tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302284672024-03-13T09:06:42.283+08:00RUN FOX RUNSHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-13899823341189828472010-10-02T11:50:00.004+08:002010-10-02T12:06:09.511+08:00The BIG DAY OUT!Our annual summer music festival, The Big Day Out just announced its first round of official bands making the lineup for 2011. Happy to officially announce, TOOL are headlining the shows! amazing stuff ... now this past week there's been a tidbit of info rumored that they may in fact do sideshows in a few cities. Guess where im going if this is the case :)<br /><br /><span class="link1">The 2011 Big Day Out dates have been locked in and the first lot of acts on the bill have been announced. After kicking off in Auckland as usual, the Big Day Out will circle Australia with shows on these dates:<br /><br />Sun Jan 23: Gold Coast - Parklands<br />Wed Jan 26: Sydney - Showground<br />Sun Jan 30: Melbourne - Flemington Racecourse<br />Fri Feb 4: Adelaide - Showground<br />Sun Feb 6: Perth - Claremont Showgroun</span>ds<br /><br />The Lineup so far :<br /><span class="link1"><b>TOOL</b></span><span class="link1"> - </span><span class="link1"><b>RAMMSTEIN</b></span><span class="link1"> - </span><span class="link1"><b>IGGY AND THE STOOGES</b></span><span class="link1"> - </span><span class="link1"><b>PRIMAL SCREAM</b></span><span class="link1"> - </span><span class="link1"><b>BLOODY BEETROOTS</b></span><span class="link1"> - </span><span class="link1"><b>LCD SOUNDSYSTEM</b></span><span class="link1"> - </span><span class="link1"><b>EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROES</b> - <b>M.I.A</b></span><span class="link1"> - </span><span class="link1"><b>GRINDERMAN</b><br /><br />The rest of the impressive cast of international acts are <b>BOOKA SHADE, LUPE FIASCO, THE BLACK KEYS, RATATAT, CSS, DEFTONES, DIE ANTWOORD, ANDREW W.K, VITALIC, THE JIM JONES REVIEW, PLAN B, THE NAKED AND FAMOUS, KIDS OF 88 and CRYSTAL CASTLES</b> (East Coast shows only).<br /><br />Plus there's a big contingent of Australian artists like <b>BIRDS OF TOKYO, JOHN BUTLER TRIO, ANGUS AND JULIA STONE, CHILDREN COLLIDE, BLISS N ESO, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS, BLUE KING BROWN, GYPSY AND THE CAT, LITTLE RED, PNAU</b> </span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bigdayout.com/home.php">Big Day Out 2011 : Official Site</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5tGcX4-gTEoJ_3wR4yOymLW8EPMjpffh0OACPi6Yf5NIY4CZb9n-FRt705otygPLbGSANJH3YgXKiwEVbKUCc-WnhhgowhHIRVxFcZTpV5gFJQXZACwFf9y9RcxzAAW_-NCoHQ/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel2wkEVzt4_zyK5m1U7u_ZRg93xFYJ6Q8yTH8z7naNToWiunYkPyf7cPxvMVUhUgvaL-GbMsUrfwPeH1IX_aY6_k10lpPdHbvcCwYHBV3iujOB2DI4TmOWEFpEvQ2j2o3KCN3aw/s400/news-ds1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523294634621132242" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-61127259073476573962010-07-29T12:45:00.004+08:002010-07-29T12:50:23.640+08:00Home Sweet Home ...First real breakfast after the 15hrs of A380 Qantas madness :) Real Bacon, Real eggs, Worstershire Sauce!! Thank You Melbourne!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaFXbND59uCTGmj4EPEbKqWE8KDx2Ke18ApIdzCb1IOMIfJcgycQ4F-MgUWaMTvDOus2j0B5gEJek1p0donD0Dp3Mf8JYZloPjAdGXIkpbn2Z3exN73IGvOJD-pb_QuvPzAseuA/s1600/IMG_0645.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaFXbND59uCTGmj4EPEbKqWE8KDx2Ke18ApIdzCb1IOMIfJcgycQ4F-MgUWaMTvDOus2j0B5gEJek1p0donD0Dp3Mf8JYZloPjAdGXIkpbn2Z3exN73IGvOJD-pb_QuvPzAseuA/s400/IMG_0645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499185346003237554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQqS5CDBOoj5Y6QVCPANDoNviJdz8pnrwMJKjK2Sccp5b4abRkiK-NDo74wdyLe_m4aGIobJQPZEL2llyVUQEUe29m7fNMyK07mf1JGxX2W3LQUUBRfdRlLWugYqmCqDQovZ41A/s1600/IMG_0653.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQqS5CDBOoj5Y6QVCPANDoNviJdz8pnrwMJKjK2Sccp5b4abRkiK-NDo74wdyLe_m4aGIobJQPZEL2llyVUQEUe29m7fNMyK07mf1JGxX2W3LQUUBRfdRlLWugYqmCqDQovZ41A/s400/IMG_0653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499185356245208002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7-ZsvoRazq-UoJAs7kPoMHzgSdJ7iOGp2KrsrF5W-a71SEPgPeLlMuJl1HuodroTRcTAV6j2UaEwJNOqXxj2avHvm3JtuXaXzGbtKK-RN1_hHbB9dXf_wN0QdksAT2wGHUqtBg/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7-ZsvoRazq-UoJAs7kPoMHzgSdJ7iOGp2KrsrF5W-a71SEPgPeLlMuJl1HuodroTRcTAV6j2UaEwJNOqXxj2avHvm3JtuXaXzGbtKK-RN1_hHbB9dXf_wN0QdksAT2wGHUqtBg/s400/IMG_0652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499185350452212226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswz-WuNq9JQB6HjrqSVYDo7nPFx5CFWyPXybENxhpPKB4W71u-bDykTf357fY5fu_IVUmkaLEh0XRXhkZFZGPQPSblUqOwoDRh3f_CxormbnEAkMSf3mgcmvUbHQXeXVMG9wpIQ/s1600/IMG_0654.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswz-WuNq9JQB6HjrqSVYDo7nPFx5CFWyPXybENxhpPKB4W71u-bDykTf357fY5fu_IVUmkaLEh0XRXhkZFZGPQPSblUqOwoDRh3f_CxormbnEAkMSf3mgcmvUbHQXeXVMG9wpIQ/s400/IMG_0654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499185360679858082" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-33833460717361045652010-07-29T12:42:00.006+08:002010-10-02T12:11:50.373+08:00Sunday : Comic Con Day Four ...The come down to an Epic Pop Culture Event. Thanks Trev / Abby and all the San Diego people we met. Flying out to LA and then 15hrs onwards to Melbourne. then ... yes, another 4hrs on a train to get to my Uncles place in Victoria, Australia ...<br /><br />and yes, I have my ticket secured for Comic Con 2011<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFuZVA0fHGYAYtowXJ-aCjtGjodjDoZ9ficnuZOHVW8r9LeAU-26QK_AH2gXNd8c32LE6FpmNctwxb71MCcnUgiG9-00PX3HczAitlhCkEWHOxZWb9xEC1dbhiwzzWkPUB9omOw/s1600/wwww.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFuZVA0fHGYAYtowXJ-aCjtGjodjDoZ9ficnuZOHVW8r9LeAU-26QK_AH2gXNd8c32LE6FpmNctwxb71MCcnUgiG9-00PX3HczAitlhCkEWHOxZWb9xEC1dbhiwzzWkPUB9omOw/s400/wwww.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523296538116361618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcFiMYelhHqVHMFsdn2JzVy9nQDj9rVRuCbmbgpSmrjWS8c6XDg6C3f0izYAGoxqdNG_XXYgu4Xzo6_ZPTkZ5qceh0u_jOq3iMfwCpYArX5H48coXRDpDMtdfjJEqHmGmqLya7w/s1600/IMG_5324.JPG"><br /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-18848671233691620902010-07-29T12:38:00.002+08:002010-07-30T15:36:51.796+08:00Friday : Comic Con Day Two ...A more relaxed start to the day, as we all split off to the Con later than expected, after sleeping in from the last night of Scott Pilgrim goodness. ducking down to Ralphs again i proceeded to stock up for the day but it seemed the weekly supply of pineapple had been exhausted from the day before :( oh well, fresh mango would have to do. quite good in the end, with Trev later commenting it brought back memories of Lost lol.<br /><br />First up for me was a panel for Grant Morrison, the legendary Scot who's world famous in the comic writing arena, most notably for Batman and the DC universe. this guy is pure fun, and a great personality for the crowd to answer questions and give slight hints as to were his story arcs are going and what we can expect from the Batman universe. a pleasure seeing him again as i caught him back in 08. he also has a doco on his life and exploits coming out and he's writing for a movie too. again this was one of the first panels i attended which was filled with comic nerds, those guys that live and breath the characters so much so you don't want to say anything for fear of the "stupid look".<br /><br />Staying in the same room, the following panel again pulled in Morrison with a cast of other writers and illustrators for the official DC Batman: The Return panel. I guess i gravitate to this character purely because he isn't a superhero. he has no super powers. he's a man behind a mask with technology, and a dark past seeking to put things right and settle his own demons. clearly the angle Nolan has been pushing in his trilogy films, which is going to end fantastically. this panel was great too, really delving into some works that i had never heard of and as with a few other panels, you hear a book mentioned, see the crowd buzz and figure, right that might be a winner, best be checking that one out on the show room floor. this was the case for Batwoman, Baltimore and The Invisibles.<br /><br />Now comes the crazy part ... i had a bit of time on my hands and figured well, might as well try and line up for Ballroom 20 (second most popular room to Hall H and the movie studio previews). Joss Whedon was on and i thought i might be able to squeeze into his panel or at least i'd be early for the panel i actually wanted to check out, Entertainment Weekly's : Woman Who Kick Ass, with Jena Malone (Sucker Punch), Anna Torv (Fringe), Elizabeth Mitchell (V), and Ellen Wong and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World). sadly i was mistaken for ever thinking there was a chance of getting into this panel. it was crazy. i must of stood in line for about 2hrs, and figured, nah this is bullshit, im off to the showroom floor. which i pushed to hit almost once everyday, more than what i did back in 2008. this proved to be fruitful and a swagged a bunch of Trade Paper Backs of series i had been hanging to pick up since the mid 2000's. mostly BRPD, Hellboy, 100 Bullets, Batman and a few others. note to anyone who heads to SDCC next, hit the far end of the pavillion away from the glitz and glamour of the movie studios and games, and you'll find many retailers selling stacks of books for 50% off. yes. half price! but the catch... you have to have patience enough to spend alot of time here and search through many boxes for those series you need. but its worth it.<br /><br />Next up was a panel on Concept Design and Illustration for Film and Games. Spectacular stuff! headlined by a panel of stars who have worked on Iron Man, Avatar, Tron and other major motion pictures. i love seeing the concept art and theories behind what gets chosen to develop and what gets left to the cutting room floor. one particular feature was on the Banshee from Avatar. amazing illustrations and then a focus on how thats animated for proof of concept and later developed in 3D. we were told we were seeing behinds the scenes footage never shown to the public before. great panel.<br /><br />Onto another panel for the next movie sequel for 30 Days Of Night, a movie based off of Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's Graphic Novel series. now i was a huge fan of the original and loved the tranformation to film staring our own Aussie, Melissa George and Josh Hartnett. for me it had the right low budget indie feel, whilst doing enough to be exciting and faithful to Ben's illustrations. i guess by the direct to DVD sequel of "Dark Days" the film didn't do so well. not even Melissa George signed onto part 2. smart move, as i sat through this panel, it was utter shite. the new actors were pathetic, hollywood shells, making a 2bit movie in 3 days, and yabbering on about how they trained to fire assault rifles and were stuck in sewers away from their trailers. what in gods name Steve Niles was doing attached to this i still don't know, maybe he needs the cash? this panel was so pathetic even the mic's were failing, and the room was one of the smallest at the Con. i left half way through, heading to dinner, and thought, ive gotta wash this taste out of my mouth with a bit o' Batman.