9194czUUVmHe4LV_onP_S3QtSdRaCWzhxy6GX1NSxedOB-1bPSKV6QroTx3-iLzWcG8uYTdANkLDfpQE653VwXVdNx0abVUc3ybwHWk4hXph8cNTpCh41Peuh0pgvdbJkP04bX7X10dvK/s1600-h/sampler1b.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9194czUUVmHe4LV_onP_S3QtSdRaCWzhxy6GX1NSxedOB-1bPSKV6QroTx3-iLzWcG8uYTdANkLDfpQE653VwXVdNx0abVUc3ybwHWk4hXph8cNTpCh41Peuh0pgvdbJkP04bX7X10dvK/s320/sampler1b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317865998555709746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) ART ADAMS SPECIAL PIECE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeCgRsdZFGWp5Bq-u4Z6D4TARZCgxmtVd_NfWJAQeIvSptJSkmo7ihi5SkO3GYnNKu_5BjvPjsYV_aogtL-wKtNdzaRuei9nO-s5xKApIJhjhXCSQUWfHEibXaA3qHNF74lUWJF8Z-9it/s1600-h/PS0ArtAdamsSpecial.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeCgRsdZFGWp5Bq-u4Z6D4TARZCgxmtVd_NfWJAQeIvSptJSkmo7ihi5SkO3GYnNKu_5BjvPjsYV_aogtL-wKtNdzaRuei9nO-s5xKApIJhjhXCSQUWfHEibXaA3qHNF74lUWJF8Z-9it/s320/PS0ArtAdamsSpecial.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317866416540493218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) RED SONJA</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAZJBcVmNi9ih1__lXgLdWOuvLOisu3XbOVaX1eFNIVZL_YThBytGtuXj-CQ8QIvoKvfhC0qWqQJ8aBA5aycFm-l8LUyRWRZGuvehxJ8Xsis5ajl4ZZieY2olOs_qeWYnfuzW2ToiKf4Y/s1600-h/RS25Adamscover.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAZJBcVmNi9ih1__lXgLdWOuvLOisu3XbOVaX1eFNIVZL_YThBytGtuXj-CQ8QIvoKvfhC0qWqQJ8aBA5aycFm-l8LUyRWRZGuvehxJ8Xsis5ajl4ZZieY2olOs_qeWYnfuzW2ToiKf4Y/s320/RS25Adamscover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317866814012923378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px; " /></a></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-61607173421849873052009-03-20T09:07:00.006-04:002009-03-20T10:20:10.175-04:00THE TOP 10 OTHER ANIMAL-RELATED SUPERHEROES<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">This</span></span> list is all about those other animal-related superheroes who aren't such popular characters as Batman, Robin, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Rhino, Vulture, or The Wasp. Or, really any other of those overly famous comic book folks inundating the shelves these days. No, this list is specifically geared toward those either forgotten, lost, or just plain not quite up to the level of snuff of those other guys and gals. Read on and see if your favorite back-ground heroes and villains made the list.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) ANIMAL MAN</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS</span>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a fictional DC Comics superhero. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily “borrow” the abilities of animals (such as a bird's flight or the proportionate strength of an ant). Using these powers, Baker fights crime as the costumed superhero Animal Man"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kstC6AIhs9g&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kstC6AIhs9g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) PUMA</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Puma possesses a number of superhuman attributes that are a result of a combination of genetic engineering and mysticism. Thomas Fireheart is the latest in a line of Native Americans that were specially matched and bred to produce a perfect human being. That genetic manipulation was enhanced by an unknown supernatural process through which his tribe endowed him with magical abilities.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Fireheart undergoes a physical transformation through intense concentration that includes an increase in his height and weight, his body becoming covered with a fine tan fur, and razor sharp fangs and claws.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Transformation into this form also grants Fireheart superhuman physical attributes of strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Puma also possesses superhumanly acute senses. His sense of touch is heightened to the extent that he is able to feel the impressions of ink on a piece of paper. His hearing is enhanced in a similar manner, enabling him to both hear sounds that ordinary humans can't and to hear at much greater distances. Puma also possesses a superhumanly acute sense of smell that he uses to track a target by scent."</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yXWpL4TjxJ1sMPnG2WfrAXXluM1sPQTviR36wh1Cw0iA3sf0Z1T1nfEIzoguFyaS-JmEAshU6To1Xiy3FjW7oeU30sNdadBe4DIH5Jpz5jTA3l-DdfcRK0JfVW4wqiw0Re0wy0lVyH3P/s320/puma.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315264540238175650" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) SILVER SABLE</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Silver Sable (Silver Sablinova) is a fictional character from Marvel Comics, a female mercenary, hunter of war criminals, the leader of the Wild Pack, and CEO of Silver Sable International. Though a legitimate mercenary, her methods and motives have sometimes brought her into conflict with other superheroes."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wc6WJsXv3h4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wc6WJsXv3h4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) HOWARD THE DUCK</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Howard the Duck, as his name suggests, is a three-foot-tall anthropomorphic duck. He generally wears a tie and shirt, and is almost always found smoking a cigar. Originally, like many cartoon ducks, he wore no pants; Disney threatened legal action due to Howard's resemblance to Donald Duck, and Marvel redesigned that aspect of character.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Howard has an irritable and cynical attitude to the often bizarre events around him; he feels there is nothing special about him except that he is a duck, and though he has no goals other than seeking comfort and to be left alone, he is often dragged into dangerous adventures simply because he is visibly unusual. His series' tagline, "Trapped in a world he never made", played off the genre trappings of 1950s science fiction. A common reaction to meeting Howard the first time is a startled, "You...you're a DUCK!"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2UdyA_gs4ds&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2UdyA_gs4ds&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) KILLER MOTH</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In his original incarnation, Killer Moth has no superhuman abilities; he relies on the vast array of equipment he has developed. Killer Moth’s range of gimmicks includes a moth mobile, a moth signal, and a steel-line, which allows him to swing through the skies. He carries a cocoon gun that fires a stream of sticky threads that can totally envelop a victim. The gun can also fire a grenade.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">As Charaxes, he has superhuman strength, agility and endurance, an exoskeleton that gives him some protection from physical and energy attacks, a set of wings that allows him to fly, sharp claws, and sharp, prehensile feelers. Charaxes secretes a sticky acidic substance that can trap the strongest of men and dissolve their bodies."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vmWZE4gL_eI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vmWZE4gL_eI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) MAN-BAT</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"By taking his bat-gland formula, Kirk Langstrom can transform himself into a bat-like creature. By taking an antidote he can return to human form.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">As Man-Bat, his strength, agility and endurance are all enhanced to super human levels; Kirk possesses a set of leathery bat wings that allow him to fly, super-sensitive hearing, and natural sonar. He emits high-pitched sound waves and can hear the echoes they make when they bounce off nearby objects, enabling Man-Bat to navigate perfectly in pitch black darkness.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">If in Man-Bat form for a prolonged time, he will lose control over his animalistic side and works purely on instinct, making him prone to harm friend and foe alike."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rjvPB8ZdOM0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rjvPB8ZdOM0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) OWLMAN</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"In 52 Week 52, an alternate version of Earth-3 was shown as a part of the new Multiverse. In the depiction were characters that are altered versions of the original Justice League of America, including Batman. The names of the characters and the team are not mentioned in the two panels in which they appear, but the altered Batman is visually similar to Owlman. This same character—assisted by a team referred to as the Crime Society—later appears in issue 31 of Countdown and fights Jason Todd, who is aided by his traveling companions, Kyle Rayner and Donna Troy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Based on comments by Grant Morrison, this alternate universe is not the pre-Crisis Earth-Three, making this a new character unrelated to previous versions.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">In The Search for Ray Palmer: Crime Society Owlman is shown with a sidekick called Talon, who had a relationship with Duela Dent, the daughter of his greatest foe, the Jokester. Based on statements and illustrations in this same book, it is stated the original Talon succeeded the old Owlman in a manner parallel to the way that Wayne as Batman was succeeded by Dick Grayson in the role of Batman for a period of time."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pJJMp6HgQCg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pJJMp6HgQCg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) ROCKET RACCOON</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Rocket Raccoon comes from Halfworld, in the Keystone Quadrant, an abandoned colony for the mentally ill where the animal companions were genetically manipulated to grant them human level intelligence and bipedal body construction for many to become caretakers of the inmates. Rocket was Halfworld's chief law officer ("ranger") who protected the colony against various threats.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Rocket Raccoon acts as the "Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant", an area of outer space sealed off from the rest of the cosmos by the so-called Galacian Wall. Rocket is captain of the starship Rack 'n' Ruin, and he and his first mate Wal Russ (a talking walrus) come from the planet Halfworld, half of which is inhabited by other talking animals, and half of which is inhabited by automatons."</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRKBNhZ736r0ERdwhgi9iT8xUervErBPIMXc8EX_iJ1HrewkkVhxvRUbRCrBFCRGrcE9BIaZAX47g8lJLEMvoqZ3xQ9cqmZa2AlnIQz_RBYHEa88yjVnnrk96bMvR1AmVJeGIjyxfHRWi/s320/rocket+raccoon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315271231001061762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) DEVIL DINOSAUR</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"The young Devil Dinosaur was nearly burned to death by a tribe of Killer-Folk, hostile beings native to his planet, but was rescued by Moon-Boy, a young member of a rival tribe, the Small-Folk. Exposure to the Killer-Folk's fire activated a mutation in the dinosaur which gave him powers greater than others of his species and turned his skin from olive green to flame red. Devil Dinosaur is fiercely loyal to his constant companion Moon-Boy and seems more intelligent than the average dinosaur (as they are portrayed in the comic). Devil Dinosaur first encounters extraterrestrials, and is briefly transported to Earth via magic before returning to his home world.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Godzilla rampages through the Marvel Universe (Earth-616). In an attempt to stop the monster, S.H.I.E.L.D. shrinks Godzilla with Pym Particles and attempts to teleport him via a time machine to the prehistoric past. However, Godzilla's radiation distorts the time machine so that he is transported to the alternate universe of Dinosaur World instead. While there, he briefly unites with Moon-Boy and Devil against a common foe before being pulled back to the main Marvel continuity."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GpsahdsNK7ZWQo21H440iL0nmqWGQPvsJvWaK4iYDOK50kRzTvV-Rfh7AkTVp7bdkBWyNUXFVS2LwVxyzb81nKgQ5Np1txIUuG31YZRPQFV0GIYuSz7OwGWpOq9GefoO8lkuwnDuarNy/s320/omni_devildino01_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315272903068569986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) CAPTAIN CARROT</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ORIGINS:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Captain Carrot is depicted as a superhero who lived on the otherdimensional world of Earth-C, an alternate Earth populated by sentient animals, which was later redesignated Earth-26 in the new DC Multiverse. At the beginning of the Captain Carrot series, he was referred to as "Roger Rabbit"; later in the series, "Rodney Rabbit" was usually used, to avoid legal issues involving the literary (and later film) character Roger Rabbit.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">After their initial appearance in New Teen Titans #16, Captain Carrot and team appeared in 20 issues of their own series, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!. According to the final issue of the series, the book was cancelled in favor of placing the Zoo Crew in a number of miniseries, but only one such miniseries, the three-issue Oz/Wonderland War (in which the characters became involved in an interdimensional war involving the worlds of L. Frank Baum and Lewis Carroll), was ever published.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The Captain and Crew returned in a miniseries titled Captain Carrot and the Final Ark! (October-December 2007). After the new DC Multiverse, Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew are said to reside on Earth-26. The end of that series shows their Earth to be rendered uninhabitable and the Captain has an ocean liner loaded with refugees that is transported off the planet by the Just'a Lotta Animals. The ship is then accidentally sent to New Earth. The Justice League encounters the ship and lands it safely, though all the passengers, including the Captain and his Crew are transformed into non-anthropomorphic animals. The superheroine magician, Zatanna, unaware of the animals' true nature, claims Rodney as a pet for her magic act.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">However, in the climatic battle in Final Crisis #7, Captain Carrot participates, his humanity and powers restored by the renegade Monitor Nix Uotan."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmq5nbR3s2YagJNcXR7wXkkX2CgKHn-JEL2rn5tvTDEyNKUdJq3SQfuU-Pem7d5mhJvtfVKE7TJsfcrJAMETgwszv0HgS_koTsVorRxEUj9JiPEOw9V7wqVbwR6IgqrPoT0EdfPhRPAx_/s320/carrot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315273970815691074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">**Thanks to WIKIPEDIA for its wealth of info!**</span></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-40618712248969139602009-03-13T12:50:00.003-04:002009-03-13T13:34:18.798-04:00THE TOP 10 COOLEST CARTOON CARS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">N</span></span>ormally I am not a huge fan of cars. I just never got that big into them as a kid and, well, the interest hasn't risen an iota since then. So, be that as it may, what I do like are cartoons. Now there's something I can get behind. So, when it comes to the 'coolness' of cars mixed with the uber-coolness of toons, well, there ya go: Toons + Cars = Super Duper Uber Kick-Ass Cool! Yep, just made that up. So, from over a few decades, here are the TOP 10 COOLEST CARTOON CARS.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) THE WACKY RACES</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Take all the Hanna-Barberra properties and give 'em a bunch of silly cars.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uPg_h_NmZ5I&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uPg_h_NmZ5I&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) M.A.S.K.</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Especially Matt Tracker and his killer Camero/Jet!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M0BzBFWt8V8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M0BzBFWt8V8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) POLE POSITION</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">One of the many toons based on video games fro the 80's. This one was all about the CARS! Woo hoo!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zj55mHD2Pes&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zj55mHD2Pes&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) CARS</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I think I'd be Crucified if I failed to include one of Disney/Pixar's most marketable films.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/11ha8dFcZeI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/11ha8dFcZeI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) VOLTRON</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Yes, for those uninitiated, there was a version of Voltron featuring a slew of cars that merged into the 'World's Mightiest Robot.' Not quite Lions, but still really cool.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jWjzKII0KrI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jWjzKII0KrI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) THE MYSTERY MACHINE</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">What would Scooby's gang be without their eponymous van? Just a bunch of meddling kids, that's what.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5JehllgJ7Y&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5JehllgJ7Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) TURBO TEEN</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Tell me you remember the exploits of the teenager who could morph into a car and his buddies could, somehow, ride in him. Cool! Kind of a Knight Rider meets An American Werewolf in London.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_haRIsvqvG4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_haRIsvqvG4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) THE TRANSFORMERS</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Well, more specifically, the Autobots. I mean CAR is practically in their name!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJ16d-qpBEE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJ16d-qpBEE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) SPEED BUGGY</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">More or less a Scooby knock off but without the dog and with a sort of anthropomorphic car voiced by Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny). </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fNloLiWGAeo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fNloLiWGAeo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) SPEED RACER</span> -<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"> The quintessential CAR-TOON for the ages. Speed Vs. Racer X was just about as cool as it got! And somehow Chim Chim and Spritle always found their ways into the trunk of the Mach 5.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hSKBBxxUXqg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hSKBBxxUXqg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">BONUS: THE BAT MOBILE</span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Cool car to be sure, just not the focus of the show. But Bats would likely be caught in some situations without it for sure.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-iDLwSrkx4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o-iDLwSrkx4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-247179441126005112009-03-05T16:49:00.005-05:002009-03-05T20:24:54.297-05:00THE TOP 10 COOLEST AND LAMEST THINGS ABOUT WATCHMENNo. No, I haven't seen it yet, not until Saturday at the IMAX in Lansing. But, much to the behest of my buddy Doug, I have seen a ton of previews and read a ton of reviews, and I have to admit, as much as I enjoy Zack Snyder's films (especially 300) I'm a bit concerned about WATCHMEN. Being based on perhaps the greatest graphic novel of all time, the story boards are more or less sketched out right in front of Snyder, yet, in direct response to those who deem this material un-filmable, there are a still many key elements missing, not the least of which is the entirely new ending not related to the 'giant space squid' from the book. So, as I perused this preview constructed of clips that have been released thus far, I have taken an even deeper skewed look at a movie I feel so strongly about. Okay, I understand completely that something like this is just a vast piece of literary pie, and trying to incorporate all of its ingredients into an entirely different dessert without really having a solid recipe is nearly an act of futility, but leaving out such obvious things as sugar and fruit makes for a pretty bland taste. However, on the other side of the coin, the visuals that we see here are absolutely stunning and it appears, for the most part, that the actors portraying such dynamic characters are doing a wonderful job. Even so, here are my ten love/hates for the movie I've yet to see based entirely on this clip. Enjoy.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="400" height="376"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/Njc5NjQ2"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://embed.break.com/Njc5NjQ2" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="376"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://view.break.com/679646#TellAFriendhttp://stats.break.com/invoke.txt">null</a> - Watch more <a href="http://www.break.com/">free videos</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>***** THE WATCHMEN FILM MADE FROM CLIPS FROM ALL OVER THE NET*****</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) Malin Ackerman (As Laurie Jupiter) is stunning, of this there is little to argue. However, she appears to have all the acting prowess of mayonnaise. We'll see.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) I'm sorry, but Dan Dreiberg (Night Owl II) is supposed to be a lonely, washed-up shell f his former self with a pretty pronounced paunch. I mean this is a major bit of his character. I don't see it. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) Billy Crudup as Doctor Manhattan looks absolutely perfect, right down to, from what I understand, his 'hang down'.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) Though I'm no fan of 'age make-up', I do love Carla Gugino in anything she does and here, too, as the elder Silk Spectre. However, wasn't her hair white?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) The atmosphere created by Gibbons and Moore of an alternate 1985 looks outstanding here on the screen. Snyder really seems to have captured it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) Though I know that the 'Tales From The Black Freighter' will be released as a separate DVD narrated by Gerard Butler, would it have been so tough to include it in the film, even shortened?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) Rorshach's mask. Even the concept within the comic seems almost impossible, yet, vaguely probable, especially since it's supposed to be a piece of 'chromatically living' dress fabric. The mask is, virtually, alive and looks every bit so here.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) Conversely, I'm not too sure how I feel about Nite Owl (Dan Dreiberg's) get up. It actually seems less owl-like -and the dude LOVES him some birds- than the one from the pages. If the scene remains where he and Rorshach discover Veidt's arctic hideout, I hope that Dreiberg's 'winter gear' still looks exactly like the owl from the book. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) The Comedian is PERFECT. Jeffrey Dean Morgan has completely captured his look of the 'inside joke' that no one gets. Awesome.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) Jackie Earle Haley is Rorshach. 'Nuff said</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Oh yeah, and THIS SHIT is just stunningly, absolutely, unabashedly hilarious!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YDDHHrt6l4w&border=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YDDHHrt6l4w&border=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object></span><br /></span></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-34305773895857836512009-02-13T14:03:00.002-05:002009-02-13T14:10:48.500-05:00THE TOP 13 FRIDAY THE 13TH COOL STUFFHey! It's Friday the 13th! Cool! Well, in tribute, and to the fact that I'm going to see the new flick of said title tonight, here are thirteen cool things I found about Friday the 13th, the movie! Check it out!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>13) FRIDAY THE 13TH FOR NES WALKTHRU PART ONE</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_TwL80Qe6c0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_TwL80Qe6c0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>12) FRIDAY THE 13TH FOR NES WALKTHRU PART 2</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s5P8jXy26vc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s5P8jXy26vc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>11-1 -- ALL OF THE TRAILERS IN ORDER FROM 1 TO FREDDY VS. JASON!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PZ3QFAxTjzQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PZ3QFAxTjzQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PfMa1LOTDL8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PfMa1LOTDL8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BDgiYa2avFg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BDgiYa2avFg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lstcy-ogyGc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lstcy-ogyGc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwDOtKkw2og&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwDOtKkw2og&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VmN-tWhXCI8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VmN-tWhXCI8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3fj5J43tlxo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3fj5J43tlxo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RBPr8v-hptI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RBPr8v-hptI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TSdy4lSghjs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TSdy4lSghjs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Sv8eWDEFsM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Sv8eWDEFsM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CPd5XLtzEVA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CPd5XLtzEVA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!