theJDman State of Mind

Re-direct

2010-04-05T11:55:00.001-05:00

Recent events might have led you to this site, but now I have to re-direct you my current webpage.

www.thejdmanexperience.com

From there you can find the Official theJDman Podcasts, links to better sites than mine, and info on several other things I am doing.

Later...

Bigger and Better Things

2009-06-28T11:51:00.001-05:00

The Next Big Thing?

Well I guess this is a little late but better late then never. Things here will come to a stand still for awhile. I will be mainly working on the new site so I'll give you the link there to continue the party.

www.thejdmanexperience.com

Later...

theJDman

SOON!!!

2009-04-25T17:52:00.004-05:00

I've been very busy lately, and will be at least through May and possible into June. I can say nothing about it, except it will be keeping me busy. I will try to keep up the Blog but just realize updates will be slow in coming.

The only thing I can tell you is this... Nope I can't even tell you that. Later...

theJDman

"Nas Ne Dagoniat"

Video Flashback

2009-04-21T13:30:00.001-05:00

Another old video from 2007, limited time only.

Back from the Future w/ a new Feature

2009-04-18T18:39:00.012-05:00

I tried the new Blogger setup, and I'm back to the way it use to be. Not impressed that much and even thought it's harder to edit html than it is to use the boxes setup, I lost that sense of challenge("What? Can you believe that this idiot is trying to pass off Blogging as a challenge?").

There is now a new section for my recent swell in readership(Welcome my recent contacts{OK, People I begged to read my Blog} from Facebook, My Space, and Twitter. Hit an all-time record of 26 views on Thursday.) and for those who can't read over 3 years of content in one setting, I've set up a section where you can read some of the better Posts from the past in the Blog Flashback in the links section; Updated every Friday.

That all for now, but I have a little gift for you and a picture of an in-law. Guess which one's which.

Later...

theJDman

Update: Just added is a link to my Netflix Movie/TV/DVD reviews, so check them out if you're stuck for something to watch, link is above the Blog Flashback section link.

are you anybody's favourite person?

2009-04-13T20:09:00.001-05:00

"OK JD, why did you decide to post both videos?" The first video is from a You Tube user named mememolly, I went looking for(so-called) You Tube stars and found her channel. I went threw her videos and I wasn't finding any title that was getting my attention, until I found this one. I was surprised to find this video actually, most of the other vidoes were what you would expect from somebody her age. I found a couple other vidoes I liked so I subscribed to her channel in hopes that another video like this would come again(OK I'll admit it, it doesn't hurt that she's cute either). Truth is most people can just answer it and afterwards just forget about it, but there are some like me who will examinate every aspect of it and what it means to the person you are, basiclly overanalize it.
My answer is no, and that's because I don't think that I'm a person worth knowing; but that's another question for another time. Later...

theJDman

Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?

2009-04-13T19:30:00.001-05:00

The Anti-Lohan

2009-04-10T11:27:00.005-05:00

Disclaimer: If you like Lindsay Lohan than I suggest(getting you head examined) that you don't read this. And in the interest of giving credit where it's do she does good work on the movies I've seen(took my Niece to see Herbie: Fully Loaded) including Mean Girls and others.

News flash: Lindsay Lohan and her DJ girlfriend(just because they say girlfriend in the article doesn't make it so, doesn't look like a girl and I'm not convinced) broke up. Everyday when I check IMDB for entertainment news there's a new article about her, It's either trouble with her(so-called) girlfriend, trouble with her family, or her complaining about her career going nowhere. Look this isn't the 80's and she's not Jan-Michael Vincent, nobody is going to put up with arriving on set drunk and drugged up(I'm not even in the business and I know that). She could be the greatest Actress in the world, but who's going to put up with it, it's just not worth it and she's not the only fish in the Sea.

Meet Kristen Stewart: Now here is an Actress who does

great work on the screen, takes her work seriously and doesn't overshadow the film(A Sandler movie, A Stallone movie, ect...), you can watch the movie and she's the character and not the big name Actress. It's also nice that articles about her aren't all filled with drama and after reading it you don't feel disappointed. I've seen her in four movies and she's always good, not overtaking a scene that's not hers and is there when she's needed.

I've seen and read interviews with her and it doesn't take long to realize that she's on the ball and takes her work seriously. Last week I had this discussion in a chat room where this guy tried to point out that she's not a great actress and is probably lying about her preparation in getting ready for a role. My response was this, "I believe she's telling the truth. And if she's not, that itself proves she's a great Actress." That's my point.

Why would anybody put up with Lohan when they don't have to. I read that Nobody believes in her and she tries to play characters that are good role models. If that's what you want then start at home. The first thing you need to learn is this, there is a different between tossing booze on a fire, or stepping away from it to find some water. I never write anybody off and if she goes back to making movies with role model characters I will take both my Nieces to see those movies. When it comes down to it, I'd rather see her succeed than watch her fail. And that's my final word on this subject. Later...

theJDman

"I used to hurry a lot
I used to worry a lot
I used to stay out till the break of day
Oh, that didn't get it
It was high time I quit it
I just couldn't carry on that way"

My Space Review

2009-04-08T12:26:00.001-05:00

Take a break, have a laugh, then follow the link and let the let the good times roll.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thewinekone

Later...

Next Blog>> Update 1

2009-04-06T10:53:00.004-05:00

To escape the drama of past weekend I intend to update a previous Post. After Next Blog>>ing I found several Blogs that all look and felt exactly the same, I then found The Paddock, New Zealand. Our slice of paradise!
This Blog is about a couple who bought this section of land, with coverage of the building of their dream house.

Blog Review:

The Good: The idea and overall concept of the Blog is excellent, this is an extremely interesting topic and you get to follow this couple on their journey from beginning to end.

The Bad: While the concept is solid and there are several pictures, the Posts themselves are usually limited to a paragraph. If you're going to choose this as your topic, you need to fully commit to it; Posts are short and to the point, I just think more is better in this case. Then next point could be good or bad depending on your point of view; when their house is built where can they go from there, living in the house? This Blog has a clear start point and clear end point and when it's done, it's done. Another thing is there no way to contact the couple who make this Blog, no profile to view, no place to leave comments, no Email listed and I'm kind of disappointed, I wanted to talk with them about their Blog and let them know I was going to link there Blog here.

Overall I like this Blog and can recommend it, just be aware that you can completely finish it within five to ten minutes. The search continues so all that's left to say is Later...

http://benanddonna.blogspot.com/

theJDman

"We have left all the darkness far behind us
All those hopes that we had along the way
Have made it to this day
Like an old love song gone for much too long
You hear it once again
And it carries you away"

About Last Night

2009-04-04T21:10:00.003-05:00

It is not the purpose of this Blog to get your pity or throw my hardship in your face. What I want is to run a Blog that you will want to come to, a place to make you think, have a laugh, and to share some of the better things the Internet has to offer. I know sometimes that there is too much focus on one of the three, that's just the way it happened and I don't apologize for it.

Last night I was given an opportunity to get it out, so I took it. I needed to, It's one of those things you can't really understand unless you've been there(words really can't fully describe it). All day I almost deleted that post about a hundred times, but I finally decided to let it stay. As long as it's there then it's not just my burden; It's not hidden so that it's not me against the world, and damn am I tired of that. I want to make an impact and leave my mark on the world, and you just can't do that when you're hiding in an alley watching the parade go by and being pissed because they don't want you in the parade. The truth is the World doesn't want you and it's not saving you a spot. If you want a spot, you need to make it yourself, Nobody else is going to do it for you. We all have something inside that sets us apart from everybody else, a talent we can embrace or waste. Sadly most of us let the fear of failure stop us from embracing our talent. The one thing I really learned during the last few years is this: I don't let fear stop me anymore, when you're dying(very slowly) you have time to think about life and where you think you should be, why you aren't is tied to fear. When I think back on it almost all my failures in life are tied to not taking the chance/opportunity because I would fail and look stupid and look how it all ended up, I was going to die and had nothing to show for it. I would have a few family members at a funeral and as things returned to normal It'd be like I never existed, just a paragraph in the local paper. If you take anything away from this; If you fear failure just go ahead and do it anyway, if you fail so what, gather up your courage and do it again. There's a great quote about that kinda goes like this: Courage is being scared to death and doing it anyway.

And one last thing, there will be times where I get pissed and not be thoughtful as it concerns content in some posts and in cases such as those I will put a disclaimer at the beginning of the Post. That's all I got for now and I need to get some sleep, so Later...

theJDman

"What am I, Who am I, What will I be?
Where am I going and What will I see?
Searching my mind for some truth to reveal,
What thoughts are fantasy and what memories real?"

Reader Comments and The Truth about Starting Over

2009-04-03T21:36:00.010-05:00

Reader Warning: This Post does contain many objectionable terms and sentiments. If you feel that you might be offended, It's in your best interest to skip this one.

"Really JD? Lost's Kate looks like Amy Grant? Is that what we can expect from the website? Lately it's all been Lost and other pop culture horseshit. Where is there any kind of substance in any of this shit and what does it have to do with starting over just like it says in your little slogan. I am all done with this website and with you."

That was one of five emails I received in the time between this Post and the last one with the sentiment being the same. The truth is that beside a few family members there are seven people who read and give feedback to me about this Blog; As far as I know those are the only people who ever read this Blog if you don't count the average person that accidentally comes across here. Maybe Christopher's right, NO FUCK THAT!!!!!!!!!! This is my Blog, if I want to put up pictures of naked girls eating cheesecake then I will, if I want to complain about the cops in my town than I will, and if I want I will put up pictures of Amy Grant and Evangeline Lilly than I will... And if you don't like it than YOU CAN FUCKING WALK!!!!!!!
You want to know what my life is like, what it's like to get back to normal, to start over? Start over; How in the hell can I start over when this thing never ended. It's not like the Doctor can push a button to eject the broken Liver and put a new one in, doesn't work that way; In fact getting the transplant and living through it was the easy part. I had two cases of organ rejection, a case of CMV(constant puking where you need to eat or you'll vomit important body fluids), a month long of non-stop major back pain when it hurt to do anything, 2 seizers that were really bad(so I'm told, can't remember either one) right after the operation, going through tons of different meds to find the correct mixture including several headache ones with not one that actually works, and last but not least a non-stop headache that feels like somebody trying to crush your head in on a good day, on a bad day it's 5x worse to the point it even hurts to breath. Do you know what the worst part is, everybody thinks after you get the new Liver, it's over and everything will go back to the way it was, and then there's a lot of people don't see you as you anymore, you're that transplant guy or Frankenstein(which pisses me right the fuck off, it's not like I needed to hear any of you speak to know that were nothing but a group of Dicks).
Some days, I don't know; For years I didn't do any activities, didn't have any friends,no girlfriend... I was there but I also didn't exist, and it was that way for years. Then Senior year arrived and all of a sudden it was a united Senior class, so suddenly I was OK... NO FUCK THAT!!!!!! Then the head cheerleader talked to be about Graduation and I told her,"to take all your Graduation bull and stick it up your ass."(I shouldn't have done that, she never said a mean word to me) then I left. After School I didn't have to be around people so I wasn't. It was during this time when my Sister signed up for the Exchange Student program and there was a student from Germany named Barbara around; She's the nicest person I ever met in my entire life and God do I miss her, everyday. Then things go back to normal again, and during the course of a year I'm in and out of several clinics until one doctor finds it, Liver chrossiss and If I didn't get a transplant, it was game over. Right there, in that moment was my way out; outside of my family there was nothing, nothing to lose, no reason to stay, no friends to miss me, wasn't making my mark on the world. I decided to go for a transplant, and did it for only two reasons. First is I needed to make sure my Nieces would have an Uncle, a real one and not just a relative you see once a year at Christmas. Second during talks with the Doctor he talked about several characteristics of people are affected by this condition, I had this my entire life and getting worse each year; That's it! That's what kept me from getting friends, ambition to get started in life, ambition to be a writer. I always believed it was my destiny to be a writer and to create the greatest television show ever made, something that was so beloved it would be the one thing people would associate with me and would be on my gravestone. And now about five years out I know that's not the case, I don't know. I sometimes wonder if I did the right thing, I mean maybe the next guy in line would have done better, have a better life and be more deserving to live than me. It doesn't seem right that somebody had to die so I could live, there are some nights that I think about it and the guilt keeps me up all night.

