Life is what happens when you are making other plans~ John Lennon
An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind~Gandhi
The time is always right to do what is right~ Martin Luther King Jr.


Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Something You Never Really Notice At First...

Something I never really noticed before was something a fellow blogger called The Token Brit, aka Dominic Williams told me on Facebook. It was that the guys on the show The Big Bang Theory act just like and I mean JUST LIKE the guys from The Beatles. He put that on his Facebook wall one day and I actually had to sit there and think about it. It's true. I have to give him credit where credit is due. I have to give him all the credit since he's the one who noticed it initially.

If you watch the show, you'll know who I mean. If you don't, I'll explain for ya :D

On the show, the 2 main "nerds" are Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper. They are like the "leaders" of the group, just like Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the "leaders" and songwriters of The Beatles.

There are 2 other "nerds", Howard Wolowitz and Rajesh Koothrapali. "Raj" as he's called, is almost like George Harrison. Because later on in life, George had developed an interest in Indian culture after learning how to play the sitar. And considering how shy George often was, Raj is just like him, usually don't talk to girls that often and is, of course, Indian. Howard is like Ringo Starr, right down to the somewhat large, yet very attractive nose and bowl cut hairdo. Although, I'm pretty sure that Ringo never wore skin tight jeans before, although that would probably be funny to imagine. And I'm also sure that Ringo is not lady crazy like the character Howard is. He's been married I think only twice, first to a lovely lady named Maureen Cox and then to a lovely lady named Barbara Bach.

Howard Wolowitz
-Just like: Ringo Starr. Not lady crazy like Howard, but with the big nose and bowl cut hairdo and when they play Rock Band, Howard does the drums, funny, isn't it? Howard is my favorite one, especially when him and his mother are arguing from different parts of his house.


Rajesh Koothrapali
-Just like: George Harrison. Just like George in real life, shy, never talks that much, and is Indian, although George was not Indian, he was interested in the culture


Sheldon Cooper
-Just like: Paul McCartney. Somehow, the "leader" of the group, always made decisions


Leonard Hofstadter
-Just like: John Lennon. Sarcastic, sometimes opinionated, sometimes rebellious. And also like John, he wears glasses

Monday, July 30, 2012

Hot Man Monday: Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Birth name: Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez
DOB: April 12, 1956
Where: Havana, Cuba
Height: 5'10''

The Man from Elysian Fields













-Considered to be one of Hollywood's most private and guarded actors
-When he was 5, Fidel Castro came to power
-In senior year of high school, he got mononucleosis and could not play sports, so he turned to acting
-He believes in chivalry towards women and is extremely private to the point of being a recluse
-If a movie requires him to do a nude scene, he refuses










Trivia
-Ranked #65 on Empire Magazine's List of 100 Sexiest Stars in Film History


















-His family emigrated to the US in 1961
-Has 3 girls and 1 boy









-He was born as a conjoined twin. His twin was no bigger than a tennis ball and was removed by surgery. The only thing that remains is a scar on his shoulder
-He refuses to do nude scenes and walked out on a movie shoot when they asked him to remove his shirt



-He gained weight when his wife was pregnant with their kids
-He's very protective of his family's privacy
-Good friends with Latino comedian George Lopez
The Godfather, pt. III

The Untouchables

The Untouchables
Plot
-Eliot Ness is a Federal agent with the FBI. He lives in 1930s Chicago, which is currently under rule from gangster Alphonse "Scarface" Capone(De Niro). The police won't do anything about it because they are on his payroll. So it's up to him to assemble a team of law enforcement officers to help take down Capone and put him in prison for tax evasion. He enlists the help of an Irish cop named Jim Malone(Connery), an Italian police officer to be(Garcia), an accountant(Smith). And in order to take down Capone, they must play his game, use guns to fight fire with fire and put him away for tax evasion.








