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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


Stupid Fact of the Week
There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

18 May, 2005
The News of the Day
COVER STORY
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
by Matthew Rockel
Disassociated Press


Yes. It's true. The amazing Natalie Portman has shaved her head.
What is the world coming to?

ENTERTAINMENT
STAR WARS CONTROVERSY
by Matthew Rockel
Disassociated Press

So, as everyone knows, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith premiers today. Apparently there's some controversy surrounding the plot and how it relates to current events (i.e. W, the war... I mean, come on, when you hear controversy...). What sparked the controversy was certain people's (aka, morons) reaction to advanced screenings of the film. Lines of dialogue like when "Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader tells his onetime mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, 'If you're not with me, you're my enemy.' The line is seen as a reference to Bush's post-Sept. 11 threat 'Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.'" (1)
Writer/Director/Genius George Lucas "said Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival that the movie was written before the Iraq war. 'We were just funding Saddam Hussein and giving him weapons of mass destruction,' he said, adding, 'The parallels between Vietnam and what we're doing in Iraq now are unbelievable.'" (1)
Let's hear it for Mr. Lucas.

THIS JUST IN
My sister, Her Soon-to-be-PhD-ness, has a blog!!!
What is the world coming to?

THE FUTURE
DIGITAL IS COMING!!!
by Matthew Rockel
Disassociated Press

There's an awesome article in the Wednesday, May 18, 2005, USA Today about the oncoming Digital Film Revolution. I highly suggest everyone go back in time to yesterday and purchase a copy. The article talks about how the Hollywood studios are trying to coordinate with Movie Theatre corporations and Digital equipment manufacturers to pull of a $3 billion dollar nationwide transition. Most estimates place this being accomplished within the next 3-5 years.
Hoo-Ah.

(1) - "Politics creates a disturbance in the Force," by Cesar G. Soriano; USA Today, 05/18/05.
posted by Rockel @ 9:37 PM  
1 Comments:
  • At 19/5/05 10:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Whats up buddy?? How ya been? I have posted I know, But im working on some things, hopefully tomorrow i will hit the blog up, but i love what you're doing.
    Its funny, I said I would never date a girl who shaved her head but damn if it wouldnt be hard to turn down Natalie bald or not??? Shes got some balls, so more brownie points for her.
    Later.

     
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

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