Name That Film: Fade To Black Edition

"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide; and if the spirit goes forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death and it is doomed to wander through the world-oh, woe is me!-to witness what it cannot share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness!"

New Year's Day as a feast day is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, on record. It is mentioned by Tacitus in the First Century, but first referred to as a Christian festival about the year, 567 (all good children go to heaven!), and yet, nothing changes, per Bono, on New Years Day. This date has long since determined by the lunar Germanic calendar referring to the moment when the wheel of the year is at its low point: December 31st. A few hazy Suessically inspired intros and more back and forth banter have punctuated our history here at the Film Edition but we, as a community, are not to be sentenced to a life of sedentary obesity and aching thumbs. Bullying is in the eye of the beholder and there is no reason to be down trodden-one man’s victim of bullying is another’s opportunity to educate. I have a dream and it seems I may still be asleep!

Must we agree on dissolution and record this decision with a strict resolution in the minutes of an official meeting or with a written consent form, which may be construed as a manifesto. Consent to approve dissolution officially begins with you. We, the Film Edition, will operate as sole proprietors with limited liabilities to officially dissolve this entity, at least for the time being, unto a division of the secretary of state, which should have the necessary forms handy, if not in a pile somewhere.

Fret not! This is just a game. We will not require the standard two-third's or even a unanimous vote to take a little break. The partnership at present can no longer incur debts such as a backed up computer space, time spent hogging up the mainframe while averting hurling spam-mail. Abort mission! Abort! No one has the right to be perpetually contactable despite any power surge. It is the technological age and obscurity is not just a passing fad or a stage, it is a lifestyle! Taking notes in the shadows is decidedly more pleasant with most common closing costs in any worthwhile endeavor still endeavoring to cost less than remorse and regret.

What will we do with ourselves now? Who has time to find something new? Worthwhile. I know I don’t, how ‘bout you? Maybe I could write that first novel? Take a look on up high...and not just back to ancient times, there were sun-worshipers who believed the sun was born each morning, rode across the upper world, and sank into the grave at night. Day after day, as the sun's power diminished, these primitive people (who are we to judge?) feared we would eventually be overcome by darkness and forced to remain in the under world. Sound Marvel Comic-esque? Radio? Television? Newspapers? People at present could certainly argue any point they see fit but, when, therefore, after many months, the sun apparently wheeled about and grew stronger and stronger, they felt that Rah had been born again and it turns out, he was.

Never says a word, he does, but silence just has to be one of the most passionate demonstrations for the rights of the bold and intelligent, inspiring extraordinary performances all over the world.

This coming mind-honored occurrence, New Years, is a longstanding tradition that links you with the million plus that visit any city that sleeps but little during this time of year. Sometimes even fireworks are permitted so it may be clear we shall not fear the Reaper for very long. Start fresh. Begin anew. Popular resolutions in the western world include to quit smoking or rid excessive nights of pounding jack and cokes, and to lose weight and get back to working out. Rid flab on every level can also be a solid approach.

Black hole sun. I've seen fire and I've seen rain, but to explain, Yule, besides being the king of Siam, was also an indigenous midwinter festival celebrated by the Germanic peoples, who were progressively absorbed into the Christian observations surrounding the Christmas season; don, we did, our gay apparel! Certainly Yule-tide was and still should be a very merry season among people who feast, drink, and dance in honor of the return of the sun, the god of light and a new year/decade on the horizon. Imagine all the possibilities, which may be seen as boundless, walking in a winter wonderland.

Messengers return from the West and have no idea of an absence of sun theory and yet bear similar tidings just the same. This sheds light on the nature of established customs in the category of old time festivals in the very spirit of the game, which gives a character a finer significance in the story-line and there are miles to go before this cat sleeps...

Play to pay your respects to parents and worthy elders and seek their disjointed blessings. Exchange tokens of Good Wishes for health and a prosperous year ahead. In Rome we too shall play the part because one special day was dedicated by Numa to the honor of god Janus, for whom Julius Caesar named the month of January. Follow if you will the lineage. Numa ordained that New Years Day should be observed as a day of good-humor and good-fellowship so let's work together! On paper, all grudges and hard feelings are to be forgotten. Sacrifices of cake, wine, and incense are to be made to those deserving, substitute as you will.

Interesting fact that in ancient times, the offerings were made to a two-faced god who looked forward and backward. The levels on this one hold immense potential to any feeling, thinking individual. Men of letters, mechanics, and other artisans were expected to give to the god the best they had to offer of their respective arts. It was the great occasion of the entire year, as it is now in many countries. Hey. Ho. Let's go! There is a certain significance to the two faces I'd be willing to bet, if someone wasn't thinking a giving betting up. Chew wanna bet? Don't talk to me about technicalities...

Don't forget the Rose Bowl OR the tournament of the Roses parade, or since 2008, that the National Hockey League has held its annual Winter Classic, an outdoor regular season hockey game, on New Year's Day, which I may add will be on the hallowed grounds of Fenway Park this year (not that I'm biased!).

The date of New Year's Day has varied among varying nations that tend to vary. Among the Egyptians, Chinese, Jews, and Romans the gala has been observed on dates varying from March first back to December twenty-fifth, so there really is no real Christmas rush at all, it was all made up by retailers just to make a buck! Hogwash!

It was as late as the Sixteenth Century before the date of January first was universally accepted as the New Year by the Romans but look where complacency got them! Nations retaining the Gregorian calendar, such as Russia and Greece, observe New Years thirteen days later than those who reckon time by the Julian calendar but does anyone really know what time it is? Among northern nations the love of fire and light originated the custom of kindling bonfires to burn out the old year and destroy all evil connected with its past. Adieu! Out With the old....in with the new. Light has long been an expression of joy and gladness among all branches of the Aryan race just not as fondly displayed as evidence to the annals of our History.

Sun enters Mesha. They're are people all across the world gathering on beaches in the name of good will. Polar bear plunges are done In Ireland, Canada, UK, US and Australia for goodwill and charity!

The innate love of light and warmth-the inheritance from the sun-worshipers of ages past-is always dominant in humanity at Yule-tide festivals, which this may turn out to be....a basket of 12 different round fruits to symbolize prosperity. Loud firecrackers. A booming sound system. Heck maybe even a bamboo canon and some coins to jumble in a tin can,may play their part. And surely you will pay for your pint, And surely I will pay for mine! And we will take a cup of kindness yet, for old long ago!

