I've sort of rediscovered something I haven't seen since 2008. It's called Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along blog. It's a short movie/ musical about a wannabe evil villain who blogs about its triumphs and failures. The movie was release in 3 parts or episodes. I got into in back in 2008 because it's directed by Joss Whedon, the director of The Avengers and one of my favorite TV shows Firefly. The cast is amazing. Felicia Day, Neil Patrick Harris, Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory - Howard), and best of all Nathan Fillion who played Mal in Firefly.
I rediscovered this gem because they recently released another "episode." I highly recommend everyone to check it out, it's really entertaining. I think those of you who maybe aren't fans of musicals would still enjoy it; the actors are amazing and you really can't go wrong with Joss Whedon.
Official website: http://drhorrible.com/
There you can find Dr. Horrible books, comic books, and merchandise.
Here's the entire first movie (parts 1, 2, and 3)
Friday, October 12, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Voter ID Laws
There's been a lot about voter ID laws and requirements in the news lately. I think it's a bitter dispicable what some politicians are trying to get passed. Many of the laws and requirements that are trying to be pushed through would require voters to show a government issued photo ID when going to vote. This sounds all well and good at first. However, many Americans cannot AFFORD government IDs. There are people all over the country that have been voting their entire lives that would no longer be able to if such laws were passed.
The idea behind voter ID laws is to stop voter fraud. The issue is that there really hasn't been any voter ID fraud. I'm not certain on the exact figure but the number of document voter fraud in the last election was so minimal is would have literally ZERO effect on the outcome. One reason many politicians are backing these ID laws is because it would get rid of the registered voters that would NOT vote FOR them.
An article caught my attention today on MSN. A Pennsylvania judge halted new voter ID requirements.
Here's the article: http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/02/14182503-judge-blocks-pennsylvania-voter-id-law?lite
The idea behind voter ID laws is to stop voter fraud. The issue is that there really hasn't been any voter ID fraud. I'm not certain on the exact figure but the number of document voter fraud in the last election was so minimal is would have literally ZERO effect on the outcome. One reason many politicians are backing these ID laws is because it would get rid of the registered voters that would NOT vote FOR them.
An article caught my attention today on MSN. A Pennsylvania judge halted new voter ID requirements.
Here's the article: http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/02/14182503-judge-blocks-pennsylvania-voter-id-law?lite
Dispatch
Recently, my favorite band Dispatch released a new album "Circles Around the Sun," "C.A.T.S" for short. I love it. Dispatch has been my favorite band since I was old enough to start developing my own music tastes.
Their most widely known song:
Although Dispatch has been around since 1996 a lot of people still don't know them. This is primarily because the band decided to never sign with a label. (They have a label now)
Dispatch's basic bio:
1996- Formed at Middlebury College in Vermont.
They toured all over the country and released 4 albums
2002- Broke up at the height of their popularity
2004- briefly got back together
2005- The band decided to get back together one more time to play for their home town in Boston, MA
Dispatch's concert was a free show called "The Last Dispatch" at the venue Hatch Shell. The original attendance predictions were 10,000-30,000. Security staff and Boston PD were shocked when over 100,000 poured into the venue. Security was so overwhelmed they had to call all available backup. To this day it is the largest musical gather for an unsigned act.
2007- Came together for a benefit concert. All proceed went to help charitable organizations in Zimbabwe. Dispatch once again shocked everyone by selling out Madison Square Garden in under an hour.
2009- finally back together and have remained together.
Here's a song off their new album:
Their most widely known song:
Although Dispatch has been around since 1996 a lot of people still don't know them. This is primarily because the band decided to never sign with a label. (They have a label now)
Dispatch's basic bio:
1996- Formed at Middlebury College in Vermont.
They toured all over the country and released 4 albums
2002- Broke up at the height of their popularity
2004- briefly got back together
2005- The band decided to get back together one more time to play for their home town in Boston, MA
Dispatch's concert was a free show called "The Last Dispatch" at the venue Hatch Shell. The original attendance predictions were 10,000-30,000. Security staff and Boston PD were shocked when over 100,000 poured into the venue. Security was so overwhelmed they had to call all available backup. To this day it is the largest musical gather for an unsigned act.
2007- Came together for a benefit concert. All proceed went to help charitable organizations in Zimbabwe. Dispatch once again shocked everyone by selling out Madison Square Garden in under an hour.
2009- finally back together and have remained together.
Here's a song off their new album:
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