Can you guess the Music?

So I thought of a good game to play. You cue up these four artists: Chris Daughtry, Fuel, Nickelback, and Creed. One person plays a song from one of the four groups and the other person tries to guess who the artist is. I did this for ten songs and the 'contestant' was only able to guess correctly once. These groups sound so alike it is ridiculous. Try it yourself if you have access to songs by these four groups.

So the top 150 movies had a decent reception, but one movie seemed to be a unanimous decision that I will add to my list. American History X is now in the Top 150.

In other music related news I was watching the White Rapper show on VH1 hosted by MC Serch of 3rd Base and a special guest was the new group 'La Coka Nostra'. This group is comprised of Everlast, Danny Boy, and Ill Bill. Two of the three were from House of Pain. I was very surprised at how old Everlast looked. See for yourself here.
Then I thought well...House of Pain came out in 1992....which was fifteen years ago. Which then led me to think I have had the same email and AOL IM for 15 years. I guess I am going to be some 60 year old dude with houseopayn as my email and IM name and I am OK with that.

If Tori Amos was upbeat and happy....

...she would be Regina Spektor. I really like her new album, especially the song 'Fidelity'. Very catchy song that just keeps playing in my head.Check out a few of her songs here on her myspace page. I also think Better is a great track. I think I just like quirky indie singer-songwriters more and more.

In other music related news, during Saint Patrick's week this year, I am going to see the Dropkick Murphys on March 13 and then The Pogues on March 16. Well anyway give Regina Spektor a listen.

Top 150 Guy Movies of All Time

FINALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYY.....I Have returned to blog!!!
After much debate and recounting the votes, the top 150 guy movies of all time are ready to be unleashed. The exact criteria for a “guy movie” is tough to define. Needless to say, if the flick has cool cars and chase scenes, it’s probably a candidate. Nudity helps – especially if it’s not at all integral to the overall plot. Special effects, big guns, gratuitous violence, heavy drinking – all part of the menu. Most anything featuring the likes of Joe Pesci, Clint Eastwood or Jack Nicholson (save that godawful “Terms of Endearment”) is here.


Perhaps the best barometer for a real man’s movie is this: If you flip to a movie and your woman flees the room shouting, “I’m not watching that,” well, you’ve got a winner. Think “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or Scarface.”



I have omitted Star Wars from this list for several reasons...The first and foremest being..it is not intrinsically a 'guy' movie.....and that is that so here they are:

1. Pulp Fiction
2. Goodfellas
3. The Dirty Dozen
4. Caddy Shack
5. Godfather
6. Scarface
7. Usual Suspects
8. Rocky
9. Cool Hand Luke
10. Animal House
11. Taxi Driver
12. Godfather II
13. Dirty Harry
14. Braveheart
15. Jaws
16. The Longest Yard
17. Die Hard
18. Hoosiers
19. Terminator
20. Road Warrior
21. Full Metal Jacket
22. Reservoir Dogs
23. Trading Places
24. Se7en
25. Goldfinger
26. Raging Bull
27. The Fugitive
28. Gladiator
29. Blazing Saddles
30. Fight Club
31. Something About Mary
32. Enter the Dragon
33. Apocalypse Now
34. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
35. Training Day
36. Slap Shot
37. A Bronx Tale
38. Platoon
39. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
40. Swingers
41. Kill Bill
42. Midnight Run
43. The Shining
44. Boondock Saints
45. Casino
46. The Big Lebowski
47. Shaft
48. Boyz n’ the Hood
49. The Killers
50. Bullit
51. True Romance
52. Shawshank Redemption
53. National Lampoon’s Vacation
54. Untouchables
55. 48 Hours
56. Lethal Weapon
57. Blues Brothers
58. Unforgiven
59. Wild Bunch
60. Kingpin
61. Carlito’s Way
62. Diner
63. Terminator 2
64. Spartacus
65. Saving Private Ryan
66. Wild Things
67. Bull Durham
68. Stripes
69. Get Shorty
70. French Connection
71. The Bridge on the River Kwai
72. The Man Who Would be King
73. Naked Gun
74. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
75. Magnificent Seven
76. Patton
77. Alien
78. Matrix
79. Kelly’s Heroes
80. Once Upon a Time in America
81. Bad Lieutenant
82. The Great Escape
83. Fletch
84. Silence of the Lambs
85. Hustler
86. Office Space
87. From Dusk til Dawn
87. The Sting
88. Field of Dreams
90. Rounders
91. Midway
92. Cape Fear (either version)
93. Old School
94. On the Waterfront
95. A Few Good Men
96. Clockwork Orange
97. Donnie Brasco
98. Predator
99. Witness
100. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
101. Where the Buffalo Roam
102. Ocean’s Eleven (either version)
103. Deer Hunter
104. Aliens
105. The Searchers
106. The Cooler
107. Porky’s
108. Sixth Sense
109. Dr. Strangelove
110. American Psycho
111. Tombstone
112. L.A. Confidential
113. From Russia With Love
114. Heat
115. Let it Ride
116. Airplane
117. No Way Out
118. Dazed and Confused
119. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
101. The Hunt for Red October
102. American History X
122. The Great Santini
123. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
124. Maltese Falcon
125. Stand By Me
126. Body Heat
127. Christmas Story
128. Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead
129. Diggstown
130. Chinatown
131. Dog Day Afternoon
132. Fargo
133. Risky Business
134. Happy Gilmore
135. Mystery, Alaska
136. Hard Times
137. Treasure of the Sierra Madre
138. Ronin
139. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
140. Glengarry Glen Ross
141. This is Spinal Tap
142. White Heat
143. Basic Instinct
144. Tommy Boy
145. Marathon Man
146. Hollywood Knights
147. Blackhawk Down
148. The Guns of Navarone
149. Raiders of the Lost Ark
150. Wayne’s World


This list is designed to be an argument starter. These are all movies that must be rented if you’ve never seen them, and never missed when they’re on TV. Chances are, you already have memorized large chunks of dialog from most of them. How many have you seen? Anything on my list that does not belong? Anything left off?