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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.


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

12 February, 2008
The Strike is Over!
Finally... I can write again.

Because that's what has been keeping me from writing here... not that I've been lazy...

Anyway... lots of updates:

Yes, the strike is over... a tentative deal has been struck... but tentative means several years, so no worries, things will be getting back on track as far as your favorite tv shows go...

To keep up with what shows will be shooting existing scripts, new scripts, and which ones will be coming back next season, check out this page...

Here are the highlights:

The Office - Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
24 - Season 7 likely postponed until January '09.
30 Rock - Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Bones - Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.
Boston Legal - Expected to shoot 6 to 8 new episodes to air in April/May.
Heroes - No new episodes expected until fall.
House - Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
My Name is Earl - Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
SNL - Returns Feb. 23.
Scrubs - Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.

The other big news out here is that the roomie got a job on a cruise ship... so he'll be shipping off in about a week or so. Congrats to him on that, and here's to getting your sea legs early in the 6 month tour of duty.

As for me, I'm still at Sony, still taking on more and more responsibility and projects, though my boss never misses a chance to (jokingly) remind me how soon I could be gone.

Oscars are less than two weeks away. Get your Predictions in!! The daego and the roomie have preliminary predictions in... Mr. Mills has sent his in as well... don't get left out. We're doubling the grand prize this year. That's right. Twice the pride AND the bragging rights of last year. It could change your life.

There's a woman at Sony who works a lot of the award shows... she just worked the Grammys and has worked the Oscars the last couple years, so there's a good chance she'll be doing it again this year. The Rockel is doing everything he can to swing that connection so he can watch the big night live and in person.

Other than that it's pretty much business as usual around here. My Pack didn't make it to the Super Bowl, but I ended up watching the big game at a house filled with Giants fans (and one really annoying Pats fan), so it turned out alright.

Speaking of sports... DUKE BEAT CAROLINA!!! @ Carolina!!! Undefeated in the ACC, baby!!! Go ahead... whine about how you were down a guard... Duke's been playing this whole season without a center and they've figured out how to win all their games (save one... by one point). Aaahhhhhh... anyway... my condolences to all my loser, er.. carolina fan friends out there. Keep looking on the bright side... take tonight for example... you managed to hold off the worst team in the ACC and win by one whole point. Dominance. March 8 looms large. Be afraid.

Okay... that's it from this coast.

Until next time...
posted by Rockel @ 8:08 PM  
2 Comments:
  • At 12/2/08 9:46 PM, Blogger FaithInArts said…

    I hope you like the two dark horses I sent your way. And way to go if you can score oscars night in person.

     
  • At 13/2/08 6:33 AM, Blogger Doyle said…

    Nice cover, you lazy so-and-so, writer's strike... Anywho, good luck on scoring a seat at the Oscars, they have to have someone there to make the beautiful people more obviously what their namesake implies :) I've missed your scathing rhetoric on the current status of the Political Realm, so get back to posting already.

     
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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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