<br /><br />So to cap the night i ducked out at 10pm to check an advance screening of Batman : Under The Red Hood. the latest DC animated feature. fantastic show, and afterwards featured a presentation panel with all the voice actors and producers involved. check it out if your a fan. the Joker makes a worthy appearance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdgz_XoIGVhOfixKVEWE-4EwFWQDi3Lv8tnvWkvyOAsoyQijkvJEZEw0UBi01isij1VCliZp7xfTXPAOlh7PFx1LxbbJ5KAKiBOYoDQ_skapleAFSWKMTAFjEtfoOb1wKrg8Qeg/s1600/IMG_0630.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdgz_XoIGVhOfixKVEWE-4EwFWQDi3Lv8tnvWkvyOAsoyQijkvJEZEw0UBi01isij1VCliZp7xfTXPAOlh7PFx1LxbbJ5KAKiBOYoDQ_skapleAFSWKMTAFjEtfoOb1wKrg8Qeg/s400/IMG_0630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499599661992147650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-e-MQ3HHE0DanBbzZimpEMRskQ4kQ-utwxaVDX4nR6ztrkGXsZdilsI-TTcvuuWeOrjcuzTWyHL1jc5m9fCizGZ_rgp_oRx7ma4edwyEJSb5nxYaIBMKbNmEloc8IaTkl5qRLQ/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-e-MQ3HHE0DanBbzZimpEMRskQ4kQ-utwxaVDX4nR6ztrkGXsZdilsI-TTcvuuWeOrjcuzTWyHL1jc5m9fCizGZ_rgp_oRx7ma4edwyEJSb5nxYaIBMKbNmEloc8IaTkl5qRLQ/s400/IMG_0658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499599695464596242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOJttDmYcusYnH14F6Kz6Rig1aVOyhgzHP7JJEIO825yKw6hP20d_8pthCCw8QMwP7r_Hmfn9WaCEPq_7ivSZzCzDKuou9OxzueJ3bzgX5EDg4jA46ah6BNFmMKjLxLLpuzuw7g/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOJttDmYcusYnH14F6Kz6Rig1aVOyhgzHP7JJEIO825yKw6hP20d_8pthCCw8QMwP7r_Hmfn9WaCEPq_7ivSZzCzDKuou9OxzueJ3bzgX5EDg4jA46ah6BNFmMKjLxLLpuzuw7g/s400/IMG_0656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499599683017187778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9l4wzK060cLVa3dh14Rfk2RhyphenhyphenOx2CWIL7XdMP7iycdW9XnNzsTIdNtcOWipeqAeGhng7LrcShfUlaVp6MBa9IgClrt-nAsE7D9CcOmBsJ1AQMdbJ3wBBEvuu-dvesj1_-D_hig/s1600/IMG_0655.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9l4wzK060cLVa3dh14Rfk2RhyphenhyphenOx2CWIL7XdMP7iycdW9XnNzsTIdNtcOWipeqAeGhng7LrcShfUlaVp6MBa9IgClrt-nAsE7D9CcOmBsJ1AQMdbJ3wBBEvuu-dvesj1_-D_hig/s400/IMG_0655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499599674911803234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS-CEzDAE7tksib-LSUB_zAbDBkVIbgqZ1UKIv4DmZnNiEUHWYYMOznQ0VkppsNA9z1lsck9-_L8DhFzVtPhe80JOaeaBjlaSxdmjG02FRbl9If-K5sLt5ilYjttsn3L_-mrR1A/s1600/IMG_0631.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS-CEzDAE7tksib-LSUB_zAbDBkVIbgqZ1UKIv4DmZnNiEUHWYYMOznQ0VkppsNA9z1lsck9-_L8DhFzVtPhe80JOaeaBjlaSxdmjG02FRbl9If-K5sLt5ilYjttsn3L_-mrR1A/s400/IMG_0631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499599671094079698" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-59494893949072482592010-07-29T11:47:00.003+08:002010-07-29T12:38:23.758+08:00Thursday : Comic Con Day One ...Early rise 3:45am, Cold fog greeted us and a lite rain drizzle, not the San Diego weather i expected. Both Abby and I got down to the Hall H line up first while Trevor got a few extra hours of sleep, tag teaming with us later to save a spot in line and go grab breakfast. In line we met up with Kristina, a fellow nerd traveller from Toronto Canada, down for Comic Con and a city tour. another fantastic person, who tagged along with us all day and the four of us got along really well. Once Trevor had made his way down to us in line, we headed for a Ralphs visit (major grocery store 10mins from the convention hall), stocking up here for the whole day with groceries so we wouldnt have to sample the convention foods of pizza / nacho's and pretzels. I dove straight in and grabbed a tub of pinapple, an egg and ham bagel, 2 huge sandwichs and a few other things... Trev and Abby passed the comment of "I guess you HAVE TO EAT EVERY TWO HOURS eh?" haha, seemed that way. these two were super fast eaters.<br /><br />First up in Hall H, (the convention hall set up for all the movie studios to present panels and trailers) was Mastermind, staring Will Ferell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey. its a new animated flick staring a bunch of stars lending their voice talents to the story. i wasn't a bit interested. i was there for Tron Legacy :) but Will Ferrell saved this, great spirit, coming to the show as a commedian dressed up in the Mastermind costume lol. no Brad Pitt, no one cared. a lite hearted panel with laughs to warm up the crowd for the day.<br /><br />Tron Legacy entered second on the Disney Panel selection. We began the presentation with a new selection of video showing Sam first entering the new digital world, and being picked up by a Recognizer. First off, this digital world of Tron looks amazing. the footage was fantastic and well received, showing a montage of disc battles, and how Sam collects his suit. afterwards though i still think it was a bit overhyped, and probably the second showing last year overshadowed this presentation. the new trailer debut and a tiny amount of extra footage solidified this as a winner and a huge movie come December. the panel of stars chatting after the movie included all the major characters. "The Dude" was uber cool.<br /><br />It gets me thinking though, is the wait in line all really worth it? all that effort for maybe 8mins of footage... and if the panel is crap, the day can be exhausting. I later mentioned to Mike that this is really not "Comic Con" anymore... its a Pop Culture event, and yes, the DisneyLand ride is worth it, for those four days of crazyness.<br /><br />Next up was Salt. Angelina Jolie made an appearance, mostly because she's the star of the production. again, this didnt grab me at all. not one bit. it seemed like another tomb raider action female role for her, and the storyline didnt grab me, revolving around some CIA espionage action were a russian american ... yada yada you've heard it before. even in the panel afterwords, her answers were really put on and it left a very fake hollywood taste in my mouth.<br /><br />Battle : Los Angeles was next up.. first thing to come to mind. Guess they couldn't call it Battle of Los Angeles or Rage Against The Machine would have their balls on a rope. ok the premise has me hooked, as the core of the story if the UFO flap of 1942 over LA. great. then .... its Black Hawk Down from there. again, came off a tad cheesy and the panels answers were kinda lame. the whole "we got down like marines" was utter bullshit, and i expected more from Aaron Eckheart, but the footage was uber cool and much more interesting than Salt. look out for this one to be a sleeper hit and a franchise in the likes of Battle : NYC etc etc.<br /><br />From here on I left Hall H and the other guys to duck out to the Dark Horse comic publications panel (famous for Mike Mignola and Hellboy). I think this was my first for the Con, having left the others viewing the Joss Whedon and J.J Abrams panel. I was primarily here to see Mignola and some of the other writers and creators for Dark Horse. learned quite abit. great panel. exhausted though after the 3am wakeup, so much so that the aircon was putting me to sleep. learned about Mike's new book series, Baltimore: The Plague Ships. I must admit I really do like DH press, and the indie horror feel over the hyped up superhero angles from DC and Marvel which just seem too PG. minus the Bat ofcourse.<br /><br />written so much and this was only half of the first day at the Con...<br /><br />After the DH panel I decided to try and make it back into Hall H with Trev and Abby. the line was crazy, and I spent another hour in there, but organisation is great, calm people in line, undercover and chilled. unlike the floor which is just UTTER CHAOS! for a person who likes his space to breath and can't stand people cutting you off or stopping dead in front of you when the traffic flow is moving.<br /><br />Finally I re-entered Hall H again, and was in time to catch the Expendables. Sly Stallones panel for the movie directed and staring him and a bunch of other 80s / 90s action heros. Fantastic and one of the best movie panels of the day, and the Con. i really thought this was going to be cheesy and terrible, but in actual fact Sly was awesome, comedic and charismatic. the flick is a balls to the wall action fest that screams fun. great to see the main stars turn out too. can you believe Sly's 60? can't wait to see this. now heres the crazy thing. the rest of the evening and all its greatness could simply not have rolled out better if it had been planned. and i'll go on to explain.<br /><br />Scott Pilgrim vs The World was next. ok apart from the trailer I had seen early in the year, i really had no major background to this film, or its Oni Press comic series from the last 5 years. so much so i didn't figure until after that alot of kids roaming around the Con were dressed like the characters from the series. along with the Expendables cast, this panel went down as the best of the day. star, Michael Cera even came out dressed in a Captain America suit! lmao. The story is basically a huge pop culture reference on video games and a group of 20 somethings living in Canada. A love story that follows a young guy chasing a girl, and quirky story involving him having to battle her 7 evil ex boyfriends. seriously this is so much fun and a ball to see.<br /><br />Now here's the crazy bit, after the Expendables panel, somehow Trev and Abby had saved my seat near them and i frantically sms'ed them to see if i could sneak back in. sure enough my seat was there and i decided to re-join them. through the Scott Pilgrim panel we got free buttons handed out to us with the instruction we were not to "swap them" with anyone. it was later revealed this would be a ticket for a full advance screening of the film!!! that night!! I mean how lucky was that? not only did i make it back into Hall H, but i managed to get back into the seat i had at the start of the day which was the only row to receive these advance screen tickets.<br /><br />Oh it gets crazier ... we were then told to immediately leave the Hall and follow the director to a theatre in San Diego for the screening. lol however as you can imagine it was utter chaos as a few hundred people scattered in their frantic race to find the theatre. in our excitement we hadn't payed attention to the directions and figured we'd follow the crowd. well the crowd split in two and we got lost! haha, eventually we found our way, with Edgar Wright the director high fiving all of us as we entered! sitting down to an advanced screening, free popcorn, drinks, this was geek heaven.<br /><br />how could this get better? as the movie finished, and the curtin raised, METRIC!!! were set to play! LIVE! yeh the whole band! playing 4 or 5 tracks, and man did they kick ass. what an EPIC day. 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Preview Night. chilled wake up today, for what is officially the kickoff to Comic Con San Diego. i ran around the downtown area for a bit just to get a feel for the place again. so nice to see the city decked out for Comic Con. there is no doubting the economic importance of the spectacle down here. every restaurant or retail outlet must depend alot on this one week of madness. increased sales and all the profits and chaos that must ensue. never the less the feel of the place is just super nice, very much like Perth, only 20 years into the future.