Someone did a great version of bohemian rhapsody...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
NYWC- New York Wrestling Connection
On Saturday December 19th, The NYWC held A Miracle on 57th Street in Queens, NY. The NWYC is an independent wrestling organization that is based out of Deer Park, Long Island. It is a great alternative to the WWE,TNA, and ROH. I really can not go on extolling all the virtues of the show but check out the NYWC website and see what I am talking about.
Creepiest Santas from ToplessRobot.com
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/12/the_10_creepiest_santa_clauses.php#
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Best Skit of the Year on SNL
This had me bent over laughing so hard last night. Usually I wouldn't post anything political on here but I had to with this..,,
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Kick- ASS
WOW..looks like its going to be a good adaptation from the source material.....
Kick-Ass
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Kick-Ass
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Family Guy presents: Seth and Alex Kinda Live
Ok. This show is unbelievably Un PC and I LOOOOOOOOOVVVEEEE it. The fact that Marly Maitlin could come out and make fun of the fact that she's deaf and is ok with it was brilliant. I have to give here all the credit in the world.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Smoking Aces 2: The Prequel
I loved Smokin Aces....I don't know how I feel about a prequel though....
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The New V......
I actually enjoyed the pilot. Gone are the Nazi overtones of the original series. Replacing them is the way we idolize celebs and just and religion. Well at least thats what i took from it.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Tina Fey: The Conspiracy
Tina Fey Is In Every Issue Of Entertainment Weekly (Week 1)
What's with Entertainment Weekly's crush on Tina Fey?
I wish I had started this feature a year ago....but I didn't so we will make this week Week 1 of tracking the obligatory Tina Fey appearance in every issue. This week she has a large photo on page 35.
What's with Entertainment Weekly's crush on Tina Fey?
I wish I had started this feature a year ago....but I didn't so we will make this week Week 1 of tracking the obligatory Tina Fey appearance in every issue. This week she has a large photo on page 35.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Paranormal Activity
Is it really going to live up to the hype? Or is it another Blair Witch Project that was all Internet hype?
Paranormal Activity Trailer - Watch more Movie Trailers
Paranormal Activity Trailer - Watch more Movie Trailers
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
U2 on SNL
Holy Shit!!!! What the hell happened to U2...When did they becomes a horrible sounding band? I can not believe this. Maybe the predictions of 2012 are for real and the world is coming to an end. That 1st song was just horrible. And I just figured this out too. Megan Fox is a fembot from Austin Powers. Damn my head hurts...
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Adventures Of Admiral Hoshii
As I begin to like the Galactica finale less and less, I find myself
wishing someone could pick up the story with Hoshii taking the fleet
on a quest for an Earth more akin to what happened on Galactica 1980
(imagine it done right).
wishing someone could pick up the story with Hoshii taking the fleet
on a quest for an Earth more akin to what happened on Galactica 1980
(imagine it done right).
The more I watch the finale the less I buy it.
Hey I'll tell you what. You guys go renounce technology and live off
the land but how about leaving me the broken Galactica, a few raptors
and the Agro and Tillium ships. I'll take a comfy bed and some air
conditioning - and if I feel like hunting I'll come down.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Star Trek III Holds Up Well
After I finished with the abomination that is Star Trek V I decided to watch Star Trek III for the first time in a long time. It holds up well.
For one, Shatner and Nimoy both look 50ish as opposed to the 60ish they do in 5, and although DeForest Kelley is starting to look old, it works for where the character is mentally in this film. Jimmy Doohan still looks like "movie Scotty" too and gets lots to do in this one, as he will in IV.
The Enterprise seems more scarred than it did when Khan was finished with it, and Robin Curtis as Saavik is awful, and a character-killer. (Saavik will get about 3 minutes of screen time in IV.)
Sure it's annoying that Admiral Morrow says the Enterprise is "20" years old - maybe since the Gary Mitchell-era paintjob (when they painted the railings red and removed the gooseneck speaker things) but it's clearly more like 40. However, the stealing of the Enterprise is fun and Christopher Lloyd and crew behave like real Klingons, not the mumbo-jumbo philosophical versions that we saw 78 years later hanging out with Picard.
The special effects are quite good...watching this film made me realize even more (if this is possible) that Star Trek V is a piece of crap.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Guess What: Digital TV Doesn't Work
Now that digital (only) TV has been around for 6 months or so, I decided to futz around with the antenna here in suburban New York City to see if I could get any channels.
The best I can do is get my signal for NBC up to about 39%, and that's after messing with the antenna for half an hour. 39% gets you a picture most of the time, with significant pixelation.
CBS will occassionally come in, as will FOX.
ABC? Doesn't exist. WABC-7 used to have one of the strongest signals in the area. You could be inside Indiana Jones' nuclear fridge and you'd still get a signal. These days, forget it.
As is usually the case I can get 7000 versions of useless the old UHF channels. Who cares.
Do I have cable, yes. This is the extra set down by the treadmill.
The feds screwed the pooch on this one. Anyone getting decent signals? Didn't think so.
The best I can do is get my signal for NBC up to about 39%, and that's after messing with the antenna for half an hour. 39% gets you a picture most of the time, with significant pixelation.
CBS will occassionally come in, as will FOX.
ABC? Doesn't exist. WABC-7 used to have one of the strongest signals in the area. You could be inside Indiana Jones' nuclear fridge and you'd still get a signal. These days, forget it.