I made the choice to live and that's it, I don't get to change my mind because It's not just my life I'm wasting, but also somebody who wanted their death to mean something, my death can mean life for another. The truth is I know I'm alive for a reason, there is something of great importance that I have to do... I just wish I knew what it was so things wouldn't seem so pointless. So there it is, if that's what you wanted you can go now. For anybody else who wants to know what to expect from this Blog, read the last three years of material and expect more of the same. As for now I need to get to bed, my Nieces are coming over for a Saturday with Uncle Anthony.

Before I end this post I would like to give thanks for those people that I've meet and talked with(some more than others) and those who I've re-connected with in the last five years. Thank you for all sharing some of your time with me.
MsSeptembr1984, your Blog has the best title of all time: True Stories I Made Up
Sherry75, thank you for letting me beat you for that round in DOA4(you know the one I'm talking about)
Teresa Woodside, thank you for proving that not everybody in our class was a Jerk(just more than it's fair share).
Christina Mason/Bernard, you're the first truly talented I met on the Internet, I hope your dreams come true(and thanks for your Cowboy Heel).
Deceiver, one of the first Blogs I came across that wasn't an average everyday Blog. You have an insight and eye for catching and conveying an emotion(even in a picture where you wouldn't expect to feel one) and I hope all goes well with School and Graduation(or at least better than mine did).
Donald, Donald, Donald, I can't even say your name without cracking up. Donald is Lost Podcast is better than Lost has been this year(don't get a big head over it, you know it's only because Emile DeRaven isn't on this year). "DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T LISTEN TO!" Yes!!!! I finally got to say the line.
And thank you for reading this, letting me get a chance to vent. I promise something more lighthearted and funny(OK I'll try to be funny) next time. Later...

theJDman

"It's been a long road, getting from there to here.
It's been a long time, but my time is finally near.
And I can feel the change in the wind right now.
Nothing's in my way.
And they're not gonna hold me down no more, no they're not gonna hold me down."

Huh

2009-04-02T13:42:00.001-05:00

Here's a better Question. WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-04-01T18:23:00.001-05:00

Bored Yet? How long does it take for this video to bore you? For me it takes 16 seconds to quit watching, how about you? Leave you view time in the comments.

Later...

theJDman

The Next Great Blog is Next Blog>>

2009-03-30T17:00:00.006-05:00

Recently I went looking for some of the Bloggers that were around when I decided to start this one. During my first year of doing this I made a list of Blogs to watch and as I said before... they're all done or stalled, only Lecy updates hers and that's only every so often(with months, or even a year between posts). One of the people I did find was the Deciever, she said she's doing well and that she just got bored with it. I can understand that, I heard basicly the same thing from somebody who didn't want me to use their name.

It's sad, when I logged on I would check Email and then go check my favorite Blogs; It came to a point where I knew that was it, there wasn't going to be any new posts, pictures, updates It was the end. I compair it to the time they ended Buffy the Vampire Slayer(I was there from the begining, I was also 1 of the 5 people who watched the movie in the theather), I believe that it was the greatest show of all time, on every level you can use to judge a show from the writing, character developement, acting talent, look of the series, and so on.
It's one of the truths of life: Enjoy what you have when you have it, because when it's gone, It's gone. Which in turn leads to another one of life's truth: You can't live in the past and there's always something else you can do. Buffy may be gone, but there's Battlestar Gallactica(well not anymore, bad example), Dr. Who, My Name is Earl, and last but certaintly not least, Lost.

"OK, what's the point of all this?" you're probably asking yourself. The point is I found the Blogs I liked and stopped there when I didn't need to, I should have kept going. At the very top(middle) there is this button Next Blog>> , go ahead and click it as I intend to. I am going to find my new favorite Blogs, I will revisit this subject at a later date to share what I found. The journey ahead is filled with feelings of sadness and regret, but is also with excitement and anticipation... You could find somebody who's a great writer with profound views of life and the world, but on the flipside you could find somebody who's trying to sell you access to their sexcam. You don't know what's ahead, click it and find out.

Later...

theJDman

Just one more thing, another one of life's lessons: You never completely close a door to somebody or something. And in the spirit of that I have this to say... Deceiver, if you ever decide to get back into Blogging and should need my help for any reason, Just ask and I'll do everything I can. I really miss your blog.

Oh yeah, That's Why!

2009-03-23T18:49:00.003-05:00

"Hey JD, where you been?" See the photo above and answer your own question. There has been several questions about the last post and I have this to say, why does everybody reply to this Blog in Emails. I enjoy feedback, but It gets to the point when my family tell me(in Email, Ha?) that nobody even reads this Blog, because you never have any comments. OK back on topic, I found that poem on somebody else's site and for some reason I thought I knew this from somewhere. I finally figured it out, part of it is from a song on an episode of The Greatest American Hero and the rest is badly written. Just read through it and you'll be able to tell. Now that it's been about 15 minutes I can get back to Resident Evil 5.

Later...

theJDman

Sometimes...

2009-03-12T21:51:00.003-05:00

Sometimes things don't go like you plan...

Sometimes happy turns into sadness...

Sometimes health turns into sickness...

Sometimes wealth turns into poverty...

Sometimes love becomes hatred...

Sometimes life becomes death...

Sometimes you wonder why you try...

... and only you know why

Because sometimes things work out just like you planed...

?

WHY!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUST TELL ME WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-09T21:11:00.000-05:00

The 10 Greatest Characters in Television History: 2nd Post

2009-03-08T20:01:00.008-05:00

Now before I start let me state that I did not place these in any order, so that doesn't mean this or the last post is not better than any of the others. So lets start with this Post, one of the Greatest Characters is from the British Television show Coupling, and her name is Jane Christie. If you're surprised by this choice then I know that you've never seen this show, now make sure you check out the original UK version and not the brain trust who decided to make an American version(quick mini review: IT SUCKS!).

Now how do I explain Jane, It's difficult but I have a video below this post to show you what I'm talking about. Jane is played by Gina Bellman(currently on Leverage on TNT) who's done lots of other work, which I won't list here due to the nature of this post. In the Pilot episode Jane's boyfriend Steve tries to dump her after which he asks somebody else for a date, then he has to dump Jane a second time right before his other date. Which gets ugly when his date shows up at the same time Jane does. I guess it's like Friends(you know, if Friends didn't sucks).

I love the Jane character, she's completely insane, in the way that somebody who talks without thinking about it first. This whole thing is hard to put into words and I should not have written this while half-asleep, but for now enjoy the video. Coupling is available on Netflix and Instant Netflix on your Computer and Xbox 360.

Later...

theJDman

Being Jane

2009-03-08T20:00:00.001-05:00

Orange Crush and Laptops don't mix, plus I'm back(for now)

2009-02-26T21:50:00.001-06:00

I've been working on my computer for a couple days after an incident. I found this video to help with this frustration.
Later...

theJDman

Funny but Wrong

2009-02-12T19:29:00.001-06:00

Lost Insider: A look into the Lost Writer's Room

2009-02-04T22:03:00.001-06:00

Wow! Some people just don't get it.

2009-02-04T13:16:00.006-06:00

Read the following article.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0668270/

"We can make it better now, we have technology." Hey director!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you trying to ruin your movie? Remaking the movie is bad enough, but on top of that you're going to have a Pop-Tart(with an IQ of an half eaten candy bar) as the headliner? There must be something in the water over there.

Now all remakes suck, the only exception is Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween. I can prove it, and here's how. Watch both versions of The Wicker Man, it doesn't have to be in any order. This is the perfect example of how a remake takes a great movie and turns it into a giant crap pile.

There is only one good things that come out of a remake, some people will check out the original before wasting their money to see the remake, then realize how great the original is.

Later...

theJDman

"You're a nice guy, but that doesn't cut it!!!!!!!!"

2009-02-03T21:55:00.002-06:00

http://www.tmz.com/2009/02/03/t4-producer-bales-tantrum-was-no-biggie/

Maybe Lohan's not so bad after all.

Later...

50 Years Ago

2009-02-03T10:16:00.001-06:00

Musical Trauma

2009-01-27T14:54:00.010-06:00

Over the weekend I had the most interesting(annoying) conversation. This story will not be an exactly quoted post, but the overall story is true. The names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved(maybe not, never did catch the Dude's real name). The following takes place in the Best Buy a little after 10 am.

I was looking at the CDs, I knew there was a new t.A.T.u. CD out(I knew it wouldn't be there, and I'll have to important it over the Internet from whatever country it's released from) and just wanted to make a quick check. There was one copy of Dangerous and Moving and I picked it up to look at it. Then I heard this voice from behind, "Are you seriously going to buy those two dy---(You never know who you might piss off, but you know the word anyway), if that's what you want you should go ahead and buy that type of porny(porn-e, that's how he said it)." I put the CD down and turned to face the guy, "No, I already have this one." and then walked away. And after about a minute I looked at the Michael Jackson CDs(I always do, looking for the song Say, Say, Say on any of his CDs.) and I'll bet you already know what's coming. "Oh my God, are you going to buy that?" He said as I ignored him(and of course that didn't work). "If you buy that, you're giving him money that he'll use to molest more kids. Buying that means you support that type of behavior. Do you know how many kids he raped." I got up and got right in his face, "No, do you? I'll bet you have a copy of Thriller just like everybody else." He replied, "No, I burned my CD when I first heard the truth." This idiot is not worth my time, "Look! I will do what I will. And what you are going to do is make sure I don't see you again." It should be pointed out that I am the type of guy that most people don't bother, and that works just the way I like it, but every once in a while...

OK let's take this one at a time.

01) t.A.T.u. are they or aren't they... WHO REALLY CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, If you're simply there for the Lesbian content then save yourself some money, go to your local video store and look for movies with Misty Mundae in them. I like their music for the most part and that is my only concern for buying the CD/iTunes, and if you are buying it for any other reasons you are just wasting your money. Any performer(s) that can sing a song like STARS is worth your attention. The rest of this is just smoke and mirrors using sex to sell you a product, the best example of this is Madonna. Madonna is one hell of a singer and that can't be disputed, and also nobody's better at using sex to push a product than her. That form of promotion often distracts from one's talent to one's reputation which in turn will turn away some customers, while attracting others. It's basically a bet that you'll get more customers pushing sex, than you're ability. I enjoy the singing ability of Julia and Lena; as for the rest of it, I really don't care(besides, the truth is that neither one of these girls would give me the time of day, either way).

