One of the greatest games of the 90s, NBA Jam, is making a comeback and now you can help vote for the players that will represent each team. I remember back in Jr. High my friend Joel got his dad to buy NBA Jam the day it came out when he got off of work and we played it for like 5 straight hours that afternoon, and then pretty much everyday for the next few months. It’s a great game and I’m glad it’s making a comeback. Right now you can vote for players on the Pacers, Bucks and Bobcats (Robertcats, Bobkittens et al). Voting for those three teams ends on Feb. 8th, and then a new group of teams will begin their voting session. Since PCC2C’s East Coast Headquarters are repped right in C-town, I encourage you to at least vote for the Bobcats players and recommend the triumvirate of Felton, Wallace and Jackson. Get out to those virtual polls and make a difference. Yes we can!
How about some sweet Chicago DJ mixes featuring some of your favorite artists like The Sounds, Passion Pit, The Cool Kids? and more. Hey Champ provides just that and you can download their album for free. Doesn’t get much better than that. Let the rocking out commence.
Tonight, ABC airs the premiere to the sixth and final season of LOST. It is the beginning of the end to a story shrouded in mystery, science fiction, romance and drama. If you need a refresher from last season check out the summation over at the Daily Herald. Last season’s finale was teeming with excitement, tension and loose ends. The LOST production team has promised answers to the many dangling mysteries and I’m interested to see just how quickly they get that moving. The greatest show on TV enters what will hopefully be it’s greatest season yet. Game time…
Welcome back to another exciting installment of GTM-OE. I’m happy to be back guest-hosting while my cohost, and friend, Rhett finishes up purifying drinking water for Laotian orphans…with his mind. As always, the picture above is your first clue, leave your guesses in the comments section, and I’ll update as necessary. Good luck…
Update: No correct guesses thus far, so here’s your next clue. Piece it all together…
Update II: We have a winner! This was a tricky one to judge because the answer was mentioned very early on, but didn’t look to be an official guess. Plus, it’s kind of an unwritten rule not to make more than one guess per clue. That being said JB is our winner, but he may feel obliged to share his video clip with Meredith H. who was the first one to actually mention the correct answer. The correct answer of course being Se7en, the most badass movie ever about the seven deadly sins (like gluttony and sloth). JB, be sure to tell all of your friends how great you are (Meredith H. I guess you can too) but for this week only since next week greatness will go up in price. Thanks to everyone for playing and I’ll see you next week…
Enjoy Twitter and/or Facebook status updates? Want the world to know what you’re doing all the time no matter how inconsequential or mundane? Want a more creative outlet for this type of communication? Well you’re in luck, because today is Hourly Comic Day. Just draw a comic of what you’re doing each hour and share it with friends or post it online. Head on over to Hourly Comics and check out more details and see other people’s comics for inspiration. At least this way people can visually picture you eating a sandwich for lunch rather than you just tweeting about it. Word.
-John
(Thanks to PCC2C reader JB for the link, who in turn received the link from fellow PCC2C reader bp.)
While we prepare ourselves for the impending Oscar hype-machine, a hype-machine I happen to be down with by the way, I thought it might be nice to look at some 2010 films that will be enthralling movie-goers in the coming months. I think these movies look pretty awesome, therefore, you should also. I’ll spare you a synopsis of the movie under each trailer clip - as trailers are supposed to give you an overview of the film by design. Who am I to undermine the trailer gods? No one, that’s who. Instead I’ll add hilarious quips about why I’m interested in them. You guys are smart, you’ll figure out what they’re about. Seriously, my quips are going to be soooo hilarious.
Green Zone Universal/Working Title - March 12th
Matt Damon punches people in the face! Greg Kinnear plays a bad guy; possibly gets punched in the face. By Matt Damon. I’m in.
The Runaways Apparition/River Road Entertainment - March 19th
Nothing hilarious here really. I was skeptical at first when I heard the cast list, but everyone really looks the part and all of the stills and media from the film look great. A real surprise and I’m excited to see it.. Plus I heard Matt Damon punches Dakota Fanning in the face at the end. Hilarious!
Kick-Ass Lionsgate/Marv - April 16th
Lots of face-punching, however, these happen to be sans Mr. Damon. I’ve often thought of becoming a superhero and fighting crime outside the boundaries of the law, even though I’m devoid of super powers. Some people would call me a vigilante, but I prefer ” Delusional Man”. My super ability would be to blur the line between fantasy and reality enough to make myself think I could foil criminals. It’s what the world’s been waiting for, and I think watching teenagers take that first step towards an untimely death could fill the void until I’m ready.
Recently I’ve been listening to the song Sledgehammer a lot. It’s made me realize that it is incredibly awesome. In fact, it’s one of the greatest songs of the 1980s and even thought it was extremely popular at the time - I still think it qualifies as being underrated. Peter Gabriel himself is a music legend and deserves better praise than my pedestrian phrasing can muster here in my humble space on the interweb. However, I’m not above throwing some love out to the song itself. Me and the song. Me and Sledgehammer. The brilliance of the song is that it seamlessly moves through 3 distinct genres and executes each one perfectly. The introduction to the song by the brass section is perfect funk and soul, the verse is an expertly crafted pop rhythm and the finale is a surpise blend of R&B and gospel. It’s awesome. The song is phenomenal, Peter Gabriel is the man, and this older track is about to make it happen. Word.
Bonus video of Peter Gabriel making it happen live. Kirkham loves the sledgehammer dance.
Welcome back to another exciting edition of GTM-OE. I’m happy to be back guest-hosting while Rhett continues to circumnavigate the earth. I think that’s what he’s doing. He’s circumnavigating something. Anyway, as always, the picture above is your first clue, leave your guesses in the comments section and I’ll update as necessary. Good luck…
Update: We have a winner! While my favorite guess came courtesy of bp, I must congratulate Paugh as this week’s winner. The answer was Turner & Hooch, featuring a young Tom Hanks in the midst of his early days when he churned out random comedies. Remember when he was a comic actor? Who knew he’d go to be such a respected thespian? And for the record, there’s no finer hooch than Wild Irish Rose. Talk about bang for your buck. Anyway, Paugh, be sure to tell all your friends how great you are, but for this week only - since you got it so quickly I didn’t get to use the rest of my other awesome clues (one was a clip from Scrubs) and I’ll be revoking your greatness soon.
New feature: we’re officially retiring the surprised kitten. He had a good run and we still love the little guy, but from now on the winner each week will get a brand new youtube clip. Dig that. Thanks to everyone for playing and we’ll see you back here next week.
Here’s an incredibly awesome real time look at the crash of Oceanic flight 815. It’s the perfect reminder of how awesome LOST is. Looking forward to February 2nd and the start of season 6….
Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears Lost Highway Records
Since they’re from Austin, Texas it shouldn’t surprise anyone that they managed to play multiple sets during the SXSW weekend this past year. A scintilating blues group with hints of punk and soul, Black Joe and Co. deliver powerful lyrics with abandon and unhinged showmanship. Tracks like Bitch, I Love You, have proven to be more than just a clever name and have garnered the group much attention. A break out band from 2009 Black Joe is here to learn you all about those big booty women. I think we can all appreciate that.
