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I understand that some people are planning on coming to see this season’s final episode of Enemies this Thursday night, and are not familiar with the proceedings so far:

This may help you get up to date:

Dr. Shelley Lugosi, imprisoned on PEI for various and sundry sex/science crimes, has sent redneck bounty hunter Bubba Fett to Las Vegas to track down and return Shelley’s clone-of-himself, Kenny, so Shelley can happily bask in the thrill of having sex with himself. Kenny has been kidnapped to Las Vegas by one half of the separated-at-the-shoulder siamese twin, one-armed Butch, and Shelley fears her hard-lovin’ ways will ruin Kenny forever.

In Las Vegas, Bubba meets up with uber-religious good-guy, Gabe, who is attempting to rid Las Vegas of sin and debauchery. To aid in that, he’s bought out a casino and turned it into a house of the Lord, where there’s never any need to gamble. With Gabe is his psychic girlfriend, Britney, who cannot understand why Gabe spurns her psychic abilities, especially her magic Lobster Claw, which still has one good wish to offer. Sadly, their relationship seems doomed. Especially when Acadien singing sensation Sabine suddenly appears out of retirement and hooks up with Gabe’s crusade.

Also in Las Vegas are Cassidy and Ludwig. Cassidy is the armless half of the Butch-Cassidy siamese twinning. She, the poster-child for Abused In Relationship, is girlfriend to Ludwig, a poster child for Relationship Abuser. Ludwig (and Cassidy, but mostly Ludwig) is trying to find fame and fortune in Las Vegas and will do anything to achieve that lucrative Celtic-Rock record contract.

Kenny soon escapes from Butch and hooks up with Gabe. Because of Kenny’s high-impact pheremonic scent, he is easy to fall in love with, and Gabe falls head over heals in love, but won’t admit it. Moreso in love with Kenny is Cassidy, and because her love is an unselfish love, Kenny falls for her too.

Through a series of events, Ludwig falls under the spell of one of Bubba’s alien contraptions (Bubba claims his parents were abducted by aliens when he was a child, leaving behind an assortment of alien devices)., called a Noggin Walloper The Noggin Walloper puts Ludwig under the physical command of Bubba, and Bubba uses Ludwig to help in the hunt for Kenny (he also takes great pleasure in forcing Ludwig to embarrass himself often).

Last week, Sabine got shot dead by a mysterious one-armed bandit. Kenny, to the surprise of all, has the ability to revive the dead, and so revives Sabine. Later, we see him restore both of Cassidy’s arms.

During the big Talent Showcase, Bubba goes too far in embarrassing Ludwig, and the Noggin Walloper breaks, causing Ludwig to now have the ability to control everyone else.

Tune in this week as:
Dr. Shelley gets impatient with Bubba
Bubba finds it difficult to hunt for Kenny when he’s physically controlled by Ludwig
Cassidy enjoys the ability to scratch her own nose
Butch meets her match
Kenny comes to understand his powers
Britney regrets Lobster Claw wishing for Gabe’s Casino-Church to fail
Sabine realises who her true love is
Gabe resorts to his alter ego, Altar Boy, in an attempt to save the world from Ludwig
Ludwig relishes the ultimate power that the Noggin Walloper provides him.

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There’s an easter egg to be found in the latest Tony Hawk video game. It features the Star Wars Kid showing some of his moves. I think this is pretty cool.

Does anyone know what affect all this attention has done to the kid? I hope he is reaping some sort of benefit from it.

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There’s an easter egg to be found in the latest Tony Hawk video game. It features the Star Wars Kid showing some of his moves. I think this is pretty cool.

Does anyone know what affect all this attention has done to the kid? I hope he is reaping some sort of benefit from it.

Episode 4 of Enemies was performed last Thursday. This Thursday is Episode 5.

In case you missed all the action last week and are planning to see the show tonight, here’s a recap:

Ludwig, the arrogant, selfish musician, has been noggin-walloped by Bubba Fett, the bounty hunter who’s arrived in Las Vegas, looking for the immoral Dr. Shelley Lugosi’s simple-minded clone Kenny. A noggin-walloping means that Ludwig is, physically, under the control of Bubba Fett, who commands Ludwig to do his bidding. Ludwig is not pleased about this constant embarrasment and bother.

