JAZZ FUNK CD PICK OF THE WEEK - LIQUID SOUL

This weeks Jazz Funk CD Pick of the Week is Make Some Noise by the group Liquid Soul. Hailing from Chicago, Liquid Soul has five cd's and yes I have them all. This cd titled Make Some Noise is one super funky cd and a must have! Yes, a must have. Check out the Amazon link for some audio samples from this cd. My favorite cut from this cd is without a doubt Threadin' The Needle. Check this one out for sure and you can say, oh yeah, SAXOMAN has hipped me once again. http://www.amazon.com/Make-Some-Noise-Liquid-Soul/dp/B0000061TM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1257307414&sr=8-1

I couldn't find that many real good videos on YouTube of Liquid Soul but here is one. Don't get the impression that all of their songs have rapping in them cuz they don't. Anyway, check it out y'all!

DVD PICK OF THE WEEK - BULLET IN THE HEAD

Well I figured that since my last DVD pick was a John Woo action film, I thought I would follow it up with another John Woo classic titled Bullet In The Head. This is a great story about three friends and how their lives are changed by a series of events and greed. A great action movie as well that you definitely need to check out! Here's the trailer for this fine piece of Asian cinema from John Woo. The one to buy? Why the 2 Disc Collectors Edition from Fortune Star!

OK, I ALSO GET A KICK OUT OF THESE TOO

OK, now maybe I'm just easily amused but another thing that I also get a kick out of the large display balloons you will typically see advertising some type of sale. Now I don't mean any old balloon with a sale sign. No, I mean a balloon that is usually in the shape of a monster, or gorilla, or Godzilla. Typically these are at car dealerships and accompanied with a sign that says Monster Sale! When I'm driving on the feeway and spot these I always point these out to my wife. I dunno......she doesn't share the same enthusiasm as me when we see them. All I know is I sure get a kick out of them. HAHA!

NOW I REALLY GET A KICK OUT OF......

Now I don't know what it is but I really get a kick out of certain things. One thing that never fails to entertain me is when I see people on the street dressed up in various costumes advertising food or something for sale. Today on the way home I saw a guy in a chicken suit so I can only assume he was trying to solicit customers for a chicken place.
Now I always make a point to honk and wave at these people although my wife feels I'm making fun of them. My wife also says I was very close to doing that job myself. What? Anyway, when I honk and wave at them I'm really just acknowledging them and letting them know I appreciate what they do. So next time you see one of these characters, give them a honk and a wave for SAXOMAN! HAHA!

HITTING THE MOTHERLOAD.....WELL NOT EXACTLY

The other day I went to the car wash to wash my dirty car. I put a dollar in the change machine and instead of hearing the clunk-clunk sound of four quarters dropping down I hear a "swoosh". To my surprise the change machine had let fly a whole bunch of quarters! My eyes got big and I immediately stuffed all of this change in my pocket. Now I figured if this could happen once it could happen twice right? So I slipped another dollar in the machine and heard the clunk-clunk sound of four quarters dropping down. Oh well.......no such luck twice in a row.
Now I can honestly say that I didn't feel bad about this whole event because there have been many times when I have put my money in the machines at this car wash and they didn't work so I consider this payback. Now I guess I could have done something nice and give this money to the lady who looked like she was living in her car in the car wash stall next to me. Oh well, maybe next time. When I got home I counted my treasure and it was a little over 10 bucks. Oh yeah!

TEARS OF JOY......ONCE AGAIN

Well last night it was tears of joy once again. My beloved Lakers received their Championship rings and displayed the new Championship banner on the Staples Center wall. In addition to this the Lakers even won the game as well which is something they don't usually do on ring night. Anyway, another emotion filled evening for me as the tears of joy flowed freely. I have to say that this is one thing that never gets old!

JAZZ CD PICK OF THE WEEK - JOHN COLTRANE

This weeks Jazz CD Pick of the Week is the classic recording by John Coltrane titled A Love Supreme. Now way back when I was first getting hip to jazz there were always three recordings that I constantly heard about. These were: Kind of Blue and Bitches Brew by Miles Davis and this recording by John Coltrane. Now I sadly have to admit that when I first bought this recording on vinyl and put it on I was definitely not ready for it. This was way too advanced for me and I couldn't get into it all. I moved the needle forward and forward to see if it changed much but it didn't. I put it away wondering what this recording was all about. Well I can say that over time as my ears developed and I began to be more open to jazz that was a little more free, I really began to enjoy this recording. Now it is one of my favorites. I have attached the first part of this recording but be cautioned that this is not for the casual jazz fan. Listen and enjoy! Which cd to buy? Why the Deluxe Edition with outtakes and the only known live recording of A Love Supreme! Check it out!

LATIN FUNK CD PICK OF THE WEEK - LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES

This weeks Latin Funk CD Pick of the Week is from the super funky band from Venezuela, Los Amigos Invisibles with the cd titled Commercial. Although not quite as strong overall as some of their other releases this cd still contains several funky cuts and is worth checking out. Here's one of my favorite tracks from the cd, Mentiras. Check it out and hip yourself up!

HALLOWEEN, NOT MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY

Now I know there are many people that really get into Halloween but I can honestly say that it's not my favorite holiday. I don't know if it's because I used to start crying when I saw the guy change into the Wolfman or what but all I know is I prefer more happier type holidays. Now as a kid Halloween was a lot of fun because you would go out trick or treatin' and get a pillowcase full of candy and eat till you were sick. Back then it was all about pumpkins and ghosts and harmless stuff like that. Somewhere Halloween took a turn for the worse and it became much more gory. Now Halloween is all about blood, severed limbs or intestines hanging out. You know, really really gross stuff (to me). Now I have to admit that I am a pretty squeamish guy (an upcoming blog topic) and that probably explains why I'm not much of a horror movie fan. Anyway, all I can tell you is Halloween just ain't' my thang.

BLACK DYNAMITE - OH YEAH

Well I somehow was able to convince the wife to go with me and see Black Dynamite. HAHA! As usual we were running late and had to rush to the theater to get there in time. I wanted to get there early as I was expecting the place to be sold out. When I got to the box office to get the tickets the kid behind the window gave me a puzzled look and said, "What movie?" I looked at him like he was an idiot and said, "BLACK DYNAMITE, and hurry up cuz it's getting ready to start!" Imagine my surprise when I walked inside and there were only 3 people there! What the??? Where are all the blaxploitation fans? Well eventually more people showed up bringing the grand total to about 11 people. Anyway, the movie was hilarious as it was a total spoof of all of those great blaxploitation films of the 70's. Now when was the last time you saw a movie where somebody was called a jive turkey, a honky or a poop-butt? Huh? Anyway, a must see in my humble opinion. Check it out while you can. Up next for me? Why Ninja Assassin of course which is coming soon (see trailer)