Bon Jovi says: “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.” I Went Home.

By:

The Dude on the Right

Bon Jovi sometimes has some
of the best words of wisdom.  Fine, sometimes those words might be sort of
cliché, but who can’t appreciate the advice of "I’ll
Sleep When I’m Dead
."  It’s a simple phrase, and I’ve used it many a
time, mostly when I was drunk, at four in the morning, when people are telling
me I should just go back to my room and go to sleep.  I’d tell them "I’ll
sleep when I’m dead," give them about five minutes of my whit and humor, and
then at about 4:05, well, I’m heading to my room to go to sleep.  Ahhh,
those college days!  Anyway, this time I took the advice of their latest
hit, the one getting airplay on the country side of things with the very cute
babe
Jennifer Nettles
from "Sugarland,"
namely the song "Who
Says You Can’t Go Home
," because, well, this past weekend, I went home. 
Yup, it was off to the old country to visit my parents for
Easter
weekend, you know, the weekend where we celebrate everything about bunny rabbits
that we can think of.  We celebrate them as chocolate, we celebrate their
eggs (even though they are mammals), we celebrate them as blow-up dolls, and we
celebrate them in pastel colors.  And don’t forget the "Peep,"
which is really cool when you toss it in the microwave.  Now I hear that
some religious folks are upset because we are taking, umm, the "East" out of
"Easter."  Man, that doesn’t work nearly as easily as taking the "Christ"
out of "Christmas," but in any case, they are upset that various communities are
turning "Easter" celebrations into "Spring" celebrations.  Man, I hate to
get off on a tangent, but for the most part, because, well, Christians are still
the majority in this country, and well, they adopted the "Easter Bunny," that’s
why Christians are in this predicament.  But the United States is a melting
pot, and we keep melting together more and more, and damn, I’ve got to get off
of this tangent because it won’t make anyone happy because this Blog was
supposed to be about my going home.  Let’s get back to that.

The Most Comfortable Toilet.

Anyway, for
this blog, I originally had planned on doing it yesterday, taking some fun
photos that would embarrass me about being home, pictures of things like the xxx
that I was staying in, my xxx collection, our xxx on the wall, our xxx in xxx,
and xxx School where I went to in my teens that is now closed.  Then, of
course, there would be the pictures of what I think is the most comfortable xxx,

 my xxx from when I played xxx, and a xxx that I wish was bigger when I was
younger.  Sadly, for this trip, the battery in my digital camera died, so
all of those "xxx"’s will just have to wait until maybe the next trip home.

So, I went home, and all in all, it was a good time.  I trimmed some
raspberry plants, trimmed some roses, made homemade horseradish, saw "Scary
Movie 4" (our video podcast review should hopefully be done by the end of this
week here and on 

),
did some puzzle making, and had a few slices of the best pumpkin pie in the
world.  Bon Jovi says "Who Says You Can’t Got Home," but it was just good
to be home.

Spring is here, I’m gearing up for summer, and I hope you had a
nice weekend, whether it be about bunnies, yarmulkes, a Resurrection, or just
about getting good deals at the store because of a Christian religion.  But
just don’t forget about Bon Jovi, because for most of us, you can go home.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

 

The Dude on the Right’s “American Idol” Wrap-Up for the Sing-a-Queen-Song Episode.

By:

The Dude on the Right

This is my "American Idol"
recap for the music of
Queen
episode, which wasn’t quite the disaster I thought it would be,
although no one totally stepped-up to the level of performer
Freddie
Mercury
was.  I’m also getting more and more concerned about

Chris
and his being truthful about things although I can’t totally blame him
this week, part of that also goes to
Brian May.  That is
as long as the internet information is correct.  Why?  You’ll have to
listen to the podcast, which also includes my "Paula Clips of the Week!" 
I’ve got to come up with some fun sounding audio for when I announce the "Paula
Clips of the Week," but for now it’s just the clips.

Happy
listening!

That’s it for this one!  I’m The Dude on the Right!!  L8R!!!

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up: Lots of Movie Talk – “Ice Age 2,” “Thank You For Smoking,” and “The Benchwarmers.”

By:

The Dude on the Right

It was all my fault, but we failed to do a "Stu & The Dude Weekend Wrap-Up" last
week, so both Stu and I have a lot of movie talk to catch up on.  Stu gives
his take on "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown," while I talk about "Thank
You For Smoking
" and "The
Benchwarmers
."  And as I’m as I’m proud of our entry into the Howard
Stern Film Festival, Stu can understand my fear if we actually qualify and my
mom wants to see what we’ve come up with.  Oh well, it was nice being a
part of the family.

