2006 Year End Recap
Here is my annual list of the things I've done in the past year -- 2006 -- music I've listened to, books I’ve read, movies and TV shows I’ve seen, places I've gone to, things I've experienced, web sites I've frequented, etc.
Music:
• Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways (Music from and which inspired) - Various Artists
• Unleash the Fury - Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force
• Yes, Virginia… - Dresden Dolls
Books:
• ACME Catalog, The - Carney, Charles (text) & Grass, Scott (illustrations)
• Googie Redux - Allen Hess
• Han Solo Trilogy, Book I: The Paradise Snare - A.C. Crispin
• Han Solo Trilogy, Book II: The Hutt Gambit - A.C Crispin
• Han Solo Trilogy, Book III: Rebel Dawn - A.C. Crispin
• Hell’s Angels - Hunter S. Thompson
• Japanese Graphics NOW! - (edited by) Gisela Kozak & Julius Widermann
• Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture - (edited by) Thurston Moore
• Rain Storm - Barry Eisler
• SHAG, LTD. Fine Art Limited Editions: A Catalogue Raisonne - Josh Agle
Movies - seen in theaters, seen on cable, or rented:
• 40-Year Old Virgin
• American Dreamz
• American History X
• As Good As It Gets
• Bad Santa
• Blow
• Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
• Breakup, The
• Butterfly Effect, The
• Casino Royale
• Clerks II
• Click
• Crash
• Da Vinci Code, The
• Departed, The
• Derailed (Unrated version)
• Devil Wears Prada, The
• Eight Degrees
• Failure to Launch
• Family Stone, The
• Flightplan
• For Your Consideration
• Game, The
• Good Girl, The
• Good Shepherd, The
• Keeping Up With the Steins
• LA Confidential
• Lake House, The
• Little Miss Sunshine
• Mission:Impossible:III
• My Big Fat Independent Movie
• Pauly Shore is Dead
• Ray
• Saved
• Scary Movie 4
• Shaun of the Dead
• Sky High
• Starsky & Hutch
• Strangers With Candy
• Superman Returns
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
• Training Day
• You, Me and Dupree
• Walk The Line
• Wedding Crashers
• While You Were Sleeping
• Wrecking Crew, The
• X-Men: The Last Stand
Documentaries
• Aristocrats, The
• Edgeplay: A film about the Runaways
• March of the Penguins
• Metal: A Headbangers Journey
What I’m Watching On TV This Season 2006/2007 (or trying to):
• Deadly Arts
• Family Guy
• Iron Chef America
• My Name Is Earl
• Robot Chicken
• Simpsons, The
• Unit, The
Cool and Interesting Web Sites:
(Cool Hunting & Trend Spotting sites)
• Cool Hunter, The - “The Cool Hunter" brings today's most happening movements, styles and trends to readers across the globe covering genres such as fashion, music, urban living, designer and cultural trends.”
• Josh Spear
• PSFK
• trendwatching.com
• Ubercool - Trend Analysis by Michael Tchong
(Other sites)
• Googie Architecture Online
• Retroland (The reincarnation of Yesterdayland.com)
Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Photographers:
• Digital Apocalypse - The official web site of photographer/artist Chad Michael Ward.
Podcasts:
Note: “enhanced versions have accompanying images” as section markers.
• Atom Films To Go
• Boing Boing Boing (The podcast companion to the Boing Boing web site)
• Boing Boing’s Get Illuminated
• Brickfilms Podcast, The
• C|Net: The Buzz Report
• Cool Hunting (the video podcast of the Cool Hunter web site.)
• Economist, The
• Foamy
• Karate Kast
• KCRW’s Watching Television
• NPR: All Songs Considered
• NPR: Food
• NPR: Movies
• NPR: Pop Culture
• NPR: Satire from the Unger Report
• NPR: Sunday Puzzle
• NPR: Technology
• NPR: Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me
• PRI’s Studio360
• Onion Radio News, The (onion web site)
• Pop Goes The Culture!
• Retrocrush
• Strong Bad e-Mail (Video podcast from the Homestar Runner site)
• thesniffer
• This Week In Media (enhanced)
• Top of the Pods
• Wired News Podcast (Wired magazine)
Foods Tried:
• Fondue
• Pomegranate Liqueur
• Vodka, Pomegranate Flavored
Concerts:
• Aerosmith & Motley Crue, September 28, 2006 @ The Tweeter Center (Mansfield, MA)
Comedy Shows:
• Boston Comedy Connection: Dom Irrera, 02/03/2006.
