Pure Passion Volume 1 Side A

Pure Passions is a mix tape created by Barrett Walker and I. See we had all these old records and would often listen to them and laugh and drink and laugh and listen. Then one listen we started talking about how these songs are actually good. Not in a typical sense but in the idea that the people performing them were just singing or playing their hearts out. It may be bad or silly or good or all the above, but it most definitively is Pure Passion. Now this was years ago that we recorded these songs from vinyl to tape. We made three tapes each 90 minutes, and if you have heard them then you know exactly what I'm talking about when I say that they are interesting to say the least, but that was a long time ago.

San Francisco: Escape from the Fairmont Hotel

San Francisco: China Town

It's a Pure Passions Christmas

Pure Passions is a mix tape created by Barrett Walker and I. See we had all these old records and would often listen to them and laugh and drink and laugh and listen. Then one listen we started talking about how these songs are actually good. Not in a typical sense but in the idea that the people performing them were just singing or playing their hearts out. It may be bad or silly or good or all the above, but it most definitively is Pure Passion. Now this was years ago that we recorded these songs from vinyl to tape. We made three tapes each 90 minutes, and if you have heard them then you know exactly what I'm talking about when I say that they are interesting to say the least, but that was a long time ago.

This year I came up with the idea to make a Pure Passions Christmas mix. It is stupid and silly and weird, but also pretty good. So I present to you "It's a Pure Passions Christmas" I hope it brings joy and laughter to your Christmas. Thanks.

Baby Food 101

ARCADE FIRE!!

Johanna and I have not been out like this in a while, so I could have been seeing aerosmith and still have been happy. We did not see Aerosmith, we saw Arcade Fire instead thank god. It is really awesome seeing a band for the first time. What are they going to play, how will the show be, what kind of people are going to be there. These are all questions I ask myself before seeing any concert. Well the show was amazing and did not disappoint. Over the past few years I usually see bands that I have seen before like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, or I see someone who is larger than life like David Bowie. This was different. Arcade Fire is a fairly new band and it was interesting not having that feeling of waiting my whole life to see a band. When I saw NIN, it was serial because I have been listening to them forever and then all the sudden Trent Reznor is standing in front me screaming. Not the case with Arcade Fire, which allowed me to really soak it in. The crowd was one of the most laid back crowds ever. The whole show was laid back. I had forgotten that Win Butler grew up in the woodlands which is where we saw them. He started the show by saying, "its good to be home" then they went into "Ready to Start." He would start a song and say "this song is about grown up...well rowing up here" So that made the show a little extra special I think. As they played on I realized that I think I ike every single song of theirs. Closer to the end of the night Win Butler said "hey I used to be a ticket tearer here whe I was a teenager, and at this point of the night we usually stopped checking tickets and everyone rushed the stage...2.3.4." then they went straight into "Rebellion Lies" So everyone rushed the stage and we found ourselves about 20 feet from the stage. It was exciting to say the least but most of all it was a feeling that I had not had in a long time. Seeing a band for the first time and rushing the stage, it was very nice.



WHY I WANT TO SEE FAST FIVE (a "real" b movie)

I have not seen any of the Fast and Furious movies

except the first one, which I hated - Max Pule

ZooDay

UPDATE

Here we are face to face, a couple of silver spoons. So I guess that show is about rich people who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths? Oh how I relate to that!!!

It has been a while since my last post so lets get right in with the highlights:

The new year has brought with it a new life that involves watching after and taking full time care of two kids.  Having the two has proven to be a challenge. Mostly because my son Jack is a lunatic and I am pretty sure he is out to "get" me. No, this is not true, but he is insane just as every two year old is. He likes to yell and scream and run around. Having two kids has made me even more impressed with single parents. I salute you!! I regress though, I love it.

Mary- So Mary is the size of a small adult. She can literally wear jacks diapers. I do not know if that is an insult to Mary or Jack for being such a little guy. Anyways, she has been great and developing more every day. Now that Johanna is back at work we are having my sister in law, Falon, watch her while we are at work. That is working out nicely I must say. Mary rolled over the other day.

Jack- Jack had a rough time there with ear infections, but now, due to modern science, he is better. He has little plastic tubes in his ears that allow fluid to drain from them. He is talking a lot, and being a crazy man. I think he plotting to kill all of us soon. He really is the cutest thing ever.