Ring out the old, ring in the new, bring happy trails from me to you. Ring, happy bells, across the freshly fallen snow. The year is going, so let it go; in one year and out the other. Ring out the false, and ring in the true. Propose a toast like sah-oo-day! Vee-va! Nyen nyen zhu ee, ees igee-an, ah lah sa-loo-tay, ah-vhee ihn fwee, wah-shuh wich, chin chin, kahm-pah-ee, or sa luud.

I should have liked, I do confess, to have at my disposal, the slightest licence of a child, and yet be man enough to know it's value!

DID YOU KNOW- In ancient Egypt, New Year was celebrated towards the end of September coinciding with the flooding of River Nile. Considered the all-important event, the flooding of Nile because without it growing the crops was more than a difficult task. New Year celebrations in Egypt were accompanied with activities like singing, dancing and feasting cutting our ancient shortcomings just that much shorter. In Spain the popular New Year Tradition is of eating twelve grapes as the clock strikes 12 at midnight. We here in America like to add a step to that tradition and take the grapes in liquid form. This tradition signifies twelve happy months in the coming New Year. It's believe that the first person over the threshold on the New Year's Day, i.e., on January 1st will dictate the luck brought to the particular house in the New Year. Japanese have the tradition of organizing various Bonenkai or “forget the year parties” that are held to bid farewell to the old year along with all its problems. Another tradition followed in Japan is that of giving Otoshidamas (small gifts or money) to children. China has its own way of celebrating the New Year with a series of New Year Traditions. Holding family reunions, cleansing the house, offering sacrifices to the ancestors, wearing red clothes and firework are all part of New Year Traditions in China. Fireworks displays started as a custom to frighten the evil spirits. Sydney is the place, known for the best fireworks display on New Year's Eve. Watching the sky dazzled with a variety of fireworks is no wonder a breathtaking site. Come lighten the midnight sky (just don't burn the midnight oil!) with bright fireworks as the clock strikes 12.

Auld Lang Syne, for our information, is a Scottish poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song meaning long long ago"[2] or "days gone by- in a pentatonic Scots folk melody, probably originally a sprightly dance in a much quicker tempo. It is common practice that everyone joins hands with the person next to them to form a great circle around the dance floor wherever you happen to reside. At the beginning of the last verse, everyone crosses their arms across their breast, so that the right hand reaches out to the neighbour on the left and vice versa. When the tune ends, everyone rushes to the middle, while still holding hands. When the circle is re-established, everyone turns under the arms to end up facing outwards with hands still joined. Outside of Scotland the hands are often crossed from the beginning of the song at variance with Scottish custom. Ei ei o!

For some New Year means drinking champagne, for some it's the time to visit temples and for some it's a time to celebrate by burning fireworks. Time to rejoice and dump the old making space to bring in the new, New Year is the much-awaited time of the year. New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes.

So with the aid of 32,000 watts of pedal power, say adieu to bad hairstyles, loathed music, fashion disasters and regrettable romances, tossing them all into an unrecognizable pulp of bad karma and negative vibes burning the year away as the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball descends from a flagpole at the top of One Times Square. It can best be seen along Broadway, from 43rd Street to 50th Street, and along Seventh Avenue, as far north as 59th Street. Each year, millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year's Eve Ball. At 11:59p.m., the Ball begins its descent as millions of voices unite to count down the final seconds of the year, and celebrate the beginning of a new year full of hopes, challenges, changes and dreams. The new Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball is a 12 foot geodesic sphere, double the size of previous Balls, and weighs 11,875 pounds. Covered in 2,668 Waterford Crystals and powered by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDS, the new Ball is capable of creating a palette of more than 16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns producing a spectacular kaleidoscope effect atop One Times Square, which ken make a Deadhead flashback. The organizers also announced that the new Ball will become a year-round attraction above Times Square in full public view January through December. So revellers, let the new year take flight and as it has been said in so many ways, let there be light!

Wow!!! Now Blood is a man who doesn't want to leave anything unsaid! Incredible B! Thanks for all of your hard work!

Now, on to the game!

First of all, I want to thank anyone who shows up to participate in this, our final, edition. I would love for us to complete this game so we can go out knowing that the game was still fun and entertaining. That being said, we cranked up the number of quotes from 10 to 20! That's right, we're going out with a bang!

Directions: In case you joined the party at closing time, this is what you do. First read the movie quotes below. Next, in the comment section, put a movie title to every quote you know from the list. Finally, check back later to see if you were right and to actually view the clip from the movie! It's that simple. There is no theme to this weeks movies other than I really like all of the movies listed below. I have used them all before, but with different quotes. Some are classics and some are guilty pleasures. I hope you enjoy playing Name That Film!

1. "Give us a kiss."

2.. "Anyway....we delivered the bomb."

3. "Someday this war's gonna end."

4. "Never start with the head. The victim gets all fuzzy."

5. "The thing is Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I don't care."

6. "It's just an eye. God saw fit to grace me with a spare."

7. "Captain, if your mother saw you do that she would be very upset."

8. "How come in former lifetimes, everybody is somebody famous?"

9. "That's no ball! We want a real ball!"

10. "Um...Que pasa there Pedro?"

11. "One name? Who are you....Seal?"

12. "You think too much of me kid. I'm not that clever. All I want is a truce."

13. The United States government just asked us to save the world. Anybody want to say no?

14. "We make no pretence at rehabilitation here. We're not priests, we're processors."

15. "I don't have it. Screws fall out all the time. The world's an imperfect place."

16. "Oh my God! You're from the '60's!"

17. "I want my cigarettes!"

18. "You know something people? You're going to be remembered the rest of your lives for the day you got held up, and kidnapped."

19. "Look Angelo, do you think I joined the FBI to learn to surf?"

20. "I gave my word to God! And that's why I threw those bastards out, and that's all I'm gonna say!"

Good luck everyone!

