I’m smack in the middle of my craziest week ever. This past weekend I was in Eminence for the start of a family tradition we call “Cabin Season.” This season starts on Memorial Day and runs until the end of the year, where we close down our Cabin in Eminence and get it ready for winter. I’ve uploaded some pictures from the weekend to my flickr site. Tonight I will be attending the Nightwish concert in Sauget, IL with Steve and the Whatleys. On Thursday I’ll be flying to Toronto, CA to compete in the Hockey North America championships. What a way to kick off the summer!
I’ve mentioned Nigthwish before. They’re a band from Finland and can be best described as symphonic metal, a mix of melodic symphony music and classic heavy metal. Its kind of a rarity that we get to see them this close to St. Louis, they typically don’t tour the US, and its normally in larger venues. To get a good idea what they sound like live, check out this video for Amaranth. Needless to say I’m super excited about seeing them play live.
Recently KG and I watched The Andromeda Strain, an A&E mini-series. Minus a total cheese fest at the end of four-hour event, the whole thing was done really well. It was a faithful adaptation of the Michael Crichton book by the same name and centers around a deadly virus that appears out of nowhere and threatens all mankind. Although the cast was a collection of B-teamers, they performed admirably. You should definitely check this out as A&E will obviously be running this on reruns for the months to come.
As a mature gamer who’s transitioned from hardcore to casual gaming, rhythm games are my new obsession. Obviously I’m excited about the recent announcements regarding Guitar Hero 4 and their entry into the “full-band experience.” GH4 will feature the most realistic drum peripheral to date, choosing to up the bar on Rock Band and adding a 5th button. The Guitar Hero drum kit will feature a left and right drum, a center snare, a bass peddle, and two cymbals. It looks pretty awesome. Guitar Hero 4 will also feature vocals, and some yet-unannounced innovations to the guitar. Activision is also promising create your own track mode, and customizable characters. Here’s a video showing off the new drumkit featuring the drummer from Red Hot Chilli Peppers,who I swear was Will Ferrel’s twin separated at birth.
Taking a cue from South Park, Weezer’s new video pays omage to those viral internet celebrities. The video touches on just about every one of those lovable losers who will be forever cemented in internet folklore, from All Your Base to Numa Numa, this video has them. This digg post lists all of the references (middle of the page) to the original source material, just in case you’re not familar with Chocolate Rain or Popozao. It may be Peanut Butter Jelly Time, but Will it blend?
To steal another page from Digg, I found this hand drawn video of Counter Strike. I have a lot of friends who love to beat the dead horse known as CS, and I thought this video was pretty funny.
Just to clarify, I’ve never smoked weed in my life, but I do know quite a few people who do and c’mon lets admit it, potheads are hilarious. Thats why I think Pineapple Express is going to be awesome. There is a new trailer out that makes me want to go see this movie right now. It doesn’t hurt it features that great song by MIA. It stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as a couple stoners who witness a crime and a forced to go on the lamb. Of course being completely stoned out of their mind, they don’t exactly make all the right decisions. This is the new movie from Judd Apatow’s crew and will be out early August. I can’t wait!
