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HEAT FINALLY RELEASED ON BLU-RAY TODAY!

Remember_Me — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:15:25 GMT

My favorite UPS man just delivered my pre-ordered Heat Blu-ray from Amazon. Just watched a few seconds so far to check PQ and audio. Holy [b]s[/b]hit what an improvement over the original DVD transfer!Tonight my living room is going to be filled with the lossless sound of machine gun fire and shells hitting the ground shaking the foundation of my house! I may just have to put the gf up in a hotel tonight! Where's my popcorn maker....[url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Heat-Blu-ray-Review/753/]Review 1[/url][url=http://www.dvdtown.com/review/heat/blu-ray/7484/2]Review 2[/url][url=http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Heat_Blu-ray_Review/5930]Review 3[/url]

World Painted Blood

Remember_Me — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:10:01 GMT

And the UPS man just delivered mine fresh from Amazon. Yeah baby!Will listen then review. Had some Slayer fans on the old forum.Any carry over?

Difficult Kakuros

sblitz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:22:33 GMT

Is it just me, or have the Kakuros published in the WSJ become virtually impossible to solve over the past few days? I have had no problems solving the published Kakuros (some requiring a bit more work than others of course) over the past several months, but I have just had to give up attempting to solve the last five or six. Please let me know if I have totally lost my brain power or if there has been a sea change in the difficulty of these recent Kakuros. Any comments welcomed. :)

Reggae for the soldiers, sailors, and aircrew

purplepenquin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:42:30 GMT

Natty Nation is currently in the middle of Japan on another USO tour. (They visited the Middle East last fall). For those who are interested in what's going on, they've been keeping a [url=http://nattynation.blog.com/]daily blog[/url].Personally, I think this is a much better way to support the troops than just having a bumper sticker... ;)

New Restaurants

c02 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:31:48 GMT

We don't get out nearly as much as we would like but when we do it's always nice to have a list of [b]local [i][/i][/b]restaurants to check out. I know Cloud 9 on the eastside went belly-up. Did anything take it's place? What about the new Japanese place on/off(?) State St.? Has anyone been there? The name escapes me.

Miley Cyrus Concert

Darwin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:08:33 GMT

Did anyone take the kids to the Miley Cyrus concert? I took mine. I was up in section 415. We ate at the Courtside Club before the show. It was really good food, all you can eat for $10.

Miley's brother Trace opened with his band Metro Station. I thought Trace looked like a freak with all those tattoos on his arms. His facial piercings didn't help anything either. I told my daughters that if a guy who looks like that ever comes knocking on the door looking for them, I'd give him 10 seconds to get off the property.

The crowd was mostly 8 to 14 year old girls and their moms. There were dads, there but was mostly moms. There were very few boys there. Trace's song "Shake" has lyrics about girls taking their clothes off, getting in bed without their clothes. Real classy song for mostly 10 year old girls.

Miley wore real skimpy clothes. The guy running the camera for the big screens behind the stage sure zeroed on that body. Plenty of close ups of Miley's crotch, her butt, and her cleavage.

Since the arena was filled with 90% or more of females, half the men's bathrooms were turned into additional woman's bathrooms. Most guys had to walk quite aways to find a bathroom. And when I finally found one, there were women in there who snuck in there to avoid the long lines at the women's bathrooms. I'm taking a whizz at the urinal while some mom is telling me how she had to go now or she would pee in her pants.

This is Mileys' first tour where she isn't "Hannah Montanah". Kind of a coming of age thing for Miley. But most elementary school girls still know her as Hannah, and many of them showed up to the concert. They got to see Miley doing provactive dance moves and dressed like a hooker. They also got to hear her brother Trace singing about how he wanted them to take their clothes off.

Miley did her popular song "the climb" and "ho down throwdown". She had an elaborate high tech stage and many props, including a riding on a motorcycle over the crowd during a song.

Michael Kienitz - Seeds of Change

cassiopeia — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:44:49 GMT

Photojournalis Michael Kienitz is going to have an exhibit at the Pyle Center - 702 Langdon St. The opening is on Friday Oct. 16th at 5:30 and is a fundraiser for [url=http://www.capitalforcommunities.org/SeedsOfChange]Working Capital for Community Needs (formerly WCCN)[/url]. The exhibit runs through Nov. 15th 2009.

Note: Langdon St. will be closed on Friday for the Homecoming parade.

[quote]$10 suggested donation
$5 student suggested donation

Working Capital for Community Needs (WCCN) is pleased to present Seeds of Change, an exhibition by photographer Michael Kienitz. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Kienitz captured scenes from brutal civil and revolutionary wars. As poignant as his conflict photography was, the innocent victims were what had the strongest impact on him. Their resilience in the face of the chaos around them was reflected through his lens.

In Central America, a region Kienitz has frequented, the gunfire has been quieted, but the people struggle endlessly against poverty. Kienitz recently returned in search of new images of hope. Joining forces with WCCN, he again finds pictures of resiliency in the midst of social injustice.

Through the powerful tool of microcredit, WCCN provides the working capital that the poor need to take their futures into their own hands. Kienitz’s keen eye provides a first-hand glimpse into the power of loans as small as $16. They can mean the difference between perpetual poverty and prosperity. Seeds of Change celebrates this opportunity.[/quote]

[url=http://www.michaelkienitz.com/events.html]Michael Kienitz website.[/url]

Animalympics

MadisonAdmin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:56:25 GMT

Anyone remember this movie?

[url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078780/]Animalympics[/url]

I loved it as a kid and after searching a while I've found it! I'm gonna try and get a DVD if possible.