<br /><br />While i remember, Marriot? yeh its all pretty sweet, super super location, but we're missing a fridge and no free wifi. wait. no friggin wifi at all, BIG MIDDLE FINGER UP for that one, oh and its $13 a DAY! if we want to access it in the room. im typing this and sending it from a Borders store in the downtown area (yeh Dad, ive been looking for your books but no luck yet) so Mark, i gotta say, apart from the close situ, Double Tree was still an ace hotel. hell ... Adigio was 100% better mate. my nose has lowered haha.<br /><br />Now the madness. people lose their collective minds here. it starts out as a placid buildup but i can tell its going to blow up. scary how many large overweight middle aged men and women seem to be running around, struggling to carry forty bags of crap and have no intention of giving way for anyone else in their way to seeing a showing lol. kids ? here? few and far between actually. its mostly people in their 20s. just in the hotel lobby, i saw a 30 year old lady, dressed as Lisa Simpson, giving an interview whilst her sister screamed and took photos. haha. Trevor cracks up when i see some crazy American thing and start shaking my head. "We don't get this back home"<br /><br />Its now the afternoon of Preview Night, and we've just picked up our badges for the convention. im in a mellow mood, and it seems theres a few things we can do afterwards. im in two minds now to either hit a movie or just explore the floor and get a good nights sleep. we know Hall H will be mad tomorrow so im thinking we tag team it to line up. might get out at 3am and get in line for Abby and Trev to tag me out at 6am, and then i can sleep a bit and come back refreshed with breakfast... yeh the show only starts at 10am :) but im also in two minds weather to check out Nikita or Moon. but you know, this is about the Floor and Comics, so i figure watching the flicks might just be a waste, knowing we'll be doing that all Thursday. alright im outa here. the next you'll hear from me will probably be in line tomorrow at Hall H for ..... .. .. 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Scott Pilgrim and another that looks to be for Gears Of War 3 feature, along with HEAPS of True Blood marketing inside the convention center.<br /><br />Mark you'll be happy to know, Ralphs is still kicking haha. its the be all and end all for shopping out here. we walked down early and bought a few things for our long days ahead. the range of fresh foods on hand was pretty amazing, and i can only hope the keep up with demand... the demon spawn are coming MMHAHhahahah. gotta say just quickly, the weather this year looks real mellow and cool. its overcast and slightly humid, in the mid 20's .... really nice to not be beaten down with full on sunshine and 40 degree heat. sorry for the dull grey pics but again, its busy, and these are just captures in the moment. enjoy.<br /><br />Next out we hit Rancho's a Mexican Place here in SD with a local friend of Trevors (Anthony if im not mistaken .. :) great little place, and again, nice to see a bit of town driving around. to cap the night ... you guess it, another screening of INCEPTION. this is just such an amazing movie its hard to wrap your head around it in one digestion. i urge you to race out and see it at the cinema (IMAX makes all the difference). ok off to relax, and sleep as much as possible. tomorrow we have to pickup our badges and then theres a stack of preview night events to check out, but i have a feeling we'll be hitting the hay early for a HUGE Thursday<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DYVuntKE7bnPGjmns7lUbFPBCWKxOl3l59gnJvabLmxu5XwQdmrYRj7AFwKShs8WkNC-c_vb4QrKZufjP-zMe-Ez5bzH5V5y-pvt3K7dGQUoJa9yjI4w7dtbXRg_K5zbMxAe3Q/s1600/IMG_0578.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEsexIT5X1sLwEHor-QXP6YTFwof5GjugW2zfr7tNv4XukOPhtY2U4M22-9Fs7h1rgFy3FEBaeXvhUx3KRX90juPYXa9luo801GxWSsUiE2RL5iK5Ai66VVAbV15pPrSJJtR7rJA/s400/IMG_0535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496433294407788338" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-56826568485953879592010-07-17T13:46:00.008+08:002010-07-19T06:52:32.717+08:00Boston, The Sights And Sounds ...Saturday we decided would be the only day we had to really hop into the city real quick, and scope out some of the sights and sounds. we kicked things off with a great breakfast at "Mr Crepes" with Trev and Emily. diving into a strawberry and sugar crepe before heading off to the subway system for a quick journey into the city center. gotta say, straight up, the subway is fantastic. really really easy to follow and navigate. i love a city that has great public transport, even for the lame tourist like me, who doesn't need to get lost in 6hrs. highly recommend traveling using the "T"<br /><br />The next 5hrs were solely spent in the city itself, just exploring. We decided due to the heat, which was in the 30's, not to over do things, and just get a taste for what the city had to offer. I hit a Celtics store and then grabbed a City Tour trolley for a ride round with colorful commentary. that way we got to see alot, without walking too much, and it was hop on hop off, all day. passing through the city it was eyeopening to hear bits of history from the 1700's being dropped left right and center. would love to be here for two or more weeks soaking it all in, but alas, we only had a day. we ended up at the wharf and tucked into an awesome meal for lunch, consisting of scallops and a seafood medley at this great restaurant "Chart House". yeh we paid through our ass for it, but it was a great one off, and considering all the seafood around this eastern seaboard is about to be killed off with this oil disaster, we better tuck in while the gettin's good. i can't imagine what new hardship that will bring to the local industries and fishing communities round here. sad times aheaf d im afraid.<br /><br />Leaving exhausted, we took one final train out to Fenway Park, the local home of the World Famous Boston Redsocks baseball team. there was a game on this week, but unfortunatly we didn't have tickets so we couldn't check it out, but i'd love to on the next round. the Park and surrounding community is sports driven, and fans flood the economy here with merchandise and food purchasers. much the same as Subiaco is home to a plethora of pubs and coffee houses near the West Coast Eagles ground. again it was a taste, not fully explored, but loved none the less.<br /><br />Finally for the evening we headed out for a bite and drinks with Trev, Emily and friends of theirs. great night summers night out we we're could really relax and just mix and chill with some great folks. cheers to all that were there. many beers, pool and rounds of darts later, we exited having one of the best nights out since those TOOL shows.<br /><br />Lastly, today was spent chilling out and seeing Mark off to the airport. he ducks out back home today and im officially off to Comic Con tomorrow for the nerd fest of the year. sad to see him exit, as i would of loved to have seen him stick around for the Con if at all possible. however he's gotta deal with work and the prospects of new beginnings back home, so bon voyage buddy. the three amigo's will carry the flag over in California :) thanks for the great times on this adventure this year mate as always. see you for BRMC when we're back.<br /><br />Next Post: Comic Con San Diego<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2QC0kMF0LJe8iYQR7pjNby2VyWTr14HsZSoF9WJJ2qJJKm2TRP9wVvVebmHQOeXu6BxcpRHs7dKeOl_e2Ju8ZVx9JWDE9C_56uQ6fj89GidON9vESgvch4ZvzxustKiF7n8UjQ/s1600/IMG_0516.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fuReZeb4wDGCf0nRe5Iwvfzc-JbHAXHU7AeMYMAQI1Nb3kU_dF9Zqe2lbKapUSIUxxGUYoU9vRho8OsKSW312gnJfeJibzEFV67mv9bspmqwI_N8JL6HHqnyOP29o_t_BG0cqA/s400/IMG_0514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495382591897075282" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-71728002072333954702010-07-17T13:46:00.005+08:002010-07-19T06:16:10.421+08:00Inception ...Boston. Touch down east coast. Yeh I know alot of you will be freaking out by now thinking where is he and why is there no word on the trip over from California. well the truth is, things have just been really busy, but really relaxing at the same time and i haven't had much time to spend online, let alone type much up. the whole point of the Boston leg was really to visit our good friends over here Trevor and Abby that we met whilst in San Diego a few years ago. its never been focused on sightseeing or history lessons, just good times before the chaos of Comic Con hits ... oh and it will hit.<br /><br />So we arrived fine, and were met by Trev down at Logan International, it felt like 08 all over again. Great people all round. we've been crashing here for the last couple of days and just catching up, meeting new people and spreading the good Aussie charm :) Boston is fantastic. al bet we haven't explored much, but what's been seen is great. really friendly and warm. i wish i had more time over here to explore and delve a bit deeper into the history, its really one of the corner stones of American history and i love all that stuff ... i wish i knew more and had the time to explore. next time for sure.<br /><br />We headed out on Friday to catch the latest Chris Nolan film : INCEPTION<br /><br />Wow. just wow! an amazing movie, head trip and visual treat from the director of The Dark Knight and others including Momento, Hard Candy, Batman Begins and Insomnia ... Yeh "That Guy". <a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/inception/">Inception Trailers Here</a>. The film is an absolute mind bender thriller, to give any large chunk of story away would not do it justice, you simply need to go see this right now in a cinema! Staring Leo DeCaprio the film centers around the theme of dream crimes, ideas and thoughts, the prequel to any action, how they can be controlled, changed and skewed to affect a real world outcome, for the benifit of those with the technology to infiltrate the subconcious.... deep, real deep. anyways, it was hands down movie of the year, and ended a great day for us here in the states.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLETKQZn_eaVm5Jdehyphenhyphenx-SnPGtlP4YXnMDMtqUxu6vi17ayNH2r1WIK2Q6LZMV784JVFB60sbRbe8EeWUQrxnzha2eP7kHZz3tmNCYBsxYaDV7yFKufYnB-EZP7IzRZvPLrw8MNA/s1600/inception_poster2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 512px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLETKQZn_eaVm5Jdehyphenhyphenx-SnPGtlP4YXnMDMtqUxu6vi17ayNH2r1WIK2Q6LZMV784JVFB60sbRbe8EeWUQrxnzha2eP7kHZz3tmNCYBsxYaDV7yFKufYnB-EZP7IzRZvPLrw8MNA/s400/inception_poster2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495371608060880626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVFja_GMZYQMxDZuz2ljg2bdQdWjsb6B1iMq0z5sNyUW-sKtIdX4aFL4d9V5G_WKdGwlry5yyPjRky7LxuWrnB_cZKmhTPivdKneVopfK22IutEUq9S7BbHG_5xW9pqide4VAAg/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 468px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVFja_GMZYQMxDZuz2ljg2bdQdWjsb6B1iMq0z5sNyUW-sKtIdX4aFL4d9V5G_WKdGwlry5yyPjRky7LxuWrnB_cZKmhTPivdKneVopfK22IutEUq9S7BbHG_5xW9pqide4VAAg/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495371615011380178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS12NkuIqTZXu63Xsxg0QUUe6U9ftLjcwE2pX8sQO3kdqWpQawVZ02ADbzpZ6whBwI2Nr3gRSq4ro3pEDgWefBL9ocSuB4cE5vqyRUVwKZPJhl0FkGKgQkP74SXVMi5TwbTbZCw/s1600/inception-review-2010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwS12NkuIqTZXu63Xsxg0QUUe6U9ftLjcwE2pX8sQO3kdqWpQawVZ02ADbzpZ6whBwI2Nr3gRSq4ro3pEDgWefBL9ocSuB4cE5vqyRUVwKZPJhl0FkGKgQkP74SXVMi5TwbTbZCw/s400/inception-review-2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495371602008534594" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-70925816756480403422010-07-15T08:04:00.010+08:002010-07-15T13:26:02.317+08:00TOOL Show #2 ...Back from the second TOOL show in two nights, we are still both hyped. what an amazing night of art and music, coming together in one giant whirlwind. thanks to everyone involved, everyone we met and the artists themselves. worth every penny, these guys once again proved why I'm willing to travel across oceans to see them.