May 2nd: X-Men 2
May 9th: Daddy Day Care
May 15th: The Matrix Reloaded
May 16th: Down with Love
May 23rd: Bruce Almighty
May 30th: Finding Nemo, The Italian Job
June 6th: 2 Fast 2 Furious
June 13th: Dumb and Dumberer, Hollywood Homocide
June 20th: The Hulk, Alex & Emma
June 27th: Charlies Angels 2
July 2nd: Legally Blonde 2, Terminator 3
July 9th: Pirates of the Caribbean
July 11th: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
July 18th: Bad Boys 2
July 25th: Tomb Raider 2, Spy Kids 3D (really in 3D)
August 1st: American Pie 3: American Wedding
August 8th: Swat, Matchstick Men
August 22nd: My Boss' Daughter

Yesterday me and Missy went on over to the Crocodile Rock in Allentown to check out ska kings Reel Big Fish and Drive-Thru Records underlings Homegrown. What we found was plenty of rocking good fun, and a crazy 7 foot tall bouncer who delighted in moving everyone out of the areas they shouldn't have been standing.
Opening act Lost City Of Angels put on an energetic set to kick things off about an hour and a half after the doors opened. The unruly crowd had just started with the timeless "Start The Fucking Show!" chant when the Boston band hit the stage. The set was highlighted by a cover of Dancing With Myself, and the knocking out of 3 of a young girls teeth by a crowd surfer.
Opening favorites Homegrown were up next, displaying some nice guitar wailing with their upbeat pop-punk. Especially good was their song off the Welcome To The Family compilation, and a cover of the late 90's piece of crap known as Barbie Girl.
Then of course, Reel Big Fish stole the show with their special blend of horns and guitar solos. guitarist/trumpeter Scott Klopfenstein was in fine form in the banter area last night, relating stories about MTV's TRL, and mail order catalogs. Lead singer Aaron Barrett of course wailed and rocked as always, and the band brought out some more of their older hits as opposed to the last time I saw them when they concentrated more on new album "Cheer Up". Set highlights included my favorite ska song ever All I Want Is More, Thank You For Not Moshing, Nothin', Ban The Tube Top, and of course, the cover of Kiss Me Deadly. The set was rounded out by an absolutely kick ass version of Where Have You Been, Take On Me, and Sell Out before the band exited stage right. Then they came back and faked the crowd out by playing some mellow, almost reggae tunes I didn't recognize, followed by finally indulging the crowd with Beer, which they had been clamoring for all night. All in all, another great trip in the time machine to 1996...a simpler, more horn filled time that still had never even heard of a POD or a Chevelle. How I yearn for the olden days.

I posted the movie quotes quiz in the quiz section, check it out

My review of living two floors above a Subway Restaurant

First of all, it sucks. Perhaps in a better constructed building it may be more feasible, but there's a hole in my closet floor through which pure subway stench is piped up. Sometimes my room is so thick with the air of baking bread and overcooked ingredients that I feel like choking. Often I wake up in the morning feeling like I ate a sub. Then there are the many well fed mice that grow tired of a sub-only diet (much like I did Sophomore year) and sojourn up to our apartment to chew on our many fine possessions and foodstuffs. Of course, our dumpsters out back are always rat infested and overflowing with bag after bag of Subway. I don't eat subway subs anymore because to me they taste like if I reached in my closet and ate one of my hoodies. I award this living experience no points and in conclusion I think I might rather live on top of a real subway rather than the smelliest, foulest, least fresh, pure shit that is the Subway Restaurant chain. Why couldn't I have found a place above a Blockbuster, a comic book store, or a CD shop?

