How's it going lurkers? I hope everybody enjoyed their Christmas or whatever holiday you choose to celebrate, if any. Despite my rib cage hurting out of nowhere because of my car accidents from August, my Christmas was pretty decent.
Meanwhile, I have been trying to decide what
to share for Song Saturday. This week, I chose the German Industrial duo, [x]-Rx and their song "Electric Man."
The
song is nearly 4 years old. However, I discovered it over a year or 2
ago on an Industrial compilation. The moment I heard the opening, I
automatically began laughing because it has Family Guy's Peter and Meg
Griffin from a scene on [x]-Rx's song, "Electric Man."
Family Guy: Peter Griffins' "I Am Electric Man!" (2007)
Hopefully,
the duo was granted Seth MacFarlane's permission to use "Electric
Man" in their song. If [x]-Rx didn't, they could possibly be looking at a
future lawsuit. I'm not accusing the group, I'm only hypothetically
speaking. Anyway, here is [x]-Rx with their song, "Electric Man"
How's it going lurkers? I hope you're all safe, warm, and
finished with all your Christmas shopping.
Originally, I planned to
share American Dad's "The Story Of Minstrel Krampus". "Minstrel
Krampus," which aired on TV ~2 weeks ago, explained some of the history behind Krampus in
satirical form.
Apparently, FOX deleted the
episode from YouTube and only kept the clips. Then, I
YouTubed episode 37 from the Shonen Jump Comedy Anime, Gintama. From
Season 1 of Gintama, there was a Christmas episode titled, "People Who Say That
Santa Doesn't Really Exist Actually Want To Believe In Him." This
particular Christmas episode was ALSO removed.
Speaking
of Santa Claus, I find it incredibly irksome hearing people say, "There's no such thing as Santa Claus." If
more people actually cared to conduct their own research, they would've
learned that Santa Claus WAS a real person, centuries ago.
The same
applies to Krampus. Krampus was Santa Claus/Saint
Nicholas' evil sidekick, who gave children lumps of coal for misbehaving.
Sometimes Krampus threw them in his red sack, whisked them away to hell,
and ate them.
Rather than taking on the role of
Ebenezer Scrooge by ruining Christmas for EVERYBODY(mainly for
children), adults should really tell children, that Santa Claus was a
real person centuries ago. We as adults SHOULD carry
on Santa Claus' jolly tradition for CHILDREN.
Also, adults (you know
who they are) need to STOP being so damn miserable and NOT project that
same misery onto everyone around them, including children.
I
always felt it was so mean-spirited and ignorant for people to say,
"There's no such thing as Santa Claus" and to taunt children for
believing in him. They must be some of the same skeptics, who don't believe in ghosts, or that we actually landed on the moon.
Well, since
it is Christmas Eve and because I had no such luck in sharing American
Dad or Gintama, I decided to share Lucky Star's 11th episode,
"Various Ways To Spend Christmas Eve."
Lucky Star is a Shonen Slice of
Life Comedy Anime and is mostly considered a "Slice Of Life" Anime because of its comedic depiction of daily life in Japan. Imagine Seinfeld in the form of a Japanese cartoon about high school girls.
Lucky
Star includes the holiday seasons surrounding the characters Konata
Izumi, Miyuki Takara, and the fraternal twins, Kagami and Tsukasa
Hiiragi. In Japan, it seems as if their Christmas
Day celebrations are similar to Americans celebrating Valentine's
Day. I say this because the Native Japanese seem to emphasize their need
to have dates on Christmas.
I am NOT saying that
people in other countries do not do this for Christmas. However, it
seems as if having a date is a requirement in today's Japanese culture
for the holiday.
Luckily in Lucky Star, there is
not a huge emphasis on having a date for Christmas. Although, they do
bring up the topic frequently.
Anyway, I will let you sit back and watch
Lucky Star's episode 11, "Various Ways To Spend Christmas Eve."
How's it going lurkers? I swear, this month has been crazy for me. I am sure it has been just
as crazy for many others as well. Now that it's December, there are
several holidays throughout this month.
