4 days agoVacationTook a mini-family vacation recently. We hadn’t done much in the way of “vacationing” since the pandemic, and it we were long-overdue for a trip somewhere. In the middle of heat wave, with the highest gas prices in the nation, we took a short roadie down to San Diego for…Vacation2 min read
Published in Far From Professional·Jun 15Batman Returns: Goth Gone WildStarring: Michael Keaton (Bruce Wayne), Danny DeVito (Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin), Michelle Pfeiffer (Selina Kyle/Catwoman), Christopher Walken (Max Shreck), Michael Gough (Alfred Pennyworth) Written by: Bob Kane, Daniel Waters, and Sam Hamm Directed by: Tim Burton I hadn’t seen Batman Returns since sometime way back in the mid-90s, late at night on…Batman4 min read
Published in Far From Professional·Jun 3Forever WuJune 1997. Wrapping up my freshman year of high school, riding high on a summer vibe. All I needed was the perfect soundtrack for the two-month break. What I ended up getting was hip-hop in the purest form: Wu-Tang Forever. This was a major event album, at least it was…Wu Tang5 min read
Published in Far From Professional·May 27Shedding Light in an Age of DoubtBrewery: Great Notion Brewing (Portland, OR) Artist: Arcade Fire Beer: “Luminous 09” (5.8% ABV) Song: “Age of Anxiety I” I raised a glass of Great Notion’s juicy red “Luminous 09”, the ninth edition in their series of sour IPAs, as I absorbed WE, the sixth Arcade Fire album. The Rose…Beer3 min read
Published in Far From Professional·May 25Suspenseful With A Pencil: The Eminem Show is 20Few artists experience the level of success Eminem has achieved. Check his resume. If you haven’t been paying attention to rap music or pop culture for the last couple decades, he’s done it all, and he did a lot of it before he hit middle age. Now in his late…Eminem6 min read
Published in Far From Professional·May 18A Quick Hit: Alien 3Starring: Sigourney Weaver (Ellen Ripley), Charles S. Dutton (Leonard Dillon), Charles Dance (Dr. Jonathan Clemens), Paul McGann (Walter Golic), Brian Glover (Harold Andrews), and Ralph Brown (Francis Aaron) Directed by David Fincher Written by Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Vincent Ward, David Glier, Walter Hill, and Larry Ferguson Google it for…Alien 33 min read
May 16Attack of the Clones: A 20th Anniversary RetrospectiveStarring Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Christopher Lee (Count Dooku), Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu), Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett), Ian McDiarmid (Sheev Palpatine) Directed by George Lucas Written by George Lucas & Jonathan Hales After the epic disappointment that The Phantom Menace was…Star Wars6 min read
Published in Far From Professional·May 11By Crom, Conan the Barbarian is 40.Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger (Conan), James Earl Jones (Thulsa Doom), Max Von Sydow (King Osric), Sandahl Bergman (Valeria), Ben Davidson (Rexor), Gerry Lopez (Subotai), and Mako (The Wizard) Directed by: John Milius Written by: Robert E. Howard (Based on the character created by), John Milius, Oliver Stone After dwelling in licensing…Conan The Barbarian4 min read
Published in Far From Professional·May 6A Quick Hit: Cocodrillo TurboCocodrillo Turbo is…interesting. It’s Action Bronson’s latest project, so it’s going to have a flavor unique to Mr. Baklava’s — excuse me, Dr. Baklava’s — style. If you’ve been following dude’s career at all, then you already know what you’re in for. First, there’s this (age-restricted) companion “film” to the…Action Bronson3 min read
Published in Far From Professional·Apr 29True to StyleBrewery: 3 Sons Brewing Co. (Dania, FL) & Burial Beer Co. (Asheville, NC) Artist: Audioslave Beer: Kindred Beings (NE Hazy, 7.5% ABV) Song: “Cochise” 3 Sons Brewing Co. and Burial Beer Co. bring life to “Kindred Beings”, a New England Hazy IPA that checks all the boxes. Appearance: Cloudy, like…Craft Beer3 min read
