2009 Year End Recap
2009 Year End Recap
My annual list of the things I've done in the past year -- 2009 -- music I've listened to, books I’ve read, movies and TV shows I’ve seen, places I've gone to, things I've experienced, web sites I've frequented, etc.
Music Bought:
• Angels of Love Yngwie Malmsteen
• Avenue Q The Musical - Original Broadway Cast
• Back From the Dead - Spinal Tap
• Casino Logic - ZO2
• Circle, The - Bon Jovi
• Feel The Steel - Steel Panther
• Fragile, The Nine Inch Nails
• Genesis, The - Yngwie Malmsteen
• Global Drum Project - Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
• Inglorius Basterds Motion Picture Soundtrack - Various Artists
• Live & Cool - The Rat Pack
• Odyssey - Yngwie Malmsteen
• This Is Spinal Tap - Spinal Tap (2009 remastered album w/ 2 bonus tracks)
• Wicked Wonderland - Lita Ford
Books Bought:
• Atrocity Archives, The - Charles Stross
• Autum’s Come Undone - Shag (Josh Agle)
• Bourne Sanction, The - Eric Van Lustbader
• Death Star - Michael Reaves and Steve Perry
• Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba...and Then Lost It to the Revolution - T.J. English
• Jennifer Morgue, The - Charles Stross
• Norse Code - Greg van Eekhout
• Obey: Supply & Demand, The Art of Shepard Fairey - Shepard Fairey
• Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life - Len Fisher
Magazines:
• Time
• Wired
Movies - Seen in theaters, on cable, or rented:
• 21
• 2012
• 1408
• Adventureland
• Alive
• Angels & Demons
• Angela’s Ashes
• Atonement
• Awakenings
• Billy Elliot
• Bonfire of the Vanities
• Boost, The
• Bringing Out The Dead
• Bruno
• Burn After Reading
• Changeling
• Child’s Play 2
• Child’s Play 3
• Choke
• Confessions of A Shopaholic
• Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
• Darwin Awards, The
• Day The Earth Stood Still, The (2008 remake)
• Dead Man Walking
• Definitely, Maybe
• Dolores Claiborne
• Doors, The
• Doubt
• Edge, The
• Flash of Genius
• Four Christmases
• Frantic
• Funny People
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
• Good Dick
• Goth Cruise
• Gran Torino
• Hancock
• Hangover, The
• He’s Just Not That Into You
• Heckler
• House Bunny, The
• Informant, The
• Instinct
• Into The Wild
• Journey To The Center of the Earth (2008)
• Julie & Julia
• Little Children
• I Love You Man
• In Bruges
• Lakeview Terrace
• Marley & Me
• Mask
• Milk
• New In Town
• Noise
• P2
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop
• Poseidon Adventure, The (1972 Original version)
• Princess Diaries, The
• Promotion, The
• Rachel Getting Married
• Reaping, The
• Reservation Road
• Rocker, The
• Role Models
• Semi-Pro
• Seven Pounds
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Star Trek
• State and Main
• State of Play
• Step Brothers
• Stuck
• Sure Thing, The
• Taken
• Time Machine (1960 George Pal directed version---original)
• Traitor
• Vanilla Sky
• W
• WALL*E
• Watchmen
• World’s Greatest Dad
• Wrestler, The
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine
• Yes Man
• Zack and Miri Make A Porno
Films too “painful” to get through:
• Pineapple Express
Comedians on HBO
• Dana Gould: Let Me Put My Thoughts In You (Shout! Factory)
• Jim Jefferies
• Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen
• Lisa Lampanelli: The Queen of Mean
• Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
• Wanda Sykes: I Be Me
Independent Films
• Alien Trespass
• Flakes
• Pope of Greenwich Village, The
Documentaries
• Confessions of A Superhero
• Eye Candy: The Crazy World of David LaChapelle
• Out Rage
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Universe Expanded: Halo Wars
What I’m Watching On TV This Season: (2008/2009 season, syndicated reruns, and documentaries)
(Network shows)
• 30 Rock
• Dollhouse
• Celebrity Apprentice
• Chuck
• Community
• Family Guy
• Office, The
• Parks and Recreation
• Phantom Gourmet
• Simpsons, The
Cable Shows, original tv series
• Batman: The Brave and The Bold
• Burn Notice
• Entourage
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
• Greek
• Mad Men
• Party Down
• Special Ops Missions
• Soup, The
• True Blood
• Z Rock
Reality Shows (network & cable)
• American Idol
• Celebrity Apprentice, The
• Confessions of a Teen Idol
• Daisy of Love
• Flipping Out
• For the Love of Ray Jay 2
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Hotel Inspectors
• How Clean Is Your House
• I Love Money 2
• I Want To Work For Diddy 2
• I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
• Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D List
• Meghan Wants A Millionaire
• Million Dollar Listing, season 2
• Paris Hilton’s BFF
• Pawn Stars
• Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares
• Real Chance For Love 2
• Rock of Love Bus
• Tabitha’s Salon Take Over
• Wife Swap
Shows on network & cable that I stopped watching
• Hung
• Knight Rider
• Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire [Cancelled]
• My Name Is Earl
• UNIT, The [cancelled]
TV & Cable Documentaries & Informational Programs
• Coca-Cola: The Real Story
• Extreme Bathrooms 2009
• Extreme Conventions
• Extreme Truck Stops
• Gangland
• Inside The Mind of Google
• Making of The Good Shepherd
• Man Caves
• New Age of Walmart, The
• Porn: The Business of Pleasure
• Scam of the Century: Bernie Madoff and the $50 Billion Heist
• Secrets of the Secret Service
• SXSW 2009: Behind The Badge
• THS: Valerie Bertinelli
• Three Sheets - Las Vegas
• Two Seeks In Hell [Inside the U.S. Army Green Beret selection process]
• Unsolved History - Ninjas
Concerts:
• Joel McHale @ The Wilbur Theater, Boston, Massachusetts (01/01/2009)
• Kathy Griffin @ CitiPAC, Boston, Massachusetts (06/12/2009)
• Elton John & Billy Joel @ Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts (0-7/18/2009)
Museum Shows:
• Shepard Fairey, “Supply & Demand” Boston Institute of Contemporary Art
Theater Plays
• Avenue Q @ The Colonial Theater, Boston, Massachusetts (11/21/2009)
DVDs Bought:
• Dark Knight, The
• First Blood
• GoodFellas
• Incredibles, The
• MI-5, Volume 6
• Mission: Impossible
• Monty Python’s Life of Brian
• Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
• Murder By Death
• Quantum of Solace
• UFO Megaset
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Podcasts:
• Ask A Ninja
• Boing Boing Video
• Cool Hunting Video
• KCRW’s Le Show
• NPR: Sunday Puzzle
• NPR: Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me
• On The Media
• Onion Radio News, The
• Sniffer, The
• Wired’s Alt Text
Restaurants:
• Aegean, The
• Ai
• Boloco
• Charley’s
• Cheesecake Factory
• Cold Stone Creamery
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Demos
• Dunkin Donuts
• El Oriental De Cuba
• Fireplace, The
• Five Guys Burgers and Fries
• Golden Temple
• Legal C Bar
• Majestic Diner, The (Westbury, NY---Long Island)
• Metropolitan Bar & Grill
• Miami Restaurant
• Pino’s Pizza
• Pizzeria Uno
• Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
• Sabrina Wong II
• Stellinas
• Stockyard, The
• Village Smokehouse
• Zaftig’s
My annual list of the things I've done in the past year -- 2009 -- music I've listened to, books I’ve read, movies and TV shows I’ve seen, places I've gone to, things I've experienced, web sites I've frequented, etc.
Music Bought:
• Angels of Love Yngwie Malmsteen
• Avenue Q The Musical - Original Broadway Cast
• Back From the Dead - Spinal Tap
• Casino Logic - ZO2
• Circle, The - Bon Jovi
• Feel The Steel - Steel Panther
• Fragile, The Nine Inch Nails
• Genesis, The - Yngwie Malmsteen
• Global Drum Project - Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
• Inglorius Basterds Motion Picture Soundtrack - Various Artists
• Live & Cool - The Rat Pack
• Odyssey - Yngwie Malmsteen
• This Is Spinal Tap - Spinal Tap (2009 remastered album w/ 2 bonus tracks)
• Wicked Wonderland - Lita Ford
Books Bought:
• Atrocity Archives, The - Charles Stross
• Autum’s Come Undone - Shag (Josh Agle)
• Bourne Sanction, The - Eric Van Lustbader
• Death Star - Michael Reaves and Steve Perry
• Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba...and Then Lost It to the Revolution - T.J. English
• Jennifer Morgue, The - Charles Stross
• Norse Code - Greg van Eekhout
• Obey: Supply & Demand, The Art of Shepard Fairey - Shepard Fairey
• Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life - Len Fisher
Magazines:
• Time
• Wired
Movies - Seen in theaters, on cable, or rented:
• 21
• 2012
• 1408
• Adventureland
• Alive
• Angels & Demons
• Angela’s Ashes
• Atonement
• Awakenings
• Billy Elliot
• Bonfire of the Vanities
• Boost, The
• Bringing Out The Dead
• Bruno
• Burn After Reading
• Changeling
• Child’s Play 2
• Child’s Play 3
• Choke
• Confessions of A Shopaholic
• Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The
• Darwin Awards, The
• Day The Earth Stood Still, The (2008 remake)
• Dead Man Walking
• Definitely, Maybe
• Dolores Claiborne
• Doors, The
• Doubt
• Edge, The
• Flash of Genius
• Four Christmases
• Frantic
• Funny People
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
• Good Dick
• Goth Cruise
• Gran Torino
• Hancock
• Hangover, The
• He’s Just Not That Into You
• Heckler
• House Bunny, The
• Informant, The
• Instinct
• Into The Wild
• Journey To The Center of the Earth (2008)
• Julie & Julia
• Little Children
• I Love You Man