Final Note: Blood-N-Bolts Productions would like to thank all of you who showed up each week for the last couple of years to play our silly game. A special thanks goes out to those who almost always showed up and let us know they were reading, even if they didn't get any quotes right. So, a special thanks goes out to the following: Bleed, SpeedyB, Athens, Jon464, TheUCLAN, aero, 3rdStone, Jokerswild, Blue, Kvalus, SoortsChump, RA6AN, Mom, photogr, CR_Racing, DangerousFatMan, DeGraff, Forensic2, Gene, Storkjrc, VolFan69, fuzzboss, goutdaddy, and anyone else who I may have forgotten! We couldn't have done it without you.
A special thanks goes out to our M.V.P., bosox61! This game would hav died out long ago if not for bosox. Almost every week we could count on boxos dropping by and answering 80% of our quotes. bosox has an amazing ability to remember these quotes nad actually put the quotes to the correct movie! What I really want to thank him for is the class in which he played. Even though there were weeks he knew all of the answers, he would only give one or two answers in the beginning so that others would have a chance. That was awesome! You're a class act Paul and please know that your efforts will always be appreciated by blood and myself.
Finally, I have to give a personal thanks to bloodredsox. My Bostonian Pahtna is the number one reason this game has been able to stay fresh over the last year plus. If you recall, there was a week where I asked for help. I was running out of ideas and the task was getting too great for me to continue on my own, with the rest of life interfering at times. Blood answered that call and did so with great enthusiasm. His unique style of writing and his willingness to help out and make things work made it possible to not only continue playing, but enjoy doing it as well. Hopefully, I have made a lifelong friend in Blood. Thanks again Pahtna.
Finally (again), I would be wrong to not thank my family for putting up with this crazyness and the time that it took for me to put it together and moderate the comments coming in. They also had to help come up with ideas, movies, and try to answer quotes so that I could measure the difficulty. Thanks to Blaine and the kids for all that you did!

Alright, that is really it this time! Let's see those answers! Remember to check back in and see if you were right. There is a delay, but I will be checking tonight and over the next couple of days to see how we do.

Thanks again from Blood-N-Bolts Productions for playing Name That Film!

Keep in touch.

(Look for Me, Bolt Backer 21, in the crowd at the Chargers playoff game on the 17th!)

Name That Film: Farewell Edition

Yep, that's right folks! Blood-N-Bolts Productions is calling it a wrap. However, we're not done yet! Next Tuesday will be our last edition. It would have been this week, but I'm going on a small get away with my wife and would not be able to moderate the game. Please let everyone you know who has ever enjoyed playing along that they should check back in next Tuesday to play one last time.

Blood and I reserve the right to pull a "Favre" at any time and come out of retirement, but for now, we are through.

I'll give my thanks and appreciation to all next week. Let's go out with a bang!

See you next Tuesday!

Bolt

By the way, I was able to look back in the archives and find the second edition ever of Name That Film. It was a bit primative back then, not had I made the aquaintance of my pahtna Bloodredsox. Below is the post.

Name That Film - 2
Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 09:17 PM EST [General]

Last week I wrote a post called Name That Film. I had a fun time coming up with movie quotes and challenging you all to figure out what movie they came from. I just love pulling quotes, normally obscure ones, and using them in ordinary conversation. Anyway, I decided to do it again and see if I can get any past bosox61. He got 8 of 10 last time with the other two being filled in by others. Here we go again with this weeks installment. See how many you know. Some are sports films, some are not. I tried hard not to use the most obvious quotes from these movies to make it more challenging. Have fun and good luck!

1. "Hit me Chief, I've got the moves!"
2. "Are you saying Jesus Christ couldn't hit a curve ball?"
3. "Rubbin' is racing."
4. "Rules? Rules in a knife fight?"
5. "This house is clean."
6. "Take her to the zoo."
7. "It's your turn coach."
8. "You're just gonna love Oklahoma."
9. "What is your major malfunction?"
10. "Ty Cobb wanted to play. But we hated the son of a bitch while he was alive, so we told him to stick it!"

Well there you go. Have at it! If you don't know them all, that's okay, answer the ones you do know. I'll chime in tomorrow or the next day with the answers and/or the winner.

Unfortunately, Foxsports.com lost all of the comments.

Name That Film: Christmas Edition!

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”

So this is Christmas? Holly, mistletoe and ivy. Marvel at all the lighted exhibits! Christmas is a federal holiday occurring during the Winter Solstice and tis the season of primordial fruitcake. Give of the gift card! Feel the warmth of celebration as indulgence reaches its peak. Seeing is believing but this ken also be deceiving.

Christmas fare is a delicious combination of harvest feast foods, like turkey, squashes and potatoes; winter festival foods like roasted meats and an array of baked goods that outdoes most any other time of year. Have no fear, many novelty treats mimic other Christmas traditions: the Bûche de Nöel imitates the Yule log, gingerbread houses copy well-trimmed colorful chalets and cookie cutters turn out legions of trees, stars and Santas.

This may well be a time when, to quote Dickens, “want is keenly felt.” Dickens uses this as a basis for the argument for practicing charity and “keeping Christmas in our hearts” on every day of the year with bows from ribbons of various bright colors adding to the cheer. You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.

Though most see Jolly Old England as the source for many modern Christmas traditions, England actually banned celebration of Christmas from 1647-1660 in an effort to free the holiday of what was viewed as its pagan trappings and the excess and corruption of the Roman Catholic Church. Actually many Christmas traditions are based in Germanic pagan rituals predating Christianity. Many, including the little girl from Adventures in Babysitting, consider Thor to be a frontrunner as an early Santa Claus figure. The Christmas tree was once a sacrificial tree to the gods, hung brightly with dead animals. And Heaven and Nature sing!

The Greek and Latin Churches still term Christmas the "Feast of Lights," and make it a period of brilliancy in Church and home, just you watch her sing. Now if we could just involve every state, it would be the holy trifecta. The point being? There's always hope. Ah, youth is wasted on the wrong people...so how to cope? Get into the spirit...

The Protestant cover the Christmas tree with lighted candles and builds a glowing fire on the hearth as the symbolic flame of faith and a tribute to the innate love of light and warmth.

Santa Claus, also known as St. Nick, Kris Kringle and Father Christmas, is known across the globe as a jolly, fat, bearded man sporting a red suit trimmed with white fur. On Christmas Eve Santa Claus enters the home of good children, usually via the chimney, bearing gifts of toys that his elves have been busy making all year long. Parents know Santa Claus as a symbol of the magic and joy of innocence lost and childhood; if not as a distinct bruise to their pocketbooks, though many department stores are refusing to recognize Christmas, and yet have no trouble in accepting our Christmas dollars, and even going so far as to utilizing Holiday or Dream trees instead of "Christmas trees" in their promotions. The western idea of Santa Claus is a combination of the European traditions of Kris Kringle, Father Christmas and the Christian Saint Nicholas. St. Nicholas rid himself of all his material possessions and set out to help the poor, the infirm, or anyone else who was suffering. Word of his generosity and kindness spread and he quickly earned the reputation of a gift giver and saint. The historical St. Nicholas died in December of 335 C.E. As often happens, stories of his good deeds became grander and grander and it is difficult to determine fact from fiction. The history of Christmas, however, is hardly a continuum of shepherds in the snow & pagan winter rituals and may be stranger than fiction and yet, the question still remains...why does a Christmas tree offend our atheist citizens? The Film Edition has yet to hear of an atheist being forcibly converted to Christianity by gazing at a Christmas tree. Do you see what I see?

The Three Kings once traveled to Bethlehem to offer gifts to baby Jesus. Gifts were ostensibly meant to remind people of the magi's offerings to Jesus and of God's gift of Christ to humankind. But despite the rationalized Christian roots of gift-giving, the practice ultimately steered Christmas closer to the secularized holiday it is today, and that is the kind way of putting it. 'Tis the season and suspension of disbelief is required.

Most retailers rely on the holidays to make up for the summer doldrums and prepare for the slow sales of the New Year. This dependence has made Christmas, a single day in late December, swell into a three month holiday season. "The holidays" -- with their sales, decorations and mall Santas -- now reign through nearly a quarter of the year for a day of utmost fun and frolic, strengthening the bond with loved ones, who exchange gifts and decorate the house with the varied Christmas décor items. Think red and green and parties for hosting and marshmallows for toasting. Sound the trumpets, it is Santa's big day with all the bustle. Hustle to what you require and get on your way to circle dances with singing but you ken call them carols. The earliest chants were all litanies and hymns from Latin works intended for use during the church liturgy, rather than popular songs. The 13th century saw the rise of the carol written in the vernacular under the influence of Assisi (Frances).

The best way to spread Christmas cheer still remains singing loud for all to hear & I just like smiling...smiling's my favorite! Later, the word carol came to mean a song in which a religious topic is treated in a style that is familiar or festive. It fills the winter air. You ken hear it everywhere! Whistle blowing and said people going. Oliver Cromwell went so far as to cancel Christmas when he seized control of England in 1645 and you see what power ken do to a man! It's the most wonderful time of the year but during the British government under Cromwell, the British Parliament prohibited the practice of singing Christmas carols as pagan and sinful. Like other customs associated with popular catholic Christianity, it earned the disapproval of Protestant Puritans. Famously, Cromwell's interregnum prohibited all celebrations of the Christmas holiday. This attempt to ban the public celebration of Christmas can also be seen in the early history of Father Christmas. Remember, faith is believing when common sense tells you not to. The tradition of singing Christmas carols in return for alms or charity began in England in the seventeenth century after the Restoration and donations will gladly be accepted. Tree tops glisten and the children listen to the voices in their heads. There is only one major sin and that is to let the holiday cheer eat us alive while spreading ourselves too thin. Look to the Holly and the Ivy and keep reaching for more.

Wise men seek ‘em! Know Jesus & know peace! It is found within the orphanages and on the streets. Who doesn’t get homesick around the holidays, even if you happen to be home? Chestnuts roasting by an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose; Christmas has and always will be found in the open heart versus lying, ferociously financed, tightly wrapped under a tree. Because, as you see, it comes and it goes. Just ask Mike Tyson...

Christmas, children, is a state of mind, a spirit that is kind and forgiving, giving time for charity and goodwill until levels of exhaustion finally begin to set in. Unfathomable? Just ask Speedy B! This ken affect complete strangers or next family of kin as fellow passengers where time tapping is a wee bit more gentle and surprisingly lovely in it’s procession, dropping as freshly fallen snow and as more than a festival at the culmination of this revolving year; a bright and cheery voice of strong authority looking for those who do right, a vision found in the presence of a happy and tight family unit all wrapped up in the gifts of the season; Merry Christmas and to all a good night!

So, gimme one reason we shouldn’t be content with grand delusions of our former days and pleasures of a racy youth? These seem to transport any sailor from deep overseas and the traveler thousands of miles away back to the glow of their own fire-sides. Keep in mind, you don’t…have…to live like a refugee! When what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting, whatever it is you've got left. The anniversary of such merriments makes our hearts grow tender like succulent meat falling off the bone with sweet memories often touched up like a magazine model shoot; out of focus only to shine that much brighter; a deep resounding love of all kindred spirits without requiring a visitation from any of those creepy ghosts; past, future or present.

May peace be your gift and a blessing all year through, but never exaggerate about the size of your own Christmas tree. Besides making for wretched mojo, this will also make little difference in the amount of festivity that flows out from your burning hearth to society in the long run. Kindle the flaming fire of hospitality in the hall or wherever you may call the den. Start by wiping away any remaining shreds of loneliness amid the pillars of mounting stress. Obey that natural impulse to flood and truly express your sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, a wee bit foolish. I believe you ken fly. Being yourself during the holidays may be your only shot to do so with a live audience.

Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, and an abundantly warm home. Yuletide excitement ken be like a potent caffeine, no matter your age. This depends solely on the size of your spirit. Has anyone seen 3 wise men and a virgin? Christmas is when children whisper to the necessary adults with dreams of X-box what they want and adults simply pay for it no matter the price or inconvenience(s), making a clear distinction from when adults tell the government what they want and expect them to pay for it. Blessed is the season. Because if you stop opening presents for but a moment and listen on Christmas morning you will know the secret to all things considered holy. Loving, sharing, giving, are not bells, lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is the good you do yourself. There's no greater gift than friendship.

In the old days, this time was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to the baah, cursed the silliness of the world and drank heavily, so please remember, love weighs more than gold!

Oh, the silent majesty of a winter's morn... the clean, cool chill of the holiday air...I sometimes think we expect too much from Christmas Day. This is technically only a 24 hour period to open our hearts before the interest hits. Wreathed in smiles, how touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by Pepsi, Sonic, and Budweiser beer...who’da thunk, product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? I'd never marry just for wealth alone! Give another tradition a try: sit with the significant other in a room lit only by tree lights and remember that your blessings outnumber the lights. Repeat as often as necessary!

Remember just a few days earlier when you would follow that shopper from the mall and get into position for the prime parking. This is akin to the steady guidance provided by the North Star. It's like a gift from Jesus himself. Let's all be jolly! Haul out the holly. There is but few saving graces that finally make up for all the bother and the distress but defrost the chill of hide-bound hearts anyway. Do you take yourself too seriously? Remember during this time, grown men wear neckties made of holly leaves and drink alcoholic beverages with raw egg yolks and cottage cheese. Let's face it, most of us are scoffers. But moments before zero hour, it did not pay to take chances. Can I refill your eggnog for you? You guys give up yet? Or are you thirsty for more? Approach Peace and Goodwill with classic Irving Berlin tunes. Finish with your finest and next year’s money, as a public Santa for the merchants; sentiment without censure. The visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world but not to be a child on Christmas morning? Egads...seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more? Like a DELICATE fragrance THAT may weave a weary spell of nostalgia on the hardest of hearts. Taking away all narrowness, all thought of formal creeds and judgments. Let it be remembered as a story that has happened again and again, to men of as many different races, that has been expressed through many religions, that has been called by as many different names; as just games to keep us apart. Time and space and language lay no limitations upon the union of human brotherhood and just you remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart. Ho ho ho ho ho.
Ho, Ho, Ho, is right blood! Thanks for the wonderful work, as usual, that you did on this week's edition of Name That Film!