As is usually the case I can get 7000 versions of useless the old UHF channels. Who cares.
Do I have cable, yes. This is the extra set down by the treadmill.
The feds screwed the pooch on this one. Anyone getting decent signals? Didn't think so.
Marvel And Disney: Relax It Will Be Fine
Will everyone please calm down.
Disney didn't buy Marvel to make all the characters wimpy. They bought them to make money.
What you'll wind up seeing is even more of the characters. Disney doesn't know how to reach boys, but they do know how to make cartoons. You know how DC has made a few good Batman/Superman TV cartoons - maybe now we'll finally get good looking and well written animated Spidey and X-Men.
Nobody has done justice to the Fantastic 4 yet whether it has been Herbie the Robot or two awful movies. Never mind Thor, Hulk, and the under-served Captain America.
This will be a good thing long term. Relax.
Disney didn't buy Marvel to make all the characters wimpy. They bought them to make money.
What you'll wind up seeing is even more of the characters. Disney doesn't know how to reach boys, but they do know how to make cartoons. You know how DC has made a few good Batman/Superman TV cartoons - maybe now we'll finally get good looking and well written animated Spidey and X-Men.
Nobody has done justice to the Fantastic 4 yet whether it has been Herbie the Robot or two awful movies. Never mind Thor, Hulk, and the under-served Captain America.
This will be a good thing long term. Relax.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Star Trek V Is Still A Piece Of Crap
Decided to watch Star Trek V last night. Awful.
Suddenly Captain Kirk is a super freestyle mountain climber who can scale mountains with no equipment.
Whoever did Nimoy's makeup doesn't know what Spock looks like. Both his ears and eyebrows look wrong.
Spock suddenly has a brother. Oh yeah he just never mentioned it.
Scotty and Uhura are dating now that they are in their 60s. Doohan must have been getting old or forgot how to act. His Scotty is like a parody.
DeForest Kelley also looks very old in this one...his McCoy is also likea McCoy parody.
Why does Kirk keep leaving Chekov in charge when Sulu is sitting right there? Why isn't Sulu off captaining the Excelsior yet?
The center of the galaxy is apparently an hour and fifteen minutes from Earth...or did Kirk and crew spend several weeks in the brig that the director (Shatner) just doesn't show us.
What a terrible film. Thank goodness Star Trek VI ended the TOS movie series on a good note.
Suddenly Captain Kirk is a super freestyle mountain climber who can scale mountains with no equipment.
Whoever did Nimoy's makeup doesn't know what Spock looks like. Both his ears and eyebrows look wrong.
Spock suddenly has a brother. Oh yeah he just never mentioned it.
Scotty and Uhura are dating now that they are in their 60s. Doohan must have been getting old or forgot how to act. His Scotty is like a parody.
DeForest Kelley also looks very old in this one...his McCoy is also likea McCoy parody.
Why does Kirk keep leaving Chekov in charge when Sulu is sitting right there? Why isn't Sulu off captaining the Excelsior yet?
The center of the galaxy is apparently an hour and fifteen minutes from Earth...or did Kirk and crew spend several weeks in the brig that the director (Shatner) just doesn't show us.
What a terrible film. Thank goodness Star Trek VI ended the TOS movie series on a good note.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
TNA/SPIKE Sign new deal
SPIKE TV AND TNA WRESTLING EXTEND PARTNERSHIP THROUGH 2012
Deal Includes New Weekly Installments Of “TNA: iMPACT!” And The Addition Of New Original Series Of Specials
Spike TV and Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling have agreed to a new, three-year extension of their partnership, it was announced jointly today by Kevin Kay, President, Spike TV and Dixie Carter, President of TNA Entertainment.
The deal, which begins October 1, 2009, includes three new years of TNA’s weekly “iMPACT!” show as well as the addition of a new original series of one-hour specials. Each special (title TBD) will feature the biggest personalities and highlight some the greatest and awe-inspiring bouts in the history of TNA, many of them never before seen on basic cable. TNA Entertainment will produce 10 one-hour installments.
“TNA: iMPACT!” is coming off its highest-rated and most-watched quarter on Spike TV. During 2Q09, more than 1.8 million viewers on average tuned in to “TNA: iMPACT!” on Spike each week. Overall, “TNA: iMPACT!” saw an impressive 31% overall growth compared to YAGO, with double digit increases in the key demographics of M18-49 (+33%) and P18-49 (+40).*
“With the tremendous success and record ratings we have achieved over the past three years, we are very happy to continue to have Spike TV as TNA Wrestling’s partner,” said Carter. “We are excited to continue our relationship with the fantastic team that has supported TNA from the very beginning, and look forward to even greater success with all of our TNA programming on Spike TV.”
“TNA Wrestling has consistently delivered strong ratings in key male demographics and has continually grown its weekly audience. In the past year alone, “iMPACT!" has seen a remarkable increase of 30% in overall growth," said Kay. “We are excited to not only continue but also expand our relationship with the world’s fastest growing wrestling organization.”
Cross The Line to TNA Wrestling, the most innovative experience in professional wrestling today. Watch "TNA iMPACT!" every Thursday night (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) only on Spike TV. TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.
Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Kurt Angle Arrested
This is from WPXI.COM
Officer’s Criminal Complaint filed against Kurt Angle:
On 8-15-09 at 7:50am, I was dispatched to the area of Giant Eagle and Get Go for a report of a PFA violation that was taking place in the lot.