<br /><br />The day began out with breakfast, and a quick trek out to Emeryville in Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. our plan was to catch the Amtrak train up north (2.5hrs) to Sacramento for the next show, and stay the night over at a local hotel. yeh we don't do things by halfs, and we've learnt the hard way before, no point rushing around after a show, better to just relax and get some sleep for a travel leg back.<br /><br />I must say the Amtrak train and coach service here is fantastic. quiet clean and easy to ride, i'd happily recommend it to anyone travelling through the US. boarding a train in Emeryville I managed a few snaps out whilst chilling to a Coast to Coast AM show :) the countryside curves around farming regions to towns along San Pablo Bay, and things are super dry here in the middle of summer. very interesting to see the views change from city to outer towns, steel works, industrial works, farming zones, naval yards and finally Sacramento City center. hopping out to a 32 degree day, we didn't walk around too much, but what we saw in the short time there, just didn't grab us. it was off to check into the hotel and hit the show early.<br /><br />Now here's an interesting story for you. after turing up to the show, no doors are open, lines are only just starting to form, and out of no where, the base player for TOOL, Justin Chancellor rides around the corner on a mountain bike! just chilling out before the show. ok so if that wasn't crazy enough, we walk around the arena to just take it in. out of no where there seems to be an Arco Arena staff member selling limited edition event posters (same as previous nights, with different artwork) outside the arena. first thought was, this is a scam, has to be fake. i know a little about print design and production. i checked, this was legit. embossed watermark and all. so we each grabbed one and now have a matching pair of posters for the two shows we have attended in California. I mean .... it can't get any better. wait, it does.<br /><br />We later hear that, although those posters were legitimate, and limited to 400, they seemed to have been pulled from sale for the night for some reason. seems this guys was sneaking some out to fans early? we don't know, but right now, there's less than 100 out there. we have two. oh it gets better ... after entering the event we hit the merch stand for Mark to grab a shirt, and we see 2 fully signed posters for the Alberta Canada show!! 2!! this artwork was some of the best ive seen of all the posters available, and no way could this be passed up. somehow, we lined up and reserved the two last ones available. shots attached. all signed by the band. trust me, as Mark and I were buying these, alot of fans behind us were whispering "those guys can't be buying two" there must be more ... lol<br /><br />Onto the show.<br />Wow. what can I say that hasn't been said in the previous post? I mean, these guys have this so dialed in its a fantastic specticle. The show opens with Timothy Leary giving a speech "Think for yourself, "Question Authority". moving right into the track "Thirdeye". each song interacts with visuals and video that is displayed on multiple screens behind, side on and in front of the band. the result is all encompassing, and takes you to another place. to listen to the music is one facet. to FEEL the art in this true open sense is the true experience for this band. we even saw a 15 min version of "Lateralus" with dual drumkits and base guitars from members of the opening act joining TOOL onstage for the ultimate psychodelic jazz rock freakout and comedown before closing the set on AEnima.<br /><br />Amazing....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILwlgDMeFgpIk3tMXA7-DpfT1DOXkZ8_hNz0BJFUl0OQi17X-cmXJLfwYhZWyOwzHz6RDc6jgRiNCZY1Mx5wlAghkTv2Ym9UxeLUSIC2kjiOEmSn5th_-Bp2BzS3AyMgkEuwuvQ/s1600/IMG_0462.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRv4VAifQT7FmsCI_-pNcBqg4rfp_ylX8Or-tT6jme-d0myeEHwtrzQFnR4b4jon3_mo5eu93KCLA0MtadDpRxhlTIl04VqnnLEiwwJNE60sbFwt2ioZZ9fjUqW9RH6o9iHH1aw/s400/IMG_0493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493920183957487026" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-71918467326467211842010-07-14T00:22:00.004+08:002010-07-14T01:55:14.241+08:00TOOL Show #1 ...Perfect. Worth Every Single Penny ....<br />Thats the simple answer. man was this a great show, absolutely blowing our minds. these guys just keep on pushing the boundaries for on stage spectacles, and last night was no exception, from lighting to video to sound, it was aced.<br /><br />The show was based down here in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, which only holds a small amount. say round the 7000 mark. however all tickets sold were of a General Admission variety meaning we had to turn up early, first come first serve for seating. I also planned on arriving early to collect my tickets that i bought over in Australia that were being held for me at the Will Call ticket booth.<br /><br />Getting there was easy, waiting the next 4 hours out was the hard part. Im so lucky Mark came down to the show too, because as we arrived we needed to split so someone could jump into the growing line around the building, whilst i went and to sort out my ticket. without him reserving a spot in line i would of ended up not joining the que till doors opening.<br /><br />So he stayed in line, and I walked around to find another line for ticket collection only. waiting there for 1.5hrs (crazy people wouldn't release the tickets) i finally got mine, and met two other guys there that asked if they could squeeze into line with us. no problem, as i would of asked the same in my situation :) we jumped back into the main que, where Mark had been the whole time and proceeded to wait till entry.<br /><br />Doors opened and being right up the front we got a fantastic choice to seating. hitting the first floor slightly to the right on Danny's side. amazing view and for a small venue it was great. we even had time to run out and grab 2 limited edition (screenprinted solely for the show to #400) posters and some merch before the show started.<br /><br />Ok to say TOOL is amazing is beyound doubt. each show just keeps getting better and better. The setlist was really a greatest hits, and they even snuck in "Intolerence" from undertow ... a song i never ever thought i'd hear. coming right out with "Thirdeye" and a Leary intro, "Jambi" "Stinkfist" and "The Patient" featured. rounding things out with "Lateralus" and the EPIC "Aenima" .... i hope you all learn to swim.<br /><br />The production to the shows is what sets these guys apart. they don't just play. they incorporate a visual and spacial element to their shows that is second to none. utilising giant video screens to merge animation and video to giving a visual backing to all their songs, as well as a light and laser show, which fills the space with incredible feeling. what was new? two giant MOVING screens the could shift, rise and lower behind Adam and Justin.... Spectacular show. unfortunatly no cameras are allowed in the arena, so i snuck a few low light iPhone shots out just to prove we were there.<br /><br />Now.... we do it all over again.<br />Magik<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTN8KHuI6pOJZWWgKC95CnpuPVYKgJtmhNwCOp_Oc8BZ4XG7P4hiqUyHhn9oN8oY_ak0L5mscqnEM5Rc7qzkyJF9wbuUkmrNYhVqlvG67evLGtE-Ms_JfPvFC9Gus3wby9JxJPg/s1600/IMG_0421.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTN8KHuI6pOJZWWgKC95CnpuPVYKgJtmhNwCOp_Oc8BZ4XG7P4hiqUyHhn9oN8oY_ak0L5mscqnEM5Rc7qzkyJF9wbuUkmrNYhVqlvG67evLGtE-Ms_JfPvFC9Gus3wby9JxJPg/s400/IMG_0421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450398461477282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wbtiMDF8Dmj78oKD_HrlRQLC0EQgMIYbIftuWUE4_zVhoxDzb8uwAiuvQkhDwMGr-GowSsdtudOum2jDL2UeGkESFwOZlLhn_N9bc98yWey4JaIzSOIdgDcG3OAJMKBAK5-L7w/s1600/IMG_0428.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWovloHoUdsMqJ-pEKHZIZy2rMIwBVS9w2FDhlkpbdCLtXOE62UcFuatWbfQIbVy8-itPiZJDJzkW1LIV87AArM0JNpdlLpvK2zpVPE14ahbMOBmlUQ3Uxz6ZhzqcOZkptAP4nVg/s400/IMG_0435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493450761696365330" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-53856780053844628222010-07-13T06:30:00.006+08:002010-07-13T06:46:41.316+08:00Across The Bay To Oakland ...Relaxed start to the day with a quick bite to eat round here at "Honey Honey", a swell place up on Post St in San Francisco. I remembered it being round the "Owl Bar" from last time, googled the Owl Bar, got the location and we were off ...<br /><br />After a bite to eat, we decided to trek across the Bay today, out of San Francisco and off to the city of Oakland. considered a sister city, Oakland is really small and acts as more of a financial district for businesses out of San Francisco. cheaper rent, better weather, and close to residential zones, with the main freight ports along its shore. quick fact, upon seeing the wharf cargo haul cranes in the Bay, George Lucas (Stars Wars fame) was inspired to create the quad walking <span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search">All Terrain Armored Transport (<em>AT</em>-<em>AT</em>). crazy stuff.<br /><br />So we spent the arvo in Oakland and found an awesome little restaurant down by the city lake to the north. really nice way to get out of the SF cold weather and relax before the show tonight. check the pics. right now we're off to line up for TOOL. 4 hrs from the start, the show is completely general admission, meaning to get a seat we need to get there early. first come first serve. later all.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWy3CVoZseCc2Nhbkonf_4XFj_j8As_Ne-ssxcDHALOxQ3IR2si_-UA0ymAI1RQQkS-KIq-S5CtGs4zxgjWegT93ke2jIZ-qEjaOLxOvm_GzaIKWIxnP56zPLyvFz1Tw5Vmth7A/s1600/IMG_0405.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Keep Going ..Yup, we certainly had this one planned, all but at the last minute (last week). The full story goes something like, Mark was given forced leave for a few weeks at his restaurant, and we got together over a coffee to chat about that and i basically said, look, the dice have been rolled, its now time to play your hand. im going to see TOOL and you need to make it there too.<br /><br />It was also the perfect opportunity for him to catch up with friends here in the states from back home, and generally just relax, before the proverbial might hit the fan in terms of work. So with less than 7 days to plan, we put our heads together in Perth and set about not only securing more TOOL tickets .... for two shows!! but then booking hotels and meeting up at the airport on the same day.