02) Look, Michael Jackson is just out there(weird). I am going to settle this little dispute once and for all... It's ok to listen to music from Michael Jackson. Listening to his music doesn't mean you agree with him or anything he did or didn't do. One thing we need to do is realize the difference between the person and what they can do, they aren't necessarily the same thing. At one time Michael Jackson was the most popular and loved man in the music scene, I never bought into that hype, but the one thing that couldn't be denied was his incredible talent. That type of thinking is the kind where you don't read the Bible because God is a mass murder(the ark). It's all up to you, if it bothers you to listen to his music than don't, but doing so doesn't leave you damned.

That how I see it and all I have left to say is...

Later...

theJDman

Remember this: Children of the Stones

2009-01-22T13:42:00.005-06:00

In the last post I talked about the television series The Third Eye which ran several mini-series from other countries. I just got my copy of Children of the Stones(which was finally released in US 2 days ago) and it did not disappoint. This is something I can point to and say, "Buy it!!!! Don't finish reading the post and just go now."

Children of the Stones is about a Astrophysicist and his son move to a small English village, Milbury to study the stones surrounding the village. Once there they discover that most of people are different, are "happy ones". They try to figure out what's going on with the Stones, the People, and how his son's painting is tied into it all. Even thought this is considered a children's program, you could enjoy this as well, but make sure you watch it first before you let your kids do so.

This program is very similar to the television show Lost. If you consider Lost to be a main dish, this show would be an appetizer. It's a seven part mini-series(25 minutes per episode) and well-worth you time. I have included a brief scene that I found on You Tube to give you an idea what to expect. I hope you get this DVD and share your insights here in the comments section. This is also on Netflix, if you have it, if you don't want to buy it. I don't know how many ways I can say it, you need to see this program.

Later...

theJDman

Children Of The Stones Preview

2009-01-22T13:41:00.001-06:00

Remember this: Under the Mountain

2009-01-16T10:57:00.007-06:00

Before I start let me state that this is a idea I hope to return to every now and again. Like I said before I love the DVD format and the way several programs from the past are finally being released. So enough of the introduction and lets get started.

When the channel Nickelodeon started out(when I was your age I walked 50 miles...) I watched it every chance I had. There were several shows on there I've been looking for on DVD, and one show in particular. There was this show called The Third Eye which had several mini-series based on children with psychic powers. During the run of that show I had two vague memories of it, one being some children swimming down through a jelly/slime filled hole to enter a tunnel, and second being a father and son that move to a town surrendered by a stone pattern like Stonehenge. I've been looking for these titles for almost five years, as in regards to this title, looking it the wrong place. I kept looking for the title Under the Valcano and getting information on anything but... I finally found a mention of the show The Third Eye on a TV webpage with the correct name, a yahoo search later led to a website selling the DVD(Jackpot!).

Under the Mountain is based off a book from Maurice Gee. Twins Rachel and Theo are chosen by a friendly Alien to stop an evil alien force from overtaking the planet. I just got the DVD yesterday and watched the entire series with my Niece(enjoying a snowday). While not the greatest program ever, it did hold up really well(minus the special effects of course) and my Niece liked it as well, which is very good for a program from the early Eighties.

I have included a link to buying the DVD if anybody is interested(and several people I've run across in other Blogs, websites, and message boards are) I will leave a link at the bottom of this post and the page has a short preview of the DVD. This is how I got my copy, and it took about three weeks to get here. One thing to remember is that the price $29.99 is in New Zealand Dollars which works out to less U.S. Dollars, it was about $24 which included the shipping. If you have even the slightest memory of this show, or if it sounds interesting to you just go ahead and get it.

I suspect I will this revisit this topic sooner rather than

Later...

theJDman

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1757793

Some days just really suck.

2009-01-14T17:49:00.007-06:00

I wish I had something profound to say here. Most of you know who these man were/are, so I figure the less said the better. I don't have the words.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/ap_en_tv/obit_montalban

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/ap_en_tv/obit_mcgoohan_2;_ylt=Aj1_S5TxJBd3aLozWW91YKO2GL8C

Ricardo Montalban

1920 - 2009

Patrick McGoohan

1928 - 2009

Is Justice blind... or does it sometimes just look away?

2009-01-10T23:21:00.006-06:00

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

-Martin Luther King Jr.

We all know that our Justice System is not perfect, I don't need to list examples or go into more detail about that statement. The way it should work is the state(government) investigates the scene, brings charges, collects evidence to prove the charges, and lets the jury decide based on the evidence(anybody who has seen more than 2 cop shows know this). I will try to remain objective through this post.

I want your opinion on this topic, and for that to happen I will need you spend some of your time, and maybe money and watch the following films.

01) Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

02) Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

Now why are you going to watch these films and what do they have to do with Justice? These two films document the trials of three teens for the murder of three eight year old boys. I will do another Post on this later with my opinions about the case so I'll stop here. I want to hear your thoughts on this trial.

Here's a link if you have netflix.
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Paradise_Lost_The_Child_Murders_at_Robin_Hood_Hills/70038380?trkid=226870

Later...

theJDman

2009-01-10T23:20:00.001-06:00

Isn't modern medicine great?

2009-01-01T19:57:00.001-06:00

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

New Years Housecleaning

2009-01-01T17:00:00.003-06:00

During the next week or so you'll see a few changes here. And yes I'm finally changing and updating the links(So you can all stop sending your letters now). There will also be several minor tweaks and such; Translation I intend to do as little as possible and make it sound good.

As for content in future I will tackle the following hard hitting subjects.
01) J.R. Ewing vs. Benjamin Linus: Who's the Worst?
02) A Bacon Cheeseburger Doughnut or an Orange: Which one's better for you're diet?
03) Another Essay about how much I hate the Elderly.
04) The damage to the planet caused by Red Ink Pens filling up our landfills because of teachers use of less intimidating Purple Ink Pens.
05) Everybody will realize the greatness of "The Greatest American Hero" TV show after watching the train wreck that will be the new movie remake(Coming in 2010).

You guessed it, a very slow day indeed. Anyways I'll get back to work on my Blog, or I'll just have supper and watch some Red Dwarf, oh look it's suppertime.

Later...

theJDman

Ashley Monroe: The Adventure Begins

2008-12-23T18:12:00.001-06:00

Sorry for the dated(and unknown) movie referance(mispelled, really?). "What movie referance?"... exactly.
I finally found something I can show you to go with my last post about her. She's still chasing the dream when a lot of people would have tossed in the towel and joined the real world; the real world sucks and there are a very few people who are destined for great things and that's what she's destined for(or should be). Instead we have a bloated group of Disney and Nickelodeon pop tarts, how many of them do we need?
Instead of talking about others I'm going to keep on target, the included video will give you a taste of what I've been telling you about. You can find out more at www.ashleymonroemusic.com

Later...

Spending some quality time with your Uncle Gary

2008-12-23T18:06:00.001-06:00

Podcasts you can game to? What?!?

2008-12-01T18:06:00.007-06:00

Before I begin let me answer the question, "Where have you been and why haven't you been keeping up your blog?" Blame the video games companies; Guitar Hero: World Tour, Fallout 3, MK vs. DC, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, AC/DC Rock Band, Tomb Raider: Underworld, and finishing up Saints Row 2, all in the last few months.

Several Podcasts that I listen to were starting to pile up new episodes and I was getting way behind. I had been spending most of my free time playing new video games. After awhile I started to realize that open world games(Saints Row 2, Fallout 3, ect...) you can do certain tasks while listening to a podcast and not miss anything. Here is a brief list/description of the podcasts I listen too while playing.

1) Galactica Watercooler: This podcast is focused mainly about the series Battlestar Galactica, but also has discussion on other sci-fi entertainment. There's a cast of three, each have different things/viewpoints they bring to the table.

2) Hydra Cooler: A two person podcast that mostly discusses the tv series Lost. Where this podcast sets itself apart is the number of regular caller that have something to add every week, it goes from a Beach to a Waffle(in-joke/reference you'll only get by listening to the podcast).

3) IGN Channel Surfing: The IGN podcast from the writers of their tv section, it's a fun podcast if you're not super up-tight about you favorite shows.

4) SModcast: This podcast is basically Kevin "Silent Bob" Smith and film producer Scott Mosier talking about anything and everything, if you've seen an evening with Kevin Smith you know what to expect. Almost half the time when Mosier(and his perfect Paris Hilton impersonation) is gone there will be a guest host, which will range from a good friend to a family member. Every episode is entertaining.

And last, but certainly not least is...

5) Donald is Lost: It should be noted that I usually avoid any podcast that has just one person as a cast, most podcasts that don't have at least two people are not good and just don't work. This Podcast is thee exception! I heard this podcast after Donald filled in as a co-host on the Hydra Cooler, and he was great. I then decided to check out his Lost podcast. One thing that really gets me is that if I were to do a podcast, it would be almost exactly like this one, in fact I made a radio program(not aired) where I created characters and sometimes had family help out with voices. The main thing about this podcast is that it gets better every week, most podcast get to a certain point and thing stay consistent, never really getting better or worse.

You can find all of these podcasts on iTunes and their indivual websites. I thought about starting a podcast, but after failing miserably on You-Tube(I have removed most videos), I think I will just sit it out for awhile and try for whatever the next thing is. Later...

theJDman

Dario Argento finally Unleashes the Final Mother on DVD

2008-09-29T19:59:00.001-05:00

Anybody who knows what I am talking about isn't reading this part, they're already at the local video store. For thoes of you that are late to the party, here's the deal. Back in 1977 Dario Argento released "Suspiria" and started his "3 Mothers" Trilogy, the second film "Inferno" followed soon after in 1980 so it's been a long wait. The three mothers are sister witches... and that's all I'm going to say. I'm not going to Spoil the movies beyond that, If you want to know more, watch the DVD's.
Later...

theJDman

Sad news week

2008-08-24T13:17:00.007-05:00

I have some sad news to report, the actor Julius Carry has past away. I don't know what to say here. Here is a couple of links to look at; beyond that, I don't know... He's one person I wish I would have met, but now I... just don't know

http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur46422.cfm

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0141114/

http://thejdmanwayoflife.blogspot.com/2006/07/under-showbiz-radar-julius-carry.html

Rest in Peace

Julius Carry

1952-2008

Sho' Nuff

2008-08-24T13:16:00.001-05:00

Guitar Zero or "F this game, I Quit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!" or "Several other titles made up of words that should not be repeated."

2008-08-20T19:13:00.002-05:00

Yeah, that's about 3 seconds of gameplay on medium difficulty. And before you say it, easy difficulty is all that except for the last 2 buttons. Also it's not a good idea to ask others to help on how to get better unless you find the following statements helpful.

01) " Ha Ha, you Suck"
02) "Dude, don't play online if you can't play"
03) "F*ck you Newb(fine you spell it)"
04) "Yeah here's some advice, get Viagra because..."
05) "Are you stupid? This game is so F*cking easy"
06) "It's not my problem if you suck."
07) "Go back to playing with your barbie dolls lamer."
08) "I hate you! Go F*ck Yourself!!!!"(used by somebody who lost when playing against my cousin, he's better at it than I am)

I currently have only beaten 1 Guitar Hero game(Aerosmith) and only halfway on the others. So if you have a short temper or have a tendency to rip out your own hair, do not buy this game. If you must buy a music game go with Rock Band, It's easier and all downloaded songs with be playable on any Rock Band game. And now that I've taken an hour to rest, I'm going to Play "Rio" on Rock Band.

Later...

theJDman

"IT" trailer

2008-08-19T12:53:00.001-05:00

Do you like Clowns?

Not dead yet; but you never know, the day's still young...

2008-08-04T10:48:00.000-05:00

Sorry I've been very busy lately. I'd tell you about it, but there's no time so here's a pretty picture to distract you.