KCTrip- We took a trip a trip to Kansas City to see my relatives. It was awesome, easily the best rip to KC yet. It is good getting up there. I love the city. It is like the city that time forgot. Take that for what you will. All in all we had fun. You can live the trip with us in my upcoming multiple chapter series titled: KCTrip.

So now summer is here, and we keep on keepin on as they say. I will write more and post more videos soon. Thanks, Bye.

Mary Hannah

Fall of 90's action movies wrap up

Well, it was a long fall from grace from when we started. The fall of 90's action movies ended december 22nd with Sudden Death. Over four months we watched fifteen 90's action flicks. We took the liberty of kicking the lists ass and ranking lots of shit. Also remember that we watch and discuss one night a week, so its not like this is all I do in my life.

Sudden Death - 5 - sudden death gets nothing

Face/Off - 7 - Best Villian - Castor Troy played by both John Travolta and Nicholas Cage

Lethel Weapon 4 - 7 - Best Ending 

Out for Justice - 5 - Worst Villian - Richie played by William Forsythe

Cliffhanger - 7 - Best and Worst Sidekick - Agent Richard Travers played by Rex Linn

Bad Boys - 2 - Worst Action, Worst Hero, and Worst Opeing
Desperado - 4 - Worst Ending and Best Female - Selma Hayek

Rumble in the Bronx - 6 - Funniest Action Movie

True Lies - 8 - Best Hero - Harry Tasker - Best Music

Die Hard with a Vengeance - 9 - Best Dialoge

Hard Target - 3 - Worst Dialoge - Worst Female - Natasha 'Nat' Binder played by Yancy Butler

Hard Boiled - 9 - Best Action

Alternates                                                      

Golden Eye - 5 - Best Opening

Speed - 7

Under Seige - 6
Executive Decision - 1

The Best overall quintessential most endicative of the 90's action movies goes to: FACE/OFF
The Worst most bad action, bad dialoge, bad jokes, bad acting goes to: BAD BOYS

Johanna's Christmas Cookie Special

SURF'S UP JACK (SUMMER 2010)

Stuff I had #3

 We gave Jack a Fisher Price Little People farm play set for Christmas. I was looking at it and it made me remember the Fisher Price Zoo play set I had when I was little. The new ones look nothing like the old ones. The new Little People are all little fat dwarfs. I really remember this play set as one of my favorite toys as a toddler.

In 1984, Fisher-Price finally released a set that it seemed the Little People series had needed all along--a zoo. #916 did, indeed, sell well and was one of the more attractive of all the 1980's play sets, lasting until the end of Original Little People production in 1990. Unfortunately, while the zoo itself is nicely detailed as far as latter-day bases go, the animals disappointed a lot of Little People fans. Instead of detailed, well-made animal figures popularised through the #915 Farm, the #991 Circus Train, and the #993 Castle, the zoo had soft molded plastic animals with no moving parts that paled in comparison to their predecessors. Most collectors agree the zoo would have been a classic set had the animals been those like the Circus Train

OLD vs. NEW Little People

       

Sorry I can't get drunk because I have two kids

I just wanted to apologize to everyone for not being able to get out of my mind drunk because I have two kids. I know it sucks for you, but imagine how I feel. I have only been drunk like 47,000 times. I probably have been drunk more days than my son has been alive. lets see, he is about 720 days old roughly, I have been drunk 47,000 times, subtract that....yup, more than that. I just feel bad because I have only been hanging out with my friends and getting drunk since I was about 18, so that is only about 10 years of hanging out and getting drunk. To some it might not be a big deal, but I really miss staying up or out most of the night and getting obliterated.  My son is almost 2 years old. So that is 2 years now that I have not been able to do this. I know I know, 2 years, that is a long long time to not get totally hammered. I just feel bad for all of you, no not feel bad, I'm jealous really. When you get really shit faced, you don't have to worry about your kids waking you up, or if something happened in the middle of the night. I mean every time I see one of my friends hanging out and getting drunk I think to myself, "man I wish I didn't have kids" I could still be living it up drinking beer. I mean I guess I could get really drunk, yeah whats the big deal, my wife can handle it. I just hope something doesn't happen like Jack falls out of bed and my wife is feeding the baby so I have to deal with it...lame, I'm drinking, leave me alone, it would be such an inconvenience. They really do get in the way you guys. Do not have kids, and if you do make sure you think to yourself, well yeah this is going to suck for a while, but I will be back hanging out in no time. Ain't Nobody gonna hold me down.

