2008 Year End Recap
My annual list of the things I've done in the past year, 2008: 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:
• Ain’t It Beautiful - ZO2
• Black Parade, The - My Chemical Romance
• Broken - Nine Inch Nails
• I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love - My Chemical Romance
• Downward Spiral, The - Nine Inch Nails
• Funhouse - Pink
• Marching Out - Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force
• No, Virginia Dresden Dolls, The
• Nothing But The Best - Frank Sinatra
• Over The Edge - Hurricane (Limited edition reissue)
• Perpetual Flame - Yngwie Malmsteen
• Rock-N-Soul, Pt. 1 - Hall & Oats
• Slave To The Thrill - Hurricane (Limited edition reissue)
• Slip, The - Nine Inch Nails
• Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music - Esquivel
• Take What You Want - Hurricane (Limited edition reissue)
• Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance
• Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood - Various Artists
• Who Killed Amanda Palmer - Amanda Palmer
• With Teeth - Nine Inch Nails
Books:
• 33 Strategies of War, The - Robert Greene
• American Hair Metal - Steven Blush
• Art of Bond, The: From storyboard to screen: the creative process behind the James Bond phenomenon - Laurent Bouzereau
• Bourne Betrayal, The - Eric Van Lustbader
• Count Zero - William Gibson
• Full Metal Apache: Transactions Between Cyberpunk Japan and Avant-Pop America (Post-Contemporary Interventions) -Takayuki Tatsumi
• Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse - Victor Gischler
• Halting State - Charlie Stross
• My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith - Kevin
Smith
• Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail ‘72 - Hunter S. Thompson
• Pretending You Care: The Retail Employee Handbook - Norm Feuti
• Requiem For An Assassin - Barry Eisler
• Rewired: The Post Cyberpunk Anathology - James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel, Editor
• Shag: A To Z - Shag (Written and Illustrated By)
• Spook Country - William Gibson
• Tailor of Panama, The - John Le Carré
• Way You Wear Your Hat, The: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin’ - Bill Zehme
• When You Are Engulfed In Flames - David Sedaris
Magazines:
• Time
• Wired
Movies - Seen in theaters, on cable, or rented:
• 10 Things I Hate About You
• 21
• 27 Dresses
• 28 Days
• A Beautiful Mind
• Accused, The
• American Gangster
• American Graffiti
• Annie Hall
• Baby Mama
• Basketball Diaries, The
• Battle of Shaker Heights
• Body Of Lies
• Boxer, The
• Boy’s Don’t Cry
• Brother’s Solomon, The
• Bubble Boy
• Bucket List, The
• But, I’m A Cheerleader
• Cape Fear (1991 remake)
• Casual Sex?
• Cellular
• Client, The
• Courage Under Fire
• Dark Knight, The
• Deep Impact
• Delirious
• Dinner Rush
• Disturbia
• Do The Right Thing
• Edmond
• Employee of the Month
• Evan Almighty
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Frequency
• Get Smart
• Girl, Interrupted
• Good Luck Chuck (Unedited version)
• Green Mile, The
• Happening, The
• Havoc
• Heist, The
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• High Fidelity
• Hurricane, The
• I Am Legend
• I Think I Love My Wife
• Iron Man
• Invasion, The
• Interpreter, The
• Justice League: The New Frontier
• Kickin’ It Old Skool
• Kingdom, The
• Lift
• Lucky You
• Mad Money
• Monster
• Mr. Woodcock
• Multiplicity
• Nanny Diaries, The
• Negotiator, The
• Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD
• No Reservations
• Notes On A Scandal
• O
• Ocean’s 11 (1960 original version starring The Rat Pack)
• Perfect Storm, The
• Punisher: War Zone
• Quantum of Solace
• Rated X
• Redbelt
• Rounders
• Scarface (1983 Brian De Palma remake)
• Seabiscuit
• Sentinel, The
• Shooter
• Sister Act
• Sliding Doors
• Smokin’ Aces
• Starman
• Superbad
• Talk Radio
• Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
• They Live
• To Die For
• Trainspotting
• Tropic Thunder
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
• What Happens In Vegas
• You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
Independent Films
• Bowling For Columbine
• C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
• Dinner Rush
• He Was A Quiet Man
• I Am A Sex Addict
• Juno
• Laid Off (short film, 30 min)
• Lars and the Real Girl
• Military Intelligence and You!
