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Wednesday night television is shaping up to be one of the best nights. Tonight was third episode of Jericho. It's a really well done drama on CBS. If you haven't seen it yet it revolves around a town following a nuclear attack on the US. So far its been a riveting drama. It stars Skeet Ulrich and I highly recommend it.
Tonight is also the return of Lost another fantastic drama from ABC. It's 9:05 and Lost has been on for a total of about 5 minutes and I can't believe what I have seen. I will not give it away for those who may have tapped it, but holy crap. Not only did things go in a direction that I didn't even imagine, but they featured my favorite author's (Stephen King) books in a couple of scenes. I couldn't make out what book they were reading so I can't tell if it has any bearing on the story line or not. That's it for now back to the show......
The Michael Jackson video has got me remembering old music that I loved. Lets start with the early 90's and work our way back.
I have to start with Mr Vain by Culture Beat. This was the first song I heard in my first Gay bar. I fell in love instantly. Useless fact, the rapper in this song was killed in a car accident shortly after the song hit.
Then there was Captain Hollywood Project with More and More. This was another huge song for us in the clubs. After I meet Mark I found out it was one of his favourite songs, he even saw them play in Montreal.
I can't find the dance version that was so popular, but here is the radio version.
This is UB40 with Can't Help Falling In Love. Another slow version, but it brings back lot's of memories. I think this was on the soundtrack of Sliver staring Sharon Stone and William (Billy) Baldwin.
Here's another song that Mark introduced me too. It's the Utah Saints "Something Good".
Then there is the Pet Shop Boys. Go West.
Alright the last one for now I could do this all night. The Stereo Mc's "Get Connected"
Last Christmas Zellers did a commercial that had one of the most addictive songs in it. I haven't been able to locate a clip of it to post, but it drove me nuts trying to find out who it was. After a good two hour search on the net I was able to figure out that it was "Nice Day" by No Affiliation. Here is the link to there website if you would like to hear it. Well in the beginning of the summer Zellers did it to me again. Here is the commercial, some of you will probably remember it.
I didn't go on a search for the name of the song this time, but a few weeks ago it started getting played on 105.3 KissFm. It's a great advertising gimmick, you get the jingle stuck in your head from all the commercial repeats and then when you here the song on the radio, you can't quite figure out why you like it so much. The song is called "Nowhere with Me" by Joel Plaskett. I couldn't find a video for it but here is a live performance. The quality is a bit low, but you get the idea.
The last video is just something funny from the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It's a fake photo booth. It starts a bit slow but I thought it was hilarious. It also goes to show you the increasing power of YouTube. It was only a few months ago that NBC was threatening legal action against the site for publishing clips of Saturday Night Live. Now there providing the clips themselves.
I will say that I don't read Newsweek Magazine on a regular basis but when I saw this I had to share. Newsweek publishes all over the world and the cover story may differ from area to area. Here is one the latest covers. In case you think that it has been altered I put the Newsweek link here so you can check for yourself. Seems that the photographer Annie Leibovitz is more popular than stories on Afghanistan. You be the judge.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
It seems like I have been neglecting this blog again. There is a definite cycle where I have so many things that I would like to write about that there isn’t enough time in the evening to put it all down and then I can go for a week or more without having anything that I would like to blog about. So here goes.
Its been quite a crazy few days around here. It all started on Friday evening when the store where I work was struck with another tragic lose. One of my employees was murdered on his way to visit his girlfriend. It was quite a shock for us. It hasn't even been a year since we lost our last employee in a freak accident. I think that the fact that they were both in their early twenties compounded the tragedy. Living in Ottawa all my life I have always thought this city was a safe place to work and play. Mike's murder was the 14th this year in Ottawa and the 3rd in one week, and to add to my worry it happened only blocks from where I live, and on a city bus, no less. It just makes you pause and think about your own safety. I have been all over this city at many different times of the night and day and never really worried about my safety before.
On a lighter note I also celebrated my birthday on Tuesday. Happy 34th.... almost half way to 40. We went up to the cottage with a couple of friends and had a few drinks and played a few games. The weather certainly cooperated with us. We were all dressed for the cold, like last year, but it was really warm with lots of rain. Overall it was a really nice time.
Then at some point over the last few days we had our 500th visitor to this blog. Now that's not many compared to some sights that get over a million visits a day, but its about 495 more than I expected to get.
Finally here is a video Riley sent to me its a nice light way to end things for now. Although its a bit disturbing.
Here are a couple of videos from Kelis. I always tell people that I like all kinds of music. Usually when I mention rap/hiphop I get a few stares. Maybe that's because I'm thirty something....lets not dwell on that. The first video is Bossy, her new single. I really like it maybe cause' I can be pretty bossy in real life.
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The second is called Milkshake, it was pretty popular about two or three years ago. I can't believe the change in her look. You be the judge.
Because I'm feeling nostalgic here is The Bugles - Video Killed the Radio Star. This was the first video played on MTV when it launched on August 1st, 1981.
Being Canadian I probably should put of the video they used for their launch on August 31st, 1984 but I really don't like Rush. Just in case people remember them here you go.
Here are a couple of interesting videos. At least I think there interesting. First up is a weatherman, this video has been making the rounds lately so I thought I should post it here. All I have to say about it is that no matter how "straight" you think you act and that no one can tell that you're gay something like this almost always happens to give it away. Maybe not exactly like this, but something.
The second video is a clip of Perez Hilton, who over the last year has taken his celebrity blog and turned it into a must visit for over a million people a day. What's he famous for? Talking about celebrities. Just to give you an idea how popular he is check out this video. Riley I'm sure you probably already watched it, but just in case, here you go.
