Sunday, January 31, 2010

Movie Hopping: Lovely Bones & When in Rome

Went Movie Hopping yesterday and saw two films, which is actually one less than I normally opt to see. Especially at the prices theatres charge nowadays. The first film I saw was When in Rome, which while not horrible was not all that good. Despite the fact that it stars Kristne Bell, whom I love from her good ol' Veronica Mars days. The film was obviously edited and re-cut more than once, as the sudden changes in characters behavior and the general theme or pacing of the movie was apparent.


The next film I saw was The Lovely Bones, a much darker theatrical fare by far.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Pee Wee Herman Live at Club Nokia



UPDATE: Get the $20 RUSH tickets to this event if you can. The theatre wasn't even full when I saw the show, and there were plenty of good seats left. So getting the last minute and much cheaper RUSH tickets is definitely a good idea!


In just a few short hours I will be seeing Pee Wee Herman live at Club Nokia! It should be an interesting night! I have made it a point to try to see and do more things in the Los Angeles area, as I have been living her for over 10 years now. I use to go out and do something in the city every weekend, but now I am lucky if I get out once or twice a month. Hence I am trying to see as many things as possible, and to get back into the whole Los Angeles entertainment scene as it were. Since Los Angeles has a lot to offer if you only take the time to look.


I would post pictures, but apparently there is no photography allowed at the show. Which is why I really need to invest in a cell phone that has a decent camera attached. More info about the show to follow and more post coming this weekend.

This is utter nonsense!



I think I wrote a little blurb about Brittany Murphy and her untimely death awhile ago, and how I really wasn't all that surprised to hear of her passing. For awhile now there have been weird stories and rumors circulating surrounding her and her equally bizarre behavior around Hollywood. So hearing that she died because of a mixture of stress, emotional/mental issues, drugs and whatnot, was really not unexpected at all. What is somewhat shocking now is hearing that her apparently equally demented husband, Simon Monjack, is claiming that Warner Bros pictures is responsible for the death of his wife and he plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the company.


Mr.Monjack claims that Brittany Murphy was devastated after reportedly losing a role in the sequel to "Happy Feet." Which I had actually forgotten that she had a role in. Monjack believes that losing the movie caused Murphy to have a heart attack. WTF?! Seriously, she was so distraught over not getting a speaking role in an animated film that she had a heart attack? Who does that and if even if she had a heart attack because she was disappointed, how is that Warner brothers fault? Plus I don't think you could even prove that the new actually caused the heart attack. Which was drug related by the way! Healthy young adults do not have heart attacks out of the blue without either a n undiagnosed problem or some some of drug issue. I hope this case is bounced out of court and the idiot Monjack is forced to pay all the associated legal fees tied to this nonsense and then some!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Junk Postings



Just so everyone knows, if you are a legitimate reader and wish to post feedback, then by all means please do so. But today I found some comments made by people who only wanted to post links to their dubious business ventures or scam offers. I will delete every single posting of such a nature, so please do not waste my time or yours. This site is for fun and entertainment value, and not for anyone to hock their voodoo wares as it were. Please keep this in mind for the future.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Late Night Wars



I guess because of all that has been going on in the late night wars, I am definitely with team CoCo. Though if you ask me the whole thing is rather silly. Right from the get go people knew that having the Jay Leno show at 10pm was going to be a failure as well as cost hundreds if not thousands of jobs in the entertainment industry by removing all the 10pm shows from the line up. And personally I prefer to see a good drama, cop or otherwise at 10pm rather than Jay Leno being insincere to his guests. Which for the most part have not really been all that interesting, but I am not exactly in the Jay Leno's shows core demographic as he tends to skew a little bit older nowadays than Conan does. Whom I frankly find more entertaining to begin with, as I like his more dark sense of humor or bite if you will when compared to Leno mostly vanilla act.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Hell Freezes Over


I have actually read the below article before, but my understanding is that a student in Norway or somewhere in Scnadinavia who wrote this, and it might have been a lot longer and more in depth than this is in it's current incarnation.


The following is an actual question given on a University chemistry final exam.