As I was en route to the scene from Robinson Towne Center, dispatch advised me that the male offender (later ID'd as Kurt Angle) was in a sliver Cadillac now headed toward the Robinson Mall on Park Manor and was wearing a green colored t-shirt.
I approached the traffic signal at the intersection of Park Manor and Robinson Center Drive.
As I was at the light, I observed a silver Cadillac STS travelling down Park Manor and making the left hand turn at Robinson Center Drive and continuing onto Park Manor.
As the vehicle passed me, I could clearly see the driver had on a green t-shirt.
I turned around my marked police unit and made a traffic stop on the vehicle as it pulled into the Starbucks lot in Robinson Towne Center.
I was advised by dispatch that the driver should be Kurt Angle and that he was under DUI suspension.
I approached the driver who provided me with his (license) that did ID him as Kurt Angle.
At this time, I was assisted on scene by (two other officers).
I ran Angle's license which did come back as being under DUI suspension.
I advised Angle of the nature of the call and if he violated a PFA that was put out on him.
Angle stated his ex-girlfriend, (name removed), and he had an altercation at his residence in Moon township last evening.
Angle then stated she used his vehicle and went downtown to obtain an emergency PFA on him.
He then stated he was removed from the residence by Moon Township Police.
I advised Angle that his girlfriend had called police and stated he was stalking her at the Giant Eagle lot.
Angle denied this and stated he was looking for a hotel to stay in and never saw her.
Angle blurted out that he had his girlfriend's cell phone even though I had not asked about it at the time.
Dispatch advised that (the victim) was at our station filing a formal written complaint.
Since Angle was under DUI suspension, a tow truck was called for his vehicle.
I checked the area where Angle was sitting incident to his arrest.
There was a medium sized bag that contained Angle's ID as well as numerous credit cards.
This was taken with Angle to avoid anything happening to his credit cards.
In the front seat there was a large zippered black bag.
Inside one of the compartments was a capped syringe and two vials of "Hygetropin" which also contained the label "recumbant Human Growth Hormone Somatropin for injection."
Angle was asked about this item and he stated that he had a legal prescription for it and would be able to provide a copy of it.
Angle was placed into custody for the PFA violation and the drug charges and taken to the Robinson Twp. Police Station without incident by (the officer).
The vehicle was removed from the scene. (An officer) did locate a maroon colored blackberry phone from the car which (the victim) did later ID as hers. It was turned over to her at the station.
At the Robinson Police Station, I spoke with (the victim).
(She) stated she was at the Starbucks Store at the Robinson Towne Center outside at a table using the internet because she was scared to use the computer at her residence as she was in fear of Angle.
At this time, she saw Angle circle the parking lot three times; staring at her while she was outside.
(She) stated she then hurriedly left the area and saw Angle in the silver Cadillac.
She drove to Crucible Research by Giant Eagle and observed Angle in the Giant Eagle parking lot "circling" in his vehicle.
She stated to me that she could see Angle accessing her cell phone that she left in the car and feared he was deleting her text messages and pictures she had of past abuse against Angle.
(She) stated she then called 911 to report the incident. Angle was processed without incident and lodged into a holding cell to await arraignment.
The two vials of "HGH" and the used capped syringe will be logged into evidence.
(The victim) was provided a victim's rights booklet which she signed for. (She) stated she was going to stay (at a different location).
I received a faxed copy of the emergency PFA from Moon Township Police as well as verification that Angle was served the PFA by Moon Police this date at approximately 6:19am.
I made a copy of the emergency PFA she obtained that will be posted in the active PFA section of the police department. I also did file an ICC complaint on Angle.
The Walking Dead TV Series
Got this from TIMESONLINE.com
From Times Online
August 13, 2009
Shawshank director Frank Darabont to make Walking Dead TV series
Frank Darabont swaps prison dramas for the undead with television adaptation of critically acclaimed comic book
(Charlie Adlard)
Walking Dead artwork by Charlie Adlard
Owen Vaughan
RECOMMEND? (1)
The director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile is to adapt the zombie comic The Walking Dead for television.
Charlie Adlard, the comic's artist, told Times Online that Frank Darabont was writing and directing a pilot for the US cable network AMC.
"This has been in the works for a while but finally we can announce something positive," Adlard said.
The Walking Dead, which is written and created by Robert Kirkman, has been running since 2003 and has been compared to The Wire and Lost , such is its quality and breadth of scope. The story follows a small band of survivors in small-town America after a mysterious epidemic sweeps the world and causes the dead to rise and feast on the living, and although it does adhere loosely to the staples of the genre, it is no mere exploitation horror comic. The drama is not in the scenes of zombie extermination but in the pain of normal people struggling to keep alive in a world where civilisation has crumbled and died.
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Darabont may be known for his powerful prison dramas but he has a past in horror. He wrote The Fly II and last year his adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist touched on the same territory as The Walking Dead: a small-town community struggles to deal with a monstrous threat. Also onboard is Terminator producer Gale Anne Hurd.
Joel Stillerman, a vice president at AMC, which is behind the hit show Mad Men, told Variety that The Walking Dead appealed to the network because of "the quality of the storytelling" in Kirkman's work. The series would stay faithful to the tone of the original novels, he said. "This is not about zombies popping out of closets. This is a story about survival, and the dynamics of what happens when a group is forced to survive under these circumstances. The world [in Walking Dead] is portrayed in a smart, sophisticated way."