• Pauly Shore’s Natural Born Komics: Miami
• Reefer Madness
• Search For A Kiss At Midnight
Documentaries
• American Skinheads
• Animal House: The Inside Story
• Budo: The Art of Killing
• Combover: The Movie
• Comic Books Unbound
• Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
• Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
• Freddie Mercury: Magic Remixed
• Gelato: An Endless Passion (Italian with subtitles)
• Going To Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
• Hammer & Tickle
• In The Gutter: Gross-Out Comedy and the Death of Taboo
• My Kid Could Paint That
• Off The Grid: Life On The Mesa
• Sci Fi Boys
• Site Specific: Las Vegas
• Standing In Shadows Of Motown
• Startup.com
• This Film Is Not Yet Rated
• Young Yakuza
What I’m Watching On TV This Season: (2008/2009 season, syndicated reruns, and documentaries)
(Network shows)
• 30 Rock
• Batman: The Brave and The Bold
• Chuck
• Family Guy
• Knight Rider
• Las Vegas
• My Name Is Earl
• Office, The
• Phantom Gourmet
• Saturday Night Live
• Simpsons, The
• Unit, The
Cable Shows, original tv series
• Burn Notice
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
• Greek
• Human Weapon
• Mad Men
• Soup, The
• True Blood
• Weaponology
• Z Rock
Reality Shows (network & cable)
• American Idol
• Apprentice, The: Los Angeles
• Brooke Knows Best
• Celebrity Apprentice, The
• Denise Richards: It’s Complicated
• Flipping Out
• Hell’s Kitchen
• I Love Money
• I Love Toys (5 part countdown series)
• Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
• Last Comic Standing
• Living Lohan
• Man Caves
• Million Dollar Listing (started in season 2)
• My Super Sweet 16
• Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares
• Tabatha’s Salon Takeover
• To Catch A Predator
• Wife Swap
TV & Cable Documentaries & Informational Programs
• 21 Sinful Vegas Hotspots
• Animal House: The Inside Story
• Batman Tech
• Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of Batman
• Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire (documentary)
• Comic Con 08, Days 1-2
• IFC Media Project, The
• India Rising: The New Empire
• Love Me, Love My Doll
• Made In China: People’s Republic of Profit
• Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
• RockDocs: N.W.A.
• Secret Acess: Air Force One
• THS Investigates: Vegas Winners & Losers (documentary)
• Tokyo: Living Small in the Big City (documentary)
• Vegas: Adults Only 2
• Young Yakuza
Anime
• Speed Grapher
Shows on network & cable that I stopped watching
• Best Week Ever
Concerts:
• 08/20/2008: Bank of America Pavilion. Regneration Tour featuring The Human League, Belinda Carlisle with ABC, A Flock of Seagulls, and Naked Eyes.
Stage Shows:
• Rent @ The Citi Center, Boston, Massachusetts (01/12/2008)
• Chris Rock w/ Mario Joyner @ The Citi Center, Boston, Masschusetts (06/14/2008)
DVDs Bought:
• Batman - Gotham Knight (anime)
• Bourne Ultimatum, The
• Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
• Ed Wood
• Guns of Navarone, The
• James Bond Ultimate Collection, Volume 3
• James Bond Ultimate Collection, Volume 4
• M.I.-5, Season 5
• Network
• Serenity - Collector’s Edition
• Spaced: The Complete Series
• Ultimate Flint Collection, The (both Derek Flint movies: Our Man Flint and In Like Flint)
• Wild Wild West, Season 4
Restaurants:
• Aegean, The
• Alta Strata
• American Joe’s Bar & Grill
• Anthony’s Pier 4
• Applebee’s
• Bacca (North End)
• Bertucci’s
• Boloco
• British Beer Company
• Bugaboo Creek
• Charley’s
• Cheesecake Factory
• Chef Chow’s House
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Eagles Deli
• Golden Temple
• Great Bay
• Hilltop Steakhouse
• Japanaise Bakery and Cafe
• Joan & Ed’s Deli
• Jumbo’s Seafood
• Kowloons
• La Rotisserie
• Legal Seafood
• Lineage
• Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
• Metropolitan Bar and Grill
• Old Country Buffet
• Outback Steak House
• P.F. Chang’s
• Papa Razzi Trattoria Bar
• Pino’s Pizza
• Pizza Hut
• Roadhouse BBQ
• Speed’s Hot Dog Cart
• Skipjack’s
• Union Street Restaurant, Bar, Patio
• Vello’s
• Zaftigs
Music:
• Ain’t It Beautiful - ZO2
• Black Parade, The - My Chemical Romance
