tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148130452024-02-28T02:05:02.534-08:00Garrison Dean Thinks You'll Care.The official blog of Garrison Dean, do-it-all know-it-all creative type.Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-45008324804468525032011-06-27T07:46:00.000-07:002011-06-27T07:52:41.867-07:00Transformers 3: Master Class Edition<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xTWZhu3BugQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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I posted this on Saturday over on io9 and it's pretty interesting watching the discussion it has created. <br />
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I HIGHLY suggest watching this in full HD with your speakers ALL the way up. (well maybe not all the way, but loud. because it rocks.. hard.)<br />
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Enjoy.<br />
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-Garrison DeanGarrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-80520965563159184002010-11-28T09:17:00.000-08:002010-11-28T09:28:38.652-08:00It's a Disaster Poster (with Key!!!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOhyGS6XFvDI7vlejsyBMi_0-otb_r_Wm6IAIKf28wfuKXo4Ft2b9FL3DGKNzUWXor1ruOsiLj9vDTcUKZUzeSyLFY3ve_Rb1pmG6Gb4U-7uhvvq9U0WvwzQapUP-lDhXowVKxQ/s1600/DisasterPoster_For_io9Post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOhyGS6XFvDI7vlejsyBMi_0-otb_r_Wm6IAIKf28wfuKXo4Ft2b9FL3DGKNzUWXor1ruOsiLj9vDTcUKZUzeSyLFY3ve_Rb1pmG6Gb4U-7uhvvq9U0WvwzQapUP-lDhXowVKxQ/s400/DisasterPoster_For_io9Post.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Hey, I put together this poster for io9.com. Check it out at the link here.</div><div><a href="http://io9.com/5700308/disaster-immortalized">http://io9.com/5700308/disaster-immortalized</a></div><div>You can purchase a print here...</div><div><a href="http://rushinteens.com/DisasterPoster.html">http://rushinteens.com/DisasterPoster.html</a></div><div><br />
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and yes, I know the work of <a href="http://www.tstout.com/welcome">Tyler Stout</a>. He's very talented, and he and <a href="http://www.martinansin.com/">Martin Ansin</a> were both inspirations for this. My first email to Annalee said something along the lines of "a Tyler Stoutish Poster" But I've also been doing things like this for quite a while, lest you think I'm flat out nicking their shit.</div><div><br />
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p.s. Yes. It's hyperbole in it's highest form. Sure some of these are worse than others but I've heard people cry about all of them at some point.. hence. "It's a Disaster"<br />
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The Rock is awesome. Truly the heir to the action stars of yore. Sadly, he went on and did his "Jingle All the Way" before his <b>Commando</b>, his "Stop or my Mom Will Shoot" before his <b>Rambo</b> or <b>Cobra, </b>and in the case of Southland Tales, his "Breakfast of Champions" before his <b>Die Hard</b>. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't give him a shot right? All I can really say is... <b>IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I CAN SAY!! WATCH THIS DAMN TRAILER!!!</b><br />
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I recently built my own computer, which has freed me from the shackles of buying one from Dell, but I have to hand it to them on this ad for their Tablet/Smartphone "The Streak". I saw this the other night and while it isn't the snappiest ad ever, I give them MASSIVE amounts of credits for referencing, or ripping off, one of my favorite films of all time... Playtime.<br />
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It nods to most of the work of Jacques Tati, but my mind instantly went to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Playtime--Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray-Jacques/dp/B002AFX532/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288982005&sr=8-1">Playtime</a> which is the story of a man trapped in a modern, urban, nightmare (it's a comedy). I highly suggest you pick it up and watch it. It is slow, and there is not much of a plot, nor dialogue, but it's beautiful and brilliant, and a must see for anyone in love with modern design. Oh, and the director also BUILT A CITY to make the movie.<br />
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Here is an ok trailer for the film, but it gives you an idea.<br />
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No it's not... The title of the commercial is called "Rendezvous" which may, or may not be a reference to this... C'etait un Rendezvous. The most badass, mother loving, car film ever shot.<br />
