#Ivan Beavis

[mariocki]

New Scotland Yard: Perfect in Every Way (1.9, LWT, 1972)

"You come here and you tell me my... dear man is dead. Your friend is dead, a good man - a good man, that's what they always tell me - you come here and you say he's dead, and, and 'Who did it? Oh, we must find out who did it, we're all good policemen!'... You're ruthless. Like he was."

"You don't mean that."

"Oh, he was a good man, wasn't he? Well, that's just what he wasn't. He was never allowed to be, he was a policeman! A perfect officer of the law, morning, afternoon, evening and night. Sometimes he wouldn't speak to me for weeks, we - we lived a terrible, terrible life."

[abs0luteb4stard]

RE-WATCHING 2024

WATCHING

I have it on DVD, seen it a half a dozen times. Never gets old. Watching it again for Halloween 2019

[brookston]

Holidays 3.8

Holidays

Be Nasty Day

The Bikini Bottom Free (Crabcakes) Day (SpongeBob Squarepants)

Brčko District Establishment Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Colorism Awareness Day

Donkey Appreciation Day

Exceed Medical Microneedling Day

False Case Day

Farmer's Day

Fill Out Staplers Day

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Day

International Women's Day (a.k.a. ... 

Day For Women's Rights and International Peace (UN)

Embrace Equality Day (2023 Theme)

Girls Write Now Day

Journée Internationale des Femmes (France)

Nari Dibas (Nepal)

Uppity Women Day

Xalaqaro Xotin-Qizlar Kuni (Uzbekistan)

Yellow Mimosa Day (Italy)

Jedi Day

Mother’s Day (Albania, Eastern Europe, Russia, Soviet Bloc)

National August Day

National Biobased Products Day

National Breast Implant Awareness Day

National Heroes and Benefactors Day (Belize)

National Oregon Day

National Proofreading Day

National Retro Video Game Day

Order of Charity Day

Organize Your Home Office Day [2nd Tuesday]

Revolution Day (Syria)

Stab e-Barat (Night of Records; Bangladesh)

Shuttlecock Day (Leicester, Yorkshire)

Teacher’s Day (Lebanon)

Volunteers of America Day

World Maths Day

Ziua Mamei (Mother’s Day; România)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Big Boots Brew Day

Drink It Now Day

International Women's Collaboration Brew Day

National Peanut Cluster Day

2nd Wednesday in March

Discover What Your Name Means Day [Wednesday of Name Week]

National Decoration Day (Liberia) [2nd Wednesday]

National No Smoking Day (UK) [2nd Wednesday]

Registered Dietician Nutritionist Day [2nd Wednesday]

Sterile Packaging Day [2nd Wednesday]

Independence Days

Mahonia (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Matyár (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Annie Bonny Day (Pastafarian)

Apollonius, Philemon, and others, of Egypt (Christian; Martyrs)

Birthday of Mother Earth (Pagan)

Duthak, Bishop of Ross (Christian; Saint)

Edward King (Church of England)

Felix of Burgundy (Christian; Saint)

Festival of the Earth Goddess (China)

Holi (Hinduism) (a.k.a. ... 

Dhuleti

Dolapurnima

Dolijatra

Festival of Color

Festival of Love

Festival of Spring

Holika Dahan

Holi Phagwah (Surinam)

Phagwah (Guyana, India, Nepal, Suriname)

John of God (Christian; Saint) [Against Alcoholism]

Julian, Archbishop of Toledo (Christian; Saint)

Philemon the actor (Christian; Saint)

Psalmoid of Ireland (a.k.a. Saumay; Christian; Saint)

Romeo Scuggs (Muppetism)

Rosa, virgin of Viterbo (Christian; Saint)

Senan, Bishop in Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Thucydides (Positivist; Saint)

Weird Al Yankovic Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [16 of 71]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [13 of 32]

Prime Number Day: 67 [19 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [18 of 57]

Premieres

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (Film; 1967)

After Life (TV Series; 2019)

Beavis and Butt-Head (Animated TV Series; 1993)

Brutal Youth, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1994)

Captain Marvel (Film; 2019)

Chungking Express (Film; 1996)

The Downward Spiral, by Nine Inch Nails (Album; 1994)

Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time (Animal Film; 2021)

Fargo (Film; 1996)

Heavy Metal (Animated Film; 1996)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Radio Play; 1978)

Just Like a Woman, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1966)

A Knight for a Day (Disney Cartoon; 1946)

La Femme Nikita (Film; 1991)

Mask (Film; 1985)

New Jack City (Film; 1991)

Oz the Great and Powerful (Film; 2013)

Queen II, by Queen (Album; 1974)

Roberta (Film; 1935)

Royal Wedding (Film; 1951)

Subterranean Homesick Blues, by Bob Dylan (Song; 1965)

Superunknown, by Soundgarden (Album; 1994)

Today’s Name Days

Gerhard, Johannes (Austria)

Boško, Ivan, Ivša (Croatia)

Gabriela (Czech Republic)

Beata (Denmark)

Lepo, Viilo, Viilup, Vilbo (Estonia)

Vilppu (Finland)

Jean (France)

Gerhard, Johannes (Germany)

Hermes, Theofylaktos (Greece)

Zoltán (Hungary)

Giovanni, Salvatore, Severino (Italy)

Dagmāra, Marga, Margita (Latvia)

Beata, Gaudvilė, Laima, Vydminas (Lithuania)

