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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Third Monday Movie Day
Movie of the Month: The Rock-Afire Explosion (2008, Brett Whitcomb)
Do you remember the Rock-Afire Explosion? They were the animatronic rock band at Showbiz Pizza. Do you remember Showbiz Pizza? They merged with Chuck E. Cheese, and The Rock-Afire Explosion was phased out in favor of Chuck E. and his friends.
This documentary is about the whirlwind success and downfall of The Rock-Afire Explosion, brainchild of Aaron Fechter, who once employed 400 people but now runs his company alone. The story is a bummer at times but is ultimately hopeful; fans have kept the "band" alive through the years, and superfan Chris Thrash even bought a set of the band and programs birthday shows for local kids.
The film could focus on big, bad Chuck E. Cheese taking over if it wanted to, but it glosses over the takeover (called "concept unification") and focuses on the idea of lost childhood memories instead. It's a documentary that definitely leaves you with mixed emotions, and at 70 minutes (and on Netflix streaming) I'd definitely suggest it to you.
Otherwise, this month, I mostly focused on zombie movies for some reason. All styles, all budgets, all countries of origin. I guess Rammbock: Berlin Undead was probably the best of them.
What have you seen?
October 15, 2012: So Unfair
Only the Yankees would publicly complain about five straight home games in the playoffs.
Happy Birthday–October 15
Charley O'Leary (1882)
Dolly Gray (1897)
Mule Haas (1903)
Mel Harder (1909)
Bill Henry (1927)
Lou Klimchock (1939)
Dick Such (1944)
Jim Palmer (1945)
Mitchell Page (1951)
Carlos Garcia (1967)
Juan Cruz (1978)
Josh Rabe (1978)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to New Guy.
Beach House – Myth
My theme for the 2012 DK-palooza is simply to program stuff I like that's been released this year. So we'll see how this goes. To ease into the mood, here's one from Beach House's recent album, Bloom.
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Loading... Championship Series 10/14/12
Two more games to enjoy today. On the downside, Joe Buck enters the postseason.
Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
Anibal Sanchez vs. Hiroki Kuroda
The Tigers are up one game, Jeter is broken and out, and Girardi has favored emotion over intelligence and is burying A-Rod. I got very close to cheering for the Yankees over the Tigers, but I'm finding that I just...can't. Amazingly, it's another early game for the Yankees.
St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants
Lance Lynn vs. Madison Bumgarner
The last two champions meet in the next CS for the first time in six decades, I read. Lance Lynn had 18 Wins this season and I'm fairly sure I've never heard of him. I'm not in love with either of these teams, but I like both of them enough to cheer them over the other clowns.
WGOM Fitness: October 14, 2012, Shock to the System
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Winter Wonderland: Games of 10/13
A big day for Aaron Hicks. A Trent Oeltjen sighting!
Falling for Baseball: Games of 10/13
A good day for Nate Roberts.
Happy Birthday–October 14
Joe Start (1842)
Paul Radford (1861)
Ivy Olson (1885)
Oscar Charleston (1896)
Harry Brecheen (1914)
Ken Heintzelman (1915)
Tom Cheney (1934)
Tommy Harper (1940)
Al Oliver (1946)
Frank Duffy (1946)
Ed Figueroa (1948)
Kiko Garcia (1953)
Willie Aikens (1954)
Jesus Vega (1955)
Joe Girardi (1964)
Midre Cummings (1971)
Ryan Church (1978)
Boof Bonser (1981)
Carlos Marmol (1982)