The answer by one student was so “profound” that the professor shared it with colleagues via the Internet, which is why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.

Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle’s Law that gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let’s look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that, if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell.

Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell. Because Boyle’s Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay constant, the volume of Hell must expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Sandra during my freshman year, that “it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,” and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is endothermic and has already frozen over.

The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is extinct…leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being - which explains why, last night, Sandra kept shouting “Oh God!”

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY “A”.

Legion






This film unfortunately was crap, even if I didn't pay to see it, it was still a piece of crap! Initially I really liked the film and the whole Angels vs. humans general theme of the movie, but it just couldn't live up to the hype. The first half of the film was interesting as they start to set up the film, delve into the various characters and set up to the film's basic premise. But pretty much as soon as the actual Angel(s) shows up, the film just becomes a disaster! There is not enough character development to make you really care about anyone in the film, and the film's savior, former Angel Michael played by Paul Betthany is just not as interesting as he could have been.


There has been numerous films about Angels and almost none of them make the whole religious mythology of angels interesting, or as interesting as they could be. The only film to come even remotely close is the film The Prophecy starring Christopher Walken. The Angeles in this film are boring and one dimensional at best, their look also leaves something to be desired as well. As they look almost exactly like the Hawk Men from the old campy Flash Gordan movie from the 70's.

Test Screening: Beastly



Yesterday I attended a test screening of a film that I really had no interest in seeing, especially given the subject matter. The film was called Beastly and it is based on a series of young adult/made for teenagers books of the same name by Alex Finn. The story centers around a popular high school senior named Kyle at an elite and prestigious college preparatory school and how through his superficiality, cruel behavior and superior attitude, he is cursed by a witch to be as ugly on the outside as he is on the inside. Only to be free of his curse if he can find at least one person to utter the words, I love you within a year lest his curse becomes permanent. Hence this film is obviously an updated and reworked version of Beauty and the Beast, replete with a catchy soundtrack filled with all the latest song from pop culture. The films stars Alex Pettyfer as Kyle and the Beast, Vanessa Hudgens as his would be love interest and Savior, Mary-Kate Olsen as the witch who curses the Beast, and Neil Patrick Harris as Kyle's blind tutor Will.


The film as a whole was much better than I expected it to be and I rather enjoyed it. The make up for the beast and his overall look were really well done. Though this film is definitely made for little girls, and anyone who is male or over the age of 18 is not really going to enjoy themselves as much as they could. I think I would have enjoyed it more if wasn't made by CBS films, whom I didn't even know were even in the business of making Theatrical films. Which is probably why the film looked and felt like the film was a made for Lifetime Television or some sort of straight to DVD fare. Though the music they used was substantially better than what is usually featured on anything shown on television, most likely because of the exorbitant licensing fees for such songs. Still the film noticeably lacked all the qualities that would have distinguished itself as a real theatrical production. In fact it was my understanding that Beastly was going to be an actual television series and not an actual movie. Though I am not sure how they would have Neil Patrick Harris on both series at the same time, especially since his character in this is only a slightly watered down version of Barney from How I met you Mother fame.


I hardly ever check my emails associated with this account and only recently thus noticed that CBS has emailed me asking me not to comment on their film since it was a test screening and not the finished product. Seeing as I have not posted any copyrighted material, nor signed an actual release stating that I would never discuss the film. I legally do not have to comply with their wishes, and since my review is not actually negative, I do not see any reason why I should have to take down my posting in the first place. Sorry CBS, but I actually haven't broken any laws. Plus you would think that you'd like all the publicity you can get for your films, online or otherwise?