Beate, Bettina, Betty (Norway)

Beata, Filemon, Jan, Julian, Miligost, Miłogost, Stefan, Wincenty (Poland)

Teofilact (Romania)

Alan, Alana (Slovakia)

Juan (Spain)

Filippa, Siv (Sweden)

Humfrey, Humphrey, Ponty (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 67 of 2023; 298 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 10 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Yi-Mao), Day 17 (Yi-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 15 Adar 5783

Islamic: 15 Sha’ban 1444

J Cal: 6 Ver; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 23 February 2023

Moon: 98%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 11 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Thucydides]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 78 of 90)

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 29)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 3.8

Holidays

Be Nasty Day

The Bikini Bottom Free (Crabcakes) Day (SpongeBob Squarepants)

Brčko District Establishment Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Colorism Awareness Day

Donkey Appreciation Day

Exceed Medical Microneedling Day

False Case Day

Farmer's Day

Fill Out Staplers Day

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Day

International Women's Day (a.k.a. ... 

Day For Women's Rights and International Peace (UN)

Embrace Equality Day (2023 Theme)

Girls Write Now Day

Journée Internationale des Femmes (France)

Nari Dibas (Nepal)

Uppity Women Day

Xalaqaro Xotin-Qizlar Kuni (Uzbekistan)

Yellow Mimosa Day (Italy)

Jedi Day

Mother’s Day (Albania, Eastern Europe, Russia, Soviet Bloc)

National August Day

National Biobased Products Day

National Breast Implant Awareness Day

National Heroes and Benefactors Day (Belize)

National Oregon Day

National Proofreading Day

National Retro Video Game Day

Order of Charity Day

Organize Your Home Office Day [2nd Tuesday]

Revolution Day (Syria)

Stab e-Barat (Night of Records; Bangladesh)

Shuttlecock Day (Leicester, Yorkshire)

Teacher’s Day (Lebanon)

Volunteers of America Day

World Maths Day

Ziua Mamei (Mother’s Day; România)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Big Boots Brew Day

Drink It Now Day

International Women's Collaboration Brew Day

National Peanut Cluster Day

2nd Wednesday in March

Discover What Your Name Means Day [Wednesday of Name Week]

National Decoration Day (Liberia) [2nd Wednesday]

National No Smoking Day (UK) [2nd Wednesday]

Registered Dietician Nutritionist Day [2nd Wednesday]

Sterile Packaging Day [2nd Wednesday]

Independence Days

Mahonia (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]

Matyár (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Annie Bonny Day (Pastafarian)

Apollonius, Philemon, and others, of Egypt (Christian; Martyrs)

Birthday of Mother Earth (Pagan)

Duthak, Bishop of Ross (Christian; Saint)

Edward King (Church of England)

Felix of Burgundy (Christian; Saint)

Festival of the Earth Goddess (China)

Holi (Hinduism) (a.k.a. ... 

Dhuleti

Dolapurnima

Dolijatra

Festival of Color

Festival of Love

Festival of Spring

Holika Dahan

Holi Phagwah (Surinam)

Phagwah (Guyana, India, Nepal, Suriname)

John of God (Christian; Saint) [Against Alcoholism]

Julian, Archbishop of Toledo (Christian; Saint)

Philemon the actor (Christian; Saint)

Psalmoid of Ireland (a.k.a. Saumay; Christian; Saint)

Romeo Scuggs (Muppetism)

Rosa, virgin of Viterbo (Christian; Saint)

Senan, Bishop in Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Thucydides (Positivist; Saint)

Weird Al Yankovic Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Lucky Day (Philippines) [16 of 71]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [13 of 32]

Prime Number Day: 67 [19 of 72]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [18 of 57]

Premieres

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (Film; 1967)

After Life (TV Series; 2019)

Beavis and Butt-Head (Animated TV Series; 1993)

Brutal Youth, by Elvis Costello (Album; 1994)

Captain Marvel (Film; 2019)

Chungking Express (Film; 1996)

The Downward Spiral, by Nine Inch Nails (Album; 1994)

Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time (Animal Film; 2021)

Fargo (Film; 1996)

Heavy Metal (Animated Film; 1996)

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Radio Play; 1978)

Just Like a Woman, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1966)

A Knight for a Day (Disney Cartoon; 1946)

La Femme Nikita (Film; 1991)

Mask (Film; 1985)

New Jack City (Film; 1991)

Oz the Great and Powerful (Film; 2013)

Queen II, by Queen (Album; 1974)

Roberta (Film; 1935)

Royal Wedding (Film; 1951)

Subterranean Homesick Blues, by Bob Dylan (Song; 1965)

Superunknown, by Soundgarden (Album; 1994)

Today’s Name Days

Gerhard, Johannes (Austria)

Boško, Ivan, Ivša (Croatia)

Gabriela (Czech Republic)

Beata (Denmark)

Lepo, Viilo, Viilup, Vilbo (Estonia)

Vilppu (Finland)

Jean (France)

Gerhard, Johannes (Germany)

Hermes, Theofylaktos (Greece)

Zoltán (Hungary)

Giovanni, Salvatore, Severino (Italy)

Dagmāra, Marga, Margita (Latvia)

Beata, Gaudvilė, Laima, Vydminas (Lithuania)

Beate, Bettina, Betty (Norway)