Cast
-Kevin Costner: Eliot Ness

-Sean Connery: James "Jimmy" Malone

-Charles Martin Smith: Agent Oscar Wallace

-Andy Garcia: Agent George Stone aka Giuseppe Petri

-Robert De Niro: Al Capone
-Richard Bradford: Police Chief Mike Dorsett

-Jack Kehoe: Walter Payne

-Brad Sullivan: George

-Billy Drago: Frank Nitti

-Patricia Clarkson: Catherine Ness

Did You Know?
-Albert H. Wolff was the last survivor of the real life Untouchables. He was a consultant on the film
-Robert De Niro did serious Method acting for the role of Al Capone. He insisted on gaining the weight himself, and wearing the same kind of clothes the real man would wear
-Despite the final court room scene, the real Eliot Ness and real Al Capone never came face to face in court








-Even though the patron saints of police are Michael the Archangel and Saint Sebastian, Irish police officers carried St. Jude medals, who was the patron saint of hopeless causes



-The scene where Capone pulls out a baseball bat and beats one of his men to death actually happened. On May 7, 1929, Capone got wind of a rumor that 2 of his henchmen, Albert Anselmi and John Scalise, had planned to kill Capone. He got even by inviting all his employees to a dinner party, including the 2 men, and during dinner, he pulled out a baseball bat and beat them both to death
-Any cop seen drinking alcohol in the movie seems to get killed
-When George Stone is introduced, Malone finds he is an Italian cop who was born in Italy. In Italian, Giuseppe Petri is translated into "Joseph Peter". In Greek, Petri means "stone"








-The real Frank Nitti did not die like the movie portrayal of him. The real Frank Nitti was set to take over for Capone while he was in prison. Nitti was blamed for the indictments and fear of claustrophobia, he drunkenly wandered into a train yard and blew his head out with a gunshot to the head



80s "Hair" Bands

Ever notice that most 80s bands all had the same, universal look? Messy, scraggly, hair. spandex costumes, maybe some makeup, torn clothing? They all looked the same for some weird reason. And most of these bands did metal music. So, here are some of my favorite "hair" bands of the 80s
Wildside

White Lion

Whitesnake
 Favorite Whitesnake songs: Is This Love, Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
Van Halen
Favorite Van Halen songs: I'll Wait, You Really Got Me(cover), Panama, Right Now, Pretty Woman(cover), The Cradle Will Rock, Dance the Night Away
Twisted Sister
Favorite Twisted Sister songs: We're Not Gonna Take It. I kinda like them because of my sister; these guys are one of her favorite bands
Stryper
Steel Panther

Skid Row
The Scorpions
Favorite Scorpions songs: No One Like You, Rock You Like a Hurricane, Ruby Tuesday(their cover)
Ratt
Quiet Riot
Favorite Quiet Riot song: Come On Feel the Noize
Poison
Favorite Poison songs: Look What the Cat Dragged In, Nothing But a Good Time, We're an American Band(cover), Rock and Roll All Nite(cover), I Won't Forget You
Nitro
Motley Crue
Favorite Motley Crue song: Dr. Feelgood
Black N Blue
Judas Priest. Funny, the only one here WITHOUT hair is lead singer Rob Halford
Favorite Judas Priest songs: Metal Gods, Living After Midnight, Turbo Lover, Breaking the Law, You Got Another Thing Coming
Guns N Roses


Obviously Def Leppard
Favorite Def Leppard songs: Rocket, Armageddon It, Photogrpah, Animal, Foolin', Bringin On the Heartbreak, Hysteria, Pour Some Sugar on Me
Cinderella
Bon Jovi. They're still around today.
Favorite Bon Jovi songs: It's My Life, Runaway, Wanted Dead or Alive, Bad Medicine, You Give Love a Bad Name
Aerosmith
Favorite Aerosmith songs: Walk This Way, Dude(Looks Like a Lady), Angel, The Other Side, Eat the Rich, Sweet Emotion, Rag Doll, Love in an Elevator, Come Together(their cover), Fallin in Love(Is Hard on the Knees). Joe Perry: HOTTIE!
Dokken
Tuff
Winger
KISS without makeup. Kinda funny how they all have black hair naturally
Favorite KISS songs: Love Gun, Detroit Rock City, Lick It Up, Beth. And I still say Paul Stanley is the sexy one!!!!
Warrant. I think they're still around.