• Broken - Nine Inch Nails
• I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love - My Chemical Romance
• Downward Spiral, The - Nine Inch Nails
• Funhouse - Pink
• Marching Out - Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force
• No, Virginia Dresden Dolls, The
• Nothing But The Best - Frank Sinatra
• Over The Edge - Hurricane (Limited edition reissue)
• Perpetual Flame - Yngwie Malmsteen
• Rock-N-Soul, Pt. 1 - Hall & Oats
• Slave To The Thrill - Hurricane (Limited edition reissue)
• Slip, The - Nine Inch Nails
• Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music - Esquivel
• Take What You Want - Hurricane (Limited edition reissue)
• Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance
• Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood - Various Artists
• Who Killed Amanda Palmer - Amanda Palmer
• With Teeth - Nine Inch Nails
Books:
• 33 Strategies of War, The - Robert Greene
• American Hair Metal - Steven Blush
• Art of Bond, The: From storyboard to screen: the creative process behind the James Bond phenomenon - Laurent Bouzereau
• Bourne Betrayal, The - Eric Van Lustbader
• Count Zero - William Gibson
• Full Metal Apache: Transactions Between Cyberpunk Japan and Avant-Pop America (Post-Contemporary Interventions) -Takayuki Tatsumi
• Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse - Victor Gischler
• Halting State - Charlie Stross
• My Boring-Ass Life: The Uncomfortably Candid Diary of Kevin Smith - Kevin
Smith
• Fear and Loathing: On The Campaign Trail ‘72 - Hunter S. Thompson
• Pretending You Care: The Retail Employee Handbook - Norm Feuti
• Requiem For An Assassin - Barry Eisler
• Rewired: The Post Cyberpunk Anathology - James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel, Editor
• Shag: A To Z - Shag (Written and Illustrated By)
• Spook Country - William Gibson
• Tailor of Panama, The - John Le Carré
• Way You Wear Your Hat, The: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin’ - Bill Zehme
• When You Are Engulfed In Flames - David Sedaris
Magazines:
• Time
• Wired
Movies - Seen in theaters, on cable, or rented:
• 10 Things I Hate About You
• 21
• 27 Dresses
• 28 Days
• A Beautiful Mind
• Accused, The
• American Gangster
• American Graffiti
• Annie Hall
• Baby Mama
• Basketball Diaries, The
• Battle of Shaker Heights
• Body Of Lies
• Boxer, The
• Boy’s Don’t Cry
• Brother’s Solomon, The
• Bubble Boy
• Bucket List, The
• But, I’m A Cheerleader
• Cape Fear (1991 remake)
• Casual Sex?
• Cellular
• Client, The
• Courage Under Fire
• Dark Knight, The
• Deep Impact
• Delirious
• Dinner Rush
• Disturbia
• Do The Right Thing
• Edmond
• Employee of the Month
• Evan Almighty
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Frequency
• Get Smart
• Girl, Interrupted
• Good Luck Chuck (Unedited version)
• Green Mile, The
• Happening, The
• Havoc
• Heist, The
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• High Fidelity
• Hurricane, The
• I Am Legend
• I Think I Love My Wife
• Iron Man
• Invasion, The
• Interpreter, The
• Justice League: The New Frontier
• Kickin’ It Old Skool
• Kingdom, The
• Lift
• Lucky You
• Mad Money
• Monster
• Mr. Woodcock
• Multiplicity
• Nanny Diaries, The
• Negotiator, The
• Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD
• No Reservations
• Notes On A Scandal
• O
• Ocean’s 11 (1960 original version starring The Rat Pack)
• Perfect Storm, The
• Punisher: War Zone
• Quantum of Solace
• Rated X
• Redbelt
• Rounders
• Scarface (1983 Brian De Palma remake)
• Seabiscuit
• Sentinel, The
• Shooter
• Sister Act
• Sliding Doors
• Smokin’ Aces
• Starman
• Superbad
• Talk Radio
• Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
• They Live
• To Die For
• Trainspotting
• Tropic Thunder
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
• What Happens In Vegas
• You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
Independent Films
• Bowling For Columbine
• C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
• Dinner Rush
• He Was A Quiet Man
• I Am A Sex Addict
• Juno
• Laid Off (short film, 30 min)
• Lars and the Real Girl
• Military Intelligence and You!
