Bob Marley, poet and a prophetBack during my days as a summer camp counselor in Massachusetts, there was this guy named Nick. He was one of the counselors, and he was a good guy; very laid-back. Nick played guitar, and his bag was world music. I remember him teaching me about some Brazilian music that I really dug. Nick played guitar, and all summer long he tried to get the kids into reggae music. There were two songs in particular he loved playing most. "Pressure Drop" by Toots and the Maytals was one; ... read more »
Been thinking about doing a post on this since watching Star Trek: DS9 recently. They had an episode during the Continue reading read more »
High Fidelitylast seen @ Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn NY3.6.12The first time I heard about Nick Hornby was in a comic book. The protagonist was a book store clerk, and in one scene he's trying to impress a new co-worker, a young and attractive girl. She eventually mentions how much she liked High Fidelity (this was back when the book was still relatively recent). So when the film version came out a few years later, I remembered the name. As it happened, I was with a friend who wanted to see it, but ... read more »
The Queens World Film Festival is a four-day event which showcases films from around the world at venues within the New York City borough of Queens. Throughout this weekend, I'll write about select films from the show, as well as highlights from the presentation. For more information about the festival, visit the website.I've written about my earliest memories of Jackson Heights and the theaters I frequented, those that are long gone and those that remain. 37th Avenue is a busy commercial stretch that I ... read more »
I made one, It's a mac vs windows one, aw yeah.My buildvs.Apple's buildNow let's compare.My build has a intel 2600k which can, if done correctly be stable at a clock of 5GHz+, the mac has a 2.8GHz intel Xeon processor, the 2600k is made for gaming, and the Xeon is made for inside a server, but if you buy such a big computer you don't want it to be standing in a room collecting dust being a server, the 2600k even when on the standard clock can easily run photoshop, flash, and portal if provided with a goo... read more »
The Wizard of Oz (Pink Floyd version)seen @ "Brew View Movie Mondays" @ Hiro Ballroom, Maritime Hotel, New York NY1.30.12My first exposure to Pink Floyd, as I'm sure was the case for many people, was the song "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)." I remember there was a day camp I went to as a child in which some kids sung a version that mocked one of the head counselors. In high school, I got heavily into classic rock and naturally, Floyd was among the many bands I got deeply immersed into, though some ... read more »
Since I finally have something new to share for Sample Sunday, heres the Prologue to my newest novel, New Frontier, which is a alternate history speculative fiction novel. The Prologue will be expanded on in Book 2. Available on Nook, Kindle, and Smashwords for $2.99,and paperback for $8.99 (links at end of post). Prologue “We [...] read more »
Other movie blogs may give you a list of their top films of the year - and actually, I'll probably do that too, but unlike a certain film critics group, I'm in no rush to reveal it to the world (in fact, I probably won't get to it for another month at least). This being WSW, however, I have something different to offer. 2011 will be the first calendar year I've completed, and naturally I have quite a number of movie-going memories, whether alone or with friends - the kind of stuff that I do my best to wr... read more »
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomseen @ IS 227, Queens, NYcirca mid-80sDid you know that Harrison Ford has been nominated for an Oscar only once in his entire career? (It was for Witness, a good movie). That's a bit surprising, given how big a star he is. To me, and to many other film fans, I imagine, Ford always struck me as (primarily) an action hero who was a notch or two above the likes of Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Seagal in terms of acting ability. I would put him with the likes of Bruce Willi... read more »
The Captainsseen @ The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York NY7.30.11Believing in a better world has become harder and harder. I have no doubt that people in all eras of history have thought this at one time or another, but the downward spiral we've all been on really does seem like it has gotten deeper... and yet the dream represented by Star Trek lives on. Trek is a multi-million-dollar pop culture franchise, of course, but if you look past all the toys and T-shirts and novels and video games a... read more »