Beata, Filemon, Jan, Julian, Miligost, Miłogost, Stefan, Wincenty (Poland)

Teofilact (Romania)

Alan, Alana (Slovakia)

Juan (Spain)

Filippa, Siv (Sweden)

Humfrey, Humphrey, Ponty (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 67 of 2023; 298 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 10 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 2 (Yi-Mao), Day 17 (Yi-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 15 Adar 5783

Islamic: 15 Sha’ban 1444

J Cal: 6 Ver; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 23 February 2023

Moon: 98%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 11 Aristotle (3rd Month) [Thucydides]

Runic Half Month: Tyr (Cosmic Pillar) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 78 of 90)

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 17 of 29)

[fourorfivemovements]

Films Watched in 2022:

75. Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) - Dir. Terence Fisher

[gayenerd]

Billie Joe "Raves" to Rolling Stone

(By Billie Joe Armstrong from the February 17, 1998 issue of Rolling Stone magazine)

"Meatballs" Directed by Ivan Reitman. I never went to summer camp, but I'd want it to be like that if I did. I like the scene where they take the guy who snores really loud and string him up in a tree while he's sleeping. I think Mike (Dirnt) and Tre (Cool) have done that to me a couple of times. You're fair game on our tour bus if you pass out.

"Goodnight Moon" Margaret Wise Brown (HarperCollins). It's a children's book about saying good night, stuff like that. Me and my wife read it to my daughter Jolie every night.  (Note: this was an error made by Rolling Stone. Billie doesn't have a daughter Jolie, only a son named Joey)

"The Sun Sessions" Elvis Presley (Sun). The first record I ever bought - I lucked out on that one. I had just seen one of his movies - Double Trouble, I think - and got it because he looked good on the cover. Even then, I wasn't into the jumpsuits.

"Beavis And Butt-Head". It's like my childhood passing in front of my eyes.

Bloodrage With Transgressor at On-Broadway, San Francisco, circa 1986. My first show. It  was when speed metal was happening in the Bay Area. Me and my friends went - we were all about 14. We had never seen slam dancing, and all of us sat on the side, but this group of skinheads ran by and dove on us. My first show, and I just got dove on.

David Lee Roth. A showman and a loudmouth.

Beer. Budweiser is the standard - I'm drinking it right now. But Red Nectar on tap is good. It's a Humboldt County (Calif.) microbrew that's sweet, satisfying and tastes enough of alcohol that you feel like you're being good and bad at the same time. Schaefer is a good, cheap beer. Olympia - that's good, too. But Blatz is my favorite. I drank a lot of it with my friend Eggplant when we were 16. A bum named him that one time.

Johnny Rotten. He was beautiful when he was in the Sex Pistols - that eye that wanders a little bit, and his voice. He just blatantly knows that he's smarter than you. Now he sucks, though.

Skateboarding. I suck. I've been doing it for about two weeks. But it keeps my mind off music for a while.

Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy. He could step onstage and take over a room just standing there. He had charisma and a great sense of melody.

[xeratdragonsartistcgi]

The Sweeney S1/E3: Thin Ice 16/1/75 Alfred Marks, Peter Jeffrey, Morris Perry, Brian Glover, Bill Dean, Brian Wilde, John Flanagan, Robert Gillespie, Maurice O’Connell, Margaret Nolan, Tony Aitken, Martin Read, Ivan Beavis, Bridget Brice ITV4 Thursday 5.55pm pic.twitter.com/n94NQtbWQe The Sweeney S1/E3: Thin Ice 16/1/75 Alfred Marks, Peter Jeffrey, Morris Perry, Brian Glover, Bill Dean, Brian Wilde, John Flanagan, Robert Gillespie, Maurice O'Connell, Margaret Nolan, Tony Aitken, Martin Read, Ivan Beavis, Bridget Brice ITV4 Thursday 5.55pm pic.twitter.com/n94NQtbWQe

[moviechallenge2021]