I've been on a kick to relive some early childhood memories like [url=http://marvel.com/comics/X-Men]old comics[/url], movies like [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/]Flash Gordon[/url], Animalympics, [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078869/]the Black Hole[/url], checking out [url=http://shop.ebay.com/items/transformers%201980s?_dmd=2&_sop=12]old Transformers[/url] -stuff like that.

As a kid, I was really passionate about those things. Checking it out now brings back a lot of memories.

1980 was a darn good year for me (in my Adidas mesh t-shirt -climbing trees, fishing by the river after school).
How was it for you?

Sugar Maple Fest Volunteer Holler - Sept 23 - HNS

FLTMC — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:33:41 GMT

The Four Lakes Traditional Music Collective will be kicking off the Sugar Maple Concert Series with our 3rd annual [b]Volunteer Holler[/b], Wednesday, September 23rd at the High-Noon Saloon! The concert series as a year-round celebration of the past, present and future of the annual summer Sugar Maple Festival. While the event is open to the public, it offers special nod to more than 100 volunteers who power the non-profit organization and it’s annual summer festival. These volunteers are welcome to attend the event for free.

Headlining the show is former member of the prestigious US Navy Country Current band, [b][url=http://web.me.com/mando_fiddle/Site/Home.html]Frank Solivan II[/url][/b]. Bluegrass Unlimited calls Solivan is “a major talent,” while Bluegrass Breakdown writes, “It would be relatively simple to describe Frank using standard marketing jargon and cliché terms of praise, but his creativity and unparalleled artistry seem to begin where those descriptions leave off” (Bluegrass Breakdown). A multi-instrumental master, Solivan sings with power and passion, writes articulate songs that go straight to the heart, and combines the pure, hard drive of classic bluegrass with twenty-first century sophistication. His quartet [b]Dirty Kitchen[/b], features a venerable line-up of nationally-connected pickers like banjo player Mike Munford, who has toured the world with top notch bluegrass artist like Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, the Rice Brothers and Lynn Morris.

The show starts at 8pm with [b][url=http://www.kristylarson.com/]Kristy Larson Honky Tonk Trio[/url][/b]. Country music historian, author, musician and WORT radio host Bill Malone describes Kristy Larson as “one of the shining lights of Madison roots music”. Her light burns even brighter as she joins forces with husband and multi-instrumentalist Mark Roeder. Together, they’re a midwestern Rawlins and Welch.

Kyle Hollingsworth at the Majestic Theatre Sept. 10

gebby44 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:41:21 GMT

Is anybody else going to this? He puts on an incredible show and my grandparents even enjoyed his stuff so it's good for all ages. In case anyone was wondering what he's about, his new album is available to listen to at [url=http://www.kylehollingsworth.com/][/url]. Really great stuff and the tickets aren't expensive at all. Anyone joining me?

ROCK WORKSHOP for teen musicians: next session starting soon, sign up today!!

Mike — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:47:57 GMT

Rock Workshop – accepting applications for enrollment now!!

Send us your application for the summer sessions now so we can start placing musicians.

www.lessons.madisonmusicfoundry.com

Here is a link to the Isthmus article regarding the Rock Workshop on 10-22-08

http://www.isthmus.com/music/article.php?article=24122

Check out the recordings from the last round of bands at:

www.myspace.com/mmfrockworkshop

Please keep in mind that this is a continuing program, so when ever you are ready to start, fill out the application and send it in.

HERE’S THE BREAK DOWN:

*Musicians (Middle school and High School ages) will be grouped with others of similar talent and interest to form bands.

*A teacher will assist in an 8 week (2 hour rehearsals, once a week) program to help them learn how to play with others as a band.

*At the end of the program, each band will gain experience recording in a professional studio (Smart Studios www.smartgeeks.com ) and will walk away with a finished CD.

*Twice a year a showcase will be held at the High Noon Saloon (www.high-noon.com ) with all of the Rock Workshop bands to gain live show experience. The current 6 bands will be performing on June 6^th at the High Noon Saloon.

The focus with the Rock Workshop is to help musicians break the ice with the different elements of being in a band and to have fun doing it.

We are now taking applications for enrollment.

This link will take you to the application: http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x8/lostissues/Rockworkshopapplication9-8-08.jpg

The Rock Workshop (for Middle and High School aged musicians) application have started rolling in. After we receive your application we will schedule you to meet the head instructor. This is to meet all of the applicants in person to properly group them with similar musicians (genre and talent level). Each group will start after that pending each musician’s availability and once we have each instrument’s spot filled. We currently are in need of lots more bass players and singers but regardless of your instrument, if you are at all interested in the Rock Workshop, please fill out the application and send it in. For more info on the Rock Workshop, please check out our lessons web page at WWW.LESSONS.MADISONMUSICFOUNDRY.COM

BamFest 2009

BamFest — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:00:06 GMT

Today is the last day to save money on BamFest 2009 Tickets.
http://www.bamfest.net
Tickets $15 adv. $20 dos
Chris Duarte Group
6:30-8:00
(All-Star Jam will follow Chris Duarte's set!!)
Bobby Messano (formerly with the Steve Winwood Band)
4:30-6:00
Joel Pingitore & the PlayGround of Sound (Regional guitar powerhouse)
2:45-4:00
Sue DaBaco & Wise Fools (Represented Wisconsin at the International Blues Challenge 2008)
1:30-2:30
Aaron Williams & The HooDoo (Wisconsin's premier blues power trio)
12:15-1:15
The Electric Road Kings (Madison's Own)
11:00-12:00
Fedora (Winner "Best Blues Song" 2008 MAMA's)
10:00-10:45