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-GDGarrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-37514455671550351242010-08-23T13:59:00.000-07:002010-08-23T14:09:23.864-07:00If he's good enough for Sally Draper...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsy3XW2KuvOXtK4tOZpiqZxYimbVh-scxNdYb0ebmcgTtY3wptk4GU-pj7F_kT2IIGjnhGJMLmuLlUUtEb0ByWwot1tuITQeHhFTzhEQgEe0gzADTjIZtjsF4vl2V1kZdnaBO6g/s1600/BadUNCLE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsy3XW2KuvOXtK4tOZpiqZxYimbVh-scxNdYb0ebmcgTtY3wptk4GU-pj7F_kT2IIGjnhGJMLmuLlUUtEb0ByWwot1tuITQeHhFTzhEQgEe0gzADTjIZtjsF4vl2V1kZdnaBO6g/s400/BadUNCLE.jpg" width="322" /></a></div>I've been wanting to do a little post on this guy for a while, and last night's <b>Mad Men</b> was as good motivation as any. If you happened to watch it then you may have been mildly surprised (shocked) by the remarkably subtle (and because of it's subtleness actually more shocking) scene where Don's daughter Sally really enjoyed <b>The Man from U.N.C.L.E.</b> at a sleepover.<br />
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But what many may not know is that the man who played Russian spy Illya Kurakin, David McCallum (you may know him more recently from NCIS), had a brief musical career as well.<br />
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His work was mainly tied in with David Axelrod, whose "<a href="http://modlight.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-listening-recommendation-from.html">Messiah</a>" I posted about a little while ago, who produced the work and much of it was arranged by H.B. Barnum. As McCallum doesn't sing I'm kind of at a loss for what he did on these albums. I know it says he "conducted" but plenty of guys conduct albums and don't get their name on the cover. Who cares. It's a great bunch of period music and, for lack of a better word, groovy as a mother fucker. <br />
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You'll recognize the song "The Edge" immediately as it is a massively recognizable sample for Dr. Dre's<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZXc39hT8t4"> "The Next Episode"</a>. I used to hate the Dr Dre song, but as I've gotten older and mellower I can appreciate it much more. What really impresses me is when I think of Dr. Dre, essentially some talented punk from the slums of LA, saying "yes, I will pick up this album with this actor on it, and perhaps I can use it somehow" and then actually using it.<br />
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In any case, enjoy these couple of songs which are the big "hits" and one that I just dig for flavor.<br />
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The Edge:<br />
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House of Mirrors:<br />
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Insomnia:<br />
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Ps. Bonus <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrn_UcWCkzQ">Sample Ref from DJ Shadow</a> Sometimes the man really does wonders with samples, here... it's a bit more straight forward almost a remix. But whatever.. still entertaining.Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-27622806661094942222010-08-16T15:28:00.000-07:002010-08-16T15:28:17.850-07:00Expendables... a half great movie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss567BWfR52hUgDWDhE-n-a2JYSRRiNE4mFrYxnnplD_1QsZnyevtdkPQFIvj7MoYOl-PVteygFLh7NK5YQz3GouexZt3eoZ6jMCDhcgovpuI3LKhWX2jLTJMGKt8wLIxOccNHQ/s1600/The-Expendables_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgss567BWfR52hUgDWDhE-n-a2JYSRRiNE4mFrYxnnplD_1QsZnyevtdkPQFIvj7MoYOl-PVteygFLh7NK5YQz3GouexZt3eoZ6jMCDhcgovpuI3LKhWX2jLTJMGKt8wLIxOccNHQ/s400/The-Expendables_small.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Ok, as I am a man of my word I did go see "The Expendables" this weekend. For starters HOORAY MEN!!! Eat Pray Love, ate it, and Scott Pilgrim's took on the world... and lost. I think the only people who saw it were Ramona's 7 exes. <br />
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That said... The Expendables. What a treat. But where it could've been a balls out insane throwback film, and at points it is, it honestly plays it a little safe.<br />
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The core problem with The Expendables is that it took larger than life actors, placed them in larger than life characters, then spend a large portion of the movie trying to ground them and make them regular Joes. A great deal of effort was spent in making us like the protagonists and not enough was spent on making us hate the bad guys. They want us so badly to think that the main characters aren't the 90% heartless mercs that we really want them to be. It's the "Hooker with a heart of gold" story but here the sex is violence. <br />
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Take the film Predator, which at the outset shares the same plot as The Expendables. A group of rough and tumble military types are forced into a hot area to fight some South American Junta. This group of meat-heads rushes through the jungle, calling each other faggots, telling obscene jokes, running out of bleeding time, and destroying everything in their path and whatever slim morals they have are dictated by some slight sense of honor. And we love them for it. Compare that to The Expendables where its first scene has them brutally taking down an entire ship full of Pirates only to complain when Dolph Lundgren is going to hang one of them. The audience has built in love for these actors, it's why you collected them in the first place. The truth is that if you had them act as "bad" as you could, with a flimsy moral compass, you could've had an insane classic on your hand. <br />