<br /><br />I suggested Mark go see my travel agent and once again she worked her magic. booking flights for mark on the spot and getting him landing into the US a week before me into Las Vegas and Phoenix for a run around and then flying down to SF the day i got in. from there we caught up and are trekking together for these shows. he ducks out next week and im off from there to Comic Con and the rest of the trip. but i gotta say, the last week of scramble to organise tickets was crazy. thank goodness for the internet and StubHub :)<br /><br />Few things I gotta mention too. Americans are still Americans lol. they find it really difficult to understand any other accents apart from their own. everytime Mark goes to order something as simple as a coffee, they can't understand the pronunciation of "Mark" haha. We've now dubbed him "Bob". you should seriously see some of the blank looks we get when we natter off some aussie slang to ourselves and then realise they have no idea what we're on about. funniest thing ever. Another thing, service is out of control here. retail reception is just manic to the point that when you walk into a store you feel like someones right up your cracker trying to sell you a home loan or something ... its crazy. but you get used to the strange things and it makes you appreciate home a little more. makes you appreciate our real down to earth nature ... i love it, but i couldn't live here. well at least not in this big city hehe.<br /><br />Ok we're off to the first TOOL show tonight. then packing our bags for Sacremento tomorrow, catching an Amtrak train up the coast for the second of two shows in two nights :)<br /><br />Ride the Spiral ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_3mj8hcBs4-0KogJlVw9FhZ6BNDJvpwXKdMjIIa-CP_6aQDZkiWKUzfaNjZZEX-wzzC7DDWPR9Qyxm4E5jv6ISFm-r_4gQUemuFRu7t2CA9Q3RUEx8PCt4SMDIkdavoHPPWLWA/s1600/IMG_0386.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_3mj8hcBs4-0KogJlVw9FhZ6BNDJvpwXKdMjIIa-CP_6aQDZkiWKUzfaNjZZEX-wzzC7DDWPR9Qyxm4E5jv6ISFm-r_4gQUemuFRu7t2CA9Q3RUEx8PCt4SMDIkdavoHPPWLWA/s400/IMG_0386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493063418035954274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_csHWXcrgcFI3foAG_umynnYNkLP4zjmfCCGpsKM_sXGVvuDrdTKxMhrbQ9GN8WdS9ft5JHfhwFNrQ6Z5QRqknkEzhSaWLRLxupP1Tqb7lO76eVGjCmOG42WPKzbNNxfDS6mgBg/s1600/IMG_0386.JPG"><br /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-40242215784331288732010-07-12T09:04:00.004+08:002010-07-12T09:42:49.319+08:00Viva Spain! ...Today was a bit of a blast really ...<br />Slept really well after not getting any sleep on the plane trips over. well at least not much. im sure i had a few "lost moments of time" but they were few and far between lol. So today was pretty much a relaxing shopping day. really just wondered around the local hangouts and grabbed a few bargins, which i have no idea how im going to fit in my bags haha, but i'll find a way.<br /><br />I was so close to buying a life size skull ... and then realise A) its a money box & B) don't think that would be a great idea going through customs for speedy transfers lol<br /><br />Grabbed a bite to eat for breakfast and headed out to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here in San Francisco to see if i could collect my TOOL ticket for tomorrows show at the ticket collection counter. No luck, everything was closed, but the shows listed for monday and seems all good. guess i'll turn up early and secure a spot for what i expect to be an awesome show.<br /><br />Next was the World Cup Final. Spain vs Netherlands. The local Civic Center Plaza here had some giant screens set up for the locals and tourists to check the game out free on the large screens. so we watched between all the Spanish and mostly Dutch supporters, before treking off at half time to hit the shops. man this game went on forever into overtime at 0-0. finally caught the end in a bar with a beer and relaxed :) .... oh did i mention we?<br /><br />HA! surprise.<br />Marks down here too... i'll explain that in the next post :) we're hitting the TOOL show next WHOO HOO!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eOzykFs_F5z9shWN13bIkBvb8aRfd1V_I7IpTJipRFgcWenKEYKkSNHX_NOAbX1tgfRUqQ5ihG2gFYgrjIjMRtX_1DEQqFggD_odKhPNxZVwEzlxsffWrdaa3XWi-6MWBRkMKQ/s1600/IMG_0368.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eOzykFs_F5z9shWN13bIkBvb8aRfd1V_I7IpTJipRFgcWenKEYKkSNHX_NOAbX1tgfRUqQ5ihG2gFYgrjIjMRtX_1DEQqFggD_odKhPNxZVwEzlxsffWrdaa3XWi-6MWBRkMKQ/s400/IMG_0368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492828927915946802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jj1v-5hf4Qdtw3EXLKHIVRSB2sBZqJnMkao3z7kjwAfdRiQ68Z62GixgjHmJdH73FxWbm2WVjqchw8a8AGVRH-C95HJkmK_GY6e4NMSHTByNmehNPgcGzl1otEZmZ3RWZQ_qbw/s1600/IMG_0373.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jj1v-5hf4Qdtw3EXLKHIVRSB2sBZqJnMkao3z7kjwAfdRiQ68Z62GixgjHmJdH73FxWbm2WVjqchw8a8AGVRH-C95HJkmK_GY6e4NMSHTByNmehNPgcGzl1otEZmZ3RWZQ_qbw/s400/IMG_0373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492828645095522882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBymoTWMKpC0lrXW8BBpJ0IBHXee3hcYGtKm6L-nMqy-xmEFUHUjCtLYm_7cRh4DaK6KouG14WCzPX1RDv9tS7zbvVZ6un2iCG4aN6hDpJHMO0hnh668WF6-t7g2CIw5qn3l9-NQ/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBymoTWMKpC0lrXW8BBpJ0IBHXee3hcYGtKm6L-nMqy-xmEFUHUjCtLYm_7cRh4DaK6KouG14WCzPX1RDv9tS7zbvVZ6un2iCG4aN6hDpJHMO0hnh668WF6-t7g2CIw5qn3l9-NQ/s400/IMG_0371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492828638000441794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAorO8VZ9I0hlktgen1hLVWtRg6LBfPnZCBOhh9zXRAmQu8PuAvpmzYG9xbkak_WooNfLtC_ju7PS0atE5XfI_kh4xwRTPxXKLBzNPf1kdfzhzWtH3P4qsxfe7sT2WVBFfzrPMtg/s1600/IMG_0370.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAorO8VZ9I0hlktgen1hLVWtRg6LBfPnZCBOhh9zXRAmQu8PuAvpmzYG9xbkak_WooNfLtC_ju7PS0atE5XfI_kh4xwRTPxXKLBzNPf1kdfzhzWtH3P4qsxfe7sT2WVBFfzrPMtg/s400/IMG_0370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492828634997692098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEMKsyxPNazEchWVW36scMMWhHiM5i9XpXIGVcoehlhBKbt-U6LoJIK3_Uaghivt87Vhm1Byrxyh4OMkS4e2ryJhPM5csq7odML9GWuV4gF9ySqhN4ljZJI33SFKj5mVZlapf_w/s1600/IMG_0369.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEMKsyxPNazEchWVW36scMMWhHiM5i9XpXIGVcoehlhBKbt-U6LoJIK3_Uaghivt87Vhm1Byrxyh4OMkS4e2ryJhPM5csq7odML9GWuV4gF9ySqhN4ljZJI33SFKj5mVZlapf_w/s400/IMG_0369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492828629871098642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeAk3MWs5z5lR0kVvQg3kAUN0tJlEglb1vnE9jZRSrdTJAoAPXuVXt5WAE_PpYlu75kJOamlmJMjn1q-OUtKpwJ86MOsqT67m68vG157OHU6L7XUW2T4NveJBjV0i94TU7m8cdQ/s1600/IMG_0372.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeAk3MWs5z5lR0kVvQg3kAUN0tJlEglb1vnE9jZRSrdTJAoAPXuVXt5WAE_PpYlu75kJOamlmJMjn1q-OUtKpwJ86MOsqT67m68vG157OHU6L7XUW2T4NveJBjV0i94TU7m8cdQ/s400/IMG_0372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492828651154899122" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-77096391584909667492010-07-11T11:18:00.002+08:002010-07-11T11:29:25.064+08:00First Leg Down ....Well here's a quick update from the road for the first day into San Francisco. Setting off from Perth was a breeze, in actual fact the whole thing has been a breeze. Qantas has improved, and overall ive gotta say the level of service is up from the previous runs I've had with them. The food on the other hand was medium to mediocre at best. With a flight travel session of almost 20hrs, ive finally touched down to relax in San Francisco and nothings really changed here ...<br /><br />The fog was rolling in as I trecked out on the BART into the city and by tonight, its freezing and overcast. yup typical SF summer. early night tonight. tomorrow is the World Cup final, and trips into town for a bit'o shopping and train ticket purchases.<br /><br />Oh and you wouldn't believe who I bumped into here ....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG-rr3L3iqCXbS100pUeDwS7QPR-GW-5mz7CJChBIj_QsJhabmAG2v8AXrgTElafQIBxeAo_gOyCxGm9WdWw8DHZZM6oVEelqNSo0CT9Edni5WG2VNRwbs80l-gvVWeQkuWmHuQ/s1600/IMG_0342.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGG-rr3L3iqCXbS100pUeDwS7QPR-GW-5mz7CJChBIj_QsJhabmAG2v8AXrgTElafQIBxeAo_gOyCxGm9WdWw8DHZZM6oVEelqNSo0CT9Edni5WG2VNRwbs80l-gvVWeQkuWmHuQ/s400/IMG_0342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492485291972521154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN2vtwdJf4euy5mhNX_Q6Q5-vuYE8L5s9dBMuFUoY9jombmNXV4mWqWRzLwyDPxdqESli4OU0rn8OhSxTMbOZ-zfC_JjzoAGqdGm1b1Z8Qv6_hSprvVlPjx2w2WDgzPSjs7hbFA/s1600/IMG_0352.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN2vtwdJf4euy5mhNX_Q6Q5-vuYE8L5s9dBMuFUoY9jombmNXV4mWqWRzLwyDPxdqESli4OU0rn8OhSxTMbOZ-zfC_JjzoAGqdGm1b1Z8Qv6_hSprvVlPjx2w2WDgzPSjs7hbFA/s400/IMG_0352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492485305753671426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8JIIcIO9R1zr9TJdWd44vrjEz3wF8-XHm7l2_QQ0piyU9X4LhjuBGfllHPECTRTHgNJSFFCgJT56SmaLHapmdKCrYs9r65Qn5SYN-67lGnBDvcZGYWEfRo6HB-t2nEjMFDIbPA/s1600/IMG_0354.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8JIIcIO9R1zr9TJdWd44vrjEz3wF8-XHm7l2_QQ0piyU9X4LhjuBGfllHPECTRTHgNJSFFCgJT56SmaLHapmdKCrYs9r65Qn5SYN-67lGnBDvcZGYWEfRo6HB-t2nEjMFDIbPA/s400/IMG_0354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492485308490049586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjReS-f9RwFONF-U1tm57nvYpagq17F0Df52nVeEYfR-Ni53HOGtRM6fMWt_MwTj_q0YEftaQTGiqxOr4zWzYZDKZaSUt4IDknaHDfcwCJiM6_tuVvge4A-V5y651WvNX0q0P5_g/s1600/IMG_0353.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjReS-f9RwFONF-U1tm57nvYpagq17F0Df52nVeEYfR-Ni53HOGtRM6fMWt_MwTj_q0YEftaQTGiqxOr4zWzYZDKZaSUt4IDknaHDfcwCJiM6_tuVvge4A-V5y651WvNX0q0P5_g/s400/IMG_0353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492485311424478722" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-46306969375803659482010-07-08T20:10:00.003+08:002010-07-08T20:23:26.084+08:00Official Itinerary Crackers ....Qantas Airways Flight 574 Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010<br />From: Perth Arpt, Perth WA - Australia<br />To: Sydney Kingsford Smith Arpt, Sydney NS - Australia<br />Departs: 5:45 AM Arrives: 11:50 AM<br /><br />Qantas Airways Flight 73 Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010<br />From: Sydney Kingsford Smith Arpt, Sydney NS - Australia<br />To: San Francisco Intl Arpt, San Francisco CA - U.S.<br />Departs: 12:50 PM Arrives: 9:10 AM<br /><br />Qantas Airways , Operated By: AMERICAN AIRLINES<br />Flight 3079 Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010<br />From: San Francisco Intl Arpt, San Francisco CA - U.S.<br />To: Logan Intl Arpt, Boston MA - U.S.<br />Departs: 1:15 PM Arrives: 9:55 PM<br /><br />Jet Blue<br />Flight 415 Date: Tue Jul 20<br />Departs 9:25 a.m. Boston, MA, (BOS) to<br />Arrives 12:29 p.m. San Diego, CA, (SAN)<br /><br />Qantas , Operated By: AMERICAN EAGLE<br />Flight 3002 Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010<br />From: Lindbergh Intl Arpt, San Diego CA - U.S.<br />To: Los Angeles Intl Arpt, Los Angeles CA - U.S.<br />Departs: 6:30 PM Arrives: 7:15 PM<br /><br />Qantas Airways Flight 94 Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010<br />From: Los Angeles Intl Arpt, Los Angeles CA - U.S.<br />To: Tullamarine Arpt, Melbourne VI - Australia<br />Departs: 11:20 PM Arrives: 7:55 AM 2 Days Later<br /><br />Qantas Airways Flight 653 Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010<br />From: Tullamarine Arpt, Melbourne VI - Australia<br />To: Perth Arpt, Perth WA - Australia<br />Departs: 8:15 PM Arrives: 10:30 PM<br /><br />See you all soon.