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July 10, 2009

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.

Cain Lopez, December 23rd, 2008.

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.

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.

June 30, 2009

Faster Than The Speed Of Light.

Something that is faster than the speed of light? That’s a bull-pie! Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. That’s why scientists increased the speed of light in 2208.

It might be some wacky comedy from Futurama, but a scientist has created radio waves that travels faster than the speed of light. John Singleton the scientist (not the movie director) has achieved that.

Something that is faster than the speed of light. I want my Sub-Space Communication along with Warp Drive, Transporter and Replicator. Wait a minute, that’s from Star Trek.

Anyway, Albert Einstein would be so proud.

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That’s a reference from Futurama: “A Clone of My Own”
from Futurama Volume 2

June 30, 2009

Anything Goes: Alice in Chains and Stargate Atlantis.

Two things coming up for Tuesday June 30th, 2009:

Alice In Chains: A Looking In View is now available at:

The first single with the new singer William DuVall who joined the band years after the death of frontman Layne Staley.

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Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season

The final season of Stargate Atlantis is now available on DVD set.

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Disclaimer

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.

June 29, 2009

Anything Goes: June 29th, 2009 Edition.

Starting this early in the morning, and kinda bored by the news.

Pirate parties parade through Prague, Paris (Ars Technica) | They are gaining ground.
China bans online ‘gold farming’ (CNET News) | So who am I gonna outsource gold farming on my WOW account now?
Supreme Court Serves Up Remote-Recording Victory (Wired.com) | An important precedence for consumer’s right.
Iran upholds Ahmadinejad poll victory after recount (Reuters) | At least they don’t have lawyers involved. They only insisted on what the result is by recounting a “random” 10% of the ballot.

June 28, 2009

Anything Goes: June 28th, 2009 Edition.

Missing a lot of news items for the past weeks, and still have a few in draft mode. A lot of things are happening today.

Slayer: About the Apocalypse. Interview with Drummer, Dave Lombardo (KNAC) | The interview was conducted before Slayer embarked on the Canadian Carnage Tour with Megadeth.
Transformers 2 kills in its opening five days with $200M (SCI FI Wire) | All the bad reviews did not stop people from watching this movie at all. Great. This will encourage Michael Bay to make more movies with more explosions.
Billy Mays, star pitchman, dead at 50 (CNNMoney) | A lot of celebrity death this week.
Army overthrows Honduras president in vote dispute (Reuters) | From the article: “Zelaya fired military chief Gen. Romeo Vasquez last week for refusing to help him run an unofficial referendum on Sunday on extending the four-year term limit on Honduran presidents.”

June 25, 2009

Anything Goes: June 25th, 2009 Edition – Part 2!

I had such a tiring day and don’t feel like going anywhere else anymore. Actually I still have two more things to do. I was planning to go to Hollywood Improv to meet a friend, but at this point I’m to tired too care.

Obituary:

Farrah Fawcett, sex symbol and actress, dies (CNN) | Farrah Fawcett had been battling cancer for the last three years of her life. Fawcett is best known for her role in Charlie’s Angels TV series.
Michael Jackson, pop music legend, dead at 50 (CNN) | Michael Jackson was reported to have cardiac arrest. Jackson was preparing for his “This Is It!” Tour at the O2 Arena, London UK. Jackson is one of the biggest names in the Pop Music History.

…and in other news:

Supreme Court rejects school strip search (Reuters) | “By an 8-1 vote, the justices upheld a ruling that the school and its officials violated the U.S. constitutional right that protects against unreasonable search and seizure.” 8-1 vote? Apparently Judge Clarence Thomas thinks that it is OK to stip search a 13 year-old girl (NYTimes).