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The Badge Episode 2 and Hectic Films Behind the scenes 6

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:07:50 PST

We have some new videos on hecitcfilms.com You should come down and check them out!

HECTIC FILMS BEHIND THE SCENES 6

The First Video We have is Hectic Films Behind the Scenes 6. This is a pretty funny movie. In this episode of behind the scenes a rivial filming company film hectic productions (two lighting bolts) tries to steal our idea about making a movie. The link is posteed below feel free to talk some smack or give us some good comments. WE LOVE FEEDBACK!

hecticfilmsnews.blogspot.com/2006/11/hectic-films-behind-scenes-6.html

We also have a new Badge Episode 2. Which has been out for a few weeks, but has been getting some good reponses. This episode continues from right where the first episode left off. Right after the o'mally prostitute was killed by Habanero's men the o'mally's have wanted to get revenge. So they bust into a dance studio.... And the rest is just a bunch of on the spot improve comedy. Check it out and let us know what you think:

hecticfilmsnews.blogspot.com/2006/11/hectic-films-meeting-about-badge-3.html

We have some more projects we will be working on so be sure to go to HecticFilms.com

Thanks For Watching!

I give up.

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:00:52 PST

I'm done with men. I'm never dating again and I'm considering becoming a nun.

*sigh*

The Fire Gives Over

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:13:49 PST

haiku written 11/29/06

"How quickly chills rise
When the memory of fire
Burns outside our soul"

I sat in front of the fireplace, my notebook
balanced on my lap.

The sounds of piano and a deep, resonant drum
filled my ears. The fiddle joined in as the fire popped
in deep satisfaction at the attention I was giving it,
or perhaps it was cheering the attention I
was giving to my heart.

I thought I would come up with some brilliant
poetry from being so intentional.

I didn't.

I came up with some notes, some impressions,
some images, and an a-ha that will continue to sear
through me, I imagine, for a long time to come.

This a-ha wasn't born until I typed my notes into the
computer in an email for My Muse, who enjoys hearing
of my journeys along the path he pointed me towards.

The stanza (or poem-lette on its own) goes like this:

"The flames embrace as
Passion swallows the fuel
The fire gives herself over.....

She willingly becomes nothingness....

All so I can know"

The fire became divine in that moment. It became a
true entity, a force of the source.

The fire became a collaborative work of art, one I thought I created for
one purpose but as usual, the richness and meaning
is reaching far beyond my initial intention.

I am still learning from what it offered me, especially
when I allow the quiet of no response to fill me with
wonder.

I allow its treasures to unfold slowly.

The fire willingly becomes nothingness so that I can
remember how to willingly become nothingness as well.

Get Ready To 'Wind It Up'

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:35:43 PST

There’s nothing more exciting than a new album from an artist who likes to party. Gwen Stefani likes to party and it shows. “The Sweet Escape,” released December 5, definitely surpasses her first solo album, 2004’s “Love.Angel.Music.Baby.”
With the first single being as energetic as “Wind It Up” there should have been no doubt the rest of the album would be just as pulsating. It’s about time someone made an album filled with singles ripe for the picking.
Although the first album was purely fun to dance around to, “The Sweet Escape” takes Stefani back to her original ingenuity and well-thought-out focus she had when she was climbing the charts with No Doubt.
While Love.Angel.Music.Baby took fans on a tour of couture, bubble-gumish pop beats and playfulness, “The Sweet Escape,” plays for a more mature audience. The album’s hip-hop influenced rhythm perfectly underlines beats made-ready to be spun at any club. If Stefani’s goal was to make an up-tempo album to play loud – she’s done it.
Songs like “The Sweet Escape” “4 In The Morning” and “Wonderful Life” are the type of lyrical masterworks we’ve grown to expect from Stefani, while “Yummy” and “Orange County Girl” are the new-creative personas of the pop star we’re currently enjoying while she treks across the world solo.
And if you’d like to expand the 12-track album to one more song, download off of iTunes and receive an exclusive Neptunes remix of “Wind It Up.”

Three is a Charm - and Then, Really... Night Night

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:17:20 PST

When your absence was new

I found myself holding

Onto people for dear life

Stood choking while inside I shouted

“Breathe with me!”

I waited for friend’s puzzled faces

To look at mine

The unspoken question

Hovering on their lips…..

I never answered

And now your absence is less new

And I hold less tightly and feel

The loss with less intensity

No stifled yelps upon friends

“Hold me now!”

