The Dude on the Right is happily surprised that The WGN knows who Night Ranger is, but The WGN didn’t know that Night Ranger also has a new CD coming out, “Hole In The Sun,” which The Dude recommends. If you ever were a fan of the band, and their songs, like “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me” or “Sister Christian,” it might not be a bad idea for you to spend a few bucks and get their new CD, because, well, Night Ranger isn’t trying to re-invent themselves, they just rock. They might help you rock, too.
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What’s New? A Movie Review of “Wall-E.”
The Dude on the Right is probably one of the few reviewers in the world that didn’t like
“Wall-E” that much, and for his review, well, he can’t even justify it. He blames the lack of dialogue; He blames his own PMS; He
even blames a dude sitting a couple seats away from him. What he doesn’t blame, though, might be his own lack of just being able to envelop himself in a movie where, a lot of the time, only the eyes of the characters tell the feelings. The Dude might just need new contact lenses.
What’s New? Movie Reviews of “Get Smart” and “Wanted.”
The
Dude on the Right was a little lax in getting his
review of "Get Smart" posted, but it is now here for your reading
pleasure, and The Dude recommends that if you don’t want to be in a movie
theater filled with little kids, and hate gratuitous violence, maybe "Get Smart"
might be a good matinee for you and your lady to see over the weekend. The
Dude also saw
"Wanted,"
and that review is also posted, and if you want to be in a movie theater
with no little kids and seeing a movie with tons of gratuitous violence,
Angelina Jolie’s butt, and physics be damned, enjoy the ludicrousness that is
"Wanted."
What’s New? A Podcast of: A Special Guest Podcaster, The WGN, Joins for TV, Comedian, Gun, and Socially Inept Talk!
The Dude on the Right was joined by The WGN for this Thursday podcast, and they talk about a lot of things. The Dude introduces The WGN to “America’s Got Talent,” the both talk about George Carlin, and The Dude learns that The WGN is making contacts for his future. They both talk about guns (how topical, what, with the Supreme Court decision today), family gatherings, and if The Dude’s family is socially inept. The Dude is also happy to hear The WGN knows who Night Ranger is, hopes the two of them might be able to see Radiohead at Lollapalooza, and fears he might get sucked in to “Dolphin Olympics 2.” Maybe The WGN is a worse influence on The Dude as apposed to The Dude being a worse influence on The WGN?
A Special Guest Podcaster, The WGN, Joins for TV, Comedian, Gun, and Socially Inept Talk!
By:
The Dude on the Right
Gosh, it is so much easier to do a podcast when you’ve got someone to talk to,
so, via the magic of Skype, I am thrilled to have the WGN (World’s Greatest
Nephew) back to join me for
this Thursday’s podcast, and with his new headset and him plugged into his
Mac, things are sounding a hell of a lot better than the last time we tried
this. For this podcast I introduce my nephew to the magic of "America’s
Got Talent," and am happy to hear that the boy, who actually isn’t a boy
anymore, loves George Carlin, even having some of Mr. Carlin’s material on his
iPod. My nephew is pretty cool, isn’t he, and he reads, too!
We talk
some Texas, how my Nephew has a job at a law firm, has shot a gun even though I
haven’t (which is topical with the Supreme Court ruling today), and how I
probably can’t help with his GF’s accounting class. I do my best to
explain the differences between our family gatherings and my BFF’s family
gatherings to him, and even though my nephew was -4 when
Night Ranger’s "Sister
Christian" came out, he knew of the band, and he also regales his story of
seeing Radiohead, which I hope to see at
Lollapalooza, maybe
even with my nephew as the guest reviewer!
And lastly my nephew might have
ruined me by suggesting a game,
"Dolphin Olympics 2." You will know that has happened if I don’t have
any new posting for a couple of weeks.
I hope you have fun seeing
"Wall-E" this weekend (especially if you have kids), or catch
"Wanted," or just have fun.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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What’s New? A Concert Review of The Swell Season.