</div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-10309191490037534012009-02-05T19:31:00.002-05:002009-02-05T19:54:46.663-05:00THE TOP 13 FUNNIEST SPIKE JONES SONGS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Hey!</span> Yes, it's me! And I'm even posting a night early since the COMIC is all caught up for the week. Also because I kinda missed the update this past Sunday due to some prior commitments (see: The Super Bowl {Yeah Steelers!}). Anyway, moving on, at least temporarily, from toy-type lists, is something completely out of left field. Growing up, into my young adolescence and teen years, I became a huge Dr. Demento fan, thereby, sort of by proxy, moving on to the genius of Weird Al. However, within the early phase I became a versed fan of Spike Jones and His City Slickers. And I owe my love for this group all to my Grandma and Grandpa who had a bunch of his stuff on vinyl and cassette (and likely still do, I haven't asked them in a while.) Now, even though Spike Jones is really easy to locate and download, I really haven't listened to him in a bit and I thought it was time I did with a new extended list. If you've never heard Spike Jones, you're in for a treat. If you have, sit back and relive some favorites. Here's a bit of background from Wikipedia:<div><br /></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones (December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was a popular musician and bandleader specializing in performing satirical arrangements of popular songs. Ballads and classical works receiving the Jones treatment would be punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells and ridiculous vocals. Through the 1940s and early 1950s, the band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers and toured the USA and Canada under the title The Musical Depreciation Revue. Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and other Warner Brothers cartoon characters, performed a drunken, hiccupping verse for 1942's "Clink! Clink! Another Drink" (reissued in 1949 as "The Clink! Clink! Polka"). The romantic ballad "Cocktails for Two", originally written to evoke an intimate romantic rendezvous, was re-recorded by Spike Jones in 1944 as a raucous, horn-honking, voice-gurgling, hiccuping hymn to the cocktail hour. The Jones version was a huge hit, much to the resentment of composer Sam Coslow. Other Jones satires followed: "Hawaiian War Chant," "Chloe," "Holiday for Strings," "You Always Hurt the One You Love," "My Old Flame," (referring to Peter Lorre's voice and eerie scenes in contemporary movies) and many more.</span>"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">13) CLINK, CLINK, ANOTHER DRINK</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ijnfdLFhn2o&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ijnfdLFhn2o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">12) NEVER HIT YOUR GRADMA WITH A SHOVEL</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TNuytuN7HBA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TNuytuN7HBA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">11) YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MkvUav5-dqg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MkvUav5-dqg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LQOXrMA4K0E&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LQOXrMA4K0E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) CHLOE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/--tGSHpXkRg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/--tGSHpXkRg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) SHIEK OF ARABY</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B5HrwAxTvbI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B5HrwAxTvbI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) LAURA</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LZ5_UXE9RMM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LZ5_UXE9RMM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) COCKTAILS FOR TWO</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lvt4b_qwC_Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lvt4b_qwC_Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) DANCE OF THE HOURS</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rg-ajFq06NU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rg-ajFq06NU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) THE WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UXRj9lSnJnI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UXRj9lSnJnI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l7Umre_utj0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l7Umre_utj0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) DER FUEHRER'S FACE</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xO0Bs9hxDgA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xO0Bs9hxDgA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) YES WE HAVE NO BANANAS</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jT6JkceQ9FU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jT6JkceQ9FU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-43125961533229849932009-01-14T14:30:00.003-05:002009-01-14T14:44:51.326-05:00THE TOP 10 SONGS ABOUT SEASONS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">In</span></span> the second part of my, "Post a few videos because I'm too busy trying to get a fledgeling web comic off the ground" series (which, by the way is right <a href="http://swimmingupstreamcomic.blogspot.com">HERE</a>), we now delve into the oft forgotten subject of Seasons. No, not Seasonings, though that might be cool for a list too (Salt and Peppa, RHCP... hmm). Anyway, I digress: I have been sitting here in the sub-zero temps of lower Michigan thinking that someone ought to write a song about the hazy shades of winter or something. And then it dawned on me...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">10) HAZY SHADE OF WINTER - SIMON AND GARFUNKLE</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yheo2AgNywU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yheo2AgNywU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) IN THE SUMMERTIME - MUNGO JERRY</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zc9wIzi96_E&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zc9wIzi96_E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">8) ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - JOHN DENVER</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OwARpaKHx_w&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OwARpaKHx_w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">7) SUMMERTIME - DJ JAZZY JEFF AND THE FRESH PRINCE</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X_PDns23RWY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X_PDns23RWY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">6) MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP - LED ZEPPLIN</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_tdsXz51nEA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_tdsXz51nEA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">5) FOREVER AUTUMN - THE MOODY BLUES</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r1tEd0AbGhQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r1tEd0AbGhQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">4) DEAD LEAVES AND THE COLD GROUND - THE WHITE STRIPES</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zh7UFi2b9xU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zh7UFi2b9xU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">3) DAYDREAM - THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pDDB0cRZ7NU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pDDB0cRZ7NU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2) CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' - THE MAMMAS AND THE PAPPAS</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-wI6uAOHzvo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-wI6uAOHzvo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1) HERE COMES THE SUN - THE BEATLES</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sUS49XSN6Zs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sUS49XSN6Zs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-71902539076439439602009-01-12T13:45:00.003-05:002009-01-12T14:07:18.138-05:00THE TOP 10 PHISH TUNES - LIVE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">So</span></span>, a few years ago, my absolute favorite band decided to hang it up. I was, needless to say, a bit heart broken though I did understand as their albums of late had gotten a bit (perish the thought), stale. As it seems, their live shows had begun to suffer as well, and that was the real crime since hearing Phish any other way than live is a crime. Oh sure, their albums are all wonderful in their own way. In fact, I'd highly recommend: JUNTA, LAWN BOY, A PICTURE OF NECTAR, RIFT, HOIST, and FARMHOUSE. Beyond that, well, they begin to slip a bit. Now, as I said, hearing them live and/or seeing them live is really the only way to enjoy this quartet at their absolute finest and, these days, it's easier than ever with their veritable library of live albums to do so. I have personally seen them six times and I have to say, as concerts go, few can hold a candle to Phish's jam-band prowess. They are amazing. Well, a few months ago, the band decided to reunite for a few Spring and Summer dates this year and the PHANS did rejoice. So, in honor of their new tour dates beginning in March, here's my personal 10 favorite versions of 10 great songs, a few of which do not appear on regular sets. Enjoy! Oh, and just so I don't have to go through and identify each set location, each song was purloined from YouTube and each has the name and date on it. Cool.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">10) SPLIT OPEN AND MELT (MY WIFE'S PERSONAL FAVORITE THANKS TO THE HARMONY IN THE MIDDLE)</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F7TkJEHWr48&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F7TkJEHWr48&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">9) SAMPLE IN A JAR</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQbYdtD62dg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQbYdtD62dg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">8) IT'S ICE</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mKC2A_o2VaI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mKC2A_o2VaI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7) CHALKDUST TORTURE</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggvnwpwkOJQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggvnwpwkOJQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">6) HEAVY THINGS</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yMjUR1ga5yM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yMjUR1ga5yM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5) DIVIDED SKY</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PhH7s-NqgkI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3) FEE</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KvBvwrPEvo8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KvBvwrPEvo8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2) GUMBO</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vozf-UqgteA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" 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center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">*** All Videos Properties of their Respective Owners. 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W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-5433557674699024182008-12-29T20:16:00.005-05:002008-12-29T21:24:19.142-05:00THE TOP TEN WAYS YOU KNOW CHRISTMAS IS OVER<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Well</span>, the proverbial 'Most Wonderful Time Of The Year' has come to a screeching halt. And as I stand back and survey the collected sundry of once-wrapped detritus, I sigh once again at the amazement of my family's survival (well, my wife and I anyway) of five separate but equal Christmases. But now, as all good things' ultimate fate: it has come to an end. And yet, I must pause and reflect at many reasons aside from Christmas survival as a whole that mark the demise of yet another successful gift giving season.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">10) TV CHRISTMAS SPECIALS AND 24-HOUR RADIO MUSIC BLOCKS CEASE TO EXIST</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwrV6EepvaVRwduge6aC8UHXfkizngA0vXU9rFv9iG_O3c-bOXHITub5ujj6puzZyNa5p1AJWgo1dKf-f6NPRct5DQJidhJcw0XQjkhNRjQmhKSWS7_qVKUz7TcAFZr1xhwJFi4PKlLoY/s1600-h/12_no_music_and_dancing_guidelines_by_fluxus_dictator.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwrV6EepvaVRwduge6aC8UHXfkizngA0vXU9rFv9iG_O3c-bOXHITub5ujj6puzZyNa5p1AJWgo1dKf-f6NPRct5DQJidhJcw0XQjkhNRjQmhKSWS7_qVKUz7TcAFZr1xhwJFi4PKlLoY/s320/12_no_music_and_dancing_guidelines_by_fluxus_dictator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285401990981864610" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, after months of 'The Grinch', 'The Santa Claus', 'Jingle Bells', and 'All I Want For Christmas', the specials have crawled back into their holly-jolly crypts for another year. Sure, those straggler commercials and ads for Holiday crap still hang on tenuously for another week or so, but for the most part, we can breathe a collective sigh of relief of not having to watch another showing of 'Scrooged'.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">9) I DON'T THINK WE GOT THIS MUCH CANDY ON HALLOWEEN</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U8IBe_A6AooIsEr1_4rjQpOEv3oqBJX6h3k0GZdjb-_7JlXkKp0r9J0w7hswBc065isZF1R1-I4akjxSdIlrtDXq0JbTwm70_zWIjm_h87HqV40NrUlr_J6Pfe_tzfBJCdBaMkn_TCxE/s1600-h/cookie.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U8IBe_A6AooIsEr1_4rjQpOEv3oqBJX6h3k0GZdjb-_7JlXkKp0r9J0w7hswBc065isZF1R1-I4akjxSdIlrtDXq0JbTwm70_zWIjm_h87HqV40NrUlr_J6Pfe_tzfBJCdBaMkn_TCxE/s320/cookie.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285401996430213794" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If your families are anything like mine, you're already swimming in red-and-green chocolates, candy canes in a plethora of fruit flavors, and enough Holiday cookies to choke a horse. Now add in the possibility that you, like me, have half a half dozen of children with each of them receiving a basket-load of sweets and you've got enough goodies to cover you till next Christmas! Minty!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">8) SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED AND BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpn3YaDb4PR4a2S56LK7L6At0YgABk3l7_nSLzFntt3hJDOL5gM9QgIcrNwTxSx3qSdDdGo1gCT8fZl8NzKYHN2Sk_0xxuBQXGng1tI9nW9Ny6X5kaUQpDXzqYi_dTwZ5gIBax5HKEeR-/s1600-h/Lego_Castle_Exterior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpn3YaDb4PR4a2S56LK7L6At0YgABk3l7_nSLzFntt3hJDOL5gM9QgIcrNwTxSx3qSdDdGo1gCT8fZl8NzKYHN2Sk_0xxuBQXGng1tI9nW9Ny6X5kaUQpDXzqYi_dTwZ5gIBax5HKEeR-/s320/Lego_Castle_Exterior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285402522834387586" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>No, I am not referring to film titles here, but rather the fact that all of those cool toys I alerted the cornucopia of relations to add to their masses of holiday lists now have to be put together. Don't get me wrong, I love sitting down with my son and building his LEGO sets. However, when he has the attention span of a measuring cup, it more or less boils down to me making his castle and battle ships. And then he asks me to play. Oh could I?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">7) TIS THE SEASON FOR THE MENAGERIE OF COLLEGE BOWL GAMES</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL1UActCr-F1C1vTMPVssH70geWC4F4LoD8Lq5ALAIODVlghIRJsrxF_FbAuTq0S-bsNSbkGa1tkH7hdNb2f0QjCJ1EVORcFCIFT5PCooXO_ItgU__UD3xtJ5dNC1VZF7UNRO7d_55TaU/s1600-h/BroncoLogo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL1UActCr-F1C1vTMPVssH70geWC4F4LoD8Lq5ALAIODVlghIRJsrxF_FbAuTq0S-bsNSbkGa1tkH7hdNb2f0QjCJ1EVORcFCIFT5PCooXO_ItgU__UD3xtJ5dNC1VZF7UNRO7d_55TaU/s320/BroncoLogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285401990564791634" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You know it's the post-Christmas Bowl Week when every lame-titled BCS match-up is rolling non-stop on ESPN. I'm relatively certain that the only remaining titles unused are Salad Bowl and Toilet Bowl. Be that as it may -since I'm watching the Alamo Bowl as I write this- I really enjoy each and all as I am a huge College Football fan. Oh, and unless you're from my particular chunk of South West Michigan, you will be unable to catch my Western Michigan Broncos in the Texas Bowl tomorrow, so HA HA!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">6) THAT MAY VERY WELL BE THE MOST HIDEOUS SWEATER ON THE PLANET</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdYTMbQPRbkIdItp-TvEKRRapPv_zkk2RW5KJ9R94YospWL7lHPwtG4BcDSzVnI2nL5hmqhyphenhyphensrttRLEiiVwxeMIinU4AxI9UohyxPA65paXr6hynYLonj05UHH0GMqbtk6Det1cYDHJvi/s1600-h/really-ugly-christmas-sweater.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdYTMbQPRbkIdItp-TvEKRRapPv_zkk2RW5KJ9R94YospWL7lHPwtG4BcDSzVnI2nL5hmqhyphenhyphensrttRLEiiVwxeMIinU4AxI9UohyxPA65paXr6hynYLonj05UHH0GMqbtk6Det1cYDHJvi/s320/really-ugly-christmas-sweater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285402535974400674" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm so glad that my grandmother not only doesn't read my blog, but couldn't successfully operate a computer at gunpoint, because she bought my wife perhaps the most God Awful sweater set since the invention of yarn. Now, this presents two major problems. First off, it's way to big as my hot hot hotty wife is not even close to this size. Secondly, it looks as though my grandmother bought it for herself and just thought, perhaps under the influence of liquor, that my wife ought to have it instead... if you understand my meaning. Now I'm not saying all this to sound mean, but really... just look at the picture. Yeesh!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">5) SO WHERE DID YOUR TRANSFORMER'S ARM GO?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5KiuhCdRWj4XRaEaJzgcaaZIHw06FKL3m0eFcP8WvIByrdwNDLAev03bdxvTcY90nfIc4mia1_OcFZfh502H1rHW_nj3NSR5vqyOtYX0yuyxvPzxooCi9P1SyKOb_H-78Whl2qugZL_r/s1600-h/broken.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5KiuhCdRWj4XRaEaJzgcaaZIHw06FKL3m0eFcP8WvIByrdwNDLAev03bdxvTcY90nfIc4mia1_OcFZfh502H1rHW_nj3NSR5vqyOtYX0yuyxvPzxooCi9P1SyKOb_H-78Whl2qugZL_r/s320/broken.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285401992146363858" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll freely cop to the fact that I am guilty as heck for causing this problem. Our children got many toys from many people that are basically constructed from individual bits of loose plastic and once they're played with for five seconds those tiny bits go launching off in various directions forever lost to the universe. I can practically guarantee you that we'll never see that LEGO guy's helmet or Starscream's shoulder for the rest of our lives.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">4) I WISH CHRISTMAS TREES WERE MORE LIKE UMBRELLAS...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8dWZe2Ke_Orj9kiXTw5XmeMspJAWMNS2VoHv239fXot4c1xVKGzuoiEKD3x7AVH-XN0KdXc5nSmGgW_kTXrQML6ahXHAtTMudwqz0NX2vnP-cqcC-QaFVMtw253xrYHT3div7uaTjVCl/s1600-h/dead+tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8dWZe2Ke_Orj9kiXTw5XmeMspJAWMNS2VoHv239fXot4c1xVKGzuoiEKD3x7AVH-XN0KdXc5nSmGgW_kTXrQML6ahXHAtTMudwqz0NX2vnP-cqcC-QaFVMtw253xrYHT3div7uaTjVCl/s320/dead+tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285402001120566898" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Once the first of the year rolls around next week, it's going to finally be time to gather up and hide away all of this nauseating Christmas shit for another 350 days. Isn't it amazing how, at first, decorating your home with enough Holiday cheer to gag Santa himself seems like such a great idea, but one day after Christmas you want nothing more than to set it all on fire in an effigy on your front lawn?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">3) ONCE AGAIN IT'S TIME TO PROMISE YOURSELF SOMETHING YOU'LL NEVER DO</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHoohFjDD_rV9aaYykjH3IcIexyfeWWcy9eUk00f1sdbhPFH6pT_V0oIBVYYL-btqszNV9sbrWHm3qBMWO5y2JI-m8ofLd49FGhqgihdEiyDeoXJESt4pCVSe1UeckhmGbFvc2vjts1Su/s1600-h/mayo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHoohFjDD_rV9aaYykjH3IcIexyfeWWcy9eUk00f1sdbhPFH6pT_V0oIBVYYL-btqszNV9sbrWHm3qBMWO5y2JI-m8ofLd49FGhqgihdEiyDeoXJESt4pCVSe1UeckhmGbFvc2vjts1Su/s320/mayo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285402532688618306" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Many people try to come up with some way to better themselves for the coming year by resolving to do or not to do something. Gonna quit smoking? Need to lose fifteen pounds by March? Want to stop eating mayonnaise right from the jar? Well, then it's time for your New Year's Resolution. However don't be too surprised if you're still sucking down Camels come April.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">2) I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE END OF JANUARY</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGWnjeuuqd0DxDPfZurkxrgjoIEkZyHrI-NLObB7kSTPhhLJExYWrM1AHSXpzgzH6bcqFxI3Yb4d-jGMQsT4wv3UVacunTniMBXC8wOskL3UQChzUFOn6vAncgfmoWv8ocmTwNrRTGfEC/s1600-h/tax.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGWnjeuuqd0DxDPfZurkxrgjoIEkZyHrI-NLObB7kSTPhhLJExYWrM1AHSXpzgzH6bcqFxI3Yb4d-jGMQsT4wv3UVacunTniMBXC8wOskL3UQChzUFOn6vAncgfmoWv8ocmTwNrRTGfEC/s320/tax.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285402547351083346" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The post-holiday blues have nothing on the fact that tax time is creeping up really soon. I happen to enjoy this time of year since the family always ends up with a few thousand dollars we can always use to pay bills. And by 'pat bills' I of course mean buy a whole bunch of shit we don't necessarily need. Yay Government money!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">1) LIVING IN MICHIGAN AFTER CHRISTMAS MAKES ONE REMEMBER THAT WINTER HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DTx1TrLMLcUP8h9vxtUGGZCxJfdQZJZr3Ouqb-E_1_cEIbCJiktYFfkbwgUGhoercmA5AdRbBeTfceU30JsQWr2KYL6G0U89glXQ60rs2wTxGPRuK12ckbdejH9ilRgf9Vee11JIuQU3/s1600-h/snow+cartoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DTx1TrLMLcUP8h9vxtUGGZCxJfdQZJZr3Ouqb-E_1_cEIbCJiktYFfkbwgUGhoercmA5AdRbBeTfceU30JsQWr2KYL6G0U89glXQ60rs2wTxGPRuK12ckbdejH9ilRgf9Vee11JIuQU3/s320/snow+cartoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285402543802437346" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Though the first day of winter last week comes and goes as meaningless for the lower half of the map, for us here in the Great White North, it's more of a harbinger of the arctic days to come. We got absolutely pounded with snow just before the Holiday and then, this past Saturday, it hit 60 here and melted everything flooding the city with dirty slush and drowning snowmen. But, as we here all know, that was only a warning: winter here clings firmly till about April. Good thing I bought a shovel.</div><div><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-57983868621145941692008-12-23T22:34:00.004-05:002008-12-28T15:13:40.282-05:00THE TOP 10 WAYS TO SAY...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ__MbZHVy30bRr3v34h8xPqxjgnK0j8TaYJxBDj8GiCSUe4v8GO0gkvR0EkW9xXtVSbjXse1HkshPInFnIwpfizzILLXNgv7azhyci6xvIXoAU1UjumKSlVzd30j9SEp39A6wt76mI4LF/s1600-h/christmas-nativity-scene-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ__MbZHVy30bRr3v34h8xPqxjgnK0j8TaYJxBDj8GiCSUe4v8GO0gkvR0EkW9xXtVSbjXse1HkshPInFnIwpfizzILLXNgv7azhyci6xvIXoAU1UjumKSlVzd30j9SEp39A6wt76mI4LF/s320/christmas-nativity-scene-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283196821401027042" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Well</span></span>, fans, you have oficially given me an amazing little Christmas gift and that is the achievement of 130,000 page visits! I could not be happier that such a half-assed little list blog could reach such staggering heights! So, in honor of the Holiday, here's my little message to all fo you!<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10: JOYOUS NOEL</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9: HAPPY HOLIDAYS</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8: A BLESSED SEASON</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7: FELIZ NAVIDAD</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6: HAPPY CHRISTMAS</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5: BEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4: ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3: A LOVELY HOLIDAY SEASON</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2: PEACE ON EARTH</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1: MERRY CHRISTMAS</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">*** HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY WITH YOUR FAMILIES! SEE YA ON DECEMBER 29TH! ***</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-8728214474847338942008-12-20T20:36:00.013-05:002008-12-22T10:16:41.927-05:00THE TOP 15 LISTS FROM AROUND THE WEB<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Okay</span>, so here's my perfectly viable excuse as to why I'm doing a list about lists: I have a crappy cold with a ear so solidly plugged it feels like a wad of Silly Putty's been wedged in there. So, the greatest portion of my time, aside from the typical Christmas and a trilogy of children, is fucking around with this ridiculous ear and feeding it whatever type of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">meds</span> I can cram in there relatively safely. Anyway, that aside, I still felt like I ought to do a fun list and so, I thought, what the heck, why not give some big ups to those other folks out there doing the good work by listing everything under the sun. So sit back and enjoy the work others have done. Oh, and lest you believe this list has no <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Christmasy</span> connotations, just check out the top few and 'Yule' see. Get it? Ho ho!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>15) THE TOP 12 EVIL ROBOTS FROM <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">WESTWORLD</span>.COM</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Robots are generally really cool, unless their either severely annoying or else completely evil. This list happens to cover the latter. Here's the link: <a href="http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2008/12/pure_evil_the_most_eveil_robot.