Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King

Lyrics to Funny The Way It Is :
Lying in the park
On a beautiful day
Sunshine in the grass
And the children play
Sirens pass and fire engine red
Someone’s house is burning down on a day like this

The evening comes and we’re hanging out
On the front step and a car goes by
With the windows rolled down
And that war song is playing ‘Why can’t we be friends?’
Someone is screaming and crying in the apartment upstairs

Funny the way it is
If you think about it
Somebody’s going hungry and someone else is eating out
Funny the way it is
Not right or wrong
Somebody’s heart is broken and it becomes your favorite song

The way your mouth feels in a lover’s kiss
Like a pretty bird on a breeze
Or water to a fish
A bomb blast brings the building crashing to the floor
Hear the laughter while the children play war

Funny the way it is
If you think about it
One kid walks 10 miles to school
And another’s dropping out
Funny the way it is
Not right or wrong
A soldier’s last breath and a baby’s being born

Standing on a bridge
Watch the water passing under me
It must have been much harder
When there was no bridge, just water
Now the world is small
‘Member how it used to be
With mountains and oceans and winters and rivers and stars

Watch the sky and jetplanes
So far out of my reach
Is there someone up there looking down on me
Boy it takes a bird so close but every time
They never catch her
But they can’t stop trying

Funny the way it is
If you think about it
One kid walks 10 miles to school
Another is dropping out
Funny the way it is
Not right or wrong
A soldier’s last breath and a baby’s being born

Funny the way it is
Not right or wrong
Somebody’s broken heart becomes your favorite song
Funny they way it is
If you think about it
One kid walks 10 miles to school
And other is dropping out

Standing on a bridge
Watch the water passing under me
It must have been much harder
When there was no bridge, just water
Now the world is small
‘Member how it used to be
With mountains and oceans and winters and rivers and stars.


AWESOMENESS!

Film and Art

So here is the teaser trailer for the new Alice in Wonderland movie due out early next year. I'm super excited about it and am looking forward to being one of the first in line to see it:o)





On another note I will be adding a new subject to my posts...PHOTOGRAPHY. Being that I'm one myself and photography seems to be in every corner of my world, why not share some of it with the world. Here is one of my recent images:o)

Thoughts about Harry Potter

Yes Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince was amazing!!! The best HP movie by far, and the fact that it was funny was a pleasant surprise. I went with four of my friends to see it and had to stand in line to get in. That was a new experience for me. I don't remember ever having to stand in line to see a movie, but of course this is Harry Potter we're talking about here, so it seemed fitting. First of all, wow the kids are all grown up and the professors have all grown old. It so weird to watch each movie and see how much the characters have changed. The introduction of a few new characters was refreshing too. Especially Ron's "snogging" buddy. She was a riot, and I laughed until I thought I might piss myself. "Won Won" or "has he been asking for me?"...all I could say was WOW! She was awesome! Also Professor Slughorn was funny, and an aloof sort of way. All I could think was "he's an airhead, and shouldn't he be larger?" and the character who played Tom Riddle as a child was great. He really played that part to a T. Bravo! Of course my favorite part was when Ron ate Harry's chocolate's with the love potion in them. Haha he was brilliant! Only reinforcing my favoritism for Rupert Grint:o) The addition of the new locations in the movie were a grand addition too. The cave, and the sky lab, and of course the opening sequence in the muggle world. Fabulous! All in all it was a fantastic movie going experience and a feast for the eyes, with awesome special effects. It's also kind of bittersweet to know that there is only 1 book left to bring to the big screen, but I did hear that they are splitting the last book into two movies. I think that's a brilliant idea being that there is so much to the last book. At any rate I look forward to it, and in the meantime I am going to see the movie again tomorrow and will re-read the series.

This and That

First I want to express my profound sadness over the passing of Michael Jackson. I grew up listening to him and remained a loyal fan to this day. I have to say, I'm ashamed of the media for turning his death into such a fiasco. I feel that the media circus has taken away the the "realness" of it. It seems like it's just something else to watch on tv and that's truly sad. Anyway I will miss him as an artist and an icon. RIP Michael:o(





Now on to other things...

