I had about one second of complete stop to take this picture on the freeway today.
Yet another victim of Internet Lingo.
Just in case you have been exclusively tuning everything out, the followings might help you understand what “noob” is:
Our Friend, Comedian Cain Lopez Passed Away.
Sad news, our Comedian Friend Cain Lopez passed away at 2:00 PM Thursday July 9th, 2009. He was hospitalized since May 30th for an illness that was later found to be lung cancer.
Cain was diagnosed and treated for jaw cancer back in 2003. He reportedly was having trouble breathing back in May 2009 and was admitted to the hospital where he’s diagnosed with some form of lung cancer.
Cain’s family were by his side during his stay in the ICU. Many of his comedian friends visited him during his last few days. A pleasant surprise came from George Lopez who left a moving message through Darren Carter.
I saw Cain Lopez performed number of times before introduced to him by Darren Carter. I took Lopez’s picture at Denny’s in Fullerton on December 23rd, 2009.
Related news item:
http://punchlinemagazine.com/blog/2009/07/comedian-cain-lopez-passes-away
RENO 911!: The Complete Sixth Season DVD Set
RENO 911!: The Complete Sixth Season DVD Set was released on Tuesday July 7th, preempting the Season 6 Finale that was due on Wednesday July 8th. The two-disc set contains total of 15 episodes from the “shocking” season premiere episode to the season finale episode.
RENO 911!: The Complete Sixth Season DVD Set from Amazon.com
Season 6 starts with no mentions of the presumably killed Deputies. Fans are crying foul over the absence of Deputy Johnson, Deputy Kimball and especially Deputy Garcia (played by Wendi McLendon-Covey, Mary Birdsong and Carlos Alazraqui respectively). Enter Seargant Jack Declan and Deputy Frank Rizzo (played by Ian Roberts and Joe Lo Truglio respectively).
Fans of the show are divided in two, those who still like the show and those who now hate Season 6.
I am planning to buy the DVD set for two particular episodes. The first one with George Lopez and Jill-Michele Meleán. The second one with the tribute for Garcia involving some explosives and a canon.
There is no official word yet about the Seventh Season.
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Disclaimer 1:
I have done a few projects with Carlos Alazraqui and plan to continue doing so. In addition to that I am also working with Jill-Michele Meleán who plays Maria Garcia (James Garcia’s Sister) and Gloria (Mayor Hernandez’s girlfriend in Season 6 Episode 8).
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Disclaimer 2:
If you bought anything through Amazon link above, and I get some kickbacks.
“If you buy Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season, I can buy this Canon Vixia HV40 HDV Camcorder” to paraphrase the great Robert Schimmel.
VLC 1.0.0 is Released.
The VideoLAN project has officially released VLC 1.0.0 codenamed Goldeneye. Download it now.
VLC 1.0.0 is a cross-platform media player, available for Linux, Mac, Windows and other Operating Systems.
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac …) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. See the full features list.
Megadeth: “Head Crusher” Free MP3 Download
Download “Head Crusher” now from Roadrunner Records. (Download starts on Tuesday, July 7 at 11:00 a.m. EDT)
Usually the download period is good for 24 hours only. We’ll keep you posted.
Megadeth‘s “Endgame” track listing:
- Dialectic Chaos
- This Day We Fight!
- 44 Minutes
- 1,320
- Bite The Hand That Feeds
- Bodies Left Behind
- Endgame
- The Hardest Part Of Letting Go… Sealed With A Kiss
- Head Crusher
- How the Story Ends
- Nothing Left To Lose
“Endgame” is Megadeth twelfth studio album and is due on September 15th, 2009.
Megadeth: “Head Crusher” MP3 is Available for Download at MegaFanClub.
Members of Megadeth’s MegaFanClub are getting “Head Crusher” one day early. The MP3 of the song will be made available for public on July 7th, 2009 11:00AM Eastern Daylight Time at Roadrunner Records Website.
Shameless plug for Megadeth’s MegaFanClub:
2009 MFC Packages:
Premium membership
- Fan Club Website Access
- Private Forums and Chat
- Live Chats with Megadeth
- Meet & Greet Draws
- Contests and Auctions
- Video/Audio Downloads
- Media and Personal Blogs
- Pre-Sale Concert Tickets
- Exclusive MFC 2009 T-Shirt
- Autographed 8X10 Photo
- Welcome Letter from Dave
- Megadeth Postcard
- Custom Membership Card
- Large Megadeth Logo Sticker
- Deluxe MFC 2009 Laminate
- Set of 3 Megadeth 2009 Guitar Picks
Membership Price: $49.99
Membership Length: 365 days
Standard membership
- Fan Club Website Access
- Private Forums and Chat
- Live Chats with Megadeth
- Meet & Greet Draws
- Contests and Auctions
- Video/Audio Downloads
- Media and Personal Blogs
- Pre-Sale Concert Tickets
- Exclusive MFC 2009 T-Shirt
- Autographed 8X10 Photo
- Welcome Letter from Dave
- Megadeth Postcard
- Custom Membership Card
Membership Price: $39.99
Membership Length: 365 days
http://megafanclub.megadeth.com
http://www.myspace.com/megafanclub
Not a member yet or want to renew a past membership? CLICK HERE for details or e-mail megafanclub@megadeth.com with any questions.
Anything Goes: July 4th Weekend, 2009 Edition.
I have been diverting most of my attention away from writing anything for the past 2 days and consequently missed a lot of things in news. There are a few posting stuck in Draft mode which I should have changed the status to Published.
Here we go:
- Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move (Reuters) | Certainly a lot of people are talking about Sarah Palin this week. Palin has definitely steer her political career towards the road of ruins. What was John McCain thinking when he chose her as running-mate in 2008 Presidential Election? More on Sarah Plain’s resignation: SFGate, Huffington Post, FOXNews, CNN and MSNBC.
- Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service (Staples Center) | I wonder how many LAPD Officers will be deployed to the Staples Center. More spending.
- Jammie Thomas will appeal, lawyer says (CNET) | A somewhat baffling case since the Judge ordered the retrial because he determined that he may have made a mistake in instructing the jury. The first trial yielded a $222,000 victory for the RIAA and the second one yielded a $1.9 Million against Thomas.
- Snowfall on Mars? NASA’s Phoenix Lander recorded it (Ars Technica) | Water on Mars! This should be incorporated in the remake of Total Recall. Speaking of which, you can buy Total Recall DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon.
- Metallica: Rock Werchter Streaming Live (Metallica.com) | Maybe Lars Ulrich would actually practice to nail the drum part for the live broadcast/webcast.