2023 List

2023 List

DIRECTORS

0006. Paul W.S. Anderson - Resident Evil (2002)

0013. Clive Barker - Hellraiser (1987)

0031. John Cassavetes - Shadows (1959)

0120. John Lasseter - Toy Story (1995)

0125. Barry Levinson - Man of the Year (2006)

0130. David Lynch - Eraserhead (1977)

0167. Sam Raimi - Evil Dead II (1987)

0171. Ivan Reitman - Ghostbusters (1984)

0190. Kevin Smith - Clerks III (2022)

0192. Steven Soderbergh - Bubble (2005)

0212. John Waters - Mondo Trasho (1969)

0223. Robert Zemeckis - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

ACTORS

0231. Alan Arkin - The Muppets (2011)

0234. Hank Azaria - The Simpsons Movie (2007)

0247. Sean Bean - How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

0248. Ned Beatty - Toy Story 3 (2010)

0249. Warren Beatty - Dick Tracy (1990)

0267. Jeff Bridges - Iron Man (2008)

0272. Albert Brooks - This Is 40 (2012)

0281. Gabriel Byrne - Spider (2002)

0298. Chevy Chase - Nothing But Trouble (1991)

0303. George Clooney - South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

0305. James Coburn - Monsters, Inc. (2001)

0310. Jennifer Connelly - Labyrinth (1986)

0318. Brian Cox - Super Troopers (2001)

0327. Tim Curry - The Rugrats Movie (1998)

0329. Joan Cusack - School of Rock (2003)

0333. Matt Damon - The Informant! (2009)

0345. Benicio Del Toro - License to Kill (1989)

0346. Judi Dench - GoldenEye (1995)

0379. Will Ferrell - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

0380. Miguel Ferrer - Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)

0384. Ralph Fiennes - The Menu (2022)

0412. Paul Giamatti - The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)

0432. Tom Hanks - Toy Story 2 (1999)

0440. Lance Henriksen - Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)

0448. Ian Holm - Brazil (1985)

0451. Dennis Hopper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

0459. Holly Hunter - Crash (1996)

0461. John Hurt - Hellboy (2004)

0467. Michael Ironside - Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)

0488. Udo Kier - Flesh For Frankenstein (1973)

0505. Jason Lee - Clerks II (2006)

0509. Eugene Levy - Heavy Metal (1981)

0528. John Malkovich - Burn After Reading (2008)

0547. Alfred Molina - Justice League Dark (2017)

0549. Demi Moore - Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

0550. Julianne Moore - Maps to the Stars (2014)

0551. Rick Moranis - Ghostbusters II (1989)

0604. Dennis Quaid - Strange World (2022)

0611. Harold Ramis - Knocked Up (2007)

0613. John Ratzenberger - Up (2009)

0623. Christina Ricci - Speed Racer (2008)

0624. Alan Rickman - Dogma (1999)

0629. Seth Rogen - The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

0636. Geoffrey Rush - Finding Nemo (2003)

0638. Kurt Russell - The Fox and the Hound (1981)

0646. Roy Scheider - Naked Lunch (1991)

0649. Jason Schwartzman - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

0652. Seann William Scott - Jackass 3 (2010)

0671. Kevin Spacey - A Bug’s Life (1998)

0688. Donald Sutherland - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

0708. Kathleen Turner - Serial Mom (1994)

0719. M. Emmet Walsh - Fletch (1985)

0738. Luke Wilson - Bottle Rocket (1996)

0743. James Woods - Hercules (1997)

PRODUCERS

0751. Judd Apatow - Bridesmaids (2011)

0760. Walt Disney - One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

0767. Brian Grazer - Liar Liar (1997)

0778. Lorne Michaels - Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)

0794. Bob Weinstein - Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)

0795. Harvey Weinstein - Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

WRITERS

0805. James Gunn - The Belko Experiment (2016)

0809. John Hughes - National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

CINEMATOGRAPHERS

0824. Roger Deakins - Barton Fink (1991)

COMPOSERS

0862. Howard Shore - The Brood (1979)

SPECIAL EFFECTS

0865. Rick Baker - Videodrome (1983)

0873. Dick Smith - Scanners (1981)

THEMES

0886. A Blind Person - The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)

0893. World Domination - Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus (2019)

0907. A Sexual Fetish - A Dirty Shame (2004)

0915. Full Frontal Nudity - Jackass Number Two (2006)

0920. A Psychiatrist’s Office - Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)

0951. Torture - Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)

0971. Body Count Over 10 - Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)

0976. The Open Road - A Goofy Movie (1995)

1007. Warp Speed - Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)

1009. Slow Motion - Jackass 3.5 (2011)

1010. A Cult - Hellraiser: Deader (2005)

1034. I'll Wait for You - Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)

1037. Genocide - Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)

1044. Studio Backlot - Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

1061. Featuring: King Arthur - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

1062. Featuring: Batman - Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)

1082. Bigfoot - Cry Wilderness (1987)

1087. Mental Institution - Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

1090. An Art Film - Begotten (1989)

1115. Twins - Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)

1122. Movie Within a Movie - Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

1128. At the Morgue - Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)

1145. Pumping Iron - The Toxic Avenger (1984)

1154. Mercenaries - Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)

1159. Decapitation - Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)

1161. I Thought You Were Dead - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

1175. Great Soundtrack - Gummo (1997)

1192. Anime - Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994)

1196. A Duo - Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (1994)

1206. An Annoying Creature - Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)

1221. Oscar Winner: Best Original Score - Aladdin (1992)

1230. Razzie Winner: Worst Director - Mac and Me (1988)

1236. Mad Scientist - Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest (1990)

1241. Evil Corporation - Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

1243. A Counterfeit - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

1261. Got the Munchies - Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)

1271. Paris, France - Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

1284. Talking Animals - Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle (1987)

1290. An Amusement Park - Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)

1293. Modern Movie filmed in Black and White - Clerks (1994)

1296. Invasion - Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)

1299. A Chick Flick - My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

1310. Dark Comedy - Desperate Living (1977)

1319. A Fancy Restaurant - Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

1342. Going Camping - Dragon Ball Z: Cooler’s Revenge (1991)

1359. An Unnatural Disaster - Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm (2022)

1360. A Phobia - Jackass 2.5 (2007)

1370. Pride - Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)

1374. Dragons - Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)

1389. Kidnapping - Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)

1390. Slavery - Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)

1397. An Indie - Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

1398. A Childhood Icon - Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)

1400. Scene After the Credits - Jackass: The Movie (2002)

0132/1400

[bluebuzzmusic]

Insomniac Took HARD Summer to the Next Level [Event Review]

If you live in Southern California and are a music fan of any kind, chances are you’ve been to a HARD Summer. Celebrating its 11th edition this year, HARD Summer is certainly one of the most venerated and revered festivals on the circuit. However, HARD has always had a fraught existence in its decade under founder Gary Richards AKA Destructo. While it is undoubtedly a great time, HARD has consistently faced logistical issues including having four different venues in four years since it departed L.A. State Historic Park after 2013.

