2011 Year End Recap
2011 Year End Recap
My annual list of the things I've done in the past year - 2011 - 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
• Adele - 21
• Richard Cheese - Sunnyside of the Moon, The: The Best of Richard Cheese
• The Doors - The Very Best of the Doors
• Evanescence - Evanescence (Deluxe version w/ DVD)
• Issac Hayes - Shaft (Deluxe Edition)
• Lady Gaga - Born This Way
• Yngwie Malmsteen - Relentless
• Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
• Elvis Presley - Elvis, The King of Rock ‘N Roll: The Complete 50’s Masters
• Elvis Presley - Elvis, The King of Rock ‘N Roll: The Complete 60’s Masters
• Elvis Presley - Moody Blue
• Elvis Presley - Promised Land
• Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock
• Steel Panther - Balls Out
• Roger Waters - Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
• Roger Waters - Radio KAOS
• Amy Winehouse - Frank
• Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures
• Various Artists - SIN-ATRA
Books
• Fuller Memorandum, The - Charles Stross
• In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-The-Counter Look At The Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All The Rules - Stacy Perman
• Las Vegas: An Unconventional History - Michelle Ferrari with Stephen Ives
• License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver - Rick Harrison with Tom Keown
• Malled: My Unintentional Career In Retail - Caitlin Kelly
• Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Volume 2 - Assorted Writers & Artists
• Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Volume 3 - Assorted Writers & Artists
• Rat Pack, The: Neon Nights with the Kings of Cool - Lawrence J. Quirk & William Shoell
• Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, A Step-By-Step Guide From Concept To Finished Script - Syd Field
• Sopranos, The: Special Collector’s Edition Book - Brett Martin
• Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk - David Sedaris
• Steal, The: A Cultural History of Shoplifting - Rachel Shteir
• Tiki Mugs: Cult Artifacts of Polynesian Pop” - Jay Strongman
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John le Carre’
• Tokyo Vice - Jake Adlestein
• Ultimate Spy - H. Keith Melton
Magazines
• Time
• Wired
Movies - Seen in theaters, on cable, or rented
• 127 Hours
• A-Team, The
• Adjustment Bureau, The
• Black Swan, The
• Boondock Saints, The
• Bridesmaids
• Captain America: The First Avenger
• Crazy, Stupid, Love
• David Cassidy Story (VH1 original)
• Dilemma, The
• Easy A
• Friends With Benefits
• Green Hornet, The (in 3-D)
• Grown Ups
• Hall Pass
• Hangover II, The
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (3D)
• Hereafter
• Horrible Bosses
• Humble Pie
• King’s Speech
• La chèvre (French film w/ English subtitles)
• Limitless
• Margin Call
• Other Guys, The
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• Thor
• True Grit
• Unknown
• X-Men: First Class
Documentary Films
• Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, and Rebel
• Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
• Hollywood Sunset: A farewell tribute to Entourage
• Shut Up Little Man
• Smash His Camera
Independent Films
• Tokyo!
Films too “painful” to get through:
• Cedar Rapids
Comedians on Cable
• Lisa Lampanelli
• Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker
What I’m Watching On TV This Season: (season, syndicated reruns)
(Network shows)
• 30 Rock
• Chuck
• Community
• Family Guy
• Grimm
• Hawaii Five-0
• Modern Family
• New Girl
• Nikita
• Office, The
• Once Upon A Time
• Outsourced
• Pan Am
• Simpsons, The
• Whitney
#FAIL
• Unforgettable
Cable Shows, original series
• Archer
• Burn Notice
• Covert Affairs
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage [Final season]
• Glory Daze
• Ricky Gervais Show, The
• Robot Chicken
• Soup, The
• South Park
• Strike Back
• True Blood
• Warehouse 13
• Watch What Happens Live
• Whitest Kids U Know
• Wolverine
Reality Shows
• Celebrity Apprentice
• Extreme Couponing
• Face Off
• Famous Food
• Flipping Out
• Hardcore Pawn
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Hollywood Treasure
• Jerseylicious
• Millionaire Matchmaker
• Million Dollar Decorators
• Million Dollar Listing
• Parking Wars
• Pawn Stars
• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
• Real Housewives of New Jersey
• Real Housewives of New York
• Rocco’s Dinner Party
• Storage Wars
• Tabatha’s Salon Take Over
• Top Chef
• Top Chef All-Stars
• Top Chef Just Desserts
• Top Chef Masters
• Why Am I Still Single?
