What should Arnold do?

Arnold is officially out of work now after finishing his term as governor of California here recently. I am sure he has plenty of offers out there but I came up with a few ideas for him to keep busy. Some examples are :

-Model leather jackets and sunglasses. He looks really cool in them.
-Sell dumbbells.
-Open a prank call service.
-Start a moving company and have a nice little jingle for the commercials-'We MOVE!"
-Get with Mr. Obama and find out where he got his birth certificate at. Arnold: "I just discovered I was born in Hawaii and then moved to Austria."
-Be an alien killer consultant.
-Go back to the movies?


NFL Playoffs: WOW Seattle! Let's see how far you can go and maybe have a .5oo record this year.

The Rangers seemed geared and ready to go after the Adrian Beltre signing. The team has made itself better and should be able to compete in the AL West this year. The most important fact of this signing is he did not going to the Angels. MVP Josh Hamilton is in the hospital with pneumonia, I hope that is what he is in for. I fear the relapse for him.

I highly recommend Ben Affleck's The Town. Great bank robbery movie.

Finishing up Sons's of Anarchy Season 1, great show. Will move right on in to season 2. I would not mess with Sam Crow.

Top 10: Movie Villians

When it comes to movie watching you need a protagonist and an antagonist, or what most would say a good guy and a bad guy. Heroes are are nice but what I think makes a good movie is a really good bad guy. Here is my list of favorites:

1. Darth Vader- Star Wars-The baddest bad guy of all time. You mess with him and all he has to do is raise his finger and you are choking. It would be nice to see him show up again some day. With the way Lucas is whoring the franchise it may happen. "I am your father!"

2. The Joker-The Dark Knight-Heath Ledger- The guy was fantastic and owned every scene he was in and deservedly won the Oscar for it. Too bad he will not be around for more, RIP. "Why so serious?'

3. The Terminator- Arnold Schw?- The role of a lifetime came around to this Champion bodybuilder who was getting his feet wet in Hollywood and it made him a superstar. Did you know OJ Simpson was up for this role? Did you also know Arnold is out of a job as of today? Good, do what you always say, COME BACK! "I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle."

4. Hans Grubber-Die Hard- Alan Rickman- I never saw this guy before this but he is brilliant as a terrorist/thief in one of the best action flicks of all time. I think we were all worried about Bruce Willis being in an action movie at the time. "Now put down the gun and give me my detonators."

5. Lex Luthor-Superman-Gene Hackman- One of the best comic book movies of all time and Gene set the stage in this one for many big time actors to follow in his steps and play the bad guy. Shout out to Miss TeschMacher! "Otisburg. Otisburg?"

6. The Joker- Batman-Jack Nicholson- Great casting at the time. He was set before Batman was cast. Received a whopping $6 million up front and structured his deal to receive percentage profits and royalties off video home sales. The rumor is he has made over $50 million on the deal, the largest ever for an actor. Robin Williams wanted this role badly. "Never rub another man's rhubarb."

7. Dick Jones/Vilos Cohaagen-Ronny Cox- Robocop/Total Recall- He seems like the same guy in both of these movies but he sure was fantastic in them. Over the top lines sealed the deal in the Verhoeven classics. "Would you like to play along? Good, or I will erase your ass!"

8. Ernst Stavro Blofeld- Donald Pleasence-You Only Live Twice- There are many great Bond villains but this was the first time we see Blofeld and he may be the only one that just wants to shoot Bond right on the spot. No Sharks or lasers for him. "We are now impenetrable"

9. Eric Qualen-John Lithgow-Cliffhanger- At the time you would have never expected this suave stage actor to be a villain but he was good at it. "Don't bother to buckle up...You may not want to survive this."

10. Sheriff Buford T. Justice-Jackie Gleason- Smokey and the Bandit-Not really a bad guy but he is the antagonist. The director gave him the role and let him come up with everything to do with the character. Is given credit for creating the word 'Sumbitch'. Way too many great quotes from this one but I will go with one of my favorites. "Give me a diablo sandwich and a Dr. Pepper. And make it snappy, I'm in a god-d%*ned hurry!"

It is a quiet off season for the Rangers as they lost out on Cliff Lee. Time to move on and fill other holes. I cannot wait until pitchers and catchers report.

The Cowgirls just finished their lousy season at 6-10. Impressive for a team that many thought would go to the Superbowl. Many of changes coming for this team.