<br />Trev, Abby, Skippy, Mike and Gayle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3c6ff0LwnYKULBGPLUaMJ8WBzkbET50TlXhjlZHsooctZSqgszI8bJmRceY-yPLbaqk6S2IXgMLVu8H6DOLJ26XWTZ2Q6m-oGrcpsMQ6s-_nkKrnq0a-QrbcoDi5NLNNYx0eOA/s1600/pirate_boat_model_morgan_s_galleon_black_pearl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3c6ff0LwnYKULBGPLUaMJ8WBzkbET50TlXhjlZHsooctZSqgszI8bJmRceY-yPLbaqk6S2IXgMLVu8H6DOLJ26XWTZ2Q6m-oGrcpsMQ6s-_nkKrnq0a-QrbcoDi5NLNNYx0eOA/s400/pirate_boat_model_morgan_s_galleon_black_pearl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491509883530789186" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-91642567928277550112010-07-08T19:14:00.010+08:002010-07-09T06:38:29.372+08:00And Here We .... Go!Bout Time For An Update ... Alright. Finally im ready...<br />The final touches have been made, plans are settled and bookings are locked in. Now for an update before I trek off to the USA for 3 weeks. Things are all jumbled right now in my head, bit of a whirlpool, so i'll try and pick out a few things of note to keep in mind for this new epic adventure.<br /><br />So why the USA again?<br />Well. I needed a break. after last year, this year i needed time off for something, anything. Since my trek over back in 2008, ive stayed in close contact with friends Mark and I met over whilst in San Diego for Comic Con. Trevor and Abby (from Boston, West Coast USA) we're two of the most fantastic people we came across, and we just kinda got on really well upon first meeting. I distinctly remember I was coming down from a bad flu bug, and felt like my head was gonna explode, but they didn't notice, and we proceeded to laugh and swap stories as all nerd travelers do. So cut to 2009. still in contact, Trev and Abby return to Comic Con for another marathon run at San Diego. I kept in touch with daily tweets and emails, and man, it just felt like i was there again ... i said to them, no way am I missing out on another one. next year, its on. and ladies and gentlemen, im a man of my word. The Sandgroper, Returnith!<br /><br />Now planning for this trip started back in July of 2009, and at that stage i felt, if im going to go all the way there, the only option was for a round the world ticket? no? and if that was the case, i might as well book in some part of South East Asia, as thats really next on my "Must Do List". Cambodia was high on the list to check out Angkor Wat and a few people went through Vietnam and that seemed awesome too, but then real life hit. the short story is i needed to refocus on a shorter holiday and saving a bit of cash this leg around, and plan for a new car and then a larger world trek in 2011 or 2012.... yes 2012. Mexico your still on the list my friend.<br /><br />So having made a promise to hit Comic Con again with my friends from Boston, i now had to find other US hilights. Then about 3 months from booking any airline ticket, Mark drops me an email and says .... "You heard TOOL is gearing up for a summer tour in the states?" those three words were all i needed to say "GET ME THERE! everything fell into place and I found out not only were they touring the same month as i was heading to Comic Con, but this was actually becoming realistic to see them again.<br /><br />Now whats better than securing tickets to your favourite band, playing a huge show in the US? Well ... you go get yourself a second set of tickets for THE NEXT NIGHT, and see them again in a different city haha. Yes thats right folks, not only have I got tickets for their San Francisco show, ive also secured tickets for their show in Sacramento California, the very next night! its pretty incredible to think about. these guys have stopped touring since around 2007, and suddenly they decide to come out again, at the same time i'll be in California. Perfect.<br /><br />Crazy, I know what your thinking. but I dont care. Pick a classic, Hendrix / Sinatra / Elvis / ... your treasured artist. if they were still alive and kicking it, would you not drop what ever you were doing to try and see them? there, i knew you'd understand.<br /><br />So apart from securing tickets to a second TOOL show, ive just wrapped hotel reservations for SF and SAC, and i'll sort an Amtrak train return ticket when i arrive to get me to the show. With Trev and Abby securing a hotel in San Diego for us all, things are set. Im currently packing and double checking everything before flying. trying not to forget anything. you know the deal. As usual updates will be posted here with photos for friends and family to comment on. No mass emails.<br /><br />Oh and I have a little surprise for you all when I hit San Francisco. It will make you laugh, and think ... now how did that happen? Not sure whats up? you'll have to tune in. The fact that this also just seemed to "fall into place" is pretty amazing too. enough said. Synchronicity is well in motion. sometimes the dice are rolled, and you just have to use the numbers to your advantage, don't second guess. lifes too short.<br /><br />Adios Amigos! ... Here We Go.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEsLVwEPZlD2nitpiGzZaD5-VhCF0eL82WD0LPBlW76k7G1FGplh1D-TM7_QZXU4a23CiDsz3rH0-_jIvbPhMQKDBrDRWC1G8GAw0y-TI7MaDhMZ9e0Q3yvocX0sU1c4nbMhWOA/s1600/4164222366_47874ab95c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEsLVwEPZlD2nitpiGzZaD5-VhCF0eL82WD0LPBlW76k7G1FGplh1D-TM7_QZXU4a23CiDsz3rH0-_jIvbPhMQKDBrDRWC1G8GAw0y-TI7MaDhMZ9e0Q3yvocX0sU1c4nbMhWOA/s400/4164222366_47874ab95c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491502960055546786" border="0" /></a><br />Might just get on one of these from Sydney. TBC<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ov4F6u5iSJm9LEZKZ85kWlYKWS0hON6PZGHRaMQyI5i1zdv4oWv8xNa9SyIuFeHnwxfQWxYWl8Z_ezE5iwtJDDJs4Qfqyq4NK2PRuYCW27FogDaTOk8GXBZEB4_Kb5E7W5HzMA/s1600/513299606_e6a8a0c316_z.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ov4F6u5iSJm9LEZKZ85kWlYKWS0hON6PZGHRaMQyI5i1zdv4oWv8xNa9SyIuFeHnwxfQWxYWl8Z_ezE5iwtJDDJs4Qfqyq4NK2PRuYCW27FogDaTOk8GXBZEB4_Kb5E7W5HzMA/s400/513299606_e6a8a0c316_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491502952375573906" border="0" /></a><br />I'm Coming back you cold, fog loaded old bastard!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8eMHpMKD8K1sstddwVPn2HY7_YK9vGtcxi6pxqw3MTmTfZixv2JzC6dkKbKGVK6C4PLkQQvSSS9dfZnsDG5UCKYlFKawpbaNy3JAOZ8EdJOsz6h5TSiRyyiJatoA_YpcnErF-A/s1600/331326864_3d600191b5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8eMHpMKD8K1sstddwVPn2HY7_YK9vGtcxi6pxqw3MTmTfZixv2JzC6dkKbKGVK6C4PLkQQvSSS9dfZnsDG5UCKYlFKawpbaNy3JAOZ8EdJOsz6h5TSiRyyiJatoA_YpcnErF-A/s400/331326864_3d600191b5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491502946295735570" border="0" /></a><br />Capitol Building : Downtown Sacramento<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-FjZVeyppMx8pd9dSCzBys0SrjYo9vdllNJA4KHDNcwP0oyJa6wyQJqe1GD31ZxaTyPTDjB7JSZSJ6Eo1EAQ6-9nXeEPOsmgkAt5_WK6H04CfAghn-DiOg_JU5BYCuER8nG2oQ/s1600/4759861744_9fd6948f61.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-FjZVeyppMx8pd9dSCzBys0SrjYo9vdllNJA4KHDNcwP0oyJa6wyQJqe1GD31ZxaTyPTDjB7JSZSJ6Eo1EAQ6-9nXeEPOsmgkAt5_WK6H04CfAghn-DiOg_JU5BYCuER8nG2oQ/s400/4759861744_9fd6948f61.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491502967394697346" border="0" /></a><br />Comic Con. TRON will be the be all and end all.SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-37064187534771910972010-05-11T07:06:00.004+08:002010-05-11T07:23:46.131+08:00"I Think I Physically Saw My Heart Plop Out Of My Mouth" ...Having established TOOL's touring schedule last week, and going all out to add the San Francisco leg onto the front of my trip, to say I was taking a HUGE gamble is an understatement. I was banking on a single event, and somehow securing tickets for said event, all the way from Australia of all places. But what's to lose if the dice is never rolled?<br /><br />Tickets went on sale Sunday 10AM Local Time. Yes ... thats 1AM Monday Morning Perth WST, but nothing was going to stop me trying, and boy, how fate just played its hand perfectly.<br /><br />So a day before, I log in, and begin to check seating plans for the venue. Like any concert theatre, its a mix of GA (General Admission) Floor standing areas, Low level seats and higher Balcony Seating. For a two hour show I'm always looking for seats to get a better view and to relax. Thinking I'm prepped and ready to go, I wait for 1AM .... and then it all hits the fan.<br /><br />Heading to the TicketMaster site (US) I log on at exactly 1AM, and im greeted by a panel stating quantity of tickets : price : location. Putting in all my details, and jumping through every security feature they have on this site, I somehow get to a queuing screen. Yeh a virtual "Que". I know its crazy, and I can just imagine the mice on the other end running round in wheels processing our orders. Finally after 3 mins of "Refreshing Pages" and holding my breath, I reach a purchase screen stating the "Best Available" Seat selection I made has delivered a ..... GA (General Admission Ticket). ahhh What the hell ?<br /><br />Now here's the kicker. I freak out, thinking "No Way In Hell Do I Want A GA Floor Seat!!". I Quickly cancel the order at 1:02AM, thinking I can still get in que for a Balcony selected seat. WRONG!<br /><br />Upon trying again, EVERYTHING JUST GOT SOLD OUT! .... I kid you not. In the space of 2:20 secs, It was now impossible to get a ticket, with warning screens appearing saying, "Your selection can not be accepted" no matter WHAT your selection was. I tried it all 20 to 30 times, and quickly figured there was only one selection available from the start, that being General Admission!<br /><br />I had a ticket ... and had given it up. I think I physically saw my heart plop out of my mouth and stop beating on the floor. 1:16AM. One. Last. Try.<br /><br />Then ... by some strange means, fate played it's hand and at 1:17AM, my screen changed. It now read ... Single General Ticket Available : Purchase Now ? HELL YES IM PURCHASING NOW!!! I've never entered credit card details in so fast to a site in my life, given they have you on a 4 minute counter until your tickets are taken away and reintroduced into the main pile. Having no idea how this happened, I secured a ticket, and proceeded to just reflect on what had gone from the lowest of lows, to the highest of highs. Sometimes, things just happen for a reason. Sometimes the dots are just ment to be joined.<br /><br />Just to double check, I spent the next hour searching for another ticket with no luck. completely SOLD OUT. I also logged onto the TOOL forum and was greeted by a flurry of fans complaining that tickets were sold out in 2 minutes, and that some had also fallen for the GA "Best Available" Ticket scenario. To say im on a lucky roll is an understatement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yg97XE8N5hyHIXqb_j4swWlY08yh5yl11Z-iv7Bm2MZ4j4bf_xTcIer7d0LqlLCrCXUhHl73XdAOKuPt1bUFgT-V9zFjwbwr2zrA6tD3i74A52AQvqS_vuoqh5Ji9XE4g_vkcg/s1600/Bill_Grahm_Civic_A.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yg97XE8N5hyHIXqb_j4swWlY08yh5yl11Z-iv7Bm2MZ4j4bf_xTcIer7d0LqlLCrCXUhHl73XdAOKuPt1bUFgT-V9zFjwbwr2zrA6tD3i74A52AQvqS_vuoqh5Ji9XE4g_vkcg/s400/Bill_Grahm_Civic_A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469783325300323410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNad0tOF0svm3CzsEnuR-KMQMch7ITQNrHltu2ph_6EeamYfiChFAR_1QLtvTOLhuHrUnZ3598ZXPeimIxcJ0nn_J3KOlXyy6-VBn19olA4rxF_SZa7ye_0qeF_XnG1xxTVL8ePA/s1600/tool-1-modern-art.