It took The Dude on the Right about a week to get his concert review of “The Swell Season,” you know the duo from the movie “Once,” those duo being Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, posted, and as much as he would like to blame computer issues, he probably just needs to get back into the swing of things about writing concert reviews. He loved the movie “Once,” and even though, at times, Glen didn’t actually relate a story in a way anyone could understand, The Dude, well, he loved the concert.
What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Computer Issues, Movie Talk, The Rest of the Family, and Remembering George Carlin
The Dude on the Right and Stu Gotz both had computer issues for this podcast, which they, sadly, reiterate in way too much detail, before they get to the fun stuff like Mama Gotz being pissed at The Dude for recommending “No Country For Old Men” to Stu, Stu wondering if there is any way he can now get free stuff from Apple since his shipment is late, The Dude meeting the rest of the family of his BFF, and both of them remembering George Carlin, with his “Seven Dirty Words” historical rant and “The Buddy Christ.” In the end, George Carlin, R.I.P., or the hell with that, The Dude just hopes Mr. Carlin can make everyone laugh in the afterlife because it is what he does, did, and should be doing for ever, more.
Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Computer Issues, Movie Talk, The Rest of the Family, and Remembering George Carlin
By:
The Dude on the Right
Computer
issues seem to be proliferating the lives of myself and Stu Gotz, so for this
podcast episode of "Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up!", well, we, among
other things, lament about our computer problems. Mine deal with not
getting new reviews posted, namely I haven’t gotten my movie review of "Get
Smart," nor the concert review of "The Swell Season" posted yet (those are
coming soon since things are fixed, I hope, with the testingness of getting this
podcast posted should show things are resolved), while Stu is waiting for a
package to solve his computer issues, although Mama Gotz might have come up with
a cheaper solution.
Stu,
along with his computer issues, also talks about his Netfilx viewing, and Mama
Gotz still hating me because, now, of their seeing
"No Country for Old Men," and even though I didn’t give my official review
of "Get Smart" yet, I do give Stu my take on the movie during the podcast.
Me, I also saw more of the family of my BFF over my weekend, (happily, or maybe
sadly, without them greeting me with bags over their heads), I lent Stu the
extended version of "Stripes" because of the deleted scene of P.J. Soles, and
the UPS Store Girl aside, Stu and I are sad to hear of the passing of George
Carlin who died yesterday. We talk about his comedy,
our seeing him, his great movie roles (and yes, screwing that up George
Carlin was actually Cardinal Ignatius Glick instead of a Bishop, as we
referenced him, in the movie
"Dogma"), and neither of us really knew why Mr. Carlin’s
"Seven Dirty Words"
joke ended up being so controversial. We are both so young, yet getting
old.
And in honor of George Carlin, and to Kevin Smith, and the folks of
"Dogma," "Snootch to the motherfuckin’ nootch!" And maybe Jesus should
just be your buddy.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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I’m Boycotting “The Love Guru,” but Who is Rajan Zed, and Why am I Getting So Many E-Mails, Maybe From Him?
By:
The Dude on the Right
As I have fallen behind on a couple of things, well, the last thing I wanted to
do was to waste a couple of hours at a movie that degrades a religion.
Yup, for the last bunch of months I’ve been getting e-mails from, well, I’m not
really sure who, although there is an e-mail address yet I’m not really sure if
it is valid or a spoof, mostly because I’m too lazy to actually reply to the
e-mail and figure out exactly who is e-mailing me. In any case, though,
they have been promoting that Rajan Zed (maybe not so surprisingly the e-mail
prefix is "rajanz"), who is a prominent Hindu leader (at least so says the
e-mail), states that I should boycott the latest Mike Myers’ film, "The Love
Guru," because, at least with today’s e-mail (it’s the only one I didn’t
delete), "it lampoons Hinduism and Hindu concepts and uses Hindu terms
frivolously." With that line, especially since this e-mail was sent after
Rajan supposedly saw the film, I knew it was my civic duty to skip the film and
save two hours of my life.
