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So heather got this movie from NetFlix and the longer it played, the more familiar it looked, even this fat, ugly stripper. All of a sudden a scene comes up and it snaps to me. I’ve seen this movie. I look at heather and shout “We’ve seen this!” She, strangely, looked confused, and apparently didn’t see it with me. The big giveaway that I’d seen it is that it takes place in Denton. My boss, Craig, brought the movie to my attention some years back and I watched it, I think, on a VHS that he recorded for me.

Its so weird because its a fiercely independent film and I’ve randomly stumbled upon it twice, now. Had heather checked it out of Netflix because it was flimed in Denton, it would be less of a coincidence, but she had no idea. Now I don’t know what to do, I want to watch this movie with Heather, but I don’t really want to watch the movie again, I remember being unmoved by it the first time. Not sure I want to see it a second time.

Oh, and why does everything in Texas have to be so damned “country?” Denton may have been a little bit more rural in 1998, but it was sure no flat, vacant cow-town.

okay, its hard, but Play With Me is WAY fun.

I just finished my first run through Guitar Hero Encore: Rockin’ the 80s and it was really fun. I like REALLY fun. Thats not to say that the first two full games weren’t fun, but this one was extra fun. I think its because I knew more of the songs, but also, as a review I read suspected, the songs may be just a touch easier. I scored almost all fives across the board on the first try and even scored a perfect 100% on one song (almost on two, damn it).

I know that I’ve gotten better at the format through all my play on GH1 and GH2 but I still think this one is overall easier, but that doesn’t ruin my experience at all, it just makes me feel like I’m rocking that much harder. I suspect, unless they ramp up the difficulty a lot, this game may help me learn to play at the Hard and Expert levels. Then I can take my newly acquired five button play back to the older games and see if it works out for me.

Anyway, just wanted to touch in after two days of play and let everyone know how much it rocks. Also, I apologize in advance for my second Guitar Hero photo of the day in a row. Its kind of been my focus the past two days. Sad, really, but true.

In honor of Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s coming out this week, we will be watching Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Show will start at 8:30, to be preceded with plenty of guitar hero rocking! Come early if you want to rock out!

Big Pig – I Can’t Break Away