Because they simply are holding me

Before I ever speak a word or

Begin to ask

They know and reach out….

I receive them

And now you are not absent

(for just a breath)

My heart oozes contentment

I wonder what people

Will see in me

Tomorrow?

A Rough Draft Before Sleeping

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:58:49 PST

This poem isn't polished, but I liked its flavor so far SOOO since Twinkie has been so poetry deprived lately I thought I would send it along.

= + = + = +

I didn’t feel the cotton of his shirt against
My arm

I didn’t feel his breath against
My neck

I didn’t feel him brush away
A random strand of
My hair

I didn’t feel the palm of his hand
Mirror the palm of
My hand

I didn’t feel his skin today
At all

But I felt him

Eyes

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:28:51 PST

I look

In his eyes

…… So deeply

And in a single

Inhale-moment

I feel my feet

Begin to tumble

Over my head

So I look

Away and

Wonder if

He noticed

Me wobble

And I steady

Myself to

Look into

His Eyes

Again

My Interview with the Band that Gave Birth to the Beatles: The Quarrymen

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:58:00 PST

Before they Were the Beatles: My Interview with the Quarrymen
By psychologist, Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka, Dr. BLT

For the past two years, Santa has been extremely good to me. Last year, I had the distinct honor and pleasure of interviewing Pat Boone. This year, it’s a Quarrymen Christmas. That’s right. If you can believe it, I had an interview with the Quarrymen, the very boys who used to jam with John Lennon and Paul McCartney---the boys that laid the foundation for the sound that would eventually evolve into a worldwide, historical phenomenon.

When I spoke with Rod this morning, he was recovering from a bad cold (I bet even the Beatles got those). He was also preparing for a trip to Valencia, Spain, where he and the boys will be performing at an event known as Beatles Week.

Rod was the main spokesperson in this interview. He took the lead, but the others chimed in here and there, and when they did; their comments were greatly treasured and appreciated.

I’ve also taken the liberty of inserting the occasional personal reflection or two in response to the comments of the band members, including a musical reflection. These will generally be in italics.

Rod was hospitable, affable, and incredibly humble, especially for a man who had traveled side by side with Paul McCartney, and John Lennon, on a long and winding road that helped define and shape the signature sound of the Beatles.

Based on the comments of the other Quarrymen, they seemed to have the same admirable qualities that Rod possessed, and this made the interview a real pleasure. They all traveled the same journey, as well as their own individual journeys.

The entire interview/profile piece is now available via this link:

http://www.tollbooth.org/2006/features/qmen.html

Status Report: Classical Guitar

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:17:29 PST

This is a Distant Fairs recording status report.

Today at Royal Dutch, I laid down classical and acoustic guitar tracks for three tunes:

"Station Girl" - I think I've told you about this one before. It's about a guy who meets a girl in a subway station, falls in love, and then falls out of love. "So you move in with her / There are no maps of the heart by Baedeker / And she...

Oh, just go to the Official Dalloways Blog for the rest of the story and be sure to say hello when you're there, alright?

Don't ... Touch ... My ... STUFF!

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:21:06 PST

It's Monday ... I'm sure you understand by now that I don't like Mondays. Yes, I have a F'ing case of the Moon-days.

This Monday morning I wake up, I still have that cold, so I really don't feel like going and sitting in a cube for hours anyway. Once I get here I immediately notice something wrong ... there is a Jack In The Box soda cup on my desk, and someone left their bag in my cube. Okay fine, I know the people who aren't assigned stations will sometimes use my computer while I'm away. I'd rather they not ... but what can I say?

So I pick up the cup half full of warm soda, and walk with an extended arm to the trashcan, then dump it in. Next I take the bag and place it in my bosses cubicle. Then I sit in my chair and feel better ... things are just about right - until I turn my computer on.

B**** changed my settings!

OMFG. All the links for the programs I regularly use are not on the control bar at the bottom, and the worst part is SHE CHANGED MY BACKGROUND!!!!!

I like my photo of London, I switch between two because I like to stare at them and pretend I'm standing there. But now it was a generic ocean with an island and palm tree with blue skies background. Okay, nice, whatever ... but it's generic and I really am not in the mood for blue skies.