Hanukkah
ended for Jewish people on December 5th. Then, December 6th was Saint
Nicholas Day.
Happy Belated Hanukkah and Saint Nicholas Day to those of
you, who celebrate both holidays!
Today is Winter Solstice also known as Yule for the Pagans. Happy Yule or Winter Solstice for Pagans!
In
4 more days, it will be Christmas for the rest of us, who celebrate it.
If I don't publish more blogs before Christmas, Merry Christmas to
everyone else!
Speaking of Christmas, I thought I
would continue to maintain the "Christmas Spirit" by sharing another
Song Saturday.
Right now, Blogsterians are publishing their own Song Saturday
blogs. I was going to share London After Midnight's "The Christmas Song" over there, but it seems pointless.
As
opposed to the Baby Boomers on Blogster, younger adults from Generations X and Y will at least
acknowledge AND appreciate my content. I am currently active on several
different social networking and blogging sites with younger adults.
Yesterday,
I joined another social networking site called Horror-Punks.com.
Horror-Punks.com seems like a Horror/Goth version of MySpace. I feel
that I can assimilate better on Writer's Cafe and Horror-Punks than on
Blogster.
Blogster has too many divisive Baby
Boomers fighting over politics and religion. They fail to grasp that
everyone doesn't share their views, care to be chastised, and don't care
for their self-righteousness.
Anyway, here is London After Midnight's "The Christmas Song" for today's Song Saturday.
London After Midnight "The Christmas Song" Oddities (1998)
This blog was the debut of my Cartoon Sunday blogs on Blogster December 15, 2013.
How's it going lurkers? Normally on Blogster, there is Song
Saturday and Art Sunday. Since animation is a part of art, I have
decided to launch my own Cartoon Sunday blogs.
Today, I chose to share a Christmas episode of the Adult Swim cartoon, The
Boondocks.
In case you have never heard of The Boondocks, it is an Animated Sitcom created by Aaron McGruder, which is
based on his black comic strip, The Boondocks.
This cartoon is filled with political satire and focuses on a variety of
cultures, lifestyles, and racial and social classes, stereotypes, and perspectives
within the Black Community. When you really think about it, The Boondocks is not only political, but also sociological.
In addition, this Animated Sitcom has action, controversy, drama, and dark humor. Next month, it will be returning to Adult Swim with its 4th season.
Because we are going
into our last week before Christmas, I thought I would share the episode,
"A Huey Freeman Christmas."
This is the 7th episode from its original season. Be prepared to be shocked and fall out your seats from laughter.
The Boondocks Season 1: Episode 7 "A Huey Freeman Christmas" (2005)
How's it going lurkers? Can you believe that we only have 1 more week, until Christmas?
I have been snow shoveling, taking it easy, and brainstorming more ideas
for my story, All Of Chastity's Men.
Eventually, I will return to
writing it. I have been somewhat naughty by procrastinating about writing
more to my story. I have also been procrastinating about watching some
Christmas Slasher films.
I am amazed that all the
cable/satellite channels have been airing Christmas Chick flicks and
regular Horror YET they refuse to air any Christmas Slashers. I'm willing to bet
the networks refuse to air any Christmas Slashers because they fear another backlash, that happened in 1984.
In
case you did not already know, 1984 was a very controversial year in
entertainment. I was only 2 years old in 1984, when "Parental Advisory"
stickers were to be branded onto EXPLICIT albums and the PG-13 rating
was launched.
The Christmas Slasher, Silent Night,
Deadly Night, was released in movie theaters, that same year. Silent
Night, Deadly Night's filmmaker received huge backlash.
Supposedly,
a few careless parents took their children to watch a Christmas
Slasher. This happened in my old hometown, Milwaukee, WI.
Last
year, I discussed said incident with family. My mother claimed she
would change the channel, whenever the commercial aired. Otherwise, I
would scream. I watched the original 1984 movie trailer on YouTube.