Just prior to last year’s HARD Summer, Richards announced he was leaving Live Nation and the HARD brand, and there was definitely an air of finality hanging over last year’s festival. However, promptly after HARD Summer 2017, HARD 2018 was announced and here we are having wrapped up an incredible weekend. Enter industry heavyweight, Insomniac; with Richards out of the picture, HARD Summer is now officially an Insomniac festival. While this is not a new thing, this is the first year that Insomniac is not behind the scenes and is fully at the helm of the event. (Insomniac has owned the HARD brand since 2013.) Their fingerprints were all over the place, and in all the best ways.

Original Photo by Tony Nungaray for Insomniac Events

The venue relocated back to Fontana Auto Club Speedway, where it was held in 2016. However, the layout was a little different this time around. HARD Stage was at west side of the speedway, while HARDer Stage was at the east end. Pink Tent occupied a spot at the north end of the lot, a little less than halfway from HARD to HARDer Stage. Purple and Green Tents each occupied spots on the south end of the grounds. There was a ferris wheel, as well as tons of food trucks and concession stands, and even a King Taco! Although the Speedway is huge and has a lot of ground to cover, the festival was easy to navigate. Insomniac also went big with shade and misters. Both HARD and HARDer stages had shaded viewing areas far away from the main crowd, but with sound that made you feel like you were right up front. There were also long stretches of tents with misters as well. Additionally, there was also a ton of astroturf, and most of the festival grounds were on dirt as opposed to asphalt. Insomniac definitely took steps to keep the crowd cooler and more comfortable.

Original Photo by Ivan Meneses for Insomniac Events

The production and scale of the HARD and HARDer stages was absolutely massive this year. The sound was loud and crisp all over the festival grounds. The HARD stage was gigantic, and featured a basic, but clean and efficient design, that really allowed for the artist visuals to be prominent. There was also massive amounts of pyro this weekend, and, in typical Insomniac fashion, fireworks galore. Not to be outdone, the HARDer stage also featured a mind blowing design and production value. Although not quite as big as HARD stage, HARDer stage was also huge, and LED panels formed a zig zag pattern on both ends of the stage. The same pattern wound into the background of the stage to give it an even more 3D look than HARD stage. The lasers came to life for Virtual Self’s closing set on Sunday night.

Original Photo by Doug Van Sant for Insomniac Events

The lineup was absolutely stacked and included some huge, exclusive back to back sets. With an eclectic mix of bass, house and hip-hop on the lineup, this was definitely a HARD bill for sure. I started off Saturday in the Green Tent for Sullivan King and his energetic set of pounding dubstep. Sullivan had the early crowd going hard as he shrieked and shredded on his live electric guitar. He also brought out Grabbitz for a new collab where they both rap! From there it was on to the HARD stage for Party Favor. The Mad Decent stalwart dropped an utterly danceable set with his trademark festival trap sound and tons of new IDs. He also showed off his new 90s themed visuals with references to Nickelodeon and Beavis & Butt-head among other things.

We caught some of Joyryde’s set, and it was his usual mix of bass house and hip-hop, it definitely kept the energy going. I stayed at HARD stage for Rick Ross’s performance, and the Maybach Music mogul delivered! He was on point, looked and sounded great whilst delivering crisp flows of all of his 2000s hits from “Aston Martin Music,” “All I Do Is Win,” “Ima Boss” and “Take it to the Head,” and of course, “Purple Lamborghini.” Rozzaaayyy!!!!!

From there I headed over to the Green Tent for Valentino Khan’s set. I was wearing a Lakers jersey that day and was approached by a girl who asked if I was going to Valentino’s set. I replied affirmatively and she informed me that Valentino had tweeted that he wanted everyone at his set to wear Lakers gear. The HARD crowd happily obliged on this one. This is totally an aside, but as a huge Lakers fan myself, it was so awesome to see so much purple and gold all across the festival this year. Valentino himself had a fresh black Lakers LeBron James jersey, and #23 was in full effect. The Lakers are back, baby!!

Original Photo by Jonathan April for Insomniac Events

After that it was time for one of the premiere back to back sets of the weekend, Zeds Dead b2b Jauz. This one was not a new one, they’ve played a couple of festival dates together after their huge collab, “Lights Go Down.” It was a massive set, with nighttime in full effect, the full powers of the HARD stage were fully unleashed. Not only did crystal clear graphics sprawl across the stage, the pyro and fireworks started getting a workout too. The set was heavy and melodic, packed with both acts biggest hits including, “Rock the Party,” “Squad Out,” “Lights Go Down,” and “You Know.” After that I caught another insane back to back, Yellow Mustard (Yellow Claw and Mustard FKA DJ Mustard) at the HARDer stage. The Dutch trap duo and Los Angeles producer may seem like an unlikely duo, but ever since they collabed on “In My Room” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, they have been a match made in heaven. Their debut live set simply served to reiterate this as the trap music was unleashed during the first part of the set, and segued in Mustard’s hip-hop hits during the second part.

