It seems like the 80’s was the cereal boom – every week there was a new creation made up of the same ingredients as the last, but marketed for the cartoon, or character of the minute.

I’m not sure if this was actually my favorite, or if I am just remembering it with a distorted sense of nostalgia, but I’m yearning for the taste of some Quaker Mr. T!

Anyone remember this commercial?

Here are a few other notable cereals from 80’s that I remember being big:

• C-3PO’S CEREAL – The Commercial
• GHOSTBUSTERS CEREAL – The Commercial
• PAC-MAN CEREAL – The Commercial

What were some other great/terrible cereals from the 80’s?

Don’t get me wrong, I love my girlfriend and we have many common interests and passions, but we just don’t seem to be able to connect on the love of Seinfeld. Actually, it kinda makes me questions her orientation as a human being. What sort of person does not love Seinfeld? Well, I guess a lot of people probably do not like it, but I can not understand how that is possible.

Anyway, this is a great video of some of the best Seinfeld moments:

This was the first time I actually heard someone defending the idea of paying rent instead of paying a mortgage, but is this article makes some interesting points and makes me feel a little bit better about being in my tenth year of renting. Either way, I still really want to buy a house soon.

The NY Times has a really cool calculator you can use to determine whether you are better off renting an apartment or buying a house. According to the calculator, if you plan to live somewhere for less than seven years you are better off paying rent. Interesting.

As a stupid white kid trying to be a thug in the 90’s, I grew up with the big names like Wu-tang, Snoop and Dre, Nas, EPMD, Biggy, and so on. In most people’s minds Guru never made it to that level of epic success, but in actuality he was a major contributor and a really, really good rapper. You may have heard of C.R.E.A.M, and not Code of the Streets, or New York State of Mind and not Mass Appeal, and if that is the case, you take a listen to some old Gang Starr.

I don’t remember much from my childhood, so I guess I should be thankful that there is a new Volton movie in the works, or is it?

There are conflicting reports about the possibility of an action packed, big-screen version of the beloved 80’s classic.  Apparently there have been some problems getting a story ironed out for the movie.  Not to mention, some studio executives doubt that Voltron has a big enough following to make it a box office hit.  It’s obvious that Voltron does not have the following of other classics like G.I. Joe, or Transformers, but I think an effective marketing campaign could reawaken the interest of Generation X’s long lost Voltron fans.  Nonetheless, there are some big names behind the idea, and it seems for now to be maintaining something that resembles forward momentum.

In theory, I would love to see a Voltron movie, but the reality of such a movie is likely to be as nightmarish as the recent G.I. Joe and Transformers movies – Great classics turned into modern day silliness.  A new Voltron movie would likely be filled with hot guys, and even hotter women.  To make matters worse, they will all be falling in love while struggling to overcome some ridiculously impossible situation.  The movie will going something like this – Embrace, cry, fight, cry, embrace, cry, cheer.

Maybe this one is better left alone.

I would be willing to bet my left nut that Tyrese will form the head.

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Here are a few of my favorite movies that Michael Biehn has played a significant part in:

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Terminator – Kyle Reese. Need I say more?

Aliens – Cpl. Hicks. Sure, Drake was the best character in the movie, but Hicks made the movie and was a pivotal character. Imagine watching the latter half of Aliens if it had just been Sigourney Weaver crawling through ventilation shafts looking for Newt?

The Abyss – Lt. Coffey.  This was never my favorite movie, but it was classic Michael Biehn.

Navy Seals – Lt. Curran.  Fine, maybe this should not be in the list.  This movie had nothing to do with defining our generation, but I think it was under rated.

Strapped – Matthew McRae.  In hindsight this was a terrible movie, but in my wiggin days Strapped was awesome.  I mean, come on, it had Sticky Fingaz cousin in it.

Tombstone – Johnny Ringo.  I hated his character in this movie, but he played it well.

The Rock – Commander Anderson.  Another solid role as a bad-ass military dude.