Anyway, it’s good to get back in the groove of getting
things posted.  Our next podcast will be my "American Idol" recap posted
sometime on Wednesday, and with this coming weekend being Easter, things might
get a little hectic, but I might do a podcast during my travels.  Happy
listening!

That’s it for this one!  I’m The Dude on the Right!!  L8R!!!

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Our “Howard Stern Film Festival” Entry is Done. Back to Our Normal Posting Schedule.

By:

The Dude on the Right

Sadly I’ve been shirking some of my duties here at Entertainment Ave! as I was
working hard on finishing our entry into the "Howard
Stern Film Festival
."  It’s a special episode of our movie reviews, but
per rules, unless we win, you’ll never see it.  That is kind of sad, but
maybe kinda good because it would be kind of hard to explain to my mom how our
humor could get so sick.

Anyway, with that done, I was able to catch a few
flicks this past weekend, namely "Thank
You For Smoking
" and "The
Benchwarmers
," both of which I enjoyed in their own way of being enjoyed.

Thankfully I am almost caught up on all of my TV viewing from last week. 
"Lost" is still weird, but I still like it, people on "Survivor" are still
stupid, in my opinion, the boys doing "South Park" are entering dangerous
territory, and "24" tosses a huge monkey-wrench into the mix by showing it is
the President causing all of our latest troubles for Jack and not the V.P. 
I did not see that coming at all.  All I’ve got left are a couple of
episodes of "Smallville" to get through, and re-watch last week’s "Sopranos"
before I catch the next episode.  I won’t be doing any catching up tonight
because I’ll be at the Cubs’ game (watch for me on one of the rooftops, I’ll be
the one with the bag over my head and a cowboy hat!), but we’ll get a new
podcast posted Monday night, and finally get back to our normal posting
schedule.

That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!

 

The Dude on the Right’s “American Idol” Recap for March 28th.

By:

The Dude on the Right

Well I did it, completed another wrap-up and analysis of "American Idol." 
This was for the March 28th broadcast where the theme of the night was songs of
the 21st Century, and by the contestant’s choices, you would think the the music
of the 21st Century pretty much sucks.  Lisa Tucker underwent a drastic
make-over, Chris may have lost all of his rocker street cred by doing a Creed
song, and someone else needs to pick out the clothes for Katherine.  My
choice for getting booted off this week is Bucky, which if my picks in the
previous weeks are any indication, Bucky should be safe.

Even if you don’t
want to listen to all of my rambling comments about the specific contestants, at
least fast-forward to my "Paula Abdul Clips of the Show," and how sort of like
that radio dude in St. Louis had a slip of the tongue, so did Paula.  I did
some audio analysis, and I just hope Paula doesn’t lose her job over it,
although it might open up Fox to some more FCC fines.

That’s it for this one!  I’m The Dude on the Right!!  L8R!!!

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Episode 3: Last Holiday

By:

The Dude on the Right


Sure, "Last Holiday" is out of the theaters, but it comes out on DVD on May 2,
2006, so I suppose this is an early DVD review.  In any case, it’s our
third installment of "Stu & The Dude Reviewin’ the Movies for You!", and for
this episode it’s the Queen Latifah movie, "Last Holiday."  Stu couldn’t
believe he actually liked the movie, so much so that he had to resort to
something manly to get through the rest of the day.  We’ve added some
camera movements to the video podcast, so I would appreciate your input whether
you like them or not.

Thanks for watching, and we welcome your comments.

That’s it for this one!  I’m The Dude on the Right!!  L8R!!!

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P.S.  This Video Podcast is in Apple
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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up: The Dude’s NCAA Woes, “Inside Man,” The Dude Hates Computers, and Stu Wants Hate Mail.

By:

The Dude on the Right

Thank God for this "Stu & The Dude Weekend Wrap-Up" episode because otherwise
there might never be any new content.  My weekend was kinda like the start
of this podcast, a train wreck.  I was elated (UCLA made it to the NCAA
Final Four), I was pissed (Washington should have beaten U-Conn), I was on a
roll (Villanova beat Boston College), and then the underdog made me elated again
(George Mason Beat U-Conn).  Then the depression started (Florida was
beating Villanova, I couldn’t get our latest "Stu & The Dude Reviewin’ the
Movies for You" episode to work, and I couldn’t re-render the episode in a
timely manner).  Then ultra-depression set in (Florida beat Villanova
pretty much eliminating me from my NCAA pools, my computer woes cut into my "The
Sopranos’" watching, and I didn’t get much sleep).  Lucky for Stu his
biggest issue over the weekend is that he needs to get back in charge of the
family Netflix queue, although he was bummed to find he hasn’t gotten any hate
mail regarding his comments about Michelle Kwan.  Oh well.

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The Dude on the Right’s “American Idol” Recap for March 21st.

