Maybe I Am, Maybe I'm Not

I walked past this poster the other day .

Like so many other things, this photo gave me pause and inspired a number of thoughts.

First of all, it strikes me as vaguely emblematic of the ongoing debate over Hong Kong's wildly ambiguous/dichotomous (or as I would say, grossly hypocritical) position vis-a-vis sexuality, its depictions, and its uses.

From what I can ...Read more

What the F@#$ Is This???

547 To Go

I'm that many visits shy of 100,000.

I may have to accept that my misanthropy is, even if still present, at least largely ignored.

Does this mean I have to burn my Anti-Nowhere League shirt with "I Hate People" on the back?

I'd only burn it if Madonna was wearing it.

If you notice lately that I suddenly ramp up the frequency of my blogging, it's just a shameless bid for readers so that I can get to 100,000.

Although I really do enjoy trying to entertain people and make them laugh. I try ...Read more

SMT, USA, AV, FU

 Not sure if anyone noticed, but I changed my headshot to more accurately represent my beard.In the process, I also somehow came to be wearing a sweater.My life is a thrill-a-minute roller coaster of sin, excess, and athlete's foot. One of the defining images of the last American presidential election:Read more

Goodbye Les Paul

Quite simply, this sucks.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090813/ap_en_mu/us_obit_les_paul#Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94 By LUKE SHERIDAN, Associated Press Writer
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Les Paul, the guitarist and inventor who changed the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording and had a string of hits, many with wife M...Read more

Pictures and Prattle

On Wednesday I took Vickie to see Up.

 Apparently, the pigeon-toed thing starts early.I had wanted to take her on my birthday, but scheduling conflicts threw a wrench in the proceedings. Luckily, she forgave me enough to go with me.

Althoughshe had in fact already seen the Cantonese-dubbed version with her dad. Luckily for her, I forgave her enough to still take her. Besides, she'...Read more

Movie Review: On His Majesty's Secret Service / 大內密探靈靈狗

The dog isn't even in the movie...God bless Wong Jing: He's the HK cinema version of AC/DC and/or The Ramones. They released the same album over and over, and you know what? They were all good. Some were great.

On His Majesty's Secret Service / 大內密探靈靈狗 is not going to win any Best Film awards this year.

Then again, it won't win Wo...Read more

Oh Hell, I Knew That

I've been saying Madonna sucked ass since 1983.

Turns out I was right all along:It's not felching, it's gay ventriloquism.At least that was back when her looks were still worth looking at (for some people).But hey, that live EP Granny at the Grammys is pretty good.Read more

Less Finished Than Done

Last week, right around my birthday, I decided that the lacquer on my Less Paul was dry enough, and I wet-sanded it and buffed it out. I didn't take any pictures, because it's a very messy process involving lots of soapy water and sandpaper and elbow grease.

Which makes it sound like an alligator's pedicure, I suppose.

But after I got the lacquer all smooth and shiny, and waxed it up nice and glossy, I assembled the guitar and did the electrical wiring (I must be getting better, as it was right on the first...Read more

Movie Review: Overheard

I have no idea why I didn't publish this earlier; it's been sitting in my draft folder for a week. Better late than never, I hope...

I had been looking forward to this film for a while. With its cast and crew, it would have been hard for this film to fail. The film largely succeeds, and while not without its flaws, is very entertaining and a lot of fun.When I taught Speech 101, I wo...Read more