No. 6 - Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving"

I figured it would be appropriate today to bitch about the fact that "Thanksgiving" will always remain just a trailer in Grindhouse. It certainly has the potential to be a great campy kind of horror film.

Watch it here

The best part about the trailer is the narration. Robert Rodriguez is going ahead with the film "Machete," which started as a just a Grindhouse trailer, so maybe there's hope. Enjoy the mock poster:

No. 5 - Iran - "The Moon Boys"

Fucking finally! I've been searching for an Iran cd for the last year and finally found "The Moon Boys." For those who aren't in the know (and frankly, who isn't with Tumult releases), Iran is a beautiful indie band buried beneath layers and layers of fuzz. Imagine the beautiful simplicity of the Beatles pumped through Slogun's amps. Or Throbbing Gristle writing catchy pop songs. Any way you wanna take it, Iran is badass and overlooked. The two members are obsessed with black metal and are responsible for the upcoming documentary "Until The Light Takes Us," which seems like it's shaping up to be awesome as well. I also think one of the members is in TV on the Radio, but who keeps count these days?

Check out their myspace. They won't dissapoint:

http://www.myspace.com/iranband

edit: They have a new single out, "buddy," of which I'm not entirely sure. I'll investigate further.

No. 4 - One of these things is not like the other

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No. 3 - Skittles

This is the first picture I ever took on my camera. Skittles should feel honored.

No. 2 - Twin Peaks

I'm particularly fond of Twin Peaks as of late. It consistently gives me the same feeling that Final Fantasy VI gave me the first time I played through it. That is, the cast of unique and interesting characters blend so seamlessly into a wonderfully bizarre and calming setting. And just enough of Lynch's style shines through to make it downright creepy on occasion. Murder, incest, mysticism, cherry pie, David Duchavny in drag...success. Too bad that it only lasted two seasons, though I do see how the second season drags a bit in the middle. Some of the actors went on to have successful careers in other tv shows; others stuck to Lynch films primarily. Paramount recently released the "Definitive Gold Edition" of the show, which has both seasons and the elusive pilot episode. Here's a torrent of the soundtrack (lounge music meets 50s synth ballad) and a recipe for the famous cherry pie.

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3658100/Twin_Peaks_-_Soundtrack_(1990)

The Recipe

8 inch Crust: 1-1/2 c. flour, 1/2 c. Crisco, 1/4 c. ice water
Mix flour and Crisco with fork. Add ice water. Mix with your hands. When blended, roll into ball and refrigerate overnight. To roll out: flour both rolling pin and flat surface, split ball in two, roll out 1/2 to fit pan and 1/2 for lattice.

Filling: 3 c. cherries (pitted, sour frozen); 1 c. water; 1c. Baker's sugar; 4 T. cornstarch; 1/8 t. salt
Thaw cherries at room temp and strain (yields 2 c. juice). Taste for sweetness, more/less sugar may be needed. Add 1 c. water to make 3 c. juice (reserve 1 c. juice for cornstarch mix). Dissolve cornstarch in 1 c. juice, stir with whip. Combine 2 c. juice, 2/3 c. sugar, salt, and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mix, cook until clear, about 5 min. (if cooked to long, syrup gets gummy). Remove from heat, stir in 1/3 c. sugar (blend thoroughly). Pour mixture over cherries, fold with wooden spoon, cool (stir mix while cooling to prevent scum from forming on top). Pour mix in pie shell. Top completed pie with lattice crust.

Bake @ 425 degrees for 35-40 min.

No. 1

This is going to be an open-ended blog/journal for anything I find interesting. The real key here is to get myself on a regular schedule of posting. I envision lots of pictures and links and maybe some reviews and scattered thoughts. Maybe this sort of thing will survive the collapse of civilization on a harddrive somewhere. Maybe that's its purpose: preservation via the massive-internet-space-mega-consciousness. Maybe I just want to show you some cool stuff.