Being
a Horror author and fan, the music score and commercial voiceover automatically send chills
down my spine. Then again, Horror movie trailers especially those for Slashers USED to actually be frightening,
unlike TODAY'S trailers.
Parents couldn't help noticing nearly 30 years
ago, that a man dressed as Santa Claus was carrying an AXE and KILLING
PEOPLE.
When I went onto Wikipedia last year, I
discovered there is ACTUALLY a Christmas Slasher Genre. There are Christmas
Slashers predating back to 1972. That was 10 years before I was born.
During the early 1970's, my family lived overseas (I was born into a family of
military brats).
Christmas Slashers
before 1984 received no backlash whatsoever. Because some parents in
Milwaukee were SO careless and unobservant of the Silent Night,
Deadly Night trailer, they took their children to watch a SERIAL
KILLER dressed as Santa Claus only and traumatized them.
Siskel
and Ebert, along with those careless parents berated the filmmaker for
their own irresponsibilities. Talk about ridiculousness.
This
makes some of us adults wonder how many parents took their children to
watch last year's Silent Night remake, which was released in select
movies theaters.
Last year, I watched the 2012
trailer for the movie. Even though the Santa Claus mask is frightening, I
highly doubt the Silent Night remake is better than the original.
Most Horror reboots and remakes typically suck. Hopefully, I will have a chance to watch some of the other Christmas Slashers.
Because I am very curious to know how disturbing they are compared to their trailers, I want to watch those Christmas Slashers.
Since
the Silent Night, Deadly Night movie from 1984 was heavily discussed in
today's Song Saturday blog, I thought I would share its supposed theme
song by Morgan Ames.
Morgan Ames "Santa's Watching" Silent Night, Deadly Night Soundtrack (1984)
How's it going lurkers? On Wednesday night, a cyber friend of mine sent me a link to Toonami's Tumblr page. According
to Adult Swim's Toonami, the block will FINALLY premiere Naruto Shippuden, literally 5 years later.
Well, it's about damn time!
Honestly, Cartoon Network should've premiered every Naruto episode before canceling the Anime and the Toonami block. It only had a few more
episodes to air, before Naruto's 2-year time skip.
Cartoon
Network didn't want to buy the rights to Naruto ShippudenYET Disney XD
bought the series, which was dumb. Naruto Shippuden never belonged on
Disney XD.
Considering that Naruto was already
violent, what made those in charge of Disney think Naruto Shippuden
would be any LESS violent?
In Shippuden, the
characters are teenagers, the arcs have more violence and death, along
with more mature writing than the original series. Disney XD censored
Naruto Shippuden more than Cartoon Network censored Naruto.
To
make matters worse, Disney XD put Shippuden on hiatus for the last 3
years. It would've been more logical for Adult Swim to have bought
Naruto Shippuden years ago rather than Disney XD.
Adult Swim would've premiered the series uncensored. Because Adult Swim's Toonami
didn't buy Naruto Shippuden, when they network HAD the chance, American
viewers were subjected to an extremely censored version of a more mature
Naruto.
Furthermore, the viewers had to wait even
longer for Adult Swim to acquire the rights to Naruto Shippuden. Well, I
suppose it's better late than never. Right?
Even
though Adult Swim's Toonami finally bought Naruto Shippuden, I'm only
left with watching 1 hour of the network's so-called "Toonami" block.
Currently, I'm only watching Bleach.
When Naruto Shippuden premieres next year on the block, I will watch it. The other Shounen Action Anime I can do without.
I
recently said to somebody on FutureGohanSSJ2's Facebook page, that
Adult Swim is limiting their viewership by only airing Shonen Action
Anime. This particular genre is mostly about male teenage superheroes
and anti-heroes.
Adult Swim needs to air more Seinen
and Josei Anime for men and women. It's called "Adult Swim" for a
reason yet Toonami only wants to pander to the male teenage demographic
regarding Anime.
Japanese animation is so broad, that it has something for every age, genre, sub-genre, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
Why should Adult Swim limit their Anime viewers to only Shonen Action Anime?