2010 MOVIE REVIEW FROM MAX

It's that time of year where I look back at the movies I watched. Some (most) were really crap. Most (very few) were really good. Since I have two kids now, this year was a little slim on the movie going. Also after work and then watching a toddler, getting him feed and in bed, I am really tired so the last thing I want to do is put in a 2 hour drama. So the level of light crap is higher than usual this year. I have noticed a couple things in watching the movies of 2010:

1) Hollywood is making a lot of shit, I mean really bad. I don't get it, some board room guys actually watched Cop Out and said "ok, how do we make people think this is a quality film" I mean movies do not need a plot or real characters anymore as long as there is pretty images on the screen? If you are buying into all this crap, and forgave movies like Clash of the Titans and Alice in Wonderland because they "looked awesome" then you deserve all the crap that is on the way. You know they are making a Monopoly movie...MONOPOLY THE MOVIE PEOPLE, COME ON!!!

2) I don't like saying that I'm getting old, but I AM getting old-er and this year while watching certain "films" I said to myself "umm, do teenagers really act like this is school, maybe this movie was made for a 16 year old." This is the first year I have felt this way. Like those same people who are sitting at the board room are also saying " most kids are talking or just looking at there cell phones, so who gives a shit."

3)  3D is stupid


Youth in Revolt - quirky and funny due to Michael Cera, but this was a mess, trying to be funny, and zany, and serious and too much, when it was over, I thought to myself, "so why did all that happen" maybe if I was 16 years old.

Edge of Darkness - I could not even finish the movie. I thought i was getting something like "Taken" at least that is how they advertised it, but instead I got a slow moving quiet dialogue pile of poo with Mel Gibson's bad boston accent right in the middle.

The Wolfman - Had potential to be amazing, but due to its original director dropping off 3 weeks before filming, the movie suffers from lack of direction. Some of it was really really awesome, and then some was really bad. Rick Bakers make-up = awesome, Anthony Hopkins as a wolfman = bad

Shutter Island - If you want to see a masterful film maker at work then see it. Martin Scorsese puts so much into this one and it had me from the beginning, loved it

Cop Out - This is the worst movie I saw all year

Alice in Wonderland - Time Burton should be ashamed of himself. The movie looks like Disney could not get Tim Burton so they got some director and told him to make a movie that looks like a Tim Burton movie. Scary looking trees and all. it got really bad when Tweedle Dee and Dumb started sword fighting and the end of the movie.

Hot Tub Time Machine - Instant Classic, way better that it should be.

Clash of the Titans - Sam Worthington is not human, he is a CGI person created by the studios to look like
a person.

Date Night - Went into this one thinking it was going to be bad. I was pleasantly surprised to see that is was funny and the chemistry between Carrel and Fey really worked. Someone put it perfectly when they said "if you replaced Fey and Carrel with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Macanahey, then it would be unbearable" They really made the movie good, and James Franco cameo didn't hurt either.

Kick Ass - http://maxpule.blogspot.com/2010/09/return-of-guess-what-sucks-kick-ass.html

Exit Through the Gift Shop - Great, Interesting documentary about street art. It has a crazy narative that is almost unbelievable. It makes you think about what a shame the art world is.

Iron Man 2 - Ohhh Iron Man 2, I thought it was awesome, but not awesome enough. I think Marvel really is pushing the whole Avengers thing too hard in this. I wanted what Spiderman 2 was for the first Spiderman. Instead we just got the same stuff from the first movie. I really think it fell short, but still really fun and exciting.

MacGrubber - This is a weird, sometimes funny, weird, not so funny movie.

Get Him to the Greek - This was good, well put together, you actually cared about the character which most comedies do not do these day. Russel Brand was hilarious, and Jonah Hill was not too annoying. The problem is the last act. It goes a little too far and ends up messing up the arc of the story.

Splice - This is the funniest movie I saw all year.

A-Team - exactly what I thought it would be. A rip roaring romp of action and fun. This was just fun to watch. The action was cool, and over the top, but I think it worked considering it was an A-Team movie. too much CGI in the end.

Toy Story 3- Well what can I say about Toy Story 3, It was great., I loved it. Most of the new Pixar movies try to shoe horn in some sort of "message", but this stuck to just being a great Toy Story...nothing more, nothing less.

Predators - The best predators sequel, but still not great. It was fun, but fell a little flat in the characters and the story.

Inception - The blew me away, not on a mind blowing level, but an action movie level. It was so fast and quick, and I was on the ride. This is what a summer blockbuster should be.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - I love all the video game stuff, I love Edgar Write and it is nice to see him make something without the net of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I wouldn't buy this movie, but it was very fun and looked great.