Fans of The Walking Dead will be pleased they have film-maker of Darabont's stature on board, more so because a large part of the comic takes place in a prison.
From Times Online
August 13, 2009
Shawshank director Frank Darabont to make Walking Dead TV series
Frank Darabont swaps prison dramas for the undead with television adaptation of critically acclaimed comic book
(Charlie Adlard)
Walking Dead artwork by Charlie Adlard
Owen Vaughan
RECOMMEND? (1)
The director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile is to adapt the zombie comic The Walking Dead for television.
Charlie Adlard, the comic's artist, told Times Online that Frank Darabont was writing and directing a pilot for the US cable network AMC.
"This has been in the works for a while but finally we can announce something positive," Adlard said.
The Walking Dead, which is written and created by Robert Kirkman, has been running since 2003 and has been compared to The Wire and Lost , such is its quality and breadth of scope. The story follows a small band of survivors in small-town America after a mysterious epidemic sweeps the world and causes the dead to rise and feast on the living, and although it does adhere loosely to the staples of the genre, it is no mere exploitation horror comic. The drama is not in the scenes of zombie extermination but in the pain of normal people struggling to keep alive in a world where civilisation has crumbled and died.
RELATED LINKS
Zombie comic artist is pure dead brilliant
Zombies storm the Big Chill festival
Darabont may be known for his powerful prison dramas but he has a past in horror. He wrote The Fly II and last year his adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist touched on the same territory as The Walking Dead: a small-town community struggles to deal with a monstrous threat. Also onboard is Terminator producer Gale Anne Hurd.
Joel Stillerman, a vice president at AMC, which is behind the hit show Mad Men, told Variety that The Walking Dead appealed to the network because of "the quality of the storytelling" in Kirkman's work. The series would stay faithful to the tone of the original novels, he said. "This is not about zombies popping out of closets. This is a story about survival, and the dynamics of what happens when a group is forced to survive under these circumstances. The world [in Walking Dead] is portrayed in a smart, sophisticated way."
Fans of The Walking Dead will be pleased they have film-maker of Darabont's stature on board, more so because a large part of the comic takes place in a prison.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
SINGER DOING BSG?
From IGN,,,,
Singer Tackling Battlestar Galactica?
X-Men and Superman helmer rumored for new big screen version.
by Jim Vejvoda
August 12, 2009 - X-Men and Superman Returns director Bryan Singer has reportedly been approached by Universal Pictures about developing and possibly directing their feature film version of the TV series Battlestar Galactica.
Sources for HitFix "indicate that the big decisions haven't been made yet. Singer is the first major creative element to be approached, so once they sign him, they'll go find a writer and they'll figure out exactly which story they're telling."
IGN Movies broke the news in February that the big screen version that Universal and BSG creator Glen A. Larson would bring to the screen would be based on Larson's original TV series, and not the Ron Moore rebooted version that recently went off the air.
As HitFix reminds us, Singer and his longtime collaborator Tom DeSanto had previously tried to bring Battlestar Galactica back to the small screen in 2001 but that version fell apart and paved the way for Moore's later incarnation.
Singer Tackling Battlestar Galactica?
X-Men and Superman helmer rumored for new big screen version.
by Jim Vejvoda
August 12, 2009 - X-Men and Superman Returns director Bryan Singer has reportedly been approached by Universal Pictures about developing and possibly directing their feature film version of the TV series Battlestar Galactica.
Sources for HitFix "indicate that the big decisions haven't been made yet. Singer is the first major creative element to be approached, so once they sign him, they'll go find a writer and they'll figure out exactly which story they're telling."
IGN Movies broke the news in February that the big screen version that Universal and BSG creator Glen A. Larson would bring to the screen would be based on Larson's original TV series, and not the Ron Moore rebooted version that recently went off the air.
As HitFix reminds us, Singer and his longtime collaborator Tom DeSanto had previously tried to bring Battlestar Galactica back to the small screen in 2001 but that version fell apart and paved the way for Moore's later incarnation.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
I am a NY Rangers fan and I support this...
The Islanders need this..The MAUSOLEUM sucks..The NHL needs to breathe new life into the whole NY market..
The Lighthouse at Long Island Top Ten Facts
1. The Lighthouse project will transform the 150-acres at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum site and the surrounding area into Long Island’s signature destination.
2. The Lighthouse is approximately 5.5 million square feet of new mixed-use development and will be designed and developed to be Long Island’s largest LEED, environmentally friendly, project.
3. The Coliseum will be transformed into a state-of-the-art arena providing a premier entertainment experience. With additional and expanded concourses, all new restrooms, VIP suites, larger seats, and first class concessions and restaurants, the arena will comfortably accommodate 17,500 for hockey, 18,500 for basketball and 20,000 fans for concerts.
4. The Sports Complex will be the region’s preferred sports and entertainment facility. It will house four sheets of ice for local teams and clubs, as well as be capable of hosting regional and national events. The facility will also include basketball courts and a state-of-the-art health club.
5. The Lighthouse’s central landscaped park, Celebration Plaza, will be larger than New York City’s Bryant Park, and will soon become Long Island’s favorite meeting place for family concerts, or just relaxing with a friend.