The e-mail continues in its lambasting the movie,
saying "the antics of Guru Pitka (Mike Myers’ character in the movie) are a
mockery of the esteemed institution of guru," also stating "This is pure and
blatant ridiculing and Paramount and its parent Viacom should immediately issue
a general public apology for denigration of Hinduism and Hindu concepts, utter
disregard of the protesters, backtracking on promise to pre-screen the movie for
Rajan Zed and other Hindu leaders, making no efforts to have an open civilized
dialogue with protesters to arrive at an mutually acceptable solution, Zed
said."
As the e-mail begins to wrap up, we get: "Rajan Zed further said
that comedy should make everybody smile and should not come at the expense of
ridiculing others faith and spreading misinformation. Hinduism is the
oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion followers
and a rich philosophical thought and it should not be taken lightly. No faith,
larger or smaller, should be ridiculed at."
Hear, hear, Rajan, I’m down with
you brother! Oh, wait, don’t most comedies ridicule others, if not their
faith, and spread misinformation? Never mind, hear, hear Rajan!
But do
you want to know the most bizarre part of the e-mail, calling for my boycotting
of "The Love Guru?" Well, I’ll tell you. It’s the last paragraph
that states, not something like "This is why we are calling for a boycott of
"The Love Guru," or "until Paramount and Viacom recognize the dignity of
Hinduism…," we get this: "’The Love Guru’ (88 minutes), a comedy
starring Mike Myers (of Austin Powers fame), opened today nationwide and will be
released in different parts of the world in the near future. Viacom’s
family of brands includes MTV, Paramount, DreamWorks, etc. Paramount
Pictures Corporation is a global producer and distributor of filmed
entertainment." What the hell kind of ending to an e-mail calling for a
boycott is that? No "So maybe you might want to boycott those entities as
well," nor "You should also be boycotting "Kung Fu Panda," instead just a vague
"legal" disclaimer about the movie, complete with the movies running time.
Suddenly, all this e-mail seems to scream is "I’m Rajan Zed. How can I get
loads of publicity? I know, Spam!", or a viral campaign on the part of
someone to make people go and watch "The Love Guru" to see if it actually
"lampoons" Hinduism, because some news outlet are bound to reference the e-mail,
or if this e-mail was really from Mr. Zed, maybe his press release should have
been written in first person, starting out simply as "I am Rajan Zed, a Hindu
leader, and after seeing ‘The Love Guru’ I urge you to boycott the movie, and
here’s why…"
Now that I think about it, I’m not boycotting "The Love Guru"
because of this series of e-mails I received saying the movie makes fun of
Hinduism, because, you know what, I’m all for making a mockery of all kinds of
governments, ethnicities, freaks, geeks, jocks, horror movies, religion, and any
other stuff that is open to be made fun of, especially if it’s done in a funny
way. I’m boycotting "The Love Guru" because, from the trailers, it looks
like a load of crap, and from the early reviews most of them say it is a load of
crap, and you know what, I’ve got more important things to do right now than
invest in a potential load of crap. This movie will wait for Netflix, or
cable, or a number of stints on the shitter, watching it in phases on my iPhone,
unless, of course, Richard Roeper tells me to see it when I watch him over the
weekend.
That’s it for this one!
I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
What’s New? A Podcast of: A “The Swell Season” Preview, Meeting Family, The Bachelorette, and Missing “Nessun Dorma” on “America’s Got Talent.”
The Dude on the Right could really use a nap before this podcast about, mainly, going to see “The Swell Season,” especially since getting back home was past his normal bedtime, but that’s not important because this podcast isn’t a full review of the show, just a quick blip at his still liking the folks from the movie “Once.” The Dude also talks about some BFF family stuff, he’s still watching “The Bachelorette,” and is bummed he missed the premier of “America’s Got Talent” where some dude did a great version of “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot, complete with Jerry Springer interrupting it, because, well, it’s on TV.