OBAMA - YO MAMA

Did anyone see Barack Obama give his speech the other night?  I thought he was great, and I predict that he will be the first black president.  Don't get me wrong - I don't agree with him on his politics, but he had a great way of putting things.  He was interesting, intelligent, and - dare I use the word? - charismatic.  If you don't know who he is, he is running for the senate in Illinois.  Apparently unopposed at the moment.  The Republicans had an embarrassment in Jack Ryan, who briefly ran against him.  I guess he has gone back to hunting for the Red October (haha).  Anyway, what do you guys think?

SCREEEEEEECH!

I am writing about songs I absolutely hate.  I started this kind of on Bennie's blog, and more songs just keep coming to mind.  I selected the title of this post because hearing these songs is like hearing fingernails on a blackboard.  So, here are my worst favorite (or Josh says "least favorite", which I guess is more correct) songs in no particular order:

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (?)
Cecelia (Paul Simon)
Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger)
Honky Tonk Women, Jumping Jack Flash, Get Off My Cloud (Rolling Stones)
Money (Pink Floyd)
We are the Champions (Queen)
I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Anybody)
Glory Days (Bruce)
Sugar Sugar (The Archies)
I Think I Love You (David Cassidy)
Rocky Raccoon (The Beatles)
Paradise City (G&R)
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Delta Lady (Joe Cocker - I like it by Leon Russell)
Witchy Woman (Who does that one?  Was it the Eagles?)
Take it Easy (The Eagles)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John and Kiki Dee - was she the monkey in Zelda?)
Anything by Bread

Well, that is just a few.  As you may have noticed, some of these songs are from some of my favorite bands or singers.  It is just the song itself that I can't stand.  If I think of others I'll add them in the comments. 

"How could I forget you - you're the only person I know."

I love this line from The Bourne Identity.  Me and Quentin watched this movie last night because the sequel is getting ready to come out.  I really liked it.  I almost jumped out of my skin though when that first assassin came through the window.  There are so many profound moments in movies.  I love the exact time when something happens on screen and all of a sudden goosebumps just spring up all over.  Like on The Natural when he hits that final ball into the lights, and the place comes alive with fireworks.  And the music fits so well.  Another moment is in An Affair To Remember, when Cary Grant comes to her apartment and realizes that she is crippled.  And I love the part in Return of the King toward the end when the four hobbits are standing there, and everyone bows down to them.  They just have this innocent look on their faces like, "What did we do?"  And then (since I mentioned AATR) in Sleepless in Seattle when Tom Hanks and his kid come back for his stuff, and there is Meg Ryan, "Annie".  Another one is when Prince Charming (Richard Gere) comes back for his Pretty Woman with the opera blaring out, and Julia Roberts looks out her window, and there he is.  She had said earlier, "I want the fairy tale," which is exactly what she got, and what I got were goosebumps.  Well, I could go on and on.  Remember the Titanic finally tilting and sinking into the ocean?  And what about when John Wayne is telling Jimmy Stewart who really shot Liberty Valance?  Great moments.  Feel free to add any of your favorites.