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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Vas Deferens on July 06, 2007, 02:39:00 pm
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Tortoise tomorrow!
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Congressional Country Club
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The Georgie James/ Middle Distance Runner show is on my radar...
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Friday: Dinner at Flying Fish. Yum...sushi
Saturday: 10 mile run followed by high def cable installation and maybe seeing Transformers by my lonesome
Sunday: Date day with my wife, which hopefully will include Live Free or Die Hard
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Tortoise tomorrow!
I'm cosigning on that one. Really looking forward to this show!
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built to spill sunday.
also, probably visiting the kwik-e-mart at some point.
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SEE Ratatouille!
It's a must.
Originally posted by nkotb:
Sunday: Date day with my wife, which hopefully will include Live Free or Die Hard
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tortoise on sat. bts on sunday. wish i could add pumpkins on tuesday. oh, well. at my age, i can only handle so many live shows within a week.
anyone go to the fiery furnaces show last night? reports?
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Built to Spill sunday. Mountain biking saturday morning on the new steed.
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and tonight will be the pub crawl through downtown annapolis... le fun.
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It's 777 so i'm going to Atlantic City. Perhaps I'll win enough money to buy SP tix.
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Live Earth in NY!
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Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Tortoise tomorrow!
gotta make sure i don't have other plans assigned to me (aka need to check with the girl :) ) otherwise that's my plan too. maybe crash a friend's bbq party on sunday. no plans for tonight, so far... would love to catch a movie or three as well, i'm waaaay behind on my summer blockbuster watching. what should i go for - fantastic four? die hard? spiderman? (told you i was behind... ratatouille is not in the running, i need explosions - sorry joe!)
Originally posted by joz:
anyone go to the fiery furnaces show last night? reports?
better luck asking here (http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=015726)
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fujiya & miyagi tonight at south street seaport
tomorrow: you kill me and dinner with friends. cant believe i passed up free mccarren park tix (thx rob) :)
sunday: off-bway musical "in the heights" - and i think something else that i forgot is somewhere else in the weekend.
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Simian Mobile Disco Live tonight, Live Earth NJ tomorrow day/evening w/Fujiya & Miyagi late night, and probably following around someone that isn't named Tiger at Congressional on Sunday...
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As a comic book geek, please take my advice to skip Spider-man 3 until DVD, and skip the Fantastic Four 2 forever. You'll thank me later.
Originally posted by sweetcell:
fantastic four? die hard? spiderman?
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Originally posted by callat703:
Live Earth in NY!
Jersey.
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Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
also, probably visiting the kwik-e-mart at some point.
If you go, report back on whether there are any Radioactive Man comics left.
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Tortoise and most likely BTS. I have 2 tortoise extras if anyone wants one.
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Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Tortoise and most likely BTS. I have 2 tortoise extras if anyone wants one.
i'll take two if you have them... PM to follow
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awesome
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i'll be at built to spill tonight. if you see me say hi. i'll be in a blue shirtdress with some like pinkish and red flower/dot things on it, tights and navy blue flats. i'll be with a bald irish guy with glasses and a beard, probably wearing a band t-shirt over a dress shirt.
yell at me from across the room, say hi or have a drink avec moi :)
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Not the best Tortoise show last night, but the encore was great, esp. "Benway" and "Glass Museum"!
Originally posted by azaghal1981:
Tortoise and most likely BTS. I have 2 tortoise extras if anyone wants one.
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recap: saw transformers on friday night. decent action flick, although there were two atrocious moments where the horrible acting/dialogue should have been edited out. overall a decent summer blow'em-up flick.
saturday i caught tortoise - meh. didn't stay 'til the end, weren't engaging enough. based on joe's comment above, maybe i bailed too early... during the day i watched snippets of live earth (http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=015739#000013).
off to BBQ and play with kiddies. should be a hoot :)
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Any word on the noise? I've got to know...as geeky as it is, I won't commit to seeing it until I get the verdict.
Originally posted by sweetcell:
recap: saw transformers on friday night. decent action flick, although there were two atrocious moments where the horrible acting/dialogue should have been edited out. overall a decent summer blow'em-up flick.
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ReelViews review by James Berardinelli
"Louder, flashier, and more hollow than anything else out there."
http://www.reelviews.net/movies/t/transformers.html (http://www.reelviews.net/movies/t/transformers.html)
Originally posted by nkotb:
Any word on the noise? I've got to know...as geeky as it is, I won't commit to seeing it until I get the verdict.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Any word on the noise? I've got to know...as geeky as it is, I won't commit to seeing it until I get the verdict.
which noise? the decepticon's "network infiltration" noise, or the general transforming noise when they go from car/helicopter/whatever to robot, or the overall noise of the movie? in regards to that last point, the movie was LOUD at time at the chinatown cinema. there were moments i wished i had my etymotics with me!
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The general transforming noise. Nothing beat making that noise as a kid and trying to change the toys in time. You'd wind up sitting there "chit chewt chewt chewt"-ing for 20 minutes as you painstakingly made the 300 moves.
Originally posted by sweetcell:
Originally posted by nkotb:
Any word on the noise? I've got to know...as geeky as it is, I won't commit to seeing it until I get the verdict.
which noise? the decepticon's "network infiltration" noise, or the general transforming noise when they go from car/helicopter/whatever to robot, or the overall noise of the movie? in regards to that last point, the movie was LOUD at time at the chinatown cinema. there were moments i wished i had my etymotics with me! [/b]
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I have no doubt...but the thought of giant robots fighting has me a little geeked out, even though I'm sure it'll be turd city. That, coupled with the nostalgia factor, have me itching to see it.
