I often find myself wanting to quote a movie that I saw on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and I have to remind myself that very few people have seen them, even in MST3K form.
Meshuggah – Bleed
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1hmI4eqzps
Meshuggah are the godfathers of djent and an influence on basically every modern metal band. The drums here are double bass throughout--sixteenth notes interspersed with thirty-second notes.
--GH
Mexican Matchups: Games of November 9
A triple Lutz leads Obregon. Four-run innings lift Los Mochis and Mexicali. Hey, Camarena!
Venezuelan View: Games of November 9
Arcias come through for Anzoategui. Free baseball in Lara. The fours are with Aragua.
Third Monday Movie Day
It wasn't a bad movie month, dudes. Uh, that is to say, I saw a lot of movies. Many of them sucked, so I guess I'm not sure if it was a bad movie month or not.
Far and away, the best movie I saw this month was Snowpiercer, no small feat as I once claimed I'd never see a movie starring Chris Evans again after his putrid, borderline laughable performance in Fantastic Four. On the other hand, Fantastic Four somehow made Michael Chiklis look like a no-talent knob, so the problems certainly didn't start with Evans.
Anyway, Evans is a powerhouse here. The movie doesn't ask a lot of range of him, as he's experiencing lows most of the way, but he makes the most of every moment and draws the viewer in on a character level to a movie that's mostly plot, plot, plot (which isn't a criticism, exactly, but a movie that focuses so much on plot is often open to issues with the audience giving a damn).
I saw a ton of other movies, too, which I'll hopefully cover during this rare Monday off, but I had to get that one out of the way. What have you seen?
November 17, 2014: So Who Are You?
This time of year, I see about five to ten new people every day. In eight weeks they'll be gone. Time to decide whether to learn their names.
Happy Birthday–November 17
George Stallings (1867)
Mike Garcia (1923)
Orlando Pena (1933)
Gary Bell (1936)
Tom Seaver (1944)
Brad Havens (1959)
Mitch Williams (1964)
Paul Sorrento (1965)
Jeff Nelson (1966)
Eli Marrero (1973)
Darnell McDonald (1978)
Ryan Braun (1983)
Nick Markakis (1983)
George Stallings managed in the major leagues for thirteen years. He is best remembered as the manager of the 1914 Miracle Braves.
Animals as Leaders – Kascade
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVSQnsuTs-g
Greetings all! I know you've all been eagerly awaiting my turn as guest DJ so I can hit you up with some nice bone-crushing metal. We'll start the week off with some light instrumental progressive metal.
--GH
Roy Buchanan – Sweet Dreams
Here's something highlighted by davidwatts in this week's FMD
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swX9oq6TVAU
1976
Down Under Daily: Games of November 8
Harman hits a walkoff for Melbourne. One inning is all Sydney needs.