The
female demographic loves watching Anime. Not all of Toonami's male
viewers like the currently premiering shows.
It seems like Adult Swim's Toonami is purposely
trying to alienate most their viewers, whether they are Anime fans or
not.
Before Xanga 1.0 shut down, I published several blogs on Xanga about Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's sexism,
along with their terrible acquisitions, over the last 5 years.
Not
only did I discuss their failbag programming on Xanga, but also made my ideal
programming schedule for Adult Swim on Saturday nights. I still feel the
network should remove the "Toonami" label and call it "Anime Night" on
Saturdays.
If Saturday night became Anime Night,
Anime would NOT be limited to only Shonen Action Anime. Toonami could premiere
Shonen, Shojo, Seinen, and Josei Anime, that are Comedy, Action,
Romance, and Horror genres.
Here is the previous
schedule I created earlier this spring for Adult Swim's Saturday night
schedule. In addition, I shared some of their Anime trailers:
10:00 PM Special A
10:30 PM Naruto Shippuden
11:00 PM Bleach
11:30 PM School Rumble
School Rumble Clip (2004)
12:00 AM Kaicho Wa Maid-Sama Trailer (2010)
12:30 AM Vampire Knight Trailer (2008)
1:00 AM Jigoku Shojo (Hell Girl) Trailer (2005)
1:30 AM Hellsing Trailer (2001)
2:00 AM Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) Trailer (2008)
How's it going lurkers? This week, I have been really busy. That's why I haven't had
the time and energy to publish more blogs on here. So, have you ever written in your sleep like yours truly?
Some
of you might view it as bizarre, and some might consider it to be an
unusual talent of some sort. A few weeks ago, I was sleep writing.
It
was not until becoming a teenager, that I started sleep writing. I
remember those days of being in classes and at home taking notes, while
sleeping.
Sometimes people would have to wake me up
because I dosed off, in the middle of taking notes. The funny part
about me sleep writing in high school and college was that I could hear
some of what was being said, during class lectures and discussions.
Because
some of my teachers and professors did not want students sleeping
during class lectures, they purposely stood where I sat, as a form of
NEGATIVE attention. Basically, they tried singling me out for
sleeping, during class lectures.
Even though I was slightly awake, my teachers and professors had no idea that some of what they said during
classroom lectures I DID retain. Sometimes I wake up and see my handwriting turned into
a doctor's chicken scratch.
Lately, I haven't done any sleep writing, while hand writing my own stories.
Eventually,
I will return to hand writing a short story, that I was in the middle
of writing, earlier this year. I've just been so busy helping my uncle
with his own company and other activities, that more time has not been
devoted to continue writing my next short story.
Last
year, I hand wrote 3-4 short stories, that I want added to my collection of short stories. If I can ever set aside enough money, I would like to have my short stories revised, expanded, rebound, and self-published.
I must return to hand
writing my short story from earlier this year and keep my fingers
crossed for getting self-published in the near future.
With all that has been said, what are your thoughts about sleep writing? Let me know what you think!
How's it going lurkers? In order
to get viewers into the Halloween spirit, I have decided to share a video. Nearly 2 years ago, I
stumbled upon Hollywood actors, who narrated Edgar Allan Poe's "The
Raven." Those who really know me already know, that I
am a Poe fan.
Years ago, Vincent Price narrated "The Raven," which was in addition to acting in 7 movie adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's literary works.
However, I
am sharing Christopher Walken's narration instead. Anyway, here is
Walken narrating Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" Narrated By Christopher Walken
Yesterday afternoon,there was a hilarious segment on The Doctor Oz Show, that I watched about Urinary Tract Infections. I believe Dr. Oz said somebody had sent in a sign to him, which read, "My love
burns 4 U more than a Urinary Tract Infection." It was something along
those lines, when Dr. Oz held it up. Once I told my mother and
grandmother about that crazy sign on his show, they laughed their asses
off.