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
"Louder, flashier, and more hollow than anything else out there."
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i'm really scared it may ruin some of my childhood memories.
Originally posted by nkotb:
I have no doubt...but the thought of giant robots fighting has me a little geeked out, even though I'm sure it'll be turd city. That, coupled with the nostalgia factor, have me itching to see it.
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
"Louder, flashier, and more hollow than anything else out there."
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I'm gonna watch it at 4:50 (yes, I'm being dragged to see this...might fall asleep...yawn!)
Originally posted by nkotb:
I have no doubt...but the thought of giant robots fighting has me a little geeked out, even though I'm sure it'll be turd city. That, coupled with the nostalgia factor, have me itching to see it.
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
"Louder, flashier, and more hollow than anything else out there."
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Also went to the Air & Space Museum...pretty cool.
The McDonald's inside the food court is massive. Pretty disgusting.
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i hate the air and space museum. but i think that's because i'm a girl and not interested in either air nor space.
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
Also went to the Air & Space Museum...pretty cool.
The McDonald's inside the food court is massive. Pretty disgusting.
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The Treasures of American History is on the 2nd floor for now (unrelated to air and space). You should check it out, ms. hooker.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibition.cfm?key=38&exkey=892 (http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibition.cfm?key=38&exkey=892)
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i hate the air and space museum. but i think that's because i'm a girl and not interested in either air nor space.
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it's just snippits of the american history museum while it's closed. and ive been though that thing lots...mainly because i'm interested in history ;)
Originally posted by wanderlust featuring j. marshmallow:
The Treasures of American History is on the 2nd floor for now (unrelated to air and space). You should check it out, ms. hooker.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibition.cfm?key=38&exkey=892 (http://americanhistory.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibition.cfm?key=38&exkey=892)
Originally posted by miss p...dirty pirate hooker:
i hate the air and space museum. but i think that's because i'm a girl and not interested in either air nor space.
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Originally posted by nkotb:
Any word on the noise? I've got to know...as geeky as it is, I won't commit to seeing it until I get the verdict.
i told you on the other thread: it's there once or twice, but they seemed to work away from it as the movie went on.
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Sorry...I did finish reading it. Oh well...as long as it was there at a certain point. How am I kidding? I'd see it anyway. GEEK!
Originally posted by thatguy:
Originally posted by nkotb:
Any word on the noise? I've got to know...as geeky as it is, I won't commit to seeing it until I get the verdict.
i told you on the other thread: it's there once or twice, but they seemed to work away from it as the movie went on. [/b]
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Originally posted by nkotb:
How am I kidding? I'd see it anyway. GEEK!
dear geek,
apparentlty, you were one of the few who didn't see it this weekend - see below.
regards,
a fellow geek
Alien robots transform into box office gold (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/08/boxoffice.ap/index.html)
The shape-shifting robots of "Transformers" have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash.
The sci-fi saga "Transformers," DreamWorks and Paramount's big-screen take on the Hasbro toys, debuted with $67.6 million in ticket sales in its first weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That gave it $152.5 million since opening with preview screenings Monday night.
If the weekend figures hold when final numbers are released Monday, that would give "Transformers" the biggest first week revenues ever for a non-sequel, surpassing the $151.6 million of 2002's "Spider-Man." But factoring in today's higher ticket prices, "Spider-Man" drew more people in its first week, about 26.1 million, compared to 22.5 million for "Transformers."
"Transformers," was directed by Michael Bay and features a cast led by Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, who are among the humans hurled into the action when two races of warring robots bring their feud to Earth. Watch actors talk about making the movie ยป
The movie's striking visual effects and the Transformers brand -- which debuted in the 1980s with toys, a TV show and an animated movie -- proved irresistible for audiences, said Rob Moore, Paramount's head of worldwide marketing and distribution.
"Michael Bay created something visually that people hadn't seen before," Moore said. "When you look at a jet plane flying under a bridge then flipping and turning into a robot, those kinds of images people found incredibly unique and compelling."
"Transformers" also took in $93.6 million in 23 other countries where it has opened since June 28.
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Took my BF to see it Friday before dinner and the PMB/Carbon Leaf/SK6 show at Wolf Trap (which, btw, I love that venue. Easily one of my favorites in the nation.) and the movie was awesome.
Shiny, shiny, shiny car porn + 2 strong (HOT) female (HOT) leading characters (did i mention hot)...
and Optimus fucking Prime, omg.
DVD nyao
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Originally posted by -kat-:
2 strong (HOT) female (HOT) leading characters (did i mention hot)...
to quote TheDirector, "true story". where did those two come from?!? va-va-VROOOOM. the brunette (protaganist's love interest) was so hot it was distracting - which was a good thing, as is toned down the impact of the very mediocre acting. she's the kind of hot that turns your (i.e. the male) brain off. effects on the female brain slightly more variable.
ok, just the thought of her got my obsession going again: rachael taylor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1592225/) < megan fox (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1083271/) (see pix #3, 10 and 13 - ouch)
P.S. in the movie, the protagonist has the handle "LadiesMan217" - contrast and compare to TheDirector217... coincidence?!?