Live Performances:
• Blue Man Group, October 21, 2006 @ The Charles Playhouse (Boston, MA)
• Cirque Du Soleil: ”Mystere” show, December 17, 2006 @ Treasure Island (Las Vegas)
Museum & Art Gallery shows:
• “Light My Fire: Rock Posters from the Summer of Love” - Boston Museum of Fine Arts
DVDs:
• Coupling: The Complete Seasons 1-4
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Hidden Fortress, The
• MI-5 Volume 1
• MI-5 Volume 2
• MI-5 Volume 3
• Star Wars IV: A New Hope (original theatrical and director’s cut versions*)
• Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (original theatrical and director’s cut versions*)
• Star Wars IV: Return of the Jedi (original theatrical and director’s cut versions*)
• Wild Wild West, Season 1
• Yojimbo
* = None of the versions have any reediting where Christian Hayden replaces the original actor portraying the adult Anakin Skywalker at the end of Return of the Jedi.
Cool Gadgets:
• 1GB USB Flash Drive (PNY Attache model)
• Canon digital camera + 1GB SD card, battery charger & batteries, and carrying case.
Restaurants:
• Applebees
• Bertucci’s
• Big Fresh
• Bob The Chef’s
• Boca Grande
• Breakfast Club, The
• Buffet, The (The Wynn, Las Vegas, NV)
• Buffet, The (Treasure Island, Las Vegas, NV)
• Bugaboo Creek Steak House
• Cheesecake Factory, The
• Chili’s
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Cravings (The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV)
• Dunkin Donuts
• Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream
• Finale Desserterie
• Fresh City
• Fuji
• In-N-Out Burger (Las Vegas, NV)
• Joe’s American Bar & Grill
• J.P. Licks
• Longhorn Steakhouse
• Lucky Wah
• McDonalds
• Mel’s Sunnyside Café
• Melting Pot, The
• MGM Grand Buffet (The MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV)
• Mike’s Pastry
• O’Hara’s
• Pagliucas Ristorante
• Pho Pasteur
• Pizza Hut
• Ruby Tuesday’s
• Shabu Village
• Sunset Grill & Tap
• Taco Bell
• Village Pizza
• Vintage
• Wendy’s
Vacation:
• Las Vegas, NV, December 17-21, 2006.
Music:
• Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways (Music from and which inspired) - Various Artists
• Unleash the Fury - Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force
• Yes, Virginia… - Dresden Dolls
Books:
• ACME Catalog, The - Carney, Charles (text) & Grass, Scott (illustrations)
• Googie Redux - Allen Hess
• Han Solo Trilogy, Book I: The Paradise Snare - A.C. Crispin
• Han Solo Trilogy, Book II: The Hutt Gambit - A.C Crispin
• Han Solo Trilogy, Book III: Rebel Dawn - A.C. Crispin
• Hell’s Angels - Hunter S. Thompson
• Japanese Graphics NOW! - (edited by) Gisela Kozak & Julius Widermann
• Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture - (edited by) Thurston Moore
• Rain Storm - Barry Eisler
• SHAG, LTD. Fine Art Limited Editions: A Catalogue Raisonne - Josh Agle
Movies - seen in theaters, seen on cable, or rented:
• 40-Year Old Virgin
• American Dreamz
• American History X
• As Good As It Gets
• Bad Santa
• Blow
• Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
• Breakup, The
• Butterfly Effect, The
• Casino Royale
• Clerks II
• Click
• Crash
• Da Vinci Code, The
• Departed, The
• Derailed (Unrated version)
• Devil Wears Prada, The
• Eight Degrees
• Failure to Launch
• Family Stone, The
• Flightplan
• For Your Consideration
• Game, The
• Good Girl, The
• Good Shepherd, The
• Keeping Up With the Steins
• LA Confidential
• Lake House, The
• Little Miss Sunshine
• Mission:Impossible:III
• My Big Fat Independent Movie
• Pauly Shore is Dead
• Ray
• Saved
• Scary Movie 4
• Shaun of the Dead
• Sky High
• Starsky & Hutch
• Strangers With Candy
• Superman Returns
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
• Training Day
• You, Me and Dupree
• Walk The Line
• Wedding Crashers
• While You Were Sleeping
• Wrecking Crew, The
• X-Men: The Last Stand
Documentaries
• Aristocrats, The
• Edgeplay: A film about the Runaways
• March of the Penguins
• Metal: A Headbangers Journey
What I’m Watching On TV This Season 2006/2007 (or trying to):
• Deadly Arts
• Family Guy
• Iron Chef America
• My Name Is Earl
• Robot Chicken
• Simpsons, The
• Unit, The
Cool and Interesting Web Sites:
(Cool Hunting & Trend Spotting sites)
• Cool Hunter, The - “The Cool Hunter" brings today's most happening movements, styles and trends to readers across the globe covering genres such as fashion, music, urban living, designer and cultural trends.”