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But even if they were unecessarily brutal, why would we care? The villains in this are so thinly constructed, (though Eric Roberts ought to be spiral cut because he was such a Honey Baked Ham I mean that as the largest compliment), and the plot which allows them to exist would be sub-par even for a direct to DVD Navy SEALS sequel. May I reference another "man movie" here, Rambo. Stallone's last Rambo film took great care in crafting such a loathsome and realistic villain who is such a threat to common people that only an action God and his kind could save them. By the time they are done sending innocent men women and children through land-mine wading pools you can't wait for Rambo and his merry band of mercs to blow them to smithereens. And blow them they do... wait, that came out wrong. In The Expendables you only feel they are going after the bad guys because they have nothing better to do.<br />
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But enough of my whinging. Let me make it perfectly clear... its a blast to see these guys unleashed on the world. I just wish there was some emotion behind it. BUT... lets glance at the awesome. (minor spoilers)<br />
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The Plane scene... holy shit did I not see them turning around to head back in that fashion. I also wondered why Statham grabbed the flare gun when he left the cockpit... glad they cleared that up.<br />
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The church scene. I knew the 3 BIG STARS only had one scene together, but man is it a fun scene. Bruce is such a delicious prick, and Arnold clearly was having fun. Lets get a sequel with them having more screen time. <br />
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The last 30 minutes... Awesome. While I'm a fan of over the top action, it's been done to death. The trailers for things like Knight and Day and Salt have me groaning at people doing fantastically unrealistic wirework CG stunts. It was so refreshing to have long meat and potatoes (but still fast and outlandish) action scenes. Jason Statham with a knife, Crews + AA12 - Watchtowers, and Stallone and Crews version of the Fastball Special really knock it up to one of the best finales ever. My one complaint is all the CG blood, but whatever.<br />
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Dolph Lundgren... I've always liked him, I've secretly harbored a love for his Punisher film that was only recently surpassed by the recent one, Universal Soldier is a hoot, but can I just say that man is the standout in this film. Dolph truly deserves a full fledged 100% comeback. Part of it is because he is one of the few characters with an arc, but most of it is because he's just magnetic.<br />
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So is it a perfect film? No. But go out, see it, have a blast with your friends and tell Hollywood that there is still a desire for these kinds of films.<br />
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And again, I congratulate you men on making this film #1 this past weekend. I'd like to take all the credit... so I will. THANKS!!!<br />
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-Garrison Dean.Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-46521656830267216702010-08-14T10:17:00.000-07:002010-08-14T10:17:02.185-07:00I love you Disgruntled/Bored Comcast OnDemand Summary Guy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn_NVacPtiyBuACNSaNuSvDq4R0OFtTWKfKhZ1Q-4hfOX29Nl0aXLPdeg4tQW43-DyeQg1yNpNxWdt1QVoSIzJvdzhNMhZHkcOGBe4GZULLccr2ccKJ2a9NQwJPfFq1LJOTK1lQ/s1600/CrysisFart.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOn_NVacPtiyBuACNSaNuSvDq4R0OFtTWKfKhZ1Q-4hfOX29Nl0aXLPdeg4tQW43-DyeQg1yNpNxWdt1QVoSIzJvdzhNMhZHkcOGBe4GZULLccr2ccKJ2a9NQwJPfFq1LJOTK1lQ/s640/CrysisFart.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I've posted some of these here <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2Q_MSYqbatxjy5Daz1LH0e3LQOoBYsEGlJZZN_ZIymPQMQCRiwdavv1Zi4zwCHvJwv4_Q-PbRgQ6vzYjbAnaRirUdQdcP_bt-ies28r1oPd6Rcne0BhyphenhyphenO5ji4njfgBz96bNnpQ/">before</a> but this one really may take the cake. This is not Photoshopped.<br />
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I'm only saying this because I'll admit its easier to post things there than it is to create a whole blog entry. I'll still do stuff here, the detailed posts with the arts and the musics and the goofings off, but there you run a better chance of seeing whatever random shit pops into my head all day long. And photos I take with my new camera whilst bored like The Monarch chewing out Admiral Ackbar.<br />
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I really like my new camera.<br />
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For all the love I just gave to Andrew W.K. I'd be remiss if I left out the other brilliant music from the trailer. It is "Refused" off their classic album "The Shape of Punk to Come".<br />