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Cell Phone Update: Number 8



While waiting for the bus today I had the pleasure of listen to two fine upstanding examples of the very best that humanity has to offer. In this case an elderly Asian man talking about the quality of food in prison, and a whithered Hispanic woman who apparently also did a little bit of jail time and is now nursing a severely injured leg. From her mainly complaints I was able to determine that she was repeatedly stabbed by an ex boyfriend, dealer or some other low-life scumbag she associated with. Normally I would have not concerned myself with the rambles of people I considered to be social pariah, but these two society outcast were talking so loud that it was impossible for me to read my book in peace or ignore them. Making me wonder why anyone would choose to have such a conversation in public is beyond me. Some people I will just never understand.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Fringe

Not too long ago I attended an event at the Paley Center that featured almost the entire cast from Fox's Sci Fi FRINGE TV show. We were shown an episode of the series, followed by a discussion panel, questions and answer session and treated to a little bit of an autograph and photo op at the end. The entire cast was very entertaining and quite funny, especially Joshua Jackson whom is quite well known for his sense of humor both on and off set.





For those of you who do not follow the show, it is about an FBI agent Olivia Dunham who has been paired with a very eccentric and possibly insane scientist Walter Bishop and his some equally brilliant if not somewhat directionless son. Peter Bishop. As they investigate unexplained phenomena, and what is referred to as fringe science. real mad scientist sort of stuff, illegal experiments, psychic phenomena and much more.




One of the things about the show that I have latched onto is the whole alternate universe thing. As several of the main characters are aware of an alternate reality and a few of them have even freely traveled there. In fact Doctor Walter Bishop even went so far as to kidnap his deceased son from the alternate reality, just so he would continue to have a son in his reality. Something that has some very intriguing storyline aspects that has not really been dealt with as of yet. We just know for the time being that in Universe A Peter Bishop died at a very young age of a typical child hood illness ( measles of something to that effect), and that his father Walters traveled to another alternate Universe/reality to get his son back. So far no one other than Walter knows his son is not actually his original son, so some characters are starting to suspect something.



Monday, January 18, 2010

Transformers 3






Michael Bay recently issued some info about the 3rd Transformers movie which will begin pre-production in May 2010. Stating that the next film will have less Robots or Transformers in it than the 2nd movie did...Now forgive me if I am wrong, but isn't the film called Transformers for a reason? The giant Robots are actually the main reason why people go to see such films, and having less of what the film is supposed to be all about just doesn't make sense. Which makes me feel that the 3rd film will be even worse than the 2nd one and that will make a lot of fans, including me, very, very unhappy!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

The SoCal-NoCall Bullet Train



Eventually when the Los Angeles to Bay Area Bullet train is up and running, I can foresee huge loss for several airlines, especially Southwest. That is if the new Bullet train is actually cheaper than flying, and I assume it will be. Plus it is supposed to be only about 3 hours in terms of travel time, which is actually comparable to flying from LAX to SF or Oakland if you think about it. Especially when you factor in the hour at least you'll need to arrive by at the airport before hand, checking in your baggage, waiting in line to board and oh so lovely security checks. Then there is the additional time spent waiting to reclaim your bags once the plane has departed, while on the new SoCal-NoCal Bullet Train you can keep your bags with you, unless you are traveling with a huge entourage or something. Though all of this speculation is moot as it will be years and billions of dollars before the the train is even up and running, and pretty much anything can happen by this time.

Godless Heathens in Haiti



I am a little upset by the news coverage of the recent distaster in Haiti, especially by the clips that various news stations have chosen to repeatedly show on air. Mainly images depicting the surviving Haitians doing what can only be described as chanting or trance like behavior, as I think it sends the wrong message. A lot of people, mostly ignorant or racist people, will see this and think that Haiti is a nation full of voodoo worshiping Godless Heathens! Especially after Pat Robertson said that the Earthquake was directly related to a pact the Haitians made with the devil to escape the rule of the French! Can you believe this kind of insane nonsense!? The problem is a lot of people will believe this bullshit, and coupled with images of the chanting Haitians it is only going to be strengthened which I think is very detrimental to any possible future donations.

Movie Hopping: Book of Eli & Youth in Revolt



On a side note, this totally sucks! I had just finished typing up my review for Book of Eli and Youth in Revolt, when blogspot said there was some sort of problem and my reviews disappeared. So now I will be attempting to re-write the entire thing from memory and it will naturally not be the same which is very, very annoying!