Later....

theJDman

O Ashley Monroe, Where Art Thou?

2008-07-03T16:49:00.008-05:00

First of all I'm sorry for the title, just trying to sound smart. The following post is basically a call for help(not a life or death emergency) and any information will be greatly appreciated. Now I'm going to tell you a story.

Sometime last year(date uncertain) while I was really getting into my iPod/iTunes music collection, I would download the free single of the week. One week the free single was the song Satisfied by a singer named Ashley Monroe. The description for Ashley Monroe talked about how she wanted to be a singer and after getting rejected by most labels she went back to the drawing board and came up with new songs for a new album, then she went back to the labels again. Now that takes a very strong and driven person to get shut down only to get back up and do it again. I know several people who give their dream a try only to be told their stuff(music, stories, ect...) is no good and they just let it stand, they can't get past the fact what they made just isn't for public consumption.
Anyways the song was a single for an upcoming album and I made it a point to get the CD when it came out. Guess what, it didn't come out, I noticed that the album was on iTunes but I wanted the CD so I waited. After realizing it wasn't coming I went back to iTunes and the album was gone, looks like I screwed up. There was another song she sang with Ronnie Dunn called I don't Want to and luckily I got that one. I did notice that she was a writer/co-writer on a song on the current Carrie Underwood CD Carnival Ride and the song is called Flat on the Floor.

If anybody who reads this knows anything about her(Fansites, Official site, place where I can get her music, ect...), please let me know. When it comes to music I don't only listen to one kind and that's it, If I like a song I don't care if it's John Denver or Eminem. As it relates to the two song that I do have, I enjoy the music, the writing, and the voice... It's a total package, something that is becoming very rare is today's music scene. Now I'm going to end this post with one phrase.

Please Help. Later...

theJDman

A You Tube Wasteland?

2008-07-02T21:00:00.010-05:00

Earlier in my Blog I talked about the site You Tube. For those who don't know You Tube is a video sharing website. Their slogan is "Broadcast Yourself", the original idea was for regular people to put up content that they made themselves. The user made content use to be the main attraction of the site, that is not the case anymore.

What is the attraction focus of You Tube now? I'll just make a list

- The preview of "Hancock"

-30 second car ad
-The Pussycat Dolls music video

That's just for starters. Why did this change happen, it can all be tied to one thing, "It's all about the Mon-ay." You Tube was bought by Google and they saw advertising potential and took advantage of it. That's just the way it is, good or bad; and that's just one half of the problem.

A couple weeks ago I saw this video from Digital Soul where he talks about this problem in more depth, I included the video below. After viewing this video I realized that's he's absolutely right, not only that but I realized that some of the channels I subscribed to are doing this. Once again we're left to ask why, and the answer is the same, Mon-ay. Now I'm not sure if this is in place yet but You Tube is going to set up a system to pay people who make videos and the money will be based on views of each video. This post will make more sense after viewing the video. This is my opinion of the subject, take it or leave it.

Don't get me wrong, I think paying the people who put up their content is a good idea and for some it's well deserved; these are the same people who joined You Tube without a thought of making money. The minute money is involved the whole game is changed, when you're given the chance to make money your content will change to more popular subjects(whether you know it or not). On the other hand it will give us a chance to see who's there for the mon-ay, and who's there for the community.

With all that being said, You Tube is not completely lost. There is still user content that is worth viewing, you just need to look a little harder to find it(there are several You Tube videos shown on this Blog and you can follow the links, after the video, to similar videos or others from the same person who made the video you just watched.

theJDman

F*CK! cover your BOOBS kids are watching!

2008-07-02T20:38:00.001-05:00

Blame Juno

2008-06-20T14:06:00.007-05:00

Before I start take a look at this...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/hl_nm/usa_pregnancy_teens_dc_3

OK, now while watching the news I saw some expert who knew why this was happening. I watched with anticipation because I knew I was about to hear the one of the dumbest things I would ever hear, and I wasn't disappointed. This expert has determined the reason for the so-called Pregnancy Pact was(make sure your sitting down for this)... the movie Juno. Wow?

Now all I have is one question... How does one become an Expert? What are the qualifications needed to be an Expert? I assume they are such...
1) A complete lack of common sense.
2) A overpaid and under educated degree from Harvard, or some other college that make experts.
3) A desire to think about burning social issues like Purple Ink F's are less intimidating than Red Ink F's or why inmates in prison don't like it.

Now when you first read this what was your first thought? Now if it was "Blame Juno" then you might be expert material. I hate it when some "so-called" Expert tells everybody that these girls all watched Juno and then decided they all wanted to be her. You're right it doesn't make sense does it? If things were that easy we could drop DVD players with copies of Iron Eagle and scare everybody into not attacking us. That's the same logic that says "if you tell people that smoking will kill them, they'll stop." Hmmm didn't work, I can't understand why. Later...

theJDman

Yeah! and SO?

2008-06-17T14:29:00.002-05:00

Can you believe this?

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/color-wars-red-teams-beat-blue-teams-in-gaming-sports/1220448

While you're at it, explain to me how a purple F is less intimidating than a red F.

Don't we have better things to do? How does this study help anybody?

theJDman

Price gouging?

2008-06-05T15:08:00.003-05:00

theJDman

The 10 Greatest Characters in Television History: 1st Post

2008-06-04T12:45:00.001-05:00

OK I'll admit this is no real surprise but let's face it, there is a reason that everybody picks this character. In fact the Actor Larry Hagman earned every dollar he made off the entire series with his performance in the episode A House Divided. It's a how-to guide on how to piss off everybody in town so when he gets shot at the end, anybody could have done it.

J. R. was referred to as "the man you love to hate", and isn't that the truth. Now if he was just a heel and did nothing but be jerk all the time it would just get boring. What make J. R. a real character is the occasional moment when things didn't work out how he would have liked, for example when J.R. and his brothers went to find Jock(the father) only to find Jock's emblem, they return home to inform the family but J. R. just walks outside and looks at the emblem.

I found one such scene on You Tube(below this post) which might just be my favorite scene in the entire series(the painting on the wall is of Jock Ewing).

To close this up let me just say this; Dallas ran as a mini-series and ran 13 regular seasons and 2 reunion TV movies. That fact speaks for itself.

Later...

theJDman

This is Ewing Oil

2008-06-04T12:41:00.001-05:00

Troops

2008-05-14T15:24:00.001-05:00

This speaks for itself.

Under the ShowBiz Radar: Jayma Mays

2008-04-29T18:34:00.011-05:00

Yes I finally found another Actor that's really good and hasn't gotten major fanfare. Now just so you know I have a list of Actors that are possible candidates, I then wait about a year or so to see if they become famous or not. There are different leaves of fame(news coverage, webpages about the actor, major coverage of a project they have a major role in, ect...) which are also taken into account. The main reason I haven't done a post like this recently is because most of the actors on the list have started to get a get a certain level of fame, and others have a good chance of taking off and you expect them to, then it doesn't really happen. Well that's enough about that, let's get this post started. Just one more thing, I didn't choose based on looks alone(If that were the case this Blog would would be nothing but a fanboy lovefest of Kristen Bell, Victoria Pratt, and Asia Argento[Oh My]) because let's face, there's are too many Pretty boys(or girls) that couldn't act their way out of a plastic bag.

Now if you watch any amount of TV, chances are you've seen this Actor on you're favorite show(or maybe a couple that are not so hot) as a character once or twice. Her name is Jayma Mays and she's been on(this list is going to give me carpel tunnel) Entourage, Ghost Whisperer, Pushing Daisies, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, House M.D., How I met your Mother, Six Feet Under, Ugly Betty, and Heroes among others. As far as her list of movies, there's Red Eye, Flags of our Fathers, as well as a staring role in Epic Movie.

I've seen Epic Movie and it was good for what it was suppose to be, Not my kind of movie so I can't fairly judge it. Her work on Ugly Betty has been good so far(recurring character), starting out as a nice character but now not so much. What's really got my attention is her role in Heroes as Charlie. She starts out by being killed by the Show's main Villian. Then one of the series leads(main character), Hiro goes back in time 6 months to stop her murder, only to realize She has Cancer and is going to die anyway. That subplot is my favorite storyline in the entire series(so far) and showcases what two great actors can do to make a scene into a moment that you will always remember.

Now there happens to be more information about Jayma Mays then there was about Julius Carry, so if you go looking you'll find some. You can see her IMDB profile at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1724323/ . And with any luck we'll be seeing more of her in the coming years.

theJDman

Update: I was directed to a fansite for Jayma Mays, you can find it at www.jayma-mays.org

Wow the fans love your Character, so you'll have to die

2008-04-24T22:06:00.003-05:00

THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!! I'm sick and tired of spending the time and getting engaged in TV shows and their characters only to have them killed off because that seems to be the current trend. During the past 7 days a total of 7 characters died on shows I watch(and no it wasn't 1 a day). Once in awhile it's OK, to keep viewers on edge(shock value) when the storyline works up to it, for example Charlie's death on Lost. Well if this kind of thing bothers you here are the biggest body count offenders, in no particular order...

1) Battlestar Galactica

2) Lost

3) Prison Break

4) 24

Consider yourself warned. And what really bugs me is shock value meaningless deaths that come out of nowhere, for example Libby on Lost. Now I know that show has a tell to the fate of main characters, If any actor gets a DUI they will be killed soon. Now check this out, Torchwood has a cast of 5 Main characters, and in the finale they killed two of them.

Now I know that there are advantages to this style of TV, for example a movie star like Michelle Rodriguez can do a short run on a series and then go back to movies(Lost if you didn't know). It also keeps you on edge, but it shouldn't get to the point where you have to worry that your favorite character is going to die every week.

One last thing, some programs really push for the reality of the moment to make things as bad as they can be. On Battlestar Gallactica they just killed a character named Cally by shooting her out of an airlock. Now normally I can just let it be with an, "Aw, Damn it. That really sucks." Now for some reason I can't stop thinking of this, I don't really know why or if it's good storytelling or bad storytelling. All that I do know is one thing... That one really bugs me, it just really bothers me. Later...

theJDman

*Update* The actress Nicki Clyne(Cally from Battlestar Gallactica) has a Blog where she provides a unique perspective on the death of her character. It's a good read, you can read it at the following link http://www.nickiclyne.com/nc/2008/04/so-say-we-all.html

Blame Halo 3

2008-04-23T19:58:00.001-05:00

I just thought you'd get a kick out of this.

The video is made by a dude named James at War, you can see more of him and his videos and music on You Tube and My Space.

Later...

Greatest Thing Ever & Perfect Strangers

2008-04-23T10:17:00.009-05:00

OK before you get all worked up this post is not about Sex(of course it's capitalized). Now for the rest of you who are still reading let me point this out, Sex is not all that great and I can prove it... Sex is one of only three ways you can get AIDS(All caps, do you really have to ask?), point made (how's that for taking the wind out of your sails?) and now let's go on.

Now my post has to do with the picture to the right, that's what I refer to as the TV on DVD wing(oh yeah, I'm the man). The DVD format is great, the Commentary track is one of the greatest ideas ever conceived. This post is about one specific section of the DVD market, TV on DVD. I'm actually surprised it took this long for it to happen, there were some TV sets on VHS but for the most part they were "best of" type sets. Now we're getting full Seasons and other extras on the sets. That's a great thing for the style of shows(with a continuing series/season storyline) that seems to be on these days; for example there's 24, Lost, Prison Break, and Battlestar Gallactica. It gets even better, because they're releasing shows from the past(of course not all of them, where's "Just the 10 of Us") and even some of them have gotten extras. Several of my favorites have been released and several I thought would never be(thank you Anchor Bay for releasing Titus, 3rd Rock, and the Greatest American Hero, so take a bow).

