In this episode:

• our trip to Barcade in Jersey City, NJ (microbrew beers and 1970s-1980s classic video arcade games),
• Barcade running on 100% wind power,
• Rob’s dream about “Macho Man” Randy Savage,
• the 2011 ThunderCats cartoon show,
• Larry Kenney vs. Will Friedle as the voice of Lion-O,
• John Erwin as the voice of Prince Adam and He-Man,
• Greg’s movie review of The A-Team (2010),
• Paunch Stevenson Show celebrity encounters,
• Greg meeting Tom Wopat (Luke Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard),
• John Schneider and Tom Wopat on Smallville,
• Greg meeting Jeff Bridges (Barney Cousins from The Vanishing),
• celebrity deaths (Christopher Mayer from The Dukes of Hazzard and Bubba Smith),
• the 2011 season of Curb Your Enthusiasm finally taking place in NYC,
• our future children missing out on pop culture from the past,
• important pop culture getting lost in time (CHiPs, the Marx Brothers, The Little Rascals, Droopy, The Ant and the Aardvark, etc.),
• the upcoming Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood spin-off Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,
• Jonah Hill’s weight loss,
• Mike Masse’s music video for “Long Time” (acoustic Boston cover),
• the decline of music videos,
• Rob constantly hearing people whistle Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” in England,
• Rob’s 4D movie experience,
• and Tom Wopat’s music vs. Jeff Bridges’s music.

We also snapped some photos of Barcade Jersey City:
Flickr – Barcade, Jersey City, NJ 8/20/11

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So the great Jeff “It’s Me Barney” Bridges just released his second musical album Jeff Bridges, first since 2000′s Be Here Soon. This new album is sort of a continuation of Jeff’s work in the film Crazy Heart (2009), about a down and out country singer. He worked with highly successful producer T-Bone Burnett on the album. This album is definitely country, but it’s old school country, which is why the country music press hated it! I personally hate newer country, essentially everything made from Billy Ray Cyrus onwards. Anyway, Rolling Stone Magazine gave it 3 out of 5, which I’d probably agree with. Several of the songs were just way too slow and bogged down, although a few were very good, and one is now stuck in my damn head! Here’s a quick rundown of the tracks in the CD I got, with 2 Barnes & Noble bonus tracks:

• What a Little Bit of Love Can Do -> The signature track, very catchy, Bridges voice actually works quite well with this song.
• Falling Short -> This is a strange one, seems to go nowhere.
• Everything But Love -> Folksy, very pleasant.
• Tumbling Vine -> Like track 2, written by Jeff Bridges, in the tone of “The Dude,” and highly psychedelic.
• Nothing Yet -> Another slow one, put me to sleep.
• Blue Car -> A nice poppy folk song with a easy beat (though slow).
• Maybe I Missed the Point -> Easily my favorite track, and now stuck in my head. Wish he did the whole album like this.
• Slow Boat -> Spoken word? Why?
• Either Way -> Dullish love song.
• The Quest -> Old school country song.
• I Will Wait -> First B&N exclusive bonus, modest.
• Shotgun Bride -> Second B&N exclusive bonus, kind of falls off the cliff.
• Drag Me To The Party -> Amazon MP3 exclusive, more odd spoken words.

Oh, and surprise, I got to meet Jeff Bridges at the Fifth Avenue Barnes & Noble in New York! Here’s his signed CD cover and my picture just before getting it signed. We’ll talk about the encounter in Episode 177.

Jeff Bridges Signed CD

Greg meets Jeff Bridges

In this episode:

• closing of the local Belleville, NJ, Pathmark,
• Led Zeppelin cover band Custard Pie (website),
• Robert Plant performing Led Zeppelin as country music (Band of Joy),
• Romanian Led Zeppelin cover band (Mike Godoroja & Blue Spirit) on YouTube,
• Jeff Bridges sings country songs,
• Jeff’s new album (Be Here Soon),
• Rob’s Comcast DVR upgrade,
• Google TV,
• the lack of true digital “VCR” recording devices,
• Star Wars films being released in 3D,
• how much more will George Lucas butcher the films?,
• how many more formats can he re-release them in the future?,
• Joaquin Phoenix’s fake mental breakdown film I’m Still Here (2010) bankrupting director Casey Affleck,
• Addams Family the musical (website),
• The Munsters remade as a serious drama,
• Patrick Stewart’s Broadway play A Life in the Theatre,
• Frank Welker roasting George Burns (video),
• celebrity deaths (Gloria Stuart, Tony Curtis, Stephen J. Cannell),
• rapid fire movie reviews of latest 2010 films (Going the Distance, Easy A, The Town, You Again),
• professing our love for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
• the Bumper Dumper,
• and Leonard Nimoy’s singing talents once again.

