"That Metal Show" is a new show for old-school metal but does it bring out the old devil horns or makes the viewer bang their respective head against a wall? Britt Schramm breaks it the initial offering and tells you if it is worth your TiVo HD space.
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Week #11 is the second battle for AFC East supremacy as the New York Jets roll into to Foxboro. This week's column, titled Law, Yer In Love, looks at the recent pickup by the Jets of Ty Law (a former Pat from the the last 3 SB teams), how Law reacted to the signing (more quizzical for the reader than for Law) and what the Pats need to do to win.
Week #10 brings the first of two division games as co-AFC East leader Buffalo enters the mighty confine of The Razor. This week's column, titled Gettin Up, looks at the aftermath of Pats/Colts and brings out some positives from the loss as well as what should the Pats do to drop Buffalo (at least for one game) from the top AFC East spot.
I'm about as cutting edge as a sledgehammer. So, it should be no surprise that I've finally jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. I created this twitter feed to be more of a microblog for my personal thoughts and comments that wouldn't find a home here. Also, it will be nice to finally make my BlackBerry work for me rather than the other way around. So, I will be placing the image below on the right column for everyone's reference and please feel free to add my Twitter feed to follow my uncensored exploits in today's ever-changing world.
Week #9, much like Halloween, could be trick or treat for the Patriots as the 3-4 Colts welcome the Pats for their first game in the recently opened Lucas Oil Stadium. This week's column, titled The Old Gray Mare, She Ain't What She Used To Be, examines a little bit further the comparison between the first years as starting Pats QB for both Brady and Cassel as well as how the Pats should attack the Colts in order for them to secure the win.
In keeping with todays' self-pub motif, here are a couple of articles from your humble host that are on the Interweb which may be of some interest to you:
Guns N' Roses : Chinese Democracy (single) review - Kung-Fu Rodeo
One Reason to be Greatful for Being a Nerd Dad - Nerd Dads
Week #8 is almost at the halfway point in the NFL season and the Patriots, finding a renewed sense of self, welcomes the team that they beat for their first Super Bowl victory, the St. Louis Rams. This week's column, titled Building Blocks, highlights the need to evaluated the defensive backfield after Rodney Harrison's season-ending injury and looks at what the Pats need to do to beat the Rams.
NFL Week #7 is a classic MNF battle that brings the Broncos to play at the Razor. This week's column is titled Buckin' the Urge to Panic where I make my case for the possible future of a certain New England running back and show which team the Patriots should model themselves after in order to gain that all important W.
Today's post is all about me shamelessly promoting my stuff on other sites. Click below to read the sweet goodness that comes from my huge noggin:
Virgin Comics existing in an Amazonian afterlife - KFR
Here We Go Again - “Chinese Democracy” Gets A New Release Date - KFR
Criminals Beware, it’s Spatman! - Nerddads
And don't forget - new Line 'Em Up tomorrow, kids!
Just to make sure that I have occupy all of my free time doing stuff on the Internets, I have joined up with fellow my KFR cronies Steve and Andrew to blog about being a dad in a pop-culture world. The site is called (as if the logo and this post's title were not clear enough) nerd dad.
The site should reflect the thoughts and ideas of a group of dads who are deep into geek culture and how it's passed on/tolerated by their offspring. Nerddads.com will have frequent posts and will cover the gambit for dads on the possible cutting edge - from new tech for dads to kiddie-based nerd items to mold the youngster into the nerd of tomorrow to the prerequisite cute kid pics.
As you may or may not have noticed, I have included the link to Nerddads over on the right under the More BS bullet for ease of accessiblity. So, stop by and watch as I perpetually embarrass my kids for years to come which will result in pricey therapy sessions in less than 10 years time.
NFL Week #6 brings the New England Patriots down the PCH and drops them off at San Diego for a Sunday night affair. This week's column is titled No Merry Men in San Diego and covers my beef with the whole Cris Carter rant on New England fans and how porous the San Diego defensive backfield has become in the '08 season.
NFL Week #5 has the New England Patriots comng off the bye week to play the once mighty San Francisco 49ers. This week's column is titled "Dressed to the Niners". Topics of interest include if Al Davis is truly part of the undead, the youth movement in San Fran and what Patrick Willis has in common with Chuck Norris and Kiefer Sutherland.
Week #3 brings a very familiar opponent, the Miami Dolphins, and this week's column is titled "Playing with a Porpoise". Topics of interest include the the common thread in the two Dolphins losses, the lack of any positive numbers in Miami and a look around the fan-based media in regards to this game.