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNad0tOF0svm3CzsEnuR-KMQMch7ITQNrHltu2ph_6EeamYfiChFAR_1QLtvTOLhuHrUnZ3598ZXPeimIxcJ0nn_J3KOlXyy6-VBn19olA4rxF_SZa7ye_0qeF_XnG1xxTVL8ePA/s400/tool-1-modern-art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469783336601351442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjaQ41hF7Gvglm_Kme1-xEqaa5CPctOPfzFbwVawtTaipkr27fOEJlBgLImeqsNZjWz7YeypC1ERGWCJopd0_H4RfKAN5WIRL1xBuXcQi93-Xz100OzjRjD5s5GQF7IIJrvc9dg/s1600/Tool-band-10k03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjaQ41hF7Gvglm_Kme1-xEqaa5CPctOPfzFbwVawtTaipkr27fOEJlBgLImeqsNZjWz7YeypC1ERGWCJopd0_H4RfKAN5WIRL1xBuXcQi93-Xz100OzjRjD5s5GQF7IIJrvc9dg/s400/Tool-band-10k03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469783339055707234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxlMF1CK4EmPaf_ycutmv7_ffX_0eOluQLhUXA84mAp-Cc1tpgkR_zbVzNO1sPmM-Hvwa2K2pU-iwIs8p0HgZNXc7c6TPdR3r4dAC1woZyrNy1mw0BgerHuwR66xIiRoOR34tEg/s1600/tool_band.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxlMF1CK4EmPaf_ycutmv7_ffX_0eOluQLhUXA84mAp-Cc1tpgkR_zbVzNO1sPmM-Hvwa2K2pU-iwIs8p0HgZNXc7c6TPdR3r4dAC1woZyrNy1mw0BgerHuwR66xIiRoOR34tEg/s400/tool_band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469783349195668690" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-29439323350321349732010-05-11T06:51:00.002+08:002010-05-11T07:06:08.151+08:00On The Road Again ....Hello to all. Been awhile I know. Alot has changed, and alot has stayed the same, but this blog remains as an extended online journal for those seeking to jump in my suitcase while I travel abroad, enjoying the laughs and stories along the way.<br /><br />So it begins again. After an amazing couple of weeks, I thought I would tell you a brief story about how sometimes, just sometimes, fate seems to join the dots for us, and things just "work out".<br /><br />So i'm off the the USA again, solidified last week with airfare purchases and plans coalescing nicely. But i'll try and stick to the beginning leg of this trip for now and how its shaping so far. Baby steps so far.<br /><br />2009: July: Friends of mine From Boston, that I met in San Diego in 2008, are back at Comic Con, and are frantically emailing and twittering me with updates as to the latest at the convention and why I should be there. I make a long winded promise to be there the next year, having been blown away with what I saw of Tron Legacy and Avatar. I intended to keep this promise, but the how and when's were foggy, and nothing was certain about how this world trip should play out. Never the less I did secure tickets for SDCC way back in October 09 for the full 5 days.<br /><br />January / February / March / April all pass. no plane tickets purchased, no solid plans. I've generally had the dots mapped out to this adventure for awhile, but real life took over and things got delayed. Eventually, with the thought of buying a new car in 2010, I made solid decisions to make this trip a scaled back approach, saving on the cashola for deposits later in the year. This would now chop out South East Asia for 2011 / 2012, and would only encompass North America.<br /><br />Last week in April suddenly from no where,a good friend alerts me to the fact that TOOL (Progressive Rock Band from Los Angeles USA), whom i've traveled the world to see on 3 separate occasions, including a previous US tour show in 2006, has just posted on their website, that they are kicking off a Summer US tour in .... wait for it ... June / July of 2010. Synchronicity?.... Fate.<br /><br />People who know me and know how passionate I am for this band for their collective musical talents, artistic approach in design, artwork and video, and links to many left of center spiritual and metaphysical themes and topics, know that when an opportunity like this arises, I can't look away.<br /><br />This has to be happening at this time. It has to fall together. So finally as of 5am last Monday, I await the announcement of tour dates and city locations, knowing I have to start planning for airfares. Suddenly as the last city to be announced on the tour, San Francisco becomes available, a week prior to my Boston arrival. The dots begin to line up, and the frantic pace of flight bookings begins.<br /><br />With San Francisco now on the list It takes all of 3 days to find flights, plan departures and arrivals, and secure tickets. Amazingly fast, and somehow all booked as direct flights, from a Qantas Airlines special that evaporated by the end of that week. The List goes roughly like this : Perth : Sydney : San Francisco : Boston : San Diego : LA : Melbourne : Perth<br /><br />And Here We Go ....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsz3KuAIrjaYlE8ZjgozuMTWdesKAHK_u8xNILZeaw_QADYk3YGFGglWzaFhmY8LKFqZFvZvzBUHjHG5eV1lRU9AQ5yPd3v5rM_dSzdkhdKJXydKRFWCu6-LIOUYk11Q8AaI2Og/s1600/image.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsz3KuAIrjaYlE8ZjgozuMTWdesKAHK_u8xNILZeaw_QADYk3YGFGglWzaFhmY8LKFqZFvZvzBUHjHG5eV1lRU9AQ5yPd3v5rM_dSzdkhdKJXydKRFWCu6-LIOUYk11Q8AaI2Og/s400/image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469781430564270482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eUy36d2ibWeZwogKhItsA94lV2G6-sCsl_HNwexa4SWXwJd6CFiyaAGXPQlEYqcjABlRXLfqTN-oc3YCehd4rMIn1AvzFvAW3D_dr7niR5ZJ8bRaOKBYJz20pSxQzrQ8uIfrhg/s1600/qantas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eUy36d2ibWeZwogKhItsA94lV2G6-sCsl_HNwexa4SWXwJd6CFiyaAGXPQlEYqcjABlRXLfqTN-oc3YCehd4rMIn1AvzFvAW3D_dr7niR5ZJ8bRaOKBYJz20pSxQzrQ8uIfrhg/s400/qantas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469781427636614786" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-61624773114589231132009-09-23T15:30:00.005+08:002009-09-23T15:54:00.365+08:00Get Up! : Internet Censorship<a href="http://www.getup.org.au/">GetUp!</a> It's decision time on internet censorship! This Friday our petition will feature in a massive newspaper ad. How many signatures will it have on it, that's up to you - add your name today to maximise the impact before the Government makes a decision!<br /><br />It's decision time for the Government on internet censorship - with results from their flawed live trial due any day now. Now is the time to make it clear how deeply unpopular this scheme is.<br /><br />You could be one of over 100,000 Australians to sign one of the largest petitions in our history. If that's not enough to make decision makers sit up and take notice, we're displaying our petition in a massive ad in The Australian this Friday. How many signatures will be on it? That's up to you.<br /><br />Can you take a moment to tell your friends to add their name to yours today to maximise its impact? Simply forward the email below or click this link for more options:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.getup.org.au/campaign/AddTheirNameToYours">www.getup.org.au/campaign/AddTheirNameToYours</a><br /><br />We have to act fast - with serious question marks hanging over the integrity of the trials, the Government has indicated it will make an announcement before the end of this month.<br /><br />The Government is admitting it has no criteria to determine if the trials of the scheme are a success, and refusing to disclose details of how they're being conducted. This leaves the door open to impose a scheme experts say simply won't work and will do little to prevent prohibited content.*<br /><br />Few petitions in Australian history have ever hit the 100,000 signature mark. Your friends' signatures may push this one into the record books. Every new signature before Friday will make the total displayed in The Australian even larger - and it's a brave government willing to ignore such an outcry.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87039/aussie-minister-i-never-wanted-to-filter-p2p/">Minister Stephen Conroy : a case of amnesia</a><br /><a href="http://www.archive.dbcde.gov.au/2009/july/future_directions_blog/topics/civil_and_confident_society_online">Minister Conroy : Promoting a civil and confident society online</a><br /><br />Time for some more Doublespeak, that will cost us AU $44 million.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TjGqkInr-xQBR5iUqNCNQ86LPPlNN4tSKDwpZ9Hxtvh6s733sNaLy3KvnKflU6VoR6BuJfUITgUV363vmnFOGA-KmpuQvT_n48BdEDRD-fGZSt3F6PJUFWDLP9rS6BsLn05I9Q/s1600-h/1984.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TjGqkInr-xQBR5iUqNCNQ86LPPlNN4tSKDwpZ9Hxtvh6s733sNaLy3KvnKflU6VoR6BuJfUITgUV363vmnFOGA-KmpuQvT_n48BdEDRD-fGZSt3F6PJUFWDLP9rS6BsLn05I9Q/s400/1984.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384567289214636994" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-55948676195687358952009-08-18T13:04:00.004+08:002009-08-18T13:10:13.043+08:00District 9 ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5SYCecuFie738vsEAj6CAw-vWDN-5OF5jVfqDfF1JGDauo5i4CmDaiScafzBNi2hg0wfnLgildX4QjeEcfqwmViEyE39bdO7oje68TrEJsdpdVQYq9XkBhZCACc3QRXDGCVVgg/s1600-h/District9Poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 530px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5SYCecuFie738vsEAj6CAw-vWDN-5OF5jVfqDfF1JGDauo5i4CmDaiScafzBNi2hg0wfnLgildX4QjeEcfqwmViEyE39bdO7oje68TrEJsdpdVQYq9XkBhZCACc3QRXDGCVVgg/s400/District9Poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371166291347433602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its been a while since a movie has left me reeling abit, and im happy to say, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.d-9.com">District 9</a> succeeded. Working on many levels, it just left me kinda spinning at the end. sure its by no means perfect, its not a hollywood machine churned out to be the next Transformers, but what it does, it does well, and for once, we see an "alien" saga, turned on its head, where we are the ones to be feared.<br /><br />If you've been living under a rock lately, or rural Victoria for that matter :) go and check the trailer for District 9 and do a little backstory prior to seeing the film, which i highly recommend you do. Set in modern day Johannesburg (one of the most unlikely settings in the movie world) the story is based around an alien civilization that has arrived to earth as refugees, in one single gigantic spacecraft. however we soon find the beings inside are not god like entities, or crazy killing machines like the xenomorphes, instead they are bipedal creatures with the same humanistic qualities as present day man. essentially, the ship contains average intelligent alien creatures, fleeing home, and arriving to be quarantined and persecuted by a fearful and racist human race, eager to steal weaponry and technology, at the expense of life itself.<br /><br />Shot in a "realistic motion camera / documentary style" (help me out here Trev), it immediately feels real. its not glossy or clean. theres no typical hollywood flare. instead, you have this immense feeling that this is actually occurring in present day, and its believable. making this world even more credible is the CGI animated aliens and their interactions with the real world on screen. WETA (a New Zealand film and animation studio) has done an amazing job again.<br /><br />Without giving too much away, the movie revolves around the struggle of these refugee aliens, interacting with a human populace, and the conflicts that ensue. its by no means perfect, and i think a let down is the characterizations of the white Afrikaners running the MNU (fictional UN equivalent). i couldnt help but laugh for most of the first 15mins, as the stereotypical South African was wheeled out play the jester. it kinda deflates the seriousness of the movies introduction. never the less huge applause goes to Peter Jackson (producer and presenter) and Director Neill Blomkamp on setting this movie in a believable surrounding, and not being forced to move to a huge spacecraft over a US city to draw ticketsales.