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Today would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday. They have started a You Tube channel for him, coinciding with yet another compilation album release of his songs by you know who. Anyhow, on the You Tube channel, there are many birthday wishes recorded by celebrities and fans. Two we’ll share are fellow Beatle Ringo Starr, and quite a strange greeting from Jeff Bridges…

Apparently Julian and Yoko have made up, which we guess is nice…

In this episode:

• another physics experiment with the fake Julius Sumner Miller (nuclear fusion using lasers),
• Rob getting the complete series of Get a Life on DVD,
• Family Matters season one coming to DVD in June 2010,
• celebrity deaths (Corey Haim, Peter Graves, and Robert Culp),
• Jon Voight as Jim Phelps in Mission: Impossible (1996),
• Esteban and Billy Mitchell,
• more weird comments on our Steven Seagal Hall of Lame post,
• Nicolas Cage,
• the new 15-minute National Lampoon’s Vacation short film starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo,
• Crash Course In Science performing “Cakes in the Home” on The Uncle Floyd Show circa 1980 (video),
• Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (Backstage with Bob Dylan),
• Unseen64′s screenshots and videos from the unreleased video game GoldenEye 007 Remake (Xbox Live Arcade),
• Hulk Hogan imitating “Macho Man” Randy Savage on TNA Wrestling,
• Greg talking to Jesse Ventura at Barnes and Noble in Clifton, NJ,
• Abraham Lincoln and John Lennon conspiracy theories,
• Predator vs. Dick Cheney,
• Eliza Dushku selling clothes and car tires on eBay,
• our review of Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) starring John Cusack and Craig Robinson,
• our review of On the Waterfront (1954) starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint,
• Marlon Brando’s filmography,
• the upcoming movie MacGruber (2010) starring Will Forte and Val Kilmer,
• the best movies from 1960-1989,
• and the exclusive new version of “We Are the World” featuring Michael Jackson, Larry King, Louie Anderson, Sean Connery, Stan Lee, Dr. Phil, Bill Cosby, Sylvester Stallone, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Al Gore, Billy Connolly, Don Knots, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tom Green, Gary Busey, Jeff Bridges, Hulk Hogan, Marlon Brando, and Steven Seagal.

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In this episode:

• George Harrison impersonator Glen Knowler’s version of “Something”,
• Paul McCartney impersonator Neil Tudor singing “Jet”,
• Beatles impersonators together on You Tube,
• Mike Masse singing U2,
• the death of rock and roll music,
• country music vs. rap,
• Jack Nicholson taking donations for Haiti,
• Nicolas Cage,
• From Paris with Love (2010) starring John Travolta,
• rock band OAR cover of Led Zeppelin’s Fool in the Rain,
• the upcoming movie Jurassic Park IV,
• the death of toy cartoon shows,
• Lego Arcade by Michael Hickox,
• our review of Sherlock Holmes (2009) starring Robert Downey Jr.,
• the upcoming movie The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) starring Nicolas Cage,
• a Rip Torn update and Rip Taylor on The Monkees,
• Tom Green,
• a celebrity death (J. D. Salinger),
• Gallagher,
• the 2009 Golden Raspberry Awards (the Razzies),
• Al Pacino,
• Jeff Bridges nominated for an Oscar,
• and Beverly Hills Cop (1984) vs. 48 Hours (1982).

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In this episode:

• Greg’s new Dell computer,
• sticking with Vista or upgrading to Windows 7,
• a Nintendo Entertainment System video game selling for $20,100 on eBay,
• our movie review of The Island (1980) starring Michael Caine,
• our movie review of Stay Hungry (1976) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jeff Bridges,
• our movie review of Safety Last! (1923) starring Harold Lloyd,
• James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) vs. M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender (2010),
• Happy Feet (2006),
• the upcoming Independence Day sequels,
• the season finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm,
• Bob Einstein’s voice,
• Leon Black (J. B. Smoove) pretending to be Jewish,
• Michael Richards making fun of his 2006 incident,
• Rosie O’Donnell,
• the Seinfeld reunion,
• and celebrity deaths (Ken Ober and Soupy Sales).

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In this episode:

• a Sean Connery update,
• the Die Hard series of movies starring Bruce Willis,
• the Apple iPhone launch,
• a Transformers cosplay video on YouTube.com,
• a five foot tall Devastator by Shane (www.kingbotz.com),
• useless Japanese robots,
• anticipation for Transformers opening July 3, 2007,
• a listener’s web site (pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com by Esteban),
• celebrity deaths (Charles Nelson Reilly, Don Herbert, and Liz Claiborne, thanks to www.deadoraliveinfo.com),
• The Wizard (1989) starring Fred Savage and Christian Slater,
• The Vanishing (1993) starring Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland,
• What Ever Happened To? (Fred Savage and Ben Savage),
• and WWE wrestler Chris Benoit’s steroid-induced murders and suicide.

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In this episode:

• Election Day in the U.S.,
• a voice mail message from Joe Piscopo,
• Carrot Top,
• annoying car horns and alarms,
• the Casino Royale (2006) trailer,
• difficult Atari 2600 video games (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Riddle of the Sphinx, etc.),
• the Atari 7800,
• cartridges vs. CDs,
• Larry King interviewing a George W. Bush impersonator,
• Tom Cruise as the head of United Artists,
• Heaven’s Gate (1980) starring Kris Kristofferson and Jeff Bridges,
• movie rolls that actors have turned down (www.notstarring.com),
• Christopher Walken as Han Solo,
• and Puff Daddy as James Bond 007.

Happy birthday to Adam in SC!

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