I'm sure that you remember that this week's edition is 10 more Christmas movie quotes. Please read the quotes and name the movies in the comment section. I believe there are some for all skill levels this week. Good luck and thanks for playing Name That Film!!!

1. "I got invited to the Christmas party by mistake.....Who knew?"

2. "All that from water? It got wet?"

3. "BESURETODRINK......YOUROLVALTINE"

4. "Forgot my hat!"

5. "Let me ask you something. Why don't we just pay the fella the two hundred dollars?"

6. "If I could my will Nephew, every idiot who goes about this merry Christmas on his lips, should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart!"

7. "How can you talk about Santa Clause, when there's so much unhappiness in the world?"

8. "Hey, What do you say we both be independent together?"

9. "Happy Birthday!"

10. "You're a bad banana, with a greasy black peel."

Alright! There it is! Let's see some answers people! I know that it is a busy time, but take a moment or two to try your luck.

Thanks to everyone who has been playing and a special thanks to bloodredsox for his extrodinary introducitons and thoughful collaboration over the last year or so. Remember, if you like his intros, you'll love his blog! Check out "The Blood Blog". A link to it is on my sidebar.

Check back next week for a very special editon of Name That Film!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Name That Film: Holiday Madness Edition!

10 day until Christmas. Has everyone been accounted for? Anyone you've forgotten to call? How 'bout presents for the second cousins you see once every 3rd leap year? You don't plan to utilize a parking space at the local mall now...do you? Keep clear! Be jolly by golly. May your stockings be classy and your turkey...plump. May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your plans be meticulous and your pies take the prize. May your Christmas dinner stay off your thighs. Queens on my-tail sing, wearing jeans so tight, what horror it is to ride to bring some safety here tonight. Ho! Whatta maze! It's beginning to look a lot like...madness and the holidays. Keep in mind, lunacy is not necessarily obsolete as a term used for legal insanity this day and age. Seems like we just finished the glazed turkey, cranberry sauce and stuffing?

Teens may be struggling to get a hold of a gift for someone special, especially if they're tight on cash. Theft is always frowned upon. It is important to create a plan. Take out a piece of paper, a pen or a pencil and jot, spit-spot! Formulate the budget. Remember to be realistic because if you've waited this long to prepare, expect havoc and tons of traffic! You may have to downgrade, as every plan has it's place. Bob to weave and start the savings...jingle all the way! The scene looked at from afar will be met with credulity. This is supposed to be a conspiracy to love with the resolve of an invincible summer that somehow gets misplaced. Don't get your tinsel in a tangle, Santa Claus is coming to town and I'm dreaming of the right Christmas, from tons we used ta know.

Snow or no snow, buying on impulse will be looked upon frivolously. Compare products...some stores offer similar merchandise for less value. Back to strict abdomen breathing always works too. Online shopping can be a boost to settle the score but may leave one feeling a bit, ahem, unfulfilled...and a bit, unsure. Amid the madness there will be no assembly required, at least yet, which will not deter any whole-hearted enthusiasm as your final earthly deposit; Christmas the whole year through! Happy holidays to you!

Distillation, classed in fables, in the short run always determines the long run. Come forth from the clearing. Rise true. This is paid tribute with laughter and joy as the only plausible cures, accepting affirmations based on a foundation consisting in the strength of the imagination. Heretics needn't subscribe to a petrified opinion of the masses! This is a direct correlation to the origin of belief in it's practice. O tannebaum, all I want for Christmas is a sweet gold leaf, a sweet gold leaf, see my sweet gold leaf! Gee, if I could only have my sweet gold leaf, then I could be with you. It's true!

Have you made the right decisions or do you require a visit from some ghosts? Deficient funds makes for the runs...loose, early and often. It's almost Christmas time in the city. Children laughing. People passing. The stage has been set. Hell hath no fury like a man, woman or child scorned, just you mind your own keep, which is why the Film Edition, jingling a bit off kilter, offer's meager tribute to Madness and the Holidays. Iechyd Da! Take a look at the 5 and 10! Glistening once again. Aisles of unwanted items ill-afforded, most assuredly to go on sale within hours for half the cost and a consumer being viciously consumed. Lost to the maze of Operation Overdrive. What could be this mind of madness and where is the line? Heeeeeeere's Johnny! If only...to be...on the spot. What to give? Haul out the holly! O what fun it is to flail in the open seas!

Totally off the point, "Madness" is also a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne found on the album, "A Single Man", if a search indeed proves fruitful. 9th track. "Back at Madness" is also a self-titled compilation album by British ska/pop band, Madness. Behind door number three, what do we see? Hark the herald angels sing, "Here is your heartbreaker, one dream-maker, and a lovetaker, so don't cha mess around with me!" but whose antisocial?

Under the white heat of a bright stream of lights, I'll tell ya the same, 'specially you strays: watch for the mistletoe as you know it to be the oldest trick in the book, least 'round this time! But why would sister Susie sit on a thistle? Have a holly, jolly Christmas, it's the most hectic time of the year. I don't know if there'll be snow, but we’ll take a 40 of beer. Employ a vigilant state of mind to understand the consequences of little action should you find yourself trapped in a bad location over an extended period.

May your days be merry and bright like the holly on your own front door. Because without us consumers they'd have a blue, blue Christmas. They'd be so blue just thinking about us that decorations of red on a green Christmas tree won't mean a thing if you weren't in it with me. Joy to the world. Let earth receive her king! Cold hard cash. According to the National Retail Federation, a majority of Americans (55 percent) are going to spend less money this holiday season because of the floundering economy. This probably has little to do with the fact that most people have less money to work with I'm sure. So say good-bye to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and hello to the fiscal and psychological madness of the holidays. Let it tear us apart. I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart.