6. The project’s 2,300 residences will include next generation, luxury, active adult and multi-family housing types. There will be a mix of lofts, condominiums, and town houses set amidst quiet neighborhoods or above vibrant retail streetscapes.
7. Long Island’s first five-star hotel will contain 300 rooms, meeting and banquet facilities, and luxury full-service condominiums.
8. The project will have more than 250,000 square feet of Convention, Conference and Exhibition space and will establish Long Island as a preferred destination for national and international programs while giving local companies a place to host their events.
9. One million square feet of new class A office space, including a sports technology center, will attract new industries and create jobs and career opportunities as well as allow local companies to expand in the heart of Nassau County.
10. The project’s approximately 500,000 square feet of complementary retail, restaurants, and cafes will provide great places to dine and shop for residents and visitors alike.
The Lighthouse’s Big Seven Benefits to Long Islanders
1. Increased Tax Revenues
2. New jobs and career opportunities
3. Ability to keep existing and attract new businesses
4. Attractive housing alternatives for Long Islanders
5. Increased property values
6. Creates a destination on Long Island
7. Keeps the NY Islanders on Long Island
The Lighthouse at Long Island Top Ten Facts
1. The Lighthouse project will transform the 150-acres at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum site and the surrounding area into Long Island’s signature destination.
2. The Lighthouse is approximately 5.5 million square feet of new mixed-use development and will be designed and developed to be Long Island’s largest LEED, environmentally friendly, project.
3. The Coliseum will be transformed into a state-of-the-art arena providing a premier entertainment experience. With additional and expanded concourses, all new restrooms, VIP suites, larger seats, and first class concessions and restaurants, the arena will comfortably accommodate 17,500 for hockey, 18,500 for basketball and 20,000 fans for concerts.
4. The Sports Complex will be the region’s preferred sports and entertainment facility. It will house four sheets of ice for local teams and clubs, as well as be capable of hosting regional and national events. The facility will also include basketball courts and a state-of-the-art health club.
5. The Lighthouse’s central landscaped park, Celebration Plaza, will be larger than New York City’s Bryant Park, and will soon become Long Island’s favorite meeting place for family concerts, or just relaxing with a friend.
6. The project’s 2,300 residences will include next generation, luxury, active adult and multi-family housing types. There will be a mix of lofts, condominiums, and town houses set amidst quiet neighborhoods or above vibrant retail streetscapes.
7. Long Island’s first five-star hotel will contain 300 rooms, meeting and banquet facilities, and luxury full-service condominiums.
8. The project will have more than 250,000 square feet of Convention, Conference and Exhibition space and will establish Long Island as a preferred destination for national and international programs while giving local companies a place to host their events.
9. One million square feet of new class A office space, including a sports technology center, will attract new industries and create jobs and career opportunities as well as allow local companies to expand in the heart of Nassau County.
10. The project’s approximately 500,000 square feet of complementary retail, restaurants, and cafes will provide great places to dine and shop for residents and visitors alike.
The Lighthouse’s Big Seven Benefits to Long Islanders
1. Increased Tax Revenues
2. New jobs and career opportunities
3. Ability to keep existing and attract new businesses
4. Attractive housing alternatives for Long Islanders
5. Increased property values
6. Creates a destination on Long Island
7. Keeps the NY Islanders on Long Island
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
American Psycho Inspired Music Video
This is a pretty amazingly cast video and extremely well done..i can not get over it,,
Amazing American Psycho Music Video - Watch more Funny Videos
Amazing American Psycho Music Video - Watch more Funny Videos
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Alice in Wonderland Teaser
....Tim Burton Directs...Johnny Depp as the MAD HATTER...all else doesn't matter now, does it?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Don't Do A Half Ass Futurama Reboot
I am reading that Fox is recasting all the voices on Futurama to cut costs.
Did you ever see the "new" Jetsons with the different voices?
Does anyone out there like fake Fred Flintstone?
Ever hear a bad Bugs Bunny?
Does Kermit still sound like Kermit to you?
If you can't do it right, don't do it.
Being fair, the producers of Clone Wars did a great job on their voice actors, and I guess Yellow Submarine wasn't too bad.
Why is there a broomstick in my keister?(quiddich? really?)
THIS IS FROM THE NY DAILY NEWS.COM TODAY
Quidditch isn't just for 'Harry Potter' anymore: College 'Potter' fans make magic game real
BY LEAH CHERNIKOFF
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, July 20th 2009, 4:00 AM
Harbus for News
And you thought it was only for wizards! The Vassar Quidditch team scores 10 points during a recent scrimmage.
Harbus for News
Players from the Vasser Quidditch team vie for the loose ball.
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They can't fly, and they don't have any magical powers.
But that doesn't stop groups of college students across the country from playing Quidditch, the midair "sport" from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series.
The broom-based game has become something of an underground cult activity among young adults who came of age in the Potter era.
You may have seen a glimpse of the sport in a recent ad for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," in which a girl daydreams about a muddy match.
That daydream is a reality for 21 year-old Michael Sandstrom, a Vassar College sophomore from Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., who, spent one recent rainy Friday chasing a "snitch" at Nyack's Memorial Park.
He and six teammates, brooms between their legs ("Brooms up!" is the rallying cry), are in the off-season of the game, which was originally adapted into a land-based activity (blame gravity) by Middlebury College student Xander Manshel about four years ago.
