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Thursday, August 29, 2002

 
You can do it, Steeze!
Mike Wilson - 6:28:00 PM


Wednesday, August 28, 2002

 
How many people read this thing? Recently, I've discovered that all manner of people visit my individual blog, people whom I never would have guessed were reading. That's all fine and good, but then several comments were taken out of context and I've been reaping the whirlwind since. How many people visit this blog? There are ways to find out, but they are lightyears beyond my sorry skills.
Mike Wilson - 12:07:00 PM


Tuesday, August 27, 2002

 
Steeze, yes I have seen The Anniversary Party starring, among others, the luminous Parker Posey; it would be a quality rental. I also highly suggest Unforgiven and Van Wilder.

And while I do not wish to rain on your "Mike's wife will be Asian" parade, I feel compelled to point out that the lovely Ms. Shaw is, in fact, not Asian.

Last but not least, the issue before us: David's tristate eating of a taco. My thought are as such: ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a new Mr. Taco and vote thusly.
Mike Wilson - 7:03:00 PM


Saturday, August 24, 2002

 
Any meal with parents is a trap, even those from which you escape unscathed. I'm of two minds: on the one hand, I hope that my kids and I will have this really bizarre relationship so that breakfast with me won't seem a trap to them, but on the other hand that seems rather unlikely, because probably no matter how good a job I do, they'll view me with suspicion. I want my kids to desperately wish for a more normal father in high school, but then by adulthood realize that I kicked ass as their pop. And I want my kids to call me Pop.
Mike Wilson - 2:06:00 PM


Friday, August 23, 2002

 
Dumbasses. As far as Full Frontal, I'm intrigued by the presence of Catherine Keener, but I'm repulsed by that of Julia Roberts. And I'm not sure, but I think I'm beginning to hate Soderbergh.
Mike Wilson - 3:16:00 PM


Thursday, August 22, 2002

 
Also, guys, movie titles are italicized, not bolded.
Mike Wilson - 2:46:00 PM

 
Kevin, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You cannot even imagine how bad Battlefield Earth is. Oh, sweet merciful crap, it was so bad that I blacked out. Seriously. Once, David and I were watching Silent Running late at night and I fell asleep, thus sparing myself most of that horrendous experience. But with Battlefield Earth, I didn't fall asleep, I just don't remember large chunks of the movie. I swear that I did not fall asleep. Time is just... missing. Not that I'm complaining. It was awful. Awful. Awful. Awful. I didn't think even Travolta was capable of being that awful.

Let me put it this way: the movie could not have been worse even had it been directed by and starred Quentin Tarentino.
Mike Wilson - 2:45:00 PM


Tuesday, August 20, 2002

 
We miss you too, Kevin.
Mike Wilson - 2:51:00 PM

 
Zach Nie is partially right, but mostly wrong. Okay, notice that after you enter your name and password on the main Blogger page, you then come to a two-windowed page. The bottom window contains posts. The top window is blank until you type a post into it. Above these windows, to the upper right hand side, are two buttons. They are called Post and Post & Publish. Clicking on the Post button will send your latest bit of brilliance to the bottom window. However, if one of your friends visits the BTW Blog page, they will not see this post. After you've selected the Post button and your post goes down to the bottom window, you will notice a new, orange button at the top of the bottom window. This button is called Publish. If you want your post to appear on the publicly accessable page, you have to not only post, but also publish.

A simpler way to do this is to click on the Post & Publish button. This will automatically send your post to the bottom window and display it on the public page. Now, as the "owner" of this blog, I do have the ability to publish and edit all the posts. On many occasions, I have found days worth of posts unpublished. So, the first thing I do after logging in is check to make sure that everything that has been posted has been published. I never edit your posts, except to occasionally italicize an unitalicized movie title. (If you want to learn how to italicize, just ask me and I'll be happy to fun a tutorial. Why? Because I'm anal and it bothers me to see unitalicized movie titles.)
Mike Wilson - 2:48:00 PM


Monday, August 19, 2002

 
Hey, guys, also remember that when you want to post a comment, you have to both "post" and "publish". If that seems dauntingly complex, I recommend the "Post & Publish" button. Thanks.
Mike Wilson - 2:54:00 PM

 
Yeah, RBF rocked, but I'd have to say that while their set was very good, the best half hour I've experienced this summer woul dhave to be the last half hour of Attack of the Clones. Of course, since I've seen the movie (and thus the last half hour) sixteen times, it actually comprises the best eight hours of the summer.

And though I love the Warped Tour, I will not go should it ever again be held at Comerica Park.
Mike Wilson - 2:52:00 PM


Tuesday, August 13, 2002

 
Sarcasm is lost on you people. The concept of seeing ABBA live doesn't actually frighten me, I merely thought saying so would be a humorous and inoffensive way of registering my dislike of disco. Okay, okay, the thought of seeing ABBA live does frighten me, but only a little. Nothing like the race against time for AOTC tickets.

So, what RCY songs do you guys think we should send to Mike Park? Liz, Kevin, David, obviously suggestion for actualy Yams should take precidence, but Zach, Jon, Jason, et al., I'd like to hear what you have to say.
Mike Wilson - 2:28:00 PM


Monday, August 12, 2002

 
ABBA live. I don't know if I've ever been more frightened.
Mike Wilson - 3:46:00 PM


Friday, August 09, 2002

 
Ace Mace Windu is Michigan?! Aw, kick ass!
Mike Wilson - 9:47:00 PM


Thursday, August 08, 2002

 
Zach, I want my Green Arrows back.
Mike Wilson - 6:40:00 PM


Wednesday, August 07, 2002

 
Unfortunately, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones will not be at the Detroit Warped, but that's okay because I saw them in San Francisco and nobody else likes them nearly as much as I do. Also, out there RBF was the very first band to play; so, of course we missed them. (Scheduling fuckers can go to hell.) But, I highly expect my ass to be rocked by Molly, MxPx, NFG, et al. Eleven days...

Last night's show was wicked cool. The last opening band's, Sugarcult, lead singer was exactly the guy that John Duffy wants to be with The Hot Flashez. It was uncanny. At the end of the encore, Roger dove off the stage and surfed for a while. It was awesome. I don't think I've ever left a show with a more thoroughly drenched T-shirt. Man, I love the Jake.

And We Were Soldiers was very good, except for the cheesy family parts. The Vietnam parts were excellent.
Mike Wilson - 12:51:00 PM


Tuesday, August 06, 2002

 
Less Than Jake tonight at Clutch Cargo's! What the hell was I doing with my life before I discovered ska and punk?
Mike Wilson - 1:38:00 PM


Monday, August 05, 2002

 
All that, plus rich. Hey, extra points if you're watching a movie in the credits of which your name appears and you can pull of the Kevin Stermer Manuever. Kevin, get your name into Episode III and maybe this dream could come true.
Mike Wilson - 7:32:00 PM


Saturday, August 03, 2002

 
Kevin is incredibly right. Signs is fantastic. I need to take some time to think about it, but there's a really good chance it will beat Spider-Man to be the second best movie of the Summer.
Mike Wilson - 3:59:00 PM


Friday, August 02, 2002

 
Holy shit, dude, Kevin has essentially become Ben Burtt! Sweet! Hey, hey, Mr. Burtt, how the hell did you generate the sound of those seismic charges in Attack of the Clones?
Mike Wilson - 7:17:00 PM

 

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