TV & Cable Documentary & Informational Shows
• Area 51 Declassified
• Attack of the Show
• Best Thing I Ever Ate
• Crave
• Esquire’s Ultimate Bachelor Pad
• Extreme Bathrooms
• Facebook Obsession
• Target: Inside The Bullseye
• CNBC: Coffee Addiction, The
• CNBC: Pepsi’s Challenge
• CNBC Titans: Steve Jobs
• Declassified: Godfather’s of Havana
• Lectures in History: Birth of the Las Vegas Strip
• Love|Lust
• Inside Area 51
• Inside Strike Back (TV show behind the scenes)
• Metal Evolution (a series that started running at end of 2011 and into 2012)
• Mobsters: Tony Spilatro
• Nazi UFO Conspiracy
• Return to Area 51
• Secrets of SEAL Team 6
• Sugar High
• Will, The: Outrageous Final Wishes
Shows on network & cable that I stopped watching
• Cape The [Cancelled]
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives [Fell off with]
• Flipping Vegas [Not into]
• Greek [Final Season]
• Playboy Club, The [Cancelled]
• Real World: Las Vegas (2011) [Gave up on]
• Ricky Gervais Show, The [Fell off with]
• Same Name [Too painful to watch]
• Undercover Boss [Gave up on]
• Undercovers [Cancelled]
• You’re Cut Off 2 [Gave up on]
Podcasts
(NPR Content)
• KCRW’s Le’ Show (Harry Shearer)
• On The Media
• NPR Columns: Sunday Puzzle Podcast
• NPR Programs: Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me
DVDs
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Maltese Falcon, The
• MI-5, Volume 8
• MI-5, Volume 9
• Ocean’s 13
Restaurants
• Bar Americaine (Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,CT)
• Bella Costa
• Bickfords
• Bobby’s Burger Palace (Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,CT)
• British Beer Company
• Bullfinches
• Cheesecake Factory
• China Pearl
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Craftsteak (The MGM Grand @ Foxwoods Resort-Casino, CT)
• Deluxe Station Diner
• Dunkin Donuts
• Fireplace, The
• Golden Temple
• IHOP
• Legal Seafood
• Lotus Flower
• Mangia Neopolitan Pizza
• Mare (Boston’s North End)
• McDonalds
• Mezzo Mare
• Modern Pastry
• Outback Steakhouse
• Pacific Buffet
• Palm, The
• Papa John’s
• Pino’s Pizza
• Pizzeria Dante
• Popeye’s
• Red Lantern
• S&S Restaurant
• Sabrina Wong II
• Seven Seas Diner (Great Neck, Long Island, NY)
• Skip Jacks
• Sophia’s Italian Steakhouse
• Starbucks
• Sushi Palace (Great Neck, Long Island, NY)
• Taste of China
• Todd English’s Tuscany (Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,CT)
• Zaftigs
My annual list of the things I've done in the past year - 2011 - 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
• Adele - 21
• Richard Cheese - Sunnyside of the Moon, The: The Best of Richard Cheese
• The Doors - The Very Best of the Doors
• Evanescence - Evanescence (Deluxe version w/ DVD)
• Issac Hayes - Shaft (Deluxe Edition)
• Lady Gaga - Born This Way
• Yngwie Malmsteen - Relentless
• Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
• Elvis Presley - Elvis, The King of Rock ‘N Roll: The Complete 50’s Masters
• Elvis Presley - Elvis, The King of Rock ‘N Roll: The Complete 60’s Masters
• Elvis Presley - Moody Blue
• Elvis Presley - Promised Land
• Elvis Presley - Raised On Rock
• Steel Panther - Balls Out
• Roger Waters - Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking
• Roger Waters - Radio KAOS
• Amy Winehouse - Frank
• Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures
• Various Artists - SIN-ATRA
Books
• Fuller Memorandum, The - Charles Stross
• In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-The-Counter Look At The Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All The Rules - Stacy Perman
• Las Vegas: An Unconventional History - Michelle Ferrari with Stephen Ives
• License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver - Rick Harrison with Tom Keown
• Malled: My Unintentional Career In Retail - Caitlin Kelly
• Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Volume 2 - Assorted Writers & Artists
• Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Volume 3 - Assorted Writers & Artists
• Rat Pack, The: Neon Nights with the Kings of Cool - Lawrence J. Quirk & William Shoell
• Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, A Step-By-Step Guide From Concept To Finished Script - Syd Field
• Sopranos, The: Special Collector’s Edition Book - Brett Martin
• Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk - David Sedaris
• Steal, The: A Cultural History of Shoplifting - Rachel Shteir
• Tiki Mugs: Cult Artifacts of Polynesian Pop” - Jay Strongman
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John le Carre’
• Tokyo Vice - Jake Adlestein
• Ultimate Spy - H. Keith Melton
Magazines
• Time
• Wired
Movies - Seen in theaters, on cable, or rented
• 127 Hours
• A-Team, The
• Adjustment Bureau, The
• Black Swan, The
• Boondock Saints, The
• Bridesmaids
• Captain America: The First Avenger
• Crazy, Stupid, Love
• David Cassidy Story (VH1 original)
• Dilemma, The
• Easy A
• Friends With Benefits
• Green Hornet, The (in 3-D)
• Grown Ups
• Hall Pass
• Hangover II, The
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (3D)
• Hereafter
• Horrible Bosses
• Humble Pie
• King’s Speech
• La chèvre (French film w/ English subtitles)
• Limitless
• Margin Call
• Other Guys, The
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• Thor
• True Grit
• Unknown
• X-Men: First Class
Documentary Films
• Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, and Rebel
• Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
• Hollywood Sunset: A farewell tribute to Entourage
• Shut Up Little Man
• Smash His Camera
Independent Films
• Tokyo!
