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Fantasy

We talked about flying to Denver for one day to catch a Rush show.  It was a Saturday show on a weekend when the kids were at their dad’s.  We didn’t do it because head colds suck.  

The tour ends in Los Angeles on August 1st.  It’s a Saturday… On a weekend when the kids are at their dad’s… 

A Rush fanatic can fantasize, right?  There’s nothing wrong with that, is there?  Huh?

Almost Like Being There

Rush played in Denver last night.  We had talked briefly about trying to go, but me getting sick put an end to all of that.  Instead, at about 9:30 last night, 7:30 Mountain time (stupid time zones), I logged into the Periscope app, zoomed the map in on Denver, and sure enough there was a feed from the show.  I listened for about an hour before my head cold and the time difference caught up to me.  

It was almost, not quite, like being there.

More Video from Comic Con

The best part of the San Diego Comic Con, from the point of view of someone multiple thousands of miles away, is that we get all sorts of new movie trailers. Yesterday it was The Walking Dead. Today it’s Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Sure we all love our Marvel movies and the Avengers are neat and all, but for me when it comes to comic book super heroes, I’m all about the DC babie. Batman? Check. Superman? Check. Wonder Woman? Check. Don’t forget the bad guys, Lex Luthor? Check. It doesn’t come out until March 26, 2016, but they can keep my seat in the theater warm for me.

Now, having said that…

This is not a trailer. It’s a behind the scenes thing that was aired at the Star Wars panel at Comic Con (last night I think? This morning? I don’t know). This is the best thing that could ever maybe happen, short of episode VII coming out early and me being at some unannounced premier.

Watch this and enjoy.

Apple Music

I was messing around with AppleMusic today.  I was running it on an iPad Air 2 and streaming through an Apple TV.  Verdict?  Crashtastic!  Almost every time I viewed a large artist page (meaning it had a scroll bar) and tried to scroll to the bottom it would hang for a few moments and then crash.  Let’s get on that bug, Apple!

Apple Watch False Alarm

I tried on an Apple Watch today.  The Sport model, with two different bands.

I didn’t buy it.  I resisted the temptation…

But I don’t think I’ll be able to resist for too much longer.

It’s a gadget gimmick.  It’s stupid.  I don’t need one…
But I want one…………………….

Walking Dead Trailers

Today was The Walking Dead day at the San Diego Comic con. Well… at least I think it was. I really don’t know the convention scenes. Regardless, there are two new trailers to psych us up. First, the trailer for Season Six of The Walking Dead. Four minutes of… well… nothing really. But still, awesome.

Possibly more interesting, and definitely more imminent, is a trailer for Season One of the spin off show, Fear the Walking Dead.

The new show premiers on my kid brother’s birthday. Happy Birthday, John! Now lets watch civilization end! WOOHOO! I read a live tweet of the two panels. Sounds like Fear the Walking Dead won’t be quite as… gooey is the original show, as the zombies haven’t had much time to come unglued. I’m really looking forward to seeing where they go with this. In the original show, civilization falls off camera. In the new show, we’re going to get a front row seat.

Cold Therapy

While my beloved wife was out of work sick early in the week, she used the HBO Go app on Apple TV to binge watch Silicon Valley and Veep. Over the last two days I one upped her by binge watching the same episodes of those two shows, and almost the entire season of The Leftovers.

Granted, the sinus pressure in my head made it so I mostly couldn’t focus my eyes on the television, and the pounding in my head meant I kept the volume down to a bare minimum, and also I had to take a nap every few episodes… but what else is a boy to do when he’s too sick to function?

I feel just as awful now as I did when I called in sick yesterday, never mind today. I can’t do it again tomorrow. I have to go in to the office. I have to. Someone needs to cure the common cold, STAT!