MAIDEN VOYAGE - WHAT?

Yes my many (2? 3?) readers, this is SAXOMAN's Maiden Voyage blog. Huh? OK, let me explain. This is my maiden voyage (meaning my first blog posting) with my new Apple laptop. Yes, SAXOMAN has gone mobile! I can now blog from anywhere! From the comfort of my sofa while watching Asian cinema, from Starbucks (oh, that's right, I don't drink coffee), or anywhere there is an Internet connection. I consider myself armed and dangerous. No longer tied down to my old, ancient desktop. I am free. Now does this mean more blogging? Well I can't guarantee that but I will be much more comfortable when I'm blogging. HAHA!

KARATE BULLFIGHTER - WHAT?

Recently I watched a Sonny Chiba dvd titled The Karate Bullfighter. What? Yep, I kid you not! Now in this movie Sonny fights a real live bull and tries to karate chop him to death. What? Now some of this fight scene was real and some was pretty fake like when Sonny pulls off the bull's horn and blood shoots everywhere. Gross! Now I have seen a good share of ridiculous movies and this one has to rank right up there. Now after this movie I watched the other trailers that were on this dvd and what's this I see? Another movie titled The Karate Bearfighter! I guess one hit movie deserves a sequel right? HAHA! So I quickly checked the three dvd set I had just bought and lo and behold I had this movie too! HAHA! So I sat down and watched this as well and I must say it was a pretty dopey movie and the bear was totally fake. Oh well......Anyway, as you all know SAXOMAN is easily amused!

CRAZY PEOPLE MUSIC - HUH?

I remember many years ago when this cd by Branford Marsilis came out. The title of the cd is Crazy People Music. Now I remember Branford being on one of the late night talk shows where he played a few cuts from this cd. They asked him how he came up with the title for the cd. He said someone had invited a friend of theirs to come hear Branford play for the first time. After the set Branford walked over and asked her how she liked the music. She seemed a little disturbed by the music and said "that sounds like crazy people music". Branford was a little confused. He said "do you mean music that they would play for crazy people?". She said, "No, it's like you gave crazy people instruments and told them to try and play". HAHA! A story I always remember. Anyway, here's a cut from this cd for all you crazy people out there.

JAZZ CD PICK OF THE WEEK - MILES DAVIS

This weeks Jazz CD Pick of the Week is a new release by Miles Davis titled "The Miles Davis Quintet Live in Europe 1967" (The Bootleg series Volume 1). Volume 1? Yes, that means there's more to come later! Oh yeah... Now this recently released gem is actually 3 cd's and a dvd! What? Yep! This deluxe four disc set captures Miles and his group during his 1967 tour of Europe. The CDs features 24 tracks recorded live in Antwerp, Copenhagen and Paris. The 10 track DVD was recorded in Germany and Sweden. A great cd as this quintet takes the standards they were currently playing and stretches them to the limits. Here's the official advertisement for this set. If you're hip to Miles then check this out!

BEST SLURPEE EVER?

I have to say that sometimes I feel like I may never grow up. I mean I'm a guy that still enjoys drinking Slurpee's! When it's hot out the wife and I will go to the local 7-11 and cool off with a refreshing Coke Slurpee. Now I have to admit that one day I tried something new and different and no I don't mean one of those odd flavored Slurpee's they sell at the movie theaters. I was driving on the freeway and got off to get gas. I go into the 7-11 or AM/PM and they had the new Vanilla Coke Slurpee. WHOOAA! This was outstanding! Where have you been all my life I thought. Now the Diet and Regular Vanilla Coke flavors didn't stay around too long but that Vanilla Coke Slurpee was hands down the best Slurpee ever! What? Yep, I kid you not! HAHA!

HAPPY BELATED HALLOWEEN

Although a day late I just wanted to wish my many (2? 3?) readers a belated Happy Halloween! Now for those faithful followers of my blog you know that Halloween is not one of SAXOMAN's favorite holiday's. No way! Being the squeamish guy that I am I just can't get into the flesh eating zombies and all that other gory stuff that people think is what Halloween is all about. Give my some good old fashioned ghosts, goblins and harmless pumpkins. That's about all I can handle. Now I must say that I do enjoy all the chocolates and candy that people bring into work the day after Halloween. HAHA!

THE HAMBURGESA (THE HAMBURGER)

OK, this is the story of The Hamburgesa otherwise known as The Hamburger. Now your probably wondering if that's a real double cheeseburger in the photo. Well I am sad to say it is not. What it is though is a very, very large piggy bank! What? Yes, this giant ceramic hamburger is over 11 inches tall. Now I had picked this "hamburgesa" (the Spanish word for hamburger) up in Mexico several years back and have been stuffing it with quarters and the occasional bills. Well it finally reached capacity so it was time to bust it open. Out poured more money than I had ever seen in my life except the last time I busted open my other hamburgesa. Although I has hoping for more money than was in there I was able to count out $1,000 in cash! What? Yep, I kid you not. Now I must say that it took forever to roll up all of those quarters (over $600 worth) and even the cats fell asleep as I was doing this. So SAXOMAN has a grand that is now burning a hole in my pocket! HAHA!

DVD PICK OF THE WEEK - WUXIA

Finally a decent action movie from Hong Kong! After seeing many of the latest dopey comedies out of China and some painfully slow dramas from Japan and Korea there is finally an action movie I could sit back and enjoy. So with that being said this weeks coveted DVD Pick of the Week is Wuxia starring Mega-superstar Donny Yen. Now I'm not sure how many movies Donny makes a year but this has to be at least the third or fourth one this year! What? Yep, I kid you not. They crank out the movies a lot faster overseas than in the U.S. I had seen this movie for about a month but could never find one with English sub-titles that is until my last visit to Chinatown. Now although this movie dragged a bit in the middle the action scenes in the beginning and end more than made up for it. What? You haven't seen it? Well at least enjoy the trailer for this fine piece of cinema.

DREADLOCK WIGS - WHAT THE ???

Now I have seen many dreadlock wigs sold as fake, novelty type items but I don't think I've ever seen someone seriously wear one of these ridiculous looking things until yesterday. What? Yep, it's true! Yesterday yours truly was riding the train to Amoeba (what? Amoeba again?) and a guy got on the train. Now I had to stop and stare because curled up like a big giant bowl of spaghetti was one of these large dreadlock wigs. Now what made it painfully obvious was that the guy had a black beard that was mostly grey and his hair color was the same. The dreads? Now these were a deep, deep brown! Not a good match at all. Anyway, for those of you that wear these things just make sure it's a good match of your hair color. HAHA!

JAZZ CD PICK OF THE WEEK - SHIRLEY SCOTT

It's been a while since I posted my Jazz CD Pick of the Week so here's a winner you're sure to enjoy. This week's pick is titled Blue Flames by organist Shirley Scott. Now I will typically look under Shirley's releases when browsing the cd bins. Why? Well for those that don't know, Shirley was married to tenor sax legend Stanley Turrentine and he is featured prominently on this cd. Uptempo, blues and a ballad make this anther fine release you are sure to enjoy. Not hip to this? Follow the link and give it a listen! http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Flames-Shirley-Scott/dp/B000000YIC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1318471636&sr=8-2