• So, three days after losing Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, we’ve learned that infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died in his home today. I doubt this is going to get half the media coverage that Jackson’s death has (and likely will have for the next few days), but when my brother told me about it, he was in shock.
• At the flea market in Upper Darby today, I managed to score both parts of Kill Bill, the first eight episodes of Cyborg 009 (an anime series about a multinational team of cyborg that reminds me a bit of Astro Boy), and a few PlayStation 2 games, including Silent Hill 3 and Primal (the latter seems to be pretty cutscene-heavy in the first part of the game…I’ll see how that pans out as I play it). I wasn’t able to get any super-duper bargains this time around, but I’ll take what I can get.
• Thanks to this video of someone full-clearing “They’re Red Hot” (Red Hot Chili Peppers’ cover version of a Robert Johnson song) on Rock Band 2, I haven’t been able to get that song out of my head all day. I have the album on which that song’s featured, and I’m still wondering how the heck Anthony Kiedis was able to sing all of that in under one minute and not flub any lines.
• Speaking of Rock Band, I got past Rock Band Unplugged this morning. The only thing that stands between me and legendary status at the moment is the famed “endless setlist”, where I have to play and pass every single song in the game without interruption. Right after the credits rolled, the game gave me a message that roughly translated to “Good luck! You’ll need it!” For once, I agree with the damn game. This is a feat I’ll need to do on a Friday or Saturday night, as the work day isn’t long enough to give me sufficient after-work break time.

Category: Anime/Manga, Music, Shopping, Video Games
Author: WillyFourEyes
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