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        Seriously folks if I Ever learn to play a musical insrtrument I’m starting my own Go-Go Band. Check out this Chuck brown and the Soul Searchers video then go make some Go-Go music of your own.     -TRF  

    Check out this cool interview with Cobra Commander by Leonard Maltin.

 Hey check out this cool cartoon from Dan Meth then head over to his site because he has plenty more there ,plus art and other cool stuff!      The RED FOX 

Bikers stand proud! I am calling for a boycott of State Farm Insurance by all of us who are trying to slow our driving habits and ride our bikes more often. The advertisement they are currently running has a man complaining that due to gas prices he has had to switch from driving to riding his bike and how embarrasing that is. Of course, State Farm claims at the end of the advert that by purchasing your car insurance through them you will save hundreds and will be able to spend those hundreds on gas afterall. Don’t worry about the fact that their is a war for oil going on, or that the planet is warming at an alarming rate. Just try to find some cheap insurance and keep driving your car, you fat ass. (Oh yeah, not to mention the obesity problem this country faces.) So those of us who ride bicycles need to band together, spread the word and do our best to boycott those creeps. Let’s all try to use our bikes more often, now that the weather is getting nicer you have less of an excuse. For more info on bikes and bike culture check out Time’s Up. So, are ya with me? 

So it’s the results time again and it is so sad to see people go at this point, it’s like saying good-bye to a friend (albeit a new friend that you hardly know). So Chikezie got voted off and I was sad to see him go, he has a lovely voice and I’m sure he will do alright for himself in this biz. I was shocked to see Syesha in the bottom three. As I said in my post yesterday, her performance was amazing and it was like having her old self back. But, atleast she’ll be around to prove herself once again. And Once again, the Q & A portion of the show was horrendous. Poeple get with it, ask an interesting question, please! Kimberly Locke’s performance was outstanding, but did anyone else notice the part in the song where it seemed like it was going to end (and it should have ended) but instead she went back through the chorus one more time. Yick, that just annoyed me.  You all know by now that I am a Jason Castro fan, but the boy is really going to have to step it up unless he wants to be on the chopping block next. Unless of course, America wises up to the fact that Ramiele is undeserving and let’s her go next. It’s just obnoxious to see her there knowing the amazing talent that we’ve cut, and she’s given nothing but drab performances for the last few weeks. Toodles til next week, I’ll be dreaming of my face next to Carly’s on an iphone. 

The Amazing Screw on Head Pilot Episode is our Cartoon of the Day click to check it out. The Sci-Fi Channel made this excellent pilot. The Buzz on the internet , it’s already been cancelled sorry . Go ahead and watch Mike Mignolia’s classic Steam punk comic from Dark Horse come to life. Then go to my other website The Red Fox Report for my upcoming look at the steam punk sub-genre.

This week on American Idol pretty much everyone had a powerhouse performance. All of the contestants went for the big songs and were using their big voices! It was an exciting show. It was fun to see everyones’ family photos and hear about when they were little. I am a sucker for kid pictures, being a photographer I always love to see people’s family photos.         I mostly missed the performance by Ramiele, but I caught that she was pitchy and that the song choice was kind of weak. Jason picked a song where he could use his guitar skills. I guess it was sloppy (per Simon), but I didn’t notice. The middle chorus was really weak, he was basically singing at the volume of the choir and I was really hoping he would bust it out. In the end he brought his bigger voice out and it really redeemed the performance for me. So I hope to see him around next week.          Syesha really brought the big voice back this week! She was so great in the beginning of the season and then it was like she became so weak and meek and became a totally different person. Well, this performance really reminded me of what I originally thought of Syesha and she is a motha f’in powerhouse.        Chikezie! I like his performance this week, none of the judges seemed to, but I disagree. It was definitely his best ballad. To be a throwback is a compliment these days, it’s in vogue and I think he could really go far with it, he could also go far with the Black boy goes Country thing, so we’ll see. “Every Breath You Take” by the Police is a great song and Brooke did an okay job of it. She didn’t change it up at all, and it felt very safe. I love her voice and she is a pretty lovable girl, so it can be hard to criticize, but she just didn’t bring anything interesting to the song other than her voice.        Michael Johns sang another Queen song which was a great choice for him. His voice was huge! I really felt that he could have left the “We will rock you” part out, because it did nothing for his voice, but the rest was redeeming and you almost forgot how boring and like a football game the beginning was. Once again, Carly rocked it. I love this girl, she can make the most hideous song lovable. She sang “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and it was wonderful. The judges may not have been thrilled, but screw them anyhow, this is our show and our decision! It was so good, and once again, powerhouse vocals.        David Archuleta just likes to reek of cheese at times. It was definitely theme park cheese on toast, and I hate to admit when Simon is right, but he was. We all know the boy can sing, we all know he’ll be back next week, so if you’re a David lover, don’t take it too personally! I know Kristy Lee is going to get a lot of votes for her vomitus song choice “God Bless America” and though she did sing it well, I just think the song is atrocious. I love my country, but that song just makes me cringe, and talk about theme parks! That song brings back memories of laser shows at my local roller coaster theme park. It was always the song of choice for whomever coordinated those damn things.       David Cook’s song was pretty damn cool. “Billie Jean” he did a great arrangement and he is the king of doing well with interesting twists on old favorites. This could be his saving grace and what makes him the favorite of the judges. I am not the hugest fan but I can recognize talent. So props to David. The baby picture was crazy! He did have a huge head, and if you look at it now, you can still see the gigantic dome through his hair. I’m so glad we’ve moved on from the Beatles. This week was great, fantastic and full of virtuoso performances. GO TEAM!! 

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