Thursday, April 24, 2008

Flickr

This is a test post from flickr, a fancy photo sharing thing.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Cheese with my whine..

Okay..briefly - I have discovered that muscle groups which I thought had become extinct on my squishy out of shape anatomy are indeed still present. How do I know this? Because of the agnonzing protests they inflict upon me with every move.

I have begun training again. I decided to branch out from traditional martial arts and try something different.. Krav Maga..

Ouch…

Schooled by Master Po (a.k.a. Sug)

Sug's comment was too good NOT to post as it's own entry...

"They're Gangster Tough which is its own breed and his hair is downright funky.

See, grasshopper, there are different types of tough:

Gangster Tough: DeNiro, Pacino, Samuel L. Jackson

Cop Tough: (Similar but a little different) Bruce Willis, Charles Bronson, James Garner

Crazy Tough: Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon, Mad Max), Kurt Russell ("Escape from..." franchise)

Cowboy Tough: Clint Eastwood, Clint Walker, John Wayne, Christian Bale,

Soldier Tough: (Similar to cowboy) Lee Marvin, Kirk Douglas, Russell Crowe

Unexpected Tough / Reluctant Hero (rises to the challenge): Harrison Ford, Viggo Mortensen, Hugh Jackman, Jackie Chan, Will Smith

Cartoon Tough: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sly Stallone

Stately / Biblical Tough: Charleton Heston, Richard Burton,

There are others - I could go on and on like Spies (toys and slick martial arts): Jet Li, Daniel Craig,

Now you'd never see Chuck Heston playing Snake Plissken (Russell) and you'd never see DeNiro as the Man With No Name in Pale Rider but they are all Tough Guys.

Here endeth the lesson. "

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Unabashedly..skeptical

I am unabashedly a HUGE fan of both DeNiro and Pacino. Blame it on me seeing Raging Bull, The Godfather, Scirpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Casino, Heat,Wag the Dog, Scent of A Woman...and the list goes on. These 2 men are icons of the tough guy genre.



So..in September this hits theatres:





I do have one question though...WTF is up with Al's hair? Is it just me or have the hair & makeup people really been HORRIBLE with his locks lately. 88 minutes..HORRIBLE hair.. (not a really great movie either..but it was Al and I HAD to see it)...

The cast also includes: Brian Dennehy, Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo (a highly under-rated actor)...and ugh 50 Cent..

I don't have high expectations, but if you get a chance..watch the trailer and tell me if I am wrong to be skeptical of this movie.

Have my 2 favorite tough guys reached the point of needing to gracefully step back from the in-your-face type of tough guy and now moved into the realm of stately tough guy who doesn't have to do a damn thing to make you quake in your shoes?


I think the answer is yes

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Christ on a bike

As if screaming babies, cramped(read: NO) leg room, bad stuff loosely described as "food", and a seat that reclines a mere 4 centimeters wasn't bad enough?

Now THIS to make your life that much more enjoyable at 30,000 feet...

I can see it now:

Int. PLANE:
Man:
"WHAT?!...Plane!...I AM ON THE PLANE!"

SMASH CUT TO:

Fusche being escorted off the plane by the burly local constabulary of the destination city. MAN follows behind with blood oozing from his nose holding an icepack to his now blackened eye.


FADE

Friday, April 04, 2008

uh oh oh oh oh...

Things which should stay in the 80's

Big Hair
Pegged Jeans
Polo Cologne


and...THEM

Never mind that Donny and his little (then less famous) brother Mark (or Marky Mark as he was known then)..moved to Braintree (where I lived) and made the traffic a nightmare - all the little teenage girls who could drive were driving around looking for their house..

I know what you are gonna say: "But Fusche, you LOVE 80's music! You have written about your love of 80's music multiple times." Yes, Yes I do and have..but I couldn't stand them THEN and I am definitely NOT interested in hearing anything from them now. I have never been a fan of boy bands...EVER. Give me a band that actually has members which can play an instrument and doesn't focus their music to 12-16 year old screaming teenyboppers any day.

..it just makes me feel old...

Speaking of..I remember going to see Matchbox 20 (before they were very successful) at the Orpheum in Boston with Sug one night and we were seated in the nose bleed balcony section. Now the Orpheum's balcony is one of the most rickety horrible places to be even if the band is great..however, we were sitting there and Rob Thomas comes out to do his accustic thing and starts playing What's Goin' On There are Beth and I groovin' one of the best songs EVER written when this little teenage girl (probably about 15) just made us feel like her grandma. It went something like this

Teenybopper(all swoony and screechy turns to us): "Is this their new song??! I LOVE IT!"

Beth and I look at each other with THAT look ..you know the one

Beth (very patiently): "No, this is "What's Goin' On" by Marvin Gaye."

Teenybopper(with confused look): "Who is Marin Gaye?"

Beth and I just are gobsmacked

Me (irritated and feeling QUITE OLD): "Nevermind"

WHO IS MARVIN GAYE!?!? What are you STUPID!?!?! Marvin Gaye is baby makin' music you pubecent piece of screeching garbage!...