We returned (very) early for Day 2 and explored the festival grounds, went on the ferris wheel, and witnessed an enthralling set from Ducky in the Green Tent who provided a set with all new drops completely made from scratch. It feels like the festival finally got going for Day 2 once k?d took over the HARDer stage. He dropped a heavy-as-hell set and had the crowd bouncing out of control in the 5 o’clock sun. From there most people made their way over to HARD stage for San Holo. The Dutch phenom wowed the crowd with his live guitar playing and dropped a groovy, bouncy set of all of his hits and more including “Light” and “We Rise.” The HARD crowd was fully in the building at this point as a sea of people filled the Speedway infield.

After that it was what might have been the best set of the weekend, Diplo b2b Dillon Francis. Fully leaning into the Speedway motif (more on that later), Diplo and Dillon each showed up in matching racing suits, á la Talladega Nights, as well as featuring a racecar on stage too. The energy of the two DJ/producers was uncontainable as they floored the crowd with incredible dance hits from all genres as well as their own inimitable tracks such as “Say Less,” “Waist Time,” “Get Low,” “Watch Out for This,” “Light it Up,” “Bun Up the Dance,” and so much more.

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We ended the night at Virtual Self, Porter Robinson’s highly praised and regarded side project. The live show did not disappoint, Porter dropped an array of tracks that certainly recalled a 2007-2009 era type of rave. The laser work was incredible, almost at an Eric Prydz level. And while we weren’t there to personally witness we, we assume a huge crowd had to have gathered at the HARD stage for Travis Scott‘s set, his first performance since releasing his highly anticipated album, Astroworld last week.

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Unless you stayed until the very end on Sunday and endured the two-hour wait to leave the parking lot, HARD Summer 2018 was a resounding success. A packed crowd eagerly and enthusiastically filled the Fontana Auto Club Speedway. Insomniac definitely leaned into the Speedway motif so I would not be surprised to see them make this HARD’s permanent home going forward. Whereas last year there was an air of uncertainty surrounding HARD, this year feels like HARD isn’t going anywhere and will be back next year just as big. On a final note, HARD-father Gary Richards’ made his presence felt this weekend too. A plane flying a banner advertising his new AMF Festival made constant laps around the Speedway over the weekend. He reminded those looking up that the HARD Father loves you. Gone but not forgotten. See you at the next HARD Summer!

Spotted flying over @HARDFEST today

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— Your EDM (@YourEDM) August 5, 2018

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"Ed Woodward would have the last laugh" - Man Utd could cut their losses with Lukaku - Verdict

Manchester United are expected to undergo somewhat of a squad overhaul this summer, but should they cash in on Romelu Lukaku?

According to various reports, Lukaku is a target for Internazionale.

The San Siro outfit are hoping to bring in Antonio Conte as their new manager, and the ex-Chelsea boss is a long time admirer of United’s number nine.

Inter will reportedly offer £30m and Ivan Perisic for the Belgian international, while the Red Devils would prefer to see Milan Skriniar join as part of the deal.

Lukaku has taken plenty of stick from fans at Old Trafford over the last two seasons, but he has racked up 42 goals and 13 assists in 96 appearances.

With that in mind, some of the writers at Football FanCast share their thoughts on whether United should cut their losses with the 26 year-old…

Find out which stadiums fans have nominated for the worst atmosphere in football in the video below…

Luke Glanville

“It’s tricky one but in my opinion, Manchester United shouldn’t cash in on Romelu Lukaku. Even the best players in world football have a bad season here and there. And has the big Belgian’s campaign really been as bad as people say? He’s still notched 15 goals in all competitions. Lukaku needs to find a way of putting himself at the top of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans and the new manager needs to figure out a system built around the 26-year-old. But this shouldn’t be the end of the road for Lukaku and United.”

Matt Dawson

“Absolutely not. United would be barking mad to cash in on Lukaku this summer. Yes he’s been sluggish at times but he’s one of the few players in that front line who has actually displayed some sort of consistency in his time with the club. He’s a natural goalscorer and his predatory instinct is something that can help bring the good times back to Old Trafford. They simply have to keep hold of him.”

James Beavis

“Enough is enough, yes they should. Lukaku simply isn’t good enough to be a Man United number 9 and he needs replacing this summer. The Red Devils should be targeting a quick striker – to play alongside two speedy wingers – so they can be a real threat to opposition defences and on the counter-attack next season. The sluggish Belgian simply doesn’t fit the bill and won’t improve in that respect given his natural build. Ed Woodward would have the last laugh by selling Lukaku for a decent fee and replacing him with the type of striker United really need.”

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Special Branch: Something About A Soldier (4.5, Thames, 1974)

"Well, you know what they say: old soldiers never die, they only fade away."

"Yeah. Well, we know that's a bloody lie."

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Round 22

THE SEA EAGLE

MAKING RUGBY LEAGUE GREAT AGAIN!!!

Manly Sea Eagles           18

Defeated.

Canterbury Bulldogs      6

In 1995 a Manly side littered with internationals, featuring the likes of Ridge (Matthew), Menzies (Steve), Lyons (Cliff) , Hasler (Des), Kosef (Nik) , Roberts (Ian) et al. and coached by the Immortal Bob Fulton was unable to defeat a Bulldogs side led by and containing Dean Pay in the decider.

Fast forward to 2018 and a Manly side devoid of internationals, deficient in talent featuring, the likes of Parker(Brad), Suli (Moses), Fainu (Manase), Tanginoa (Kelepi), Paseka (Taniela) and coached by the non-premiership winning, former Dragon/Shark, Trent Barrett was able to defeat a Bulldogs side coached by Dean Pay. Whilst this game was not a GF it was a decider of sort, that being who may rightfully lay claim to the dreaded Spoon – oh how the mighty have fallen.

The decision to change the venue name to The McGrath Foundation Stadium was a masterstroke as Lottoland was hardly a fortress with Manly losing its past 6 games at this ridiculously named ground. Manly are now undefeated at The McGrath Foundation Stadium and the Sea Eagle implores Manly management to continue playing home games at this venue.

Befitting a potential spoon clash, this game reached no great heights. Manly opened the scoring after 5 minutes when Cherry Baby slotted a penalty, with Manly slowly coming to the realization that you must take the 2pts at every opportunity.

The Bulldogs had most of the play in the first half scoring the only try. Another penalty goal to Cherry Baby resulted in 4-6 deficit at the break which in all honesty flattered the home side.

The second half was a completely different affair. Obviously at half time the Manly players fronted the room of mirrors and quickly came to the conclusion that without a lift in performance the Spoon was theirs for the taking. A brace of tries to Turbo Tom and another to Fonua-Blake (who as earnt a temporary reprieve from the recent Sea Eagle’s recommendation of a firing) ensured that Manly ran out comfortable and deserved winners against this struggling Bulldogs outfit.

Whilst the win provides some breathing space in Manly’s quest to avoid the dreaded Spoon, they are not out of the woods yet. Other bottom feeders (Eels and Cowboys) realizing the expected embarrassment and admonishment associated with the Spoon have also lifted their games registering wins over more fancied opposition over the course of the weekend. The Titans also seemingly want the spoon equally as much, somehow doing a Manly and losing the unloseable (ie from a seeming winning position) this week against the turmoil ridden Panthers.

It would be fair to say in season 2018, there is as much competition for getting the spoon, or avoiding it, as there is in taking out the 2018 Premiership title.

Next week, Manly host the Titans (hopefully at The McGrath Foundation Stadium) and a win will all but ensure that Manly avoid the Spoon. A loss however will put them back well and truly in the firing line for this most despised of accolades.

The Spoon Competition- Knock In

This development has led the Sea Eagle to consider a new competition for the Spoon.

Let’s face it, why should teams who fail to make the 8, get an early mad Monday and an early holiday. Such teams have failed in the core duty to make the semis. And given half the comp get a semi final spot, it is hardly a tall order.

So, the Sea Eagle recommends a new Spoon competition, based on the simple concept of a knock in rather than a knock out.

The concept is that in week 1, the team who comes 9th plays the team who comes 16th  at home for the 9th placed team, and similarly for the other teams (ie 10 plays 15 at 10th’s home, 11 plays 14, 12 plays 13 etc). Each loser is “knocked in” and will have to play the following week. The winner gets a holiday, reprieve from the Spoon and a mad Monday.

Again, the highest ranked losing or “knocked in” team get the home ground the following week and plays the lowest ranked loser, and similarly for other losers.

These games should be all be televised. It would also have the added benefit of keeping team sponsors out there in the public domain, and the fans having a continuing interest in hopefully seeing their side escape the Spoon.

Ultimately there will be two teams left, who should play on a televised match on Friday night on GF weekend (there is no league that night, so it should be a sportscasting bonanza).The venue for this Spoon decider is tricky, the Sea Eagle suggests North Sydney oval, the home of the stench of the Bear, but is open to other suggestions.

The ultimate loser gets the Spoon, and then the players from that team (along with their coach) are paraded on GF day to be presented  with said Spoon just prior to the GF pre-game entertainment, hopefully to the laughter and jeers of an enthusiastic and half pis$#sed Rugby League GF crowd. The Spoon would be presented to the new holder, by the incumbent spoon holder from the previous season.

As the man on the fat (aka Sam Kekovich) says, you know it makes sense.

Report: Trent Barrett considering quitting Manly

In other news, it has been reported that coach Barrett is considering quitting his post because he’s fed up with a lack of support and resources at the club, and sources also suggest he is fed up from the constant barrage of criticism directed at him by The Sea Eagle (this has yet to be confirmed and at the moment is mere innuendo- the life blood of league).

If Coach Barret is blaming lack of resources for this year’s debacle, that to the Sea Eagle sounds a bit like Coach Barret is unaware of the old adage that a good tradesman never blames his tools.

According to the Daily Telegraph (and they would know) Coach Barrett has instructed his manager Wayne Beavis to fire off a legal letter demanding deficiencies in the club’s football department be addressed. It is also believed from sources close to the Sea Eagle, that a similar letter may be sent to The Sea Eagle’s representatives as some type of formal request to go easy on Coach Barrett.

Barrett has been linked to Penrith and quitting would open the door for him to step into the Panthers coaching role vacated by Anthony “Hook” Griffin, sacked earlier this week. However, Penrith supremo Gus Gould has according to reports, repeatedly rubbished rumours Barrett will coach the club. In this regard the Sea Eagle notes that Barrett is a non-premiership winning, former Dragon/Shark (and also for what it’s worth has 2 years to run on his contract at Manly).

It’s reported that Barrett this week met with Manly CEO Lyall Gorman and asked that those issues be addressed. Gorman this week issued a public statement promising to address several holes in the club’s football department. Among them, he said the club had advertised for a list and recruitment manager, was considering appointing a director of football.