This week's column is about this week's opponent, the NY Jets, and is titled "Melodrama in the Meadowlands". Topics of interest include the predominant formation that the Jets will run against the Pats, a change in the Jets' Special Teams and a look around the media in regards to this game.
Of course, everyone will have a reaction to the almost confirmed serious injury to the NFL's reigning MVP and I am no exception. So, I wrote about a 900-word missive to Patriots Daily and what came out was Grinding Those Lemons. Here's the intro to the piece by the site's EIC:
Editors Note - As you might imagine, the PD staff has been on high alert since the startling loss of the Patriots’ best player yesterday, just moments after a new season began. We’re all trying to figure out where the Pats players and coaches - and yes, their fans too - go from here. Britt Schramm, author of our weekly Line ‘Em Up feature, offers these early thoughts (SB).Click the image above or this link here to read more from the Head of the Pats Bunker in Hurricane Alley. Sphere: Related Content
This week's game versus the Kansas City Chiefs is titled "Hitting The Reset Button". Topics of interest include the youth of the Chiefs, the reliability of Nick Novak and what other web commentators are saying about the Chiefs. Give it a chance and Lemme Know what you think of it.
It appears that there is more fallout from Wowio's slow payment news that includes its parent company, Paltinum Studios. Hero By Night creator and erstwhile Platinum employee DJ Coffman has taken issue with some of the comments that were posted on a financial message board by the COO of the company, Brian Altounian.
While Coffman does have some vitriol towards Platinum in regards to their business deal that went south after some lengthy non-payment problems, his words are not without merit. Altounian comes off as a minor league ambulance chaser trying to discredit anyone and everyone who doesn't substantiate his claim that the slow payment to Wowio creators is a mere bump in the Platinum's road to Hollywood gold.
Also, if I was the CFO of this company, I would be pissed that my COO has nothing better to do than post his views on a message board; especially one that is searchable by a Google crawlbot. There is a reason why there's a Public Relations division in most competent companies that handle this type of stuff in an official and diplomatic fashion. To me, this type of stuff are just further signs that Platinum is not meant to last longer than a year, tops.
In better news, I have made no effort to hide that I am a prize whore. And I would've posted more on this when it was first announced but I was a big winnah of a indie movie poster from the good folks over at NewsAskew.com. And while you may think that it would involve a Kevin Smith production, you would be wrong.
It's a poster for the direct-to-DVD movie Brutal Massacre, a spoof in the Spinal Tap vein of Slasher movies. it stars David Naughton (of American Werewolf in London and TV's Making It fame) and Brian O'Halloran (Dante and various other Hicks family characters in the View Askew movies).
What makes me the prize whore that I am is that I haven't seen the movie and really have no plans to actually view it (may Netflix if it's a slow week) but I still threw my name and address in the hopper for a chance to get the free stuff. Man, am I clinical or what? The poster is pictured below in case you're interested.
Editors Note: This morning I’m happy to introduce you to our newest PD staffer Britt Schramm, who will write “Line ‘Em Up”, our weekly preview of the Patriots’ next opponent. In his initial post, Britt looks at some of the issues facing the World Champion Giants as they wrap up their pre-season with a final exhibition game with the Pats tonight. Welcome aboard, Britt (SB).Well, what are you waiting for? Click on the column image above or the text link below to read more of this goodness. Any comments/complaints/grievances are welcomed either here or at Patriots Daily.
Here it is - the last of my thirties. Burgers were grilled, cake was had and presents were opened. Nothing really more to say other than that I am celebrating the day of my birth with other August 25th babes (including a former 007, a magician's former muse and a former Batman director whose art is pictured above):
The OC's Rachel Bilson - 27
Former model and former David Copperfield squeeze, Claudia Schiffer - 38
Foodie and Talk Show's junior Oprah, Rachael Ray - 40
Hannah Montana's dad, Dancing With the Stars cast-off and former owner of a killer mullet, Billy Ray Cyrus - 47
One-and-done speaking part as a Video Director on Singles and the former Two-time Batman director, Tim Burton - 50
Alison and Veronica warbler, Elvis Costello - 54
Reality show monarch and Rock's greatest pitchman for his own group, Gene Simmons - 59
Fireman and handlebar mustache wearer, Rollie Fingers - 62
Notre Dame apologist and suffer of the beast named Kathy Lee, Regis Philbin - 75
The first to take the Bond moniker and the one that turned Catherine Zeta Jones on to old people, Sean Connery - 78
The original neighborhood Dealer, Monty Hall - 85
* Ed. Note - I know that I used the Burton image last year. And before you ask, I will continue to use it until I find a better one. Get used to it. *
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