Now there's always a catch so here's the bad news. Several TV series sets have released -WITHOUT- the original music used during the original Series run. Now let me repeat that, "released without the original music". Now some of the shows it really doesn't matter, for example the Greatest American Hero and Hardcastle & McCormick for the most part used music made just for the show. Now on the other hand, shows like 21 Jumpstreet and Miami Vice(Don't worry, they were smart enough to pay for the music) really lose something in the translation, several big moments on the DVDs of Jumpstreet just don't have the same impact(Just think of how different any James Bond/Star Wars/Grease movie would be if the DVD releases replaced all the music, not a pretty sight is it?).

Now I've talked a lot about the format it self but the real joy one can get out of it is the opportunity to share a piece of your youth with your family and friends. As I've been building my collection, I've been sharing it with my nieces. My niece Alyssa loves Punky Brewster and Sabrina: the Teenage Witch among others. Sometimes there's been shows she didn't like Perfect Strangers(oh well, I'll try again in about seven years) and I know not everybody is like me, and what a boring place the world would be then(wait a minute, if that was the case, Friends would never have been made, Quantom Leap and Buffy would still be on the air, and everybody will have watched The Buttercream Gang at least once).

One last thing, How is it that anybody doesn't like Perfect Strangers? I mean the show had a solid concept, a character that everybody loved, good selection of catchphrases, a memorable theme song(admit it, everybody knows the song when they hear it), and the show ran for 9 years(that's just under a decade). Now I know there are those who hate(or so they claim) the show, but a show doesn't runs for a decade when nobody watches it. Well Fox had to move Married... With Children all over the schedule to get it canceled(guess they were being cautious, I mean after the backlash when they canceled America's Most Wanted, let's just say there's a reason it's still on the air), I think they moved the time slot for it 4 times. Take that fact any way you want too.

Looks like I'm going long again so I'll say Later...

theJDman

So Easy a Zombie Can Do It

2008-04-20T14:11:00.001-05:00

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"You Damn Kids are Ruining the World!!!"

2008-04-19T21:49:00.005-05:00

Before I start this post I will just tell you that I am 33 years old, and yes it is necessary to the story.

Earlier today I was at the Target and was looking around the electrics department. I apparently cut in front of some elderly couple at the check-out; the truth is they were looking at some cookies on an end isle near the check-out. The old lady(at the top of her lungs) yelled, "Well just go ahead and cut in front of us you F*cking Bastard!!!!!!!!!(is this enough, nope)!!!!!!!!" Now everybody is looking at me like I just killed a kitten, so I offered for her to go in front of me(not a good idea). "No!!!!!!! You just had to F*ck us over because you young people always have to rush and have no time or consideration for anybody except yourself!!!!" She yelled at me.

For the next 2 minutes I listened to how disrespectful America's youth of today is. I cut her off and asked, "Are you going to check out or not!?!" She continues her tirade so I turned around and started to check out. I figured that was over, but I was wrong. The old lady grabbed her husband's(?) Cain and whacked me on the shoulder(really hard). Now if it was anybody but an old lady I would have grabbed that Cain and see what happens when bones and wood collide, which breaks first, but I didn't even turn around. I notice the Target Security guy starts to come over. She yells, "You damn kids are ruining the world, It's all your fault. Your damn generation!" That was it!

"Alright you old B*TCH, Listen up and listen good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I said as I turned around and pointed a finger right in her face. "I'm 30 and and my generation isn't the one in power. My Parent's generation is, and most of them are so damn self-centered and greedy that they will F*ck over anybody or thing they can to get ahead. They also don't seem to be able to keep a family or marriage together. And I believe that your generation is the one that raised them, and what a great job you did!!!!!!!!!" By now the Target Security(Rent-a-Cop) grabbed me by the arm and said, "Come on Sir, you need to come with." I pulled my arm away and turned my attention right to him, "Do that again and I will hurt you(the truth is he could have very easily kicked my ass)." Then the Teller told him what happened, and while that was going on I turned back around and said, "You know your generation has It's blame in how the World is now. Like it or..." The Target cop had to escort me to the service counter to check out and also had to get my info(address and like that). I guess I'll have to talk to damn (real)Cop now. I think I'll avoid that place for awhile.

What is it about the Elderly? Why to they think they have the right to give me, or anybody crap and blame us for how the World is? This happened 1 other time and I just left the situation before it started to get out of hand. I know my generation isn't perfect, We do the best we can(mostly) and ours is really the first generation of Generation Ex(Divorce). Almost half the people I knew in school had been from broken families. I came to terms with my situation a long time ago, but it still bugs me sometimes. The worst thing about it all, is that I don't think I would do any better at the marriage game then my parents did. Actually that's another post for another day. I starting to get a little long so it's time to say; Later...

theJDman

I Don't Know

2008-04-06T17:32:00.008-05:00

What can I say? What can I possible say about this Man? I'm not sure where to start. As I sit here and ponder what the best words... The truth is that no words are necessary, and that can rarely ever be said of one's life. There's only one question that can be asked on this; "Is the world a better place because he lived?"

Charlton Heston

1924-2008

Re-Dedication

2008-04-05T21:07:00.002-05:00

First of all let me apologize for not keeping this Blog current, updated, not blogging on a regular basis. The truth of the matter is I tried doing the You Tube thing. Now I realize that was a mistake, the basic problem I found is that I was in my videos(not a good thing). There is one last idea I'm going to try, even though I don't expect it to work I'm going to try anyway.

What I am going to do is rededicate my efforts into this Blog. When I really started getting into You Tube I put all my efforts into making videos. In school I got involved with making videos and doing a sketch once or twice, This is something I could do and would be good at. The truth is acting is not my thing. I even went back and looked at my projects from school and really noticed how out of place I looked, didn't belong there. There's a reason I'm not an actor, besides my appearance and lack of acting talent(lack of talent doesn't prevent some from acting, and you know who I mean), It's just a place where I don't belong.

When I decided to jump into You Tube I almost erased this blog. At the time I thought I should just end it and be done. Every time I got ready to erase it, something wouldn't let me. Over the last hour or so I went back and read all of my posts and realized I have some good things in here, some posts that I absolutely love and others that are so lame they defy reason(C.L.B.'s and Bacon Cheeseburger Doughnuts).

There is another reason I decided to return. The Internet is a very interesting medium(blogging in particular) because you can put yourself out there and not really at the same time. You can write whatever you want and can believe that everybody or nobody is reading it(or how many people are), you just don't know(which can either be a scary thing or a fulfilling thing). I'm starting to go long here but let me end with this lyric from the Grateful Dead song Ripple. I think it describes what I was trying to say better than I could. Later...

theJDman

"If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine

And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung

Would you hear my voice come through the music

Would you hold it near as it were your own?
It's a hand-me-down,

the thoughts are broken

Perhaps they're better left unsung

I don't know, don't really care

Let there be songs to fill the air"

Christmas Crowds

2007-12-21T18:40:00.000-06:00

Wow about 50 days since my last post, so I decided to update. Problem is I had no topic, then today I finished my Christmas shopping and now I do. Now as you read this please keep in mind that Christmas is a kind of love/hate type thing. When you get offended in the next ten minutes that you'll spend reading this, I'm sorry in advance.
CHRISTMAS CROWDS

When people get into a crowd they forget how to act. Christmas crowds are full of Assholes, Cheapskates, the Smug shopper, the indecisive shopper, the "that should shut her up." shopper(A.K.A. Married), the "Hey, instead of buying presents I could get a X-Box 360" shopper, Tweaks, and several others. Personally I'm the "Get the hell out of my way Jackass!"shopper, so we've probably meet during the last month or so.

It is kind of fun to screw around with other shoppers though, I've included some examples I did today. There was a girl(about 22) with a 3 year old and an infant looking to buy another Justin Timberlake CD because the 3 year old used the CD upside down and used it as a coaster(BTW: good use for an item that has no real value). Then to make it worse she started to sing that Sexy Back song, and she wouldn't stop. I said, "Hey lady, give it a rest huh?" and in one second I realized I screwed up, you could tell this was somebody who wasn't use to people telling her anything.
"What, I am not that bad, and second(did I miss first?) everybody loves Justin."
"Uh... No."
"Look here dog(cool?), get with it. He's bringing the sexy back."
"Oh, how about this, I wish somebody would bring the talent back."
"Ha Ha funny dog, nobody listens to Pat Boone anymore."
"Who?"
"OK AC-DC, Twisted Sister, it's all the same old sh*t."
This is the kicker, her 3 year old said, "I anna ock." The girl looked at him in shock, and not wasting a minute I said, "Hey look at that, you're kid even knows." and I laughed all the way out of the store.

I found a teen looking for a good action packed movie for his dad, his dad wants non-stop action so I suggested 2001 to him. In a side note I should avoid the mall for the next couple months because this teen looks like a smaller version of John Cena, maybe I should have said Resident Evil.

And let me end with this one. I ran into this tweaked out middle-aged businessman(looked like anyway) smoking weed in one of the stalls. I knocked on the door and told him that he should stop or he'll get caught. We went on about how the wife and the kids are looking for Christmas stuff and he just needed to relax and how he won't get caught here. I tried to reason with him, "Look this bathroom is next to the Pretzel store and the guards always get a slushy there after using this bathroom."
"Oh, um, kidd(I'm 33 you F'n Tweak) where do you do it?"
"I don't,"
"If I did(what?)."
"At home."
"If you were here(WOW!)?"
"Well, there is a big exhaust fan kiddie corner from the security office, past the conference room."
"Exhaust fan, is that the one that sucks?"
At this point I just had to leave, as I did I heard him yell "Sh*t!" and I heard him drop his stuff on the floor. As I exited I ran straight into the mall cop who was going in. I stopped him, "Not a good idea Dude."
"Why not?"
I tried hard not to laugh as I told him the next line, "Because there's Sh*t all over the floor in there."
"F*cking kids," He picked up his walkie-talkie and said, "I need maintenance at the..."
I got out of there laughing my ass off.

What was my point again? X-mas crowds suck, mostly.
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theJDman
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Merry Christmas... and good luck.

Halo 3. Now Available!!!

2007-10-05T18:52:00.001-05:00

WHY? Can you explain this to me?

2007-09-07T15:33:00.002-05:00

We all know that there’s a lot of things that can get us, car accidents, diseases, natural disasters, murder, suicide, and the list goes on. We also know that death will come for you someday, and when your number’s up, it’s up. Death is just the last destination on the circle of life, the only thing we all really have in common is that we are all born and will die.With all that said (and having had a very close brush with death myself) can somebody just explain this to me. I don't understand these kind of things, how do things like this happen? I don't know what to say here.

The video talks for itself.

The Kelsey Shelton Briggs Story.

2007-09-07T15:33:00.001-05:00

2007-09-07T15:14:00.002-05:00

Sad isn't it, the real sad thing is that this is just one story out of many. You don't have to take my word for it, look into it and you'll find cases and reports that are in your state, county, even in the town where you live, it's a real eye opener.
I don't know how to stop this kind of thing, but I know one simple thing you can do to help; If you see abuse(or have reasonable concern) then report it, and check up on it(be aware that you won't get details) to make sure something is getting done. Nowadays it's easier to ignore it or you might feel guilty about getting into somebodies business. That's not guilt, guilt is turning on the 6:00 pm local news and seeing that child carted out of the house in a body bag, and knowing that you had a chance to do something about it.
When all is said and done, there is always somebody who knows what's going on, If you're that person make sure let the right people know. If you're one of many and somebody else says they'll report it don't let that stop you, you still make out a report as well, because there is a difference between words and actions.
If you really want to get involved to help children and stop this abuse, take some time and find projects that you can do in your area and start there.