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This is the main video from that album. Thrilling to say the least.<br />
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-GDGarrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-51792785184440649462010-07-13T13:54:00.000-07:002010-07-13T13:54:19.686-07:00Kids today must feel that partying hard and being awesome is a detriment.By now I'm hoping you all have seen my Expendables trailer, but in case you haven't here ya go!<br />
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It's really getting a terrific response, and I thank you all. There is one thing that worries me. I'm worried that I will need to develop a 2nd call to arms. One to rally people together to go save a bunch of men out there. <br />
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You see, I think there is a small, but vocal portion of society trapped in a disturbing parallel universe. A place where Andrew W.K. is considered (but not limited to): girly, not manly, emo, faggy, not hard enough, teen punky... shall I go on? This must be a truly disturbing place indeed, as in our universe Andrew W.K. is clearly a pillar of awesomeness and honorable manliness. (read more)<br />
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Evidence? Exhibit A: Never Let Down. Initially I wanted to use this song because it's just so goddamned epic, but I Get Wet just got to the punch (and a harder punch at that) quicker. But hey, I'm sure there will be other trailers (or maybe someday someone will let me make an actual film) and if they can use George Thorogood or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJtvzlEI">Lux Aeterna</a> (it is a terrific bit of music) in every trailer why can't I try and throw A.W.K. a bone.<br />
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Just a little something I created for io9.com. Turned out rather well I think.<br />
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the <a href="http://io9.com/5582513/firefly-the-credits-sequence-it-deserved">io9 link</a> as well, which explains why this HAD TO BE DONE!!!<br />
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I really can't get enough of this EP, can't wait for the LP.<br />
Basically if Joy Division, George Michael, Tears for Fears, Robbie Williams, the Pet Shop Boys, and Klaus Nomi all gang banged Kate Bush, this is the child they would've had. Basically, however you think the duo above would sound based on that photo... is pretty much how they sound. Pretentious? A bit... but they're from Manchester so what do you expect?<br />
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The below is one of the "big sounds" songs.<br />
HURTS - Silver Lining<br />
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Video... a more "dancy" song than the others, but still terrific. Download the song free from <a href="http://informationhurts.com/gb/freedownload/">their site.</a><br />
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Occasionally as I am flipping through the albums I'll come across something I've been looking for for a while and usually do a double take as I brush past it then have to go back with a "Oh shit! Was that...". Much like knowing when to step away from the table when Gambling, this is the record that I use to force myself to say "That's it pal, it ain't getting any better than that. After this record you're just blowing money." It's actually a very helpful guide as often you find yourself justifying purchases because the album is "kind of cool". If you find a Walk Away Record you can go back and probably ax that recent Ted Leo record (it's alright, but you can find it for cheaper and you can wait for that day), or that Glass Candy single (it will bore you eventually). <br />
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So yesterday, because the missus is in LA and I am having some quality Daddy/Daughter time, I decided to visit the new <a href="http://www.elliottbaybook.com/">Elliot Bay Books</a> in Capitol Hill. Lo and behold, Everyday Music also moved in right next door. This has now given Seattle a place to rival LA's Sunset and Cahuenga powerhouse of Amoeba and Arclight as "Place Garrison can kill lots of time and money". The new Elliot Bay books is nice. Obviously it lacks the history and punch of the original location, but it's still a classy, inviting place. I grabbed a few Sci-Fi Paperbacks that I should've read a while ago, Little Brother, Ringworld, and Old Man's War, then popped over to EDM next door. It's really fun record shopping with your 8 month old daughter because it gives you someone to talk over your purchases with without sounding like a nut, and, they can't say no! So I rolled over to the Soundtracks in my eternal search to find<a href="http://www.amazon.com/LONG-GOOD-FRIDAY-BRITISH-SOUNDTRACK/dp/B001OVUOZ0"> The Long Good Friday</a> soundtrack on vinyl (I know, I should just get it from there, but it's less fun) and I popped right to Shades of Joy: Music of El Topo. No fuckin way. It's a re-release (I never care about that) but even the re-release has been elusive. Dusty Groove had it for a split second and I missed it, after that nothing.<br />