• Josh Spear
• PSFK
• trendwatching.com
• Ubercool - Trend Analysis by Michael Tchong
(Other sites)
• Googie Architecture Online
• Retroland (The reincarnation of Yesterdayland.com)
Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Photographers:
• Digital Apocalypse - The official web site of photographer/artist Chad Michael Ward.
Podcasts:
Note: “enhanced versions have accompanying images” as section markers.
• Atom Films To Go
• Boing Boing Boing (The podcast companion to the Boing Boing web site)
• Boing Boing’s Get Illuminated
• Brickfilms Podcast, The
• C|Net: The Buzz Report
• Cool Hunting (the video podcast of the Cool Hunter web site.)
• Economist, The
• Foamy
• Karate Kast
• KCRW’s Watching Television
• NPR: All Songs Considered
• NPR: Food
• NPR: Movies
• NPR: Pop Culture
• NPR: Satire from the Unger Report
• NPR: Sunday Puzzle
• NPR: Technology
• NPR: Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me
• PRI’s Studio360
• Onion Radio News, The (onion web site)
• Pop Goes The Culture!
• Retrocrush
• Strong Bad e-Mail (Video podcast from the Homestar Runner site)
• thesniffer
• This Week In Media (enhanced)
• Top of the Pods
• Wired News Podcast (Wired magazine)
Foods Tried:
• Fondue
• Pomegranate Liqueur
• Vodka, Pomegranate Flavored
Concerts:
• Aerosmith & Motley Crue, September 28, 2006 @ The Tweeter Center (Mansfield, MA)
Comedy Shows:
• Boston Comedy Connection: Dom Irrera, 02/03/2006.
Live Performances:
• Blue Man Group, October 21, 2006 @ The Charles Playhouse (Boston, MA)
• Cirque Du Soleil: ”Mystere” show, December 17, 2006 @ Treasure Island (Las Vegas)
Museum & Art Gallery shows:
• “Light My Fire: Rock Posters from the Summer of Love” - Boston Museum of Fine Arts
DVDs:
• Coupling: The Complete Seasons 1-4
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Hidden Fortress, The
• MI-5 Volume 1
• MI-5 Volume 2
• MI-5 Volume 3
• Star Wars IV: A New Hope (original theatrical and director’s cut versions*)
• Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (original theatrical and director’s cut versions*)
• Star Wars IV: Return of the Jedi (original theatrical and director’s cut versions*)
• Wild Wild West, Season 1
• Yojimbo
* = None of the versions have any reediting where Christian Hayden replaces the original actor portraying the adult Anakin Skywalker at the end of Return of the Jedi.
Cool Gadgets:
• 1GB USB Flash Drive (PNY Attache model)
• Canon digital camera + 1GB SD card, battery charger & batteries, and carrying case.
Restaurants:
• Applebees
• Bertucci’s
• Big Fresh
• Bob The Chef’s
• Boca Grande
• Breakfast Club, The
• Buffet, The (The Wynn, Las Vegas, NV)
• Buffet, The (Treasure Island, Las Vegas, NV)
• Bugaboo Creek Steak House
• Cheesecake Factory, The
• Chili’s
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Cravings (The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV)
• Dunkin Donuts
• Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream
• Finale Desserterie
• Fresh City
• Fuji
• In-N-Out Burger (Las Vegas, NV)
• Joe’s American Bar & Grill
• J.P. Licks
• Longhorn Steakhouse
• Lucky Wah
• McDonalds
• Mel’s Sunnyside Café
• Melting Pot, The
• MGM Grand Buffet (The MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV)
• Mike’s Pastry
• O’Hara’s
• Pagliucas Ristorante
• Pho Pasteur
• Pizza Hut
• Ruby Tuesday’s
• Shabu Village
• Sunset Grill & Tap
• Taco Bell
• Village Pizza
• Vintage
• Wendy’s
Vacation:
• Las Vegas, NV, December 17-21, 2006.