DVD PICK OF THE WEEK - HARD BOILED

This weeks DVD Pick of the Week is the classic action film from John Woo titled Hard Boiled. Starring Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung this is a bonafide classic action movie! The body count in this film is incredible! HAHA! John Woo is one of the great directors of action films and this film speaks for itself. A must see! John Woo has also directed some notable American films as well such as Broken Arrow, Face/Off, Mission Impossible 2, and Red Cliff (oops! sorry, Red Cliff has yet to be released in this country but is coming soon. I've already seen it and it is a must see!) Anyway, check out the trailer for Hard Boiled and pick it up for your film library or rent it. Me? Why I own the 2 Disc Ultimate Edition of course.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT - WHAT?

Now maybe I'm just a little bit odd but for some reason I really get a kick out of browsing the adult entertainment (pay per view) channels. No, No......it's not what you think, really! I'm not watching the movies. What I mean is that I get a kick out of browsing the titles of these adult entertainment movies. On Direct TV it's the 690 series channels. There you will find some of the most filthy and hilarious (to me) adult entertainment titles. Now there is no way I could ever explain to the Mrs. if one of these filthy titles were to appear on our cable bill. No way, whatsoever. HAHA! Anyway, take a look at these channels and see what I'm talking about!

LATIN FUNK CD PICK OF THE WEEK - OAKTOWN IRAWO

This weeks long overdue Latin Funk cd Pick of the Week is by Oaktown Irawo with the cd titled Funky Cubonics. Mixing funk and latin jazz together, this is one funky cd! I couldn't find any audio or video clips of this cd and don't know if the group may have been short lived or not but this is definitely worth checking out! One interesting thing I like about this cd is one of the musicians is playing latin funk on the bassoon! What? I kid you not. Anyway, check it out because I wouldn't recommend it if it wasn't funky! Right?

BLAXPLOITATION FILMS ARE BACK - WHAT? BLACK DYNAMITE STARTS THIS FRIDAY

For those faithful followers of my blog, you all know that I am a big fan of the 70's blaxploitation films (see blog post of 6/1/09). Well I am proud to announce that blaxploitation films are back! What? Yes, it's true. This Friday begins the sure-fire smash hit Black Dynamite. The film description says it all: When "the man" murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. WOW! Who could ask for more! HAHA! Although it's only one movie, I'm sure there will be many more to follow with this sure bet of a breakout hit. Check out the trailer for Black Dynamite and go see it this Friday! Why me? SAXOMAN will be there on opening night of course!

DOING DUMB THINGS

Now I'm sure that all of us have done a lot of dumb things in our life. It seems that when we were young we constantly did dumb things but at the time we really didn't know any better (at least that's my excuse). Some dumb things you get caught at and pay the price and some things you don't get caught at but still realize it was a pretty dumb thing to do. Hopefully as we all get older we get a little wiser and think of the consequences and ramifications of our actions. So take it from SAXOMAN and don't do any dumb things you dig?

A MAJOR MILESTONE - 200 BLOG ENTRIES

WHOOHOO! Yes, that's right! Today marks a major milestone. My 200th blog entry! Who would have thought that when I started this blog way back in February of 2009 that I would have so much to say on such a wide variety of topics. Hopefully you are all enjoying my mindless rambling as I can assure you there is plenty more to come! The creative well has yet to run dry as I have an endless supply (I hope) of stories as well as music and dvd picks. Keep reading as you know there is never a dull moment in the life of SAXOMAN!

BASKETBALL.........AT LAST

Well after what seemed like an eternity (to me) basketball is back! That's right! After my beloved Purple and Gold (Lakers) won the championship last June I have gone without any basketball since then and no, I'm not watching the WNBA out of desperation. Anyway, the Lakers open the pre-season tonight on KCAL Channel 9. Oh yeah! I look forward to sitting on my butt and watching basketball and being totally unproductive for the next nine months. Come to think of it, I have been pretty unproductive for the last nine months as well. HAHA!

Oh well........

FUNK CD PICK OF THE WEEK - PARLIAMENT

This weeks Funk CD Pick of the Week is The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein by Parliament (what a title huh?) I had been aware of this cd for some time but had never picked it up until yesterday. I can say that not all of Parliament or Funkadelic cd's are must haves, at least to me so I had passed on this cd in the past. I did a little cd shopping yesterday at my monthly PCC Flea Market and picked this cd up for $5 along with several other hip titles. To my surprise this cd was much funkier than I had anticipated. The horns on this cd are really, really funky. I only wish these older cd's had a little more bass when they were recorded cuz you can't have the funk without the bass right? Anyway, for those of you that aren't hip to this (yes, you!) give it a listen with the link provided and I'm sure you will say that SAXOMAN has hipped me once again!

http://www.amazon.com/Clones-Dr-Funkenstein-Parliament/dp/B000001FUB/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1254796238&sr=8-7

GETTIN' FUNKY AT THE L.A. COUNTY FAIR (ONE MORE TIME)

After a long first week of working and commuting (ugh!) it was time to cut loose and enjoy some funk on Friday night at the Fair. Up first were The Brothers Johnson who threw it down with all of their hits. A really funky show. Now the Brothers Johnson are typically guitarist George and his brother Louis on bass. Standing in for Louis was a young cat who could really play the bass. I wondered what happened to Louis because when I saw him perform 2 years ago he was wearing one of those things on his wrist like when you have carpel tunnel syndrome. I can only guess that age and too much slappin' and poppin' of the bass with his thumb has taken its toll.
Up next were The Gap Band. Decked out in all white suits and matching white brims (cool) they preceded to rock the house. Playing all of their hits they put on a great show. I had never seen The Gap Band live and they really put on a funky show. I did have a few minor complaints though. I thought the set was a little too heavy on ballads and should have been more upbeat. You need to rock the crowd and not have people huggin' and smoochin' in the aisles (gross!) HAHA! The Gap Band also had four female dancers. This seems to be a growing trend with some of these bands and although the dancers are nice to look at and the choreography is cool, I just don't get the concept. To me it makes it feel like more of a Las Vegas type act when they do this. I think it cheapens and dilutes the show. I feel the music should speak for itself. I dunno......just my two cents. On a side note, if you look at the Gap Band photo (below) you notice they are all wearing cowboy hats. Now I have never understood brothers that wear cowboy hats. I would never wear one and I seriously doubt any brothers in the L.A. area would wear one either. It must be a southern thang.....I guess.

THE VOTES ARE IN AND THE POLLS ARE CLOSED

Well as you know I recently ran a poll to gather data as to what people like most about my blog. I must say that I was sadly disappointed by the low turnout of my many (2? 3?) readers. The results of the poll are as follows: 5 people like my music picks, 11 people like my real life stories, and 11 people like everything abut my blog. Hey, where are the Asian cinema lovers out there? Anyway, so there you have it, a dead even tie! In other words, the blog stays as is.

Now in late August I added a counter at the bottom of my blog to get an idea as to how many people where viewing my blog. In just over one month I have received over 900 hits! With that many viewers I would expected more voting unless that was me looking at my blog so often. Hmmmm.........