Rock and Shock Recap Part 1 – The Kickoff Party
Another Rock and Shock has come and gone and with it a slew of new memories and experiences. I will be documenting all of my personal interactions, stories, and anecdotes throughout the weekend in a series of Rock and Shock Recap articles. Rock and…
Podcast Spotlight: The Spooky and Scary Edition!
It’s October! It’s time for ghosts, ghouls, and goblins to cavort and caper! If you’re like me and you cannot get enough of the spooky stuff, have I got something for you! It’s a list of some folks who enjoy the weird, unusual and…
Rock and Shock Horror Convention Preview
It’s October and this is my favorite time of year. I love horror movies and I love the Halloweenification of everything from Star Wars to Hello Kitty. I don’t know if that’s a real word, but I’m sure you get the meaning. One of…
Mike Trout is NOT AL MVP
What is an MVP? It means Most Valuable Player. It’s not “best player” it’s not “player with really good stats on a losing team that has no shot of making the playoffs because they’re not even playing .500 ball right now”. Most. Valuable. Player.…
Red Sox Triple-A Affiliate Moving to a New Home
The Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox will be relocating from Rhode Island to Massachusetts beginning in 2021. This is a move that has divided fans of the franchise and it remains to be seen how well it’ll be received when…
The Conclusion of the Sharknado Franchise
So the Sharknado film franchise has finally come to an end on Sunday. It’s really the ending of an era. This was a super fun series with a lot of references to other sci-fi (and SyFy) movies, cameos, crazily-choreographed fight scenes with sharks, and…
Jalen Ramsey Needs to Settle Down – One Man’s Opinion
(USA TODAY SPORTS) Jalen Ramsey needs to settle down a little bit. Jacksonville’s All-Pro, second-year cornerback levied some harsh criticism against most of the quarterbacks in the league recently, and some of it simply baffles me. I mean, I know he’s got plenty of…
‘The Meg’: Movie Review
I just saw The Meg, a movie about a giant shark, based on Steve Alten’s 1997 novel of the same name starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson and Ruby Rose. Minor spoilers ahead! The film opens with Jonas Taylor (Statham) attempting a deep-sea…
SyFy Movie Review: Megalodon
Last night Megalodon premiered on the SyFy channel during their final installment of their annual Sharknado Week. This is the latest in a series of shark movies released by The Asylum studios. This is a film I’ve been excited about ever since I first…
One Man’s Opinion – Why Making Odell Beckham Jr. the Highest-Paid Receiver Would be a Giant Mistake
(Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports) Odell Beckham Jr. is a talented receiver. He’s very, very good at what he does. I’m not here to argue his talent. I am, however, here to say that making him the highest-paid receiver in the league (and therefore…
The Summer of Giant Sharks!
Ever since Jaws made you afraid to go into the water in 1975, shark movies have tried to emulate the terror and pure enjoyment found in that first film. Sharks have been made more intelligent, more plentiful, more aggressive and sucked up into tornadoes…
Podcast Spotlight: The Best Darn Diddly Review Show
Do you love The Simpsons? Did you grow up watching it, maybe even without your parents’ permission on a 12-inch black and white Zenith TV? Well, then I’ve got a podcast that’s perfect for you in this podcast spotlight! The Best Darn Diddly Review…
Farewell Warped Tour
Farewell Warped Tour Warped Tour began in 1995 and will be coming to an end here in 2018. It’s an end of an era, and I’m not going to lie about my feelings about this- it’s saddening. Most people are familiar with the main…
My Weekend at ComiConn: A Review
This past weekend, June 30th and July 1st I had the opportunity to attend ComiConn at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, hence the spelling of the name of the convention. I had never been to a convention that was held inside a casino…
Hanley Ramirez Designated for Assignment by the Boston Red Sox
In a surprising and some would say, baffling move, the Boston Red Sox have designated first baseman and designated hitter Hanley Ramirez for assignment. This designation now means that the Sox have seven days to either trade or release Hanley. This move was thought…