Well Mike covered some of the basics, so I thought I'd sweep back and give my own point of view to fill in any missed minutes of this wacky concert.
After finding North Star Bar in what seemed to be a ghetto area of Philly we parked on some straw behind a crumbling condemmed building and headed across the street to get in. We were greeted by a couple pool tables and some T-Shirt stands and decided to go check out the stage. A band was setting up on stage that I assumed were Fall Out Boy. Mike said no they weren't (Mike having seen the Baltimore show a few days ago). Then they took the stage and it turned out it WAS Fall Out Boy. After their pretty rocking set we headed to the T-shirt area where the Fall Out Boy guitarist said to Mike "You look familiar...I've seen you before...You were at one of the other shows, weren't you?"
And so Mike was recognized by a rock star (sort of) that he did not recognize. After that we managed to stop Scottie Allister from all his busy walking back and forth to get a picture with him! We told him we would put it on our website, and he said cool, whats the address? So we told him. Then we proceeded to talk to him for a few minutes, about the tour and the merchandise, and then I offered to buy one the nights setlists, and he was like naw man if you get one its free! So he gave me one of his bass picks, and Mike asked for one as well, but Scottie said NO! Then I was like, well he actually plays the guitar so Scottie gave him one anyways. After that Mike asked where the rest of the band was, and he said at the bar drinking, and then Mike said shouldn't you go grab a beer too? Scottie said nah...no wait your right, and scampered off to get a beer. Later when we saw him during Don't Look Downs set I wrote out our web address and gave it to him and he said he'd check it out! So Scottie if your reading this, YOU ROCK MAN!
After Don't Look Down took a crowd request and finished off their set, it was time for Allister to take the stage. Me and Mike headed to the very front and ended up right in front of Scottie and kick ass new guitarist Kyle. Despite the minor bass problems, the show rocked ass, and some highlights included Moper, Scratch, Westbound, and a surprising rendition of All Of My Friends Are Punks. Towards the end Scottie said, well we've got two songs left, to which I screamed NOOOO! So he said all right, we've got one song left then. Then they finished out with a rousing rendition of Somewhere In Fullerton. After the end, new drummer Mike graciosuly gave me the drumset set list. I'd also be remiss in not mentioning how much Timmy rocked all night long, especially with his being drunk according to Scottie. After the show I purchased the Allister Bowling T-Shirt I didn't quite understand and a poster because they didn't have anymore ones, which Scottie signed along with my setlist. I was just slightly sad that I didn't get autos from the other 3 Allister guys as they were nowhere to be found after the show. In conclusion some good geetar solos, some kick ass songs, getting home from the ghetto un-carjacked and some hobnobbing with Allister all equal a kick ass afternoon. Special thanks again to Scottie for talking with us and for being a cool enough rock star to just be walking around and hanging out with his fans during the show. I hope next time I see Allister though, they're playing a much bigger and better venue, cause they kick much more ass than other bands out there doing it.

Today Justin and I journeyed way off the beaten track through Philadelphia to catch an afternoon Allister show. Allister is definately my favorite Drive Thru Records band and their set didn't disappoint. They pounded through a set mostly of songs from their second CD, Last Stop Suburbia, but they did play some old favorites like Moper, Jacob Thinks I'm Gay, & Miz. As usual, we felt a bit out of place in the crowd of mostly middle school and high school kiddies, it's ashame that so many college kids are brainwashed by the lame corporate rock machine. Despite some technical problems, Allister played great; Scottie and Timmy sung their hearts out as usual and the new guitarist and drummer sounded solid. I was a little disappointed that Allister didn't play their Beatles cover like they did in Baltimore (I think it was 'I saw her standing there') since it was pretty cool, but I am a sucker for cover songs. They pretty much played every song I wanted to hear and you can't go wrong ending with Fullerton. I wish the crowd was more into it, but that's what you get for 4:30 PM. I guess the best thing about it was seeing Allister play a full set instead of just an opening band set. Thanks goes out to Scottie for taking a few minutes to talk to us and to all of Allister for rocking so hard.
The openers were Don't Look Down and Fallout Boy and they both sounded good. Fallout Boy had a lot of energy, to say they were bouncing off the walls wouldn't be an exaggeration. I wouldn't be surprised to see either of these bands playing to larger audiences in the future. My one complaint is that people in the balcony were looking down at Don't Look Down, flagrantly disobeying the band's name.
As for the Northstar Bar, to which it was our first trip, I definately recommend it if you want to see the definition of a sketchy parking lot and a have a fun drive across Philly.

I don't really have anything interesting to post, so chew on this for awhile: The Family Guy schedule for cartoon network.

April 20 11:30 p.m. Brian In Love
April 21 11:30 p.m. I Am Peter Hear Me Roar
April 22 11:30 p.m. Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas
April 23 11:30 p.m. Let's Go To The Hop
April 24 11:30 p.m. Da Boom
April 27 11:30 p.m. Picture Is Worth A Thousand Bucks, A
April 28 11:30 p.m. Fifteen Minutes of Shame
April 29 11:30 p.m. Dammit Janet
April 30 11:30 p.m. He's Too Sexy For His FAT

May 01 11:30 p.m. Mr. Griffin Goes To Washington
May 04 11:30 p.m. Road to Rhode Island
May 05 11:30 p.m. E Peterbus Unum
May 06 11:30 p.m. Story On Page One
May 07 11:30 p.m. Wasted Talent
May 08 11:30 p.m. Fore Father
May 11 11:30 p.m. Thin White Line
May 12 11:30 p.m. Lethal Weapons
May 13 11:30 p.m. One If By Clam, Two if By...
May 14 11:30 p.m. Brian Does Hollywood
May 15 11:30 p.m. Death Lives