TV Shows: The Walking Dead was fantastic and I am bummed we have to wait until October for more. I am now on Sons of Anarchy Season 1.

Happy New Year to all and I hope you have a good one. I am blessed to have spent a lot of time with my family and I am walking this way because the future is bright.

Top 10: Horror Movies

It is that time of the year! I always take the month to watch as many scary movies as I can. The wife decorates the house all up and that just makes the spooky atmosphere that much better. Here are some of my faves:

1. John Carpenter's Halloween: The original and the best. This pic was shot in 3 weeks and on of budget of $300, 000. At the time this was the most profitable movie ever made. Carpenter's score makes it that much better. Mikey Myers is my favorite horror icon.

2. The Exorcist: Probably the scariest movie on the list. Those stairs, that split pea soup throw up, the sounds. The only horror movie to ever be nominated for an Oscar. Director William Friedkin was in his prime back then.

3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '74: I love me some Leatherface. Anything with a chainsaw rocks! This movie was financed by the mob so it is impossible to really know how profitable this movie was. It ran for theaters for years and was a drive in main stay for quite some time. My dad had to sneak me in to see it. The cast saw very little money for their work.

4. Psycho: The granddaddy of horror movies. Alfred Hitchcock created this master peace using his tv crew to keep the budget modest. Anthony Perkins was perfect as Norman Bates and this haunted him for awhile until later on he embraced the role and made 3 more sequels. Look for the director cameo at the beginning of the film.

5. The Thing: John Carpenter is the only director to makes this list twice. The setting is perfect as a group of scientists are alone in Antarctica. The special effects were one of a kind back in the day. One of the few movies Carpenter did not do his own music.

6. An American Werewolf in London: This was a first as this horror movie had quite a bit of comedy in it and it worked very well. The special effects team of Rick Baker made werewolf's look real. Remember the Alamo!

7. Phantasm: I have been a phan for a long time. The Tall Man scared the piss out of me when I would catch this greatness on HBO late at night. I love all the car scenes in the pic.

8. Frankenstein: The Boris Karloff one. The movie was made almost 80 years ago but the monster is magnificent. This must have scarred the piss out of everyone back in those days. The scene where the monster throws the little girl in the water was deemed too graphic then and was not reinserted back into the picture until the 60s.

9.Dawn of the Dead: I will get cheap here and say I like both the Romero and Snyder versions. I do enjoy the original a bit more because of the great gore effects by the great Tom Savini who also has a role in the pic. Living in a mall with a gun store, that would be cool.

10. The Strangers: This is the newest pic of the list. It is so simple and that is what makes it great. A couple at a lake house in the middle of no where and some people messing with them. Your eyes will not be able to leave the screen. You can tell the makers of this are big Carpenter fans.

Honorable Mention: Psycho 2: This is probably the best horror sequel there is. At the time it was unheard of to try to make a sequel of a movie twenty something years later but the studio wanted to cash on the success of horror movies of the time. It relaunched Anthony Perkins career and his performance is just as good as the original. Tidbit: When Norman enters his mother's room for the first time look for Hitchcock's shadow on the right if the screen.

A Dream Comes True

Why not win the World Series? It has been an unbelievable season so far so why not continue? Going into Spring Training this team definitely had playoff potential but they exceeded every one's expectations this season. A look back on the season:

Day 1 on Spring Training, manager Ron Washington admits to failing a drug test last year testing positive for cocaine. This surely accounts for some of the strange moves he made during the season. What a way to start the season.

A walk off opening day win on a sac fly by our catcher of the future in Jarod Saltalamacchia starts the season off in the win column. The dude goes on the DL a few days later never to be seen in a Ranger uniform again and gets shipped off to Boston later in the season.

The Rangers stumble through the first 2 months of the season but all the sudden Josh Hamilton heats up, throws this team on his back and they go on a tear to get into first place and never look back. Meanwhile the sale process of the team has been heating up as the creditors are not happy with the deal Tom "the Rodent" Hicks and the Greenburg-Ryan group have in place so far. The team declares bankruptcy to speed things up. It is later determined the sale process will go to auction and this of course invites new potential owners into the process that no Ranger fan wants.

