tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295950802328517492024-03-05T09:48:33.857-08:00Blathering Blatherskites!A bit of this, a dash of that.John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-67629706099842068042011-08-07T21:35:00.000-07:002011-08-07T21:35:45.417-07:00Random sketch 8-7-11I know it's been a looong ass time since I've posted anything on here and not sure if anyone read this in the first place. Hmmm...I don't get hate or fan mail. Anyway I'm working on a big project but I made this sketch when I was messing with Sketchbook Pro and thought I'd share.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6mafewwJmhyphenhyphenuC-Qx_kPwZfAKerBUUx0b-wX2HOTyA0woLlXsKiPtR2aYsOd4g3msbn6D0ek17Uyb9bRrBZiygDXnZo2NSCyODhoDkkugTdPk9EsMVo3n9IJ9lGPalkvfGtjZS8dDSCw/s1600/Hand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6mafewwJmhyphenhyphenuC-Qx_kPwZfAKerBUUx0b-wX2HOTyA0woLlXsKiPtR2aYsOd4g3msbn6D0ek17Uyb9bRrBZiygDXnZo2NSCyODhoDkkugTdPk9EsMVo3n9IJ9lGPalkvfGtjZS8dDSCw/s320/Hand.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-55409259732201313152010-10-08T14:30:00.000-07:002010-10-08T14:34:24.967-07:005 Signs You’re creating an Adult Contemporary hit<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">I was <s>listening</s> subjected to the classic adult contemporary hit, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_Like_the_Wind">She's Like the Wind</a></i> by Patrick Swayze and wondered how you know you’re creating a “lite” rock, adult contemporary power ballad before it's even released. Here’s a list of warning signs:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">You’re teaming up with Linda Ronstadt</span></b><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">(This advice applies especially to Aaron Neville). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">You may be crafting a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soO0CMnU9Bo">song</a> and thinking to yourself, “the pop vocals of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSvU1qEoSDc">Linda Ronstadt</a> blended with mine are just what this song needs”. Wrong. Teaming up with Ms. Ronstadt may sound like a good idea but it’s a one way road to the adult contemporary charts. Despite her solo accomplishments Linda is a perennial fixture of lite <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQvbuKLQHoE&p=94C749368F7A9DAB&playnext=1&index=43">rock</a>. You’re more likely to hear <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somewhere_Out_There_(James_Horner_song)">Ronstadt</a> vocals at a dentist’s office than you are a drill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlO1YPBl0of2Fi6D9ePpGHXVywFc5wr_v9TqbybwA4p1jasmjtU543LcboXdhmRLKkpnD38rUre4meWr90AmZf8stKOUuVTngefhIREAHyskeiGeZzh2Wc3XV5AP-LIDdyWfx1iTMDwE/s1600/linda+ronstadt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlO1YPBl0of2Fi6D9ePpGHXVywFc5wr_v9TqbybwA4p1jasmjtU543LcboXdhmRLKkpnD38rUre4meWr90AmZf8stKOUuVTngefhIREAHyskeiGeZzh2Wc3XV5AP-LIDdyWfx1iTMDwE/s200/linda+ronstadt2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">5.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">You’re <a href="http://www.aaronneville.com/">Aaron Neville</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">. Maybe his time in <a href="http://answers.encyclopedia.com/question/why-aaron-neville-jail-430752.html">prison</a> made him get in touch with his softer side. Everything he sings has an adult rock affectation He can even <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRczuT-OFxk&feature=related">cover songs</a> and make them lite. Examples include; <a href="http://www.ilike.com/artist/Aaron+Neville/track/Betcha+By+Golly%2C+Wow">Betcha By Golly, Wow</a>, <a href="http://www.56.com/u37/v_MjY1MzIzNzg.html">Everybody Plays the Fool</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soO0CMnU9Bo">Don't Know Much</a> (Extra bonus, one of several duets with Linda Ronstadt! Together they form an</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;"> unbeatable</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;"> force of adult contemporary fury).</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">Special shout out to the king of adult contemporary, Lionel Richie. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;">All of his songs are lite rock hits so there's really no way he's unaware of what he's making. Same for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.mtvmusic.com/artist/marx_richard/videos/114766/hold_on_to_the_nights">Richard Marx</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif;"><a class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" data-original-id="BLOGGER_object_164" href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cimg%20src=" http:="" id="BLOGGER_object_164" img2.blogblog.com="" img="" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; height: "385"px; width: "480"px;" video_object.png"="" www.blogger.comhttp:=""><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_ILDFp5DGA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_ILDFp5DGA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></a></span></div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-5345878917820682612010-09-21T19:51:00.000-07:002010-09-21T19:51:19.856-07:00Here's how the copy for this ad should read<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">This season why flatter your figure when you can hide it? This cozy fleece pantsuit sends the message that you value comfort over all else and can't be bothered to operate modern day nuisances like buttons and zippers. Who needs 'em?! Perfect for a day filled with watching daytime TV, compulsive eating and periods of uncontrollable crying. If this snazzy ensemble can't make the model look good just imagine how you'll look in it!</span><br />
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Hope you like it and happy new year!<br />
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</div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-79777919300837443532009-12-20T16:11:00.000-08:002009-12-20T16:11:41.626-08:00Movie review—Avatar<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"></span><br />
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is a visual feast from the very beginning and you're thrown right into the storyline from the get go, getting filled in with details along the way. The basic plot is that humans are greedy and selfish and after destroying Earth they set to space to colonize and strip mine other planets. The natives of the planet they're after now aren't so friendly so they create avatars that allow them to look like the locals and try to assimilate. Of course there are kind hearted humans who take the moral high ground and try to help the natives.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-13413752105384019412009-12-01T20:22:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:23:29.443-08:00Glasslock is a lockLast week I received a set of 8 <a href="http://www.csnstores.com/Kinetic-01351-KTC1083.html">Glasslock</a> containers from my friends at <a href="http://www.csnstores.com/">CSN Stores</a> and they kick ass! It's a bit heavier toting leftovers for lunch to work but it's nice to know that I'm not being slowly killed by dioxins and nasty chemicals being leeched into my food by plastic. They're also a great gift idea for anyone who's sick of being buried under mismatched plastic food containers so consider them for the holidays!<br />
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Check out the other great housewares, <a href="http://www.diningroomsdirect.com/">dining room furniture</a> and other products available at CSN.com too. Their selection is immense.<br />
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</div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-33823711579447692212009-11-26T19:25:00.000-08:002009-11-26T19:25:39.415-08:00Some sketchesI thought I'd share a few sketches that I've been doing as begin my next comic book. Hands are really my weak point so I'm trying to work on them. The guy isn't a character, just a random doodle (dude-le?)<br />
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</div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-21775727162116310982009-11-26T16:41:00.000-08:002009-11-26T16:41:30.848-08:00I'm thankful for...This year I'm thankful for having a blog reader, so thank you whoever you are. Ha ha. I'm also thankful for Lady Gaga and the tickets I have to see her in January. Where would the world be without euphemisms like "disco stick"? This is one crizazy beyotch and I wouldn't have her any other way.<br />
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</div>John Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795042112700204894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629595080232851749.post-43221634292077742982009-11-16T17:45:00.000-08:002009-11-16T17:45:25.996-08:00Kinkade strikes again"The Painter of Light" is at it again, making schlocky art and attaching his name to consumer crap. The holidays are just around the corner and you may ask yourself, "how do I find the time to decorate a tree in the style of Thomas Kinkade's paintings?!" Well now everyone does. You just pull up this tree and voila, instant Kinkade-ification! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or have sold your soul to the "Painter of Light", your bases are covered with this bastardization of all things good and holy.<div><br />
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