NEW PINK PANTHER MOVIE

I just found out that Steve Martin is starring in the new Pink Panther movie titled Birth of the Pink Panther. I love the Pink Panther movies starring Peter Sellers. I also think that Steve Martin is a Great actor/writer/comedian, but as the bumbling detective Clouseau? Why can't they just let sleeping dogs lie?

MISSION:ACCOMPLISHED

How was everybody's Thanksgiving? I had two goals yesterday and both were met.
1.Eating all the good food that members of my family prepared.
2. Falling asleep after eating all the wonderful food while watching a movie with my family and then waking up and eating again.

I love Thanksgiving.

ONE MORE FROM THE MIND OF EIDE

After long and careful consideration, I've come to the conclusion that farts are HILARIOUS!

Here's another little movie from Dave. It's sort of based on truth. You see my plan is to someday develop glasses that will allow you to see farts. It would be really cool to be walking in a mall and see little clouds come out of peoples butts. Think about it! The stuffy business man or the prissy woman, oh the possibilities!

WABASHA CAVES

I just found out about the Wabasha Caves from the History channel. I can't believe I didn't know about them. Has anyone visited the Wabasha Caves? It sounds like a really cool experience. Looks like they also have swing bands at least one night a week. Lots of gangsters used to hang out in there when it was a speak easy back in the day. Plus its reputed to be haunted, spooky!

Man I just saw a bit of the Cher tour on Comedy Central and I can't get one of her damn songs out of my head, Gypsies, tramps and Thieves...Shit!

POSSIBLE KIDNAPPING IN GRAND FORKS?!
What is it about the holiday season that brings out crazy behavior. First the murder in Minot, now this. I hope they find her.

SAY IT WITH DFILM

Dave turned me on to DFilm a while ago. It's a fun site where you can make little movies and send them to people via email. Here's one Dave did for me. Make a short film for someone and brighten their day!

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Last night at work we received 101 porno movies to be put out on the shelves. Whenever this happens I can't help but be amused by some of the titles. Combined with the cover art(which I'll leave for you to imagine)the titles some of which would be rather innocent, take on a, hehe, Hole New Meaning, get it? Here are a couple of my favorites from the last batch that I just had to share. They range from simple to down right lude but hopefully you'll get a laugh!
The auto enthusiast: Cubby Holes
The outdoor lovers: Back Packers
The innocent: But I've Never Done That Before
The lude: I Finally Got It Up inside Me!
I can't help but laugh!

SNFU
Someone just turned in SNFU's Last of the Bigtime Spenders. One of the punk rock staples from back in the day. What were they thinking?

THE LUSH INVASION
I've been listening to a lot of Lush lately. Their music fits this weather we're having perfectly. I haven't listened to them in a long time and they still sound great! I'll have to see if I still have a Lush sticker so I can put it on my car. I had a black one on my first car, that 1979 Mustang with the white vinyl top. That was the best $500 car I ever owned!

TECHNO-RAVIN'

A woman just came into the store looking for techno music and I had a flashback. Remember when Carl started throwing raves at the armory and we would all go? Okay, now picture a bunch of punk rock kids moshing to the techno beats. That was probably a funny sight to behold. I think Carl even stopped playing techno because we didn't know how to dance to it properly.
I also have a vague memory of a disco party Carl had at his house and Todd wore these really ugly brown polyester pants with a cucumber or something shoved down the front. Oh the memories!

WORKIN' IT

Larry says that Portland has 2 inches of snow. That will triple itself by the time that storm hits this region dumping a ton of snow on us here in Ndak. I have been eating a lot of Chinese food lately. I think I'm addicted. I'm having Chinese for lunch tomorrow too. I got loaded and had a great time talking on the phone last night. Thanks Larry, Todd and Anthony for letting me ramble on. Kevin called last night also, but his calling card ran out in mid sentence and I couldn't call him back. That sucked. It's been a super nice day out which makes the thought of snow that much worse. Check out the minot daily site for news on the murder that occured in town(our first since 1996). Sounds like a jealous boyfriend situation

AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE

Those of you who are fans of Adult Swim on the Cartoon Network probably already know this but who cares. The Aqua Teen DVD comes out tomorrow and it's one of my favorite shows on adult swim. Now if they would only do a Sealab DVD.

We all have musical influences and favorite bands so lets try and name our top ten. In no certain order, here are mine:
1. Kate Bush, 2. David Bowie, 3. Jawbox, 4. Jawbreaker, 5. Fugazi, 6. Wedding Present, 7. Smiths, 8. Cure, 9. Afghan Whigs, 10. Psychadelic Furs.
Boy, that was harder than I thought! It's tough to narrow them down like that. These are the artists who have had an influence on me either musically or lyrically or both.
Now lets see what you come up with!

WHAT THE BLOG?

Does anyone remember Ferris Bueller's day off? Did anyone else have a crush on Mia Sara? She was cute. Whatever happened to her. Anyone know? Of course we know that Matthew Broderick went on to be Inspector Gadget and that the dude who played Cameron was none other than Dave Eide. Oh, did anyone see that the guy who played the principal in that movie got arrested for child pornography. His name is Jeffrey Jones.

Here's a strange thought, Jeffrey Jones was in Sleepy Hollow and Paul Rubens(Pee Wee) was in Pee Wee's Big Adventure both directed by Tim Burton. Pee Wee was all so arrested for child porn around the same time. Is there a connection? I hope not. Tim Burton is way too cool to be child porn freak.

Does anyone think fan sites are a little strange? I forgot that Mia Sara was in Legend. She was hot in that movie.

THE FIRE THEFT

After years of a love/hate relationship with Sunny Day
Real Estate, I'm pleased to say that the latest incarnation, The Fire Theft, from Enigk and crew is actually a really good album! At times it even rocks!

UF-DAH

This is so awesome! A guy came in and actually said "Uf-Dah", I'm not sure on the spelling of this saying but man, that was great to hear! I never hear that saying anymore. I think Fargo may have almost killed it off. Today I think I'll revel in my Scandinavian heritage!

GREAT WHITE NORTH

Well, it's starting to look like the great white north outside. Heavy wet snow has been falling most of the day. Honestly, I enjoy the possibility of a snow storm. I can't wait to break out the hot chocolate! You guys all remember the movie Strange Brew right? Well it's a classic and since we share so much in common with those Canadians, I thought it would be fun to find a Bob and Doug Mcenzie site. I love the Mckenzie brothers! There are some interesting links to other sites that only a true Mckenzie brothers fan might find interesting.

NEED A PENNY TAKE A PENNY

Does anyone else think it's kind of wrong to take a bunch of pennies out of the take a penny tray when you don't really need it just so you don't get change back. Example: total comes to $16.04, customer give me a $20.00 and takes .04 out of the tray. What if somebody really needs that four cents or what if four people need one cent each. Man, we live in a selfish society.

DR. WHO

It feels good to finally have time to write a bunch of stuff on this site. I realize all this might be sensory overload if you have any interest in checking out any or all of these sites I've been posting but what the hell, here's another one!

As many of you know I'm a big DR. Who fan and I'd like to share some of my geekiness with you. Up until about 8th grade I stayed home almost every Friday night to watch Dr. Who. This TV show had a big effect on my young impressionable mind. In the show the Dr. is a being who has lived for hundreds of years and can travel through time. I wanted to know everything just like Dr. Who does. I'm a long ways off but the show did shape my mind and made me reach out for knowledge.

Dr. Who is at best a cheesy British TV show since they had small budgets to film with and I think that's part of the attraction after all these years. I personally own over a hundred video tapes. I should tell you that this is the longest running TV show in history! It did go off the air in the late eighties(I think) and was revived for a pilot movie in the US back in 1996 but only lasted for the pilot. I was pleased to find out that there are plans to bring the series back to television by the BBC in 2005. I'm jealous of Eide for being able view these episodes when they come out. If there are any other Dr. who fans check out the site. If you are just curious, check out the site!

MORE FROM RODNEY

Here is a great Rodney Dangerfield site. He tells a daily joke and you can email him through this site.

I thought of something funny. One time Eide was having a party and he had a microphone/speaker combo and Larry and I got blitz and sat in the hallway telling Rodney jokes to ourselves and anyone that would listen. I think everyone was tired of it right away but we kept going on and on like the energizer bunny.

MITCH HEDBERG

Finally Mitch is releasing a cd/dvd! It looks like it will be out 12/09/03 just in time for Christmas. The DVD looks like it will have 2 hours of footage and the CD I think, will be about an hour long. I can't wait!

MANOWAR

I just purchased a single from the band Manowar, who have been a guilty pleasure of mine since the 80's. They are the real life Spinal tap and are even in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the loudest band on earth! There motto is "Other bands play, Manowar kills!"Check out there site it's pretty interesting. They sing songs about metal and swordfighting. Of course you cannot take them seriously. Kids, it doesn't get any better than this!

I have also provided a link to the Minot Daily News just so you could keep up with all the big exciting things that go on here in Minot, ND.