Dr. Shelley, through holographic communications with bounty hunter Bubba, keeps demanding Bubba work quicker, and bring back Shelley’s sex-toy/son/clone to where Shelley can do as he pleases with Kenny.

The armless Cassidy, Ludwig’s girlfriend, has fallen in love with Kenny and is not sure how to tell Ludwig.
Kenny has fallen in love with the Lord, and then, with Cassidy. There’s seems to be a pure, untainted love.
Gabe, also in love with the Lord, is denying his new-found love for Kenny, whose pheremones cause everyone to fall in love with him.

Gabe’s girlfriend, the psychic Britney, is tired of it all and only wants she and Gabe to be happy together. To achieve this, she’s willing to use a wish on her magic Lobster Claw. Gabe refuses pagan help, though, and quickly becomes infatuated with formerly retired Acadian Christian folk-singer Sabine Dijon. Britney does not like being two-three-and-four-timed by Gabe

Butch, Cassidy’s one-armed twin,and the sensually vulgar woman who kidnapped, from Dr. Shelley, Kenny to Las Vegas, is upset that her hard work in brainwashing Kenny into her sex slave has been for naught, since Kenny has gone off with Gabe to learn the ways of God. She’s rabidly on the hunt of Kenny herself, and will stop at nothing to get him back. Even if it means killing him.

Just as Bubba and Butch are about to fight over which of them gets Kenny, Gabe stops the proceedings with news that Kenny is now off-limits, now that he’s in the religious sanctuary of the church Gabe newly purchased, formerly known as the Xanadu Casino, now known as the Xanadu Holy Roller Disco Experience and Church.

What will happen this week? Come find out tonight at the Arts Guild.

Or don’t.

I’ve been a pretty busy lad the last couple of weeks, hence the lack of postings lately. Days have been very busy with work, and nights have been filled with rehearsals and/or preparations for Enemies.

Then, to cap it off, I’ve been working all week as an actor on a short film that’s being produced, hopefully in time for the next Reel Island Film Festival. So, yesterday, for example, I showed up at 8:30 for the film shoot. Did that until 4:45, then rushed, late, to a 4:30 rehearsal which was supposed to go until 6:30. Then back to another location at 7 for another hour of shooting. (Un)Fortunately, the rehearsal got screwed up and it only lasted until 5:30, so I actually had time to go and eat something.
After 8, I came home and got to work on preparing the music cues for the next episode of Enemies. That took me to 1:00am.

The last few days, hours like that have been the rule, not the exception. Luckily, the stuff I’m doing (except for the Work work) is fun.

Still, looking forward to getting back to a more leisurely paced day.

And, to once again posting more consistently, in terms of frequency.

Boys, this game isn’t any fun if you don’t get a hit once in a while.

I forget where I read it, but I saw Walter Johnson’s name somewhere in reference to baseball at the beginning of the 20th century. It reminded me of the great song about Walter Johnson, performed by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers. I really only know about Walter through Jonathan’s song, but, based solely on that, he seems like a pretty interesting fellow. I love the idea of a pitcher purposefully allowing opposing players to hit the ball, so that they’d enjoy the game a bit more.

I’m an occasional fan of Jonathan Richman. I like a bunch of his songs, but can’t really listen to many of them in a row. His style and talent wears on me when there’s too much of him, I think. When a Richman songs comes on in a random rotation, though, it’s always great to hear it.

I remember where I read it. A sports article about the Expos moving to Washington. Walter Johnson played for the Washington Senators, back one of those times when there was a Washington Senators team.

Check out this song. I bet, like all of baseball, you’ll come to love and respect the player.
Download Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Walter Johnson.mp3 (3404.0K)

I am so confident that I have tweaked my system to perfection, that I am guaranteeing 10 of 14 correct.

Here are this week’s picks (winner in all caps):

CINCINATTI at Pittsburgh – This is one of those close picks where I pick opposite to whom I think will win. The Bengals will surprise… wait, does that mean I think the Bengals will win? Should I really pick the Steelers? One pick in, and I’m already confused. Remember the guarantee, Rob. Remember the guarantee. Yes, I think Pittsburgh will win, so I pick Cincinatti.