Where do we start? O, have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yule-tide gay, from now on, our troubles, will they be miles away? An ounce of preparation means there are four main causes of holiday stress: gift giving obligations, expenses, a lack of time, and unrealistic expectations about creating a perfect holiday. To reduce holiday stress, arm yourself with knowledge. Christmas does not have to be a date. It ken be a state of mind and it does not have to be madness. It is a mistake to try and have reality measure up to the flawless fantasy dancing like sugar plums.

Research shows that listening to music can crank down stress hormones, lower blood pressure and heart rate, and kick your anxiety to the curb, so get out those withered copies of Winter Wonderland and Silent Night, just not before December. Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle, what a beautiful tune. Jump in bed, cover up your head, 'cause Santa Claus is coming real soon. This fanfare doesn't show any signs of stopping, and I've bought some pills for popping. The lights are anything but turned way down low. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Going outside to make a snow-person not only gives you an instant creative outlet, it provides enough pulse-quickening activity to make you feel good, even without the pills! Practice conscious breathing exercises ten minutes a day because when you exercise, your body produces endorphins, which are the ‘happy’ chemicals in your brain. Make to do lists that are workable to give you more of a sense of control. Gazing out at the natural world lowers your heart rate unless you happen to be looking for a parking spot at the mall. Remember, it's okay to refuse invitations, particularly from friends and family who create stressful environments for you. This is akin to taking care of the soul. Forcing yourself to spend time with them will only interfere with your serenity and the Film Edition believes firmly in serenity now as a whole! If only in my dreams with God as our Father, brothers all are we. Let me walk on my Mother in perfect harmony; at one with the earth having that unequivocal worth. You can't control everyone and everything in your life. Let go of other people's judgments as to how you spend your holidays. They do not pay your bills, or live in your body...or do they?

Feeling the credit crunch? With the cost of travel who could blame you? Revelers, come sample the wares and fares of new artists, fair merchants and lively restaurants some other time. 'Eat, drink, & be merry...in the mind. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Last thing we need is...a little sickness...right this very minute! But now that it's been brought up, take a psychotic cabbie (anywhere you like) who happens to carry a festive tune and be in the mood for the middle of a catharsis. The height of folly could fester into a negligent situation where this cabbie somehow spreads an idea to millions of minds about the mania of merriment on the lost weekend, serious pun intended, though there is never a mention of sociopath or any antisocial personality. It is strictly during this 48 hour period when all information is said to be accrued. Was it a change in climate? A woman under the influence? The mask of sanity? You decide if word games are for you. Poetry is divine madness...but this whole ballyhoo does not seem to be in the state of being rash. It's not even Christmas, but 10 days prior! Ken I get a witness that there's so much more to know? Bells on bobtails ring. Having alotta fun. Sing away the stress. When you get to see the brightest star, will you be overjoyed? Up for sleighing a sing-song tonight?

Freud would have a field day with left-over paranoia helpings for the whole family but there's no need to be crude or walk that line. No longer will the kid's table suffice. We want justice and shall call the guard...(ah, but what?). It's certainly clever to step outside of time and the lights sure are bright...blinking...and the boughs strung tight! There's still time, you may be right, but X-mas music since Halloween? Surely you think it obscene? Foolish like traveling in a blizzard?

“Whenever loyalty to the enterprise becomes more important than simple
morality, you will find evil functioning smoothly.”

This is not the psychology of obsessive-compulsive neurosis bordering on personality disorder or flashy adjustments to some insane society...that much, though this may be unrestrained excitement or what may be seen as unbridled enthusiasm for the strength of the spirit. O come all ye faithful, let's hear it! Deck the halls and haul out the holly indeed, similar to a little angel on your shoulder, or at least one of similar breed. These are a few of me favorite things. Preparation being the best medicine for a cure. On that I am sure.

The transition from the old to the new significance of Yule-tide was brought about so quietly and naturally that it made no great impression on the mind of the masses, which is no small feat in and of itself. In other words, nothing authentic can be learned from the early observances of a fruitcake. The holly, laurel, mistletoe, and other greens still serve as decorations of the season, as emblems of resurrection and immortal hope regardless of affiliation or practice. Who’ll be home for Christmas? Count on anything you see. Please have ample dough and no yellow snow and "Rockband" for you and me. Madness, you see, me vaudevillians, is all in the mind! Fa la la la la, la la la la. Better late than never, I always say! Sorry for the delay of this week's edition. Seems like I have to sign up to use my own computer these days...geesh! Oh well, here we are with this week's edition and once again Blood has knocked another intro right out of the park!

Now to the game! This week's, and next week's movie quotes will all come from Christmas movies. I looked up and list of the top 50 Christmas movies of all time. I picked 10 movies that were not rated in the top 10 and used them for this week. Next week we will go with the higher rated Christmas movies. So, see if you can figure out what movies the following quotes came from and let us know in the comment section below.

Thanks for playing Name That Film!!!

1. "Around here, I'm the Christmas guy."

2. "Now Calvin is to be apprehended unharmed. And remember, he'll probably be dressed like Santa Claus

3. "Stay in here much longer and I'll really make a splash in the world."

4. "It's turbo time!"

5. "This experience will make us wiser. We do not do business with a miser."

6. "Just remember. The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart."

7. "Sweet Jews for Jesus."

8. "Deb, you have such a pretty face, you should be on a Christmas card."

9. "Funnily enough...we never lose our luggage."

10. "The shitter was full!"

Alright everyone! Lets see those answers and see if we can knock out the entire list this week!

Good luck and once again, thanks from Blood-N-Bolts Productions!

Name That Film: Pet Peeves Edition!

“A day! Help. Help! Another day! Your prayers, oh passer by!”
-Emily Dickinson

Press one for English and please remain on the line.

A pet peeve is a minor annoyance but is not to be considered part and parcel of the family, nor ken it be claimed as a write-off on the taxes. Let’s not reinvent the wheel here people, but may we get down to brass tact’s?

Have you ever been in a confined arena with the constant reverberations of loud gum snapping? Know what I'm saying? Chew wanna permit for that?

There's no need to go Brooklyn, let’s just stick to the facts sir...

Ever been privy to an intimate cell phone conversation during the latest 10 dollar matinee? Perhaps it was during Saw 317? Do you know without a chance or an individual's choice, there’s no “I” in team?

Just make sure you know where and when you are before settling about to kneel down and pray or things could get a little hectic because....it's getting....it's getting...it's getting kinda hectic in this day and age! The stage has been set...know what I'm saying? Get the book out, ingest all the information and take time to digest, just don't throw it at me!

Ever had a disturbing dream about an invasion of the lane snatchers where the annoying cherry red sports car, weaving in and out of traffic, always speeds up, so as not to allow you to change lanes directly at your exit and strictly on purpose?