This past Saturday was my semi weekly movie hopping day where I saw Youth in Revolt, Book of Eli and a little less than an hour of Sherlock Holmes ( My second time seeing the film). Mainly to kill time in between the first two films because they had different starting times. The first film I saw was Youth in Revolt which was really, really funny, with some clever lines of dialogue and some unique visual tricks. I especially liked the animated or claymation bumper scenes as they really added something different to the film and gave it an overall unique presentation or vibe if you will. The film stars Michael Cera as a completely lovesick virgin going through extreme measures to win the love of one seemingly unobtainable girl. Going so far as to create an alternate personality who is vastly different from his film's character, and indeed vastly different from the majority of characters Michael Cera has previously portrayed in many of his film. Something which actually helped make this film more than just a typical Michael Cera film and can only do the actor some good. For I feel that playing the same types of characters, similar to the one he originated on Arrested Development will only harm his career or at least lead to more and more stereotyping in terms of future film roles. I especially liked the animated or claymation bumper scenes as that really added something different to the film and gave it an overall unique presentation or vibe if you will.


The next film I saw was Book of Eli, staring Denzel Washington as a lone man on a mission wandering the world after a devastating nuclear attack/event. Supposedly charged by God with the purpose of delivering a sacred book unto those who truly need and deserve it. Along the way Denzel Washington's character meets numerous souls, both good and bad, some of whom want the book for their own nefarious purposes and others who will unknowingly be touched by it. The book in question naturally being the Holy Bible, giving the film an overall religious slant or vibe to it. Though luckily the film itself is very well done and entertaining, and doesn't feel at all preachy or like a 2 hour sermon. It actually had some rather nice things to say in regards to faith which I do not feel you have to be religious to understand or benefit from. There is especially a very nice Aha moment at the end in regards to the power of faith that I think makes the film worth seeing, if only for that, but it is still a good film nonetheless. Despite the fact that I was initially reminding of the much more depressing film, The Road, as they both have similar looks and themes, but luckily Book of Eli is nowhere near as depressing. Even though both films feature images of a post nuclear world, and the completely desolate and hopeless remaining humans without much of anything in terms of survival including the ability to read. Another reason why the sacred Book Eli is protecting is even more valuable now in the films trying times.


I think I liked what I originally wrote better, as it seemed to flow a lot better than this rewritten post. Sorry about that, I will take better steps next time to preserve what I have been writing as I write it.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Cell Phone Updates: Number 7



Movie Reviews: Youth in Revolt, Book of Eli. Airport security and the new body scanner controversy. Situation in Haiti and the way they are being presented in the News as Godless heathens. Increasing amount of world disasters, possibly linked to global warming. Costco sells gas now apparently. Upcoming Paley Center Television Panel events. Working out/running and that runner's high. Upcoming Mardi Gras and Europe trip. More Recipes. Economic state of the world, social programs causing more harm than good? Late night television wars and misplaced importance considering state of the world and international events currently unfolding.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Test Screening: Husk



For quite awhile now, Hollywood has been engaging in what is known in the business as Test Screenings. This is when a hired market research company rents a local movie theatre, solicits a key demographic audience to show them a television show, movie or trailer, in order to gage their responses to what they see on the big screen. And then (hopefully) improve the final product by making changes based on comments and/or suggestions from said test audiences. This is done by filling out a somewhat lengthy questionnaire at the end of the film and sometimes participating in a smaller discussion panel, which used to be a paid experiences. Though now that there are so many budget cuts, even in the entertainment industry, they will only offer free movie passes if even that.