Machete - Awesome, Hilarious, sometimes Rodriquez can be very sloppy put together, but this was not at all. I loved all the characters and the jokes. I want more Machete.

Easy A - We watched this because we had heard it was good, it even has a high rotten tomato rating. I have no idea why, it was so bad and stupid. Reviews were saying it was a call back to John Hughes teen comedies. They are wrong, they talk about John Hughes in the movie, and they rip him off blatantly. The writing was bad, I did not understand why anyone was doing what they were doing. I turned it off when they guy lifted up two computer speakers outside the girls house mimicking "Say Anything"

Social Network - My favorite of the year. Such a well crafted movie. Arron Sorkin takes Shakespearean themes of friendship, greed, and betrayal, and puts them in a very modern setting, and it all works.

Jackass 3D - The best 3D movie I have ever seen

Dinner for Schmucks - This is just embarrassing for Rudd and Carrel. They are both great, but this movie is so bad that is it beyond explanation. It is really really bad, like how did someone watch this and think it was good. It is like "Envy" with Jack Black and Ben Stiller bad.

The Other Guys - The first 30 or so minutes are hilarious, but as usual director Adam McKay (Anchor Man, Talladega Nights) has no concept of story or character arcs. Just a series of sketches. Learn how to say cut you horrible film maker.

I'm still Here - That Joaquin Phoenix "documentary" ...................Stupid, just plain stupid

Harry Potter and Deathly Hollows Part 1 - Well it was great for half of a movie. I love all Harry Potter films, so no complaining from me, but it is hard to review half of a movie.

Black Swan - AHHHH!!! AMAZING!!! HELP!!!

Tron Legacy - I saw this had a 49% on rotten tomatoes. I don't get it. I loved it, in fact I was kinda blown away by it. If you like the first Tron then you will like this one. let me say this again...If you like the first Tron, then you will like this one. People must have been thinking Tron is an action movie when its really more a
sci-fi movie.

BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR - SOCIAL NETWORK

WORST MOVIE OF THE YEAR  - ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Merry Christmas..Happy New Year

Well this has been one crazy Christmas for sure. Mary Hannah Pule born November 29th really added to the fun. I would like to start by saying that I love Christmas. I think it is the best holiday. No other holiday involves so much preparation and anticipation. From baking cookies to buying presents, you really are busy for a solid two weeks. Everything gets put on hold for a little bit. That being said, I hate everyone in the world when it comes to shopping. People are so crazy. We went to this strip mall on Christmas Eve thinking it would be dead, but noooo. It was so busy. People really wait until the day before Christmas to buy there gift. Now I have heard that some people love doing this...They are insane. I also went to wallgreens Christmas Eve night to get some beer and there was a huge line of people buying shitty wallgreens gifts. "Wow, thanks for the sunbeam toaster" But I regress. I have always loved Christmas but now that jack is getting a little older, it has been even more fun. I am working on a couple Videos of the occasion that I will post in the near future. So Christmas Eve we went over to Johanna's parents house. This year they went all out, tree, lights, homemade pies, it was pretty sweet. We ended the evening with wrapping all of Jack's gifts, which is fun to me because I really feel like a dad when i get to do it. It has only been twice so far but both times have been exciting.

Christmas day came and Jack walked up to all his presents and went straight for my video camera tripod that was next to the tree. He realized after we opened one gift that all these were for him. He then started ripping open all the fun. I always make sure that I am at home on Christmas day. I would not want to go anywhere. I lay out a nice spread of goodies to eat and then I make Christmas dinner. I have done this for years, even before the kids.This year I did the traditional Christmas roast. It came out great and the gravy was incredible. I am a huge proponent of the Christmas roast. I would never make a turkey again. Turkey is for thanksgiving. Ham is for Easter and Christmas is full of options. I have always wanted to do a Christmas goose. After everyone was drunk on delicious gravy we ate sweets and visited, Jack went to bed and slowly everyone went to sleep, leaving me alone drinking cheap beer and watching 15 or 20 minutes from a few different Christmas movies. I do not think I would have it any other way. Now New Years is upon us. Ahh New Years. After all the Christmas craziness I could give two shits about New Years. Never have. Most of the time I am in bed before midnight, and now that we have another little exhausting baby, I am certain of it. Goodnight. See you next year.

Mary Hannah Pule