ATOMIC

For anyone who is into retro culture here's a cool magazine called Atomic. The main focus is on the 1920's-1950's. It's worth looking at the Atomic Girls. There are cool articles about cars, booze, clothes and bands. Come to think of it, Larry Gin & The Tonics would have looked good nestled between the covers of this mag.

THESE ARE KNOWN AS JOKES FOLKS

Apparently my last post might have sounded a little too depressing but in reality I was addlibing to some Rodney Dangerfield jokes. I guess I need to lay off the Dangerfield jokes. Well maybe one more "I said to my dad 'Dad, I'm tired of running in circles. So he nailed down my other foot! Then I asked him to play a game with me. He told me to go in the backyard and play hide and go f*ck yourself!" These are known as jokes.

Enuff With the jokes right! I can here the heckling from the crowd now, Did your mother have any kids that lived? I think I just helped justify why Rodney is the most ripped off comedian on the face of the planet.

SUCKIN' IN LITTLE CHICAGO

Man, today was nothing but inventory, inventory inventory. My eyes are tired and my head hurts and now I just realized I sound like Hayden Christianson in the "Clone Wars". I thought he was a winy little bitch.

A funny thing did happen at work though, a dude came in who told me that Gage Royster(anyone remember skating with him-Larry?) played guitar in the band "Shadow'
s fall". Obviously he doesn't. I think it's funny when people lie about stuff like that for no reason at all.

Stevie's deer photos were a highlight of my day I must say.

I feel like crap and I hope I'm not getting sick! I've had it ruff all day. I woke up and there was a heaviness waiting for me. I said "Hello heaviness" and the heaviness said back to me "You're gonna get it good today, you'll be drinking early tonight." Then I got out of bed and touched a door handle and it broke. Then I opened up the dish washer and the door fell off. Man, I'm afraid to go to the bathroom!

Well, that's it. I'm callin' it a day. Miles Davis' "Kind Of Blue" is playing. It's calling out to me, there's snow in the driveway that I'm not gonna shovel, someboy's dog pissed in my yard and left a nice yellow hole in the snow. There's too much to do and no place to do it in this town. My brother Aric up the street is skating on thin ice. Yeah, he received an early Christmas present from the law in the form of a DUI. The girls find me weird and the women, don't find me. All in all life's not so bad. I've got my two pet salamanders "Conan" and "Rocky" who lie around all day(their not big on interaction), my new girlfriend Captain Morgan and enough movies and books to keep me occupied all winter. Yeah, looks like it might be along one. Well, that's it. So long.

I've always wanted to do one of those little ending monologues that sum up life in a small town. Too bad you couldn't hear the blues song that was playing in my head when I wrote that. Just imagine one, they all sound the same.

I have too much time on my hands!

Whoa!

Well I ended up going out on Halloween. I met up with some friends at the Barley Pop and then we ended up at Legends. There was one instance of craziness and that was a friend of mine that I asked to put out my cigarette in the ashtray for me because I couldn't reach it. Yeah, he put it out on his tongue.

Mark and Carla came to town Sunday night and left yesterday afternoon. It was good to see them again. I wish them luck on their travels and I hope they end up in a nice place to live.

A couple of things that I've lately found much enjoyment while listening to are the latest from Denali and the Basement Jaxx.

On Denali's latest "Instinct", the band have a darker and at times more menacing sound. I like it. I've always been a strong supporter of this band by pushing them on my customers and I'll do the same for the new album. Denali have always reminded me of Portishead only better and with real instruments. Maura Davis' vocals always make me think of birds flying in a strong wind. It's beautiful to watch them swooping and diving and just letting the wind take them where it will. Her vocals seem to have a similar effect, just light enough to float along the song until it picks up steam and then her voice swoops and dives. I highly recommend this album.

As for the Basement Jaxx latest "Kish Kash", is a treat. The album starts of with a rollicking foot stomper called "Good Luck" that sets the tone for the rest of the album. Another stand out track is the song "Kish Kash" that features Siouxsie Sioux and her voice is just as strong now as it was in the Banshees hay day. The song that J C Chasez of N'sync fame sings on is even a good track! The last track on the album Features the second of two songs sung by Meshell Ndegeocello and is the better of the two. "Feels like home" reminds me of eighties sci-fi films like "Ice Pirates" where musically they tried to sound futuristic and only managed to sound goofy. This track has a slowly meandering flow to it as well as a retro-futuristic feel and with Meshell's vocals it's a combination that actually works. This album will put you in a good mood for a night of fun!

FANATICS

Further proof of why religious fanatics are crazy!