by funnymatt | May 1, 2011 | band that you're not listening to, metal, static-x, Uncategorized
In 1999, I went to see Fear Factory play at the House of Blues, and had a great time watching the opening band. They handed out cassette tapes that were demos for their upcoming debut album, and I just about ore mine out with how much I played it. That band was (and...
by funnymatt | Apr 25, 2011 | mortal kombat, Uncategorized, videogames
The original Mortal Kombat was a fantastic game- it took the 2D one-on-one fighting found in games like Street Fighter and King of Fighters, and added digitized actors (as seen in Atari’s earlier Pit Fighter) to up the cool factor. The other things that put it...
by funnymatt | Apr 24, 2011 | band that you're not listening to, country, junior brown, Uncategorized
I’m not a fan of most country music, and the few country artists I do enjoy tend to be either universally loved (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, etc.) or cool underground acts (The Groovy Rednecks). Part of the reason I eschew country acts is because the music that...
by funnymatt | Apr 22, 2011 | dodgers, Uncategorized
If the Dodgers weren’t such a mess, Kim Ng never would have left in the first place. Now that baseball needs a trustee to run the team, I can think of no one better suited for the job. She knows the organization, has the respect of MLB officials, and can turn...
by funnymatt | Apr 21, 2011 | christopher reeve, superman, Uncategorized
While picking up a sandwich at my local Subway, I saw this in the parking lot:Here’s a close-up in case you can’t tell what that is:I have no idea what this signifies, unless it means that unless you wear tights and a cape while in a wheelchair that...
