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Arsenal plays tomorrow

Yea, not today, tomorrow (Wed 11/1) at 1:30 CST, ESPN2

Zombie Flicks

No, not the billion or so bad movies about the rising of the undead, but the man. It was irresponsible of me not to give a shout-out to Rob Zombie's recent horror film efforts... He has brought back gool old "oh shit, this could really happen" type horror... House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects are both not only quite well done but score very high on the "hard to watch" meter!...

and now back to Orlando (home of the racist b-ball fan), or frankly Florida as a whole... would anyone really shed a tear if it broke-off and floated out to sea...

out.

Halloween

Chocolate and rotting corpses... cool!

Hopefully the wife and I will be able to catch some fright flicks after the kids do the trick / treat thing! If you want to watch a movie that is just "uncomfortable" to watch... try Wes Craven's Last House on the Left (1972). It is basically a "home invasion" flick that is truly disturbing, it features cult star David Hess who went on to make a number of disturbing films before off-ing himself with smack. Happy! Certainly The Exorcist, Halloween (1st one ONLY), The Thing (remake), The Shining (Kubrick's), Italian master Dario Argento's Opera and Suspiria are all worthy choices... and just about anything by the maestro Mario Bava! The current run of Japanese horror is also quite encouraging (and damn creepy in many cases).

Maxim Mag has "The 10 Best Death Scenes" of all-time up on their site. Debatable but fun.

Good fright!

The NBA has indeed stepped up to the plate and have revoked "the idiot in Orlando's" season tickets and banned him from any NBA arena this season! Bravo! He apparently has written a letter of apology to Mutombo and donated 5k to a local anti-racism program... too late you c*nt!

The Gunners host CSKA Moscow today in the Champions League as mentioned yesterday. Wenger believes we were over confident on our Moscow visit and hopes the lads put forth a better effort in London... me too! Chelski and Barca clash at the Nou Camp today (?) with much on the line for the defending European champs... their form of late has been so-so at best! If Team Mourinho could put them away it would surely open up play for all the group play survivors.

Can't imagine why that epic clash is not on ESPN proper... it is on ESPN Deportivo (which, A. I don't receive, and B. Even if I was fluent in Spanish their broadcasters have gone from novel to simply bad).

Go Gunners!

bwb.

Monday Monday

Well the lads drew 1 -1 with Everton... one defensive lapse handed the Blues and early lead and yet another wonder strike Robin vanPersie (on a free kick) put us level in the 70th minute. Everton, immediately after scoring went to the now all too familiar "Arsenal rules"... i.e. put everyone back and hunker down, waste time, etc... some may say it is the smart way to approach an attack such as the Gunners, but it is frankly cowardly at most and not very sporting at the least... not to mention shameful football! Oh well, we at least equalized after having put ourselves back on our heels with the early breakdown... lesson... don't go down one nil against lesser sides. We must make teams stay attack minded and we will crush most sides, most of the time, with our surgical passing. Everton is a good side and should indeed be ashamed of their tactics...

Champs League Wednesday as CSKA Moscow calls on London... need 3 pts to secure Group G lead. ESPN2 1:30 pm CST.

Tomorrow is Halloween, local authorities are advising convicted pedophiles against partaking in Trick or Treat related activities... really?... that's like discouraging 500 lb guy from Free Cake Night!

NY City is contemplating ordinances banning Trans-Fats... that will merely close-down basically every restaurant in the 5 boroughs!

as for All Hallows Eve... I'll likely go as Theodore Bundy again, i.e. as myself.

Watch your backs.

bwb

Welcome to 1963

Well well... a story obviously buried by the powers that be in the NBA surfaced locally as it involved one our Houston Rockets. Backup center Dikembe Mutumbo  was berated by a fan in Orlando and among other things was called a "monkey"!... truly sad.
The idiot malcontent in question was ejected and Mutumbo was restrained by coaches and teammates. I kinda wish they would have let him go! He said afterward that if the League fined him he would definitely "go in the stands" next time! Good for you!
As they battle these scumbag racists in euro football apparently we are not quite as far along in this area as we may have thought. The NBA better take action, cause if it can happen once it certainly can (and will) happen again.
Dude should have been escorted to the Rockets locker room and locked in... I'm sure T-Mac and company would have been happy to take care of the matter! Shame...

The Gunners host Everton as we speak... C'mon you Gunners!

Back to the Live text commentary... more later.

bwb

Everton X 2

The Gunners host The Blues this Saturday in the Prem and then travel to their place for the Carling Cup 4th round in a fortnight (?)...  No (non satelitte) tv this weekend... boooo.

TomKat... they actually keep nicknaming these celebrity pairings... I am loading my gun between paragraphs here...

Is there anyone more loveable than 1st term (yes, I said 1st term) Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill)... he's on everthing from the Time mag cover to Oprah... could Sesame Street be far off? I can already see thousands of frustrated Christmas shoppers elbowing each other aside at area toy stores to grab the last "Save Me " Obama... he does seem to be a quite likeable fella I must admit.