My grandmother even did a spit-take of her
coffee from laughing. I didn't know that love could burn more than a
UTI. I mean, damn!
I know what it's like for love to
burn and ache, but NOT like a UTI. Jeez! That sounds like a really
torturous love (if you ask me), especially when being likened to a
Urinary Tract Infection.
That viewer's sign made me
imagine a crazy dialogue for a movie, book, or a potential Comedy. Love
burning more than a UTI sounds not only crazy and torturous, but also
hilarious.
I didn't have a chance to listen to the entire segment because I was too busy laughing hysterically. Surprisingly,
I didn't cry tears and burn calories from all the laughing I did
yesterday. Hmmm... I better write that line down for a comedic dialogue.
Speaking of love burning, I began thinking about Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's (B.R.M.C.) old song, "Love Burns."
When
I originally heard BRMC's song, "Love Burns," during the 2nd semester
of my college freshman year, it was just before leaving MATC for
UW-Parkside and Carthage Collge.
That was 6 months
before I became a College Radio DJ/Hostess. Wow! Time sure did fly.
Anyway, here's some B.R.M.C. with "Love Burns" minus the Urinary Tract
Infection.
This blog was originally published on Blogster October 6, 2013.
Hey Blogsterians! ~ 2 hours ago, I finished watching KoRn's The
Family Values Live on AXS TV. For the most part, most of the bands, that
performed sucked ass. Beware Of Darkness, Machine Gun Kelly, and
Hollywood Undead suck.
Asking Alexandria was the
best band, that performed before KoRn. Honestly, they should've
performed as a great lead in for KoRn rather than Hollywood Undead. KoRn
performed last. I guess this really fed into the whole "saving the best for
last" adage.
Regardless, I sat through mostly shitty performances.
I am
glad I wasn't in Denver to see that concert because I would've demanded
my money back. In a nutshell, Asking Alexandria and KoRn's performances were the best. Everybody else sucked.
I
don't know why KoRn had such bad acquisitions for their concert tour.
They could've picked better than what they did. KoRn's Family Values
Tours always had a variety of Rap and Rock groups on their tours, but at
least they were normally good.
Most of the
performers were terrible from what I saw earlier. I didn't get a chance
to watch the entirety of KoRn's performance because it ran against
Bleach on Adult Swim. However, I watched most of their performance. KoRn was the main reason why I watched AXS TV over 2 hours ago.
Since
the band is celebrating their 20th anniversary, it would've been more
appropriate to have the entire band reunite rather than 4/5 of them.
HardDrive
Radio's blogger/interviewer, Roxy, ranted about David Silveria recently
on the show's Dirt page. She ranted that David did NOT need to return to
the band because he supposedly didn't want to return.
I
somewhat have a problem with what Roxy said about David Silveria. She's
all for Brian "Head" Welch returning to KoRn but not David?
That doesn't make any sense.
David, as well as
"Head," were part of the original band. If anything, I would expect for
Roxy to have a bigger problem with "Head" returning because he left
KoRn, before David Silveria.
"Head" originally left
KoRn for his quest to find Jesus, while blaming everyone else in KoRn
for his drug abuse. I always thought, that was such bullshit. "Head"
abused drugs before and after KoRn was formed. At the risk of sounding self-righteous, none of them should've been abusing drugs, anyway.
D.A.R.E.
programs have been around for DECADES and KoRn already knew what
happened to all their idols many years ago. They abused drugs out of defiance
because they were already warned.
It would be an
unrealistically high expectation of mine to think, that musicians do not
abuse drugs. I am simply pointing out the facts. "Head" had no right to
blame his band for his own drug abuse.
He had and still does have a mind of his own. If "Head" didn't want to be on drugs, he should've never started. Duh!
Like I was saying earlier, I have a problem with what Roxy from HardDrive Radio said about David Silveria. It's absolutely hypocritical for her to be rejoicing over "Head" returning
to KoRn, while condemning David, who was ALSO an original KoRn band
member to return.
A real KoRn reunion would be having everyone back
together rather than 4/5. I fail to understand Roxy's logic but
whatever.
