Monthly Archives: November 2007

Hairspray (2007) v. Hairspray (1988)

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Steve

As soon as I heard about Marc Shaiman’s contribution to the songs for this musical, I definitely wanted a copy of the album. If he could make memorable tunes for what appeared to be the big South Park cash out of … Continue reading →

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RIP Evel Knievel

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Steve

It’s amazing the guy lived to be 69 after all of his injuries or the lawsuits he’d be buried under from practically every other kid in the Seventies imitating him (I’m guilty of attempting a failed maneuver in Washington Park). … Continue reading →

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KMAG’s patterns for 2006

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Steve

I finished sifting through all the remaining data involving my stream for 2006, with only a month remaining before having to do it again for 2007 when it’s finalized. Some results are the same but I think the Most Played … Continue reading →

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Happy Ninth Birthday Nick!

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Steve

Bummer that he has to go to school on his birthday but both his parents have theirs in March so they can relate and probably lessen the sting of it. The harder part I have with his birthday is its … Continue reading →

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KMAG V – my iPod Touch arrived

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Steve

I received my Christmas present from my wife early this year, a new iPod Touch. It’s similar to the iPhone in most features but the phone elements were removed along with the EDGE network capability. Didn’t matter to me, I … Continue reading →

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Three to review for Holiday consideration, or avoidance

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Steve

In the interest of catching up on my backlog of video games, I whipped together three to make one article because I recently rented one and completed two others a while back. Again, I didn’t have as much time and … Continue reading →

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Peter Garrett to be a Minister in new Australian Gov’t

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Steve

For most Americans he’s remembered as the lead singer of Midnight Oil. However, he was always involved in politics, protesting, drawing attention to the native people’s rights and the environment. It dominated the band’s lyrics such as their only US … Continue reading →

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1987: Harold Washington passes away

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Steve

He died suddenly of a heart attack which wasn’t much of a surprise when my roommate Paul (native of the South Side) said Washington weighed as much as him but was well under six feet tall; Paul’s six foot four … Continue reading →

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Knocked Up

Posted on November 23, 2007 by Steve

Current Mea Culpa: This is the last review of a movie I saw before we went on vacation, now I’m backed up on all the post-vacation reviews for almost another half dozen. Hang in there. I think I’m going somewhere … Continue reading →

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1997: Michael Hutchence found dead, apparently suicide

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Steve

I always thought the events surrounding his death were in October or earlier, but it was November 22 when he was last seen by friends and then discovered dead in his hotel room. I read the news on the Internet … Continue reading →

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American Apparel opens its first store in Austin, eventually

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Steve

Pretty exciting news to see in the Austin Chronicle. The ad said the store would be opening on the Drag (aka Guadelupe) but there was no date or useful details. So I went to the site only to learn there are … Continue reading →

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Control

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Steve

Ian Curtis and Joy Division are such obscure topics, I figured Hollywood couldn’t ruin nor fabricate their brief, tumultuous tale much. Thankfully, I was right! Even though an early death has always been a smart career move (see the Doors, … Continue reading →

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Icebats win a nail-biter last Saturday

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Steve

This last weekend was off to a sad beginning with the previous story but I readily admit that Saturday’s Icebats game was an exciting, nail-biting respite from the mourning. Austin’s team has had a terrible season, first the near miss … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace Wicca

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Steve

With great sadness, we had to have Wicca euthanized today since her ongoing battle with cancer was taking its toll. Somara and I felt we did everything possible to keep Wicca alive and happy. We agreed that if she didn’t … Continue reading →

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Happy Ninth Birthday Madison

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Steve

Today is her official birthday but last week Somara was in Florida to celebrate it early. If several people have a birthday in the same month, then they’re lumped together into one party. I guess it’s for efficiency or some … Continue reading →

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