Starship Stacy and the Vector Kings

Coming up Friday, January 23, Krista and I will be joining former 44 band-mate Dan Hylton for a set of Beatles covers. Dan will kick things off with a short solo set, then Krista and I will join in. If you know the words, feel free to sing along.

Chewbacca, What a Wookiee!

Wouldn't it be cool if there were truth to this? If it comes to pass, party at my place, and the beer is on me.

Link via A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy.

Lights... Camera... Action!

OK, so there is this list of 100 movies making the rounds in the weblog world. I'm not sure if there is some criteria for the films on the list or not. The only purpose seems to be to highlight the ones you have seen in bold, and figure your percentage. I, in my love of lists, have done so, but I am taking it one step further. I am rating those that I have seen recently enough (or enough times to remember them well enough) on a scale from one to five stars.

1. Godfather, The (1972)
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)****
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)***
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)****
6. Casablanca (1942)*****
7. Schindler's List (1993)
8. Shichinin no samurai (1954)†
9. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)*****
10. Citizen Kane (1941)
11. Star Wars (1977)*****
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)*****
13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) *****
14. Rear Window (1954)
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back *****(1980)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)****
17. Memento (2000)****
18. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
19. Pulp Fiction (1994)*****
20. North by Northwest (1959)
21. Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain, Le (2001)*****
22. Psycho (1960)****
23. 12 Angry Men (1957) †
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
26. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)
27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) ****
28. Goodfellas (1990) *****
29. American Beauty (1999)*****
30. Vertigo (1958)
31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32. Pianist, The (2002)
33. Matrix, The (1999)***
34. Apocalypse Now (1979)*****
35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36. Some Like It Hot (1959)
37. Taxi Driver (1976) ****
38. Paths of Glory (1957) †
39. Third Man, The (1949) †
40. C'era una volta il West (1968)
41. Fight Club (1999) ****
42. Boot, Das (1981) †
43. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (Spirited Away)†
44. Double Indemnity (1944)
45. L.A. Confidential (1997) ****
46. Chinatown (1974)
47. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
48. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
49. Maltese Falcon, The (1941) †
50. M (1931)
51. All About Eve (1950)
52. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
53. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) *****
54. Se7en (1995) **
55. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
56. Cidade de Deus (2002)
57. Raging Bull (1980) †
58. Wizard of Oz, The (1939) *****
59. Rashemon (1950)
60. Sting, The (1973)
61. American History X (1998)
62. Alien (1979) ****
63. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
64. Leon (The Professional) (1994) †
65. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) *****
66. Vita bella, La (1997) (Life Is Beautiful)
67. Touch of Evil (1958) †
68. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
69. Wo hu cang long (2000) (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) *****
70. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
71. Great Escape, The (1963) †
72. Clockwork Orange, A (1971) *****
73. Reservoir Dogs (1992) ****
74. Annie Hall (1977)
75. Amadeus (1984) *****
76. Jaws (1975) *****
77. Ran (1985) †
78. On the Waterfront (1954) *****
79. Modern Times (1936)
80. High Noon (1952)
81. Braveheart (1995)
82. Apartment, The (1960)
83. Sixth Sense, The ****(1999)
84. Fargo (1996) *****
85. Aliens (1986) **
86. Shining, The (1980) ****
87. Blade Runner (1982) *****
88. Strangers on a Train (1951)
89. Duck Soup (1933)
90. Metropolis (1927) *****
91. Finding Nemo (2003) †
92. Donnie Darko (2001) †
93. Toy Story 2 (1999)
94. Princess Bride, The (1987) ****
95. General, The (1927)
96. City Lights (1931)
97. Lola rennt (1998) (Run Lola Run) *****
98. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
99. Notorious (1946)
100. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)
† Coming soon (or at least somewhere in my vast rental cue) via Netflix, or in the case of Spirited Away, sitting on my DVD palyer waiting to be watched.

I appears that I scored a measly 55%, but that was still good enough to edge out Jaquandor. Looking at the rating that I gave, it may appear that I am rather generous with the stars. This is not at all true. This list is made up of what are widely considered to be great movies. It also may have to do with the fact that I am very discriminating in the movies that I see. Most of the movies I do see end up being three or more stars.

Can't... Resist... Magical... Moving... Pictures...

Could someone show this guy the "power" button on his set?

Mars, Mars, Mars...

As President Bush prepares to announce his new space initiative pointing towards Mars, the Spirit rover could start roving the red planet as soon as today. But the NASA rover is so-far bucking the trend for Mars landings. It is only the fourth successful Mars landing. Why such a low success rate? America's Finest News Source takes a look.