• Pauly Shore’s Natural Born Komics: Miami
• Reefer Madness
• Search For A Kiss At Midnight
Documentaries
• American Skinheads
• Animal House: The Inside Story
• Budo: The Art of Killing
• Combover: The Movie
• Comic Books Unbound
• Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade
• Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
• Freddie Mercury: Magic Remixed
• Gelato: An Endless Passion (Italian with subtitles)
• Going To Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
• Hammer & Tickle
• In The Gutter: Gross-Out Comedy and the Death of Taboo
• My Kid Could Paint That
• Off The Grid: Life On The Mesa
• Sci Fi Boys
• Site Specific: Las Vegas
• Standing In Shadows Of Motown
• Startup.com
• This Film Is Not Yet Rated
• Young Yakuza
What I’m Watching On TV This Season: (2008/2009 season, syndicated reruns, and documentaries)
(Network shows)
• 30 Rock
• Batman: The Brave and The Bold
• Chuck
• Family Guy
• Knight Rider
• Las Vegas
• My Name Is Earl
• Office, The
• Phantom Gourmet
• Saturday Night Live
• Simpsons, The
• Unit, The
Cable Shows, original tv series
• Burn Notice
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
• Greek
• Human Weapon
• Mad Men
• Soup, The
• True Blood
• Weaponology
• Z Rock
Reality Shows (network & cable)
• American Idol
• Apprentice, The: Los Angeles
• Brooke Knows Best
• Celebrity Apprentice, The
• Denise Richards: It’s Complicated
• Flipping Out
• Hell’s Kitchen
• I Love Money
• I Love Toys (5 part countdown series)
• Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
• Last Comic Standing
• Living Lohan
• Man Caves
• Million Dollar Listing (started in season 2)
• My Super Sweet 16
• Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares
• Tabatha’s Salon Takeover
• To Catch A Predator
• Wife Swap
TV & Cable Documentaries & Informational Programs
• 21 Sinful Vegas Hotspots
• Animal House: The Inside Story
• Batman Tech
• Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of Batman
• Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire (documentary)
• Comic Con 08, Days 1-2
• IFC Media Project, The
• India Rising: The New Empire
• Love Me, Love My Doll
• Made In China: People’s Republic of Profit
• Rat Pack: A Conference of Cool
• RockDocs: N.W.A.
• Secret Acess: Air Force One
• THS Investigates: Vegas Winners & Losers (documentary)
• Tokyo: Living Small in the Big City (documentary)
• Vegas: Adults Only 2
• Young Yakuza
Anime
• Speed Grapher
Shows on network & cable that I stopped watching
• Best Week Ever
Concerts:
• 08/20/2008: Bank of America Pavilion. Regneration Tour featuring The Human League, Belinda Carlisle with ABC, A Flock of Seagulls, and Naked Eyes.
Stage Shows:
• Rent @ The Citi Center, Boston, Massachusetts (01/12/2008)
• Chris Rock w/ Mario Joyner @ The Citi Center, Boston, Masschusetts (06/14/2008)
DVDs Bought:
• Batman - Gotham Knight (anime)
• Bourne Ultimatum, The
• Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
• Ed Wood
• Guns of Navarone, The
• James Bond Ultimate Collection, Volume 3
• James Bond Ultimate Collection, Volume 4
• M.I.-5, Season 5
• Network
• Serenity - Collector’s Edition
• Spaced: The Complete Series
• Ultimate Flint Collection, The (both Derek Flint movies: Our Man Flint and In Like Flint)
• Wild Wild West, Season 4
Restaurants:
• Aegean, The
• Alta Strata
• American Joe’s Bar & Grill
• Anthony’s Pier 4
• Applebee’s
• Bacca (North End)
• Bertucci’s
• Boloco
• British Beer Company
• Bugaboo Creek
• Charley’s
• Cheesecake Factory
• Chef Chow’s House
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Eagles Deli
• Golden Temple
• Great Bay
• Hilltop Steakhouse
• Japanaise Bakery and Cafe
• Joan & Ed’s Deli
• Jumbo’s Seafood
• Kowloons
• La Rotisserie
• Legal Seafood
• Lineage
• Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
• Metropolitan Bar and Grill
• Old Country Buffet
• Outback Steak House
• P.F. Chang’s
• Papa Razzi Trattoria Bar
• Pino’s Pizza
• Pizza Hut
• Roadhouse BBQ
• Speed’s Hot Dog Cart
• Skipjack’s
• Union Street Restaurant, Bar, Patio
• Vello’s
• Zaftigs