So I'm at home for the holidays, and one of the rituals is going to Archie Moore's (the local neighborhood bar) with my sister and her husband for beers and dessert.
During the course of our round table, we found ourselves with a lot of conflicting views: who looks better (in US Weekly and onscreen), Aniston or Jolie?, is Beyonce going to have a baby in 2009 -- or is Lil Wayne going to fall off?, who rocks harder, U2 or Journey?, neighborhoods vs. subdivisions, Eliza Dushku vs. Elisha Cuthbert, Pittsburgh vs. Harrisburg (S T E E L C I T Y baby), and even blondes vs. brunettes (I think you all know where I stand).
Of course, I was drinking and my voice rings loud, so I dominated the discussion. But I'm never sure how my opinion sits with you readers. That said, I'd like conduct an informal poll regarding the most heated of our discussions:
U2 Vs. Journey
(when it comes to the ultimate test: karaoke, are you going to pick Don't Stop Believin' or Sunday Bloody Sunday?)
Leave a comment and tell us who you are rooting for.
Joe Johnson is the director of The First Avenger: Captain America, Austin Powers rips off Cap's story, RocknRolla is evidence that Guy Ritchie hates old people, redbox teaches Nick that Secrets of the Furious Five sucks, Djimon Hounsou will be the voice of the Black Panther, Beyonce wants to play Wonder Woman, President Obama, NealShyam.com, Internet Explorer sucks at displaying .png files, Terra #1 is awesome, Neal knows more about the Teen Titans than Nick, and Vixen: Return of the Lion is all about going to Africa to hunt down Lindsay Lohan (who is now officially bisexual).
Eraser, Total Recall, Sharon Stone, western Pennsylvania, You Kill Me, Zach Braff, 10 Items or Less, Escape from New York soundtrack, Bobby Byrd, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Original Soul, Beyonce, Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), If I Were a Boy, Umbrella Academy, Paul Tobin, Marvel Adventures Super Heroes, Panera Bread, Gabriel Brothers, and more.
It's hard in these streets. That's the only real excuse I have for not writing this post on Saturday. You know the deal: MTV debuts new videos during FNMTV and I tell you what I think. Easy peasy
Gym Class Heroes - Cookie Jar
I hope this is supposed to be a joke. The 'white background video' returns with a vengeance, a vocoder, and shitty synth line. If The Cool Kids are a bunch of lame scene kids - then what the eff is this? I just can't take any part of this seriously, not with homeboy's bull nose ring.
The Game - My Life (ft. Lil Wayne)
Game is such a drama queen. Is his life really that hard? Wait till the end where he smears a cross on his chest - in blood. Seriously, how effing into yourself are you? You are not John Lennon, Biggie, or Jesus. And who name drops Kanye twice on a track? As if that weren't enough, Lil Wayne rides shotgun with a vocoder. Weezy is giving T-pain a run for his money.
We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet (Live)
I've never even heard of these oldboys, but it sounds a lot like Panic at the Disco. In other words: they are probably popular, but not for any logical reason.
Solange - Sandcastle Disco
Solange is Beyonce's sister in case you didn't know. The song is pretty breezy - but hey, it's a song about a DJ, I expected as much. Yeah, this is a "white background video", but I like it more than others I have seen recently. Overuse of CG? Perhaps, but I dig the whole mod/60's thing. We both know this could have been done way worse.
The Bottom Line: The Game needs to stop feeling himself so much. He is no longer relavant in my musical sphere.
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