Category: On my mind

Favorite Captain EO memories

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Captain EO, starring Michael Jackson and Angelica Huston, returns to Disneyland February 23, 2010

Captain EO, the 3D short starring Michael Jackson as an intergalactic hero sent to deliver the gift of song to the evil Supreme Leader (played by Angelica Huston), officially re-opens at Disney today! This also means I need to start making plans to get out of Colorado and into a Disney theme park so I can see it again after about 20 years of only being able to relive it through grainy clips on YouTube. Besides, who wouldn’t want to see something that combines Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, vintage 3D, and Michael Jackson?!

Michael Jackson, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas formed the team that brought Captain EO to audiences in the late 1980s

Disney posted this video of fans describing their favorite Captain EO memories. I think my favorites have got to be Michael’s awesome space suit, the little fuzzy alien flying out into the crowd in 3D, and the Supreme Leader’s wicked fingernails.

MaxFund ain’t what it’s cracked up to be

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As anyone who follows me on Twitter knows, I recently adopted a kitten. After a long and arduous search, one that included visiting tons of shelters, browsing PetFinder.com, and attending adoption events, I found the perfect guy for me at Denver Municipal Animal Shelter. His name is Señor Macho Solo (after 30 Rock) and he’s a lynx point Siamese. He’s sweet and playful and has boundless energy, something that encouraged me to find him a companion so he wouldn’t be so bored when I’m gone during the day.

The search began again as I tried to find the perfect sidekick for little Macho. I checked out the websites of various shelters, including Boulder Humane Society where I got two precious kittens as a child. Knowing that many shelters don’t haven time to constantly update their websites, and that there would likely be an influx of new kittens after Christmas as people “returned” their “gifts”, I decided to make a stop at MaxFund Animal Shelter in Denver. Widely publicized as a no-kill shelter that truly values the lives of animals, MaxFund seemed like a place where I could find a little buddy for Macho and feel good about supporting such a good cause. Little did I know what kind of insensitive and irresponsible behavior I would encounter.
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David Kelley: TV Warrior

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Today, I spent several hours aimlessly browsing the internet. For some reason or another, I ended up on the wikipedia page of famed TV writer/producer David E. Kelley. I was instantly reminded of the D.V.D.A. song “David Kelley: TV Warrior”… in fact, I can’t even see David E. Kelley’s name in writing without instantly thinking about Trey Parker singing “That’s why David Kelly’s rich and the rest of us are poor!” or the fantastic line about Kelley’s foray into movies: “It was called Lake Placid and it sucked!”

If you are a Trey Parker/Matt Stone fan and have not heard this song, you have been deprived of a great joy. There are no studio recordings of the song, just a couple bootlegs from a live show they did way back in 2000. But thankfully, we have the internet… and so I present to you…. “David Kelley: TV Warrior”

Sendhil Ramamurthy is back on Heroes and I’m pretty psyched about it

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I was super excited to see Sendhil Ramamurthy back on tonight’s episode of Heroes. That show is bursting at the seams with hot guys (see: Zachary Quinto) but Ramamurthy always manages to be a scene-stealer for me. While watching tonight, I realized that he looks a bit like another uberhottie… Orlando Bloom.

Sendhil RamamurthyOrlando Bloom

 

Since many people argue that the writing on Heroes has gone down hill since the first season, let’s just focus on something we can agree on: that Sendhil Ramamurthy is a total babe.

“Happy Birthday Lisa” by the REAL Michael Jackson

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Do you remember the time (couldn’t resist!) when Michael Jackson did a voice on The Simpsons? Remember how everyone was excited to hear him sing “Happy Birthday Lisa” on the show, but he wasn’t allowed to because of contract restrictions so they had a sound-alike do it? Well now, thanks to YouTube, we have a version of the song by the REAL Michael Jackson. Check it out!