I love Youtube.

This is what Youtube is all about. An early 80's clip of Mr. Rogers learning about video games. And listen closely to the voice of the guy who comes to take the coins out of the game slot.

(Link from Waxy.org)

Strange news.

Kurt Angle signed a deal with TNA this week. He's apparently going to be joining the company just as they go into prime time on Spike(though they're still not live, and still on a different night then either of WWE's programs.)

Not sure how to see this. On the one hand, it's somewhat of a coup for TNA, as Angle does come with an impressive pedigree, and he might be able to draw in some casual fans who might not watch TNA otherwise. On the other hand, Angle is said to be pretty seriously messed up physically, and is probably one injury away from Bret Hart-land(or maybe Pillman/Spicoli/Eddie Guerrero-land). I probably will watch the first couple of appearances.

The one other thing that's good about this is that Jeff Jarrett can't bury Angle. There's no way that they can job him out to Jarrett, and the potential for him to have some good matches with Samoa Joe and A.J. Styles is there. But on the other hand, a lot of these guys aren't as accomplished as WWE guys, and the potential for Angle to get a career-ender is a lot higher.

I was also surprised to see Eric Bischoff back on Raw tonight, even though it was just to shill his new book. He claims to tell the truth in it, and it will be interesting to see if it's WWE revisionist history truth, or if it's like Foley and Flair's books.

A brief thought in passing...

Does Tom Morello of Audioslave(formerly of Rage Against the Machine) actually know how to play a guitar solo without effects?

Seriously, I enjoy the first song on the new album that they're playing on the radio, "Original Fire", even though it sounds like Firebird. But then they get to the solo, and it's all that scratchy RATM waank-waank-waank stuff. Takes me right out of the song.

Oh, and the new Weird Al CD? Good, but not as good as the last album.

Hey, I'm back.

All right. So I've missed a few months. Been busy not getting divorced and changing jobs. But that's for the LJ and not for here, so anyway, here's a few random things from the last few days.

- I watched about two-thirds of Hard Candy, which streets tomorrow. Lot of hype around it, but I really didn't find it all that spectacular. Instead, it struck me as being a watered down, Americanized version of Audition, but about pedophilia. Part of the problem I had with it, I think, is that neither lead character is particularly sympathetic, and for much of the movie, you're sympathizing with the possible pedophile, because the Ellen Page character is obviously short a few screws. Plus there are a few large plot holes, and the whole thing's a little too contrived for its own good.

- Too much new TV, not enough time to watch it all. I've got the first two episodes of House, the first three episodes of Bones, and tomorrow, I'll be picking up Standoff. Plus CSI starts this week, as does Law and Order. My DVR is going to be getting quite the workout, particularly since the baseball playoffs are almost here.

- Nothing will be said about the Eagles' complete collapse yesterday. It didn't happen.

- Watched PPV last night. It was solidly mediocre, leaning bad, particularly with the spectacle of The Big Show's giant white ass. But there were a few good things amidst the blown spots and unfortunate lack of title belt changes, such as the TLC match between John Cena and Edge, but what good can you say about a show where the women's match was the second best match of the night. (Though the sight of Lita back together with the Hardyz, even if it was to torment them, was something I didn't expect to see any time soon.)

- Disappointed to find that Fox Soccer Channel has apparently abandoned the AFL and rugby telecasts. Thankfully, there's Bit Torrent. But even so, it kinda sucks.

- Oh, and thanks, Dave and Legg.

I'll be trying to post on a more regular basis, though NaNo is coming, and with the change in my work, I might not be able to. We'll have to see.

Content coming this evening, but a quick random thought..

I heard an ad on the radio yesterday for the latest "hey, give us more money for singing Satisfaction" Rolling Stones tour. They're coming to Foxboro sometime this month, I guess, but they're bringing Kanye West to open for them.

???

Now, I understand that the Stones like to have interesting openers, and they had Prince open shows for them back in '81, but Kanye? Seems a bit odd, like a "hey, people under 30, please come see us! Please?"

I can't imagine the average Stones fan even knowing who Kanye is, let alone wanting to hear him do his thing.

More later.