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Music:


guster / mason jennings / dispatch / ben folds five / beck / the killers / gorillaz / rage / teddy thompson / massive attack / the format / devotchka / robert randolph & the family band / kaki king / beastie boys / alice in chains / the postal service / the black angels / keane / interpol / the fratelllis / outkast / feist / bruce springsteen / linkin park / johnny cash / death cab for cutie / the who / sigur ros / o.a.r. / soundgarden / fiona apple / flogging molly / rufus wainwright / stone temple pilots / weezer / electric six / calexico / editors /

Movies:

IMDB Top 250 Challenge:
#91 - Forrest Gump (--)
#90 - The Apartment (6/3)
#89 - The Wizard Of Oz (5/20)
#88 - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (5/11)
#87 - On The Waterfront (5/5)
#86 - Crash (3/22)
#85 - Jaws (3/19)
#84 - Strangers On A Train (3/16)
#83 - The Incredibles (3/12)
#82 - The Sting (3/6)
#81 - Batman Begins (2/26)
#80 - 2001: A Space Odyssey (2/23)
#79 - Amadeus (1/29)
#78 - Touch Of Evil (1/18)
#77 - Life Is Beautiful (1/12)
#76 - Rebecca (N/A)
#75 - Aliens (1/8)
#74 - The Great Escape (12/24)
#73 - All About Eve (12/17)
#72 - Some Like It Hot (12/11)
#71 - Raging Bull (11/17)
#70 - Double Indemnity (10/16)
#69 - Manchurian Candidate (9/18)
#68 - Modern Times (8/29)
#67 - Singin' In The Rain (8/26)
#66 - The Shining (8/22)
#65 - Million Dollar Baby (7/21)
#64 - Saving Private Ryan (7/21)
#63 - Reservoir Dogs (7/18)
#62 - Rashomon (7/15)
#61 - Metropolis (6/9)
#60 - Sin City (5/17)
#59 - M (5/13)
#58 - A Clockwork Orange (5/3)
#57 - Alien (4/20)
#56 - Requiem For A Dream (4/14)
#55 - L.A. Confidential (3/19)
#54 - Treasure... Sierra Madre (3/17)
#53 - The Maltese Falcon (3/13)
#52 - Das Boot (3/12)
#51 - Bridge On The River Kwai (3/8)
#50 - Spirited Away (3/1)
#49 - Hotel Rwanda (2/26)
#48 - Monty & The Holy Grail (2/16)
#47 - The Third Man (2/8)
#46 - American History X (1/30)
#45 - The Pianist (1/28)
#44 - The Professional (1/22)
#43 - Chinatown (1/17)
#42 - Downfall (1/10)
#41 - Se7en (12/29)
#40 - To Kill A Mockingbird (1/05)
#39 - Paths Of Glory (12/14)
#38 - Apocalypse Now (12/5)
#37 - Eternal Sunshine (11/29)
#36 - Taxi Driver (11/27)
#35 - Vertigo (11/18)
#34 - The Matrix (11/18)
#33 - Fight Club (11/15)
#32 - American Beauty (11/12)
#31 - Sunset Boulevard (11/6)
#30 - It's A Wonderful Life (11/2)
#29 - Amelie (10/14)
#28 - Lawrence Of Arabia (9/21)
#27 - Silence Of The Lambs (9/6)
#26 - Once... In The West (9/3)
#25 - North By Northwest (8/27)
#24 - Memento (8/26)
#23 - Goodfellas (8/23)
#22 - Psycho (8/20)
#21 - Citizen Kane (8/14)
#20 - LOTR: Two Towers (8/9)
#19 - Dr. Strangelove (8/6)
#18 - 12 Angry Men (7/28)
#17 - Raiders Of The Lost Ark (7/28)
#16 - City Of God (7/24)
#15 - The Usual Suspects (7/24)
#14 - LOTR: Fellowship (7/15)
#13 - Rear Window (7/15)
#12 - One... Cuckoo's Nest (7/6)
#11 - Star Wars (7/4)
#10 - Pulp Fiction (6/28)
#9 - Good, Bad, & The Ugly (6/24)
#8 - The Empire Strikes Back (6/24)
#7 - Seven Samurai (6/21)
#6 - Schindler's List (6/20)
#5 - Casablanca (6/15)
#4 - LOTR: ROTK (6/14)
#3 - The Godfather: Part II (6/12)
#2 - Shawshank Redemption (6/8)
#1 - The Godfather (6/3)

Television:


mxc / lost / house, md / csi: / three sheets / south park / er / the simpsons / the soup / futurama

Books:

the alchemist / the hunt (27) / of mice and men / shogun / treasure island / primal fear

Heroes:


bender bending rodriguez / ken dorsey / my grampses

My Blog

The 2007 Jonny Awards

They're back! Check out my other writing area for updates... http://ghettojon3.blogspot.com/
Posted by JB on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:29:00 PST

Keene: The Love, The Hate, The Krawl

I made a last minute trip to Keene last weekend and it was filled with equal parts laughter, tears, joy, and frustration.   That last couple of weeks, since my nephew was born, I've thinkin...
Posted by JB on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:59:00 PST

The 2006 Jonny Awards: Part Three

PEOPLE The Mr. Bean Memorial TrophyIdiot Of The YearZinedine Zidane Picture this: You are a world renowned athlete. You are well on your way to retiring at the very top of your profession. Not onl...
Posted by JB on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:03:00 PST

The 2006 Jonny Awards: Part Two

SPORTS The Bo Jackson Trophy Athlete Of The Year Vince Young I couldn't even think of another athlete in this category. Not only was Vince Young selected by my fantasy team as the future ...
Posted by JB on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:20:00 PST

The 2006 Jonny Awards: Part One

ENTERTAINMENT The Golden Reels Movie Of The Year The Departed The reel battle (GET IT?!) was for second this year. The Departed was hands down the best movie I've seen in a theatre in recent memor...
Posted by JB on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:15:00 PST

Home? Sweet Home?

I've been busy getting back into the swing of things and haven't had time to jot down my thoughts on going back to Keene last weekend. I'll do my best right now. It was weird being back. Aside from t...
Posted by JB on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:30:00 PST

Memoirs Of A Bar Crawl

Several months ago, a friend of mine spoke very highly of an evening of drinking at multiple bars on Broadway in Denver. Such an activity is called a Bar Crawl, or more specifically, The Broadway Bar ...
Posted by JB on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:01:00 PST

Alma Mater, Stand Forever

A few words about the actions on the field of the student-athletes at my alma mater, the University Of Miami... I was not able to see the game live in Denver, but I tried to see the highlights as soon...
Posted by JB on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:37:00 PST

Free Ticket To Heaven?

Just a thought... For bloguement's sake, let's assume that heaven exists. Utopian environment, harps, wings, the whole shebang...Now, regardless of what I believe and regardless of what I do while I'm...
Posted by JB on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:13:00 PST

Grandpa

So Nicole and I are headed to New Jersey this weekend for a B family reunion of sorts. My grandfather is turning 90 years old and aunts and uncles are flying in from all over the country. I say he's t...
Posted by JB on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:04:00 PST