If you happen to be somebody who thinks they might have maybe gone to far with a spanking or any other situation, get somebody to help you. If you think you need help and decide you want to do better by your family then get some help. I know asking for help appears to be a sign of weakness, but let me ask you this; What is most important to you? Raising a child isn't easy, but nothing worth having ever is. I intend to look into this further and plan another Blog entry when I have more information and things that could help you out. There is a lot of hate for those who abuse kids to the point where they're considered lost causes. In a perfect world Parents would all raise their kids and everything goes the way it should; but since it's not there are hardships, setbacks, and problems that arise(are all part of life) make it harder and just frustrates you to no end and you can't get mad at the ones responsible(if anybody) and it's just easy to get mad at home, just take a second and breathe. I know that nobody really wants to hurt their kids, just remember to take a second and breathe and if you need help, make sure you get it.

Hey everybody, It's Bush's fault. You're Welcome

2007-08-04T07:06:00.001-05:00

I've been watching the news coverage about the bridge collapse in Minnesota, and I lose more faith in mankind with every minute of coverage.

My main complaint is all finger pointing and blame game with nothing constructive to offer. I heard at least 4 different times yesterday that said(or insinuated) that if President Bush did not fight in Iraq then the bridge collapse would not have happened.

Wow! No wonder everybody hate Bush, 9-11, the hurricanes, and now the bridge collapse(among the other things I haven't mention here). The last thing we need is to listen to stupid BS like this. I say this to those who speak that crap... Now I understand you don't like the war, but to use this tragedy to push your politics makes you nothing but an insensitive dickhead! There are people who are dead, family members and friends who are grieving; and your main concern is to somehow blame this on the President. Congratulate yourself, we can all sleep better at night because we all know once Bush is out of office, that this will never happen again... Shameful.

theJDman

Hey, I'm no Role Model.

2007-07-31T08:25:00.000-05:00

Well here we go again. I find it amazing and just a little sad how some people just don't get it. I mean it was just about a month ago when when we saw that Paris Hilton learn that you can't break the law and disrespect the court. Looks like we're about to see the same thing again, but this time the role of the disregardful brat will be played by Linsay Lohan.

The thing that really upsets me about this is my niece watched some of her movies and thought she was cool, I took my niece to Herbie: Fully Loaded in the theater and now I had to explain what happened. I told her it was all about drugs and how that makes people do dumb things and not care about anything except their drugs.

And who's to blame for this, there are many causes for this attitude; I(to a certain degree) blame it on Charles Barkley and his "I'm not a role model." line of bull. I understand what he meant in essence, but take a look around these days. It seems that statement gave many the impression that they get to go around and act like an ass because they're not a role model. And before you say it I'm not just pick out Paris and Lindsay because I don't like them and will accept it from people I like, some people with actual talent are guilty here. Here are a few other examples, Alec Baldwin, David Hasselhoff, Mel Gibson, Nick Nolte, and Kristy Swanson(and I never thought I would have to put her name here) to name a couple.

I don't know what else to say here, except to know who your role models are and don't put them so high, on a pedestal because if their foundation is not strong they will fall and take you with them.

theJDman

the 4TH

2007-07-04T15:24:00.001-05:00

If it stinks, don't buy it.

2007-07-01T19:39:00.000-05:00

There's one phrase that this situation reminds me of, "If it stinks, don't buy it." I decided to wait until now to speak about this, and all the evidence is not yet out. It seems everybody wants this to be and open and shut case of, "this stupid wrestler took steroids and got pissed(roid rage) and killed his family." There's a lot here that really doesn't add up can't can't be explained away... messages from her cell, wikipedia entry, deformity of the son that nobody who worked with him seemed to know about, a complete 180 personality flip that none of his co-workers can't believe, and other things.

I'm not going to condemn Chris Benoit now, I'll reserve my final opinion until all the facts are on the table. There are other things that happened that we don't know yet. As the way it stands I don't believe the official story, something is missing.

theJDman

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-09T13:32:00.002-05:00

OK now normally I tend to not enjoy the misery of others, but I just can't help it. Wednesday I figured that she out and would just be able to skate by with her DUI(wow I'm a poet and didn't know it, ok sorry). Then Friday came and guess what, back to Jail for the full term; Haaaaaaaaaaaa.

Now some will say the sentence was too hard, But here's my answer to that,"Have you ever really know somebody who was killed by a drunk driver." If you did then you know that this is not a joke. Well I gotta go so I can watch the four hours of Fox News I DVR'd again.

theJDman

BTW: Nice shirt Dude.

Veronica Mars is dead, and I'm pissed!!!!

2007-05-21T15:29:00.000-05:00

The new TV Schedule for 2007-2008 and as usual nothing looks worth a damn. That's not what I'm upset about. Take a look at what programs aren't returning next year...

1) Veronica Mars

2) Jericho

3) Close to Home

4) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

5) The War at Home

and there's those that didn't make it through the season...

1) the 9

2) Daybreak(Thanks ABC, I don't suppose you could tell me what happened.)

And look at what they left on...

1) How I met your Mother(WHY!!!)

2) Ghost Whisper(WTF!!!!!!!)

I don't understand, it seems that I'm left with Lost, 24, Heroes, Prison Break, and Bones to watch. Jericho and Heroes both lost most of their audience by having a couple months break in their programing which just doesn't work. I think that the networks need to adapt the schedule that FX Network uses, they had the Shield uninterrupted for the first 4 months, then Rescue Me the second 4 months, and Nip/Tuck the last 4 months. There are some shows, Like Lost and 24 where you can't use breaks and works best with non-stop seasons. Later...

theJDman

Man, I'm missing Veronica Mars already and the finale hasn't even played yet.

2007-05-06T16:11:00.000-05:00

theJDman is returning... In a couple weeks.

the films

2007-04-05T15:56:00.002-05:00

How do you measure how good a director is? I'm sure Hollywood just adds up all the money made from their movies and will tell you just from that. I look at the films as being just that, and decide from watching them. Yesterday I heard that Director Bob Clark had died and I was like, "Oh that's a shame." I knew he was the director of Porky's and A Christmas Story and after reading the obituary I learned he was the director of some of my favorite movies. I learned he directed Black Christmas, From the Hip and Turk 182(A great overall film) and then I felt bad. Turk 182 is usually overlooked as one of the many film that are just released and forgot about. It's sad when there are people in Hollywood who can make gems like that and most everything we get is the same crap over and over from the same people who believe in more sizzle, and less stake. In the end all we're left with is the movies, and in this case he left us some great ones.

R.I.P.

Bob Clark

1939-2007

theJDman

Just take a second to chill out.

2007-03-19T18:35:00.000-05:00

I'm sure you've seen this picture by now. And now the Supreme Court is going to hear this case and everybody I know is just losing their mind about this situation, on both ends of isle.

I think everybody just needs to stop and take a breath. Then take a realistic look at the story and think about it rationally and come to a logical conclusion(and since most people can't do that I'll do it for you); this kid is a stupid dumbass(end of story). This kid isn't smart enough to come up with this plan because he hates Jesus, I'd say he was probably dared to and just did it. Look everybody, just take a chill pill and sit back and watch 24 tonight. Here's a link on the story http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061202/news_1n2scotus.html Later

theJDman

Fun, fun, fun until Viacom takes the T-Bird away.

2007-03-14T18:26:00.000-05:00

theJDman has just joined You Tube and after being there just a couple weeks of posting video all my fun is about to come to an end. Read this report of the current money whores latest target http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/03/14/copyright_war_flares_with_suit_vs_youtube/ .
Well when I get sued I'll make sure to let you see all legal transcripts so you can see why you pay $25 for the new DVDs. Enjoy the site while you can, and don't think this is just about copyrighted material, it will lead to sue those who slam copyrighted material as well. Later.

theJDman

One year ago...

2007-03-09T15:30:00.000-06:00

OK I am jumping the gun a little but I have to have a reason to change that photo that use to my profile picture. I have now changed it.
Now here's some sad news, when I started this Blog there were six other Blogs I was going to keep an eye on and learn how to run a Blog from them. Half of them are gone and the other half seems to have let their Blogs in limbo. But you can't live in the past and we must still go on(at least until I get a life).
What have I learned in this last year. There are quite a few things to tell of so I'll just explain in a list.

1) The people who hated you in High School still hate you, but the ones you never really knew will take the time to talk a little. Those of you who follow this Blog will remember Exit '93, he tried to disrupt this Blog just to be a Jerk(he hated me in school and still does), but with some help I broke his password and took over the profile. And after the nightmare at Classmates.com I did actually find a few old friends and somebody who I would have never expected to talk to, which was cool.

2) Some people are even stupider than I would have ever thought, what you need examples. OK here you go.
A) A boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend, and a mother have a three week court battle over where a girl is to be buried.
B) A major publishing company give millions to O.J. Simpson for a book on how he would have(did) killed his wife.
C) John Kerry tells students to be smart or you end up in Iraq. It's a joke he didn't tell right(BS) and it was meant to demean the President. OK so the It's the President's fault that the troops are stupid? How is that funny, the only joke in this situation is you. Kerry you're a stupid Jackass, I can assure you that my relatives over there are not stupid... The same can't be said for you.
D) Paris Hilton is still famous. Here's a good question WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And that's not all, we have to hear about Britney Speares and Lindsay Lohan and all the dumb stuff(word substitute) they do. "I'm in rehab, now I'm out, In, Out, In" "I'm always unable to work because I need to party. I'm so serious about getting better the first thing I'm gonna do when I get out of rehab to go party the same night." Who decided to give them money(did I miss a meeting?), It would seem that you get common sense or money... actually some people don't get either one, how sad.
I could go on but I need to keep my blood pressure at a certain rate.

3)You Tube isn't just for looking up old clips of Titus(the TV Show). There are actually people there who make video that are worth watching(I know). But you have to take the good with the bad, I mean some guy put up a video of stuffed lamb on a computer for two minutes straight(What? Why?). Then there's your usual porn type stuff(which doesn't stay up there long{Damn!}) To play it safe go to http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=theJDman and look for the subscribed to section for channels I can recommend. If you're looking for Asian Lesbians, you need to look elsewhere.

There are other things I could put down, but that would just be indecent(I wish). This last week I took a look at all of the posts I made and decided on(IMHO) the best post of this entire Blog. If you have not read this post I hope you will take this opportunity now and do so now http://thejdmanwayoflife.blogspot.com/2006/05/music-of-our-lives-where-is-it-now.html Later.

theJDman

And thank you for reading this for as long as you have.

I wear my Sunglasses at Night

2007-03-08T07:55:00.000-06:00

Can somebody answer me a simple question? "Why can't I find a pair of sunglasses that are real sunglasses!?!" The way I see it(yeah I know, get over it) there are two purposes for a pair of sunglasses; First being to keep the sun out of your eyes, and two is to keep people from seeing your eyes. These days that doesn't seem to be the case.
A few days ago I went looking for a sunglasses and found several hundred that we anything but. Every single pair I found were see through. Let me repeat that, "Every single pair I found were see through!" Now here's the obvious question, WHY!!!!!!!!?! Sunglasses used to be dark or mirrored so people couldn't see their eyes and I can prove it. In this post will be two pictures of what use to be sunglasses and what now passes for sunglasses. Now for the height of stupidity I saw a pair where the lenses were less than half an inch long, what is the point of that? Am I missing something, do I have to go to California to get a good pair of sunglasses and then have to pay $500 because somebody has their name on it. Hell even the dollar store has the same crap. Damn!

theJDman

BTW: I forgot to mention how cool real sunglasses make you look. Tell me that's not the coolest kid you've ever seen.