At the first Quidditch World Cup two years ago, Middlebury hosted Vassar, which then had the only other college Quidditch team in existence. Now, more than 200 colleges either have or have expressed interest in starting a Quidditch team, according to the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association — a loosely structured governing body of the sport.
(Incidentally, if you're too old for Hogwarts, you're too old for Quidditch: Warner Bros. has been known to prohibit for-profit sports leagues from picking up brooms and starting a league. College kids and other "amateurs" are welcome to swat the snitch around).
Rank these imaginative athletes as among the most inspired of the Potter generation. "The books came out when I was around the same age as Harry Potter," says rising junior Michelle Cantos, 19, the outgoing captain of Vassar's squad, from Congers, N.Y. "I was waiting for my letter from Hogwarts. We went through our teenage years together and we had this bond.
"So when I came to Vassar and found out we had a Quidditch team, I was like, 'Oh my God, this is so amazing,' and I was immediately hooked."
Cantos is a beater, a defensive player who hurls bludgers, or red dodge balls, at opposing players. From there, well, you have to have read the books to get it. When she hits someone with her bludger, the make-believe begins: That player must drop his or her quaffle and circle the hoops to make up for the time lost as though he or she had actually fallen off the broom mid-flight.
Muggle Quidditch cleverly accounts for many of the impossibilities of playing a fantasy sport that takes place in the air on broomsticks. The "Golden Snitch" is a tennis ball in a sock. The quest for the snitch has led Sandstrom into a dumpster and through a maze of bushes.
The "quaffle" is a volleyball. Goals are mounted Hula-Hoops. The brooms are borrowed from closets or purchased at dollar stores, and players wear safety goggles to avoid a stick in the eye. And, of course, capes.
"My family thinks it's hilarious, especially since I was always more of a mathlete and less of an athlete in high school," says Cantos. "There was a lot of laughter at my expense, but they're all supportive."
"It's good being that kid who plays Quidditch because it's so phenomenally ridiculous, and yet, so amazingly fun," says David Bridgman-Packer, 19, a rising sophomore from Valley Cottage and the incoming captain of Vassar's team. "What Quidditch lets you do is get a great workout, have a great time, and meet people who are just as nerdy as you are."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_quidditch_isnt_just_for_harry_potter_anymore_.html#ixzz0LnhEVBJT
Quidditch isn't just for 'Harry Potter' anymore: College 'Potter' fans make magic game real
BY LEAH CHERNIKOFF
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, July 20th 2009, 4:00 AM
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And you thought it was only for wizards! The Vassar Quidditch team scores 10 points during a recent scrimmage.
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They can't fly, and they don't have any magical powers.
But that doesn't stop groups of college students across the country from playing Quidditch, the midair "sport" from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series.
The broom-based game has become something of an underground cult activity among young adults who came of age in the Potter era.
You may have seen a glimpse of the sport in a recent ad for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," in which a girl daydreams about a muddy match.
That daydream is a reality for 21 year-old Michael Sandstrom, a Vassar College sophomore from Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., who, spent one recent rainy Friday chasing a "snitch" at Nyack's Memorial Park.
He and six teammates, brooms between their legs ("Brooms up!" is the rallying cry), are in the off-season of the game, which was originally adapted into a land-based activity (blame gravity) by Middlebury College student Xander Manshel about four years ago.
At the first Quidditch World Cup two years ago, Middlebury hosted Vassar, which then had the only other college Quidditch team in existence. Now, more than 200 colleges either have or have expressed interest in starting a Quidditch team, according to the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association — a loosely structured governing body of the sport.
(Incidentally, if you're too old for Hogwarts, you're too old for Quidditch: Warner Bros. has been known to prohibit for-profit sports leagues from picking up brooms and starting a league. College kids and other "amateurs" are welcome to swat the snitch around).
Rank these imaginative athletes as among the most inspired of the Potter generation. "The books came out when I was around the same age as Harry Potter," says rising junior Michelle Cantos, 19, the outgoing captain of Vassar's squad, from Congers, N.Y. "I was waiting for my letter from Hogwarts. We went through our teenage years together and we had this bond.
"So when I came to Vassar and found out we had a Quidditch team, I was like, 'Oh my God, this is so amazing,' and I was immediately hooked."
Cantos is a beater, a defensive player who hurls bludgers, or red dodge balls, at opposing players. From there, well, you have to have read the books to get it. When she hits someone with her bludger, the make-believe begins: That player must drop his or her quaffle and circle the hoops to make up for the time lost as though he or she had actually fallen off the broom mid-flight.
Muggle Quidditch cleverly accounts for many of the impossibilities of playing a fantasy sport that takes place in the air on broomsticks. The "Golden Snitch" is a tennis ball in a sock. The quest for the snitch has led Sandstrom into a dumpster and through a maze of bushes.
The "quaffle" is a volleyball. Goals are mounted Hula-Hoops. The brooms are borrowed from closets or purchased at dollar stores, and players wear safety goggles to avoid a stick in the eye. And, of course, capes.
"My family thinks it's hilarious, especially since I was always more of a mathlete and less of an athlete in high school," says Cantos. "There was a lot of laughter at my expense, but they're all supportive."
"It's good being that kid who plays Quidditch because it's so phenomenally ridiculous, and yet, so amazingly fun," says David Bridgman-Packer, 19, a rising sophomore from Valley Cottage and the incoming captain of Vassar's team. "What Quidditch lets you do is get a great workout, have a great time, and meet people who are just as nerdy as you are."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_quidditch_isnt_just_for_harry_potter_anymore_.html#ixzz0LnhEVBJT
Great CBS Cronkite Special
Kudos to whoever put together the Cronkite special last night. Man
was Walter great.
was Walter great.
