Mulled Marc

Meijer stores in the Grand Rapids, MI (USA) area have begun offering the TVKart from The Cabco Group to keep you kids entertained while you shop. The kids sit in the “cab” portion of the cart where they can watch TV shows for $1, while you pile your groceries on the top of the cab. The shows will rotate monthly to keep the little tykes interested.

Inside view of the TVKarts:

via The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)

The Petition

It was a letter to the President
With a list that numbered one to ten
It said:

Make a law where daddy’s don’t work late
Keep Uncle Joe and those soldiers safe
Give those kids on TV all they want to eat

Put a stop to bullies on the bus
No crime, no AIDS, no hate, no drugs
Give a jacket and a job to people on the street

I said “Son sounds like a world I’d like to live in.”
And I signed his petition

DISCLAIMER: If you think those lyrics are cheesy and stupid, then stop reading this review, you’re probably not going to care for this CD. On the other had, if the lyrics seem innocent and naive, but reflect the clarity that children can sometimes have, then go buy this CD…..now…..really.

This is the first music review I’ve done, but it’s the first CD that I thought was worth recommending in a long time. Let me start by saying that Kenny Rogers can still sing. There’s no fancy pop backgrounds, no over-powering bass, just simple, clean vocals, but he makes it seem simple as breathing.

The reason I added the disclaimer is because the lyrics are optimistic, contemplative, even sappy at times. The entire album has the feel of a man looking back on his life and seeing his mistakes, the world’s mistakes, and knowing that we all could have done better. It also has a very “we’re in this together” feel, with a knowledge that it’s never too late to start changing yourself and the world. Mixed in with this are several traditional, upbeat, “couldn’t live without you” country love songs which you should hear in major rotation if there’s any justice in the world.

The biggest surprise for me was the title track “Water & Bridges”, a song that Collin Raye recorded in 2000 on Tracks. I’m really like Collin’s version of the song so I wasn’t sure what I would think. Kenny’s version is reflective of a lot of songs on the album: a little slower, quieter, almost sad at times. It’s different from the version that Collin recorded, but very honest and the arrangement is probably a little closer to the feel of the lyrics.

My understanding is that this is Kenny’s first album since returning to a major label, in this case Capitol Records. I’m not a fan of the major labels, but I think this album is worth getting even from of them. Hopefully Kenny has many more albums of this quality yet to come.

KennyRogers.com
Kenny’s MySpace Page

GateWorld is reporting on an interview with MGM executive vice president Charles Cohen where he details their plans for the Stargate properties.

Cohen “says MGM ‘intends’ to develop a theatrical movie ‘derived from the series over the last 10 years’ that would ideally ‘dovetail’ into a third Stargate television show,” according to the report.

More details in the GateWorld article.

Cinematical has an article about an interview with Brian Henson where he outlines some of the upcoming projects. Included in this is information about a planned Fraggle Rock movie. Hopefully they can do the movie without totally destroying the Fraggles.

via The Disney Blog
previous story from Muppet News Central

This is the future…..’nuff said.

via Gizmodo