Just Lose It

2007-02-23T18:18:00.001-06:00

I just don't know what to say here. Have you ever seen somebody self-destruct, it looks alot like this and usually ends in death(of themself or somebody else). It would be really easy to put up some "Psycho" type jokes but this situation will probably end very badly and I don't need to put up with the backlash that would come. I'm done with this post. If you happen to be a fan this is a good time to say your prayers. I entended this to be a more humiorus post then it turned out to be, Sorry about that. It's easy to laugh here, but you never see people laugh when somebody is drowning and believe it or not this is the same thing. This is not the post I wanted to write but after thinking about there is nothing funny here. Damn.

theJDman

Update: Not really but I wanted to end on a better note so here's a video to enjoy.
http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/archive/episode.php?id=242

Yes, Yes, Yes, YES!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-19T12:47:00.000-06:00

June 12

theJDman

Barenaked Ladies - Sound of Your Voice

2007-02-18T16:49:00.001-06:00

YOU TUBE voyage

2007-02-18T15:49:00.001-06:00

Since I had the choice of babysitting or "you can sit home and do nothing all day". So with my current free time I decided to roam the Internet, listen to the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou(Over and over{I gotta cut that out}), and visit my usual sites, and(of course) I stopped on YOU TUBE to see if Brookers had put up a new video up. While looking I found this video(post above this one) and after watching it I decided to look up some of the other "YOU TUBE Superstars" and see some of their videos(I don't know why I didn't do this earlier). I found a couple more channels to keep an eye out for. Listed below is links to those sites.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=boh3m3 This is the link for Boh3m3, his videos seem to be more one-on-one(talking to the camera) style. This is a no BS zone so if you like things more PC you'd probably like watching Barry Manilow: Live in Salt Lake City better. I enjoyed his video on conspiracies.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JackDanyells This is the link for JackDanyells, his videos are comedy oriented. I like his videos but if I had a complaint I say some of the videos seem like he's trying too hard, but I'm super critical(at least that's what they tell me) of some things. Watch his lost video for Jennifer Garner's cell phone number.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=BaratsAndBereta This is the link to Barats and Bereta, their videos also happen to be comedy oriented. Their theme song is lame(on purpose, I think) but the video about office warfare is great and proves that staplers and ties don't mix.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=thewinekone This is the link to thewinekone(yes that how it's put on the webpage). Now somebody explain to me why an idiot like Michael Bay is allowed to make crap like Texas Chainsaw remake and The Beginning and this guy here isn't making movies, or at least shorts they use to play before the trailers at the moves, before you had to sit through the Dodge commerical, the Shaver commerical, the Coke commerical, the TV trailers for shows you'll never watch when they come on(usually Fox), and finally the trailer of the theater you're in to tell people to turn off your cell phone(because most people aren't smart enough to do that on their own) and don't forget to gain 20 lbs by eating popcorn, candy, and pop. On the main page you'll see a video called Internet Creepo, that is absolutely the best video on YOU TUBE, bar none.

I found a couple other channels I'll keep an eye(one of which I'll turn the volume off and watch while listening to Billy Ocean{And how is she can talk while trying to eat her knee anyway}), but these were the ones that really caught my attention. Do yourself a favor and check them out(watch the video not; Nevermind).

Later.

theJDman

Chick Flick Moment AKA The Future? or The Letter

2007-02-14T13:49:00.000-06:00

Before I begin let me just say that this is not the normal post I usually write, and I will probably remove it in a couple days. Consider yourself warned.

I have a few things to talk about here so I'll just start with the date, Valentine's Day. For the second year in a row I just finished watching A Walk to Remember, Of course last year I read the book then decided to watch the DVD. Both are very well done and I need to say the Movie would have played better if it followed the book closer but what's done is done. After watching it I had a vision, glimpse of the future, or maybe just a wish realization(note to self: never use those two words together like that again); I believe that the future will see a once in a lifetime role that Mandy Moore will just nail and the World will remember it to the exclusion of everything else she will ever do. Now before you say there are several twenty-something actress now that can do the same and make that moment is history, you're right but I just see Mandy Moore in that Future. What do I mean(yeah what do I mean)? Let me explain with another example. Who is Vivien Leigh? The most common answer(except for who is Vivien Leigh?) is she played Scarlett in Gone with the Wind, and that is the extent of what most people know her from. The truth is Vivien Leigh has done other big movies at their time but GwtW is what she's remember for. Now some people might think well that sucks, being remember for one thing. I don't see it that way, because let's face it Gone with the Wind is a movie that's been around for almost 70 years and everybody has seen it, and It's not going anywhere.

So, do I think A Walk to Remember that movie? In a simple one word answer, No. Don't get me wrong this movie has it's fans, but I don't see it being remember on that scale, Moore's place in history is yet to come, her performance in that movie only showed me she can nail it when the time comes. Well when it comes to her fans, they will remember all her success; I'm talking about the world in general. It's something to look forward to(Of course she'd be a lot cooler if she was related to Roger Moore{the real James Bond 007} but nobody's perfect) and I can't wait to see it.

And just one more thing, I Just received a letter from somebody I haven't had contact with for about 5 years. She is the nicest person I have ever met but for some reason I'm not sure what she has to say and I haven't opened the letter. I'm sure everything is fine but I just have this voice telling me to wait, It's the weirest thing and I don't know why but I seem to dread opening it. Maybe I just don't want to open it after seeing that movie, I don't know.

theJDman
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Theme songs: Part 2

2007-02-11T21:41:00.000-06:00

Remember the post where I complained about how TV shows now don't have title theme songs anymore. Well, I guess I'll just shut up now.

theJDman

Who is this Person?

2007-02-04T18:40:00.000-06:00

Who is this person? To the majority of those who will run across this particular post will not really be able to answer that question, actually I'm not really able to answer that question either. The reason I know him is because he was married to one of my cousins. I met him during the couple years before my operation while I was really sick and sadly my memory is really foggy about that time. Among the memories I do have is that he was always one of the first people who would always ask how I was doing; now some might just write that off as good manners, but I know he really wanted to know and cared enough to ask, that meant a lot at the time(and still does). There's a lot more I could say but I'm going to keep some memories for myself.
It's been a whole year now and life goes on, because it has to... Life doesn't stop for anybody, no matter how important they are, or the hole that's left after they're gone. I use to worry about the person who died, I'd wonder if they were OK in the afterlife or if it was all over when the casket shuts. I've come to realize that is doesn't really matter because either way they're not here anymore. Now I seems to worry more about those family and friends that were left behind. My main regret is that I never got to know him better, I always figured there was plenty of time for that later and I was busy with doctors all the time, but now that seems like a cop-out and if I really wanted to I would have made it happen, my regret does me or anybody else no good because I had the opportunity and just didn't take it.

Who is this person? His name is/was

Kyle Forehand

1982-2006

Is this what a terrorist bomb looks like?

2007-02-01T18:21:00.000-06:00

This has got to be one of the dumbest things I have ever seen(and since I watch the news everyday, that's saying something). From what I understand little blinking boxes of a character of the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force where put all around several cities to promote the show. Now some of the people who saw these things(Mini light Brights, IMHO) and naturally thought they were terrorist bombs. Now the people involved with the show had to go to jail and now everybody involved with that show is in trouble. Among the cities was Boston where they spent 1.5 Million in response to this incident(I'd like to see that that bill, overkill don't you think?) and the Gov. Deval Patrick is not amused (looking at him I don't think he's ever amused).

I could go on about how stupid this is but I think the situation speaks for itself. Here's a link to a article about the story http://www.dailysouthtown.com/news/238569,012NWS1.article

theJDman

Destructive Relationships Flash Cards

2007-01-31T19:33:00.001-06:00

theJDman

The Meek shall inherant the Earth, once the Jerks and Whiners are finished with it.

2007-01-05T19:18:00.001-06:00

Can somebody answer a simple question for me? Why is it that the Jerks and Whiners always get what they want? I see it all the time and we always let them get away with it. I see the same 5 people complain about a Cross in a government building(usually in a city or county they don't live in), and the cross is removed, then they move on to the next building. All of a sudden everything is made so nobody will get offended by it. Whatever happened to the concept of "Just deal with it, the world doesn't revolve around you." There's a ton of things I don't like, but they don't change. Now I don't really care if there's a cross in a building or "In God we trust" on money, It doesn't really matter and if it bothers you just ignore it. I guess that covers the Whiners(there's a lot more but I don't have the time or space to list every incident here), so I'll cover the Jerks section.

I've seen this one guy walk into a little grocery store, grab a 30 pack of beer and a couple bags of chips, then tells the cashier that he's going "to take these with him" and bullies the cashier into not calling the cops. And if that's not bad enough I see the cashier take out his wallet and pays for the stuff taken. Well the next day I tell the manager(I know, I should have called the cops) what happened and he puts a stop to it by doing 1 think and 1 thing only, he fired the cashier. Let me make it clear that he did not turn it the guy who took the stuff, he just fired the employee; It makes me just sick. One of the plants up here(not named so I can't be sued, I hope) layed off(fired) 40 workers for 1 simple reason, the man in charge was pissed off because business is up only 7% when it should have been up 9%... but off course he still got his bonuses and other perks. Man that really makes me sick. I guess now we know what happens when the rich don't get richer.

So I guess the lesson here is if you really want something you just need to be as big a jerk as you can be, or just whine as loud as you can. He who whines loudest gets his way.

theJDman

P.S. Before you say it, this was a commentary and not a whining session.

The Way it should End

2006-12-28T15:32:00.000-06:00

Over the weekend I went to see the movie Rocky Balboa . I have seen all the movies and like all movies franchises there's highlight and lows. Overall I can't really say that there is a awful Rocky movie(although many hate 5). I'm glad this movie was made and it leaves the series on a positive note, and I believe the reason 5 is hated is because it's a complete downer. I'm not going to review the movie; But I am going to say this is the way to end Rocky(there is a reason Mr. Stallone was up for best actor).

theJDman

"Not getting Hasled, not getting Hustled"

2006-12-11T20:37:00.000-06:00

Sometime during the Summer I decided to watch a TV series from start to finish, and today I just finished watching Good Times. Before I start let me just say that I love that whole season of shows are being released on DVD. I didn't plan on this show in particular but it was the first show that came to mind that I had all the seasons for.

Good Times is about a poor family living in the projects in Chicago. Each of the cast had their moments but show started to become the J.J.(Jimmy Walker) show with a where's Waldo type of game where you'd try to guess when he'd say it(the catchphrase "Dy-no-mite"). That's my biggest problem with this show, and if you can get past that(I did) and I can recommend this show. The 1st episode is about the family getting evicted for not having enough money to pay the rent because the mother Florida(Esther Rolle) had an operation that took the rent money. The father James(John Amos) ends up getting the money by hustling pool which Florida considers immoral.