I really appreciated that someone at CBS had the guts to let Beian
Williams and Charlie Gibson be part of it. Dan Rather too.
It really shows what a light-weight Katie Couric is and why ironically
CBS is now the 5th place I would tune during a major news event.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
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Fan Version Of Star Trek: The Doomsday Machine
Amazing what folks can do at home.
Star Trek: The Doomsday Machine - Special Edition (Teaser) from Scott Gammans on Vimeo.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
NBC Actually Televises Fireworks As Part Of Fireworks Coverage
Wow was I shocked when I tuned in to see the Macy's Fireworks on NBC last night.
Unlike past years they actually showed the fireworks. Usually they show me the faces of the people watching the fireworks so I could see how much I would enjoy them if I could actually see them. Traditionally this is accompanied by having Martin Sheen or the guy from Chuck or Tea Leoni reading some poetry over the fireworks to make me feel more patriotic so that I tune in to some new NBC shows.
Great job last night and I thought the fireworks were great. Now if only whoever produced last night's telecast could go work on Fox baseball.
Unlike past years they actually showed the fireworks. Usually they show me the faces of the people watching the fireworks so I could see how much I would enjoy them if I could actually see them. Traditionally this is accompanied by having Martin Sheen or the guy from Chuck or Tea Leoni reading some poetry over the fireworks to make me feel more patriotic so that I tune in to some new NBC shows.
Great job last night and I thought the fireworks were great. Now if only whoever produced last night's telecast could go work on Fox baseball.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
SCI FI---> SYFY
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Ok. I get it. The Sci Fi channel wants to rebrand itself because its not just showing sci fi shows like it used to. But, couldn't they have at least come up with something a little less dumb?..I feel like it's some little girls cartoon channel now. How about GENRE? that wouldn't have worked for a name? It would have encompassed more of what the channel is about. Horror,Sci fi, Action, Paranormal, and Sports Entertainment. I can see why they chose SYFY, because it sounds the same as Sci Fi..What the Hell does SYFY mean then?
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
So like Digital TV like um doesn't work you know
Got my converter box. Got my antenna. I know how to hook things up. The best I can do is lock in at 40% on some channels.
Yeah, some.
ABC New York? Forget it. Zero.
The channels that went back to VHF frequencies after June 12th just don't come in. The UHFers sort of do, and I will tell you there's nothing like Telefutura and the 6 subcarriers.
I used to be able to pull in TV all the way from Philly (and NYC), out on my deck. I used to be able to use my Casio Watchman and my battery powered TV during blackouts. Now my old reliable 13 inch TV/DVD player is basically a DVD player.
Whose idea was this anyway? I can only imagine what people who don't understand electronics are going through.
Yeah, some.
ABC New York? Forget it. Zero.
The channels that went back to VHF frequencies after June 12th just don't come in. The UHFers sort of do, and I will tell you there's nothing like Telefutura and the 6 subcarriers.
I used to be able to pull in TV all the way from Philly (and NYC), out on my deck. I used to be able to use my Casio Watchman and my battery powered TV during blackouts. Now my old reliable 13 inch TV/DVD player is basically a DVD player.
Whose idea was this anyway? I can only imagine what people who don't understand electronics are going through.
Friday, June 26, 2009
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
NHL
I really can not stand the NHL anymore. I was a major hockey fan growing up. Hockey is my all time favorite sport. But Gary Bettman has really lost me. I can not tand the fact that games are on The VERSUS Channel.Anyone remember it used to be called the Outdoor Life Network? Instead of building up the NHL I think it has stalled and even gone backwards. And now trying to make Sydney Crosby the poster boy of the NHL...Blaahh..Who needs to see a whining diver, who is a cheap shot artist? It just irritates the hell out of me the way the sport is being marketed...
Friday, June 12, 2009
Nazi Zombies
I really do not ever want to see this movie ever. I love zombie movies and this clip make me never, ever want to see this. I am actually angry at this clip. A great idea for a movie and from what I can see from this clip, Its a really big fail. I usually would watch a movie in full before I pass judgement , but i can't. Here's the clip....watch if you dare....
I Want My Analog TV Bailout Money
Dear Government,
I would like compensation for my no-longer-usable portable Casio TV. As of today it no longer functions as a television. I don't think it is realistic to carry around a protable gas generator and a converter box to use a 2 inch TV. I also don't see any RCA's on my Casio.
I would also like compensation for my larger battery powered emergency TV/radio/flashlight. During the 2003 blackout this helped me stay informed. I guess I coud use my gas generator for that, but still.
I'd also like to be compensated for the annoyance of having to bring a converter box to my NFL tailgates. I guess you don't want me to watch the 1 o'clock games.
You bail everyone else out, send me $300. That should cover it.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Fanboys
This movie is so freaking funny...some surprise cameos in it....Seth Rogan, Danny McBride, Ray Park(you have to see his scene), and a surprise cameo from a SCI FI legend. I hate when people review a movie and give away the fun parts of it. All I have to say if your a fan you'll love this movie made of geekdom..
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Was Watching Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
With tomorrow being the 27th anniversary of the release of Wrath of Khan I thought I'd revisit the film.
