What a phenomenal stunt by my favorite TV-show – ever – about cars: Top Gear. This Sunday they started their 13th season with a great publicity stunt. They finally ‘revealed’ who the infamous “Stig” is. After driving a Ferrari FXX supercar around the track in the best time ever (1.10.7), the Stig came into the studio and took of his white helmet, showing the world his face for the first time. And no – it wasn’t Susan Boyle. It was Michael Schumachers face. But before you run out the house and start shouting “I see dumb people” because you “knew it […]
Funk it up with Maceo Parker
Just came back from Amsterdam, Paradiso concert hall, where my friend Sander and me went to go see “funkmaster” Maceo Parker. Boy, can that guy still play the sax! Although he’s 66 now, he’s still touring like crazy. When you visit Maceo Parker’s website, and check his schedule, you’ll see what I mean. As usual when he visits Paradiso, Dutch Saxophone diva Candy Dulfer came over to play some numbers with Maceo. Not a big surprise, because when we arrived we both saw her walking out the building with her boyfriend.
Bye bye Leno!
Last night a legacy of 17 years ended when Tonight Show host Jay Leno aired his last talk show. I have always been more of a Leno guy than a The Late Show with David Letterman, guy. I guess it is essentially a ‘East coast’ versus ‘West coast’ thing (or republican vs democrat). For a while both shows where on the Dutch TV, but then suddenly stopped. So I always tried to watch a couple of his shows whenever I was visiting my girlfriend in the US. It will be interesting to see how Leno will keep up with his […]
Unraveling Donnie’s mystery
Unraveling Donnie’s mystery Before I start raving about the peace protests that went on yesterday all over the world, I will just start with a lighter subject; Yesterday I bought the Donnie Darko DVD. Yes, it’s true. I shelled out some 20 Euros (at this moment it’s the equivalent of about 23 dollars, since the Euro went up) and bought me the “DTS Special Edition” supposedly “loaded with extras”. Ever since I discussed the movie on Feb. 3rd, I couldn’t help being (and staying) very mesmerized by it. There was another coincidence that I didn’t mention here yet. When I […]
“In measuring a circle one begins anywhere”
“In measuring a circle one begins anywhere” Ok, its 23:45 on a Monday night and I just saw a movie that left me puzzled way beyond usually. I pride myself in being rather a movie buff and I own a fast growing library of DVD’s including the Sixth Sense. Now, I have seen some Sixth Sense rip-offs like “The Others” but none of them came close to leaving me behind with a very very disturbed feeling like this one did: “Donnie Darko”. There, I finally said it. I never ever heard about it, never ever saw a preview or anything […]