Show Highlights(IMHO) and by that I mean most memoral episodes. In "The Gang" J.J. is forced to join a gang and gets shot by the gang leader, then James goes to court to make sure the leader gets whats coming to him. In "The Big Move" While getting ready to move the family recieves a telegram that James was killed in a car accident. "The Evans get involved" has J.J. and Willona find that a new neighbor girl is being beaten by her mother. "Where have all the Doctors gone?" Florida takes Penny to the doctor and finds that another doctor is leaving the Ghetto because their seems to be no reason to stay. And in "Michael gets Suspended" Michael gets into an arguement with his teacher about the lack of black history and said George Washington was a racist. James gets ready to punish Michael for his lack of respect toward Washington, the teacher, and his father.

On the final episode of the series everybody gets to move out of the Ghetto and thing are looking up. When I judge a series I always look to the first and final episodes; the ending of this episode just seemed to come out of nowhere. I liked the fact it ended with everybody getting a better life after 6 years of hard times, I just wish they built it up better.

I could give more information but the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times has a lot of the information I was planing to use in this post. Overall the show was really good during the first 3 seasons and during the last 3 three years it was okay but just didn't seem right without the full family. If this show kept it's original premise on the family it would have been great... but it is what it is.

I think I will try this again with a different series(hopefully with a more complete review) but if I had to rate this series over all I would rate it a 3 out of 5. If you want to watch this program all 6 seasons are available on DVD and also runs on TV-Land.

theJDman

All Americans want ...

2006-11-27T15:27:00.000-06:00

Now before I start I should tell you that I watch too much news. I just got finished watching two pundits(dumb word, by the way) talking about the war in Iraq. One of them said "All Americans want this war to end and our troops back right now." The other one said "Americans want to win this war and thus make it a safer world." I'm sick and tired of one idiot or another telling me what all Americans want. Let me end the debate once and for all.

All Americans cannot agree on any single subject!!!

And all Americans can't even agree on that single point. Pick any subject you want and they will not be any overall agreement. The local Best Buy could give free HDTV's to anybody who goes there to claim it; and that would still get somebody pissed off. Here are a couple complaints I can think of just off the top of my head...
01) Why can't they just deliver it to my house?
02) Why can't I get other free stuff to go with it?
03) I don't want one unless I earn it.
04) HDTV's won't be as cool it everybody has one.
05) Because I can only get one free.
I'll just stop here but you get the idea. If you can think of one think of any topic all Americans agree on just leave it in the comments section... and then I'll point out why you're wrong. How's that for conceded?

theJDman

It would appear that there's a place lower than the bottom of the barrel.

2006-11-16T20:01:00.001-06:00

Well I would talk to this but I think this link tells the tale http://www.itv.com/news/world_3be8ad5d80e91197e2295e175a938dd1.html
There isn't a much lower point to sink to, This is just really sad.

Update: The book and interview are being pulled, as for the money, I'm not really sure if he gets it or not.

theJDman

Moving Day... Again!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-11-09T18:43:00.002-06:00

Okay, look at the photo to the left. That is a complete load of B.S. Hello my name is theJDman and I HATE moving, and that photo does nothing but piss me off! It says,"Hi there, helping your buddy move is nothing but a great time, and when we're done all the boys are going to the bar to have a couple drinks."
I have never had a good moving experience whether it's me moving, or some family member, or some friend or whatever the reason I'm moving is. I don't know how it is for everybody else but I have never seen anybody smile during a move, in fact you learn from everybody else how much of an idiot the person who's moving really is.

Here is my list of the 10 insults frequently used during a move(in no particular order).

01) "For the last time, the landlord isn't an asshole. You're getting kicked out for not paying the rent."
02) "Doesn't this idiot know how to pack a box?"
03) "Put it down dumbass. Next time I'll just do it myself!"
04) "The box is labed Bathroom, so why in the hell did you put it in the Kitchen?"
05) "Who's the genius who put my glasswares under a box of power tools, and in a truck no less?"
06) "Hey! I'm not getting paid here so just shut the hell up!"
07) "Stupid moron, half this stuff(word replacement) isn't even packed yet."
08) "Wow, maybe it's not a good idea to move in with your boyfriend of the month all the time."
09) "Great, another wasted Saturday because he had to go and sleep with(2 word in place of 1) the landlord's wife."(and boy I wish I was making that 1 up)
10) "It might help if you could hold a job for more than a week."
And then there's one used before a move that is always said, in one form or another(always on a Thursday night).
"Well I guess we have to move your dumbass (place relatives relation and name here), so there's another weekend shot in the ass."

Look moving sucks all around, and it doesn't matter if you're moving on up or down, the moving parts sucks. I should end this on a positive point... But I just can't think of one.

theJDman

And here's some good advice.

Update to last post.

2006-11-01T17:59:00.000-06:00

Well I guess Kerry does know the words. Not too long ago John Kerry posted an apology on his website.
Do you know that feeling you get when something happens that you never.... everrrr.... Expected to see and when it happens you don't really believe it. I might still be sleeping and this is all a dream. And you right , I'm making a big deal out of this because this is the second thing I though I would never see; the first is included in the photo below.

theJDman

Some people just need to shut up!

2006-11-01T11:25:00.000-06:00

John Kerry 10/30/06 Pasadena, CA

"I'm sorry" just doesn't seem to be in John Kerry's vocabulary. That's my biggest beef against him, his words against the Vietnam troops and this statement from a couple days and isn't apologetic; the reason is because he doesn't think what he's done is wrong. That's my view on it.

Update: I took the video off because it was no longer available.

theJDman

The new TV season review... So far

2006-10-13T18:43:00.000-05:00

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I am giving a quick review of the currnet TV season by review the 4 new shows I'm currently watching. I did the same thing last year when I watched Threshold, Close to Home, The War at Home, and Bones. I liked all of them and only 1 was cancelled, pretty good record for that year. For this year I picked another 4 shows and I'll give a quick show breakdown and my thoughts about the shows. Here's the first on my list...

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is about these 2 guys who use to work for the show a few years ago and were fired. But they were brought back by a new studio head after the current man in charge of the show went on live TV and berated the network. I had a feeling that this was an Movie script that was turned into a TV series(I get the same feeling about that show Justice ). To be honest I didn't have high hopes for this show but it's been better than I thought it would be, and the same can be said of Matt Perry. So far there hasn't been a bad episode and I hope it continues.

The Nine is about these 9 people who were in the Bank when it was robbed and held hostage for about 2 days. So far this show is doing Okay and I can see where they're going, It seems as the year goes on they'll tell what happened during that robbery. The only problem I can see is where the show can go after that.

Heroes is about these different people who all of a sudden discover they have super powers. So far this show is a little disappointing and that's too bad, I hope it gets better soon. It's really too bad because I've seen Greg Grunberg in other shows and he is an excellent actor. I also enjoy Hayden Panettiere when she was Lizzie on Guiding Light and Noah Gary-Cabey as Franklin from My Wife and Kids. There was however this really cool scene at the end of the resent episode after the cheerleader character gets in killed when she gets a branch through the back of her head after an attempted rape; After the stick is removed she wakes up and notices she has chest cut open, exposing her ribcage.

Jericho is about this town in Colorado named Jericho and how they survive after there is a nuclear attack. So far this show is working, very well in fact. This show has the most potential to be a series that will be remembered. The cast is great(as far as the main cast goes) and to be honest when I heard Skeet Ulrich was in this show I was not happy, so far he's doing great.

As I write this I have news about these shows; both Jericho and Heroes have both been picked up for the season and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is getting rating NBC isn't happy with but they're gonna wait and see because it does well with the rich demographic... So far, So good. Now that I'm done I'm going to watch another horror(all during October), what movie? Don't think about it too hard.

theJDman

Lawsuits and Kiss my Ass clubs

2006-09-22T20:24:00.000-05:00

Here's the deal; I just finished watching cable news and I just had to talk about it. Celebrities are "MAD AS HELL AND AIN'T GONNA TAKE THIS ANYMORE"(not actual celeb quote, from the movie Network) about tabloids making up stories and how they're suing the tabloids. Now I don't really care about tabloids. What got my attention was that they consider Blogs, websites, my space, facebook and others as fair game for lawsuits.

That's bull, it's about classy as Warner Brothers suing all the kids with Harry Potter websites so they can protect their copyright, well bite me. Right now this isn't a problem but if you look further down the road you'll see where this all leads; basically anybody who says anything about a celebrity they dislike, you can expect a lawsuit. So I can expect a lawsuit from Lindsay Lohan(provided she can stay sober long enough to show up to court) because I pointed to a letter that said she was a spoiled brat. Well there's only one response to that... If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, that means it's a duck.

To break it down; Be ready to kiss major celebrity ass or go to court. There are some celebrities that are so good at what they do it's just amazing and those are the ones that I say nothing but praise because it's well deserved. But I will never say anything good about a wasteland of nothing, like Paris Hilton. Is there anybody worse than Paris? Maybe Kato, nah at least he has a little character(very little)... If you can think of anybody worse let me know. "Hey everybody, join the Paris Hilton kiss my ass Club." just don't expect to see me there.

theJDman

Today

2006-09-11T18:16:00.000-05:00

The one thing that really gets me about today is not really about the attack five years ago(which was bad so don't get wrong), It's the stories about the families of those who died. The stories about the hero's of 9/11 are great too hear and reminds us all what we can do when we have to(you never know what you are capable of until you're pushed to act). I know that thousands of people die every day and still life goes on, because it has to. I watched at the names were read off at ground zero today and what really bothers me is that... Every name that was read today was somebody that died for no good reason. They died because some people(?) in another country hate America. They base their attack on what their religious book tells them? I don't know about Islam and I don't really care to if this is the result.

How did I spend this day? I visited my Sister and Dad, then I watched my nieces Alyssa(after school) and Amber and we had a good day. I going to close out and call my Mom and talk for awhile. I could have done my usual routine but I decided to spend the day with my family... Just in case the time isn't there later(Which I hope there is). I wish everybody has the same opportunity and takes advantage of it because tomorrow never knows. Have a good night.

theJDman

Music sets the mood, Sometimes not the 1 you think of...

2006-09-06T21:12:00.000-05:00

I'll be quick here, but I've noticed a trend were music meant for 1 mood is used for another. I'll list a couple examples and I have a video to show what I'm talking about.

1)The X-Files used a song called Wonderful, Wonderful by Johnny Mathis during a scene where these 3 inbred guys attack and kill the town sheriff and his wife in their home, the episode was named Home.

2)This last year Lost used a song by Moma Cass called Make your own kind of music in the season opener where Jack enters the hatch and all of a sudden this song comes up out of nowhere and he finds John(fellow crash survivor) with a gun to John's head by somebody he doesn't know.

3)The season finale of Nip/Tuck's 2nd season has a attacker called the Carver(who attacks and deforming his victims) that threatened to kill Sean if he repaired any of his victims. Sean went ahead and did anyway and the season ends with him and his partner preparing for the worst. Sean waits for the Carver with a gun ready to kill the Carver. The song here is a love song by Art Garfunkel called All I Know. The rest is in the video below.

Nip/Tuck example

That full scene is really intense, I only had a short clip to show what I was talking about. I think in some cases(like those listed above) that practice helps the show create a memory that goes beyond just a memorable scene. In a way it really ups the creep-out factor(at least in that clip) and it's really effective if you've never heard the song before; If you hear the song(from then on) on it's own the context of the song changes for you and takes you back to the scene. But if this becomes the new Hollywood thing it will loose it's impact and not stick out as much, just like every idea they run into the ground.

theJDman

Jump the Shark!!!

2006-08-23T15:34:00.000-05:00

Disappointed, Isn't that the point? http://www.jumptheshark.com/

theJDman