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If you've never seen El Topo, you should. It's an insane gunslinger film from an insane director Alejandro Jodorowski with mutants, shaman, pseudo deities, banditos, naked boys, well... just Netflix it. You may not like it, but you'll be glad you watched it. You may also really like it. Back to the topic at hand... There is an actual score to the film, but this is a weird, essentially, cover album for the film. It takes the more traditional classical score and turns it into a a psyche/prog/jazz/funk fusion record. Overall it's a terrific album, but even the couple of moments where it goes haywire are still made up for by the sheer fact that the album exists at all. Here is a track for your enjoyment. <br />
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Obviously, anytime you find a rather rare, special album you've been hunting for for a couple years is a Walk Away Record, and one you MUST buy, regardless of budget. You will kick yourself later. And if you're curious if it's a Walk Away Record... it's not. <br />
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Anyways, damn glad to have found the album and had to share. And when record shopping... remember the Walk Away Record<br />
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[yes I know my header is off center, working on it]Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-43233177696887189602010-06-16T14:27:00.000-07:002010-06-16T14:27:36.849-07:00I don't know why, but I just felt compelled to post this.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sometimes the internet shows you things that are beyond words.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I mean, I know why the kids think its funny, but WHY DO THE KIDS THINK IT'S FUNNY??!?!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-GD</span>Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-84665821447825575482010-06-15T09:55:00.000-07:002010-06-15T09:55:12.856-07:00Big Drawn Butter Jesus or... Terminator Jesus.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1sLOUQkBEuQwaCF-Kh8yxadQCcWx6V9wsg501QREKSL8xWegrtMTmTXg7CYv0Pip_THYQnns-MkTgdjybU6iCeVJzO3b1FUxbfvOEAFkqMzh4k-HQ9_V041x0cGQ2doMcS1VUA/s1600/heshuge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1sLOUQkBEuQwaCF-Kh8yxadQCcWx6V9wsg501QREKSL8xWegrtMTmTXg7CYv0Pip_THYQnns-MkTgdjybU6iCeVJzO3b1FUxbfvOEAFkqMzh4k-HQ9_V041x0cGQ2doMcS1VUA/s400/heshuge.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'll thank my brother for this one. He lives in Cincinnati and long ago pointed out to me as we drove past (probably to </span><a href="http://www.junglejims.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jungle Jim's</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> an AWESOME grocery store) the Big Butter Jesus. An enormous sculpture of a touchdown Jesus built by some dude and apparently funded by mob money (or some crazy story like that). BUT, last night they had some wicked storms blow through and lightning struck the, what I've been told was, fiberglass and styrofoam statue and now all that's left is the skeleton. They are now referring to it as Terminator Jesus, which really is like way better. (click through for the current insane version)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Video my brother found as well...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">thx John.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-GD</span>Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-65638563123009296422010-06-13T17:01:00.000-07:002010-06-13T17:01:30.478-07:00House Hunting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgndfAjv1hqNUDTwtBkZ8tNQGPIqX949r9QnkTrEzelasTsbAv8rd5apGZzJr_32Cr72SNzmopyQlqwL6rB2XaBctEjibvc8xIsd1ydrJgxE2oLz1FhormyWTdKWApsGP2DfNfg/s1600/ImageStore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgndfAjv1hqNUDTwtBkZ8tNQGPIqX949r9QnkTrEzelasTsbAv8rd5apGZzJr_32Cr72SNzmopyQlqwL6rB2XaBctEjibvc8xIsd1ydrJgxE2oLz1FhormyWTdKWApsGP2DfNfg/s400/ImageStore.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Hey. So, me and the missus have been looking for houses for a while now and occasionally we come across some that are just too damned awesome. We've been in Seattle for a couple years now coming up from LA and originally we only saw the small little Crafstman houses that populate the landscape but now that we're deep in the house hunt we have come across some magnificent gems of modern and midcentury modern architecture.<br />
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The above photos are from this house which is under contract, but god damn it, it is amazing. ( a couple of unfortunate light fixtures though)<br />
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We almost bid on this one, but it was just too big and needed too much work. The pictures online don't really do it justice as it really felt like at any moment Dean Martin was going to pop out and mix you a drink. (that's a good thing btw)<br />
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This one is still on the market and we just saw it today but it's too much for us, and honestly priced a bit too high. Still, they did a good job with it, so if you have 650k laying around... go get it and please invite me over for dinner.<br />
