Akustica My old roommate Prof. John Neumann is working with the dudes behind this company. This is some pretty cool stuff. The small size and ability of the technology to be concealed leads me to believe this is merely a front for the CIA or SD6. I always knew this was what John was up to. Those of you who knew him remember he used to like to record things surreptitiously or otherwise. Just look at the picture in the lower left of the home page... I was startled and quickly dumped all my jars of change on the table and sure enough, there were quarters with AkuSmart listening devices attached!! Those sonovabitchs... they've been listening to my pockets! I have never felt so violated. Beware people! BEWARE! I always knew the U.S. Treasury Service was in cahoots with FEMA and the Rosicrucians and Illuminati and tracking my every move! The truth is out there people!! (Kevbo runs off to find his trusted tin foil hat and hide in the cone of silence.)

No Link Here: Doug wrote me to point out some alleged omissions from my summer movie thingme. Here's part of my response:
"Heh heh... I sort of figured everybody had seen or skipped over spring releases like Panic Room and Scorpion King already so I just looked ahead... Spidey is only a week or two old so I figured it was fair game. Like, man, those other movies are SO one month ago. Get with the times!
I honestly have no clue about the Hey Arnold flick... that show is on too late at night (that's morning for the rest of you... sunrise means it's time for bed!). But I know my SpongeBob, Samurai Jack and Justice League!!
As for Spirit, yup I'm sure plenty of little girls will INSIST on seeing it because of the horses. I dare any parent to stand up agains the force of attraction between girls and horses. I believe your titling is accurate: Spirit: Yet Another Animated Animal Movie That The Kids
Insist Upon Going To See Just Because." The animation looks wonderful... probably near Disney quality... much better than any Don Bluth film... But, I'm afraid, thanks to Disney (the 800lb gorilla of animation studios), any successful animated feature MUST have irresistably cute side characters. Infants in the womb now expect that. The character of Spirit may be cute as a pony but that's only a small portion of the film... once the pony becomes a horse... the kids will go to sleep. I'd keep this one on hand in the future to get the wee ones to nap. I wrote the original screenplay for Spirit but the climax to the film that I had envisioned involved a glue factory and PETA protested, Dreamworks caved and that was that.. I wonder if this is a good one to plant the kids in front of while you go into the next theater and watch more mature fair.
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Now wait a minute... I just did some research and apparently Hey Arnold is based on Pat Morita's character on Happy Days. I am SO there."

Right Click this and Save Target As... Yup. It's time. After a one year hiatus in 2001... Kevbo's unviewed summer movie preview has returned. Download the text file at the link above and read it in your favorite text reading program with word wrap on. I made it like that just to give you more printing options should you desire to do so. I hate line breaks and soft returns.
Warning: I vent about Attack of the Clones but that's at the bottom of the whole thing... it's still worth seeing.
As always, my opinion is better than yours but you shouldn't feel too bad about that. Just thank me for allowing you to revel in my wisdom.

The Cowbell Project We all know Christopher Walken is one scary angel in the Prophecy series... we all know Walken is one scary man in real life. But did you realize he is Patron Saint of the Cowbell? Yes.
Embrace the cowbell my friends. Embrace the Walken.
Download the MP3 on this page and feel the cowbell.... yes, FEEL the cowbell.
"I've got a feevuh... and the only prescription.... is more cowbell"
More Walken links to come. Why? Just because.

Clones Of Clones Already So sue me George Lucas. I am one of the many who downloaded and watched Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. Yes, dear reader, you're right, it hasn't hit the theaters yet...(insert evil laugh here). But guess what Mr. Lucas, you'll still be getting my money when I head up to Ottawa to see your latest attempt at directing.
What do I think of SW:AOTC? Well... you'll just have to wait a couple more days for Kevbo's Unviewed Summer Movie Preview. But here's a hint at my reactions - I used the words "attempt at directing" yet I will still proceed to the theater to honor the 9 year old who waited in line to see Star Wars in 1977. His name was Jimmy and he... of course I mean me.
Of course... don't let my reaction change your plans or moderate your experience. May the force be with you... And also with you. Amen.

Watt A Great Idea You've heard of "build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door?" Well... lets see if consumer demand beats out corporate "evil-doers" that will prevent this baby from ever making it to market. The rumor goes that one of Edison's original light bulbs is still functioning, although it is probably useless as far as a light source goes.... so I would imagine it is possible one hundred years later to make a long lasting bulb using traditional materials and technology. The pessimist in me makes me think that the market for current short-lived bulbs is too precious to Phillips, Sylvania and G.E. to let this creation succeed. They'll collectively buy the technology and bury it and it will ... ahem... never see the light of day. Call me paranoid.