Films too “painful” to get through:
• Cedar Rapids
Comedians on Cable
• Lisa Lampanelli
• Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker
What I’m Watching On TV This Season: (season, syndicated reruns)
(Network shows)
• 30 Rock
• Chuck
• Community
• Family Guy
• Grimm
• Hawaii Five-0
• Modern Family
• New Girl
• Nikita
• Office, The
• Once Upon A Time
• Outsourced
• Pan Am
• Simpsons, The
• Whitney
#FAIL
• Unforgettable
Cable Shows, original series
• Archer
• Burn Notice
• Covert Affairs
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage [Final season]
• Glory Daze
• Ricky Gervais Show, The
• Robot Chicken
• Soup, The
• South Park
• Strike Back
• True Blood
• Warehouse 13
• Watch What Happens Live
• Whitest Kids U Know
• Wolverine
Reality Shows
• Celebrity Apprentice
• Extreme Couponing
• Face Off
• Famous Food
• Flipping Out
• Hardcore Pawn
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Hollywood Treasure
• Jerseylicious
• Millionaire Matchmaker
• Million Dollar Decorators
• Million Dollar Listing
• Parking Wars
• Pawn Stars
• Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
• Real Housewives of New Jersey
• Real Housewives of New York
• Rocco’s Dinner Party
• Storage Wars
• Tabatha’s Salon Take Over
• Top Chef
• Top Chef All-Stars
• Top Chef Just Desserts
• Top Chef Masters
• Why Am I Still Single?
TV & Cable Documentary & Informational Shows
• Area 51 Declassified
• Attack of the Show
• Best Thing I Ever Ate
• Crave
• Esquire’s Ultimate Bachelor Pad
• Extreme Bathrooms
• Facebook Obsession
• Target: Inside The Bullseye
• CNBC: Coffee Addiction, The
• CNBC: Pepsi’s Challenge
• CNBC Titans: Steve Jobs
• Declassified: Godfather’s of Havana
• Lectures in History: Birth of the Las Vegas Strip
• Love|Lust
• Inside Area 51
• Inside Strike Back (TV show behind the scenes)
• Metal Evolution (a series that started running at end of 2011 and into 2012)
• Mobsters: Tony Spilatro
• Nazi UFO Conspiracy
• Return to Area 51
• Secrets of SEAL Team 6
• Sugar High
• Will, The: Outrageous Final Wishes
Shows on network & cable that I stopped watching
• Cape The [Cancelled]
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives [Fell off with]
• Flipping Vegas [Not into]
• Greek [Final Season]
• Playboy Club, The [Cancelled]
• Real World: Las Vegas (2011) [Gave up on]
• Ricky Gervais Show, The [Fell off with]
• Same Name [Too painful to watch]
• Undercover Boss [Gave up on]
• Undercovers [Cancelled]
• You’re Cut Off 2 [Gave up on]
Podcasts
(NPR Content)
• KCRW’s Le’ Show (Harry Shearer)
• On The Media
• NPR Columns: Sunday Puzzle Podcast
• NPR Programs: Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me
DVDs
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
• Maltese Falcon, The
• MI-5, Volume 8
• MI-5, Volume 9
• Ocean’s 13
Restaurants
• Bar Americaine (Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,CT)
• Bella Costa
• Bickfords
• Bobby’s Burger Palace (Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,CT)
• British Beer Company
• Bullfinches
• Cheesecake Factory
• China Pearl
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Craftsteak (The MGM Grand @ Foxwoods Resort-Casino, CT)
• Deluxe Station Diner
• Dunkin Donuts
• Fireplace, The
• Golden Temple
• IHOP
• Legal Seafood
• Lotus Flower
• Mangia Neopolitan Pizza
• Mare (Boston’s North End)
• McDonalds
• Mezzo Mare
• Modern Pastry
• Outback Steakhouse
• Pacific Buffet
• Palm, The
• Papa John’s
• Pino’s Pizza
• Pizzeria Dante
• Popeye’s
• Red Lantern
• S&S Restaurant
• Sabrina Wong II
• Seven Seas Diner (Great Neck, Long Island, NY)
• Skip Jacks
• Sophia’s Italian Steakhouse
• Starbucks
• Sushi Palace (Great Neck, Long Island, NY)
• Taste of China
• Todd English’s Tuscany (Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,CT)
• Zaftigs