The term, “pet peeve”, first used in 1919, originated from the word ‘peeve’ because who doesn't hate being interrupted!

Do you believe…in telemarketers? Unsolicited advice? Using that pointer finger as a gun? Obnoxious doorbell ringers who bring a bad Beethoven? Double dippers while out on the neon town of light on a...egads...first date? Just imagine your best behavior with it's hands tied. Nowadays it's almost impossible to open a new compact disc without the hope of not splicing a digit, so you'd better think again. Could this material be thought of as suggestive? Double negatives might be seen as confusing which is why I almost always never use them.

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A reckless farmer may be one who, amid the seasonal harvest, spreads a seed that ken be construed as ill-tempered or ornery. Maybe he is one who sits high atop his tractor in judgment, overlooking the estate's vast property stretching for miles, jabbering on the cell phone not paying attention all the while, thus recreating the national phenomenon known currently as road rage for the angry mob collecting and spilling onto both sides of the fence.

Outside the mind of the afflicted a pet peeve will often seem illogical but as a rule you may rest assured, we aren't going anywhere and your call will be answered in the order it was received.

How ‘bout if you’re going to put me on a speaker phone, inquire first politely? This rule may in fact be considered golden. If you have purchased a 2nd hand book void of a cover, keep in mind, it may be considered stolen.

Who is this almighty form anyway without a face or a name currently ruling all the tiny creatures within the Cosmos? Has IT ever lumbered past a moving vehicle only to read in the window,” please remove before driving”? Were there reported casualties?

Extra....extra...read all about it, "Human thought once again falsified by tradition and custom amid an indescribable breed of rarities."

How ‘bout distracting drowning-the-very-essence-hold-music or the obligatory tip jar placed just so? For a medium coffee and a buttered bagel? Does this come with something in the backroom?

Please continue to hold.

I’m sorry, I may have been practicing active listening during a conversation we had many years ago and was temporarily distracted, did you just say something?

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What about machismos who leave the seat up in their best John Wayne hombre impersonation or prim and proper southern belles who commit the same in reverse? Just where is ground zero in this ongoing debate more ancient than anyone else reading today and could this be considered a curse? Let's get this straight....anyone riding the almighty rails of a train who sits with their legs spread wide only increases the hate as do people strapped with a shiny salamander's skin who ride their bikes in brightly colored outfits weaving in and out of the cluttered streets of traffic when the sidewalk is freely available.

If something is truly evil, ken it be necessary?

You were saying something? I'm stuck on hold. Could it have been the true script behind SOS: dash-dash-dash-dot-dot-dot-dash-dash-dash or is it in the complete reverse? Should this be filed under the logic of Murphy's Law or will it just continue to come back to bite us in the end? What about when the phone cord viciously tangles beyond all repair or if they all happen to be wire hangers, conglomeretly cluttered together like a small colony of fish trapped in a weather-proof net, or when cold callers will only speak to the man of the house, as if he makes any of the important decisions!

These are the visions that somehow come to be and may be considered real as rain.

Maybe you’ve come to witness a retail clerk who ignores the live customer standing right in front of them, only to assist another customer on an incoming call and are still unable to explain? How about when anyone stands in the line of sight for the t.v. if the ball isn’t going through Buckner’s legs, or when the moo-cows are in a deep conversation huddled in the way of a band of gypsys patiently wishing to use the escalator, just not like Will Ferrel in Elf?

Excuse me...I'd like ta get by now! Do I do...what chew do?

According to Webster, grocery carts with one bad wheel are highly distressing to certain tortured souls, so ask a doctor today if drug X is right for you! People, who take 20 napkins, use only one and throw the rest away are spies...spies, I tell you! Have you ever gone into the drive-thru to save precious time only to go all the way back when they forget the drinks or the apple pies? What about people who carry on a one-sided conversation, which is akin to a monologue with an underperforming audience & not worthy of the production costs on a daily basis. This logic is akin to when one fails to take a burly backpack into account when turning or backing, thus knocking the helpless, afflicted or unawares, immediately to the ground where the victim's only natural response is to cry out in their best Nancy Kerrigan,

"Whyyyyyyyyyyy?"

Cultivating a small country of remote controls to work the cable, Tivo, T.V. and any other audio visual ground control station, ken be viewed as a minor annoyance, strictly following the more is less theory much like jerks who take up two parking spots, because they somehow believe their automobile is worth more to you and them than yours. Then there’s the drivers who won’t use a turn signal or kids who tease a helpless dog through a fence.

Prepare the defense, we'll soon see you in joovie, Son!

Take a look. It doesn't happen that often but what about when the movie is actually better than the book...would that be a Catch22 or to kill a mockingbird? Suburban kids who dress like their straight out of Compton with their pants sagging when they are as white and enriched as a full
bellied moon...Or athletes who point to the sky after scoring, a la Papi, which may be viewed as annoying because it's been soooooo long and the Empire, right now, is more than strong. "Sweetness", the great RB, #34 from Da Bears of Chicago, was always graciously quoted as saying, "act like you've been there before..."

Isn't it always in the last place you look? Like the day the old man yelled and screamed at all the bewildered children lying sprawled at his feet, only to find his glasses firmly rooted upon his fuzzy head, right where he had left them.

Maybe you're taking a class for future advancement up the celestial corporate ladder and there's that one special student who likes to prolong the inevitable by asking the most inane ofquestions.
"So, to recap, the assignment just given is due...when?"

Conspiracy theories are paranoia personified and people who won’t turn right on red make some of the general population see more of the same and feel like spouting, "redrum" because YOU are to blame! The game of pointless babble is insufferable as are stupid human tricks that ken make an otherwise healthy person sick on the best of days. There are those insufferables with perfect hair and makeup that roll straight out of bed bright and chipper ready for another blissful day of contentment. No worries Will...I'll alert the media! Too much perfume/cologne reeks as does going to UPS to pick up a package...but to give information on a phone call to be better assisted only to repeat everything once a live person finally becomes available may be construed as excess mental baggage not worthy of a baggage claim.

There's always the service reps that don’t show up on the day appointed, even with an 8 hour window, which makes perfect sense...if you're a confused bear roaming in the woods during the season of hibernation!

If I could just sing a simple song...and teach the world to sing....know what I'm saying?

Please be courteous and turn off your cell phones and remember, you’ve no need to worry, if you’ve done nothing wrong.

I'm sorry, all our lines are currently busy, please hold for the next available agent. Incidentally, your call is very important to us.