1. Kirk is a douche. Walks into inspection and hands uhura his book to carry like she's some dumb broad
2. Kirk is a self-centered douche. Peter Preston lays there dying and...
2. Kirk is a self-centered douche. Peter Preston lays there dying and...
Scotty: he stayed at his post.....
Kirk: yeah whatever can you fix the engines
(Boop) spock here - the engines are working (which will be important later). I guess someone other than scotty fixed them
Kirk: later dudes...I'm outta here
Scotty stands there stunned.
3. Engines are out. Why does Spock go downstairs? What happened to the genius who fixed them before?
4. Why does everyone keep leaving saavik in command. Sulu and Uhura are both commanders and sitting right there. When they come back from Regula and walk on the bridge the blonde kid is sitting in center seat
5. Kirk doesn't trust the blonde kid who is normally at weapons. He has sulu fire phasers the entire movie until the end where chekov asks to take the weapons spot - kicks out blondie and now kirk takes the firing job away from sulu
6. When you are dying on the other side of the partition please don't just randomly repeat things from our meeting earlier in the week
7. Kirk is a jerkk and calls Spock "human" at his funeral. He clearly wanted to be less human. Thanks jerk.
8. This movie needs st1 to not exist. Why would kirk take an admirals job the second time? Let's be sure to reuse all those expensive shots we made of the enterprise for the first movie.
Kirk: yeah whatever can you fix the engines
(Boop) spock here - the engines are working (which will be important later). I guess someone other than scotty fixed them
Kirk: later dudes...I'm outta here
Scotty stands there stunned.
3. Engines are out. Why does Spock go downstairs? What happened to the genius who fixed them before?
4. Why does everyone keep leaving saavik in command. Sulu and Uhura are both commanders and sitting right there. When they come back from Regula and walk on the bridge the blonde kid is sitting in center seat
5. Kirk doesn't trust the blonde kid who is normally at weapons. He has sulu fire phasers the entire movie until the end where chekov asks to take the weapons spot - kicks out blondie and now kirk takes the firing job away from sulu
6. When you are dying on the other side of the partition please don't just randomly repeat things from our meeting earlier in the week
7. Kirk is a jerkk and calls Spock "human" at his funeral. He clearly wanted to be less human. Thanks jerk.
8. This movie needs st1 to not exist. Why would kirk take an admirals job the second time? Let's be sure to reuse all those expensive shots we made of the enterprise for the first movie.
Springsteen Upsets Fans
I'm hearing from a fair amount of Springsteen fans that they are annoyed that Bruce added shows to the Giants Stadium run.
It seems a lot of people bought tickets for what they thought would be the "last" Giants Stadium concert.
Now, they are "stuck" with a show and have to play the Ticketmaster game again for the new "last" show.
What I've learned from baseball is to sit and wait and just grab some last minute stubhubs.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Jay Leno's Last Tonight Show: Still Felt Like Johnny's Show
No offense Jay, but after 17 years it still felt like Johnny's show. I think that says more about the greatness of Carson than anything else.
First Run Syndicated TV Shows.
I miss first run syndication. From my youth I can remember shows like Charles in Charge, Mr. Belvedere, Small Wonder, Baywatch, Hercules, and Xena to name a few. Those shows were awesome because they helped pass my time during the day when there wasn't anything on network tv. I mean a lot of it wasn't really thought provoking viewing but it was what it was supposed to be. Entertainment. I also remember if a show didn't work for the networks and the producers believed in the show they would try to move it to syndicated channel and run it there....Yeah it seems except for that show Legend of the Seeker on WPIX in NYC the industry doesn't want to do this any more. It bums me out.
Friday, May 29, 2009
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Bruce Springsteen Saturday Night In New Jersey Review
Can a Springsteen show with three songs from Wild & Innocent, and Glory Days in the encores really be not that good? Backstreets is raving about it but I felt like this show was all over the place.
After two songs (the second one being the best version of Spirit In The Night that I've heard) I thought we were heading for an all-timer.
The problem is that although I love the new album, and I'm the kind of fan that doesn't mind if Bruce plays 30 unreleased songs (I'm not looking for hits), the new album doesn't work live.
Outlaw Pete which is too long on the record is way too long live. I know what Bruce thinks he has, but he doesn't. Pete sucked all the life out of the room.
Then a quick rebound with Something In The Night. Very cool.
Working On A Dream is a snoozer live....then Seeds/Johnny 99/Tom Joad (Youngstown would have been better) and Good Lovin' made for a nice boring generic bar band set.
Fortunately the audeince knew better than Bruce on this night and the requests segment was Shuffle, Cover Me and Thunder Road.
Then it was back to Bruce By The Numbers with an uninspiring Sunny Day/Promised Land....the always awesome Incident...and then a really bad segue into Kingdom of Days. Finish up the main set with Lonesome Day/The Rising and Born To Run and I was thinking of leaving early.
Hard Times was the first encore, and then I was really annoyed. Only Kittys Back and Glory Days saved it (around the useless american Land and the underrated Land of Hope and Dreams).
So not an awful show....but the whole was not as good as the individual parts. You'd think "getting" Incident, Kitty, Shuffle, Something In the Night, Spirit, Glory Days and Thunder Road would make for an all-timer, but Kingdom of Days, Working On A Dream, Outlaw Pete and Hard Times undercut the evening.
A shocking 5 on the Bruce scale of 1 to 10.