I Am A Media Junky

Yessssss, I have a monkey on my back. Damages from this past weekend include...

More Fun in the New World - X
You really should own this CD already. If you've never heard any of their material, it's the perfect place to start. Every song on this disc is a keeper.

Ain't Love Grand - X
While not essential - and completely disowned by the band and many fans - this is not a bad CD. 'Burning House of Love' and 'What's Wrong With Me...' are especially fine songs.

The Princess Bride (Special Edition)
If you don't like this movie, you have a major malfunction. Leave here immediately.
Simply put this is a classic, a funny, clever flick that is perhaps, scene-for-scene, the most quotable movie ever made.

'Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.'

Reservoir Dogs - 10th Anniversary Special Limited Edition
In the ten years since this movie fist came out, Tarantino's style has been copied, cliched and pretty much absorbed into the mainstream. It's easy to forget how different this film was: a heist flick where we never see the heist; characters we know nothing about, not even their names; crooks who discuss Madonna and the ethics of tipping.... see this movie again - it's still Tarantino's best.

And there ya have it - how I scratched that particular itch this weekend. But I'm all set now. Really, I am.

Riiiight.

ADDENDUM

When I got in the Mach 5 at lunchtime (yes - I loved Speed Racer as a kid - and I'll continue to call my trusty Saturn the Mach 5 until someone buys me the real thing) I realized I left off a couple of items from the past weekend's media bender.

The Best of New Order - New Order
I needed something to bop my head to while I do ironing and other such house-holdy chores. Scary eh?

The Very Best of... -The Pogues
Best over all showcase of the Pogues available. Sure some of your favorites were probably left off - in particular I missed 'Lullaby of London' and 'Broad Majestic Shannon' - but it's a good stop gap until I can replace my long-gone copies of Rum Sodomy & the Lash and If I Should Fall From Grace With God.