Let's hear it for another fine introduction by our own bloodredsox! Blood graces this game each week with his unique style and flare. You can read more of the same on "The Blood Blog", here on Blogger! Before you run off to his page though, please take your shot at our little game first!

Directions: Read the movie quotes below and try to figure out what movie they came from. When you have an answer, or at least a guess, leave it in the comments section and I will get back to you and let you know how you did! That's it!!! Piece of cake!!! Good luck!

Before you begin, let me tell you that I had some trouble finding movies to fit this week's theme of "pet peeves". However, I did finally come up with 10 films that had actors in them who had strange quirks, or personality traits that drive others crazy. I hope that is enough of a lead for you.

1. "I'm sailing! I'm sailing! I'm sailing!!!...."

2. "How many toothpicks came out of that box, Raymond?"

3. "I used to drive Francis crazy. For a while she couldn't wear anything but my aftershave. I was impossible."

4. "What's you record for consecutive questions asked?"

5. "You can milk anything with nipples."

6. "When you say, "people", you mean "living people"?"

7. "I'm gonna make it do what it do, baby!"

8. "He's flying! He's flying!"

9. "What can I do for the Department of Defense?"

10. "Mr. Grady, you were the caretaker here."

Alright friends, let's see those answers! I think some are easy and some are more challenging. You can decide which ones.

Thanks for playing and see you next week for our next edition of Name That Film!!!

Name That Film: Music In Film Edition!

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent”

It's all about the music, man and one good thing about music....when it hits...you feel no pain.

Yaar...were 'ra...on a mission from Gaawd, Ma'am...set out to relocate, a place where the spirits are more than high...maybe the Cotton Club or Chess records, which, incidental, produced Muddy Waters and Little Walter and the eventual birth of rock and roll, Mr. Chuck Berry, circa 1955! So I'm gonna write a little letter and send it off today!

Yeah, and great art is about conflict and pain and guilt and longing and love disguised as sex, and sex disguised as love... and let's face it, you've had a huge head start. I wouldn't be able to compete, so let us dance and be merry and occasionally...a little soft. The term soundtrack is often confused with film score, as a soundtrack may also include songs featured in the film as well as previously released music by other artists, while the score does not. A score is written specifically to accompany a film, by the original film's composer(s).

You will have to trust us...the Film Edition would like to bring new kinda blue sound of soul to an entire nation before another train leaves the station if only for poetic justice. How narrow is perspective? You decide how wide. None are doomed to lead a marginal life as a factory rat. Not no....not how! There is no natural need to plunge into a world of self delusion, drugs, and tragedy. Get back on the beat. Its, one for the money. Two for the road. Gee, this a-getting heavy...feel we could implode. Or explode like the ever-expanding music scene. Enter the dream. A world of roses...a song from the muses as a creation meant for performance and significance. Vary culture according to social context. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvisational music to some fancy word which escapes me at the moment forms. Genre and subgenre and so on and on dividing lines in the sand because music you understand does not dilly dally....it is left open to individual interpretation, and occasionally controversial. Some like it hot!

This could be the opportunity of a lifetime to land an assignment. Bye bye birdie. Each encounter affords adventure and romance. Condensation. Drops of dew called into action for the unusual journey through the doors of perception. Haad-core logo...head whacking martial arts. Though roll and roll may not be dangerous...it's better to burn out...then fade away. Hey, would you say I'm seduced by sound and down for a carnival at night, juiced up and anything but chaste, blasting illicit rock and roll, and bearing great songs of service? Pirate radio ken be like street graffiti art with an electro beat. Film spectators may be quiet vampires and tonight or never.....while on holiday in Venice...become intrigued by Fletcher...he's only out for...Blood?

You open to the idea of jazz influences and dissonant blues and a streetcar named desire? Berstein sure works on the waterfront in 54 too and Stravinsky as well...the result reminiscent of royalty with its "jazz-based harmonies and exciting additive rhythms." Inspiration and experimentation with atonality scored East of Eden in 55! Rebel without a cause! In a collaboration there are experimentation with musical textures amid dizzying swirls and perhaps, electronic sounds. Modern innovation lends to immediate gratification, but we're not familiar with your earlier works. Music is an art form and this medium is sound. Choose your weapon.There are no common elements only melody and harmony governed under pitch and lotsa rhythm, which tends to associate tempo with meter and articulation. Many are the concepts and dynamics...we gut a ton and prefer sonic qualities! Timbre and texture.

Hey, Saturday night disco king, I believe in a long prolonged derangement of the senses to attain the unknown island...and although some may dwell in the subconscious, our pale reason hides the infinite from us. Too much meat and not enough potatoes! The art of heaven on earth and a hearty philosophy of startle to wonder. Feel thought...however measured or far away. From the streets to superstardom. Rising up. If this proves so, could Casey Kasem take up slinging record spinners if only to heal the world?

Find out if top forty comes back. Bear witness to a musical montage with seaside clashes or the rise and fall of Metropolitan operas. La La La La Bamba! Left to right. Stick and move, an explosive combination fueled by a hard day's night. That's not your Grandfather. No principals have gone insane! I can't explain. Think it's love. Deep in my heart I'm concealing things I'm longing to say. Scared to confess what I'm feeling-frightened you'll slip away. You aren't a conniving agent with an axe to grind? We could be dancing...yeah.

I'll tell you what everyone, you will not find intros like that anywhere else by here and on The Blood Blog! Thanks bloodredsox for once again taking our little game to the next level. You never cease to amaze me. Now, on to the game!

Directions: Read the quotes below and see if you can name the movie it came from. This week, all movie quotes came from movies that had something to do with music. Have fun!!!

1. "You guys look great in red. Have I told you that yet?"

2. "First of all, let's get one thing straight. I never heard of The Red Shoes. I never saw The Red Shoes. I don't give a shit about The Red Shoes!"

3. "First, medicinal wine from a teaspoon, then beer from a bottle!"

4. "It's tragic really. He exploded on stage."

5. "Slowly, slowly. I need a minute to practice."

6: "Yeah, I couldn't bare the thought of you and my poker money leaving town at the same time."

7. "We're all going to Hell for the songs we sing."

8. "I will use anything if I think it will teach a student to love music."

9. "We ain't great. We're just some guys from Jersey."

10. "Nathaniel has one thing going for him.....a friend."

There you go everyone! Have at it! Leave your answers in the comment section and I'll let you know ASAP if you were correct and attach a link to the clip that proves it!

As always, Blood-N-Bolts Productions would like to thank all of you for your participation!

See you next week!