Meanwhile Jon Daniels is trying to maintain and build his lead in the American League West and pulls off what is now known as the greatest trade in team history. The Rangers finally get an ace. I remember reading that morning that Cliff Lee to the Yanks was all but a done deal. The Mariners were not quite satisfied with their return and decided to invite the bankrupt but prospect rich Rangers to the table. Justin Smoak made the deal for the Rangers. It was a hard decision for sure, this guy will haunt the Rangers for years to come but if you want to win now these are the kind of moves you have to make. Cliff Lee is brought here to lead the rotation to the playoffs and beyond. Never mind that he is a free agent after the season, this is about now!

The Ryan-Greenburg group are victorious in acquiring the team and this just energizes them more as they runaway with the division and are the first team in baseball to clinch a playoff spot. The Rangers are the only professional sports franchise to have never won a playoff series. They fixed that by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round and got to face off with their old playoff foes: The Damn Yankees!

A bullpen meltdown in game 1 really put a damper on the beginning of the series but these Rangers are resilient and shook that off and came right back to even things up. They took 2 of 3 in The Big Apple and finished the Yanks off at home to make their first trip to the World Series! What a moment. I had to sit back and reflect on all the Ranger games I have watched and just enjoy the moment. I knew this time would happen, I just did not know it would happen so soon. I tell my kids there are people in Chicago and Boston that went generations without seeing their team go to the series.

The Rangers are facing off against the San Francisco Giants in the fall classic. On paper the Rangers are the favorite but unfortunately the do have to play the games. After losing both games in San Francisco the Rangers come to try to get back on track and were victorious when hosting their first series game. Hopefully they can even things up tonight. Claws and Antlers!

Cowboys:1-5, getting whipped by Jacksonville right now. Romo is out for awhile so the season is definitely over.

Tv show of the week: History Channel's Swamp People. I find guys gator hunting in Louisiana amazing. These dudes are nuts. On top of gators they hunt snakes and frogs on top of that. Give it a try, highly recommended.

Sly's action masterpiece!

I have been looking forward to this movie for sometime now. It was originally going to be released in April but with all of the hype surrounding it Lionsgate decided to make it a big summer movie. Kudos to them and the move has payed off big time to the tune of over $300 million worldwide and still counting. I am glad Sly has taken over his career getting back to writing and directing his own movies ala Clint Eastwood. The back-end of his career will look much better when it is all said and done. This flick is no holds barred and is a throw back to the 80s action movie era. It may also contain the greatest two minutes of film anyone has ever laid eyes on when Sly, Bruce, and Arnold share the screen together. What a great scene and some catchy writing too. Dolph Lundgren and the automatic shotgun were the standouts in the movie. With the success of 'The Expendables' there is already talk of a sequel of course and Sly is ready to go as he has been tweeting about it alot. Maybe Arnold will have an expanded role since his term is about up. What other actor has ever had 3 franchises on their resume?

The Expendables on blu ray and dvd November 23.

Did you know? Sly lost the 1976 Screenplay Oscar to some spare named Paddy Chayefsky.

The Rangers are in the playoffs! First time since 1999! They deserve their own post for this. The Cowboys have started the season 1-2 so far. They think they are ready for the Super Bowl?

Network TV looks awful this season. The only new show I have any interest in is the Tom Selleck CBS show Blue Bloods. Not much else captures my imagination. I can get caught up on all those old shows I have been meaning to watch. Enjoying True Blood season 2 so far.

Happy Birthday to a true legend

Happy Birthday wishes to Clint Eastwood today. You are one badass eighty year old. Thanks to all of your films over the years and I look forward to many more. So everyone pick out an Eastwood movie and enjoy it with a cold beverage or two.


The Rangers have lost 6 of 7 and have lost a couple of key players to the DL. It is the low point of the season. Thanks MLB for having the Rangers off on a holiday, great scheduling there. I am sure the Yankees are playing though.

RIP Dennis Hopper. I always enjoyed your role in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.

RIP Gary Coleman. "What you talkin' about Willis?" Enough said.

Happy Memorial Day and thanks to all the soldiers past and present. You guys are my heroes
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Expendables Trailer

Stallone's biggest action movie ever comes out in August and the trailer we have been waiting for is finally here. Arnold, Bruce, and Sly in the same movie, it's about time! View here and enjoy. You will not be disappointed. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808411960/video .


FX's new show Justified is a great series, give it a view.


LOST is finally finding it's way back and it is well worth it. I will miss this and 24 alot. I've got to find some new shows next year.

The Rangers will finish stumbling thru spring training this weekend and start opening day at home on Monday. As long as the manager does not know sniff too much coke this team should contend.