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">EVIL EVIL BOTS</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kr3OYQcrKgl5XTiBey_gMSutqrx0dgRUJfCefh8_r5BQyvLSn-LFoPJkaOgzr04LFOvYu5PUCpBy3szopelV6qfLMhYpYlGnOQ-cou4gH6eReMSwwN58vHVeiGi_NDTsXONB3O3ISzp9/s1600-h/futurama_santa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kr3OYQcrKgl5XTiBey_gMSutqrx0dgRUJfCefh8_r5BQyvLSn-LFoPJkaOgzr04LFOvYu5PUCpBy3szopelV6qfLMhYpYlGnOQ-cou4gH6eReMSwwN58vHVeiGi_NDTsXONB3O3ISzp9/s320/futurama_santa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071973964437186" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>14) SIX DISCOVERIES THAT HAVE BAFFLED THE SHIT OUT OF SCIENTISTS</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Science is great! Those cats can explain everything in a nice, neat nut-shell! No, wait. They can't. EVER. So, to prove that point, here's <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_16871_6-insane-discoveries-that-science-cant-explain.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SIX NASTY UNEXPLAINED STUFF</span></a>. Yes, that's the sentence I'm going with. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuWJuAZvL9ELggVAFDSivCULDTCMFS6X4yiHXYcs97XGdigo5QqQJXbbSKKqinz2SEVIjx7CmIieIPyO0HI3fWnabWlHOvgxpnwbJpBF_hQH-zMPEB3WetH9ed2jOpWEkdtlbkaoid63_/s1600-h/albert-einstein-at-beach-1945-celebrities-28954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuWJuAZvL9ELggVAFDSivCULDTCMFS6X4yiHXYcs97XGdigo5QqQJXbbSKKqinz2SEVIjx7CmIieIPyO0HI3fWnabWlHOvgxpnwbJpBF_hQH-zMPEB3WetH9ed2jOpWEkdtlbkaoid63_/s320/albert-einstein-at-beach-1945-celebrities-28954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071472650431202" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>13) TOP <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">HOTTIES</span> IN VIDEO GAME LAND FROM 2008</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Decent video games without even a glimpse of a hot chick are almost unheard of, so, it had to pretty damn difficult to narrow it down to a concise list. But here it is, in <a href="http://maxim.com/Games/NaomiHunter/slideshow/47135/4466.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ALL ITS HOTNESS</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPBbXTYzT8TkXD37L0iNXrgRBNSk1giwaT6CsKPn2RpOsuddPVtMpnVS7i1SK7Q0Xsuti9kuBV8IIaWU8o56fqfMeiys21AdCA2sukpOzravgUahRo0io8TsBqkGot0abCul2mzEVO_mq/s1600-h/video+babe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPBbXTYzT8TkXD37L0iNXrgRBNSk1giwaT6CsKPn2RpOsuddPVtMpnVS7i1SK7Q0Xsuti9kuBV8IIaWU8o56fqfMeiys21AdCA2sukpOzravgUahRo0io8TsBqkGot0abCul2mzEVO_mq/s320/video+babe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282072489585573410" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB5GY4ofkUWgytTQsMDdIyP1p6YtO0X6CxnBgfq_vbIfCrks7Iw7D8gHQyyLpvlUHzaIUcAws003Gv9qlM2A4ZLt2G2nB9TJZwxkJd5ALSs3-ROQS2E9ue7JG_N15wbjLhokTSCUvLSA8/s1600-h/mario3.gif"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>12) AH NOSTALGIA! HOW ABOUT 20 VIDEO GAME ADS? COOL!</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Relive just a little bit of your childhood (well, provided your at least thirty) with these really awesome and slightly disturbing video game commercials from yesteryear. <a href="http://www.rockthelist.com/2008/11/22/20-video-game-commercials-that-will-make-you-nostalgic/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FOLLOW THE LINK TO MEMORY LANE</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB5GY4ofkUWgytTQsMDdIyP1p6YtO0X6CxnBgfq_vbIfCrks7Iw7D8gHQyyLpvlUHzaIUcAws003Gv9qlM2A4ZLt2G2nB9TJZwxkJd5ALSs3-ROQS2E9ue7JG_N15wbjLhokTSCUvLSA8/s1600-h/mario3.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB5GY4ofkUWgytTQsMDdIyP1p6YtO0X6CxnBgfq_vbIfCrks7Iw7D8gHQyyLpvlUHzaIUcAws003Gv9qlM2A4ZLt2G2nB9TJZwxkJd5ALSs3-ROQS2E9ue7JG_N15wbjLhokTSCUvLSA8/s320/mario3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071981945822370" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>11) BEER. THAT IS ALL.</div><div><br /></div><div>-- I love me some beer and I love me some of it as often as I can get it. So, it's always nice to find out a little bit of interesting info on a few unusual beers I'll likely never taste. And that is sad. <a href="http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/beverages/243"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">THIS WAY TO BEER TOWN</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-J_g28ydb-n8zl1pe7ezDG0ymFLbcQ7l4mQSw7H3A5Cbc7oPF0ivMae7brgVAmp2Fgrq84VCqZUtS7s2xBN7la5g0VK7zEpfsV8xzBJJSNGY5FFxliMHa4hrOQSenh7wgP8_6ZIYOT6bq/s1600-h/Sprecher+Mbege.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-J_g28ydb-n8zl1pe7ezDG0ymFLbcQ7l4mQSw7H3A5Cbc7oPF0ivMae7brgVAmp2Fgrq84VCqZUtS7s2xBN7la5g0VK7zEpfsV8xzBJJSNGY5FFxliMHa4hrOQSenh7wgP8_6ZIYOT6bq/s320/Sprecher+Mbege.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282072485415934754" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>10) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DUUUUUUDE</span>, LET'S GET HIGH... OFF OF THESE WEIRD THINGS.</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Now I'm not one to purposely get baked off of anything illegal (anymore) but it is nice to know that those folks out there looking to avoid Johnny Law can get their noggins tweaked off <a href="http://www.iheartchaos.com/2008/11/13/12-strange-substances-that-will-mess-you-up/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">THESE PERFECTLY LEGAL SUBSTANCES</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7enV8MYAubnFafS__lT_aI32o_VekydPH9Jhvp0ryTMqdnrWziQg5IOSldtvXQl1x-tCqJHIGSUugQzZDzDTceN1tDOhy7nddjT4Acchx2iDW1yICEd0TulTgxwfYpNzl9iN4V9mavtUZ/s1600-h/high.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7enV8MYAubnFafS__lT_aI32o_VekydPH9Jhvp0ryTMqdnrWziQg5IOSldtvXQl1x-tCqJHIGSUugQzZDzDTceN1tDOhy7nddjT4Acchx2iDW1yICEd0TulTgxwfYpNzl9iN4V9mavtUZ/s320/high.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071979423101122" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>9) LET'S COOK!</div><div><br /></div><div>-- I love the Food <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Tv</span>. I'll spend hours just watching Alton, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Giada</span>, Tyler, and all those other food-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">fixin</span>' freaks and that's the very reason why seeing screwed up moments like these is just so funny! <a href="http://www.screenjunkies.com/general/13-bizarre-cooking-show-moments"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GET YOUR COOK ON</span></a>! --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKGIifzGAngTxHP3Jdx33ByxfFZ9PlEfcopdyQY2BQdGbhFKdeEZDsk7UjHnsyxJkTGAVC2CMLkKz3TgkDcKMphCwuFBff5-8ZSuZzcmSlSKCufiYK6eQqnYXJE8BlJVZmNeifshqdHXd/s1600-h/cook.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKGIifzGAngTxHP3Jdx33ByxfFZ9PlEfcopdyQY2BQdGbhFKdeEZDsk7UjHnsyxJkTGAVC2CMLkKz3TgkDcKMphCwuFBff5-8ZSuZzcmSlSKCufiYK6eQqnYXJE8BlJVZmNeifshqdHXd/s320/cook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071484241824082" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>8) SOME REALLY REALLY DISTURBING HORROR FLICK MOMENTS</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Yes, I can see how that title could appear as an oxymoron, but I assure, it isn't. Horror movies in general contain a bunch of fucked up scenes, but <a href="http://my.spill.com/profiles/blog/show?id=947994:BlogPost:480453"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">THESE SCENES ARE ESPECIALLY BIZARRE</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0uX3zeabu7juoWmc5zywr30rSWkKo_5V4HbML8DpkcEQEEvpdW481OJkEpiunNzOT0OG36-OwTZCKOlmuhI8lRWXEsRKTjqyO8U6xjcU8jCL1ZTAXV_nmTn-FMM6ralBaQFkGS2tx1Ex/s1600-h/horror.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0uX3zeabu7juoWmc5zywr30rSWkKo_5V4HbML8DpkcEQEEvpdW481OJkEpiunNzOT0OG36-OwTZCKOlmuhI8lRWXEsRKTjqyO8U6xjcU8jCL1ZTAXV_nmTn-FMM6ralBaQFkGS2tx1Ex/s320/horror.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071984368389666" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>7) MIA: THESE LONG GONE CONFECTIONS</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Many of us grew up on the sweet stuff. It made little difference whether or not our parents allowed candy or not, we'd find ways to get <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ahold</span> of the stuff. Relive those bygone days with <a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/08/the_10_most_delicious_extinct_candies_from_the_80s.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">THESE CANDIES GONE AWOL</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcWIQhLy5d_OnqpakRLa2yTMl2ltwXQ6mWIjy0DY9lSUbRk6GA7RLSHsB0PXrBaWlKgFIrh18sqBGazJ9V0TR3v1m1z3-JSNU2aNO43ZIHTaJqYD8xvHBKviiU-BTvR3osW8qlK8E-fm3/s1600-h/candy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcWIQhLy5d_OnqpakRLa2yTMl2ltwXQ6mWIjy0DY9lSUbRk6GA7RLSHsB0PXrBaWlKgFIrh18sqBGazJ9V0TR3v1m1z3-JSNU2aNO43ZIHTaJqYD8xvHBKviiU-BTvR3osW8qlK8E-fm3/s320/candy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071473497165266" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>6) COME ON DOWN!</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Back when many of these awesome game shows were created, it wasn't even fathomed that we'd, one day, have a dedicated Game Show Network, and yet, they were still cool<a href="http://tv.popcrunch.com/25-greatest-game-shows-of-all-time/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">. SPIN THE WHEEL RIGHT HERE</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAARVZwvSEd2NvkBKul5iIwjEQTU3wGlmZZKkzMBw62VzhZAn9eLiR8KyeK1bfppNFYyg5VCLeDpiZUnUYxailehXCD4w2VBBtXQ3YJc2FRkpGb_mVbcsaNjBtPmrItPoD9Fa0-HhtM3Q/s1600-h/BobBarker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAARVZwvSEd2NvkBKul5iIwjEQTU3wGlmZZKkzMBw62VzhZAn9eLiR8KyeK1bfppNFYyg5VCLeDpiZUnUYxailehXCD4w2VBBtXQ3YJc2FRkpGb_mVbcsaNjBtPmrItPoD9Fa0-HhtM3Q/s320/BobBarker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071472981492674" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>5) ONE HUNDRED OF THE GREATEST MOVIE POSTERS OF ALL TIME</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Though a hundred seems excessive, this collection really does show off the wide variety of the best film prints ever and many are quite obscure. <a href="http://www.tccandler.com/columns/100_greatest_movie_posters.htm?=rss"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">CHECK THEM OUT RIGHT HERE</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI7jbQW48yxhb_79eS1uabJcVwfNXmecpDIw5ZOW-kUA_nYlbxDUrWatMW83_5AltyRai-wNgi6IBW9Dx3qK58WXduMAPc8eWKsW7TTMj8olb6-iM9upkMzY-cOmFRDX3ZTULOyDHh2-E/s1600-h/movie+posters.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI7jbQW48yxhb_79eS1uabJcVwfNXmecpDIw5ZOW-kUA_nYlbxDUrWatMW83_5AltyRai-wNgi6IBW9Dx3qK58WXduMAPc8eWKsW7TTMj8olb6-iM9upkMzY-cOmFRDX3ZTULOyDHh2-E/s320/movie+posters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282072482592629346" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>4) THE MOST EVIL IN SCI-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">FI</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">SANTAS</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- You read it right, and it's just that simple:<a href="http://io9.com/5109749/the-evil-santas-of-science-fiction"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> SCIENCE FICTION <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">SANTAS</span> OF DOOM</span></a>! --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdqdJIkYBjyamdywWlwMADt1dFqg92_wG3LEF4GcD6LL19k9avftvoYps_X-KXEkFa2d0FSaSh8Jl1HXTTFqzrp2Ehc9XIP5xrSfb7vQcwfQVYYJ9y7YPNnSohH-banm6-TSSljo4wiCm/s1600-h/satan_claus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdqdJIkYBjyamdywWlwMADt1dFqg92_wG3LEF4GcD6LL19k9avftvoYps_X-KXEkFa2d0FSaSh8Jl1HXTTFqzrp2Ehc9XIP5xrSfb7vQcwfQVYYJ9y7YPNnSohH-banm6-TSSljo4wiCm/s320/satan_claus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282072486460147618" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>3) THE CREEPIEST SANTA DISPLAYS EVER</div><div><br /></div><div>-- More Santa! This time we're offered displays and the mall variety looking like they crawled out of some bizarre King novel. <a href="http://www.toptenz.net/scary-santa-claus.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SANTA CLAUSE IS CREEPING TO TOWN</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWsaDAcut24hFSSMlYWzJFFlKOvdA8Zfgn3AsXgRYz9NrbCIea4YmKwFpSggBOwIUYN7dSWhhQzyi-FsgdI9fdy8iXv4G7q2yeMxWLDl7PzHTZoTLdyv6mtdjsqa53IcYimVhyCpsyL3i/s1600-h/creepy+santa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWsaDAcut24hFSSMlYWzJFFlKOvdA8Zfgn3AsXgRYz9NrbCIea4YmKwFpSggBOwIUYN7dSWhhQzyi-FsgdI9fdy8iXv4G7q2yeMxWLDl7PzHTZoTLdyv6mtdjsqa53IcYimVhyCpsyL3i/s320/creepy+santa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071969692470130" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2) AND NOW, HOW ABOUT SOME SEXY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">SANTAS</span>!</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Don't worry, we're not talking <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Brokeback</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Chippendales</span> here, this is, after all, a family site. Conversely, we're talking hot, hot chicks in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Santy</span> get-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">up's</span>! <a href="http://coedmagazine.com/entertainment/44069/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">HURRAY FOR SANTA BOOBIES</span></a>! --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemRgKdQf25Edt3bKtW_CTrmHAPTgVlhltxOoq0UwdsGnoD4IHj5TrGbNJZL3K468J9g01C_FlyKG-jKhjmiyejCA_M_Wt7vaPFJcAAICcffvk1zw2vvvOZ865S_q0tVWbfsap1Iq8rUm-/s1600-h/Santa_Babe_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemRgKdQf25Edt3bKtW_CTrmHAPTgVlhltxOoq0UwdsGnoD4IHj5TrGbNJZL3K468J9g01C_FlyKG-jKhjmiyejCA_M_Wt7vaPFJcAAICcffvk1zw2vvvOZ865S_q0tVWbfsap1Iq8rUm-/s320/Santa_Babe_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282072482682272882" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>1) THE MOST BIZARRE CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AROUND</div><div><br /></div><div>-- Though the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">wacked</span> out concept of Christmas and its <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Santas</span> and sleighs and decorated trees is, in and of itself, a pretty messed up tradition, this list makes our holiday look like, well, Christmas. <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20858"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GET A LITTLE SCARED RIGHT HERE</span></a>. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9RkpE0GUFkHBv_d3_-JO0rRBNIt9LlM04dxc_2FBs14JGk4tTDyuLRGNUEH3ZJjN8iIAmteo8w56HL0eGqjCLZ6VBr5poBKy4en3TQfY9TZExrp8hhGGReF21KYzQHOH0d9YdA4tKLlI/s1600-h/christmas+trad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9RkpE0GUFkHBv_d3_-JO0rRBNIt9LlM04dxc_2FBs14JGk4tTDyuLRGNUEH3ZJjN8iIAmteo8w56HL0eGqjCLZ6VBr5poBKy4en3TQfY9TZExrp8hhGGReF21KYzQHOH0d9YdA4tKLlI/s320/christmas+trad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282071478190022546" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"><br /><img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button2.png" alt="Add to Mixx!" border="0" /><br /></a></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge2.js" badgetype="medium-votes">ARTICLEURL</script></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); line-height: 12px; font-family:'Courier New';font-size:9px;"><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); line-height: 12px;font-family:'Courier New';font-size:9px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); line-height: 12px;font-family:'Courier New';font-size:9px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-49913864860782775862008-12-18T12:38:00.002-05:002008-12-18T13:25:15.291-05:00THE TOP 10 FUNNIEST CHRISTMAS SONGS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Now</span></span>, for the official FINAL Christmas song for the year, it's: THIS ONE! Now, there has to be something said about the difference between being silly and stupid for silly and stupid's sake and the simple fact that you just wrote a stupid SERIOUS song and didn't even know it. These songs were written and recorded with the intent for Yuletide hilarity, and that's exactly what you get. From the classics to the modern, you can't help but feel the Holiday cheer, or roll your eyes in contempt. Either way, enjoy!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) ADAM SANDLER - THE HANUKKAH SONG</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** When this song first came out on SNL a couple 10 years ago, it was hilarious. Now, since it's been played to the point of insanity and has spawned 2 lesser sequels, it's mostly just annoying. Just pretend it's 1998, okay? **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><center style="line-height:0;"><embed src="http://www.singingbox.com/singingbox.swf?user15=c3,rld3dya,x,rlcg==" quality="high" width="200" height="240" name="sbox" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.singingbox.org/" target="_blank" style="line-height:20px;"></div><div><img src="http://www.singingbox.com/i/cc0000/ffffff.gif" border="0" /></div><div></a></center></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) SEAN MOREY - DEAR SANTA</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Not exactly the funniest piece of Christmas Carol on the planet, but it's still pretty humorous. Sean Morey is a regular on The Bob and Tom Show and this was recorded there. Share with your friends! **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><center style="line-height:0;"><embed src="http://www.singingbox.com/singingbox.swf?user15=c3,rld3dya,x,rlcg==" quality="high" width="200" height="240" name="sbox" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.singingbox.org/" target="_blank" style="line-height:20px;"></div><div><img src="http://www.singingbox.com/i/cc0000/ffffff.gif" border="0" /></div><div></a></center></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) THE ELECTRIC AMISH - A VERY AMISH CHRISTMAS</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** This sounds a bit like Da Yoopers, and I suppose it's entirely possible that it is but just under a different name. It is pretty funny, but not as much as Weird Al's Amish Paradise, as Amish themed songs go, that is. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><center style="line-height:0;"><embed src="http://www.singingbox.com/singingbox.swf?user15=c3,rld3dya,x,rlcg==" quality="high" width="200" height="240" name="sbox" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.singingbox.org/" target="_blank" style="line-height:20px;"></div><div><img src="http://www.singingbox.com/i/cc0000/ffffff.gif" border="0" /></div><div></a></center></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) GAYLA PEEVEY - I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** I'm sorry, but I love this song. From the sweet innocence of this then-7-year-old's voice, to the child-like desire for the impossible; it's such a great holiday song that never looses its sweet charm. That sugary enough for ya? **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7oOzszFIBcE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7oOzszFIBcE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) BOB RIVERS - WALKIN' ROUND IN WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** This hysterical parody of the Christmas classic, Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland is done so dead-on serious that it's just that much more perfect. The video is lovely, as well. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ssa_56NzKOM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ssa_56NzKOM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) BOB RIVERS - THE TWELVE PAINS OF CHRISTMAS</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** I remember hearing this song about fifteen years ago on this cassette that my grandmother had that she used to dig out on Christmas. I still think it's a riot because it reminds me so much of the holiday. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ArlE9oP1l0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ArlE9oP1l0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) THE IRISH ROVERS - GRAMMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER</span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>** Classic. This funny Christmas song has been around since the dawn of time originally done by Elmo and Patsy. I like this version. That is all. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/McGMwxjhlW8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/McGMwxjhlW8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) THURL RAVENSCROFT - YOU'RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRINCH</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Screw you with a brick, Jim Carrey, this is the one and only version of this song. Period. I have spoken. Or, more to the point, Thurl has spoken. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MPBS7dVrE1U&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MPBS7dVrE1U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - THE NIGHT SANTA WENT CRAZY</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** I have been a die-hard follower of Weird Al since back when you could become a 'Close Personal' friend of Al by mail. This Christmas parody is off the Bad Hair Day album featuring that Amish Paradise ditty I mentioned earlier. So go get it already! **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tb-Mce9VpmY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tb-Mce9VpmY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - CHRISTMAS AT GROUND ZERO</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Okay, so... um. Well, exactly the same as above except for the fact that this is off the Polka Party album and you'll likely never hear this or the former on radio... for obvious reasons. People are stupid. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dyDc1s9imvI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dyDc1s9imvI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-6653405174038791002008-12-15T19:15:00.006-05:002008-12-15T22:13:52.098-05:00THE TOP 12 BEST CHRISTMAS SONGS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Nope</span></span>, not even beating around the bush on that one, huh? Look: I have been listening to Christmas music for the better part of 34 years and I do, by my own personal empowerment, consider myself something of an expert on the subject. So, I proved myself worthy by posting the top 12 worst Christmas songs a few lists ago and I garnered quite a comment collection, so, with that, I figured I might as well use my powers for good this time and choose a list of the best. This list has such a wide variety of music styles as well as the type of the Christmas music itself. Some are traditional, some are Christian, and some are just plain variations on a theme. Above and beyond that, some of the artists I've chosen are really no contests as anyone else who may have performed said song just didn't do nearly as good a job. And finally, to quell those of you who might disagree with my original choice, I have included the second best version of each song as well, only you'll have to do the work and find it for yourselves. Okay, sing along won't you?<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">12) JINGLE BELL ROCK - HALL AND OATES</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** As much as I believe John Oates was raised in a tree by elves, he still knows how to rock. Especially along with his partner, Daryl Hall. The duo do such a killer job on this tune that no other even rocks as well. Keep a sharp eye out for T.E. Smith as the granny (he's the ex-bandleader from SNL). **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQXMT_QhguI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YQXMT_QhguI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">11) BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - ZOOEY DESCHANEL AND LEON REDBONE</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Argue all you want about how Redbone's voice tends to flood over Zooey's, I could care less. She sings like a 40's-era angel and he's, well, Leon damn Redbone! Oh, and In case you have been living under a rock for the past five years, this is from the ELF soundtrack. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJWSDeP4k-M&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJWSDeP4k-M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: A tie - Rainn Wilson and Selma Blair for the humor or Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) AVE MARIA - CHRIS CORNELL</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Chris Cornell is the ex- frontman for Soundgarden and Audio Slave which automatically gives him a musical ass-kicking license for whichever Christmas song he so chooses. Surprisingly, for the Very Special Christmas Vol. 3 album, Cornell chose one of the most difficult songs to croon, and he absolutely blows it up. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pd2emzFAqv8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pd2emzFAqv8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Jessye Norman **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER - DEAN MARTIN</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** There was no doubt that Dean Martin was a drink loving ladies man and put forth every bit of that into his music (see: Mombo Italiano just for laughs). So, having the Rat Packer do Rudolph -a bit of a chintzy tune in and of itself- really tongue-in-cheek was an obvious choice. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J4aOp75yUsU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J4aOp75yUsU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Ray Charles **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) OH HOLY NIGHT - JOSH GROBAN</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** I could care less if my Granfather was dating the mother of the head of Warner Brother's records where Josh Groban is kept under lock and key (and he really is, too... seriously) I still wouldn't normally like Josh Groban. That being said, he does have a great voice and his take on this Christian Classic is just shy of perfect. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OTgMe5demPc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OTgMe5demPc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Michael Crawford (Yeah, the Phantom...) **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) WINTER WONDERLAND - ANNIE LENNOX</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** This is another of those awsome artist-heavy Christmas tunes from the Very Special... Collection. This time, it's off the first one. I really like Annie Lennox and her voice is just so solidly modern mixed with haunting etherealism. So perfect for this otherwise dull holiday tune. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/04GVC1GdSpc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/04GVC1GdSpc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Jason Mraz **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) THE CHRISTMAS SONG - NAT KING COLE</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** There's really little need to elaborate as this has become the quintessential version of this song. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cubgWvBfs24&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cubgWvBfs24&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Ricky Nelson **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Der Bingle is another of those classic artists who put solidly his mark on Christmas music. There's a decent chance that at least 2 out of every 10 holiday tunes you hear were sung by Bing Crosby and this just might be his most famous. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GcZAwoip5aY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GcZAwoip5aY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Perry Como has quite the hysterical take. Trust me. **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) ROCKIN' AROUD THE CHRISTMAS TREE - BRENDA LEE</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Yet again we see one of those versions of this song that, if done by someone else, scarcely holds a candle to Miss Lee's. It's almost as though this tune was written for her and I defy anyone who dare step up to... well, step up. Right. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IiHoKMTHjZg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IiHoKMTHjZg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Mercy Me. Yep, and it's a Christian Rock band. Kinda odd. **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) I SAW MOMMY KISSIN' SANTA CLAUS - JOHN MELLENCAMP</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** This is one of those Christmas songs you grow up on singing for your Elementary School Holiday Programs: it's not great, per se, but it's cute and hell, it really rocks when Mellencamp takes it on. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zsat4e8jgHA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zsat4e8jgHA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: The Ronettes **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) SILVER BELLS - JOHN DENVER</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** Now don't let me hear you start hating on John Denver or I will go Rocky Mountain High on your candy cane ass... believe me! John Denver just had one of those unmistakable voices that added just something happy to all of his songs. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/djfgoGAEU4E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/djfgoGAEU4E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Neil Diamond sounding an awful lot like Will Ferrell... hmm. **</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - ANDY WILLIAMS</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** In my humble opinion, there is NO other version of this song. To me, and many others I've heard from, this song, more than any other, summarizes the entire Holiday Season in one, tight, 3-minute Lounge Song. Andy Williams is the man. He OWNS this tune, and all others bow at his greatness. Nuff said. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gFtb3EtjEic&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gFtb3EtjEic&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">** 2nd Best Version: Harry Connick Jr. **</span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"><br /><br /><img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button4.png" alt="Add to Mixx!" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge2.js" badgetype="text-votes">ARTICLEURL</script>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-20911377549607931402008-12-13T14:25:00.009-05:002008-12-13T19:08:04.046-05:00THE TOP 10 CHRISTMAS THEMED TREATS<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">E</span>very year for the Holidays, standard, run-of-the-mill products get their special Christmas make-overs and become something just a little bit more festive. Now for this list's purpose I'm not talking about foods that come out just for Christmas on their own like candy canes, Christmas wreath cookies, Christmas candies, and the like. No, these items already have a standard that's out all year long, these just get the pretty packaging and Holiday shapes or flavors. So, in an attempt to locate as many of these particular products as I could to fill a top 10, I ran into a bit of a SNAFU. It seems it's more difficult than you might otherwise think to find decent pics of this stuff on the web. So, instead, I hopped on down to our local Wal-Mart and actually snapped a couple photos on my own rather stealthy-like. I was a little worried that some vested buffoon might apprehend me and I'd have to sputter out some nonsense story about being an undercover Wal-Mart secret exec or some shit. But I didn't, and I kept my secret snapping to myself. Well, with that, here's the list. YUM! <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">10) MCDONALD'S EGG NOG SHAKE</div><div><br /></div><div>** I really wish I could find something good to say about this mess, but I just can't stomach dairy and poultry blended into a fluid custard. Gack! Be that as it may, this particular item is a hugely popular twist on Mickey Dee's standard shake flavors and really does a fine job of representing the Holiday much the same way as their equally wretched Shamrock Shake. Vile. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLW77qVBXhYY8NxjianEiWoNNvwMJkYQPck3KpWkaBkgoUJO8NbccpqoEB-M05hFgZet49TcVg5CUfDKfDLUw1Yi8NYFNLwBZd9boD5LhmO-6q7M7GgTmJthIViF6iTHSrvTEd29lTpl7/s1600-h/eggnog+shake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLW77qVBXhYY8NxjianEiWoNNvwMJkYQPck3KpWkaBkgoUJO8NbccpqoEB-M05hFgZet49TcVg5CUfDKfDLUw1Yi8NYFNLwBZd9boD5LhmO-6q7M7GgTmJthIViF6iTHSrvTEd29lTpl7/s320/eggnog+shake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279371435059282386" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">9) STARBUCKS HOLIDAY FLAVORED COFFEE BEVERAGE GIFT PACK OF DOOM</div><div><br /></div><div>** You know it's nearly Christmas when Starbuck's Coffee Monopoly Conglomerate introduces its bevy of holiday flavors like ginger bread, cinnamon, candy cane, and Bits O' Rudolph. You too can own the deliciousness for your very own for the mere pittance of one month's salary. Enjoy! ** </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlNFfVOpeP_WYzBMdvk9NciBDah4NNZmjOqF2kfTaufpQ9WjhfbyTwg9rF_yUg5jp9He6gunxPr2KBGsLks4_uUOUoglp3SFjI09AYQZ2MX7KLy5zkH_64Eq_fmjg8vQKlsO0BWwB8Dd-/s1600-h/xmas+blend+starbucks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlNFfVOpeP_WYzBMdvk9NciBDah4NNZmjOqF2kfTaufpQ9WjhfbyTwg9rF_yUg5jp9He6gunxPr2KBGsLks4_uUOUoglp3SFjI09AYQZ2MX7KLy5zkH_64Eq_fmjg8vQKlsO0BWwB8Dd-/s320/xmas+blend+starbucks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279372021087408882" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">8) HOLIDAY CLUB SNACK STICKS</div><div><br /></div><div>** This is one of the pictures I took in the store so please excuse the little flash point in the center. Anyway, it appears that these Club snacks are pretty much the same thing that they always are, just with a nice Holiday box including a cute little red bow and some Christmasy sparkles to boot. Yum, Crisp-Mas! **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3Kpx84QeVspdvVk5JmYDezqg7SQ-CFlDIgBwAxM_ws1pWf1ygdKovI-1C_bIJaaVmS-bDxIKToJdYKFNCkGz03hWO3gAJNrV5geeZps4vbKgJ2JnUVvFzuhJx3HYaGc0rpN37UFW7NH/s1600-h/holiday+club+stix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3Kpx84QeVspdvVk5JmYDezqg7SQ-CFlDIgBwAxM_ws1pWf1ygdKovI-1C_bIJaaVmS-bDxIKToJdYKFNCkGz03hWO3gAJNrV5geeZps4vbKgJ2JnUVvFzuhJx3HYaGc0rpN37UFW7NH/s320/holiday+club+stix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279371443755289442" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">7) PEEPS FOR THE HOLIDAYS</div><div><br /></div><div>** Remember back a dozen years ago or so when Peeps were just an Easter product so named for their little chick design? Yeah, well then they inundated every freakin' Holiday like like some kind of marshmallow mold. Seriously, check out the Peeps web site <a href="http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/">HERE</a> to really experience their take over. So, as you can see, these demon mallow spawn are pretty much always available, therefore have an inclusion in this list. Besides, those Gingerbread Men are really damn cute. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR5PU2D5CiUC-zFygWKdjn86EECeGMhzeNHI7pxbDrOuiTtH1MO-euN9bLqReuZaY11xum5e7DowrNd3hroIa1y9jXJ24F24mUsPhtdjo3emK-43CBf2FFwZAYomVjr5TUS6lR0a4p7Fg/s1600-h/peeps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhR5PU2D5CiUC-zFygWKdjn86EECeGMhzeNHI7pxbDrOuiTtH1MO-euN9bLqReuZaY11xum5e7DowrNd3hroIa1y9jXJ24F24mUsPhtdjo3emK-43CBf2FFwZAYomVjr5TUS6lR0a4p7Fg/s320/peeps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279371998790531730" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">6) CHRISTMAS AND COCA COLA: A HOLIDAY STANDARD</div><div><br /></div><div>** I would likely be chastised for not including Coke on this list since it's a well known fact that the design for the company's Santa has pretty much become the gold standard for how he looks to everyone. It is assumed that whomever designed Santa did so for Coke making his red and white get-up match the logo color scheme. Well, whether or not that's true is beyond me, but, regardless, Santa adorns Coke's stuff from November through February. Ho Ho Ho! ** </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHP4OVxgpeJixuSQDG1LWUKJn2wJvvXQdx9U8MlGyyYtXQItCZhH2-RMyo22owYRR3OlsMncWyMWU9txj6cy6Q93TlqkcFTK5ssXEm7Gsrv9MpSWW_4QFkQCDOORA9vDtXfmhPwUSTaeD/s1600-h/Coke_christmas_bottles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHP4OVxgpeJixuSQDG1LWUKJn2wJvvXQdx9U8MlGyyYtXQItCZhH2-RMyo22owYRR3OlsMncWyMWU9txj6cy6Q93TlqkcFTK5ssXEm7Gsrv9MpSWW_4QFkQCDOORA9vDtXfmhPwUSTaeD/s320/Coke_christmas_bottles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279371427750196194" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">5) WHO DOESN'T THINK CHRISTMAS WHEN YOU'RE EATING POP TARTS?</div><div><br /></div><div>** For the first time this year, Kellogg's has introduced not only a Christmas-flavored Pop Tart, but also gift-like packaging including TO and FROM spots and a bow. Look, I can dig wanting to dress up your food stuff for the Holiday, but if anyone ever gave me a Pop Tart for Christmas, I'd have kicked their ass. Holiday style. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip55j3EVGOZrndr6N4MnttdbQDxeXxVHJ2uRxfO6wlCRsi91CN4ri7-fwQgTE_SUTONS9I66e6ouJex3MH93XqvFp6A2KodIsSvIWu6CkTKjywZvVvUoI1lvMlLTTCOxx1z-A1nVQFlcyZ/s1600-h/kelloggs-pop-tarts-gingerbread-788205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip55j3EVGOZrndr6N4MnttdbQDxeXxVHJ2uRxfO6wlCRsi91CN4ri7-fwQgTE_SUTONS9I66e6ouJex3MH93XqvFp6A2KodIsSvIWu6CkTKjywZvVvUoI1lvMlLTTCOxx1z-A1nVQFlcyZ/s320/kelloggs-pop-tarts-gingerbread-788205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279371999194954050" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">4) LITTLE DEBBIE LOOKS CHILLY</div><div><br /></div><div>** Each and every year, Little Debbie releases several cakes, brownies, and donut flavors that feature seasonal seasonings like cherry cordial, cinnamon, and sparkly Holiday sugar. Beyond that, they've re-molded many of their cakes into Christmas Trees! Now that's brilliant! I've included two pictures for this one because, frankly, I thoroughly enjoy both of these. NOM! **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bvGAELXH-8t2bRMBNbAFkMOgHj7sJDCVwiglVjBennhV1QVl4_g80GvpD0xiJWqzaBXTXLBzm4i0HVV6ZjNAA6ff95VmGITaSvD9vi_0MmWO1X24GRNbJnycHxnntMFXL-EWtHGCuuyL/s1600-h/choc+xmas+cakes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bvGAELXH-8t2bRMBNbAFkMOgHj7sJDCVwiglVjBennhV1QVl4_g80GvpD0xiJWqzaBXTXLBzm4i0HVV6ZjNAA6ff95VmGITaSvD9vi_0MmWO1X24GRNbJnycHxnntMFXL-EWtHGCuuyL/s320/choc+xmas+cakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279371429029060530" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3YHAVupdfihWGMU1Gn2lRLXk7UfBT1LTmzuTNLJq_MRv8tpnUNeu_mAgQGbzGsNEJ8YDeG8L0I0nZNPiLHF4XvhQC4KYaTK2jFXch0nreYd6mS6p4AIqlrwpBKpFws9uQ-oZQcxl1fB4/s1600-h/treecakes_van.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3YHAVupdfihWGMU1Gn2lRLXk7UfBT1LTmzuTNLJq_MRv8tpnUNeu_mAgQGbzGsNEJ8YDeG8L0I0nZNPiLHF4XvhQC4KYaTK2jFXch0nreYd6mS6p4AIqlrwpBKpFws9uQ-oZQcxl1fB4/s320/treecakes_van.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279372014823704930" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">3) THE INFAMOUS JONES SODA HOLIDAY GIFT PACK</div><div><br /></div><div>** Say, that looks yummy: sugar plum! Can't go too wrong there. Okay, so, egg nog... yeah, that makes sense. Wait, does that say 'Christmas Tree'? So, what, pine? Eww... And, finally -well, this one has to be good, right?- Christmas Ham. Ham. In a bottle. Hmm... **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIK_hYbnikomD1EjrEsPJdxmIsKb8TGWqs082KkRC5AtbXcmDsTTgu4kj9q_ERd9mEdRzyGFDznsRTMAgZO6g0aD4JsCemqLMRmDNeVcm76tmjQ7rsL1d8h2wGs7dAQa8zFylaBOReoPR/s1600-h/jones+christmas.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIK_hYbnikomD1EjrEsPJdxmIsKb8TGWqs082KkRC5AtbXcmDsTTgu4kj9q_ERd9mEdRzyGFDznsRTMAgZO6g0aD4JsCemqLMRmDNeVcm76tmjQ7rsL1d8h2wGs7dAQa8zFylaBOReoPR/s320/jones+christmas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279371443909763026" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">2) OREO PLUS CANDY CANE CREME = AWESOME</div><div><br /></div><div>** Oreos are the nation's best-selling cookie. Seriously, look it up. So, what could possibly top their already amazing flavors such as: Double Stuff, Mint, Chocolate Creme, and Fudge? Well, I'll tell you: Candy Cane. Oh. Sweet. LORD that sounds like a little disc of Heaven right there. **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRMSgw9_M5Uqjo9ht5MBMNvRwyy6irzpK-M4kOGSNf4zDWw3oI6rAptkcJO7jNjvD6mCt0lodcHEBtKwjgqndnJ-R4XY1oNKpwQiE5VXlHGuns34syrgTDqAsMCVNI5rFPJ1z9BmAhl7k/s1600-h/xmas+oreo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRMSgw9_M5Uqjo9ht5MBMNvRwyy6irzpK-M4kOGSNf4zDWw3oI6rAptkcJO7jNjvD6mCt0lodcHEBtKwjgqndnJ-R4XY1oNKpwQiE5VXlHGuns34syrgTDqAsMCVNI5rFPJ1z9BmAhl7k/s320/xmas+oreo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279430547786254098" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I forgot this pic a second ago. Sorry. Oh, and It's one of mine. OOH!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">1) THE CAP'N DONS A SANTA SUIT FOR THE HOLIDAY</div><div><br /></div><div>** That's right, the number one has got to be Christmas Crunch from the fine folks at the Capn' Crunch factory. Each box contains three essential Christmas shapes: trees, stars, and Santa hats! Oh, and little balls supposedly representing either ornaments or rabbit turds. I sincerely hope it's the former. Oh, and I've tossed in a commercial for your Holiday pleasure. Cool! **</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fGWLio3Spps58dcMAnLbjSk1wIsxmEN_dnzhuyCMY3Wd2OnYbSmQJ1TX3U2j1WsDdETNQM8Y-SBSCipDFjeTGeHYWBiuXJ59h-96Xv4aWjtZ1yH4AbRBnwaVG-Su_wMxfbAD7ehEoY6k/s1600-h/xmas+crunch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fGWLio3Spps58dcMAnLbjSk1wIsxmEN_dnzhuyCMY3Wd2OnYbSmQJ1TX3U2j1WsDdETNQM8Y-SBSCipDFjeTGeHYWBiuXJ59h-96Xv4aWjtZ1yH4AbRBnwaVG-Su_wMxfbAD7ehEoY6k/s320/xmas+crunch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279372019023968034" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05569265077456735 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05569265077456735 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05569265077456735 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05569265077456735 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09886267270302962 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09886267270302962 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XxMwn-XOTK8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> </div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"><br /><img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button2.png" alt="Add to Mixx!" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge2.js" badgetype="square">ARTICLEURL</script><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-88433703247223920042008-12-07T13:44:00.006-05:002008-12-07T16:28:29.660-05:00THE 12 WORST CHRISTMAS SONGS OF ALL TIME<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">W</span></span>ell, kiddies, here we are with the first of many wonderful Christmas-themed lists to make all of your holidays shine just that much brighter! Now, what would the modern Christmas spectacle be without the slew of Christmas songs inundating the air waves with new ones popping up every year to meld like chocolate and tomatoes with the ones we already have. Oh sure, I LOVE me some Christmas music and, in fact, I'll begin listening to it right after Halloween when a local radio station here begins its round-the-clock coverage of the classics. However, not every song can be a John Cougar-sung 'I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus' or a Gayla <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Peevey</span>-chirped 'I want a hippopotamus for Christmas'- no sir. Most Christmas songs are wonderful and right on with making one feel festive and gay, but there are those dozen - much akin to this dozen right here - that just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">make</span> your poor ears bleed and the sinister urge to kick a puppy rise in your craw. So, without further ado, on with the punishment!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">HAPPY HOLIDAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">FELIZ</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">NAVIDAD</span> JOYOUS NOEL</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">12) LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (DAVID BOWIE AND BING CROSBY - 1977)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- Having nothing personally against either of these two <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">phenomenal</span> artists and crooners, I was taken aback as though I was pelted with an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">iceball</span> at the sour, horrid, uncomfortable mess this song is. First off, Bowie looks as though he's just gotten back from a Ziggy Stardust performance while good old Bing appears like a Marley-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">esque</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">reanimated</span> corpse. So sad, really. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_zMhSjDqvRs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_zMhSjDqvRs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">11) A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER (DOLLY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">PARTON</span> AND KENNY ROGERS - 1984)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- Why, Gambler, why? Just incorporating the lyric, 'strangers meet and willingly surrender' is grounds enough for a lifetime prison sentence. Again, the standard pairings of these two (see: Islands In The Stream) are only slightly less nauseating, but this wretched <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">medley</span> by two folks who have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">since</span> begun looking like luggage is almost too painful to listen to. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMOHH3fh5Qs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMOHH3fh5Qs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) 8 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (DESTINY'S CHILD - 2001)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- Where to even begin with this commercialized pile of shit. I can stomach a bit of rap here and there, when the context is right, but trying to cram it into an already pointless Christmas song begging for her baby to give her a 'diamond belly ring' actually creates the flavor of vomit in my mouth. Oh sure, the ladies are attractive, and we all know <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Beyonce</span> has gone on to physically crush these other two footnotes, but that is no excuse for belting shit in a harmless toy store. Bitches. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ikOWQ9YIb-A&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ikOWQ9YIb-A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) CHRISTMAS CONGA (CINDY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">LAUPER</span> - 1998)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- Okay, first of all Cindy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Lauper's</span> voice (in this instance as well as many, many others) sounds like someone blending a cat. Couple that with the fact that no one -NO ONE- needs to learn or do a Christmas conga for any reason. Period. '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Bonga</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">bonga</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">bonga</span>' your head against the wall. Yeah, I said it. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KNqd6PkCFWc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KNqd6PkCFWc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE (CLAY AIKEN - 2004)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- Before any one of you get the incorrect impression that I included this song as some kind of gay bash to Mr. Aiken here can grow the fuck up. I did, however, include it for the simple fact that it sucks a whole bunch of ass. No pun intended. Sorry. Picture Rick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Astley</span> oozing cheese and shit at the same time while mewing about the holiday and you have this disaster. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Obr6LOmD_c&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Obr6LOmD_c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) PLEASE DADDY, DON'T GET DRUNK TONIGHT (JOHN DENVER - 1975)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- I will be the first to stand up and admit that I love me some John Denver: 'Thank God I'm A Country Boy' is sick! Also, it must be noted that he often claimed this song was a joke and would, with a tongue in cheek, sing it live often. Be all that as it may, it is such a stupid, stupid song that any excuse to claim it as a joke or not makes little difference. Wow, just so horrible. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DRiRL41oqu0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DRiRL41oqu0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS (BAND AID - 1984)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- I have nothing against a large collection of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">uber</span>-wealthy musicians gathering together to sing for a good cause. I did indeed own the 45 of 'We Are The World' when it came out and played the shit out of it while I memorized the damn thing. However, much to the chagrin of many people's ears, Band Aid decided to record this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">tinsel</span>-coated shitty Yule Log featuring quite possibly the worst lyric in history: 'Just be glad it's them instead of you!'. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Bono</span>, that deserves a lump of coal... upside your head! -- </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8jEnTSQStGE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8jEnTSQStGE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH (JIM <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">CARREY</span> - 2000)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- As you can plainly see this is NOT the classic from the animated masterpiece sung by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">everyone's</span> favorite Kellogg Tiger, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Thurl</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Ravenscroft</span>. Oh no, this is the murdering belched out by Jim <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Carrey</span> from the Grinch movie. The worst part about this is the simple fact that I really do like the film: it's got some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">awesome</span> one liners, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Carrey</span> is a great Grinch. The BEST part (and I struggled just to find IT) is the way he says, 'You heart's an empty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">HOO</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">ooole</span>!'. That part I'll concede. The rest? Not so much. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lZEVqCI0SEk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lZEVqCI0SEk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) LAST CHRISTMAS (WHAM - 1984)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- 'Last Christmas I gave you my heart, the very next day... YOU GAVE IT AWAY.' Good LORD. Once again we see a really cool and quite popular band (George Michael and {trivia answer} Andrew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Ridgley</span>) sorrowfully cackling about how their Christmas love screwed them a day later. Here's some advise: next time give you love to someone else besides a hooker. Dumb ass. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hZhoF9Isf0o&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hZhoF9Isf0o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) BLUE CHRISTMAS (ELVIS PRESLEY - 1953 AND PORKY PIG - 1999)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- The only, and I do mean the ONLY time this song is worth listening to is in the animated classic, A Year Without Santa Claus (yes, the one with the Heat and Cold <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Misers</span>) when the kids sing it about the loss of Santa. Besides that, it sucks each and every time. I honestly could not care any less if you are an Elvis fan (he's dead, by the way) or not, his version sounds like someone crushing Rudolph's nuts. And don't get me started on the Porky version also included here to make you ill. So not funny any more. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lUyuGFoiWJ0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lUyuGFoiWJ0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MUELu8o5KJg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MUELu8o5KJg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH (SPIKE JONES - 1949)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- Yes, yes, I know that this song is intended to be a funny tune meant for kids and blah <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">friggin</span> blah. I just need something else to include in this list that punishes my senses every year. Oh, and to butter you up a bit before I delve headlong into the number one. Spike Jones and His City Slickers have been around since about forever and have given us such classics as 'The Man on the Flying Trapeze', 'Yes, We Have No Bananas', and 'Der <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Fuhrers</span> Face'. My grandma bought me a tape of these guys once and I played the crap out of it. I first heard this song in grade school years ago and didn't even find it amusing then. Blah. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eZOCKecSzqY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eZOCKecSzqY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) THE CHRISTMAS SHOES (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">NEWSONG</span> - 1996)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>-- The country seems to be divided on this song each claiming that either it's the most touching tune on Earth, or else it's a holiday punishment written by Satan himself. Wait... Santa: Satan... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Hmmmm</span>. Anyway, I happen to fit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">snugly</span> into the second group consisting of those wanting to track down each and every copy of this song and launch them into the sun. I have to, as a knee-jerk reaction, turn the volume all the way down when this stink burger comes on the radio. Unless, that is, my wife is in the room or car. She loves this song. So, there ya go. --</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VNsvE33pRSw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VNsvE33pRSw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"><br /><img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" alt="Add to Mixx!" border="0" /><br /></a></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); line-height: 12px; font-family:'Courier New';font-size:9px;"><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge2.js" badgetype="square">ARTICLEURL</script></span><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-64710130549608385612008-12-03T19:48:00.006-05:002008-12-03T22:12:38.593-05:00THE TOP 10 STAR WARS GOOFS 3: RETURN OF THE JEDI<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I</span></span> have to admit from the get go that locating all of the video files for the gaffs in this, the original Star Wars trilogy, has been a bit tough... well, for the first two, at any rate. For some reason it became so much easier for me to find the little bits of siliness for Jedi, and partly because one scene, the Skiff battle on Tatooine, contained a third of them! Thank goodness for that as it certainly cut back on the searching I had to do... so much searching... oh well: what I do for you fans out there. Yeesh! Anyway, after this last film of the classic trilogy I will be taking a break from standard lists and moving on to the Holiday themed ones till Christmas, after which I'll finish up the Second Trilogy. Okay, enough of the blabber...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">10) BATTER UP! (3:15)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**I was always under the impression that a clean whack from an ignited light saber would cleave one in twain, not react like a Luisville Slugger! Watch the Skiff guard take one for the team.**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">9) GLOVES: TO WEAR OR NOT TO WEAR (3:46)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>** As Lando takes a dive from the sail barge, he's shown wearing gloves, and is in nearly all of the subsequet close-up shots. However, at a distance, he's clearly bare-handed.**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">8) HE'S A VENTRILOQUIST, OBVIOUSLY. (6:28)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**Watch closely just after Leia responds to Luke's request to point the gun at the deck, he turns to her and says, "Come on!" though his lips don't move!**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">7) NOW THAT'S A SUPPORT TEAM (6:42)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**Just as the Skiff comprised of our escaping heroes blasts off into the desert, watch just below the little remaining skiff and you can clearly see a stick not only supporting it (from the mdel itself), but also casting a shadow! It does go away after a few frames so look closely.**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Y9P6zmjtm68&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">6) WHO THE HECK SAID THAT? (7:40)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**Luke, Lando, and Chewie are marched into Jabba's throne room just after Luke's defeat of the Rancor. Leia's name is shouted as though to ask where she is, and the response, "I'm here" is ot only not coming out of her mouth, but it's also not even Carrie Fisher's voice.**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJp91Ev_57w&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cJp91Ev_57w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5) OH YEAH, NOW I HAVE TWO! (3:35)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**Thanks to an apparent cut scene, as Vader persues a reluctant Luke, he's shown carrying not just his own ignited saber, but a second as well in his left hand (you can clearly see the handle). Note: This scene takes place before Luke tosses his saber away to the chagrin of the Emperor.**</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UxvYpfWJn1o&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UxvYpfWJn1o&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4) WOAH! THAT'S A BIG BOX! (6:40)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**One of the Imperial officers yells to increase the shield power as one of the doomed Rebellion ships bursts through the glass and miraculously turns into a hurtling box. Now that's a Transformer!**</div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TGMvadAFqLQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TGMvadAFqLQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) FAST AND PREVIOUSLY INVISIBLE (2:09)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**Just as Lando pilots the Millennium Falcon into the 'trap', he says, "Fighter coming in!" just a a whole slew of them materialize out of nowhere.**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TGMvadAFqLQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TGMvadAFqLQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2) SO YOU WANT ME TO KILL HIM? I'M SO CONFUSED! (:19)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>**Luke decides he's had enough and lashes out with his light saber at the Emperor, when we're shown a close-up of the blades, Vader's is at the wrong angle (in 'front') to block Luke's, instead it looks as though he's pushing it toward Palpatine.**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f4XMgQUqLZ0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f4XMgQUqLZ0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1) HAN GETS HIM SOME</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>** Intentional or not (though I'd love to believe Han just wanted a little slice of Leia's fine curves), you can plain-as-day see Han grope and grab a whole handful of Leia's left breast. Nice.**</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pSuLSU9aTLk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pSuLSU9aTLk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">****BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS****</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Gay marriage will save the economy!" Yep. Just watch...</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><object width="464" height="388" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="key=c0cf508ff8"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><embed width="464" height="388" flashvars="key=c0cf508ff8" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;">See more <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/jackblack">Jack Black</a> videos at Funny or Die</div><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;width: 464px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; "><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"><br /><img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button2.png" alt="Add to Mixx!" border="0" /><br /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;width: 464px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Verdana;font-size:11px;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge2.js" badgetype="square">ARTICLEURL</script></span><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;width: 464px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); line-height: 12px; font-family:'Courier New';font-size:9px;"><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></span><br /></div><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-48939227450531393302008-11-23T19:44:00.005-05:002008-11-23T20:12:23.397-05:00TEN OF THE FUNNIEST DE-MOTIVATIONAL POSTERSWe here at FNL like to think we provide the public with some little bits of actual knowledge and usefulness every now and again, and by doing so, we like to offer up a few posters featuring our own brand of motivation and stimulus. So, without further prattling on and explanation, please enjoy these bits of goodness free of charge.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>10) AFRO-LAC!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Emco8mKQnaF7ONE_OrDmXpCoz77UfM1zFoCd3fK-zGm9Dvgb1NfSumVnEiaUqqp4-47VrDnTTpbvEQXIx3z3iFJ5te-Q_trDu50g33cyu9zs5gArhTPPtkWKHxywSQodIuXZ0mAS9HX0/s1600-h/afro+duck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Emco8mKQnaF7ONE_OrDmXpCoz77UfM1zFoCd3fK-zGm9Dvgb1NfSumVnEiaUqqp4-47VrDnTTpbvEQXIx3z3iFJ5te-Q_trDu50g33cyu9zs5gArhTPPtkWKHxywSQodIuXZ0mAS9HX0/s320/afro+duck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272020007259978066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Word!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />9) STRETCHY<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRDS9IJ8LSN4qXoIxw77BCB9jXiexFJlbGVakG2yhRHP7vuq3lRmNOjtMx2eLsfeWHehbpLO5PXp2KpuDNhW8Qeq9h7O_ntFredH1g1Co12EmXDzp8s6726sczO2kBA4nHlXBurdw_CiK/s1600-h/black+slim.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRDS9IJ8LSN4qXoIxw77BCB9jXiexFJlbGVakG2yhRHP7vuq3lRmNOjtMx2eLsfeWHehbpLO5PXp2KpuDNhW8Qeq9h7O_ntFredH1g1Co12EmXDzp8s6726sczO2kBA4nHlXBurdw_CiK/s320/black+slim.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272020011600884642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Putting on your belt with a boomerang.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />8) HOT DOG<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zGWYq77Z9V47sRl56KvuCJAMepC0Hb6RUPdBG1Iy_UtM20VyN9vEQPwvmlw4aHA0XBBdgfHvl4PJFZejUfnO4XTlhpbGfMQ2-2a8aVreVYEYPmuhw-ZPedo0SGJhTYSv6_IuCnCUCKG9/s1600-h/dog+sex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zGWYq77Z9V47sRl56KvuCJAMepC0Hb6RUPdBG1Iy_UtM20VyN9vEQPwvmlw4aHA0XBBdgfHvl4PJFZejUfnO4XTlhpbGfMQ2-2a8aVreVYEYPmuhw-ZPedo0SGJhTYSv6_IuCnCUCKG9/s320/dog+sex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272020019369671954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Yummy. I love duck.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />7) DAMN<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZgRC9M_V6K495UomIpC_2thCHsXwjfDso20vUJcySf5w5mGLUGnmmYI1WsRBGqzasJOuNiogXiP5rdSbQssbx0D8_vOLl3p0TdeXfY1ufYIvcIw7tKZGa6lPkAXrKw95oCoooLu00gCu/s1600-h/boobs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZgRC9M_V6K495UomIpC_2thCHsXwjfDso20vUJcySf5w5mGLUGnmmYI1WsRBGqzasJOuNiogXiP5rdSbQssbx0D8_vOLl3p0TdeXfY1ufYIvcIw7tKZGa6lPkAXrKw95oCoooLu00gCu/s320/boobs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272020014378628402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />5...4...3...2...1...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />6) WE GONNA GET YOU SRIMER!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuA80LmQMjxKCECXPYKhlo27kjlQ3CjZUqrTp1BZQmMnwx2BetqIYp3VqU57xq12ofnlvdX3DM4n_EJNgkS5bX8icxlZ_gjRYhVONHzfDpGGHk4UNQgxUtXcXii8TZplhSp43QjzHmbiV/s1600-h/gonna+carr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuA80LmQMjxKCECXPYKhlo27kjlQ3CjZUqrTp1BZQmMnwx2BetqIYp3VqU57xq12ofnlvdX3DM4n_EJNgkS5bX8icxlZ_gjRYhVONHzfDpGGHk4UNQgxUtXcXii8TZplhSp43QjzHmbiV/s320/gonna+carr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272020020948516114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />"And the frowers all stirr standing!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />5) HISPANI-SPERM<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KqIH88Dtbee730FSgRugZ703WXPv2RW84CJzS0YmuHuvycYN-NM98d_UyXAJRkLcRTgmdaCVIBVJRHwhIvsoI2giVe5F2lY2u3mfiNcYa5QgjPgXhFUoJUzfdxAIDCw63mG6EmhVYmn9/s1600-h/mexican+sperm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KqIH88Dtbee730FSgRugZ703WXPv2RW84CJzS0YmuHuvycYN-NM98d_UyXAJRkLcRTgmdaCVIBVJRHwhIvsoI2giVe5F2lY2u3mfiNcYa5QgjPgXhFUoJUzfdxAIDCw63mG6EmhVYmn9/s320/mexican+sperm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272022495644913602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Well that's not very polite!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4) NOTHING BETTER TO DO<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiebMUqv5547thCRhHBXIN5Y2jRHMRkgRCAsGBGJ4K0b-PeBlh-9hdo94JODwkKhpINaS1Yh6EV3XfHbpn55BiNKKJfaBb1KT3_Nyxi2ldFKnZtNR2DciC08Zv2If8-xciLxaAwFKjOV43/s1600-h/time+carts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiebMUqv5547thCRhHBXIN5Y2jRHMRkgRCAsGBGJ4K0b-PeBlh-9hdo94JODwkKhpINaS1Yh6EV3XfHbpn55BiNKKJfaBb1KT3_Nyxi2ldFKnZtNR2DciC08Zv2If8-xciLxaAwFKjOV43/s320/time+carts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272022519482186658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I sure hope he was awarded somehow for this.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3) YIKES!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zNRMucWVRQFMo4AswVy3NDZ2xZkyIjBRG9gpXSPyzVj4EPtz4rtonSlp4VTWY0e1ZjiO7oqQvZ_1IZo8w9qPi_jIBXMDPOAhWUmIhTrAMQM845afD8uOmxvoCLec57nfQ2y6bApu-kI1/s1600-h/old+guy+sex.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zNRMucWVRQFMo4AswVy3NDZ2xZkyIjBRG9gpXSPyzVj4EPtz4rtonSlp4VTWY0e1ZjiO7oqQvZ_1IZo8w9qPi_jIBXMDPOAhWUmIhTrAMQM845afD8uOmxvoCLec57nfQ2y6bApu-kI1/s320/old+guy+sex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272022511466021922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Not even for a Klondike Bar.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2) A PACK OF DOUCHEBAGS<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVl5JYqoZJBSfT4nev2icsHEdQcICnS6mgJCRrHOE_jnFytmWAZX5SyxNUR1K4KepSRWTgcI1UA136pJGhq5M98yun-QkhWlXaHySTgjH0VHc6uouS5zUanP4qjS8e4VtWJg2GSPKhRmQ/s1600-h/pink+douche.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVl5JYqoZJBSfT4nev2icsHEdQcICnS6mgJCRrHOE_jnFytmWAZX5SyxNUR1K4KepSRWTgcI1UA136pJGhq5M98yun-QkhWlXaHySTgjH0VHc6uouS5zUanP4qjS8e4VtWJg2GSPKhRmQ/s320/pink+douche.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272022515638329090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I implore you, whomever decides next to go on a killing spree: take them next.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1) IT'S ALWAYS 20/20<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqXgvWIP4PrHjFOfo6SpdUYCygk3lx1DxY_UScBt8vAVeMMm4_l9MMRZhiyjEPH0apLC4B14UPQKJ7NJeIVt9XpnKtiln9dxVBkR0Chzknhiwo6Vt6tUPTMtQRbn8Grf5eBqCHOKj2ucu/s1600-h/droidsdw6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqXgvWIP4PrHjFOfo6SpdUYCygk3lx1DxY_UScBt8vAVeMMm4_l9MMRZhiyjEPH0apLC4B14UPQKJ7NJeIVt9XpnKtiln9dxVBkR0Chzknhiwo6Vt6tUPTMtQRbn8Grf5eBqCHOKj2ucu/s320/droidsdw6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272025450979870530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Yep. They sure were.<br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-12951675699773166252008-11-11T19:48:00.007-05:002008-11-11T20:57:29.608-05:00THE TOP 10 MOST UNBELIEVABLE MOVIE TITLES<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">W</span>oah, list number 40 on this newly-redesigned site! Not too shabby! Add that to the 240 I did from the previous site, and we're pushing 300! Goodness, I can't even believe I've somehow managed to rattle off that many lists with just a bit of help from one Doug Waltz: assistant and buddy extraordinaire. Cool. Anyway, we're taking a little break here from the TV-themed lists for a minute and delving back into the world of MOVIES! Yes, I know it seems as though I should have dredged that lake clean, but, I gotta tell ya: as long as they keep making films, I'll find a way to list 'em. So this time around, I've collected 10 movies with perhaps the most inane, bizarre, an otherwise embarrassing titles of all time. No, this is by no means all of them. In fact, some of the ones I considered weren't particularly bad, they were possibly long, or stupid almost to the point of being mocking of themselves, and I really had to weed through them. So, though I do expect comments from the masses, these are the 10 I found. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I can take it.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">10) BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLBW6242yCDX1KDbNBr6rV5tW4tyRhW5NKlZd_IW3deIoxXQ0t_ah_iCEgJp7UVm_p99DrUtrGEwYiAUbAcJwd04_1mdbgjgh3zSTFjsLylhkdtp-NE6yJXPOrHWqSFBIbAjZSP9KSx2B/s320/ballistic_ecks_vs_sever.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267576783131566258" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look, I have nothing against an Antonio Bandaras meets Lucy Liu slug-fest, I really don't, but when you create a completely unbelievable mess where both are opposing assassins or spies or some dumb ass thing and just basically wrap the already wafer-thin premise around a shit-load of explosions, this is the trouble you run into. In the title, ballistic is, apparently, supposed to refer to where or how each of the two is 'going', as in, "Damn, Lucy Liu as Agent Sever is absolutely going ballistic on that guy there!" Yeah, too bad this movie's title -and the film itself- has gone ballistic in sucking.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">9) THERE WILL BE BLOOD</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8Yu4F3asCfxUUlBayBAryAvYcmEaoIKvFjJfNJ8fH7dXlXYWD2mRRqL96o4e8wuzLkyGlGVuiJsjxHgI3CsMVpRq8oDKBeB9A271GjK4ZuKNayyyZoYyiBQ7sisfy27Wa3LyvENiFtTv/s1600-h/there_will_be_blood_poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8Yu4F3asCfxUUlBayBAryAvYcmEaoIKvFjJfNJ8fH7dXlXYWD2mRRqL96o4e8wuzLkyGlGVuiJsjxHgI3CsMVpRq8oDKBeB9A271GjK4ZuKNayyyZoYyiBQ7sisfy27Wa3LyvENiFtTv/s320/there_will_be_blood_poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267580203286860194" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a great example of a fantastic, rich, deep film handed an extremely crappy title just to prove a point. More or less, Daniel Day Lewis strikes oil everywhere he goes thereby slaughtering people, a complete town, and the ties to his family all equalling THICK, RICH IRONY! We get it: oil=blood! No one could ever deny this fact as it's been jammed down our collective throats for the entire Bush administration. Worse yet was that the book was named, appropriately, 'OIL!'. See, that makes sense.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">8) LIBERTY AND BASH</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnSo1VuImG5OEi3ZMc9xnMtTOrE9I8ND3RDSE-C-tWe7hUj-Y7viez5vH3QqFPw8KjcWWfqdK9xVKUtej_Fy9qkqHjCbwvY6CngiuFqBg1cw1fzUcCFEHMnP49cNa0_VP_yA_e7xby7nD/s1600-h/liberty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnSo1VuImG5OEi3ZMc9xnMtTOrE9I8ND3RDSE-C-tWe7hUj-Y7viez5vH3QqFPw8KjcWWfqdK9xVKUtej_Fy9qkqHjCbwvY6CngiuFqBg1cw1fzUcCFEHMnP49cNa0_VP_yA_e7xby7nD/s320/liberty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267579741890543570" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My buddy Rusty and I used to rent the hell out of some flicks when we were in high school and we'd really enjoy a good buddy cop movie more often than not. So, when Tango an Cash came out with Stallone and Russel, it was cool. What was extremely uncool and dumb was the follow-ups featuring similar names and even more similar stories. This shitty-named movie is certainly, and unfortunately, one of them.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">7) KINKY BOOTS</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ssP9oxUmGDdLdmGdzK1lm_ZzE-01I6gfR0oPOxZ-J9rTDFZbL8DGjCKP_xcJHOprvmGc95l7IyNr1nDq8CwqwTyulLYVdjIbRD11g4yjbAKbLE5q0benvzSx2ruOTeucS6VolsJEF7fB/s1600-h/kinky_boots_postcard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ssP9oxUmGDdLdmGdzK1lm_ZzE-01I6gfR0oPOxZ-J9rTDFZbL8DGjCKP_xcJHOprvmGc95l7IyNr1nDq8CwqwTyulLYVdjIbRD11g4yjbAKbLE5q0benvzSx2ruOTeucS6VolsJEF7fB/s320/kinky_boots_postcard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267579733399298002" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've never seen this piece of obvious trash with a God-awful title, so here's a little synopsis: Man sells fetish boots to save his family. It's the story of Divine. Ok, I'll bite. Stupid title, though.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">6) NIGHT OF THE LEPUS</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBBAsaYlJlLGBl55ed4ZwyGSYx_rP3SGOpL1UxsBLUJTz9FRIPQe5wILdQieYi3CWHs1FzPLaCaMuXBchy1FF6a-J5GWjRJewWgQi_QRmKhY2uxlPibGIbKwePFo8OfMklAoUIDMAeQ8a/s1600-h/large_Lepus.jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBBAsaYlJlLGBl55ed4ZwyGSYx_rP3SGOpL1UxsBLUJTz9FRIPQe5wILdQieYi3CWHs1FzPLaCaMuXBchy1FF6a-J5GWjRJewWgQi_QRmKhY2uxlPibGIbKwePFo8OfMklAoUIDMAeQ8a/s320/large_Lepus.jpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267579737241569074" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, goodness have I seen this thing. Taking place in the fifties during the inundation of films that feature marauding animals of every species and type, I suppose the studios figured, 'why not rabbits?' Why not, indeed. Why, on the other hand, did they have to make everyone in the audience cock their heads to the side in questioning stupor while wondering what a lepus is. Shit, even Bunny Bloodbath would have been a better title. Sort of.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">5) THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwklZIe96hHGsO13M74-i7t6kyvXBTWtcxtO25hwuHE4Tuo2xeEDiBs4vaSF4Y5qzd46elO32rG_mzbuLIoBUVp3l9a9iQsMLv9Cs0DXVM9TqyiWwRvVVv8DwTr_lETFvoBLPP_w-e1nHu/s1600-h/Incredibly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwklZIe96hHGsO13M74-i7t6kyvXBTWtcxtO25hwuHE4Tuo2xeEDiBs4vaSF4Y5qzd46elO32rG_mzbuLIoBUVp3l9a9iQsMLv9Cs0DXVM9TqyiWwRvVVv8DwTr_lETFvoBLPP_w-e1nHu/s320/Incredibly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267579726924369730" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Lord I wish I was making that up. This movie is, in and of itself, wretched to the Nth degree and made only slightly less so by the good folks at MST3K. Yet, despite the fact that the title is basically a jumbled mess of randomly slapped-together words... no, wait, I meant 'because'... and that is exactly why it sucks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">4) FIGHT, BATMAN! FIGHT!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QZ8bZDi3ciY8QYoIGkSuyLANvjxr44T7aVU9vtEJC5KEDusd6LQCL8Z3_wwpVJ8wCeFwb1NzIv5pDGbltgSTKk4VxEvZ3RrlpwuonbxjbAML9p1l8slSgH-rm5Y8LdoHIaeMR-xoD-uX/s1600-h/fight_batman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QZ8bZDi3ciY8QYoIGkSuyLANvjxr44T7aVU9vtEJC5KEDusd6LQCL8Z3_wwpVJ8wCeFwb1NzIv5pDGbltgSTKk4VxEvZ3RrlpwuonbxjbAML9p1l8slSgH-rm5Y8LdoHIaeMR-xoD-uX/s320/fight_batman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267576798076262978" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>As opposed to, say, what his typical day consists of? Crocheting? Bocce ball? Bite me?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">3) THE BLACK GESTAPO</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZxpNP0ifcMG1ag6lmUDW7QxFHR_xSFBMBk6fdLD3EcN0imHK3yk6yfJAH-nzCU4De0xk11fN701Tbx-SVYf-Ddgh8U5ZUAKXxmdhgNs1iDe2hL-wlEKqL8vUTz49pNPN3YOtJlfUJmB2/s320/black_gestapo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267576783705346482" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>These last three are horrible, horrible <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Blacksploitation</span> movies from years ago before, evidently, this kind of thing was intensely frowned upon. No, I have not see this and, equally no, I have zero intention of every even attempting to find it. I mean, those two things just don't even remotely go together. It's like oil and Jell-O, for fuck sake!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">2) BORN BLACK<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuL_ptv8g9Q95BBnzPVVVmRVtBJ2A7OBs90mEncHZAmJqo48xGsGtSQfUzWZEd_qbrcb-WU8Nn_BJctDQQyl2_OXOMhj6YOEpX6P6RlUqYbMM35ojBs56IZLw-GRxhS1oKNWmQipL_KCN/s320/10your_baby_is_black.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267576776358564578" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Whew. This one just begs for a slew of comments not one of which I feel comfortable about making. I'll just let it slide and slowly back away into our number one...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">1) BOSS N*GGER</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL91f279Cg8S5tRfz1R46sfWEx31ursclzHL3CRXs7rCPEPUV89gvXM9gJ5-VKQtobQhukRuOpg7VcKZaYPzLpR0439o48k5-4ThEhVD4iFiHOICuZSNVVgrRmNoi3YdYa2dNFYsQ3jw13/s1600-h/BossNiggerPoster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL91f279Cg8S5tRfz1R46sfWEx31ursclzHL3CRXs7rCPEPUV89gvXM9gJ5-VKQtobQhukRuOpg7VcKZaYPzLpR0439o48k5-4ThEhVD4iFiHOICuZSNVVgrRmNoi3YdYa2dNFYsQ3jw13/s320/BossNiggerPoster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267579719839065874" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh God.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px; "><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(103, 93, 28); font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9px; line-height: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /></div>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-44184468739590434642008-11-03T20:10:00.005-05:002008-11-03T22:44:08.868-05:00THE TOP 15 VOICE-OVER ACTORS PART 1: THE MEN<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Have</span> you ever been sitting there, vegging out in front of the TV when you suddenly hear that all-too-familiar booming voice promoting goodness knows what and you suddenly say to yourself, "Hokey toots! That same guy was talking earlier about Toyotas, and now he hocking horror flicks? What are the damn odds?" And then you realize you just said something as completely arbitrary and moronic as 'hokey toots' and you smack yourself in the crotch. The real point is, voice over guys are all over the place and pretty much run the gamut from television ads to radio spots to movie previews to TV station promos. And now, here are the most famous fifteen of all time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15) LES MARKSHARK</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Except for the fact that he's featured at 4:30 on the above montage, I could literally find nothing about this guy on the web, and that, these days, is insane! Anyway, we've all heard his crisp announcer chops working the background of the Oscars and many sporting events. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">14) KEITH DAVID</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Vf9X8EtqZA&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Vf9X8EtqZA&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Vf9X8EtqZA&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Vf9X8EtqZA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9Vf9X8EtqZA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Keith David Williams (June 4, 1956), better known by the stage name Keith David, is an Emmy Award-winning American film, television, and voice actor. He is perhaps most known for his live action roles as Childs in John Carpenter's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Thing</span> and King in Oliver Stone's <span style="font-style: italic;">Platoon</span>. David is also well known for his voice work, including Goliath on the Disney series <span style="font-style: italic;">Gargoyles</span> and the Arbiter in Halo 2 and Halo 3. Now for my money, I loved him in <span style="font-style: italic;">Men at Work</span> with Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen. FUCKIN' HYSTERICAL!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13) GEORGE Del HOYO</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wait through the 3:09 point and you will hear the world-famous pipes chatting facelessly each week on American Idol... assuming you watch that shit. But I digress: Has recently been heard narrating the campaigns for "Nacho Libre," "Monster House," "The Ant Bully" and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.", as well as many of the FOX promos (Simpsons, Prison Break... oh, you've heard him.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12) FRED COLLINS</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stick around through the mush-mouth opening until about 1:46 and you'll hear one of TV's most famous speakers, specifically for ABC. Evidently he also did voice work for several cartoons including The Inhumanoids and G.I Joe. He is also, through a bit of digging and very little fact-finding, not currently alive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11) BILL RATNER</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q8p44kvnWrM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oh hey look! It's THIS thing again! Yeah, well, do you have any idea how tough it is to find compilations like this with both faces and voices? DO YA?! Sorry. :30 seconds in and you get this guy: easily one of the most recognizable voices in movie trailer history. He's most famous for being the voice of <span style="font-style: italic;">G.I. Joe's</span> Flint. He also was the narrator in some episodes of <span style="font-style: italic;">Ben 10</span>. He reprised the role of Flint in episodes of <span style="font-style: italic;">Family Guy</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Robot Chicken</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10) JOE CIPRIANO</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bd6iJWyHc7A&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bd6iJWyHc7A&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bd6iJWyHc7A&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bd6iJWyHc7A&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bd6iJWyHc7A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Finally, something filling and juicy about one of these guys! This from Wikipedia:<br /> "In 1997 the CBS Television Network looked to Joe to assist in changing its image to attract a younger audience. Since CBS' "worst to first" ratings success, Joe has become synonymous with CBS' brightest comedies (some of which are no longer running, except in reruns), such as Everybody Loves Raymond, The King of Queens, Yes Dear and Two and a Half Men. The most recent ratings sweeps crowned CBS as the most watched U.S. television network.<br /><br />In 2005, NBC made an exhaustive search for a "new sound" to represent their Award Winning Dramas such as The West Wing, ER, Medium and others. They found it with Cipriano, who re-invented his sound and created a mysterious, youthful and impactful presence. He is also the announcer for NBC's popular game shows, Deal or No Deal hosted by Howie Mandel and 1 vs. 100 hosted by Bob Saget. Cipriano is also the voice for the cable outlet Food Network."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9) ERNIE ANDERSON</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVnAVNS6GiE&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVnAVNS6GiE&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVnAVNS6GiE&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVnAVNS6GiE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pVnAVNS6GiE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The voice of the American Broadcasting Corporation, Ernie passed in 1997, but for those of us who watched a ton of TV growing up, we all remember one of the greatest to ever give his voice to the airwaves. "Eyewitness News...starts...NOW!" Anderson's signature was putting emphasis on a particular word. One example was his enunciation of "Love" in "The Love Boat." Anderson was also the announcer of <span style="font-style: italic;">America's Funniest Home Videos</span> from 1989 to 1995 and did the voice over for the previews of new episodes during the first three seasons of <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Trek: The Next Generation.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8) JAMES EARL JONES</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/WxwrVw6Vsjw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/WxwrVw6Vsjw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/WxwrVw6Vsjw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WxwrVw6Vsjw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WxwrVw6Vsjw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This old Sesame Street clip is just bizarre, but it certainly shows the speaking prowess of one James Earl Jones, easily better known as Darth Vader. But even before, during, and after his stint as Dark Lord of the Sith, Jones lent his booming speech skills to CNN, the Summer Olympics, and countless film spots and Broadway plays.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7) SAM ELLIOTT</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QxHKOZB8U5c&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QxHKOZB8U5c&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QxHKOZB8U5c&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QxHKOZB8U5c&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QxHKOZB8U5c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you don't know Sam from his many commercial spots, perhaps you know him better in his countless movie rolls including my personal favorite as Virgil Earp in the killer Western, Tombstone. Elliott's voice can be heard as the voice-over narration for commercials from time to time. In the past, he has lent his voice to campaigns for Chevy, IBM, Union Pacific, and, most notably, took over as the voice of the American Beef Council after Robert Mitchum died. In 2007, Toyota hired Elliott to perform voice-overs for the new Toyota Tundra truck commercials, playing on the rich and gravelly delivery of his voice. Since late 2007, Elliot has been heard doing voice-overs for Coors Beer, bringing his deep, rich voice and "western" appeal to the beer brewed in Colorado.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6) AL CHALK</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/LONhpRqN8aU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/LONhpRqN8aU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/LONhpRqN8aU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LONhpRqN8aU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LONhpRqN8aU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This skit is too funny that it's almost surreal! Al, by the way, is at 2:37, in case you feel like skipping through, but I implore you not to. Chalk has voiced thousands of movie trailers, TV promos, commercials, and other audio presentations. He has also appeared on-camera in Hollywood films and television programs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5) NICK TATE</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/AV-M7qJXH5E&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/AV-M7qJXH5E&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/AV-M7qJXH5E&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AV-M7qJXH5E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AV-M7qJXH5E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"One man..." Tate pretty much made that line as famous as anything else you've ever repeatedly heard in movie trailers. Tate is also well known for his voice over work in theatrical trailers for such films as Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible, as well as work in commercials, including Guinness beer spots airing beginning in fall 2006.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4) HAL DOUGLAS</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVDzuT0fXro&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVDzuT0fXro&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVDzuT0fXro&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVDzuT0fXro&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fVDzuT0fXro&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This bit is from a movie that Jerry Seinfeld did a few years back (no, not that Bee Movie thing) called The Comedian that kind of came and went, but that's beside the point. Hal is just hilarious here basically mocking himself. Because many of his trailers have begun with the words "In a world", there is controversy over whether his voice has immortalized them (Don LaFontaine claimed to have actually created the catchphrase... more on him in a minute). In addition, Douglas has been the promotional voice for the former WB, A&E and The History Channel. As of 2007, Douglas records promotional narrations for ABC along with theatrical trailers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) MARK ELLIOTT</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JVxP33iQ6KM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Head on up to 2:45 and you will hear one of the most unmistakable voices of all time. Elliott has been voicing over for Disney for as long as I can remember and every time something new from the Mouse House makes its way to theaters or DVD, you'll hear this guy's uplifting speech urging you to join in on the magic. One of his most well-known voice-overs for Disney is the trademark, "And Now, Our Feature Presentation." In the original 1996 Toy Story VHS, a different voice-over says instead, "Thanks for joining us for this special preview. And Now, Our Feature Presentation."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) JOHN LEADER</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KAnq10BBvvs&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KAnq10BBvvs&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KAnq10BBvvs&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KAnq10BBvvs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KAnq10BBvvs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, you have to watch this again! Right at the :55 second mark, LaFontaine introduces another of TV's greatest voice-over actors: John Leader. John Leader signed with SBV in 1984 and almost immediately joined the then-very-small-circle of movie trailer VO artists. He has voiced the trailers and campaigns for hundreds of major movies from "Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom," to all three "Back To The Future" films. From classic Merchant/Ivory award winners to some of the most popular romantic comedies of all time, like "While You Were Sleeping," "When Harry Met Sally," and "Sleepless In Seattle." John was one of the first promo voices to launch the new Fox Television Network in 1988. In 1989 he became one of the primary voices on CBS, a relationship he still enjoys today as the on-going voice of "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," and many of the network's prime time dramas.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) DON LAFONTAINE</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7QPMvj_xejg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7QPMvj_xejg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-08686249690513983 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7QPMvj_xejg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7QPMvj_xejg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7QPMvj_xejg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On September 1st, we lost history's greatest voice-over actor. Lending his gruff, stern, rich pipes to over 5,000 trailers and hundreds of TV and radio spots and promos, Don LaFontaine was most well known for opening his dialog with: "In a world...", a phrase often attributed to his creation. Weather he did or not is meaningless, the point is he made it his own. He'll be missed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><script language="javascript">var MyShoutItURL = "http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/205481";</script><script src="http://www.shoutwire.com/feed/MyShoutIt.js" language="javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-46499161897617645162008-10-30T09:38:00.009-04:002008-10-30T11:37:19.228-04:00THE TOP THIRTEEN MOST FAMOUS FICTIONAL GHOSTS<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Well</span>, it's official, this marks the LAST of my Halloween-themed lists! *SOB* And I was having so much fun, too! Oh well, on to other things for November. Anyway, I have done a duo of lists featuring ghosts already: One with REAL ghost photos, and one about ghost MOVIES, so, to round out the Trilogy, this time I figured I do a ghost list based on the most famous fictional frighteners. This is an all-inclusive type deal covering cartoons, comics, and even classic literature. So sit back, in the dark, light a candle (be careful, fire is hot!) and enjoy this list about some phony ghosts!<br /><br /><br /><br /><**< <oo>< >oo> >**> (:o} (Those'r ghosts, see? Whatever)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13) PATRICK SWAYZE (GHOST)</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqXu3pDdWi442xoLMdtAp5ETeOlO3-KCgI60GkqWWHxBoD9lu0PgJmMD9LSTLuK8d-j7D4K4Ax7Svp39-PmT9c-UrpudF3I92c9IRCNUP8VgmFhULBqLVMzs8lJPaPKC3DLfnuWF5ewjb/s1600-h/swayze+ghost.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqXu3pDdWi442xoLMdtAp5ETeOlO3-KCgI60GkqWWHxBoD9lu0PgJmMD9LSTLuK8d-j7D4K4Ax7Svp39-PmT9c-UrpudF3I92c9IRCNUP8VgmFhULBqLVMzs8lJPaPKC3DLfnuWF5ewjb/s320/swayze+ghost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262967024361305346" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yeah, I know I left him off the Ghost Movie list, and, well, I heard about it. So, I'm making amends here, reluctantly, by giving the Swayze his rightful dues. However, as a straight man who has no interest in watching Patrick the Spook get all clay-coated with his woman, I will freely admit that Demi Moore, as per the norm, was smoking hot and made men everywhere almost wish they were Swayze if not just for a moment. Other fine Swayze movies to get manly to: Roadhouse, Red Dawn, Next of Kin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12) THE PHANTOM</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmyLvJTQNL0yPVpP2dPefwjOyWAseQNGpTrwttaN-q4ZIkQkNUTyXE4REu9Xc5OiQ5XQNKgYBTpaqxNMzEy-RGE1enK41e3oqd3KH6vuuV4kae4UFvVJVgnatxTgmn9pa3gDbEsSzKzUI/s1600-h/phantom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmyLvJTQNL0yPVpP2dPefwjOyWAseQNGpTrwttaN-q4ZIkQkNUTyXE4REu9Xc5OiQ5XQNKgYBTpaqxNMzEy-RGE1enK41e3oqd3KH6vuuV4kae4UFvVJVgnatxTgmn9pa3gDbEsSzKzUI/s320/phantom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262966515355898018" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_hZT1i2hzU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_hZT1i2hzU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_hZT1i2hzU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_hZT1i2hzU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_hZT1i2hzU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_hZT1i2hzU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D_hZT1i2hzU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />In the jungles of the fictional African country of Bangalla, there is a myth featuring "The Ghost Who Walks", a powerful and indestructible guardian of the innocent. Because he seems to have existed for generations, some believe him to be immortal. In reality, the Phantom is descended from 20 previous generations of crime-fighters who all adopt the same persona. When a new Phantom takes the task from his dying father, he swears the Oath of the Skull: "I swear to devote my life to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty, and injustice, in all their forms, and my sons and their sons shall follow me". Ok, so it's a bit of a stretch, but cut me some slack, at least I didn't mention that Billy Zane/Christy Swanson/Treat Williams piece of crap flick. How about half credit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11) GHOST RIDER</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o0Fiv-3ub5rqlgJzZG8frCbzGJOLHjwefbFn9k48lop2xcA7ToTChchTbmF-DATZrjQ43cfhdU3-p9qEIsHUbosvEuBQRAlY3raAPRoZq0D05dGZcZQXpdxCuIeDVPZJ2GtnpqRHnYaY/s1600-h/ghostrider.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o0Fiv-3ub5rqlgJzZG8frCbzGJOLHjwefbFn9k48lop2xcA7ToTChchTbmF-DATZrjQ43cfhdU3-p9qEIsHUbosvEuBQRAlY3raAPRoZq0D05dGZcZQXpdxCuIeDVPZJ2GtnpqRHnYaY/s320/ghostrider.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262966442774531938" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/awZvBZ3Oca0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/awZvBZ3Oca0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/awZvBZ3Oca0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/awZvBZ3Oca0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/awZvBZ3Oca0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/awZvBZ3Oca0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/awZvBZ3Oca0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The Ghost Rider is a human who can transform into a being with a flaming skull and supernatural powers. The motorcycles he rides can travel faster than conventional motorcycles and can perform such seemingly impossible feats such as riding up a vertical surface, across the surface of water and leaping across great distances that normal motorcycles could not match. The Ghost Riders are notoriously hard to injure by any conventional means, as bullets and knives usually pass through them without causing pain. The Ghost Riders possess superhuman strength, enough to easily pick up a motorcycle and hurl it across a room. It has been stated that John Blaze as Ghost Rider can press around 5 tons. Ok, so it's a bit of a stretch, but cut me some slack, at least I didn't mention that Nick Cage/Sam Elliot/Peter Fonda piece of semi-crap flick. How about half credit. Wow, I just had the weirdest sense of deja vu...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10) THE GHOST</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIrit1DoeghCBuAugdgNAkl26IXf4kjwg8Mp3pEwrom1PhTmG_JKsyexFtNwk0G00huZR_mgTQqYBJVaLr521qVLBBK8mOYPB-Wu7Z7CtplNEOvnBvAP_SZDpZzKS3_l196_uSfQlQjvl/s1600-h/ghost.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIrit1DoeghCBuAugdgNAkl26IXf4kjwg8Mp3pEwrom1PhTmG_JKsyexFtNwk0G00huZR_mgTQqYBJVaLr521qVLBBK8mOYPB-Wu7Z7CtplNEOvnBvAP_SZDpZzKS3_l196_uSfQlQjvl/s320/ghost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262966417418040818" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Special, X 8, V1 #1-12: Elisa Cameron is dead. She has a sister, Margo, with whom she slowly reconciles and moves in with, as well as two recently sober parents, who are eventually murdered by a shadowy psionic that seems to know something about her past as a reporter, apparently slain over a story she was covering. Her natural weakness is jade, which keeps her from "ghosting" out and being able to pass through objects. She discovers she has the ability to "jump", but must cross a sort of "Hell" in order to do so. Elisa faces a series of psionics, led by Dr. October, a woman who wanted to eliminate Elisa for being beautiful even in death. Elisa also must deal with a demon, Cameron Nemo, which escapes from her "hell", causing much destruction, before the aid of King Tiger helps her defeat the demon. Elisa also learns that her jumps, her Hell, even Nemo, are all a construct of her own imagination. Also she's smokin' hot, which is pretty much standard for Dark Horse women.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9) HAMLET</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFPh8Rg_6JIdi1uzrfX7RJ8U_G1UyGDr4QQoyCkNCyR-V91Es_pY1qm6ziFQ1gNLR_DlM1kuDHBj12KE9ZZpLfY1xi0hVxsGPT_6XP_CVKFs5w8Yl8671J5EoF0mQL7tQoH5J2gNoDmBE/s1600-h/Hamlet_and_the_Ghost.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFPh8Rg_6JIdi1uzrfX7RJ8U_G1UyGDr4QQoyCkNCyR-V91Es_pY1qm6ziFQ1gNLR_DlM1kuDHBj12KE9ZZpLfY1xi0hVxsGPT_6XP_CVKFs5w8Yl8671J5EoF0mQL7tQoH5J2gNoDmBE/s320/Hamlet_and_the_Ghost.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262966472520260978" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RN4rkv6FtVg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The play opens on a cold night at Elsinore, the Danish royal castle. The sentinels try to persuade Hamlet's friend Horatio that they have seen King Hamlet's ghost, when it appears again. After hearing from Horatio of the Ghost's appearance, Hamlet resolves to see the Ghost himself. That night, the Ghost appears to Hamlet. He tells Hamlet that he is the spirit of his father, and discloses that Claudius murdered King Hamlet by pouring poison in his ears. The Ghost demands that Hamlet avenge him; Hamlet agrees and decides to fake madness to avert suspicion. He is, however, uncertain of the Ghost's reliability. SPOOKY!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8) DISNEY WORLD'S HAUNTED MANSION HITCH HIKERS</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8c2GsNwmSop5CmhpoSh8JBy9M227Mo3jPzLHqN4OBJxiBReU1VeWwhGwWEWIJhtNoTzDEzzWPYU7hW3dvtUysGeJiOzIREzBN_W1nQzjEebBFHsw18MRr3E2cHB7BOBg9XQ2DBt7mlHHA/s1600-h/disney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8c2GsNwmSop5CmhpoSh8JBy9M227Mo3jPzLHqN4OBJxiBReU1VeWwhGwWEWIJhtNoTzDEzzWPYU7hW3dvtUysGeJiOzIREzBN_W1nQzjEebBFHsw18MRr3E2cHB7BOBg9XQ2DBt7mlHHA/s320/disney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262965855873920786" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/62BM_CV_FM0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/62BM_CV_FM0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/62BM_CV_FM0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/62BM_CV_FM0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/62BM_CV_FM0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/62BM_CV_FM0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />**Not my video, just one I found on YouTube, but is is perfect!**<br /><br /><br />I remember the very first time I went to Disney World, I think I was like ten, and we decided to try out the classic Haunted Mansion ride. From the very first moment when crowd is given witness to the phantom hitch hikers, you just know you're in for a real treat. Once inside the car, you're taken through a 'spooky' house (Disney style, so not too awful bad) full of singing spirits featuring many classic Disney voice over artists (<a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Mansion">dig it here</a>) and the amazing Tony the Tiger/Grinch Songster himself: Thurl Ravenscroft. Eventually you pass a mirror just before the end and, no matter who's sitting next to you (a living person, I mean) you'll automatically get a ghost rider and it is so very cool. No holograms in use here, as I later found out in a 1991 behind the scenes tour, but just a great usage of mirrors. Damn impressive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7) THE GHOSTS OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZq8SQEh_aOY34_R-5_vkqEeOjfO0jhRHry8E49vYsVzOhmL9HD9YQ9Sxpd91hUQTxCkN3dTU9Zye7oBTFbhGRmWZ2hYmvmLwThjNCGeQy4HTGWPEu2NX5_rlp-fbARh2BMcKq6obqA_5/s1600-h/xmascarol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZq8SQEh_aOY34_R-5_vkqEeOjfO0jhRHry8E49vYsVzOhmL9HD9YQ9Sxpd91hUQTxCkN3dTU9Zye7oBTFbhGRmWZ2hYmvmLwThjNCGeQy4HTGWPEu2NX5_rlp-fbARh2BMcKq6obqA_5/s320/xmascarol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262967029437136914" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qKBefzQfygI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />This is easily one of my favorite books, regardless of its Holiday attachment. I remember back in junior high when I was first introduced to this Dickens classic and, despite the fact that we were supposed to read something like 10 pages a night or something, I devoured the entire thing in two nights. I was so intrigued by the spirits offering Scrooge, ultimately, a second chance at being less of a miser. Though most people remember the Big 3 ghosts, as it were, as The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, one must remember that Jacob Marley was the first a really the one that got to Scrooge first, as he was his old business partner. The two best versions of this story I have seen are the fantastic Disney animated featurette, and the movie Scrooge with Bill Murray. Seriously, I love that movie!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6) THE FUNKY PHANTOM</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhWcaPdB_ub-s5qDbSNnY1SJ4Vw2L2GgSnw5jgxW204PF_n2De71eDdWPby6m8mdSgnNB7Llop_oNA7GywblahYSzGl7kVaAIaeePc5r6qQi-Rvcajs14B8TgxYrWIbbdLF82ddHzgDOI/s1600-h/funky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhWcaPdB_ub-s5qDbSNnY1SJ4Vw2L2GgSnw5jgxW204PF_n2De71eDdWPby6m8mdSgnNB7Llop_oNA7GywblahYSzGl7kVaAIaeePc5r6qQi-Rvcajs14B8TgxYrWIbbdLF82ddHzgDOI/s320/funky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262965859235072386" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjbAcU7a41w&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjbAcU7a41w&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjbAcU7a41w&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjbAcU7a41w&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjbAcU7a41w&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjbAcU7a41w&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjbAcU7a41w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Similar to Hanna-Barbera's successful Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Funky Phantom featured three teenagers — Skip, April and Augie — and their dog Elmo. These four living beings solved spooky mysteries with the help of two ghostly companions, a Revolutionary War-era ghost named Jonathan Wellington "Mudsy" Muddlemore and his cat, Boo. Oh, and if you're wondering why Mudsy sounds so much like Snagglepuss, it's because it's the same voice; the wonderful and supremely talented Daws Butler, a HB staple.