After I changed my background back to my gorgeous pic of Kensington Palace Sunken Garden:

I felt a little more right with the world. Until I opened my top drawer. You know that little post it note I stuck in there that said "Get Your Own Pen" ... well, it was moved to the back of the drawer. I feel so violated.

I'm bringing Paxil Back again!

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:58:03 PST

This time I'm posting the full lyrics for those of you who might be hearing impaired or just want to know what the heck he's saying.

PaxilBack Lyrics by The Gray Kid

People Food presents....
The GRAY Gray Kid (kid... kid... kid) and and Daniel Stessen.

I'm bring paxil back. (Yup)
Generic brands just don't know how to act. (Yup)
I popped a couple with that water back. (Yup)
Bottomless coffee and a half a pack. (Yup)
Pace around the room.
I'm OCD. (Uh huh)
I make to-do-lists just to stay busy. (Uh huh)
I feel depressed 'cause I got no money. (Uh huh)
And when my ex signs on MySpace I'll see.
Staring at the wall.
Come here doc.
Put a little serotonin in me.
Put your hand like this.
Put a little serotonin in me.
Write that script.
Put a little serotonin in me.
See the pharmacist.
Lil more serotonin in me.
Whatcha twerking with?
Put a little serotonin in me.
Nurses hips.
A little more serotonin in me.
No insurance for me.
Lotta more serotonin in me.
Just Web MD.
I'm bringing paxil back. (What)
The platinum bottle with the child proof cap. (Yup)
Just read the dosage and quadruple that. (Yup)
6 whiskeys later and I'm on my back.
Back.
Mattress on the floor.
Razor-blade. (Uh huh)
I got two wrists I can slit today. (Uh huh)
Unless this little pill gets in the way. (Uh huh)
No other drug can make me feel this way...yow.
Come here doc.
Put a little serotonin in me.
Put your hand like this.
Put a little serotonin in me.
Write that script.
Put a little serotonin in me.
See the pharmacist.
Lil more serotonin in me.
Whatcha twerking with?
Put a little serotonin in me.
Nurses hips.
A little more serotonin in me.
No insurance for me.
Lotta more serotonin in me.
Just Web MD.
Lotta more. (Oh)
You ready? (Oh)
You ready? (Oh)
You ready? (Oh)
I'm bringing paxil back. (Yup)
My HMO might just pick up the tab. (Yup)
I got the tremors and I need a nap. (Yup)
I gave my rent check to them Pfizer cats.
What are we doing? (Uh huh)
You ready? (Uh huh)
You ready?
I, I, I cannot make my phone ring by looking at it.
I cannot make my phone ring by looking at it. (Uh huh)
Get your doctor's note. Get your doctor's note. Get your doctor's note. Get your doctor's note. Get your doctor's note. Get your doctor's note.

The Lords Contest!

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:43:54 PST

Hey everyone here at bakotopia. We need your help. We have a entry in the lords of the cinema contest. We are trying our hardest to win, but we need your help. Go on to N.L. Belardes Blog and tell him how much you like or entry. There are only three so watch them all and give him your vote. Help us spread the word!

www.nlbelardes.com/blogger/musicrev.html

Thanks for all your support and keep watching!

Thanks
Hectic Films!

Black Santa: Song about seasonal stereotypes has me walking in a one-hit wonderland

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:05:58 PST

Last year, I was walking in a one-hit wonderland. This original song of mine, featuring Michael C., was released on the internet last Christmas, and quickly climbed the mp3 top 30 charts at mp3000.org to finally sit at #21.

The song consists of a story involving a dialogue between a Caucasian Personel Manager of a department store, and an African-American who wishes to apply for a job as Santa Claus. The song is all about subtle, yet pervasive cultural stereotypes and prejudice surrounding the Christmas season. Fellow European Americans and other non-Blacks, would you feel it you took your child to see Santa, he it turned out that he was black?

New Track just for Christmas

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 21:12:08 PST

Hello all Bakotopians,

Just messin around and I thought I'd put a "Nemo" spin on a great classic. So look for my own version of Jingle Bells just fo the holidays

"Nemo"

The One True Faith

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:23:10 PST

Lately I've been pondering religion. I'm not generally a religious person, though I would say I'm somewhat spiritual, and I've often wondered if I were to join a religion which would I choose. I have researched a few of the major religions and think I have narrowed each one to a generalized summary. (I didn't go into the different types of Christianity or Islam because for the most part they are all based on a similar theme, except Mormon which I have included). The summaries are as follows...