Venom!

Hey Everyone,

I just read on Superhero Hype! that Venom will be the main villain in Spiderman 3! Cool.

Kirsten Dunst confirmed that Venom and Sandman are the two villains in the next installment of the Spiderman series. Dunst said there will be "two and a half villains" in the third installment. Odd, but many think that Harry Osbourne will take his father's place and become the Hobgoblin. I think it may actually be the Lizard, in a smaller role, because they already established the character of Dr. Conner in Spiderman 2. As I said in a previous blog, Topher Grace and Thomas Haden Church will be starring as the villains. It appears that THC will be Sandman, and Topher will be Venom. Makes sense, Venom is supposed to be Spiderman's foil, and Topher is pretty similar in both appearance and demeanor to Tobey Maguire.

Anyways, I'm beginning to have more hope with Spiderman 3 knowing the villains will be interesting and dynamic.

- Rob

Newsradio

Hey Everyone,

Just went to Best Buy and bought Newsradio Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD and it's terrific! I never saw the show in its original run, but one night I saw a rerun and I was hooked. I used to stay up late every night just to watch the show.

If you haven't seen the show, you should definitely check it out. The cast is incredible; Maura Tierney (E.R.), Stephen Root (King of the Hill), Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall), and the late Phil Hartman (SNL), with Andy Dick, Vicky Lewis, Khandi Alexander, and Joe Rogan.

Despite its popularity, the show only lasted five seasons (1995-1999) mainly because Phil Hartman was murdered during season 4, and the show never recovered from the blow. The show never caught blistering success of other shows in the mid-90s though, it was on the brink of cancellation every single season it was on the air, despite terrific reviews.

Anyways, this is just one of those shows were every single episode is hilarious, and you should definitely pick it up as soon as possible.

- Rob

Shameless Plug

Alright, I'm not in the business of plugging for Chili's, but this just had to be said...

Chili's has devoted September to supporting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. All through September we are collecting money for St. Jude's and letting you color peppers for display in our restaurants. We are also selling the wristbands everyone is wearing and t-shirts to support the charity.

But here's the real point of this blog...

Go eat at Chili's on Monday September 26th, because all of Chili's profits will be going to St. Jude's. And when you do, tip well, because the servers will be donating some or all of their profits to St. Jude's as well.

Have a good meal and help out a good charity!

- Rob

My Political Profile

	My Political Profile
	Overall: 95% Liberal, 5% Conservative
	Social Issues: 100% Liberal, 0% Conservative
	Personal Responsibility: 75% Liberal, 25% Conservative
	Fiscal Issues: 100% Liberal, 0% Conservative
	Ethics: 100% Liberal, 0% Conservative
	Defense and Crime: 100% Liberal, 0% Conservative

How Liberal / Conservative Are You?

Hey everyone,

Well, if you couldn't have guessed by now, this just shows how liberal I really am. I'm not really sure how scientific this study really is, but it's interesting. There are some problems with this questionaire, for example, in any real scientific questionaire, there should be a 'don't know/no opinion' answer for each question to prevent people from guessing, or feeling forced into an answer. Also, some of the questions seemed slanted, biased to the conservative side, however, that could very well just be my own personal view, seeing as though I am a liberal.

Anyways, I found this pretty interesting, and I was wondering what everyone else would score. Leave me a comment with your scores if you want!

Thanks.

- Rob

'Civil' War

"What we've got here is a failure to communicate. You see, some men you just can't reach. So, you get what we had here last week, which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. And I don't like it any more than you do."

- Cool Hand Luke

Look at your young men fighting
Look at your women crying
Look at your young men dying;
The way they've always done before
Look at the hate we're breeding
Look at the fear we're feeding
Look at the lives we're leading;
The way we've always done before

My hands are tied
The billions shift from side to side
And the wars go on with brainwashed pride;
For the love of God and our Human Rights
And all these things are swept aside,
By bloody hands time can't deny
And they're washed away by your genocide
And history hides the lies of our 'civil' wars

Did you wear a black armband when you shot the man who said:
'Peace could last forever'
And in my first memories; they shot Kennedy
I went numb when I learned to see
So I never fell for Vietnam,
We've got a wall in D.C. to remind us all;
That you can't trust freedom, when it's not in your hands,
When everybody's fighting for their Promised Land

I don't need your 'civil' war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
You're power-hungry, selling soldiers in a human grocery store,
I don't need your 'civil' war

Look at the shoes you're filling
Look at the blood we're spilling
Look at the world we're killing,
The way we've always done before
Look in the doubt we've wallowed
Look at the leaders we've followed
Look at the lives we've swallowed
And I don't want to hear no more

My hands are tied
For all I've seen has changed my mind
Still the wars go on as the years go by,
With no love of God or our Human Rights
And all these dreams are swept aside, by bloody hands of the hypnotized,
Who carry the cross of homicide
And history bares the scars of our 'civil' wars

I don't need your 'civil' war
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor
You're power-hungry, selling soldiers in a human grocery store,
I don't need your 'civil' war

What's so 'civil' about war anyways?

Satellite TV

Hey everyone,

I was just watching some television and when I had a epiphany...

satellite t.v. is the greatest thing ever.

Backstory: When I was a kid, we had only network t.v. We even had a huge antenna on the roof of our house. It was our great shame. Every day at school, kids would discuss MTV and other sorts of exotic and interesting entertainment. I could play along, all the while longing for a cable set of my own. For a while, we had DirectTv, but they turned out to be a bunch of bastards, so we had to get rid of it.

Anyhow, we now have Dish Network, and it's awesome! The first day we had it I saw one of my favorite old movies, Grumpy Old Men, the next day I found out I can watch Roseanne, pretty much whenever I want. The next day I saw an episode of Murphy Brown, which I hadn't seen in years!

Oh what an age of intrigue and mystique we live in!

The best part is the Digital Video Recorder (DVR). I can not only record, but pause, and rewind/fastforward live tv! Which means I can skip commericals.

Good Riddance commericals...I'll see you in hell!

Anyways, Satellite tv is awesome, commericals suck, and I gotta go.

- Rob

Redemption

Hey Everyone,

I just have to thank everyone for their comments on my last blog. I had a lot of strong opinions to voice, and I feel that pretty much all feedback was fair, even if it disagreed with what I said. I particuarly appreciate Teresa's apology, and I too must apologize for taking her opinions too personally, and lashing out with my frustration.

With that said, I have to say it was inspiring to hear all the supportive comments from people who agree with me. Sometimes I forget that there are many decent people in this country that agree with my belief that there are powerful forces in this country expending a tremendous amount of energy to use the lower classes as a pedestal to make themselves wealthier and more powerful.

Together, we can show them that WE don't turn our backs on one another, and that WE help each other even if it means we all have to sacrifice for the common well-being. That's the America that I believe in, and I look forward to taking a big step towards that America when WE take back our government in 2008!


Lately, the GOP, has been calling US "adrift and angry."

Adrift, no.
Angry, HELL YES!

Of course we're angry! We're angry with them selling out our soldiers, turning their backs on our school children, ruining our economy, UN-balancing the budget, destroying Social Security, Rigging the Supreme Court with RADICAL right-wing justices, and undermining the democratic process with FRAUDULANT elections! You're damn right we're angry, and we have every right to be! But we'll make them sorry when we take back the White House and Congress in 2008!

- Rob

The City of New Orleans

Kanye West Is My Hero.

Why? Because he is not afraid to speak the truth. Because he knows right and wrong when he sees it. Because he is the only one of the dozens of celebrities assembled by NBC to raise money for the hurricane relief, that had the guts to call out our President for the coward and the liar that he is.

On Friday night, NBC aired a live telecast featuring celebritites such as Kanye West, John Goodman, Hilary Swank, Leonardo Dicaprio, Chris Tucker, Mike Myers, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill. During the show, different actors and celebrities told stories and asked for help from the public.

Kanye West on the other hand, went right to the heart of the matter. "George Bush doesn't care about Black people..." as the camera abruptly cut away to an unexpectant Chris Tucker.

NBC censored that part of the broadcast when the program was played later on the west coast. Why? Because NBC is like all other news-agencies, just another patsy for the radical right-wing in this country! Was that broadcast about bringing help to the desperate people of New Orleans? No way in HELL!!! NBC would never have given up so much primetime if it wasn't going to get them viewers.

And ok, now I'm sure you're saying, 'how the hell do you know this?' Well, my first clue was when they cut someone off who was actually speaking the truth! I thought this was supposed to be Hard-Hitting news! Not 'tell people what they want to hear'!

Maybe I'm the only one, but the first thing I noticed when I watched the 'coverage' of the aftermath of this horrible storm, was that the people waiting around for help were all (and I mean ALL) Black. And every time I saw someone 'looting', it was all black people. They had white people looting too, but the newsreporter said 'these people are just desparate to get food and water'. Funny, just a minute ago the guy who stole a case of Dasani was 'looting'? Oh wait, he was black.

Look, I know Bush admitted he wasn't doing enough and congress passed and he signed a $10 billion dollar aid package, but that was FIVE days after the fact! YOU CAN'T SURVIVE FIVE DAYS WITHOUT DRINKABLE WATER!!!

Now, I understand that not all people that are suffering are black, but come on, watch the news, you can't tell me that you don't notice one common characteristic most of the people suffering share; skin color.

I wonder if this had happened in Orange County, California how long it would have taken to get water and food to the victims? Probably not too long since not only is Orange County the richest county in America, but W. also got the a higher percentage of votes in the OC than in any other county in America.

Here's another reason W. is responsible for this catastrophe is because we no longer have the unfrastructure to deal with this kind of national emergency. Why? Because our brilliant leader sent all of our National Guard troops over to IRAQ. And even the troops we do have here have their hands tied because they are in such small numbers and mainly, because all of the necessary equipment, i.e. trucks, hummers, and mainly Chinook helicopters, which are used to airlift supplies (like bottled water, for example), are in the desert somewhere, making sure we focus on Saddam Hussein, so that no one realizes he never captured Osama Bin Laden (as he promised he would countless times after 9/11).

This is just one more time George W. Bush let America down, and this time people died because of it.

Thank God there are still people like Kanye West around to shove the truth in our faces when you least want to see it.

- Rob