Holy shit! Square One!

For those of you who missed it the first time around, I found a higher-quality version of that crazy robot-dancing kid:
robot dancing video

And is if that couldn't get any better, I did some research and found ANOTHER video of that kid, taken 2 years AFTER the first video!!!
ROBOT KID2!!!!


EDIT: I also found out that the robot-kids' stage-name is DAVID ELSEWHERE and he did most of the body shots for this car commercial where they spliced gene kelley's face over him:
David Elsewhere as Gene Kelly in SINGING IN THE RAIN


AND ANOTHER EDIT:
Interview with David Elsewhere.


THIS IS THE LAST EDIT, I SWEAR:
I found a new music video that just came out in Japan... though it hasn't been credited yet, it's once again very likely David "Elswhere" Bernel's doing. The film crew is the same crew who did that gene-kelly car commercial.
Video for "Late At Night".

If anything do it for Our Mercury! I haven't seen those boys in a while!

The knee is slowly getting better. I've moved from throwing myself from support to support to move around the house, to being able to actually hobble around. (I'm not sure whether this is just a combination of ibuprofen and ice, or whether the reduction of the swelling is helping, though.)

So, a few years ago, I watched Superman II for the first time. Basic plot: to marry Lois, Superman has to give up his powers (which he does in the Fortress of Solitude, which is located in Antarctica.) Unfortunately, Kryptonian supervillains threaten the Earth, and Superman has to get his powers back to defeat them.

At the time, I missed what I thought was a crucial scene: how he gets back to his Fortress of Solitude in order to get back his powers. "Through what mystical means," I wondered, "could he possibly make his way back there if he has no super powers? Surely the cold and long journey would kill him."

Fortunately for me, the movie was on Space today. I managed to survive the horribly bad movie up to the point where Superman decides to regain his powers (it's shortly after he's beaten up for trying to defend Lois' honour, and right after the President of the US cedes power to the Kryptonian supervillains.) "Finally," I think, "I'll be able to find out the terrible, wonderful secret of how he gets to the Fortress."

And what happens? Fuck all! He walks out wearing just a jacket; no hat, no gloves, nothing. They show one scene of him walking along a road in a snowstorm, trying to hitchhike, but getting passed by a truck. They show a scene of him walking in a frozen tundra. And then a scene of him getting to the Fortress of Solitude. In Ant-fucking-arctica! (Ok, slight disclaimer. They don't actually say where it is in the movie. It is, however, definitely in the middle of a vast expanse of cold-ness.)

Someone want to explain to me, after this shoddy, logical nightmare of a movie (I mean, in one scene, he reflects the villains' heat rays with a mirror! If it's that simple, how come no one does that to him? They have the same powers), how it was a good idea to make two more of these movies?

btw- how's your knee??

hey, sweet. Thanks for linking that, Paras!!!

If you guys can't make it, that's totally okay. I only expect you to come if you want to; the same goes for all of the shows I play. But I mean, if you're gonna go to one, this is the one to be at (if you can make it). As for me passing on money to the Shark Tank... I totally appreciate your willingness to help, but $20 is a lot of money. Don't feel you need to give money just for the sake of giving. Personally, I'd say if you can't make it, don't worry too much about it. Just invest your money back into the scene by going to a show when you next get the chance. However, if you *really* want to, I'll pass on the price of admission (whatever it will be... probably no more than $10). While the gesture is awesome, you should at the same time get something out of it. So yeah, I'd suggest just save your $$$ for the next show you go to. That way the next time when you're thinking to yourself "hmm... I could go to this show, but I don't know if I should spend the money", you can feel less guilty about the decision.

But yeah, nevertheless that's totally generous of you for offering Alison.

Tay, despite my lameness (lame-ossity?), I'm totally down for that. I'll even do you a tiny favour with that message. (See 'Announcements' on the left side)