  The Sea Eagle at this stage is not prepared to deny that he has been approached to fill either or both of these roles, and can only say the role of director of football is a joke, and a recruitment manager should be someone who is a Manly man, and who can actually do a Moneyball assessment of prospective new players. The Sea Eagle stands ready to fulfill whatever ever role is necessary in the interests of getting Manly back to the top of the pile, rather than being the effluent that is left at season’s end.

YOU’RE FIRED

This week it clearly must be ex panther coach Anthony Griffin. Penrith supremo Phil Gould has caused quite a stir with this one.

It has been suggested his view is that it is fair and reasonable to sack and pay out Ivan Cleary a few years back, who is now going ok at the Tigers, and then sack and pay out two more years for Coach Griffin, in the hope that he might be able to get Clary back to Penrith!. Bearing in mind of course, that the Panthers were running 5th at the time, which in the NRL is considered more than acceptable. The fact the sacking occurred 4 weeks out from a 2018 finals campaign is equally mystifying.

Obviously, this is a clear case of “someone else’s money” in this case the Penrith Panthers and their members money. No rational commercial person would engage in such lunacy.

One could legitimately argue that perhaps Phil Gould should be fired from the Panthers over this one, given his two best alternative coaching options according to reports, appear to be Barret (who is threatening for the Spoon in 2018) and Ivan Cleary. Both coaches have 2 years on their contract and so may not be easily released.

Both Manly and the Tigers should be demanding hefty compensation if the Panthers come knocking. The Panthers have shown scant disregard for their coin and so should be encouraged to part with a bit more of it in this process. If Manly play it smart, not only will they get rid of Coach Barret, but they might be well paid for it as well.

If the Panthers were smart, they would call in Des Hasler on an interim performance-based arrangement (Des was originally a Panther it should be remembered and has won two premierships as a coach and 2 as a player – albeit with Manly). Des is currently not coaching as far as the Sea Eagle can tell and could be acquired for a lot less than what it might cost to get someone else. The Panthers could do worse in the short term. Pure Moneyball stuff.

If Barret did go from Manly to Penrith (do we dare to dream), that might also open up the chance for Des Hasler to return to where it all went so well for him, and Manly could use the money Penrith pay them to release Barrett to pay for a relationship patch up with Des Hasler. The possibilities here are endless.

With that said, Anthony Griffin, regrettably and through no fault of your own, you’re fired.

THE SEA EAGLE

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Corrie Comes to Belle Vue (1962)

Miss North-West Festival of Labour Princess with Doreen Keogh and Ivan Beavis from 'Coronation Street' at the Festival in June 1962

Source: Belle Vue Gardens, Talbot Collection (Chetham's Library)

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WATCHING

I have it on DVD, seen it a half a dozen times. Never gets old. Watching it again for Halloween 2019

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"Levy would be a fool", "Surprising addition" - Spurs reportedly eye £17.1m winger: Opinion

Tottenham Hotspur’s dry spell in the transfer market surely has to come to an end this summer. Daniel Levy has been stringent in his dealings during the last three windows and the club are well overdue a handful of new signings.

With the stadium move officially complete and the beginning of a new era well underway, there can be no more excuses for the club in the next window.

And if reports in recent months are to be believed then it would be no surprise to see Spurs bid for Ivan Perisic, who signed for Inter Milan in a £17.1 million deal from Wolfsburg in 2015.

According to a report published by Tuttosport (via the Daily Mail) in February, Mauricio Pochettino was impressed by the Croatia international when his side faced Inter in the Champions League group stage and Spurs are reportedly preparing to make a bid for his services in the summer.

And now Corriere dello Sport (via Sports Witness) have brought a similar story to the surface once again this week, claiming that Spurs and Arsenal are two sides who could be interested in prising Perisic away from the San Siro.

With these reports in mind, Football FanCast writers have been discussing whether Spurs should be targeting the experienced attacking midfielder this summer and it’s fair to say his credentials have divided opinion.

Here’s what FFC writers have had to say about Tottenham’s reported interest…

James Beavis

“For me, yes they should. While many may argue they need some pace out wide you also need to be guaranteed to be getting a player with actual quality. Tottenham have taken punts on pacey players like Georges-Kevin Nkoudou before and it hasn’t paid off. It is different with Ivan Perisic. Signing him would not be a risk because he has proven time and time again that he can deliver at the highest level. He may not be the quickest but he would make a huge impact and would get fans off their seats in other ways – by delivering consistently.”

Matt Dawson

“Tottenham need greater depth in their side but a move for Perisic given his age would be questionable. Pochettino’s starting XI is pretty settled when everyone is fit and he may struggle to find a way into the team. Although the Croatian is a player who has done it on the biggest stages before, he is past his best. His inconsistent form with Inter this term shows that. I think he’s a really good player but Spurs should search for better alternatives.”

Harry Elnaugh

“Perisic is a player who can deliver consistently in the final third – as we all found out in the summer, at England’s expense – but he would be a surprising addition considering Spurs’ transfer policy focuses heavily on signing players who will grow into stars in the future. The Croatian is already at that level and promises to make an immediate impact in north London. He has proved he can do it on just about every stage and he could form a lethal partnership with Harry Kane”

Jack Saville

“Levy would be a fool to sanction a move for Perisic. There is no doubt he is an immensely gifted footballer with a big-game mentality but his skill set is too closely aligned to that of Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min. Add in the fact that he wouldn’t contribute to the homegrown quota and the case for his purchase looks weak.”

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