Whattado royals; whattado? (My homage to raging crush: TV’s Craig Ferguson)! Long time no blog so let’s dive right in, shall we.
A few weeks ago, I was shopping at my neighborhood Trader Joe’s and overheard a clerk singing the praises of an unseen red wine in the Italian section. Ears pricked, I moved in to [...]
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A new red varietal assaggio minoralus
A.D.D. musings about Tarsem Singh’s “The Cell” and “The Fall”
Last month, after waxing poetic about the just viewed movie “MirrorMask” from 2005 (Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman) recommended to me by our very own BadMan, he shot back an emailed list of movies that also fit this theme (and I quote):
“Grotesque post-apocalyptic futurism rooted in baroque-art-deco architecture dripping with film-noir acid-greens following an AIW [...]
A.D.D. film thoughts about Jan Svankmajer’s 1988 “Alice”
This weekend, upon recommendation from the BadMan, I watched the 1988 film “Alice” by Czech director Jan Svankmajer; a surreal, live action/stop motion retelling of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland (AIW). Imagine, if you will, Peter Greenaway, Tim Burton and Veit Helmer co-directing this classic AIW tale, with Hieronymus Bosch and Salvador Dali helming the cameras as [...]
Art Appreciation 101
OK fellow Royals- let’s talk art, and music, and literature and all things aesthetic. And by this I mean why we like what we like and why we debate so tirelessly about what is good and what is shite.
Let’s set the scene: turns out I might be a little low in my Malkmosity rating. Startling news [...]
Under $20 Zinfandel- there is no such thing as final when it comes to evaluating zins!
Contender: Ballentine Vineyards Napa Valley Old Vines Zinfandel 2004 Estate Grown; 14.8% alcohol. $19.99 retail but purchased at Beverages and More on the $.05 sale so essentially 2 for $20…start your car now; do not miss this deal. I can’t wait to taste this against the Rancho Zabaco 2004 Reserve we know and love because [...]
Tally’s takes on “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” (2008)
It’s only days away from the Autumnal Equinox but “Fall” is already in the air. I awake before 5 a.m. on this quiet Saturday morning and in the drizzly pre-dawn darkness I snuggle into my favorite corner of the sofa with a hot mug of coffee and a cozy throw; remote in hand. The room [...]
Five Minute Reviews: thoughts on some recently viewed films
“The Impressionists”- chronicles the struggles of Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cezanne, and Degas to gain recognition for a new, bold style of painting. The timely viewing of this BBC mini-series aligned with a pretty impassioned blog-battle regarding Pop music’s lack of merit and the unfair struggles of unrecognized musicians who toil unnoticed because the masses can’t, [...]
Crush Quest: our first club wine trip. Part 2: Napa
Picking up where we left off, the BadMan and I are tooling along the winding roads, leaving Sonoma in our rear view mirror and heading toward Napa. It’s about 105° and the car is not happy with the conditions but we prevail. Sometime after 1:00 (if memory serves) we are on the Silverado Trail heading [...]
2008 U.S. Open Tennis
Ok, we’re halfway through the fortnight so I feel compelled to comment on the current standings and possible outcomes of the tournament.
Regarding the women: Ana couldn’t keep it together and went out prematurely and Maria is injured and never took the court… that concludes the beauty portion of our contest : )
Jelena is looking strong; [...]
Crush Quest: our first club wine trip. Part 1: Sonoma
On what would prove to be among the hottest days of the summer of ’08, the BadMan and I embarked on our first official wine club trip to the hallowed Wine Country for an ambitious 10 stop tour of some of Northern California’s finest. Our own Full Throttle was not in tow as she had [...]