I use to go to these test screenings on a weekly basis if not more, but lately I just haven't been feeling it and have not bothered to attend. Despite the fact that I am on several mailing and call lists and am invited to at least one screening per week. Hence last night marked the first test screening that I have been to in a very, very long time. For like I said I simply got tired of waiting in long lines just to get in, and then having to be searched for secret recording devices before I was finally admitted to the thdatre. In fact the only reasons I even went in the first place is because I have not been in quite awhile, and the screening was being held by a new or relatively unknown testing company. Hence I thought I would see how they are compared to NRG, Janet Dublin and the Screening Exchange, the three major test Screening companies here in Los Angeles. Unfortunately the Horror film they screened was really not all that good. Not in the sense of production values, set or anything like that, but as a whole I thought the horror film Husk was just so so. Although in all fairness I am not really a horror fan. Plus I am personally tire of seeing the dumb white suburban kids repeatedly making stupid decisions that inevitably lead to their certain and gruesome deaths! Like wandering around alone in a deserted dark house where they know the scarecrow killers have been to seen or going back for obviously dead friends instead of making a break for it. Plus the soon-to-be-victims in this Horror film supposedly cannot escape because they are surrounded by a corn field filled with killer Scarecrows. Yet no one thinks of setting the corn field on fire?! Even if they are not able to burn all of the killer scarecrows to death, the subsequent fire should be more than enough to get the attention of local law enforcement officers and/or the fire department. All of whom could provide a very convenient decoy allowing the hapless victims to escape while the civil servants are killed in their steed. Alas this is a horror film and intelligence is not a prerequisite for any of the characters therein.


The film HUSK is apparently feature film version of a previously made short film by the same name and part of some annual Horror Film Fest, most likely 8 Films to Die For. The film is produced by After Dark films, a copmpany that is rather well known for producing (somewhat generic) Horror fair as it were. The film should be out sometime in February or March I believe...or it might just got straight to video, or in this case DVD. There are no well known actors or stars in this film aside from Devon Graye who plays the young Dexter of the show of the same name.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Travel Tip: Number 6



This is not really a very broad travel tip, and so please feel free to ignore it if it doesn't apply directly to you. But recently while I was in Vegas I noticed a few ways you can save a lot of money. First off there is getting from the airport to the hotel or strip. The cheapest way to do this is actually by bus, all of which run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...or at least the ones along the strip do. From the Airport you can take Bus 108 which will take you directly to the Stratosphere Hotel and casino and within walking distance of the Riveria and Circus Circus. Where I happened to stay because it is so cheap! From where the 108 drops you off very close to the main strip, you can then catch the DEUCE Bus which only runs up and down the strip, all day every day. From there you can go directly to any of the major hotels along the strip. The 108 Bus cost $1.75 each way, or $5.00 for a day pass and the Deuce is $3.00 each way or $7.00 for a day pass. Thus you can spend a maximum of $4.75 to get to anywhere on the strip from the airport, which is much cheaper than a taxi or any of the hotel shuttles. Plus it only takes 20 to 30 minutes, which is not bad all, even including waiting time for the buses.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Coconut Ginger Teriyaki Beef






All recipes posted here are a composite of random recipes found online, in various cookbooks, taken from family, friends, neighbors and dishes/creations I have tried and/or made myself. Any similarity to people's personal or unique family recipes is purely coincidental, and no one actually owns the rights to any food combinations if you think about it. No matter how unique. Food for thought?!





INGREDIENTS:


1-2 pounds Lean Beef ( could be Pork or Chicken as well) cut into strips
1 White or Yellow Onion cut into semi-small pieces or diced
Several stalks of Bok-Choy cut into bite size pieces
1 cup Shredded carrots
1 large or medium Can of Shiitaki Mushrooms
Small piece of fresh Ginger root which will be minced
1 TBS Olive Oil or Chinese Rice Wine
2 TBS Powdered Ginger
Salt & Pepper to taste
3 TBS Soy Sauce
3 TBS Teriyaki Sauce
1/2 Cup Coconut Milk


Chop, cut, dice, all the meat and vegetables, then place in a bowl and set aside. In a medium sauce pan or skillet pour in all the liquid ingredients except for the coconut milk. Brown the meat and slowly add seasonings and ginger. After meat is lightly browned add the coconut milk. After roughly 5 minutes add the remaining vegetables, cover and allow to cook for roughly 20 or 30 minutes. Checking to make sure the coconut milk does not burn or stick to the bottom of the pan. Rice may be added and cooked in the same skillet as well, but you must constantly stir the mixture to make sure it does not burn or stick to the bottom of the skillet. Server over rice or with Won Ton or Miso Soup.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

