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which is usually me picking up the odds and ends to help Ken out (which I really don’t mind)

I will remind you of that parenthetical should Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel be in your future.

But I do think I was influenced heavily between the ages of like 9 to 18 by what was on the TV and movies at the time

Influenced, I would agree with. I make the distinction though that one isn’t necessarily controlled by that. Oh, I do know people who are, and a lot of them are in fact baby boomers. They can be incredibly pig-headed when faced with something that’s stylistically at odds with what they’re used to. I can too, but I usually know when I’m doing it.

But your Smurfs (dear Lord) example is a good one. Something like it resurfaced rececently when Gale Storm died and I was reading people wax nostalgic over her TV show, The Gale Storm Show (aka: Oh! Sussanah!). All I could think of was a friend of mine catching some episodes a few years ago—and cautioning me to leave the show as a pleasant childhood memory and not follow his example.

And honestly, I probably read your reviews MORE because I know I won’t agree… usually

Well, I know people who read them because they enjoy the bad reviews, so I can kind of follow the idea.

The old soul thing was just a good natured ribbing…  my brother and I joke that Justin doesn’t seem to like ANYTHING!!  Hahah… mebbe just cranky in training.

In all fairness, Justin tends to end up with the bad movies more often than I do, so he’s more likely to not like the movies he reviews. (He got lucky last week with Away We Go.) This is perhaps what makes him “cranky,” but I will say that he’s probably a little more cynical than I am. He’s also 26 and can afford to be cynical, since cynicism is in many ways a luxury of youth. However, he does like—even love—a lot of movies. He just doesn’t get to review many of them.

The old soul thing was just a good natured ribbing…  my brother and I joke that Justin doesn’t seem to like ANYTHING!!

I actually like quite a few things, it’s just rare that they’re the things I end up reviewing. The way this whole thing is set up—which is usually me picking up the odds and ends to help Ken out (which I really don’t mind)—means that I get stuck with a lot of junk.

Wow, Ken, you know all these famous people?

I’m not sure how famous any of them are other than Ken Russell—who is also the only one cited I actually know. The others I’ve merely spent some time with—or held the door for in one case.

Someone once actually did ask for my autograph (apart from signing a book, which I have done quite a few times). It turned out that the only thing he had that could be signed was a brochure for plumbing fixtures. Not sure what to make of that.

Haha… I get what you are saying… I grew up watching the smurfs… I doubt I would run to watch a smurf movie right now.

But I do think I was influenced heavily between the ages of like 9 to 18 by what was on the TV and movies at the time, and that sets the standard by which I judge things I see now.  (I grew up in the 80s which is why my taste… well you remember the 80s.)

I will replace my former “never agree”, with “rarely agrees”.  :)
And honestly, I probably read your reviews MORE because I know I won’t agree… usually.

The old soul thing was just a good natured ribbing…  my brother and I joke that Justin doesn’t seem to like ANYTHING!!  Hahah… mebbe just cranky in training.

Connect the Dots, Folks
All successful institutions have been organized based on the assumption (thank you Samuel Adams ) of human weakness.
Things just work better with a system of checks and balances and accountability. That is why this state has open record & open meeting laws.  We are governed by a division of powers and for the most part it works, not perfectly but it’s better than any other form of government. With this in mind, let us look at how URTV is being run and ruined.

The Board is now a collection of rubber stamping, dittoheads,
the Board meetings are totally staged by Garlinghouse, there is no discussion, no disagreements, no room for questioning why. Every decision is made behind closed doors and presented and voted upon publically but with a KNOWN outcome or nothing come to the agenda or to the vote. 

All the demonization of anyone with a brain who ask WTF? is going on, is run off by her or her designated pit bulls.  The result is a dismal and mediocre amount of programming sprinkled occasionally with a decent or thought provoking show.  URTV has digressed to a stunningly poor example of what Public Access has the potential to be for a community.
And an Executive Director run amok with too much power over a treasured publicly funded asset, who answers to NO ONE.

The worst is yet to be revealed, stay tuned…. connect the dots folks, we have been conned by a professional con artist.
Vox Clematis

Connect the Dots, Folks
All successful institutions have been organized based on the assumption (thank you Samuel Adams ) of human weakness.
Things just work better with a system of checks and balances and accountability. That is why this state has open record & open meeting laws.  We are governed by a division of powers and for the most part it works, not perfectly but it’s better than any other form of government. With this in mind, let us look at how URTV is being run and ruined.

The Board is now a collection of rubber stamping, dittoheads,
the Board meetings are totally staged by Garlinghouse, there is no discussion, no disagreements, no room for questioning why. Every decision is made behind closed doors and presented and voted upon publically but with a KNOWN outcome or nothing come to the agenda or to the vote. 

All the demonization of anyone with a brain who ask WTF? is going on, is run off by her or her designated pit bulls.  The result is a dismal and mediocre amount of programming sprinkled occasionally with a decent or thought provoking show.  URTV has digressed to a stunningly poor example of what Public Access has the potential to be for a community.
And an Executive Director run amok with too much power over a treasured publicly funded asset, who answers to NO ONE.

The worst is yet to be revealed, stay tuned…. connect the dots folks, we have been conned by a professional con artist.
Vox Clematis

“On the subject of tax dollars: http://www.mountainx.com/news/2009/070109buzz5”

I still don’t think we are comparing apples to apples Matt and what the fuss is about MAIN trying to bring broadband to areas it is not available in.  I am no big fan of Wally Bowen and MAIN but folks I know who use his wireless service and even the dail up service are satisfied with it.  Wally has been making a push and working on broadband in the area way before Obama and being that it is going to have federal government involvement on a scale not seen before I think will not be able to spend the money as he sees fit.

On the VPM issue, well I already gave my two cents worth that VPM and MAIN are one in the same and did not most of the people who cancealed their pledges do so over Wally’s firing on a popular show host?

It continues to amaze me how so many people blindly refuse to accept the benefits of a plant-based diet.  The science is there supporting it, yet so many argue against it…all for a mere palate preference.  Shame on you for your lack of compassion and lack of concern for the earth and all sentient beings.