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5) INKY, PINKY, BLINKY, and CLYDE</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrfFxZqFsBxgFxJ3tkYUc4aCTuKfClMn0dxVeg6Ie0t3UzG5s1zl9ZZXn0SS9uC-g0gTOkKknXOtK01ACTClrwp21aCTLD4lxhAWgARw0Tdukwe7ZzlknPXXcCaKmW8h5c1BqKN0vw7w2/s1600-h/pacman+ghosts.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrfFxZqFsBxgFxJ3tkYUc4aCTuKfClMn0dxVeg6Ie0t3UzG5s1zl9ZZXn0SS9uC-g0gTOkKknXOtK01ACTClrwp21aCTLD4lxhAWgARw0Tdukwe7ZzlknPXXcCaKmW8h5c1BqKN0vw7w2/s320/pacman+ghosts.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262966492938963202" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QRbc9CtDWjM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />No other enemies existed in the video game, Pac-Man, other than time and your own inability to move the joy stick fast enough. These four ghosts, apparently, each had their own individual attributes though, honestly, I just remember each adopting the skill of being completely fucking annoying. Their soul (get it?) purpose in existence was to get either in front of you or behind you and touch you thereby rending your chomping yellow mouth in twain. However, strategically placed in the corners of the mazes were your defense and offense against these irritating spooks: POWER PELLETS! Inhale one of these bad boys and you were sending a floating set of disembodied eyeballs back to ghost town. Aw classics...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4) BEETLEJUICE</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1kXE6JXJz74SZhkY7FvMO0oRgTQBqFDiDwdrN9YWdJ6Dfb0M2ZycSi6jiAyiJLMrvUY2Qy1Sx0imHEo84iujeWwkIh2n8dcYzuV_RM20gIeJYzoIby5rEJelQI_9rVvBeN6BgTlmKx_u/s1600-h/BEETLEJUICE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1kXE6JXJz74SZhkY7FvMO0oRgTQBqFDiDwdrN9YWdJ6Dfb0M2ZycSi6jiAyiJLMrvUY2Qy1Sx0imHEo84iujeWwkIh2n8dcYzuV_RM20gIeJYzoIby5rEJelQI_9rVvBeN6BgTlmKx_u/s320/BEETLEJUICE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262965837403712370" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lzy7_7IGmLQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />The Michael Keaton-performed Tim Burton-classic Beetlejuice has become a Halloween staple, and for good reason! When Alec Baldwin and Gena Davis find themselves less than alive, they suddenly realize they might need help retaining their home from Jeffery Jones, Catherine O'Hara, and Wynona Ryder. Who are you going to inadvertantly get ahold of? Beetlejuice, that's who! 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I have no Earthly idea why, he's just as tasty as his cereal brethren, Frankenberry and Count Chocula, but he's just not available on the off season! Here's funny, too: I don't generally like blueberries outside of breakfast foods, so, to that end, I love pancakes with them, and, consequently, this cereal! Ok, now I want some...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) SLIMER</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZOtP2J-JkRo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />** Right about 4:53 is where the magic happens **<br /><br /><br />First seen during the investigation of the library in the original Ghostbusters, Slimer was an instant fan favorite and soon after went on to star in the Real Ghostbusters cartoon and appear in the sequel to the film. Basically, he's just a fat green wad of ectoplasm, but that's done nothing to take away from his fame.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST</span><br /><br /></oo><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI5vIHJrjlybLdTHWWubXwq3Mkg9GsvnT54pYuob4RrwLqQjn-zmB7P8-_WAdKGBU0EQ1WTU6G7JnizlmfqhaG1Y7Slgp8gYayhKRT0VqCF-jgC5oDzZETGX8_gVDAqcFrXWPlsC0vohZ/s1600-h/casper.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilI5vIHJrjlybLdTHWWubXwq3Mkg9GsvnT54pYuob4RrwLqQjn-zmB7P8-_WAdKGBU0EQ1WTU6G7JnizlmfqhaG1Y7Slgp8gYayhKRT0VqCF-jgC5oDzZETGX8_gVDAqcFrXWPlsC0vohZ/s320/casper.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262965841931214034" border="0" /></a><br /><oo><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/q5YYbsoiNGI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q5YYbsoiNGI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q5YYbsoiNGI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-09671746814931739 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZGarpxTrMU&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZGarpxTrMU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ZGarpxTrMU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />There really shouldn't be any need to even describe who this is. So, I'll let the vignette speak for itself. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">HAVE A GREAT HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><script language="javascript">var MyShoutItURL = "http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/204624";</script><script src="http://www.shoutwire.com/feed/MyShoutIt.js" language="javascript"></script></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></oo><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-42545935024781026252008-10-27T09:49:00.005-04:002008-10-27T18:56:10.300-04:00THE TOP TEN HALLOWEEN NECESSITIES<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">So</span> Halloween is Friday and I have to say I really look forward to it every year. We were smart and got our kids costumes a month ago so we're more than prepared there. Also, since we're not going to be home, no need to stock up on goodies to hand out, so we've got that going for us. Anyway, the neighborhood we frequent happens to be my Grandmother's and is consequently filled with the elderly and families more than willing to doll out massive wads of the good stuff. Oh sure, my kids love the candy, as do I (no big secret there) but they are relatively picky and pretty much leave all the chocolate to me. Yep, I WIN! As for the trinkets (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ie</span>: spider rings, coupons, what have you), they generally get those and that's cool with me. Anyway, enough prattling on, here's our list for the day consisting of the TOP TEN NECESSITIES FOR HALLOWEEN ENJOYMENT. Have a good one!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />10) SCARY STORIES<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLmI5hxh2v3LAads8pqVb2A8P2AbY3kizwZlV5dF99jaxEIoQhKxcYC8nogcUmPGA63IaFjs4L2FGhMmX_HyNKYsSBwCcrDX3zHWj6-kgXUzhjpeQ1WUr0Aj9TBC9P2-vfqhPWqMf68jF/s1600-h/scary_stories1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLmI5hxh2v3LAads8pqVb2A8P2AbY3kizwZlV5dF99jaxEIoQhKxcYC8nogcUmPGA63IaFjs4L2FGhMmX_HyNKYsSBwCcrDX3zHWj6-kgXUzhjpeQ1WUr0Aj9TBC9P2-vfqhPWqMf68jF/s320/scary_stories1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849995402754402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />What Halloween could respect itself without the benefit of a scary story or two? None, that's which ones. The book I have shown here is the wildly popular and excessively freaky SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK. I remember reading this little nugget of shivers when I was in school (I'm 34) and this thing still manages to illicit the goose pimples (did I mention I'm 34! Shit, I can handle ANY horror movie but this book continues to get to me...) If you want to truly give your children nightmares for life, read them some of these gems. Here's a <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=qjeXf1eXh6QC&dq=scary+stories+to+tell+in+the+dark&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=0Neo_Ot8Dy&sig=rUSZiRzLNgF3DPc40aFY4o8qev0&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPP1,M1">sample.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />9) HALLOWEEN PARTIES<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb3qh2sZ-vnqm0Lz-WCweswZdBcFfUeLkZ4g8cnkdHJtnQcvseRPaBhPgsJ-nf3ilIzBUgQPi8iGzAtG_KkPaHmR0fcNq7hfbI9x69ucp0keobzAa56c3hul0jNqwh8_i5txXetfTP4xA/s1600-h/bieber_halloween_party_2_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb3qh2sZ-vnqm0Lz-WCweswZdBcFfUeLkZ4g8cnkdHJtnQcvseRPaBhPgsJ-nf3ilIzBUgQPi8iGzAtG_KkPaHmR0fcNq7hfbI9x69ucp0keobzAa56c3hul0jNqwh8_i5txXetfTP4xA/s320/bieber_halloween_party_2_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849440162059602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Halloween parties were the places to be when I was a lad about town looking for anywhere to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hork</span> down liters of alcohol. They apparently still are, but I wouldn't know as I have more pressing issues at hand, namely children who want to go out begging. I digress. The best thing about really good Halloween parties were the ones where you went as costumed as possible, tossed your keys into a big bowl, partied like it was your last night on earth, and left with whomever owned the keys you were paired with. Good times; ugly chicks. Wait, maybe that wasn't that much fun after all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />8) HALLOWEEN SPECIALS ON TV<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERQH2QmiDsir4vmgcAgXUdyYdd1UnvXEQ2rBBmTVa1NGY40Kw5jStovVDAsigloHwVN7n363DMDI3OJBpGhxee-JO2cElCasFZP5CFuasn9u-e9H5QFK5BLpBY6BgcYa1UdXDAF1lnvZW/s1600-h/Its_the_Great_Pumpkin_Charlie_Brown.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERQH2QmiDsir4vmgcAgXUdyYdd1UnvXEQ2rBBmTVa1NGY40Kw5jStovVDAsigloHwVN7n363DMDI3OJBpGhxee-JO2cElCasFZP5CFuasn9u-e9H5QFK5BLpBY6BgcYa1UdXDAF1lnvZW/s320/Its_the_Great_Pumpkin_Charlie_Brown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849989275889874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sadly, gone and long-missed are the days when Halloween Specials on TV ran rampant. I used to love the Garfield Special, there was a Casper one I vaguely remember, and I think the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Thundercats</span> go Trick or Treating... maybe. Anyway, the only one now that's as classic as all the others is the one you see above: It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Easily the best and the first part of their still-televised Holiday <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Trifecta</span> including Thanksgiving and Christmas. Oh sure, if you have cable (and what normal human doesn't), you can count on ABC Family or Disney to pump out the specials for you, but none can compare to the steadfast greatest.<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sYFfOJPMnsw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sYFfOJPMnsw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sYFfOJPMnsw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/sYFfOJPMnsw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sYFfOJPMnsw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sYFfOJPMnsw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />7) SPOOKY MUSIC<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bS3KI7yPjsmpPgng3J1igJkrgjBEv4mmHQMVDH53kz7YPGJbz76eH_uPmladnmuo0hkZ1QV8XlY8bn143KHdX5FHAbgvOaR_v_ADmEKnEt6_jFbCjopLf4aAqw9FZL6UX4pVgpbLK7I9/s1600-h/VeryScaryMusicFront.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bS3KI7yPjsmpPgng3J1igJkrgjBEv4mmHQMVDH53kz7YPGJbz76eH_uPmladnmuo0hkZ1QV8XlY8bn143KHdX5FHAbgvOaR_v_ADmEKnEt6_jFbCjopLf4aAqw9FZL6UX4pVgpbLK7I9/s320/VeryScaryMusicFront.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261850000368648802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Spooky music can very easily set the mood for any Halloween occasion from a big bash to a cemetery-themed front lawn. My favorite, which I will graciously include here, is the Danny <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Elfman</span>-performed theme to Tales From The Crypt. Not especially scary, but in certainly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">invokes</span> a slew of memories of that amazing show from HBO. Oh, and in case you didn't know, John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Kassir</span>, the voice of the Crypt Keeper, also did Roger Rabbit. There's your trivia for the day.<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ae5XwkSguNI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ae5XwkSguNI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ae5XwkSguNI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ae5XwkSguNI&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ae5XwkSguNI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ae5XwkSguNI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />6) HAUNTED HOUSES<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWswqAE0vE1qLC-kARfFWShBRikZaBMDtjcP_7D9yOxPiveZZFDyN4ZCxYdgZgmcSmCcct1RrL-JH6tWPGj5e7eC-EaBPNRJY6JJYp1Q8eP0QUqCd2pUeKmjbDYT9YAunXDR8XOfpszA0P/s1600-h/haunted_house_lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWswqAE0vE1qLC-kARfFWShBRikZaBMDtjcP_7D9yOxPiveZZFDyN4ZCxYdgZgmcSmCcct1RrL-JH6tWPGj5e7eC-EaBPNRJY6JJYp1Q8eP0QUqCd2pUeKmjbDYT9YAunXDR8XOfpszA0P/s320/haunted_house_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849456870280226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Many <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">channels</span> of late have offered up tons of shows based on a group of folks heading out to a supposed haunted house and, putting themselves in paranormal dire straights, spending the night there photographing everything they see and recording all they hear. I have to admit, as a believer, I'll pretty much watch any one of these though I do find the ones featuring some British douche bag being all Chatty Cathy with the spooks a bit far fetched, but they're all pretty cool in their own ways. Oh, and if you've never been in a haunted house (I've been in half a dozen anyway), nothing quite prepares you for it. Trust me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />5) HORROR MOVIES<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHLXeN20Q4JIeRurpHEtgvKpJhic2dFYyGgQHYi1_R1xRhsYCkTQsacVIXRlhOPtWZToRyAkS5xE6ID8BIGB4VZqKzyilSbzs2EHqWJf7XfIPJWlNmVazFofkXq1nmmjUiqi5smRp6gws/s1600-h/horror_movies_by_necrophiliaccannibal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHLXeN20Q4JIeRurpHEtgvKpJhic2dFYyGgQHYi1_R1xRhsYCkTQsacVIXRlhOPtWZToRyAkS5xE6ID8BIGB4VZqKzyilSbzs2EHqWJf7XfIPJWlNmVazFofkXq1nmmjUiqi5smRp6gws/s320/horror_movies_by_necrophiliaccannibal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849465260624370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />It used to be that Halloween marked the best time of year to shell out your cash for any number of Halloween films and Horror films. Now, not so much. The last bastion of hope these days is to catch yet another entry into the Saw franchise, and that's cool, but I do long for the bygone days when one could expect at least a handful of them out there. Oh well. Shit, even the new Friday the 13<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> re-imagining/remake/untold nugget doesn't see release until February and the oft heralded Trick R Treat isn't getting wide release at all! So, here's a treat for those of you who miss a good horror flick:<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggDNhd5FC2U&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggDNhd5FC2U&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggDNhd5FC2U&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-022975907991200073 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggDNhd5FC2U&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggDNhd5FC2U&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ggDNhd5FC2U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />4) DECORATIONS<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX9tYoMcD4JQRbSZxR7cDsXt_K2wu-W6LYwI-YE9vBov3LtOOLJhHKNp7IW_XgfbvwlP7XQzVqzZ1cdSBCRGBfd4vlS90PnMtG8PiC-QwPdaEzHN92Z-0OIstTv7anRvKPmmtuGDUDQju/s1600-h/decor.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOX9tYoMcD4JQRbSZxR7cDsXt_K2wu-W6LYwI-YE9vBov3LtOOLJhHKNp7IW_XgfbvwlP7XQzVqzZ1cdSBCRGBfd4vlS90PnMtG8PiC-QwPdaEzHN92Z-0OIstTv7anRvKPmmtuGDUDQju/s320/decor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849442297558018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Halloween decorations are a must for a family with children. Believe me, having just moved and not being able (see: wanting) to put up Halloween <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">detritus</span> this late in the season is garnering certain reactions (see: whining) from the kids. Oh well, we'll make it up on Christmas. I would suggest any one or all of the following: skeletons, ghosts, disembodied hand, grave stones, giant spiders, and a spooky talking face. These are sure to liven up the old digs, especially if you live in a mental institute.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3) HALLOWEEN COSTUMES<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YoncoYGNDBTRKdKLxYOwblj9DCSQAi_CEqULeDgo1knmEQ3FyOCcEtqJQrLXewsCDGW7cM5_KjqsKVd1A_7ivYtqNFiwuakxCRO4ZtVshK40bJgcAOdBC67tQY1Z0UQvrzQiULQGx0fe/s1600-h/Target+halloween+costumes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YoncoYGNDBTRKdKLxYOwblj9DCSQAi_CEqULeDgo1knmEQ3FyOCcEtqJQrLXewsCDGW7cM5_KjqsKVd1A_7ivYtqNFiwuakxCRO4ZtVshK40bJgcAOdBC67tQY1Z0UQvrzQiULQGx0fe/s320/Target+halloween+costumes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261850002059259010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />It goes without mentioning that one needs a cool costume in order to 'legally' illicit candy from the neighborhood <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">contributors</span>. Nothing hollers laziness and non-conformity like high school-aged jack offs parading around in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Hoodies</span> or Football-team T's just to bag some sweets. It's kids like those who need to be toilet-papered to a tree for the night. Get with the program and the spirit and at least get a zombie mask or your sister's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Emo</span> make-up and join in on the festivities! The only excuse one has for a lack of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">apparel</span> is if you're a parent <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">traipsing</span> around with your hyper-active kids bounding from front door to front door. It's hard to keep up in your Furry get-up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2) JACK O' LANTERNS<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORkp4Cqb0KQl9tlHRtweqKTqW2WqE6YTKBPlU526RCxyvYVLj2gD5V6SB_R2uCK8aReu3tvKIBUa29rNBIy5JWZNrgDPD1wNJao7PJ4NDRNnPhJC3xGsGtgUh3dEqnumTCxfxy_JQAFiC/s1600-h/Jack-o'-Lantern_2003-10-31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORkp4Cqb0KQl9tlHRtweqKTqW2WqE6YTKBPlU526RCxyvYVLj2gD5V6SB_R2uCK8aReu3tvKIBUa29rNBIy5JWZNrgDPD1wNJao7PJ4NDRNnPhJC3xGsGtgUh3dEqnumTCxfxy_JQAFiC/s320/Jack-o'-Lantern_2003-10-31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849991884890098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carving pumpkins has certainly come a long way since I was a tyke. Back then, you had your dad take the family butcher knife to the orange gourd and hack away until something resembling a slasher-chopped face appeared, then you plopped in a candle and away you went. A week later, generally on Halloween night, you were left with a pile of rotten vegetation oozing off your front stoop thanks to the weather <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">obviously</span> afflicted with serious Turret's Syndrome, and everyone was happy. Today? Shit, you need clay and wood-carving tools, a master's degree in design, and an imagination better than your neighbor's just to come up with something partly original. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Yay</span> Halloween!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1) CANDY<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuo8S_cQ0vVmJKu2-PC1NIWOrkmDw-pLKJtwAcZuRFaQ-ZKg7exQ2jfNkzZ5EnwXdAY6CGIwYeeD0pG7sLKJO1rqVf4sYpBtY72qcmTTfnjrSG5dF5iR8ZmL6KwWUHiw4jZ69RAc2ENTM/s1600-h/HALLOWEENCANDY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuo8S_cQ0vVmJKu2-PC1NIWOrkmDw-pLKJtwAcZuRFaQ-ZKg7exQ2jfNkzZ5EnwXdAY6CGIwYeeD0pG7sLKJO1rqVf4sYpBtY72qcmTTfnjrSG5dF5iR8ZmL6KwWUHiw4jZ69RAc2ENTM/s320/HALLOWEENCANDY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261849448883098290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Let's face it: aside from the once-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">feared</span> All Hallowed Eve, and the prospect of Devil's Night, and the lore of the Dead rising from graves, Halloween will always be about the candy. Why else would anyone bother getting dressed up to go out for the night if you weren't going out to ransack the neighborhood of its sweet, sweet rewards? There would be no point. Now, for the most part, candy is candy and I can and will consume nearly everything in an attempt to make sure my kid's bags of goodies are free from cyanide and razor blades, but, do us all a favor and avoid any and all of these: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Necco</span> Wafers, Chunky Bars, Smarties Necklaces, and those chalkier than a classroom backboard Monster Themed Candies. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Ok</span>, now you may carry on.S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-26849571838600512012008-10-24T20:37:00.004-04:002008-10-24T20:56:45.813-04:00THE TOP 10 MOST QUOTABLE LINES FROM NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">So,</span> I moved. Yup, packed up the fam and shuffled off to a new home that's all kinds of better. In the interim, that is while I recover from everything being crammed into 3 days, I enlisted the assistance of my best bud, Doug to fork over a list for me. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br />"So, the Big Chief Magoo of <span style="font-style: italic;">Friday Night Lists</span> asked me for another list. This should be easy, I thought to myself. It’s October and that means Halloween. Yeah, I was torturing myself trying to come up with a list and then it hit me:<br />Here at The Waltz Compound we have a tradition on Halloween. We watch Night Of The Living Dead. I have seen this movie hundreds of times and it is, without a doubt, my favorite movie.<br />So here is the top ten most quotable lines from the original <span style="font-weight: bold;">NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD</span>. And as a bonus there’s a video clip at the end that is actually…THE ENTIRE MOVIE!!!<br /><br />(NOTE: I give the character name of who says the quote for each quote. If you don’t know who any of these people are, shame on you and watch the movie first.)"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. BEN –</span> 'Now get the Hell down in the cellar! You can be the boss down there, but I’m boss up here!'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHl9OphpsV4TO5uM5VavkGgYcxqlKDlSfoHVEi3ecv45O5F6jdhY_1qZPYqqJT18IVyXzTC0xWpgnNdHtqr7_MNKVGK_uzH3TjhgSPti1MrILzUvpoefYjcnqjgQgD4pvzbCqXdOe3cpo/s1600-h/N5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHl9OphpsV4TO5uM5VavkGgYcxqlKDlSfoHVEi3ecv45O5F6jdhY_1qZPYqqJT18IVyXzTC0xWpgnNdHtqr7_MNKVGK_uzH3TjhgSPti1MrILzUvpoefYjcnqjgQgD4pvzbCqXdOe3cpo/s320/N5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888065048280146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. HARRY COOPER –</span> 'All right, now you tell me! I’m not gonna take that kind of chance when we’ve got a safe place! We luck into a safe place and you’re telling us we gotta risk our lives just because somebody might need help, huh?'<br />(On an unnecessary side note: Harry Cooper is a real dickweed.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizc7jQE8swejzVSDuc0-k2eyfLZKfLWpqHiW6MmTb8mN4Sv-DF4hlEgBZAlHG9ktOmSHhfuP10YH4e3SPODsyozyDLJX2DOksezUh6xDZ11TZboFbL8ehJZQnDUCFa6JYtPyDzgSqr1t_j/s1600-h/N4.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizc7jQE8swejzVSDuc0-k2eyfLZKfLWpqHiW6MmTb8mN4Sv-DF4hlEgBZAlHG9ktOmSHhfuP10YH4e3SPODsyozyDLJX2DOksezUh6xDZ11TZboFbL8ehJZQnDUCFa6JYtPyDzgSqr1t_j/s320/N4.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888062362300770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. BEN –</span> 'Don’t you know what’s going on out there? This is no Sunday School picnic!'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne_C7ChKjWJvCTK2sib2vYBeayF1V0Ql37GWTBbkPudIyU_ezBubQn1sIgihaSVfUbHjphE0g0RZ3iYgmHoqdNqnmKtLHeGZgA7FRcrY3RawX2HXePmvo4ofYxmR-g9jKjQl-na0qd2d1/s1600-h/N3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne_C7ChKjWJvCTK2sib2vYBeayF1V0Ql37GWTBbkPudIyU_ezBubQn1sIgihaSVfUbHjphE0g0RZ3iYgmHoqdNqnmKtLHeGZgA7FRcrY3RawX2HXePmvo4ofYxmR-g9jKjQl-na0qd2d1/s320/N3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888056290967490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. SHERIFF MCCLELLAND –</span> 'Good shot! OK he’s dead let’s go get ‘em. That’s another one for the fire.'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWDdgLeDsDZ3G3Qlb4pPRwwNg5u-bjr29jFDfWuEExrVmrnsel6EPrPUurB_77pCNenpKQA9w8vnsdEJWgxuxRWrvp9rEop7ZOZfwT8MmGLLYjsHpZSBjB-0K5Z6ElXEM7kX1AQmavd6G/s1600-h/N2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWDdgLeDsDZ3G3Qlb4pPRwwNg5u-bjr29jFDfWuEExrVmrnsel6EPrPUurB_77pCNenpKQA9w8vnsdEJWgxuxRWrvp9rEop7ZOZfwT8MmGLLYjsHpZSBjB-0K5Z6ElXEM7kX1AQmavd6G/s320/N2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888052052141506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. BEN –</span> 'I ought to drag you out there and FEED you to those things.'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KlRPgyM1PlHkQfxK29AoZrcMGxgUSw4EFzeeayAUWuePrOdoh88D9jq5kdLbE5y6bN_y3t2798rxGNye8mjny15iPPqcVO1lN9UTFw-4TVGnOK17AZcoB99p3cHEtRcLdozdu6r36ACg/s1600-h/N1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KlRPgyM1PlHkQfxK29AoZrcMGxgUSw4EFzeeayAUWuePrOdoh88D9jq5kdLbE5y6bN_y3t2798rxGNye8mjny15iPPqcVO1lN9UTFw-4TVGnOK17AZcoB99p3cHEtRcLdozdu6r36ACg/s320/N1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888046175446530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. HELEN COOPER –</span> 'We may not enjoy living together, but dying together isn’t going to solve anything.'