7 days!!! If you don't know what I mean by 7 days then you must not be a Harry Potter fan. I am anxiously awaiting the release of Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, and have planned to go with my best friends to see it and I seriously can't wait! Here is a little something that one of my friends posted on his blog. It made me smile:o)





Admit it, you laughed.


Ok so a quick word or two about The Golden Compass. I was pleasantly surprised at the differences between movie and book. Score one more for "book better than the movie". Although I enjoyed the movie very much, the book has more "meat" to it so to speak. Not to mention the ending is completely different which answered the questions that the movie left me with. Although this is geared towards young readers, it was actually a little complex in my opinion for readers under the teen years. I thought maybe my son would like to read it too, but after reading it myself, I decided to put it back on the shelf for when he's older. He is only 10 after all, and although he is reading the Harry Potter series, he is only just starting book two, which is still within his comprehension. In the end, it was a fantastic adventure, that left me anxious to move on to The Subtle Knife. But as series go, a break in between books is generally a good idea. So now Im reading The Lust Lizard Of Melancholy Cove, and look forward to posting a review:o) Peace!

My son and I went yesterday to see the new Transformers movie. I was excited because I loved the first one and was anxious to see how they were going to top it. Oh my! They far surpassed the first movie with Revenge of The Fallen. It was an excellent movie with amazing special effects, new characters, and a good storyline. We enjoyed 2 hours and 45 minutes of Transformer greatness! If you haven't seen it yet, or weren't a fan of the first movie, let me suggest you go see this one. It was action packed with a little romance thrown in. I didn't particularly like the girl who played the part of Sam's girlfriend, but meh, it's all good. She was just way better in the first one. Anyway, huge props for this movie:)

Ooooo Tim Burton is doing a re-make of Alice In Wonderland starring none other than my favorite actor Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter,along with Helena Bonham Carter as The Queen of Hearts and Ann Hathaway as The White Queen. Alice will be played by Mia Wasikowska if that means anything to you. She has done some previous films, the most popular of the list would be Amelie. I can honestly say I didn't know who she was until I looked her up, but that is a good thing. I would rather see a little known actress play this part simply because there are already three major actors/actresses in the movie so I think it will balance it out some. In any case I'm just super stoked about the whole thing.

I have loved Tim Burton since The Nightmare Before Christmas. My favs have been Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice. He is an FABULOUS director and brings to life such memorable stories and characters. I will be in line on the day of release, although that's not until March 5 2010! Bleh:( But I'm sure it will be no less than AMAZING!

Musicology

As much as I'm in love with reading, I'm equally in love with music and really felt the need to share. Just like books, when it comes to music we really can't afford to be so snobby and just "stick with what we like". Trust me. How are you ever going to discover new books, and authors? Same goes for music. In the past year alone I have been exposed to so much new music and found myself wanting more more more!! Confession...I used to be a music snob. I was stuck in a quagmire of music that kept me from growing and kept my mind closed to new musical experiences. Wow I was just silly! Now don't think differently of me because I have since broadened my horizons and opened my mind to all genres of music. I give any style of music it's fair chance to be heard and absorbed. I have learned that listening to the album as a whole is usually the best way to introduce myself to new artists. Of course not every album works, there are still flops, or albums with just one or two great songs, but that doesn't stop me from exploring. For instance, someone recently suggested the Kanye West album 808's and Heartbreaks to me. So ok... he's someone I never really listened much to, but I knew his most popular radio hits and liked some of those. So I picked the album up and proceeded to listen to each song in turn. Wow, I was a little taken aback at how great this album was. I mean the songs just flowed so well form one to the next. I'm still not convinced that he can actually sing without the help of a voice synthesizer, but he has come right out and said that he uses it and is proud of his work. So anyway this album is my first recommendation for you. If your not already a fan, just be open minded and I think you will be surprised and pleased. If not then at least you know your not music snob and are willing to be open minded. PEACE!