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God this game is awful, it is so damn hard and nowhere near as cool as the original arcade with the giant uzi. The graphics are dookie and the soundtrack is pretty bad as well but every now and then it shows potential for a sample. Taito also made Sky Shark which i also own but it’s a little more tolerable as far as game play goes.

So this weekend at my mom’s house I cleaned out my brother’s old room (since he’s too lazy a jerk face to do ANYTHING!) He recently switched rooms in the house and I found all types of artifacts including my Nintendo… sans zapper, Sega Genesis, a few Super Nintendo cartridges (Super Nintendo is MIA because my bro is also a seller of things that are not his), along with those games were a few Nintendo 64’s… although only the only games were 007 and Zelda.

So upon tossing most of it away to the trash I kept my Nintendo and all the games for good old fashioned 8-bit fun.

Today I plugged it all in and the shit worked! My controllers are a little busted but the do work with the occasional stabbing of the start button with a hair pin. The game selection is not what it used to be (I did mention my brother has issues respecting other people’s property). I am missing all the goods ie: Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, Mario/Duck Hunt, Cobra Triangle, Contra, Double Dragon, Battle Toads… it’s all missing.

Once it was all connected to the flat screen I was completely stoked to see that I started my Nintendo by holding the Power and Reset button at the same time! I had not done that in years, I even blew into the cartridge as a precautionary measure.  I started off with Dr. Mario and got pretty far before my ass was handed to me.

Overall I can safely say that the original Nintendo is the bomb. I have a bunch of crappy games and I love them, every single one of those 8 bits and that awesome sound. The soundtracks to these games are awesome I find myself now typing to the tune of Sky Shark.

Either way I don’t need a $500 gaming system to be content. I was told Game Stop’s carry all types of games and accessories for the Nintendo system. I may go see if they have any of the classics that are missing due to my brother being a total jerk with stuff that is ans was never his.

Oh yeah also it’s been hot as balls down here these past days. We are all dying very slowly so let’s all love one another

My lord is it tasty. I <3 BevMo!! I also picked up a bottle of some Ron del Barrilito, it is a Puerto Rican rum my pops used to be all ape shit about. He had nothing but good things to say about it so I figured I would give it a go… worst case scenario I give it to Gas if I don’t like it.

Upon digging a bit into the Buffalo Trace website I realized that all the tasty whiskeys I’ve had as of late are somehow related to the Buffalo Trace distillery. So go BT you got my love.

The Barrilito is stellar! Once I popped the bottle I smelled a rich aroma of maple, it was very sweet with a touch of cinnamon (?) the whole thing smelt of french toast and pan cakes to me. Upon pouring a little into my face I realized it is muuuuuch smoother than any bourbon I have had the pleasure of pouring into my face. Barrilito gets two thumbs up with two thumbs on each thumb pointing up. Simply delicious, score 1 Puerto Rico!

…and I was a duck, I’d dive to the bottom and I’d never come up. What you know about Charlie Poole?

I have been lurking around straightbourbon.com forums and have been taking names and really they know their stuff. I went to bevmo today and bought a bottle of Elmer T. Lee and Eagle Rare both are single barrel bottles. I prefer the Elmer T. Lee though, it is simply delicious. I have also purchased a 20 year old bottle of Pappy Van Winkle and another bottle of the 12 year old Special Reserve, Lot B. I think Elmer T. Lee and the Special Reserve are tied for my favorite after work sippers.

The 20 year old is awesome but the fact that it’s a $100 a bottle has me rarely drinking it unless it’s a special occasion… like friday or days I mourn the loss of my father (the 12 of every month) or something else (the day I quit my job and go somewhere where they actually pay me at least half of what my time is worth). It’s only been around for a few weeks but every now and then a special day will come up and I will pug a few fingers.

And now for photos from other peoples sites:

Here’s the featured load of toys for the Thrash Out gallery show. They all look ridiculously awesome but I really want the fancy hair earth restroyer as I would consider my self an earth restroyer completest. I don’t collect a lot Bwana’s figures but I can’t say no to my favorite Hedorah sculpts. My insides weep. The other figures are also cool.

With the death of Frosty Freeze and now Charlton Heston it’s safe to say Death has had a busy week. Heston was a nut and I feel for his folks, Alzheimer’s is not the way to go. I remember my Grandma having moments where she didn’t know who I was, then she’d remember and then forget hours later. It was really scary as a child. I just remember thinking ‘Grandma it’s me, Chris” and not really understanding she was sick.

I will spend the day today watching the classics and having a drink for old Heston. His movies were great and he lived great life. So I will celebrate his life in film and remember him doing one of the things he did best. These three fingers are for you Charlton.

Boy is it cool. I am a bit bummed the flickr plugin is being troublesome with it though. Till it is fixed I have held back updating my site. I really like the flickr plugin and it would suck to not have it. Also on a side note the store will no longer be a part of my site as I really never add anything to it, I originally intended to sell paintings and random hand made plush but I really don’t have time to make cool stuff ever. The small bits of stuff I make are always gifts to make up for the fact I’m a cheap bastard and never want to spend money unless it’s on myself (toys, bourbon, fiji… the important things).

Here is one of the funniest things I seen all week.

As I figured a picture of the awesome full size Globby has surfaced! This guy will be available at Tentacles, Horns, and Scales at Apr. 19th Thrash Out in Tokyo. Yet another cool ass figure I will not be getting

I suppose I will have to be happy with my minis.

Now to speak of things I actually can acquire. Today after consulting with a client in Coronado I decided to head to the liquor store a few stores down looking for a bourbon bottle I’ve yet to find here in Dago Town. They indeed had the bottle of Pappy Van Winkles 20 year Bourbon, I was ready to drop $70 on it but it was a cool $99.99, since I’m a cheap bastard I decided I should go with the Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 year old that was only $44.95.

I raced home to have a pour and my lord was it tasty. This the type of whiskey you break out for your grand dad who drinks so he can say “Damn boy that is some good bourbon!” The flavor was subtle but present, not just some warm burning sensation. At first I tasted a somewhat moldy flavor (?) but it soon morphed into a sweet almost fruity taste that was very subtle.

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been drinking the poop spectrum of bourbon’s lately or what but it is so good. I swore by the old Woodford but I don’t know anymore. I also bought a bottle of Bulleit Frontier Whiskey upon a recommendation from Dr. Burrito himself and I soon realized why he is Dr.Burrito and not Dr. Bourbon. I can only describe it as the flavor of a liquid penny. It is now the whiskey my old lady can mix with her cola

This post started sad and ended happily, I will now retire to some foods and more sips of the sauce.