Mix-Master JD

Mixed Batch of Randomness

Ok, so now that Barroids has FINALLY hit the big home run, can we shift our focus to College and NFL football? Not to pick on the human pin-cushion, because I certainly don’t think he was the only MLB player that was guilty of juicing by any stretch of the imagination, its just that I don’t know how much more of Bud Selig’s evil mug (Excellent work by the production crew, by removing his horns) I could have stomached. Speaking of which, is there a bigger hypocrite involved with professional sports today?

Speaking of David Stern and his cheating refs, how long before we find out there were more officials and a lot more games that were affected by this corruption? Since we are a nation of individuals that convicts and sentences people based on half-truths, rumors, lies, and speculation every day, I’m going to go ahead and assume the NBA at the very least had ‘some’ knowledge of scandals prior to the story hitting the AP a few weeks ago.

What’s the deal with the multitude of crap Hollywood is cramming down our throats these days? Rather than spending time, effort, and the exorbitant amount of (wasted) money on actually developing the stories and characters, it seems that producers and directors are content with flinging 150 million dollars worth of CGI and bullshit at the wall with the hopes of making some sort of ‘puurrty’ pattern. Only problem is that most of us have become such gullible mouth-breathers that we mindlessly slobber our ways through 90 minutes of horseshit, $7 buckets of corn and grease, not to mention the 64 ounce vats of ’Dawktah Peppah’. Not to be overly nostalgic, but I remember when the summertime movie rush used to be something to look forward to…not something I’m forced to roll my eyes over. Just take a look at some of the movie releases from a decade ago (1997)- Fifth Element, Men in Black, The Game, L.A. Confidential, U-Turn, Gattaca, The Devil’s Advocate, Boogie Nights, Good Will Hunting, Amistad, Jackie Brown, and even Titanic (yes, it pained me to include that one). These days we either get some kind of retread-remake, 3rd or 4th installment of a long-dead story, or the aforementioned CGI production. Hell, Rush Hour 3 (yes, Chris Tucker is still alive) wasn’t even accepted for release in China…yeah Jackie Chan is still a main character, so what does that tell you? No thanks for me, I’ll leave the $10.50 tickets to all of you party people…I’d rather watch some preseason football. R.I.P. Bill Walsh (1931-2007).