Monday, April 28, 2008

7 Things to Recently (or perpetually) Raise My Cynical Ire

POPS GUSTAV, Hoboken NJ
1) eHarmony (I have to mute the commercials)
2) Springtime
3) The pope’s “historical” visit and its non-stop “news” coverage
4) Manufactured political controversies
5) Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (et al)
6) Morgan Spurlock (at least WHERE IN THE WORLD is getting a critical drubbing)
7) The state of newspaper comic strips

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Dave's Top Seven Action... Movie Actors (in order of length)

DAVE CALAMONERI, Hoboken NJ
1. Jet Li
2. Tony Jaa
3. Bruce Lee
4. Daniel Craig
5. Sean Connery
6. Jason Statham
7. Steve McQueen

7 Things Pops Has Re-Bought More Than Once

POPS GUSTAV, Hoboken NJ
1) Superman: The Movie (VHS, DVD, Box Set DVD)
2) Superman: The Movie Original Soundtrack (LP, CD, Deluxe CD, Box Set CD)
3) The Clash, LONDON CALLING (LP, CD, Remastered CD, Deluxe CD)
4) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (comics, trade paperback, Absolute Hardcover)
5) The Boomtown Rats, THE FINE ART OF SURFACING (LP, CD, Deluxe CD)
6) Glengarry Glen Ross (VHS, DVD, Deluxe DVD)
7) The Sex Pistols, NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS (Picture Disc, 8-Track, LP, CD)
…and many, many more… (sigh).



Friday, April 4, 2008

7 Favorite Childhood Treats

POPS GUSTAV, Hoboken NJ
1) Psychedelic PEZ (honest)
2) Funny Face
3) Doo Dads
4) Koogle
5) Strawberry Quik
6) Chef Boy-ar-Dee Roller Coasters
7) Bugles

7 Reasons Lysa Loves Her New Job

LYSA with a Y, Hoboken NJ
1. I just bought a new guitar
2. And a USB microphone
3. And I'm actually SAVING money
4. And paying my bills
5. And I get to draw things all day long
6. And I turned my electronic key card into an NCC-1701 Access Pass, and they were fine with that
7. And they made me make them for everyone else!