INDIANAPOLIS at Jacksonvilee – see using last week’s plan (picking only the opposite to what I thought) I’d have to go with the Jags on this one. But this time I’m using a distilled version of last week’s plan, combined with my good old absolute certainty. I am certain the Colts (they’ll be this year’s SB champs) will win.

NEW ENGLAND at Buffalo – Oh how I’d love the Bills to win. But they won’t. Pats win (damn them to hell).

New York Giants at GREEN BAY – Green Bay will win. Giants have already peaked for the season.

Oakland at HOUSTON – This is one of those inverse picks. Too close to call, so I go against the team I think will win. See, it’s simplicity itself, my plan.

PHILADELPHIA at Chicago – Another no-brainer. But watch for the upset, Rob. Nope, not this week. Eagles win.

Washington at CLEVELAND – I’m confused again. I expect the Redskins to win, so I pick the Browns. However, I will not be surprised by a Cleveland upset, which means perhaps I should pick against that eventuality… No, I pick Browns to win. See? Simplicity itself.

Atlanta at CAROLINA – I don’t care at all about this game. I’m not even gonna try and figure out my plan on this game. I’m just going with the home team. Whatever. Is anybody reading anyway?

New Orleans at ARIZONA – This is the pick that propels me into double-digit correctness this week.

Denver at TAMPA BAY – Denver wins, so I pick Tampa Bay.

NEW YORK at Miami – I always pick Miami, right, but with the Opposite Day pick I should pick the Jets. But if I really pick the Jets to win, then I’d be picking the Dolphins. See? This week, I actually think Miami is going to pull an upset and win. So, I go with the Jets.

Tennessee at SAN DIEGO – Do you think I’m picking the Chargers because I think they’re a shoe-in to win, or because I think the Titans will really win and it’s an opposite pick. If you follow football, you know the answer to that, don’t you.

St. Louis at SAN FRANSISCO – For a second, I convinced myself that the Rams were sure to win this game so I was ready to pick them. But then I realised that the Rams will never be sure to win a game this year. Even over the pathetic 49ers. So, since I think the Rams will likely win, I gotta go San Fran.

Kansas City at BALTIMORE – I fully expect KC to come out of their slump this game and win it. But not enough to waste my pick on them. KC wins, but I pick the Ravens to win.

There, a guaranteed double-digit correct pick this week. Guaranteed.

Tomorrow night we stage episode 4 of the improvisational soap opera Enemies. at the arts guild, at 8pm. Episodes 5 & 6 will occur on the next two following Thursdays.

This is the third season for Enemies. I was involved last year and enjoyed it enough to come back this year for another set of episodes. This year, most of the scenarios take place in Las Vegas.

Tonight’s dress rehearsal went better than I expected. I am not one of those who believe a good dress rehearsal means a bad opening night. I think a good dress rehearsal means a good dress rehearsal.

Anyway, if you’re looking for something to do, drop by and see the show.

Seven and seven. Is that the name of a drink? 7-Up and some brand of gin, perhaps?

Anyway, I went 7-7 last weekend in my football picks. Yay, I made it to 50%! I made to “Guessing Quality” picking!
I’ll have to re-tune my picking strategy further. Last week I picked opposite to what I’d normally pick, even though on some games I was almost 100% certain I’d be wrong (and I was). By picking opposite, I did quite well on the games where I was unsure of the outcome.

So, this week, I’m going to go with my gut on those games that I think are certain of their outcome. And I’ll stick with the Opposite Pick strategy on those games where the outcome is closer to a guess.

I’m on my way to a perfect pick week, I tell yas!

Jacques Villeneuve is my favourite race car driver.
Ever since, about a year ago, Jacques Villeneuve left Formula One racing, I’ve been checking TSN’s Formula One racing page, hoping to someday see the headline that “Jacks is Back”. Well, I was pleased to see that headline about a week or two ago, annoucing he’s signed with Sauber-Petronas for the next two year. I wasn’t so pleased that it was Sauber, a middling team at best, that he signed with. I was hoping it would be Renault. That displeasure was somewhat lessened though, when, the next day, it was announced that Jacques would finish out this year (3 more races) with Renault, starting with this weekend’s race in China. (does that mean he was this >