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAzcGEfqiTSIEm1o-3jjhc6ax5_lIJN_tJn4lRHhb_uQNErOA53CU4uze5_eao4QKR9OKrTuGjkhplli_Mzrf6t6vWG7BlQGAhTdQyIcz3GDndPN9eAdmDVaQfzM07xMBN75a1ghFp2g5/s1600-h/N9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAzcGEfqiTSIEm1o-3jjhc6ax5_lIJN_tJn4lRHhb_uQNErOA53CU4uze5_eao4QKR9OKrTuGjkhplli_Mzrf6t6vWG7BlQGAhTdQyIcz3GDndPN9eAdmDVaQfzM07xMBN75a1ghFp2g5/s320/N9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888662465920194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. BARBARA – </span>'Johnny has the keys…'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhis1YphGPhkpB5wlrPKRSJEAzVo2dFSjMRQiICMT2py6B9Lz0m_rhturUJsnj4LlTqjRS7Ka_LXRmGwXwHIcpzSlidTXtMCw705krMbJHNIfezYzffk9haoFwXKgknrbxkqp_dwIr-VDKE/s1600-h/N8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhis1YphGPhkpB5wlrPKRSJEAzVo2dFSjMRQiICMT2py6B9Lz0m_rhturUJsnj4LlTqjRS7Ka_LXRmGwXwHIcpzSlidTXtMCw705krMbJHNIfezYzffk9haoFwXKgknrbxkqp_dwIr-VDKE/s320/N8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888660082129010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. TOM – </span>'Well…the television said that’s the right thing to do.'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHADFQlP649D2q0-xgBuw3d1Eu_mRmuiYQDhe07kQJ4pZoHIika5GmeEAHmmdxkMLeT4T9LzwoncdycEf-gV0aDd_D5gIPLPEKlli0YyU4UJbFr3hjkus2k14aIoB4W9q4Ax3WAXFtMan/s1600-h/N7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHADFQlP649D2q0-xgBuw3d1Eu_mRmuiYQDhe07kQJ4pZoHIika5GmeEAHmmdxkMLeT4T9LzwoncdycEf-gV0aDd_D5gIPLPEKlli0YyU4UJbFr3hjkus2k14aIoB4W9q4Ax3WAXFtMan/s320/N7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888652889564706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. SHERIFF MCCLELLAND –</span> 'Beat ‘em or burn ‘em, they go up pretty easy.'<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRplyyqjx8gzAY5Le7b56gqJTsPkPXr1Luhu2nQzfbQLka42g-pkqhwjoF9GEwvG6EYQqqZZePA_yjcnLPx5gfOGV_wbznqEn3W4daN62ARbpAw2ENgmVDPNCdsQ3Htyd2qGb63Pz03NC/s1600-h/N6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRplyyqjx8gzAY5Le7b56gqJTsPkPXr1Luhu2nQzfbQLka42g-pkqhwjoF9GEwvG6EYQqqZZePA_yjcnLPx5gfOGV_wbznqEn3W4daN62ARbpAw2ENgmVDPNCdsQ3Htyd2qGb63Pz03NC/s320/N6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260888647956885890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">And the number one quote from <span style="font-weight: bold;">NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD IS…..</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Come on a say it with me people!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. JOHNNY – </span>'They’re coming to get you Barbara!'<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">And there you have it. Now enjoy the movie below. Yeah, it ain’t the greatest looking print, but it’s free and what do you want from public domain? Have an excellent Halloween<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-07724652375888578 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XhgVHTVi_h4&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-07724652375888578 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/XhgVHTVi_h4&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XhgVHTVi_h4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XhgVHTVi_h4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-71008368245758253562008-10-16T10:20:00.004-04:002008-10-16T12:14:04.549-04:00THE TOP 10 GREATEST GHOST MOVIES<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Literally</span> hundreds of movies claim to be ghost movies, and that's great, regardless of the fact that they're '<span style="font-style: italic;">all about ghosts</span>' or just '<span style="font-style: italic;">sort of</span>' about them. Now if I'm going to watch a GHOST MOVIE I like mine chock full of spirits from opening credits to closing crawl. So, for the purpose of this list, I chose 10 movies that fit firmly into that medium, while still having other things going on plot wise to coast comfortably from BOO to BOO, as it were. Now I also know that there's no way I could have possibly gotten this list right for all of you, and I half-ass apologize for that. I say 'half-ass' because fifty percent of these lists is based wholly on my own opinion and likes and dislikes. So, with that, you readers have an open invitation to SEND ME YOUR FAVORITES VIA THE COMMENT SCREEN and let me know, with as much humanity as you can muster, where I dropped the ball. Now, in the immortal words of Carol Anne, 'They're Heeeeere...'<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">PS</span>- No, GHOST with 'Roadhouse' ass-kicker, Patrick Swayze was NOT a good movie. Sorry, FTW!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10) JU-ON (THE GRUDGE - 2003) - Dir. Takashi Shimizu</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG3BGwutybM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG3BGwutybM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG3BGwutybM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG3BGwutybM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />No. This is not the American remake starring Buffy. This is the original, Japanese version with far deeper scares and a far more complex and less convoluted story. Apparently, dying while in turmoil leaves a lasting curse on the location in which it occurred. In this case, it's a house and it's just overrun with malevolent spirits looking to meow like cats and have long, wet ghost hair. It's pretty freaky. Oh, I watched both versions back to back one day, ya know, for laughs, and it's amazing just how different they really are. Try it yourself!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9) 2000 MANIACS (1964) - Dir. Hershell Gordon Lewis</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KHJOj9qeXSg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KHJOj9qeXSg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KHJOj9qeXSg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KHJOj9qeXSg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"The South will RISE again!" Based a bit loosely on the play, Brigadoon, a group of folks attend a Centennial Celebration in the deep south only to encounter the angered spirits that occupy those same fair grounds. Lewis is well known for his colorful and plentiful gore, and this film does not disappoint. In fact, watching the wacky hicks roasting a woman's arm while singing about it is just too classic.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8) THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) - Dir. Stuart Rosenberg</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hzfh2A22tNY&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hzfh2A22tNY&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hzfh2A22tNY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hzfh2A22tNY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Amityville builds a creeping mood filled with fright-inducing suspense. The effects are simple but effective and the performances are somewhat over the top but just as necessarily wacky. The film's overall lasting appeal has little to do with the film's apparent campiness as it has more to do with the real terror inducing legend that inspired it. Besides, when you've got a cast that includes bat-shit crazy Margot Kidder of Superman fame, it's all gold.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7) THIR13EN GHOSTS (2001) - Dir. Steve Beck</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/EexpNs4cVtk&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/EexpNs4cVtk&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EexpNs4cVtk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EexpNs4cVtk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, it's a remake, but it's better and therefor OK by me. Though the acting was every bit of the 09's-00's horror movie sassy street shit we've all come to abhor from most films like this, I have to say the house was truly inventive and on the DVD you can check out at your leisure each and every one of the 13 ghosts with full descriptions. Oh, and if the name F. Murray Abraham doesn't sell you, well, I guess I was wrong about you.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6) GHOST STORY (1981) - Dir. John Irvin</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ili-uW5evt8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ili-uW5evt8&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ili-uW5evt8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ili-uW5evt8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fred Astaire? Douglas Fairbanks Jr.? John FRIKKIN Housman? Are you serious! That's like a who's who of old-timey Hollywood under one horror roof! Pretty decent adaptation of a Straub novel, well, at least far better that horror author's generally get, and a bit spooky here and there, Ghost Story follows a group of friends being tormented by a vengeful dead acquaintance played by Alice Krige later of Star Trek fame. Look it up, you'll see.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5) POLTERGEIST (1982) - Dir. Tobe Hooper</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hQkBLrd1rE&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hQkBLrd1rE&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hQkBLrd1rE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8hQkBLrd1rE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"It knows what scares you" Best. Tagline. EVER! This movie used to scare the shit out of me when I was a kid, absolutely. Yet, I watched it every time I got the chance. It was always the tree scene and the clown scene and that little toy woman, Zelda Rubenstein... GAHH! Well, whether or not you believe in the legends of the many cast members demises brought on by doing these films or not should only make your viewing pleasure of this movie all the better.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4) THE FRIGHTENERS (1996) - Dir. Peter Jackson</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSA4ssrgnwA&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSA4ssrgnwA&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSA4ssrgnwA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSA4ssrgnwA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Michael J. Fox versus Jake Busey and Jeffrey Combs! Now that's quality entertainment! A movie visually designed and well written by master Robert Zemeckis, the ghost effects in this are particularly cool and the story is very well done. Fox can see the dead and 'employs' a few of them to aid in his 'cleansing' of targeted houses reaping the benefits. Until, literally, all Hell breaks loose. Oh, and those of you in love with <span style="font-style: italic;">Pushing Daisies</span> as I am, Chi McBride (Emmerson) plays a spook in this movie.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) BEETLEJUICE (1988) - Dir. Tim Burton</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/tqVV4GSYrNM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/tqVV4GSYrNM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tqVV4GSYrNM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tqVV4GSYrNM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you haven't seen this movie featuring the outstanding Michael Keaton as 'The Ghost With The Most', the exit door is to your left. Oh sure, he steals this Burton classic dealing with, well, Burton-esque visages of the undead, but the likes of Ryder, Davis, Baldwin, and the always awesome character actor Jeffrey Jones do 'killer' jobs themselves. Bad pun. Sorry. The music, provided by Burton's man-love, Danny Elfman, really sets the mood as two lost and relatively stupid new ghosts try in vein to win back their home from a marauding family bent on making it their own. BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) THE 6th SENSE (1999) - Dir. M. Night Shyamalan</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJIDW9iP0aQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJIDW9iP0aQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJIDW9iP0aQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJIDW9iP0aQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Easily both Osment and Shayamalan's best film, The 6th Sense offers the viewer the opportunity to grasp the perfectly constructed story line from nearly the first minute. One of Hollywood's finest endings of all time, the build up becomes so apparent once the climax hits you like a ton of bricks. Follow the red items and you'll be able to discern specific bits long before the end hands them to you. Oh, and I'm still a bit miffed that my wife figured this film out, in the theater, before I did. Congrats, honey. Seriously.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) - Dir. Ivan Reitman</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/uoS77WV3CR0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011731150616688923 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/uoS77WV3CR0&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uoS77WV3CR0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uoS77WV3CR0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To not have this classic ghost movie at number one would have been a crying shame. Four losers who decide, cllectively, to become New York City's finest in free-roaming apparition disposal, Venkman, Spengler, Stantz, and Zedmore, with assistance from their secretary, Melnitz, traverse the tri-city area wreaking as much havoc as the ghosts they trap. An amazing movie full of tons of laughs, cool ghosts, and even an equally awesome sequel. Oh, and the rumor mill has it that a part 3 is in the works with all of the original cast sans Rick Moranis. Evidently he's living the rich life off of his 'Honey I Whatever' films. Good for him. Jerk.S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473031928372653987.post-57360957923206802092008-10-14T07:52:00.006-04:002008-10-14T12:02:42.713-04:00THE TOP 13 HORROR MOVIE WEAPONRY<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">T</span>he stunning truth is that most, if not all, well known and heavily favored horror movie 'killers' (and I use that term a bit loosely, you'll see why in a second) are ultimately defined by not only how they destroy, but also by the implement with which they exact their slaughter. Not getting it? Ok, for instance: When I say Freddy Krueger, what's the first image that pops into your head... aside from bloody gore and a rapier wit. Yes, his razor-fingered gloves! It's like Sinatra said in his Love and Marriage song: 'you can't have one without the other.' Now, before I said horror movie 'killers', but unfortunately, even though this person is doing the killing, he is not necessarily the antagonist. Hell, in these films, even the 'hero' needs to get the good whacks in a time or two just to show the wicked hordes who they're messing with. So, here we have the top 13 horror movie weapons, each and every one so firmly connected to its respective owner as to go 'hand in hand'. It's a joke. Bah, whatever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13) CANDYMAN - THE RUSTY, NASTY HOOK</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/paQa5yNWTQg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/paQa5yNWTQg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/paQa5yNWTQg&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/paQa5yNWTQg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/paQa5yNWTQg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tony Todd has become one of horror-dom's most well know faces, as well as voices. His portrayal of hell-spawn Candyman, summoned by repeating his name five times in the mirror, not only wields his gory hook jammed ever-so uncomfortably into his right arm stump, but also the classic and infamous 'mouth-o'-bees'. Now one has to wonder, with one, isn't the other just a shade unnecessary? I guess not. Bees are awfully slow and unpredictable while a filthy hook does the job up right nicely.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12) SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE - THE DRILL</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/s0nia43KQjo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/s0nia43KQjo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/s0nia43KQjo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s0nia43KQjo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s0nia43KQjo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Man alive! For YouTube being such a purveyor of non-nudity, this trailer from Slumber Party Massacre sure has an awful lot of breasts in it. Anyway... wait, I can't just leave that. You NEVER see previews like this anymore, anywhere! Goodness! Ok, so our killer here, by the way in a slasher movie written by a Woman's Rights Activist (a lady, dimwits), sports the latest in power drill technology and wields it like a chainsaw, ie: slashing, cutting, and otherwise doing things a drill normally doesn't do. And that's why it's cool.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11) SAW - JIGSAW'S SHARP, TORTUROUS IMPLEMENTS</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vShqjqAfj20&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vShqjqAfj20&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vShqjqAfj20&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vShqjqAfj20&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vShqjqAfj20&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Though rolling on into 'out of control' territory with yet another film in the Saw series with part 5 opening next week, I have to admit, as originality goes, they've done pretty damn good so far. The overall story generally makes little difference how convoluted it gets, it's always the torture devices and wicked traps Jigsaw uses that really pour on the blood and guts. I chose this scene because that head contraption always bothered me, coupled quite nicely with the fact that the guy with the key in his gut was still alive. Nice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10) SWEENEY TODD - STRAIGHT RAZOR</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLP8JjAi5Lw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLP8JjAi5Lw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLP8JjAi5Lw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLP8JjAi5Lw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cLP8JjAi5Lw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Though not widely promoted as a horror film per se, it is indeed a bloody little slash fest that fits quite nicely in my list, thanks very much. Tim Burton spared nothing on the gore, that's for sure, and the film itself is brilliant indeed. In this wonderful YouTube clip I found, someone was kind enough to wrap all the kills together in a neat little package! Oh, and I get to watch Depp beat the snot out of, and, ultimately slaughter Sacha Cohen... that's quality film making!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9) PHANTASM - THE BALL</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fV2C0g9xpbk&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fV2C0g9xpbk&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/fV2C0g9xpbk&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fV2C0g9xpbk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fV2C0g9xpbk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Angus Scrimm (award winner for best name EVER) as the Tall Man in the Phantasm series (five, by the way) is as sinister and creepy as they come. Not one to over use tools for his menacing terrorizing, the Tall Man will, however, often employ a sphere with any number of wicked Swiss Army-like attachments at his disposal. As you can see in this trailer, the dual blades are a nice touch, but it also comes well equipped with a drill bit and a corkscrew! I'll take 10!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8) THE RING - A POSSESSED VHS TAPE</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/03668oTEoIQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/03668oTEoIQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/03668oTEoIQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/03668oTEoIQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/03668oTEoIQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok, calling this a 'weapon' is a bit of a stretch. I suppose, if you want to get technical, the tape is the 'vehicle' in which resides the restless spirit of Samara who, in all actuality, is the one who does the killing. Happy? Well anyway, the movie is based, quite faithfully, on Japan's Ringu and is, in my opinion, every bit as good. Naomi Watts basically steals it, with Samara and her creepy-ass self coming in a close second. Good scares in this one.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7) THE BURNING - CROPSY AND THE HEDGE CLIPPERS</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzPWiBV42og&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzPWiBV42og&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzPWiBV42og&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzPWiBV42og&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HzPWiBV42og&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yeah, yeah, so I used this movie in two back-two-back lists, sue me. As weaponry goes, however, not including Cropsy and his garden shears would have been a crying shame and I'd have been ridiculed by everyone, not the lest of which being my buddy, Doug. Though the raft massacre scene is the most well known (see last list), I included the very cool trailer this time. Those are SHARP!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6) THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - LEATHERFACE AND HIS CHAINSAW</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/pIswFruQaEo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/pIswFruQaEo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/pIswFruQaEo&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pIswFruQaEo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pIswFruQaEo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not giving Leatherface his chainsaw would really have made the title to this titular horror film pointless and stupid. Sure, throughout he does employ such tools as hooks and a hammer, but when he revs up his saw, it's all about to go very, very badly. The end scene where he just wigs out flinging his saw all over the place, for some reason, still scares the crap out of me. Just imagine seeing that guy out in the middle of nowhere! Whether he's chasing you with a chainsaw or a spatula, he's pretty damn creepy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5) HELLRAISER - PINHEAD'S CHAIN COLLECTION</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMNExagZVrc&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMNExagZVrc&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMNExagZVrc&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMNExagZVrc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RMNExagZVrc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />Not JUST chains, mind you, but chains with hooks and razor wire thrown in just for laughs! Yes, Pinhead is one sadistic fellow. Inventive and ever so creative, if he's not the epitome of what Satan is, or even a decent visage of Norse evil-doer, Loki, I'm not sure who is. This clip is from Hellraiser III and I chose it because it really illustrates how Mr. Pinhead here goes about his daily routine of turning a packed building full of patrons into a slaughterhouse. Wow.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4) DEAD ALIVE - LIONEL'S LAWNMOWER</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KkUdGkIwMFQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KkUdGkIwMFQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/KkUdGkIwMFQ&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KkUdGkIwMFQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KkUdGkIwMFQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's a great example of the weapon and the wielder in question not doing the killing for nefarious purposes. Lionel here has a houseful of unwanted zombie guests. Asking them to leave just wouldn't be proper, in fact, it's downright rude! The acceptable way to rid your party of the undead is to strap a lawnmower to your person and hack the bunch to slick, drippy little bits. Very effective and the guests will thank you.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3) FRIDAY THE 13TH - JASON LOVES HIS MACHETE</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kRCkptXzpoM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kRCkptXzpoM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kRCkptXzpoM&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kRCkptXzpoM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kRCkptXzpoM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In all actuality, Jason pretty much will hack you to death with whatever's handy. It just so happens that the machete is the most well know. This video is really well done and does a fine job of showing off Jason's many talents with such brutal killing implements as axes, spears, harpoon guns, and, of course, machetes. Such a professional!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2) A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET - FREDDY'S FOUR FINGERS</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_odY4Gh2Whw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_odY4Gh2Whw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/_odY4Gh2Whw&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_odY4Gh2Whw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_odY4Gh2Whw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Freddy is one inventive dude. In fact, comparing him to the Bugs Bunny of the horror world wouldn't be too much of a stretch. Especially after parts 1 and 2, where he almost exclusively uses his glove as his primary means of dispatching his prey. Later on, he uses the tools necessary to frighten his victims the most: motorcycles, video games, syringes, television... you name it, he'll find a way to end you with it. So, whether or not he's actually slaughtering you with his bladed glove, he'll never be caught dead without it. HA!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1) THE EVIL DEAD - ASH: A MAN WITH A BOOMSTICK AND CHAINSAW HAND</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/IGyCXvzmdYc&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/IGyCXvzmdYc&hl=en&fs=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-028933860144525947 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/IGyCXvzmdYc&hl=en&fs=1"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IGyCXvzmdYc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IGyCXvzmdYc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's official: No one is cooler than Bruce Campbell. From this scene forward, Ash exacts his revenge with these two weapons in tow all over some Deadite ass. Groovy.<br /><br /><br /><script language="javascript">var MyShoutItURL = "http://www.shoutwire.com/comments/200631";</script><script src="http://www.shoutwire.com/feed/MyShoutIt.js" language="javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>S. W. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07571275635694016704noreply@blogger.com0