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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Greetings All...
I have planted my blog at a new location now.
I can be found at:
http://itsgroff.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
The other night, the girlfriend and I had an evening of downloading NetFlix movies… well… actually it was tv shows from the 80’s. I still wanna watch the original Battlestar Galactica, but I haven’t been able to get her to go along with that. What we have agreed on were the first season of Knight Rider and The A-Team.
To add more fun to the mix, we randomly picked episodes of each show, just to see what we could see. For Knight Rider, we got “A Good Day at White Rock.” In this show Michael and Kitt go to a small town that is cut off from the rest of the world, which is over run by a biker gang. For The A-Team, the episode was titled “Black Day at Bad Rock” and the guys go to a small town that is cut off from the rest of the world, which is also over run with a biker gang. I kid you not. Please feel free to look this up and check it out… It is real. The respective shows filmed their episodes a year apart, but if you look closely, the bikes and biker costumes are the same.
I wish my memory was better when it comes to the early 80’s, but can anyone tell me if there was an epidemic of motorcycle gangs back then? Now, I did kind’a grow up in the cracker/white bread suburbs of Dallas, but I feel like I wasn’t that removed from what was going on in the world. But, the way Knight Rider, and The A-Team made it sound, the 80’s seem like a time when small towns all over California, which were situated in little valleys that radio signals couldn’t reach and only had one phone line in and out of town, could easily be overrun by 10 guys with bad facial hair who liked to use the word “man” in every sentence.
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P.S. The second part of the Knight Rider pilot has the greatest music for when two thieves pull up to steal a car. If you can find this music, it is worth your time.
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Sunday, March 01, 2009
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Category: Blogging
So… this might not be safe for the kids, but I had to get a screen shot of it...
I opened up the Google News page, and at the very bottom, no pun intended, of the page was a story about people getting sick aboard a cruise ship. That’s when I noticed the picture that accompanied the story…

My only question is; is this the international symbol for this affliction?
Who knew?
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Category: Blogging
.................... I come to you today to write about an animal that is over populating this world. Or more importantly, office buildings… no wait… anywhere people gather. I am talking about that guy, and we all know him, who thinks he’s a comedian/can write comedy, and won’t drop it until you agree with him.
Okay, okay… before anyone says it, I know, glass houses… But I have a good caveat. I write a blog, which can be worse than being a comedian, but more importantly, I don’t call myself a comedian. Anyway… if someone is actively going after their dream to become a comedian, then you know what, you are that for which you seek.
Whom I speak of are those wastes of space that tell you that they are going to be a comedian, but then never do anything about it. Except talk to you about how they want to do it. Then there is the whole fact that they recycle jokes, or tell you jokes that they stole from other people. They’re not so much as funny, but more like they just make everyone uncomfortable because you know that if you laugh you’re just encouraging him, and if you don’t laugh, then you might come off as rude.
Now, I know that might be one of those faux-douche bag comedians out there reading this, thinking, “Say, that’s not me. I’m funny, I know it. I’m just waiting to build up my material before I go out there.” That’s great dude… I’m sure your Mom said you were special too.
So, to help us all out, here are the warning signs that you are not funny and will never be a comedian:
..1. You do an impression of a character from “Family Guy.” (Bonus douche bag points if it’s Quagmire.)..
..2. You laugh at your own jokes...
..3. You call it a “joke” but in actuality, you just described a scene from a “Simpson’s” episode...
..4. You think the louder you get makes you funnier...
..5. You are a happy well adjusted person...
If you have discovered that, yes, you are “that guy,” you have only two potions. One; please shut up and stop torturing the rest of us, or Two; just get up on stage and do it. No matter what option you choose from these two possibilities, you will end up earning our respect.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
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I was cleaning out my computer of old writings and I found this:
.................... "I don’t think I even want to know someone who hasn’t heard “Strawberry Fields” before. And if you are out there, what hole have you been living in? I remember being 12 and in my brother Greg’s room and listening to the tape of “Magical Mystery Tour” and just being blown away that this was a song written by human beings. Was it possible? Was it likely? How can four guys write a song that makes me feel alone and connected with every other dreamer that has ever existed, and that one day there will be a place for us? And to think that this song never hit number 1 on the singles charts, but I can’t even imagine a time where a song like that could be released as a single. It just seems to me like it is a song that has always existed."
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
I have a new TV at home that was a gift from the girlfriend and I to each other this Christmas. I do love it. Everything looks so crisp and sharp, and when I get home and watch my new TV I forget that I should be reading a book, or talking to real live people... It's HD Digital!
Now what is broadcast on the TV is really driving me into the stupid house. I do honestly feel myself getting dumber with the more TV that I watch. The program that pushed me over the edge, and it's really not a program, was a Time/Life infomercial called "Romancing the 70's" hosted by Tony Orlando. It's thirty minutes of pure cheese that kind'a makes you start thinking by the end of it that, "Hey, I do need to own a copy of Kenny Rogers 'Lady.'" That, and I do wanna own a copy of "Southern Nights" by Glen Campbell.
What amazes me is that this isn't the first time that Time/Life has stolen a half hour of my life. There was that time those two guys from Air Supply almost got me to buy "Classic Soft Rock." And then back in college, Brad and I almost bought the "Ultimate 70's Collection" just because it had "Summer Breeze" on it...
I can't put my finger on it, but there is something about the old footage they show, or the scrolling of the song titles, or the old washed up artists they roll out to push these songs. It's all handled with the utmost class.
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Saturday, January 17, 2009
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Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
So, being that it is 7 degrees in New York, I don't think I want to go outside today. What will I do?
I have become a fan of the instant download feature on Netflix. I can download a movie to my computer, which is connected to me tv, and watch it in all it's proper glory. Mind you, I haven't been watch good movies this way... No sir, that would be too easy. What I have been getting are some of the worst movies Netflix has to offer. Has anyone heard of "Beer Drinkers in Space"? I dare you to watch it. See if you can make it through the first fifteen minutes. Then there was "Jesus vs The Vampires." The other night I watched some of the Buck Rogers tv series, and really, that wasn't too bad.
Today, I thumbing through Netflix to see if there was anything worth watching, and I noticed that they have a list of Top 50 downloads. The first 49 are rather decent movies and tv series, but then at the bottom was this gem... "Battlefield Earth."
Upon this discovery, my heart swelled! I knew I was not alone in movie geekness... Netflix online was filled with other people also looking for the worst movies ever made!
I am with my own.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
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Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
So, a good friend of mine sent me this link to a trailer. Please, and I mean please, watch it, and then tell me if the description of the movie matches what you have just seen.
Remember kids, never marry a caveman.
Merry Christmas!!!
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P.S. - For your viewing pleasure...
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Friday, December 19, 2008
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Category: Blogging
It's that time of year when I post my Christmas Video. Enjoy...
Happy Holidays... More Later...
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