one last thing before I quit: April 2009

He could throw that speedball by you

4/22/2009 10:01:00 PM

mikey b.

After a few years of going without, our work decided to rejuvenate our company softball team. Being a co-captain, and helping to put everything together, I was quite pumped for our team's first practice yesterday. Things went much smoother then thought, as most of us knew what we were doing, and those who didn't, learned fairly fast.

To keep that love going, I figured I'd share just a couple of my favorite baseball-related flicks that I've seen. For no reason. That's just how I roll.

BASEketball

Matt Stone. Trey Parker. This movie gave hope to many of us, letting us feel like those silly and quirky backyard games that you play on a lazy Sunday afternoon, could lead to a new phenomenon. SQUEAK!

Beer League

Pretty much sums up the beer league softball culture. I was sold when Tom Sawyer was brought up.

Major League

I remember watching this when I was younger, and not getting it. But it's good now. I promise.

The Sandlot

Ya. That's right. The Great Bambino would've been proud.

*Glory Days; Bruce Springsteen

Your circuit's dead; There's something wrong

4/21/2009 01:06:00 PM

mikey b.

Sam Rockwell is one of those guys that seems like he's in everything these past few years: The Green Mile, Assassination of Jesse James, Frost/Nixon. Despite this, most people don't even know who he is, or even recognize him. But it looks like he's got himself a cool little movie coming out this summer. I think it has some potential. I mean, come on, space can be cool! Right?

*Space Oddity; David Bowie

Pull it out; A paper sleeve

4/18/2009 10:31:00 AM

mikey b.

It's Record Store Day in Canada today.
Go buy some vinyl.

Here's some local supporters.

*Spin The Black Circle; Pearl Jam

Drivin' home on country roads; Sixty-five in a twenty-five zone

4/10/2009 11:41:00 AM

mikey b.

They just released a new Public Enemies trailer!!!

I am really thanking Michael Mann for this. It looks like it'll be awesomely awesome.

*Everybody Get Dangerous; Weezer

And once you're gone, you can never come back

4/09/2009 09:47:00 PM

mikey b.

Yesterday was the 15th 'anniversary' of Kurt's passing away. Being a little-more-then-average fan of ol' Nirvana, I found myself reading a lot of articles regarding Kurt and the band. There are obviously tons of opinions on what happened on that Friday, April 8 and many discussions on what could have been if he were still around. I thought I'd share two of my favorites that I found:

SPIN put together a little slideshow of their favorite pictures of Kurt that has appeared in their magazine over the years. A few of them were new to me. I thought it was a more classy gesture.

And this second article was done through MTV. They got a couple of people's opinions on how they figure Kurt would be living, if he were still around these days. The difference with this article is the fact that they actually have people that knew and worked with Kurt, such as Butch Vig. But yes, I know that in the end it's just opinions, speculation and meaningless.

Oh, and they also have a little slideshow, this time more about Kurt's life. This one actually has one of my two favorite pictures of Kurt:

Oh, and my other favorite:

*My My, Hey Hey; Neil Young

Renegades with fancy gauges

4/05/2009 09:24:00 PM

mikey b.

My favorite art gallery, by far, Gallery 1988, just wrapped up their 5 year anniversary show. Their show was called 'Idiot Box', rightly so with television as their theme. You can check out some of the many different pieces here on their blog, but I figured I'd share a few of my favorites.