By:

The Dude on the Right

This podcast is my recap of Tuesday’s "American Idol" episode.  We’ll see
how things turn out, but I’m not seeing things as too good for
Lisa,
and I’m hoping that Kevin gets the boot soon, but it would be kind of
entertaining to see him stick around as the person everyone can’t stand. 
As far as Chris, I did like his version of "I Walk the Line," and like everyone
else, thought it was original, until I woke up this morning and found out it was
a version done by the band "Live."  The podcast includes a nice version by
version comparison of "Live" vs. Chris, and wraps-up with my favorite Paula
Abdul moments of the show.

That’s it for this one!  I’m The Dude on the Right!!  L8R!!!

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Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up: The NCAA Tourney and Lots of Movie Talk.

By:

The Dude on the Right

Stu has returned from his many travels and it’s time for the return of "Stu &
The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up."  This episode starts with some comments about
The Dude on the Right and his
NCAA picks
Since Stu seems too lazy to read the reviews I posted, I give him my take on "V
for Vendetta
" and "Find
Me Guilty
."  Stu got his chance to see "Failure
to Launch
" and we also discuss the likes of "The
Aristocrats
."  We also do some talking about "South
Park
," "The Sopranos,"
and I have to correct something I said during the podcast, "The
Benchwarmers
" doesn’t open until April 7th, not March 24th.  "Thank
You for Smoking
," though, does open wider this weekend, and wider still in
the weekends following.  Sorry for the misinformation.

It was good to
have Stu back for a weekend wrap-up.  My next podcast, if all goes well,
will by my American Idol wrap-up for Tuesday’s performance, posted sometime on
Wednesday.

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An “American Idol” Recap, and some FCC Fine Rantings.

By:

The Dude on the Right

I was going to write a blog on this, but for the sake of expedience, I decided
to do a long-winded podcast.  First off I give you my incredible recap of
last night’s "American
Idol
" performances, hoping that Kevin, a.k.a. "Chicken Little" gets sent
home tonight, and how sick I am of

Kellie Pickler
and her dumb-blonde attitude, that, and the fact, that if you
aren’t familiar with Stevie Wonder, you don’t deserve to be on "American Idol."

Mostly, though, this podcast deals with the recent

FCC rulings
, giving a penalty to a community college TV station broadcasting
a documentary about the blues, how FOX got lucky with the 2003 Billboard Awards,
where Nicole Richie dropped both the S-Bomb and the F-Bomb, because the FCC
didn’t reverse the ruling on Bono’s F-Bomb, calling any utterance of the word
"fuck" indecent, until 2004, how
Oprah
is still untouchable it seems, and the absurdity of a complaint about
Chris Rock hosting "The Academy Awards."  Then, of course, they hit CBS, it
seems their favorite target, with a $3.6 million penalty for an episode of "Without
a Trace
."  Yes, that’s right, "Without a Trace."

In the end I’m
calling for new guidelines for filing a complaint, namely that when you send in
said complaint, you have to swear to your God, and on the lives of your children
and loved ones, that you actually watched the show you were offended by. 

Chairman Martin
wrote that "the number of complaints received by the
Commission has risen year after year.  They have grown from hundreds, to
hundreds of thousands."  My guess, and it’s just my guess, but hundreds of
thousands of those complaints are nearly identical, form letters sent by e-mail,
by a couple of groups, disbursed to their e-mail lists, wanting the government
to be the parents that parents can’t seem to be.  I say you can’t file a
complaint unless you watched a show and it offended you, not that someone told
you it was offensive and to file a complaint.

Alright, my podcast went on too
long, and this podcast recap is even too long, damn.  Oh, wait, can I use
the word "damn?"  I don’t know.  Shit?  No, wait, I was using
"shit" as a question of wonder, not about poop.  Oh, no, can I use the word
"poop?"  Fuck?  Wait, that’s a question of wonder as well, not meaning
"screwing."  Oh, no, can I use the word "screwing?"  I guess I’m just
glad that I’m not a network broadcaster because how can four or five people
decide what should or should not be seen on TV or heard on radio.  My
feeling is that the public decides, by watching or listening, and the networks
obey by having shows run or canceling shows quickly.  I’ve got to end this
now and watch "Survivor" and the "American Idol" vote-off show.  Hopefully
neither the FCC, nor the
PTC, start deciding who
gets voted off of those shows, and if our government decides they should start
regulating things like satellite radio, especially my
Howard Stern listening,
which has been hinted at, they will have to deal with my wrath.  Alright, I
have no wrath, but I’ll be pissed.  No, wait, I was using "pissed" as
meaning I was upset, not about pee.  Oh, no, can I use the word "pee?" 
Fuck?

That’s it for this one!  I’m The Dude on the Right!!  L8R!!!

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