I think KoRn should've disbanded 10 years
ago because their albums went from phenomenal to garbage. I have KoRn's
first 4 albums dating back to 1994. I did not waste money on their other
albums because they were garbage.
KoRn's Issues
album was a disappointing Christmas present in 1999 but they
temporarily redeemed themselves with their 2002 album, Untouchables.
I
don't own Untouchables but, I listened to the album in its
entirety when I was a DJ and played some of the songs from
Untouchables on my radio show.
Once KoRn released Take A Look In The
Mirror, I was disappointed again like I was with Issues.
About
a year or 2 ago, I listened to all of KoRn's other albums from 2003 and
beyond on MySpace. Those last albums were not worth investing in.
I
didn't get a chance to listen to KoRn's last album. I heard their song
"Get Up," which was a Skrillex collaboration. OMG! That was terrible.
Almost
everyone in The Music Industry is abusing that Dub Step shit like it's
the new Auto Tune, which was why I didn't give KoRn's last album a
chance.
I have heard at least 2 of KoRn's latest
songs, which are "Love and Meth" and "Never Never." So far, they're not
bad. I hope their new album is the best they have released, since 2002.
When I was 12-20 years old, I loved listening to KoRn. After turning 21, their music went down the shitter.
It's
not that my musical preferences drastically changed because I still listen to a
variety of music genres and sub-genres. Old School KoRn Kids like
myself miss the way they were.
After KoRn became more mainstream, their music changed much like most Metal bands have over the last 1-3 decades.
That
reminds me, Roxy keeps branding Old School KoRn Kids as "haters" on
HardDrive Radio's daily blogs. I resent that. It's a major slap
in the face to all of us veteran fans.
Roxy is an
old ass, divisive, Baby Boomer who claims that KoRn is her "favorite
band," YET she's acting like a butt-hurt sycophant because Veteran KoRn
Kids like myself don't share her views. If she and
the New Age KoRn Kids like KoRn's newer music, that's their right.
At
the same time, Roxy and the newbies have no right to label us as
"haters" because we dislike what their music has become, and because
David wants to reunite with everybody just like "Head" decided to do for
their 20th anniversary.
I think I have said all of what I needed. So, what are your thoughts about this whole pseudo KoRn reunion?
This blog was originally published on Blogster October 5, 2013.
How's it going my Blogsterian friends and subscribers? It's been a while. This Song Saturday, I'm sharing some Lacuna Coil.
If
you do not know about Lacuna Coil, they are an Italian Goth Rock band
from Milan, Italy. I began listening to this band a decade ago, when
they were introduced to the American Rock Industry.
The band debuted,
during the late '90s. However, it was not until 2003, that Lacuna Coil became
more mainstream. I have always found Cristina
Scabbia to be interesting.
When I look at some of the vocalist's clothes and other characteristics, it's like I'm staring at my own reflection in the mirror; I see parts of myself in Cristina Scabbia. Crazy, right?
She is older than me by 10 years and 8 days, and
we have similar tastes in clothing. It must be a Gemini thing.
I
think Cristina Scabbia is a bit like the idol I NEVER had growing up.
Well, at least the idol, that I never had as a teenager throughout the
mid to late '90s. There were not that many female celebrities or public
figures, that resonated with me enough to idolize them, during my youth.
I couldn't help becoming an individualist because there weren't any female role models or idols, that resonated if not captivated me.
Last
year on Cristina Scabbia's official Facebook page, she
uploaded a picture of this custom made Barbie doll. The doll was meant to
resemble her for her 40th birthday.
Cristina Scabbia's Custom Made Doll
If memory serves me right, a
friend/fan of Cristina's made it specifically as a birthday present.
After Cristina uploaded the doll to her page, all of us Lacuna Coil fans wished her a
happy 40th. I mentioned on Cristina's page, that I was turning 30, literally 8
days after her 40th birthday.