New Years Resolutions



2010 New years Resolutions:



1. Eat Healthier

2. Lose Weight

3. Start running/exercising more

4. Work on Artwork/Personal Projects more

5. Do Volunteer work

6. Enter/Win Art Contest

7. Go to Japan for 1st time

8. Go to Mardi Gras for 1st time

9. Learn more Japanese/German/get an A in each class

10. Reduce Stress in life

Monday, January 4, 2010

DOCTOR WHO






Well the final two episodes of Doctor Who staring David Tennant, The End of Time Part I & Part II, have aired and another era has come to an end. I have to admit that I am rather saddened by this fact, as David Tennant was my favorite Doctor aside from Tom Baker. But those episodes are so dated now, that it is really not fair to compare either performances with one another. Especially since I originally started watching Doctor Who in the early 80's when it was primarily shown on PBS on Saturday nights. The very first episode I saw was Ark in Space, featuring giant alien wasps and staring the afore mentioned Tom Baker. Who was at he time thee best Doctor there ever was, for the show at it's level during that time. The show has grown in leaps and bounds since it's original conception and if you tie in all the series, the show has lasted for over 30 years. An impressive fest in and of itself. Though there was a huge gap of more than a decade from the original show which ended in the late 80's and the new continuing series which started anew in the 2000's.




Saturday, January 2, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR






Sorry for the delay in posting everyone Happy New Years Eve and New years Day wishes! I really should have written something in advance for automatic posting like I did for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I simply forgot. Just as I forgot to make an actual New Years Eve graphic! Guess that is just one more thing to add to my New Years List of resolutions...Which incidentally I will be posting later on. Anyway I went to the Gridlock New Years Eve party held on the back lots of Paramount Studios, featuring a bunch of DJs, live bands, partially MC'd by Pamela Anderson and featuring a midnight performance by Adam Lambert. Pamela Anderson showed up just before midnight to do the New Years countdown and then left the stage right afterwards. She was literally there for less than 5 minutes of face time. Though I assume the VIP ticket holders got a much better show and were able to mingle with the guests and her back stage. Regardless I am sure miss Anderson was paid tens of thousands of dollars for very little actual work.





In fact the only person there who really seemed to put out any effort was Adam Lambert, as he was the only performer or presenter of the evening who was on stage for more than 30 minutes. He put on a really good show and I have to admit that I was very impressed with his performance, his energy and his singing. The last time I saw him perform was at the AMAs and his voice was very, very shaky, and I kind of assumed it would be like that during his New Years Eve performance as well. But he nailed every note and I didn't notice any real or obvious mistakes on his part. The only thing that kind of ruined part of his performance for me was some drunk Cholo in the audience directly behind me. Who kept shouting cock sucker and faggot at Adam during his performance. Luckily Adam wasn't able to hear the drunken heckler, but it was still upsetting on several levels. For as a minority myself, someone yelling out Faggot to me is the same as someone yelling out Nigger or spick or chink. It's just offensive and speaks volumes about the person uttering such hateful ignorant words. Plus everyone who was at the Gridlock event paid a minimum of $165 just to be there if not more, so why on earth would someone pay that kind of money for an event were Adam Lambert was actually one of the main reasons to go, just to heckle him while he sang. There were 4 other stages playing music at the event, so this asshole could have gone anywhere else. Yet he chose to see someone perform that he apparently doesn't like because of their sexuality. Behavior or thinking like that just baffles me, especially since the guy yelling Faggot was a minority himself. If I didn't think I would have gotten arrested or kicked out, I would have punched the guy in the face to shut him up. But it wouldn't have proved anything even if I got away with it, stupid people usually remain stupid people all their lives until the day they die. But aside from that, the evening as a whole was rather nice. Though I am not sure I would shell out that kind of money again for such an event. Especially when I found out later that there was a free event in Los Angeles featuring Green Day in concert, that was televised as well. Maybe next year I will attend something like that. Hope evryone had fun and once again HAPPY NEW YEAR!