Thursday, July 11, 2019

Michael's Musings

What Of It???
Michael Shinafelt
In this weeks edition of things you don't really need to know, I am the guy of one hundred lists, from where I shall be to where I shall follow my bliss. Yeah right, guess what's happening now? I said guess, alright then don't spoil sport. Time to get cracking -

What's on my mind at present? The bowl of frozen blueberries before me. "Yes" I live in the moment.

If I hear Baby Shark one more F#cking time....

Rumor has it Cara Delevnigne & Ashley Benson are engaged, that would be so fetch!

I spy with my one eyed jack

"I want an Oompa Loompa now!" R.I.P. Denise Nickerson aka Violet Beauregarde 

When life gives you lemons, be happy it's not syphilis 

I knew it was you calling when I heard your sleazy ring

Ask yourself, are you a homophobe who can officially not cook? 


Man Crush of the Week: Rugby Player Sean Lamont 

While walking down the street the other day a man turned to me and proclaimed he was pregnant. Is it a boy or a girl?

Shims, discuss...

It's a sex club run by women, cum again

"If you're feeling a little low, put on a pair of high heels and stand a little taller! Always works for me!" - Dolly Parton

They are not underage women, they are children

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Hump Day & Chill

His Is Coming
Sean Lamont
OK, today you are going to Hump Day & Chill to what I consider male perfection in the form of  Scottish Rugby Player Sean Lamont, who has gotten naked for the camera, not to mention life drawing classes several times.

You know what that means don't you? "Yes" it means I've procured a link from Tye Briggs Favorite Hunks & Other Things you to see what a big boy Mr. Lamont is. Not to mention his firm, supple booty.

That's correct minions the man looks delicious coming and going. Can I get an Amen??? On your knees then...

Well I personally am having a hard time containing my enthusiasm, so I'm gonna get this Hump Day & Chill started.

It's time to play ball at the link below.

https://favoritehunks.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-sean-lamont.html  

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

The Horror!

Will The Real Sarah Paulson Please Fall In Line?

Well it looks like American Horror Story favorite Sarah Paulson is sitting season 9 out. The upcoming season is titled 1984 and takes place in a summer camp. The teaser gives slasher flick vibes. 

Given how pitiful last season, Apocalypse was I can understand Paulson sitting on the sidelines for this one. Although a throwback to 80's slice em' and dice em' terror seems like a fertile idea.

However I sincerely doubt the low quality of last season is the reason she is sitting out.It seems she has a very full plate of projects at present including a new FX series opposite Cate Blanchett titled Mrs. America. I will for sure tune into that simply to see those two power house actresses square off of with each other.

Whatever the case, this will be the first Sarah less AHS season. Hey TV series are like people, they need to, and should evolve.

Sarah on IG 
https://www.instagram.com/mssarahcatharinepaulson/?hl=en

Monday, July 8, 2019

Monday Motivation


I am an early riser and there is nothing I like better than if I can accomplish all my major errands by 7 ayem. That's correct minions I stated 7 ayem, I usually rise at 4 or 5 to start my day and that is without an alarm. Thus today's MM is, Accomplishment.

When I woke-up at 4 ayem today I was thrilled to know that I could get my three major errands accomplished by 7 which were 1) deposit a check 2) pick up some groceries 3) get a roll of quarters for laundry.

I motored out of my apartment at 5:30 hit the bank, then hit the grocery store where I was also able to procure a roll of quarters. Home, and am now writing today's post. While strutting down Hollywood Blvd. on the Walk of Fame I even managed to take a photo of Julianne Moore's star as proof of my accomplishments today and at present it is only 7:09

Thus this means the rest of the things I have to do today and there are many will be a breeze as I got the more time consuming things (meaning things I have to leave home to do) completed early and easily.

See the absolute best thing about doing things you have to leave home for this early in the day is, they get done quicker as there is no one really out and about at that time. 

Monday has started off terrific for me, what's your Monday Motivation?

MM on Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Motivation

Sunday, July 7, 2019

When In Rome...

Fendi, Fendi, Fendi!
Jason Momoa & Lisa Bonet
When in Rome, do as the Romans do....or in this case, when in Rome do what Celebrities do. What do Celebrities do when in Rome you ask? Well based on what I can tell they attend the Fendi Couture Fall Winter 2019/2020 cocktail party.

Just Because I'm feeling this photo and Just Because they are one strikingly beautiful couple I present to you Jason Momoa & Lisa Bonet hitting it on the carpet for one sizzling hot photo op.

Thus today I leave you with no real insight, no real strong opinions, just a pretty image of two pretty beings to brighten your Sunday. Hey, that's your Funday, your I don't have to run day. The one that comes before your Manic Monday.

Cheers!

Fendi on Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fendi

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Saturday Sinema: The Loveless


With this pedigree "The Loveless" is a Film Buff's dream!
THEY'RE GOING NOWHERE... FAST! The United States, late 1950s. A time of generational conflict, of immense social change, of bold fashions and toe-tapping music - just some of the elements that collide in thrilling fashion in The Loveless, the feature debut of both its star, Willem Dafoe (To Live and Die in LA), and its directors, Monty Montgomery (producer, David Lynch's Wild at Heart) and future Academy Award®-winner* Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark, Detroit). A motorcycle gang roars into a small southern town en route to the Daytona races, unnerving and angering the locals with their standoffish attitude and disrespect for social niceties. When one of their number, the charismatic Vance (Dafoe), hooks up with sportscar-driving Telena (Marin Kanter, Endangered Species), he incurs the wrath of the girl's father, setting the gang on a collision course with the rest of the town as simmering tensions boil over into violent retribution. Raw, angry and honest, The Loveless evokes, with unflinching clarity, both an attitude and a bygone era, exploring the tensions between two very different Americas - now fully restored and presented in high definition for the first time in this feature-packed new edition from Arrow Video! * 2010, Best Director, Best Picture: The Hurt Locker. "ACADEMY AWARD®" is a registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Bonus Materials

  • Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by co-writer/co-director Monty Montgomery and director of photography Doyle Smith
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation • Original lossless mono audio • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • New audio commentary with co-writer/co-director Monty Montgomery, moderated by Elijah Drenner
  • No Man’s Friend Today: Making The Loveless, new video interviews with actors Willem Dafoe, Marin Kanter, Robert Gordon, Phillip Kimbrough and Lawrence
  • U.S. 17: Shooting The Loveless, new video interviews with producers Grafton Nunes and A. Kitman Ho
  • Chrome and Hot Leather: The Look of The Loveless, new interviews with production designer Lilly Kilvert and director of photography Doyle Smith
  • Order Here: https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AV207
  • Relentless, new audio interview with musician Eddy Dixon • Extensive image gallery, including on-set photographs, storyboards and original production
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
  • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Peter Stanfield

Friday, July 5, 2019

"Cactusville"

THE HANGMEN set to release "Cactusville" 
via Acetate Records on August 23rd

The L.A. underground Rock legend's 7th studio album


"It's The Hangmen he wanted to kill... we got run out of Cactusville," laments Bryan Small on the album's title track of The Hangmen's seventh album. Flanked by longtime members Jimmy James (guitar), Angelique Congleton (bass) and newcomer Jorge Disguster (drums), Small recollects the harrowing tale of a gig in Tuscon promoting their major label debut. "It was such a formative trip for us as a young band. There was death, drugs, booze, guns, girls and rock n' roll... and we met some new friends along the way."
 
One friend in particular, Eddie Spaghetti of the Supersuckers remembers the gig well, "They pulled up in a perfectly shitty van and proceeded to literally fall out of it. I know that one of them immediately puked in the parking lot. Combine all the L.A. coolness of the dudes with the songs and, oh my god, no one could touch them. The fucking SONGS. Right out of the gate I was struck by the patient, laid back-ness of their rock-n-roll ways. They changed a lot about the way I thought about what a band should be and how songs should be delivered. They instantly became our heroes."

The Hangmen were formed in Los Angeles in 1986 and immediately caught the eye of Black Flag/Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris. Morris managed the band, and along with Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz, produced the demos that landed them a deal with Capitol Records. They released their self-titled debut in 1987, but things soon came crashing down. A switch to DGC Records (the newly formed subsidiary of Geffen who's roster included The Nymphs, Nirvana, etc) seemed like the perfect landing spot for the band. Unfortunately, the album Suicide Doors was shelved and the band dissolved into addiction.

Not one to be down for long, a newly sober Small started writing again, the result was 2000's Metallic I.O.U. Tours with longtime fans Social Distortion and the Supersuckers followed. Ness would later produce The Hangmen's 2007 release In the City. "I totally feel like we're kindred spirits," Small says looking back, adding that both bands emphasize "simplicity, and doing what you do and staying true to that."

In 2010, the Finnish label Hype Records, Lost Rocks, an 18-song Hangmen retrospective. Shortly thereafter, former Supersucker, Rontrose Heathmen joined the band for 2012's critically acclaimed East Of Western.

2019 marks the release of Cactusville and another chapter of The Hangmen legend continues. Small has taken his brand of songwriting to another level, putting him in an artistic class with the likes of Tom Petty and Neil Young as purveyors of honest and simple songwriting.

Side 2 of the LP features the Best Western Players, Bryan Small's countrified side project. In the same vein as Neil Young's "American Stars and Bars," the songs take on a different feel, with vocal harmonies and haunting pedal steel echoing throughout. It's familiar territory for Small, who grew up in rural Montana before making his way to Los Angeles. "The 'country' side of The Hangmen has been there from the start, it stems from the love of Gun Club, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, etc.," explains Small, "the Best Western Players were brought in to realize the songs as they were conceived."
  
The Hangmen will join Acetate Records label mates the Supersuckers on a rare East Coast US tour in September. Additional dates TBA.
THE HANGMEN w/ Supersuckers (unless otherwise denoted *)
  • 08/23 Los Angeles, CA @ Redwood Bar Record Release Party * 
  • 09/02 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl 
  • 09/04 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room 
  • 09/05 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall 
  • 09/06 Wilmington, NC @ Reggie's 42nd St. Tavern 
  • 09/07 Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle 
  • 09/08 Nashville, TN @ Little Harpeth Brewing 
  • 09/10 Richmond, VA @ The Camel 
  • 09/11 Washington DC @ City Winery 
  • 09/12 Harrisburg, PA @ 10th St. Stage 
  • 09/14 Harrisonburg, VA @ The Golden Pony 
  • 09/15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Cafe 
  • 09/16 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 
  • 09/18 Portland, ME @ Geno's Rock Club 
  • 09/19 Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally's 
  • 09/20 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East 
  • 09/21 Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall 
  • 09/22 Brooklyn, NY @ El Cortez 

Cactusville Pre-sale - http://acetate.com/the-hangmen/

The Hangmen Website * https://the-hangmen.com 


Instagram * @the_hangmen * https://www.instagram.com/the_hangmen/

Twitter * @the_hangmen * https://www.twitter.com/the_hangmen/