Inside the mind of Jamie Starke

Not that you can probably tell from the photo (which I took on my phone, since I was told to leave the camera at home), but I saw the band Mobile last night, as part of Molson Canadian Rocks Revealed contest.

And I will tell you one thing for sure, and that is that Molson really knows how to throw a party. I showed up late. Well, the doors opened at 7, but Melissa and I showed up just as The Waking Eyes were starting (And Melissa, if your reading this your right, I looked into it, and they did open for Collective Soul at Outlaws. That will teach me to question a woman). Don't get me wrong, it's not as if the waking eyes were bad, but I they just weren't all that great really. But I think their still trying to find their niche.

I think one of the things that Molson did really right here, was that when I walked in the doors, after we signed all of the releases and everything, is the Molson Girls gave us tickets (or coupons) which were good for 2 beers, then they pointed us to where we could exchange said tickets for said beer! Now that was a good way to start out the night, cause I don't think there is many people out there that wouldn't enjoy Free Beer, with a Free Concert! Cudos Molson.

Well, The Waking Eyes probably played for about half an hour, then there was a half hour break.

I'll just say, Mobile will do well, because they really know how to get the crowd going. Ofcourse, it helps that the whole event probably only had about 400 people, so the Intimate factor was Definately there! I mean, their first song definately got peoples attention, and alot of people were feeling it, and swaying along. I was when they played Out of my Head that the crowd really started to get jumping, literally.

Considering that I think to win the tickets it cost me all of fifty cents, and then Gas to drive down town, I would have to say that it was definitely worth while, and the Beer alone was worth my time!

Congradulations Molson, Well done! Mobile, you guys were awesome, and I look forward to hearing more of you, I already bought your cd! Click here to check out their music.

So today, I just happened to be going though my blog rotation (the list of blogs I read regularily) and I happened to come across a cool video while I was on the Google Video Blog. Well, on there, I saw a video, that was originally made for the Campus Movie Festival, by Georgia State University.

Basically, These students had this brilliant idea. They have this major highway in their city, and it is 55 MPH, but nobody goes 55. Most people go around 75. So if your going 80, your really only going 5 over the average driver, but if your caught, they charge you for going 25 over. Which can be painful to say the least.

Well, in an effort to show how unreasonable it was to expect anyone to actually go 55, they took a team of 5 cars, and went out on the highway. They basically created a line of cars, all going "the speed limit", and well, you have to see the results.

Its actually quite amazing.

You may or may not have noticed the Video that was in my previous article about Jeff Bean. This is one of the new latest ventures from Google. It is a service called Google Video (beta).

Now the thing that makes Google Video so different, is that Google has done for video files what they did for Regular Webpages. They have also improved it.

It used to be that most webpages would use Quicktime, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player, as the format for which all of their video files would be encoded.

So as a user, if you wanted to video their files, you'd have to download the specific player (If it's available for your system). Install it, and then download the video file.

Although it's still in beta, what makes Google Video different, is it uses a different technology called Flash. Why is this so different?

Flash is a standard. So if you have Windows Xp, Linux, or even an Apple, it's the same player. This means that Google Video with work for about 95% of the computer users on the internet, so anybody can see the same videos.

As an example, here is an old classic Mastercard Parody.

Click play to start

Also, here is a video titled "Why Macs Suck" for my sister

Well, the fall season is starting up again, and you all know what that means, Reviews, Reviews, and More reviews. 

The first of many starts today, as this is the first of the new fall line up shows that I've seen this season.

Now, I'm sure of you out there are probably big fans, and I guess I used to be, but not anymore. Ofcourse, I'm talking about Surviver. The show where a group of people get droped off in the middle of no where, with nothing, but the clothes on their back, and supplies to get them started, and food, well, you get the point. It's not really even that much of a Survival attempt. To be completely honest, it's pretty much like a repeat on television, because although you have a different group of people, in a different place, you just seem to end up with the exact same situations, same problems, same bickering....

Lets face it, these shows are uncreative, and repeatative. Frankly, If I had to make a choice between the Same Old Surviver repeated story lines, and a repeated CSI Episode, I don't think you have to guess where my vote lies. Anyway, bye for now, CSI is on

It's almost here, only 19 more days, and I've recently noticed a change to the Serenity: Official Movie Website. The new Flash Page, and Movie Clips are all now available on the site. I just spend about half an hour playing the Horseshoe game in the Airlock. If you don't believe me, check out Test Screening-Early Reviews and Another Serenity Review. Also, check out FireFlyFans.net. If you like what you see, Consider Joining the Browncoats!