<br /><br />The backbone of the story is a commentary on human nature at best, the human condition at its most primal. the fear of anything different from ourselves needs to be controlled, enslaved or marginalized, the lust and greed for power and technology to further war, and the primal nature to destroy anything that gets in our way, a basic bloodlust to kill.<br /><br />So instead of persecuting our own individual races, we've now switched to the alien "Prawns". like i said, its a movie with many levels, leaving you with the sense that at our human core, we are all screwed. we are so primal in our efforts to destroy, do we really have a chance at long lasting survival? you kinda get the picture, if a more advanced civilization is actually buzzing its UFO's in and out of earths atmosphere, why in hell would they want to shake our hands and welcome us to the universe ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qLBVJCtb3Hx6vCl3vv9AVoyWIfW7kxnWqwW8WcWE7mT7kKiiYF4tKjrkvIs18OVs52QZ1xS8qBwtFVStBIySzKvo_Ars130IaE_U8Fso3c-l79s3oDxAJzLiZv0foqYrNn0Ggg/s1600-h/large_dist9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qLBVJCtb3Hx6vCl3vv9AVoyWIfW7kxnWqwW8WcWE7mT7kKiiYF4tKjrkvIs18OVs52QZ1xS8qBwtFVStBIySzKvo_Ars130IaE_U8Fso3c-l79s3oDxAJzLiZv0foqYrNn0Ggg/s400/large_dist9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371166317035881442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigg_1xySnqjKOQzixV1LGOMwfTmZulPjmoF0q5W3fHbJyagf26mD9iQMdm4YVyBZ3WotkC_JABUvjE-90N7kHMhDTD_L1IBXFqmdIkE19YjpLEtbjYcPckiaDqBl2VFj7AHCp5vw/s1600-h/large_WE8460813c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigg_1xySnqjKOQzixV1LGOMwfTmZulPjmoF0q5W3fHbJyagf26mD9iQMdm4YVyBZ3WotkC_JABUvjE-90N7kHMhDTD_L1IBXFqmdIkE19YjpLEtbjYcPckiaDqBl2VFj7AHCp5vw/s400/large_WE8460813c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371166312788532498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56FeCPkqr7aJwbSR_Wf8jgGKLEd6Umru9IfNZEa9npkk5HxkuHiUTEXDLM_iULk__6lv5Hjo74giH4GtC2zGtarNt4la2HvvNTnGmzxUUTe4A2XB8_coTmZMufLskZro6BTpDYQ/s1600-h/Scene-from-District-9-200-001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56FeCPkqr7aJwbSR_Wf8jgGKLEd6Umru9IfNZEa9npkk5HxkuHiUTEXDLM_iULk__6lv5Hjo74giH4GtC2zGtarNt4la2HvvNTnGmzxUUTe4A2XB8_coTmZMufLskZro6BTpDYQ/s400/Scene-from-District-9-200-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371166298488969090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-GZxTZtydiL9GC98nVrw-oJdQChgU6VWuvG7nDn9TvzNCKDTQSOVp_g4pJMwsfYNKRRManjqE4b3q4EMr_bJai6XeEYxkzEgI8i_-PM76-BVMHj0nFlDiy15LYN7TGEBhjIeJA/s1600-h/48577089.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-GZxTZtydiL9GC98nVrw-oJdQChgU6VWuvG7nDn9TvzNCKDTQSOVp_g4pJMwsfYNKRRManjqE4b3q4EMr_bJai6XeEYxkzEgI8i_-PM76-BVMHj0nFlDiy15LYN7TGEBhjIeJA/s400/48577089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371166650873934578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/">TRAILER</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/08/14/interview-district-9-director-neill-blomkamp/">INTERVIEW: 'District 9' Director Neill Blomkamp</a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-13871286075151117452009-07-27T18:15:00.006+08:002009-07-27T19:00:20.081+08:00Comic Con Wrapup ....So another year goes by and so does the 40th San Diego Comic Con. the four day long convention of epic proportion, where everything in pop culture entertainment is showcased to an audience in excess of 130,000 people and growing.<br /><br />The Con started out as a mere Comic showcase with artists and publishers, but has now evolved into presenting everything from Hollywood blockbuster films, videogames, comics, artwork, sculpture, toys, merchandise and everything in between. blurring the lines to a huge degree.<br /><br />Cheers to Trevor and Abby for all the local updates, as they managed to trek out there again this year round. it was great to follow their updates on the ground, remembering the efforts people have to go to, to actually see and do just about anything at the Con. we're talking 4am wakeups to be at the convention for 5am lineups to events that open at 9 / 10 and 11am. crazy stuff, but its kinda pain for pleasure, as you know, its all going to be worth it for that next 48hrs or 12 months. this was the case for me back in 08 when we got to see the extended first shots of Watchmen and Terminator. that set up so much anticipation for the theatrical releases back home. I missed being there this year so much, and im making plans for a return. if the money trees bloom alright this season. Trev, book me a spot!<br /><br />So if you haven't caught the buzz yet, alot of stuff was announced and premiered. catch all the action over at <a href="http://au.ign.com/comic-con/">IGN</a> or <a href="http://g4tv.com/">G4</a>. they seem to have the Con wrapped up pretty great with video and articles. quick standouts have to be the huge buzz around Avatar, the new movie from James Cameron (you remember the guy that made such small films as Titanic, Terminator 2, Aliens) Avatar has supposedly been in development for 15 years, filming for 4. its highly secretive and up until the Con, no one had seen anything of it, bar 3 or 4 still shots of characters (including the Aussie Sam Worthington). well 25 mins of it was shown to the 6000 strong Hall H crowd and by all accounts it was fantastic. its not only shot in 3D but is said to revolutionize the industry with use of CG and live action in ways we havent yet seen.<br /><br />Next up was my second favorite film announcement in <a href="http://au.movies.ign.com/dor/objects/34401/tron-2/videos/sdcc09_tron2_gridVFX_072509.html">Tron Legacy</a>. back in the day (1982) Tron was made for an audience that didnt even exist yet. way before its time, way before the term CG was even thought about, TRON was at the forefront of films developing computer graphic visual interrogations, when things like photoshop, maya, cinema 4d and wacom tablets didnt even exist. the general premise was filming a story inside a computer world, a digital data mirror of the real world identities (sound familiar to the Matrix circa 1999?) now in 2010, we go back to this world, and finally do it justice. Jeff Bridges returns, and if you havent seen the trailer <a href="http://www.daemonsmovies.com/2009/07/25/tron-legacy-comic-con-2009-panel/">teaser</a> yet ...... go now! light cycles never looked so good.<br /><br />Again this is being developed as an IMAX 3D film, which seems to be the latest bandwagon for film releases over the last 3 years. from all the talk, it clearly seems that the film industry is trying to evolve beyond what a movie goer can get at home via a BD player and large screen HDTV. but will it work? will it make the movie experience more jawdropping? or will it crush these new films in a failed techno bubble. we can only wait. but things are clear, the movies you know .... aint stayin that way for long.<br /><br />Other points to note:<br />I find it extremely strange that so many people at this Con go ape crazy over other "stars" and entertainment idols, when really, what makes them any better than your average Joe. I mean, getting some hollywood airhead to sign a card for you.? what the hell is that about. its a freakin scribble on paper. i just don't get that envy thing, sure give up the respect to the talent that creates those great films, stories, artworks, but theres a line many cross to overvalue these actors, models, tv hosts. the most ironic thing is, for all the power these celebrities have, they're absolutely shit scared of walking out into that adoring fan crowd. do you ever see them on the show floor? ever see them walking into a crowd? absolutely not. watching a few blog posts from the G4 hosts, its clear theres a fine line between being there for the fans, and then truely being scared to interact with them.<br /><br />Also : Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings director, District 9) has dropped alot of weight, looking healthier but the hair is still fading away, and he refuses to acknowledge it. funny stuff. check the worlds worst frontal comb-over. Peter, we love ya mate, just get back to Weta and start on Evangeleon live action already!<br /><br />Ok time to predict for next year. I think Batman 3 will feature. how heavily? we cant know for sure. but i think its time, and i think the studios will want to milk that cash cow sooner than later, with all the Marvel films coming out. will we see another terminator? another 300? Green Lantern im thinking, something new from Jackson and Weta. 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Gibbs said he came to his conclusion as part of an effort to trace the virus's origins by analysing its genetic blueprint.<br /><br />''The sooner we get to grips with where it's come from, the safer things might become,'' Gibbs said by phone from Canberra. ''It could be a mistake'' that occurred at a vaccine production facility or the virus could have jumped from a pig to another mammal or a bird before reaching humans, he said.<br /><br />Gibbs and two colleagues analysed the publicly available sequences of hundreds of amino acids coded by each of the flu virus's eight genes. He said he aims to submit his three-page paper today for publication in a medical journal.<br /><br />This very concept was brought to light in a recent Coast To Coast AM episode (April 27th 2009) > Appearing in the latter half of the show, Alex Jones and Stephen Quayle both agreed the new swine virus was not natural. It's a "genetically altered bioweapon," possibly being "beta-tested in the field".... Start thinking outside the square.<br /><br /><a href="http://business.smh.com.au/business/world-business/swine-flu-may-be-a-lab-error-aussie-researcher-20090513-b2zh.html">SMH.COM.AU</a><br /><a href="http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aShZig0Cig4g&refer=home">BLOOMBERG NEWS<br /></a><a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/2009/05/14/Australian-scientist-suggests-Swine-flu-an-accident-in-the-lab.aspx">THE MEDICAL NEWS</a><br /><a href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2009/04/27">C2C APRIL 27th 2009</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineQp2ENe7ef_RRZNNBmKFg1-kJJqKPwNgCTum9fWgQ0UL92jJo4f7prDYZqlFZqTcUlLqTbfwJzbKmF07wL7EGk5_WmBQLG05VKtu_3nerHAwymHi-PgGflYmdIq0-pQ-AJLdSA/s1600-h/swinefluvirus.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineQp2ENe7ef_RRZNNBmKFg1-kJJqKPwNgCTum9fWgQ0UL92jJo4f7prDYZqlFZqTcUlLqTbfwJzbKmF07wL7EGk5_WmBQLG05VKtu_3nerHAwymHi-PgGflYmdIq0-pQ-AJLdSA/s400/swinefluvirus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335930766345664402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3pYZeeWV9m2VQJUce4UkFZKy_PlL3qFxgaTkz5ZZRbzS2Pj7tOee8F6GzPEJ2rbaFCa4WBlUqg5tT67P6hqFZEExeuxDiSyo7gqbzC3M13HClC2jgNUA5ctKXus2BsBEEQt3SA/s1600-h/swine.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3pYZeeWV9m2VQJUce4UkFZKy_PlL3qFxgaTkz5ZZRbzS2Pj7tOee8F6GzPEJ2rbaFCa4WBlUqg5tT67P6hqFZEExeuxDiSyo7gqbzC3M13HClC2jgNUA5ctKXus2BsBEEQt3SA/s400/swine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335930765165419858" border="0" /></a>SHAUN FOXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816725892011209952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30228467.post-13095427355684819662009-05-11T19:52:00.007+08:002009-05-11T20:19:34.246+08:00Something A Little Less Serious ...Do yourself a favour. 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