Now that I am looking into this, I may have discoverd the sole reason Michael Biehn never made it to super stardom as movie hero:

Just kidding Mr. Biehn.  Everyone looked that silly in the 80’s.

If you’re interested you can see his complete filmography HERE.

Thanks for the good people over at A&E we are all now going to be blessed with another injection of pure Seagal bad-ass.  That’s right, starting in December A&E will be airing a new series called Steven Seagal Lawman.

The new reality show “will allow fans to ride shotgun with Seagal as he and his hand-selected elite team of deputies respond to crimes in progress. Then, when Seagal goes off duty, the cameras will continue following him as he pursues his many ventures, including musical performances and philanthropic efforts in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans”.

I can’t tell you how delighted I am to know that Nico is spending his days and nights casually executing undergarment free combat sequences on the unsuspecting criminal element of Jefferson Parish.

I will absolutely be watching this show.

Honestly, all the songs are good, but “Got Some” and “The Fixer” are the first two tracks that really made it to – playing in my head all the time status.    These two tracks take me back to my times as an angry and confused teenager who analyzed Eddie Vedder’s every word in hopes of finding some understanding of how to survive my perceived hell.  This album can turn an hour long ride on the train into an immersive walk down memory lane.

True, Pearl Jam has a way of taking me to a place in my life that is not so happy, but sometimes it feels great to allow music to submerge you in an emotion. Be it sad or happy, the two extremes of emotion can be almost equally rewarding.  If you are that type of person who enjoys all of that, Backspacer will not let you down.  You could grab it on iTunes, but I would venture out to Target to grab a copy and then rip it – the album art is cool.

Take a listen to The Fixer

I believe I was in 9th grade when they became the must have jacket of the decade.  I had a Dodgers Starter Jacket and I’m pretty sure I wore it every single day for about two years.  The funny thing was, Starter Jackets were actually cheap pieces of junk, if it wasn’t for their popularization through hip-hop, they would have remained unsold, and unappreciated on a dusty rack at Wal-Mart.

Unfortunately they got so popular, that kids were killing other kids for their Starters, and a silly jacket became a basic measure of coolness.  It did after all have a large pocket in the front that was good for carrying a walkman, a pack of smokes, a small bag of weed, a few blunts, and one Kiwi-Strawberry Snapple.  Most importantly, you could poke a hole in the lining of the large center pocket and stash a dime bag in the jacket that “Jake” would never find.

If you want to relive the glory days, or try to bring the Starter back, you can find plenty of them on Ebay.  Check em out HERE

Ray Kurzweil, a scientist, seems to be talking about science fiction, but according to him, it is all very real.  He sites the extreme acceleration of our understanding of genes and computer technology as the main driver behind these incredible advances.  In around twenty years, he predicts that scientists will be able to reprogram our bodies “stone age software” and then halt, and eventually reverse aging.

According to Mr. Kurzweil, when The Second Third is in its 50’s, our blood cells will be replaced by nanobots that are thousands of times more efficient, we will be able to sprint for 15 minutes without taking a breath, swim for an hour without needing oxygen, write a book in minutes, and use our minds to virtualize any experience.

We will be powered by bionic hearts and artificial organs of every type.  Heart attacks and disease will be a thing of the past.  We will be starting our accent ( or decent) into a future of immortality as cyborgs.

Blah Blah Blah

I certainly hope this is true, but for some reason I remember hearing things like this before.  Actually, my hover-car is about 9 years past due.  Not to mention, I am still waiting for my robot house-maid, personal jet-pack, meal in a pill, my apartment in the sky, city under the sea, hover board,  and my vacation to distant planets.  All of these things were predicted to have happened by the futuristic year 2000.  As a kid I put a great amount of effort into planning on how I would take advantage of all these great things, and I have yet to be rewarded for my efforts.

Keep your fingers crossed, but I get the feeling that none of us are gonna make it out of this alive.

Check out the original article HERE