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Maybe next time I'll post things that I like to see what you all say.Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-63364867059894644532010-06-08T14:44:00.000-07:002010-06-08T14:44:27.077-07:00Watch this, get it views I order you!!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Long story... but watch this. Will post addendum to it in due time, many thanks. But damn those holes look good!!</span></span><br />
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Which brings me to this... The Kleptones, a group I fell upon a couple years ago and listened to death their <a href="http://www.kleptones.com/pages/downloads_24h.html">24 Hours Mix</a> (seriously, get that before the one this post is about). As far as mash-ups go they are more complex with their sampling than Soulwax or Z-Trip, but a little more straightforward with their songs than someone like Girl Talk. <br />
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Well they have a new-ish mix out. I have no idea how long it's been up or around, but its worth picking up. Uptime/Downtime is a couple hours of music sure to keep you entertained at least once. I like Uptime a bit more than Downtime, but just cause it's a little snappier, or I listened to it first. Enjoy..<br />
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I can only assume as the movie draws closer we'll get a browser light cycle game. Which would be good news, cause if the Space Paranoids game is this good, and even the shittiest Light Cycle knock off from the past 20 years has been good, we're in for a treat.<br />
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-GDGarrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-61481021704981378092010-04-08T10:37:00.001-07:002010-04-08T10:37:53.892-07:00This is both huge and subtle at the same time, very impressive.<object height="270" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xcv6dv"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xcv6dv" width="480" height="270" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br />
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<i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/onemoreprod">onemoreprod</a>. - <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/us/channel/creation">Independent web videos.</a></i>Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-35955224344266484282010-04-03T20:15:00.000-07:002010-04-03T20:15:41.634-07:00EASTER Pt II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F42YAxWue41LDAzHDMbKQ0RwStlnOICj-By7mshql0PmC7ayVphYX_i5FLp-pksgAZSXE0Kw0Kn4T1TSK1baGGMPZf_XZ78y3FSJW1WDirUWS1MsiLLEm6tDFpn0f3xE6eyhDA/s1600/JesusOfHollywood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F42YAxWue41LDAzHDMbKQ0RwStlnOICj-By7mshql0PmC7ayVphYX_i5FLp-pksgAZSXE0Kw0Kn4T1TSK1baGGMPZf_XZ78y3FSJW1WDirUWS1MsiLLEm6tDFpn0f3xE6eyhDA/s320/JesusOfHollywood.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Boy you gotta love it when the onscreen graphics person drops the ball on local television. That or the Religious Right really doesn't fuck around with scandals anymore.<br />
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-GDGarrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-35066592703536334202010-04-03T13:24:00.000-07:002010-04-03T14:57:39.380-07:00An Easter listening recommendation from The Coolest Person on the Internet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO3-lkiRqRO91xpaSg1VO-gGxwQzOJY_uSf90NPUyLE-c-eYonsyHb_nlQdMWCX9Zhpjt7dJVtx5cXNlmgmgHqK80ZK-vjqF6Xp7Nkcdrc0ujfT-70hqFKguTThZe9P6xqBK6qg/s1600/Axelrod.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO3-lkiRqRO91xpaSg1VO-gGxwQzOJY_uSf90NPUyLE-c-eYonsyHb_nlQdMWCX9Zhpjt7dJVtx5cXNlmgmgHqK80ZK-vjqF6Xp7Nkcdrc0ujfT-70hqFKguTThZe9P6xqBK6qg/s400/Axelrod.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I'll do a full post sometime about the brilliant producer and composer named David Axelrod (no relation that I know of to the White House Senior Advisor). But for now I want to share with you a little snippet of his music. He is known for his soulful and funky orchestral arrangements and compositions and this album is no exemption. Even if you know of David Axelrod this one may have slipped past you as it often gets lumped in with his experimental work. It may be an experiment, but it is by no means a tough listen, or weird album along the lines of some of his work with The Electric Prunes or his album Earth Rot. <br />
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The album is a re-working of Handel's classical masterpiece "Messiah". With choirs, break-beats, symphonic hits and huge sounds it's a must listen and a great musical change of pace during the Christmas or Easter holidays. It's also a nice reminder that before the nightmare that is "Contemporary Christian Music" Christianity had been a massive influence on musicians and artists for hundreds of years. [And no I'm not trying to get religious here, just simply pointing it out.]<br />
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Here are a couple track from it, including the one you'll definitely know from the original "Hallelujah".<br />