Take care now... Go Tigers!

bwb out.

The Mist

Frank Darabount (The Shawshank Redemption) is directing a feature film adaptation of the classic Stephen King short story, The Mist. Read his motivations on the project here. Here's praying he can do it some degree of justice... really a fantastic wee story.

WBA 0 - 2 Arsenal... the youngsters all start and put us through to the next round. Ahoy!

bwb.

Bad Case of Brown Hand

Yea yea... Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers got caught with a brown smudge on his hand the other night in Game 2. He says it was dirt, ESPN dug up footage showing said "dirt" on the same hand in previous outings... hmmm...  Bottom line he was cheating, it was friggin' pine tar but he wiped it off and went on to handcuff the cards for 6 more innings... there's a moral there somewhere. Right?

Frank "Dr Frank" Portman has been put on the nomination ballot for a spoken word Grammy... i.e. the audio book of King Dork. Cool!

Arsenal take on West Bromwich Albion in Carling Cup play... uhhhh... right about now. Gotta Go!

bwb.

Reading 0 - 4 Arsenal

One of the most clear examples of simply being being outclassed I have ever witnessed! Reading is not a bad club by any means... they cruised to the Championship title a year ago and have shown great quality so far in the Premiership. That said, you could simply watch each little matchup on the pitch and see the talent premium on the Gunners side. Man for man, pass for pass, it was just 2 different levels of football taking place on the same field! It could have been 5 or 6 nil easily... The boys are getting their form and are looking even more impressive at times than they were at the end of last term! With Man U taking out Liverpool it is starting to look more and more like a 3-way clash for top of the table. We are 5 behind with a game in hand and a win already at Old Trafford. Tottenham looked better this weekend but not particular good still. Time will tell, we should be in this thing all the way!

I said I had a word on the NBC show Studio 60 ... not really being a fan of comedic arts or entertainment (except that in obvious bad taste / of objectionable moral fiber) I in no way expected to "like" this show... it is Great! The writing and acting are top shelf! Who woulda thunk Matthew Perry becomes the critically acclaimed ex-Friends darling!... he is fantastic! No really!
Check it out...

On the My Chemical Romance record (...Black Parade)... Though still not enough spins to give final impression, it's like this: They were previously a hard / fast / tight rock n' roll band with a splash of theater... they are now a theatrical band with a splash of hard / fast / tight rock n' roll... not to say they have , God forbid, Sold Out!... just seems their maturation is taking them away from what initially attracted me to them. They are probably still better than 90% of the drivel out there, but taking a path I might not follow. Yes, I'm old, and frankly quite happy with that taking into account the cultural contributions of the current 20 something set!

I am curious about the coming post-Blink182 band +44 (after UK calling code) and their debut record. Blink put out perhaps their most complete / mature album and then broke up. 2 of them continue with this new band and word has it they are taking a "carry on where Blink left off" attitude which is a good thing. hmmm...

Michael Schumacher's amazing F1 career ended yesterday with a 4 place in Brazil! I was never a big fan, but he was truly a master regardless of where you stand. Alonso got his second World Championship and now heads over to McLaren for next season... Massa won the finale and will have a load of pressure next year to keep Ferrari near the top!

Ok, off to work then, g'day!

bwb.

Reading v Arsenal / World Series

The Gunners visit newly promoted upstarts Reading Sunday (Fox Soccer Channel 9am CST). Reading have already given Man U and Chelsea all they wanted and will likely give the gunners a real go! Should be fun!

Mets fall to Cards, largely due to the decision to not bunt the runners over in the ninth! I am still backing Detroit to win it all! There is lots of chatter about how this is not a sexy matchup, the ratings will be down, etc... bulls**t!

Any real baseball fan savors the St. Louis / Detroit matchup as it has a chance to be a very good series. America could use a dose of substance over style! Two teams comprised of ballplayers first, celebrities second is a welcome concept in brickwall central! On the other hand the Tigers could romp... but the idea that a series devoid of the Yankees, Mets or Dodgers lacks appeal is a load of poo! Get over yourselves ya bunch of "Tom Cruise's baby" lovin' freaks. Put down the People magazine and seek out something with a little soul! Two squads with a bunch of scrappy / talented no-names is a welcome break from all the typical TO all day, everyday drivel!

Yankees this, Yankees that... bollocks! Go Tigers!... enjoy the games Jeter and A-Rod... from your couches! Ha!

Guilty pleasure department... My Chemical Romance have a new record coming which I "obtained" today... their first 2 full lengths had something that appealed to me... something that up to now seem to set them apart from all the FUSE TV bands that pollute the airwaves with their so-called pseudo punk rock / emo-screamo crapola! I will give a full report after a few spins of the newbie... Welcome to the Black Parade.

On a sure bet note... Evan Dando returns with a new Lemonheads disc... with bass and drum duties handled by Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez from the mighty Descendent's! Get it if you dig sugary pop with splashes of attitude!

Ok, a bite to eat bekons. Have a rosy weekend. Go Gunners!

bwb.