Michael's Musings

Bananas & Blow

"Sancho brought a message from the Fat Man

Sorry, boy, to leave you high and dry
But I went to see my mom in Ensenada
And I left a little something to help the time go by
Just a little something to help to keep you high

Bananas & Blow (oh - oh), Bananas & Blow
Stuck in my cabana, living on Bananas & Blow" - Ween, Bananas And Blow

Guess what? I can buy myself pickles 

How was your Taco Tuesday?

Please don't ever bring up math to me. I overcame. I healed. I moved on. I have peace.

Sorry to hear of the passing of Eric Dane RIP Cal Jacobs on Euphoria 

Life is too short to be normal. Stay weird.

Avoiding people who lower your vibe is self care

Remember to look both ways before you F#ck yourself

You've heard of elf on a shelf, well I'm Ho on the go! And aren't you happy?!

Woman Crush of the Week - Neve Campbell, I'm stoked about her return as Sidney Prescott in the Scream franchise. I'm hitting the theater to see Scream 7 Friday!!!

Evolve or Die, that's all

F#ck the people that make you scared and fight back, think about it, but not too much

I was dancing in a lesbian bar, the more you know...

Celebrated National Margarita Day this past Sunday

PS If you don't think, then you shouldn't talk.

Enjoy the silence with me here -

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Hump Day & Chill

Sean Penn

Here is a face only a mother could love...It's Colonel Steven J. Lockjaw from Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another.

Lockjaw is played in the film by Sean Penn who recently won a BAFTA (British Academy Of Film And Television Arts) Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal.

So I thought a Hump Day & Chill celebration should be the order of the day. 

Pick your poison and your reason, his performance was terrific as was the film! 

Chill Minions, chill...

One Battle After Another on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30144839/

Remington Party

Winona Ryder

"I brought you to a Remington party and what's my thanks? It's on a hallway carpet. I got paid in puke." - Heather Chandler, Heathers

While surfing the WWW I came across this fun find, a polaroid image BHS from one of my favorite movies: Heathers

I saw it in Los Angeles when it hit theaters in 1988. So I was ahead of the curve of the masses that would come to love and appreciate it over time.

Thus I gave it a watch again recently and it still holds up. The satire and dark humor are as razor sharp now as they were then.

Not to mention the terrific cast lead by Winona Ryder.

If you have yet to see it, get it!

Heathers on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097493/  

Calling Occupants

Due to the tremendous public interest, Donald J. Trump announced that he will direct the Secretary of War and other relevant agencies to begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to potential extraterrestrial life, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), UFOs, and any other connected information.

Another day another distraction...

Aliens on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life   

Cheers! It's National Margarita Day!

Tequila!
Michael Shinafelt

Pssst! Did you know it's National Margarita Day?! Well now you do!!!

Thus to commemorate and celebrate this hallowed concoction here I am with, "Yes" a margarita.

I have a twice weekly routine where I make my way to HomeState in Hollywood for a breakfast taco and a margarita in the am.

Sitting out on the patio first thing in the morning with those two things is a great start to any day. It's really chill and quiet, thus setting the tone for the rest of it: Good Vibes Only. 

Join me in celebrating won't you? I know you want to, everyone is doing it, all the cool kids are...

Tequila! 

National Margarita Day on the WWW -

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-margarita-day-february-22 

The Sh-Booms!

Photo: James Hand

Orlando’s premier soul-rocking nonet The Sh-Booms return on February 18th with “This Is a Test,” their first new recorded music since 2019 and the title track from their forthcoming EP This Is a Test. The EP will be released digitally and as a limited-run 12” vinyl, available at the band’s upcoming Florida release shows this March and everywhere else on March 10.

“This Is a Test,” says bandleader and bassist Alfred Ruiz, “is a sci-fi vision of two astronauts on a collision course in the cosmic ocean. As they delve into the great unknown they enter euphoric intergalactic love — but a treacherous mission may lay waste to the path forward. This is a test… now hold your breath.”

Clocking in at over six and a half minutes, the title track signals a bold creative shift. Blending New Wave textures, post-punk lock-grooves, funk-driven vocoder passages, and widescreen space-rock builds, the song captures the emotional push and pull of new love with cinematic scale and dancefloor urgency. Produced by Grammy-nominated engineer Alan Armitage (Boyz II Men) at his Orlando studio The Snake Arcade, and mastered by Grammy Award-winner Emily Lazar (Beck, Vampire Weekend, Minus the Bear) at The Lodge Mastering in New York, the single marks a major sonic expansion for the band.

EP Vinyl Release Shows

March 6 — Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
March 7 — Tampa, FL @ Crowbar

PRE-SAVE: https://thesh-booms.hearnow.com/ 

The Sh-Booms Online

Website: http://www.theshbooms.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshbooms/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theShBooms
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/theShBooms
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4X3GFK3iSoUhRuut03VwCr

Weekend Wisdom

Alfred Hitchcock 

"Drama is life with the dull bits left out" - Alfred Hitchcock 

Indeed...

TGIF! 

Alfred Hitchcock on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock