Well, dear readers, it is very late because I just spent a whole lot o’ time trying to book the flight to Seattle. This turned out to be a bit of an ordeal because the airline website wasn’t compatible with Safari – how that is possible in this day and age is anyone’s guess. So, I finally gave up and called them – of course, they want to charge you an extra twenty bucks to do the reservation over the phone, but I wasn’t having any of that and they waived the fee. So, now the flight is booked. I’ll be arriving in Seattle at about ten-thirty in the morning, so if any of our hainsies/kimlets want to play during the day, just let me know. I leave the following morning – earlier than I wanted to, but there’s only a morning flight and then a much later in the afternoon flight, which I didn’t want to do. And now it’s late and I must write these here notes in a hurry, which won’t be difficult since I didn’t really do very much yesterday. And even if I did very much yesterday, why the HELL do I have to talk about it? Well, here’s what I did: I got up after a lovelier than lovely night’s sleep. I answered some e-mails, printed out a couple of orders, and then went for a sandwich and fries, after which I picked up some mail, did some banking, and then came home. I got a call from the pressing plant saying they had a machine go down and so CDs are not arriving today – in a way, I’m jiggy with that because now I can just take it easy all day rather than rushing to get everything shipped. CDs will be here first thing Monday morning and will all go out then. I then had the Kritzerland designer make one change to the cover of the new release, and that’s going off for approval today. After all that, I finally sat on my couch like so much fish.
Last night, I watched a motion picture entitled Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring on Blu and Ray. As I’ve noted, I’ve tried to watch this motion picture before but have only gotten ten minutes into it each time before giving up. This time I stuck it out right through to the end. I thought it was quite an entertaining film, although not quite the work of genius that many think it is. It certainly doesn’t lack for imagination and spectacle, and I really do love anything that Ian McKellan is in. I was surprised to see Charlie from Lost in it – that made me smile. The score by Howard Shore works well in the film, although I don’t believe I heard one tune in the entire three hours. Tunes are our friend. This Blu and Ray has come in for a pretty tough drubbing from the usual online types. It started as some person posting on a board their ill-informed and inane opinion, and it spread like wildfire until everyone was up in arms about this horrid transfer that not one of them had actually seen. The reviewers on the usual sites pretty much held to that line, lest they be perceived as not in the know. Well, you can always get the real skinny right here at haineshisway.com and I’m here to tell you that the transfer is terrific. There’s not a damn thing wrong with it – it’s sharp, has accurate color, and whatever faults these types are seeing were there when they saw it in the theater. Most of these types grudgingly admit that there are scenes in the transfer that look great, but other scenes suffer from that overused hoohaw DNR and edge enhancement. Note to types: Do you think the people in the transfer room apply this stuff to some scenes but not to others? It is to laugh. These armchair experts spout this nonsense and then the followers on those sites bleat like Shropshire sheep about how shameful it is (again without having seen it) and then they don’t buy it, so these people are actually hurting sales. Thus, the worst part of the Internet – a bunch of know-it-alls who don’t really know much about anything. I’m sure they’re nice people and all, but really, few of them did any sort of reviewing pre DVD and most are just young kids who don’t have a clew and who just jump on whatever bandwagon is around. In addition to a solid visual transfer, the sound is spectacular as well. I’m looking forward to the subsequent two films, which I probably won’t get to until I return from my short trip.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I really must get these here notes posted so I can get my beauty sleep after watching a little bit more of The TAMI Show.
Today shall be a nice, relaxing day since I don’t have to ship out 1000 CDs. I do have to ship out about five orders and I’ll get those done before noon. I have to buy some travel-sized toothpaste, otherwise I have everything I need. At noon, I’ll pack the suitcase and then I’ll just go eat something light and fun, maybe do a jog, and then watch a motion picture on Blu and Ray. I’ll write the notes early and post them and get to bed by ten at the latest.
Tomorrow, of course, I’ll be up very early and shall be on my way to the airport and then first to Houston where I have a two-plus hour wait, then to Indianapolis and directly to my hotel. Pogue will meet me sometime on Friday and we’ll go play. I think we’re having dinner pre-show with Jrand and his friends, so that will be fun. Then we see The Brain, then I’m hoping we can all go out after the show for some dessert or something.
Saturday I’ll be at the old Kentucky home of the Pogues, and then they’ll take me to the Cincinnati airport VERY early Sunday morning for my VERY early flight. I stop in Houston (although not such a long wait on the return) and then fly home to Los Angeles, California.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, maybe do a jog, ship a few packages, buy some travel-sized toothpaste, eat, pack, and then relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like. So, let’s have loads of lovely questions and loads of lovely answers, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland.