Sunday, October 7, 2012

The List: Cloud Atlas, Mumford, & Addams Family's Oscar Injustice

1. I haven't been to a movie theater since 03 when I saw Return of the King. I have always said that the only way I'd ever go to one again was if they made The Hobbit. Then Cloud Atlas comes along. Will this be the film that gets me back in a movie theater for the first time since Return of the King in 03? Or should I let that honor go to The Hobbit for a full circle effect? Hmmmm. I DO like full circles.

2. I may be the only person alive who is not completely in love with the new Mumford & Sons album, Babel. May yet grow on me. The truth is, the albums that take their time to grow on me often turn out to be favorites. My issue with the album is, it feels like more of the same. Still, it's 20 times better than anything being played on the radio these days.

3. Don't you hate it when films come out that resemble ideas you came up with years ago? This has happened to me twice, once with the John Cusack thriller Identity (my version of the same idea was set on a train and called Train Of Thought) and now more recently with Looper. I still have the outlines to prove it. Sigh. If only I had connections. I might be rich.

4. If the gays truly ran Hollywood Addams Family Values would have swept the Oscars in 93. 

5. I received the stupendously awesome sauce news early this week that Harmony Ink Press has accepted my spec fic epic The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles & Men for publication. This is the best news since the doctors told me I was gonna live after brain surgery!

6. I received a call this week from some place whose recorded message lady claimed I had filled out a survey and I was the recipient of a 7-night Caribbean cruise. I didn't trust this strangely cheerful lady, so I turned the cruise down. How do I know she doesn't want to enslave me or turn me into a sex slave? ...I have trust issues.

8. I'm checking on rights and such and if everything turns out right I plan on uploading my first book The Rest Is Illusion to Good Reads for anyone to read FOR FREE. Why for free you ask? Two reasons: 1) I look at it as a good investment. If I can get people to read that maybe they'll be interested in my other stuff; 2) I don't want to be sued by the original publisher for using their cover image, etc. and not paying them even though they are now no longer in business. I'll keep you posted.


9. Has anyone seen #7? It was a political observation but got scared of being yelled at.

16 comments:

  1. I'm not completely in love with Babel, either, but am hoping it grows on me, too. It doesn't have the impact that the first album did. Maybe because I'm familiar with the band?!

    Congrats on #5! Very cool re: #8. Heh re: #7/#9.

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    1. That was my reaction as well, Chris. Strangely enough, all my straight college friends think it's the second coming, god love 'em ;-)

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    2. Huh. The only song from the album that I can even remember offhand is the cover of "The Boxer", but since I happen to love the original, it's kind of special circumstances.

      Now if their cover of "England" by the National was on this album... THAT is a standout.

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    3. Same here. We'll see if it grows on me anymore before years end. Will it make my Top 10? Who can say? Stay tuned. I'm sure the excitement is KILLING you ;-)

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    4. Oh, and (hi, random!) here's a crazy number of Radiohead covers:
      http://coverlaydown.com/2012/10/covered-in-folk-radiohead/

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    5. Oooooh!! Gillian Welch does a cover.

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    6. Oh yeah, that's a cover I've had for ages - great version of "Black Star"! Did you see the link in the first comment for the Allison Crowe cover?

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  2. i don't even know what Babel is...
    i think you should wait for the hobbit...
    i think being a sex slave might be fun...

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    1. I'm torn...by the film decision and the sex.

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    2. The recorded message lady is so fired. Now I have to think up another ploy to make you my sex slave.

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    1. If you're a Republican, don't take offense. I was referring to Romney as a person: "Romney must think we're all a bunch of size queens, because he's coming off as a giant dick." :-)

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    2. I'm a hardcore Democrat, so I heartily agree with your statement; I was just curious
      EA, you're very, very clever and articulate. . .and a master of wry wit -- hard to take offense with what you write here

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    3. Thank you very much! I'll be so happy when this election season is over. The air seems poisoned.

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