OUVERTURE-<br />
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GLORY TO GOD-<br />
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HALLELUJAH-<br />
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I'm not sure if it's on CD, but it is on Vinyl and cheap too over at<a href="http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=j3gr8gpwg8&ref=browse.php&refQ=incl_oos%3D1%26amp;incl_cs%3D1%26amp;kwfilter%3Daxelrod%2Bmessiah"> Dusty Groove</a>, so whatreya waiting for! Go get it!<br />
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Maybe I'm getting out of touch in my old age but occasionally things slip past me. Recently thanks to the invaluable spirit of browsing I discovered two things that by all intensive purposes I should've known of or experiences, but hadn't.<br />
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So when I was browsing through Netflix and noticed Generation Kill I figured I'd give it a shot. If I had heard of it before I probably wrote it off as "Over There" with curse words. Another Liberal whinefest (for the record I am a liberal and always thought Iraq was a bad idea, but hey since we're there we might as well win) designed to be about as subtle in its reflection of America as a installing a mirror above your bed. So that coupled with my not having HBO probably meant it got purged from the old memory banks. My bad.<br />
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It's essentially "Band of Brothers: Modern Warfare". A straightforward, (I'm guessing) realistic and honest look, and apolitical look at the early war in Iraq. A true story from the eyes, though not seen through his eyes thankfully, of an embedded reporter it deals with the boredom, minutiae, misdirection, in-fighting, solidarity, brotherhood, and fog of war. There are a few battles, but it isn't a constant blood and casualty fest. One raid is "fought" against literally no-one.<br />
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For my money it is leaps and bounds more interesting and "realistic" (I use quotes there cause, how the hell would I know if it was or wasn't, but this feels far more authentic) than "The Hurt Locker" (which I also really enjoyed). And it looks AMAZING on Blu-Ray. So go check it grab it. But know that the last disc only has ONE FRIGGIN EPISODE ON IT!!! Really HBO? You make me Q up one more disc for that? Oh and as I mentioned CoD: MW... Generation Kill clearly influenced MW2 down to the same shots and missions at times. So, thats fun.<br />
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Swinging by a Barnes and Noble to grab a magazine I took a glance at the Sci-Fi section and the Comics area to see if there were any books and whatever volume of DMZ I'm up to (I think 5). Glancing around I saw this nicely presented Hardcover TPB of something I'd never heard of before. It also looked like it could be very similar to a story I was working on (It's not) so I figured I'd check it out.<br />
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Written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Jorge Zaffino in the late 80's, "Winter World is a very simple, straightforward Post Apocalyptic tale of a trader doing whatever he can to survive in what was once America. As often is the case in stories like this we have no idea why or when the world was covered in ice and snow but that mystery would be tangential at best to the struggles of our three main characters as they come up across every sort of nasty individual imaginable. "Winter World" is only 3 issues and they bundle it with the sequel "Winter Sea", so it's a fairly quick read. The story is so vivid, fleshed out, yet concise that it is a marvel that it hasn't gotten picked up by Hollywood. It could make for a fascinating film without cutting really anything out, or puffing it up. <br />
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Based on the link above it's only 14 bucks at Amazon, so... just get it.<br />
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BONUS: That isn't all.<br />
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Since I'm on a sort of rough and tumble streak here with military and the apocalypse I feel this is as good a time as any to say that I am 100% addicted to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lock-Load-R-Lee-Ermey/dp/B002M3JJDW">Lock 'n Load with R. Lee Ermey.</a> If it's on, I watch it. It's R. Lee talking about the history of, then shooting guns. That's it. But, even for a gun control law nut like myself it's a fascinating and fun show. <br />
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That is all.Garrison Deanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808668884178430808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14813045.post-67610652119090606992010-03-11T15:27:00.000-08:002010-03-11T15:27:54.765-08:00Stellar recommendation Netflix.Kind of blew my mind when I saw it on my page. <br />
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This should be next to the definition of juxtaposition. Though it could make a terrific Double Feature.<br />
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