• In Bruges
• Lakeview Terrace
• Marley & Me
• Mask
• Milk
• New In Town
• Noise
• P2
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop
• Poseidon Adventure, The (1972 Original version)
• Princess Diaries, The
• Promotion, The
• Rachel Getting Married
• Reaping, The
• Reservation Road
• Rocker, The
• Role Models
• Semi-Pro
• Seven Pounds
• Slumdog Millionaire
• Star Trek
• State and Main
• State of Play
• Step Brothers
• Stuck
• Sure Thing, The
• Taken
• Time Machine (1960 George Pal directed version---original)
• Traitor
• Vanilla Sky
• W
• WALL*E
• Watchmen
• World’s Greatest Dad
• Wrestler, The
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine
• Yes Man
• Zack and Miri Make A Porno
Films too “painful” to get through:
• Pineapple Express
Comedians on HBO
• Dana Gould: Let Me Put My Thoughts In You (Shout! Factory)
• Jim Jefferies
• Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen
• Lisa Lampanelli: The Queen of Mean
• Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction
• Wanda Sykes: I Be Me
Independent Films
• Alien Trespass
• Flakes
• Pope of Greenwich Village, The
Documentaries
• Confessions of A Superhero
• Eye Candy: The Crazy World of David LaChapelle
• Out Rage
• Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
• Universe Expanded: Halo Wars
What I’m Watching On TV This Season: (2008/2009 season, syndicated reruns, and documentaries)
(Network shows)
• 30 Rock
• Dollhouse
• Celebrity Apprentice
• Chuck
• Community
• Family Guy
• Office, The
• Parks and Recreation
• Phantom Gourmet
• Simpsons, The
Cable Shows, original tv series
• Batman: The Brave and The Bold
• Burn Notice
• Entourage
• Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
• Greek
• Mad Men
• Party Down
• Special Ops Missions
• Soup, The
• True Blood
• Z Rock
Reality Shows (network & cable)
• American Idol
• Celebrity Apprentice, The
• Confessions of a Teen Idol
• Daisy of Love
• Flipping Out
• For the Love of Ray Jay 2
• Hell’s Kitchen
• Hotel Inspectors
• How Clean Is Your House
• I Love Money 2
• I Want To Work For Diddy 2
• I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
• Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D List
• Meghan Wants A Millionaire
• Million Dollar Listing, season 2
• Paris Hilton’s BFF
• Pawn Stars
• Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares
• Real Chance For Love 2
• Rock of Love Bus
• Tabitha’s Salon Take Over
• Wife Swap
Shows on network & cable that I stopped watching
• Hung
• Knight Rider
• Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire [Cancelled]
• My Name Is Earl
• UNIT, The [cancelled]
TV & Cable Documentaries & Informational Programs
• Coca-Cola: The Real Story
• Extreme Bathrooms 2009
• Extreme Conventions
• Extreme Truck Stops
• Gangland
• Inside The Mind of Google
• Making of The Good Shepherd
• Man Caves
• New Age of Walmart, The
• Porn: The Business of Pleasure
• Scam of the Century: Bernie Madoff and the $50 Billion Heist
• Secrets of the Secret Service
• SXSW 2009: Behind The Badge
• THS: Valerie Bertinelli
• Three Sheets - Las Vegas
• Two Seeks In Hell [Inside the U.S. Army Green Beret selection process]
• Unsolved History - Ninjas
Concerts:
• Joel McHale @ The Wilbur Theater, Boston, Massachusetts (01/01/2009)
• Kathy Griffin @ CitiPAC, Boston, Massachusetts (06/12/2009)
• Elton John & Billy Joel @ Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts (0-7/18/2009)
Museum Shows:
• Shepard Fairey, “Supply & Demand” Boston Institute of Contemporary Art
Theater Plays
• Avenue Q @ The Colonial Theater, Boston, Massachusetts (11/21/2009)
DVDs Bought:
• Dark Knight, The
• First Blood
• GoodFellas
• Incredibles, The
• MI-5, Volume 6
• Mission: Impossible
• Monty Python’s Life of Brian
• Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
• Murder By Death
• Quantum of Solace
• UFO Megaset
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Podcasts:
• Ask A Ninja
• Boing Boing Video
• Cool Hunting Video
• KCRW’s Le Show
• NPR: Sunday Puzzle
• NPR: Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me
• On The Media
• Onion Radio News, The
• Sniffer, The
• Wired’s Alt Text
Restaurants:
• Aegean, The
• Ai
• Boloco
• Charley’s
• Cheesecake Factory
• Cold Stone Creamery
• Coolidge Corner Clubhouse
• Demos
• Dunkin Donuts
• El Oriental De Cuba
• Fireplace, The
• Five Guys Burgers and Fries
• Golden Temple
• Legal C Bar
• Majestic Diner, The (Westbury, NY---Long Island)
• Metropolitan Bar & Grill
• Miami Restaurant
• Pino’s Pizza
• Pizzeria Uno
• Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
• Sabrina Wong II
• Stellinas
• Stockyard, The
• Village Smokehouse
• Zaftig’s