Not only did I wish
Cristina a happy 40th and mention our 10-year age gap, but I also
complimented her custom made doll. Then, asked if I could use it as a
profile picture.
In a sense, Cristina Scabbia gave me her blessing to
use it by clicking the "Like" button.
I have not used Cristina's doll as a profile picture in a while on Blogster, Xanga, and Facebook.
When I uploaded it on Facebook and
Blogster, people felt the need to make snide remarks about her doll.
Those dipshits assume I'm some delusional little girl, who believes
that I am Barbie for some reason.
Not only do they
assume, that I'm some delusional little girl, but I've also noticed over
the last 20 years, that most of the hardcore feminazis begrudge Barbie.
They honestly wear their severe body image issues, self-hatred, and
inferiority complex like sleeves.
I loved playing with my Barbie dolls
growing up and did NOT waste time psychoanalyzing her body either. I would only be jealous of a doll like Barbie because
she is more successful than I am. Otherwise, I don't want to look like
her. Besides, Barbie's not packing a real DD-cup like I am.
Anyway, here is the music video for Lacuna Coil's song, "Swamped" from their Comalies album, which helped make them mainstream.
This blog was originally published October 1, 2013.
How's it going Blogsterians? I hope everybody doing well. Since it's October, I chose to share a throwback from nearly 30 years ago
If you existed in 1984 (I was only 2 years old), you may remember
that Christmas Horror Comedy, Gremlins.
Gremlins Movie Trailer (1984)
It was 1 of the most controversial movies during 1984. Actually, 1984
in general was quite a controversial year regarding entertainment.
Democrat,
Tipper GORE had a spazz attack about her precious 12-year-old daughter's music.
Karenna was listening to Prince's "Darling Nikki" from his Purple Rain
album.
Tipper was SO triggered that it led to her becoming the
founder of Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) and having her "Tipper
Stickers" (a.k.a. "Parental Advisory" labels) plastered, if not engraved into
explicit album covers.
Also, the PG-13 rating was launched in 1984. Gremlins was highly controversial years ago because it originally had a PG rating.
Those of us,
who watched the movie, already know it was a really violent for children in '84.
There were many complaints about 1 of the gremlins being killed in the
microwave. I can't remember his name. However, I remember that scene
nearly 30 years later.
Gremlins Microwave Scene (1984)
If I were Billy's mother, I would've killed that gremlin in the
microwave, too! Watching that as a PG-rated Horror Comedy was and STILL is
terrifying. Their big, fugly eyes still give me goosebumps just staring at them.
Not only was there controversy over the
violence in this PG-rated movie, but there were also complaints about
Gremlins being racist against black people.
This was
because gremlins ate fried chicken, wore snapback hats,
breakdanced, and listened to Jazz and Blues in the bar.
Am I the only person
laughing at such ridiculous claims?
Some people in 1984 read a little TOO much
into Gremlins. Even though Gremlins triggered lots of
controversy, it was still very popular in 1984.
The movie was so
popular, that it had its own merchandise. YouTube vlogger, Andre (a.k.a.
"Black Nerd") had a vlog in 2012 showing his display of Gremlins
merchandise from both movies.
I am very disappointed
to say, that vlog was deleted. I don't know why Andre's vlog was
deleted from YouTube. Regardless, it sucks that his video is gone. I
thought his vlog was awesome. Meanwhile...
I remember having a
plastic Gizmo figure, when I was a toddler. As my mother pushed me around
in store buggies, I played with him.
Decades ago, Hardee's sold a series
of 5 audio tapes/45 record audiobooks, which were adaptations of the
Gremlins movie.
I ONLY had Part 3 of the 5 record audiobooks.
Talk about nostalgia and showing my age. Because I mentioned the audiobooks and since someone actually uploaded them to YouTube, I thought I
would share their audiobooks with you all.
Audiobook 1: Gremlins "The Gift Of The Mogwai" (1984)
Audiobook 2: Gremlins "Gizmo And The Gremlins" (1984)
Audiobook 3: Gremlins "Escape From The Gremlins" (1984)
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