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Soakie Meets Renaldo

BabuLife readers might know Soakie from his previous comments and various posts here on the site.  He's a long time member of the worship team here at Grace playing the guitar.  He's also the owner of Real Media which is a video production company.  In his line of work it's not unusual for Soakie to meet a few famous people.  Ken Griffe Jr being one....but this, this is I'm sure a dream come true.  He met Renaldo of American Idol fame recently at a video shoot. Check out the video below the pic for a reminder of Renaldo's 15 minutes of fame...

McCain on Battlestar?

Has anyone ever noticed the resemblance between Battlestar Galactica's Colonel Tigh and Presidential hopeful John McCain?  I'm not getting political here...but could McCain be a Cylon? Hmm.... I'll be watching him closely.

HT: adampienzek.com

Star Wars on Spike TV

In November of 2005, Spike TV purchased the exclusive rights to air the Star Wars movies.  Last weekend Episodes 1 - III aired Friday - Sunday.  This weekend beginning tonight at 7 p.m. central, Episode IV (you know...the one from 1977) will air.  Saturday they will air Episode IV at 4 p.m. followed by Episode V (Empire Strikes Back ...my favorite) at 7 p.m.  On Sunday, Episode V again at 4 p.m. followed by Episode VI (Return of the Jedi) at 7 p.m. Visit Spike TV's website here for a nifty trailer and more info.

Last weekend the first three went head to head with the Lord of the Rings trilogy Friday - Sunday on TNT.  Check this story to see which trilogy came out on top...I think you can guess...unless you're a Ringer Geek, you might be in denial. :)  (Look at this Star Wars geek smack talkin'!)

So if you've never seen the classic Star Wars trilogy, this is an opportunity to catch up.  If you've never watched with your kids, get some popcorn and school your children on this classic story of good vs. evil.  And yes...even though I've seen it many times...I just might flip it on too.  It just never gets old for me.

Enjoy!

A Golden Compass and Prayer for the Stars

A friend of mine forwarded an email chain to me about an effort to squelch an upcoming film called "The Golden Compass".  It sounds like it might be a dreamed up story by a devoted atheist in answer to the Narnia film that was popular in 2005 around the same season.  I'm not familiar with the upcoming movie or the book.  I've heard a little bit about it and have seen some very passionate bloggers encouraging a massive effort to eliminate the book from public reading along with protesting the movie. 

I obviously don't know much about it so I can't give an educated opinion on it. I am not excited about movies and books that teach children God does not exist, but I'm also not excited about how our (by our I mean the Church [and by the church I mean people who are considered believers and followers of Christ]) immediate reaction to things like "The Golden Compass" is to stir up a mob in protest.  Just something I've been pondering after reading the email chain.  What do you think?  Is it worth the effort?  Maybe I'm just in a cynical mood and just need a jump start in my passion to get angry about yet another attempt by popular culture to defame God? 

On that note, an article at Breitbart.com tells the story of a group dedicated to praying for Hollywood celebrities and the industry.  Hollywood Prayer Network seems to be the "anti-picket" way of doing things.  Check out the story below and let me know what you think:

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anyone who thinks Britney Spears' best days are behind should know this—she does have a prayer.

The celebuwreck, who has been struggling to get custody of her kids while launching a comeback, is the top prayer-getter at the Hollywood Prayer Network, a group of more than 5,000 Christians that prays for stars instead of writing them off as lost causes.

The network recently passed a Bible to socialite Paris Hilton and plans to pass one to Spears later this month. It also picks up-and- coming child stars for its monthly Kids Prayer Calendar and pairs hundreds of mentors with struggling actors—the kind more likely to take your order in a restaurant than appear on your television.

Members of the network, which has chapters in 16 U.S. cities and eight countries, see Hollywood as the 21st century's largest mission field, a powerful industry that can be used to sow the seeds of an international cultural and religious revival.

"We tell people, 'If you're angry at a TV show or you're switching channels because of content, stop and pray for the people on the show,'" said Karen Covell, HPN's founder. "If you really believe in God and you believe God has a transforming power, then leave it up to him."

Read the full story

Star Wars TV Series

Geek Break - You've been forwarned...

Imagine having the freedom to create whatever you want on whatever terms you want knowing that whatever you create will be a success.  That's the position George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, is in.  It's been known to us geeks for about a year now that Lucas has been working to create a live action television series apart from the upcoming Clone Wars animated series.  But yesterday the story came out in an "official" news agency publication.

While the fact that a live action Star Wars television show is in the works, the intriguing part of the story is this...there is no network lined up to carry the show.  Lucas knows that the product he has created is so ingrained in our culture that it doesn't matter.  He can make it the way he wants and people will buy it.  Even if it doesn't fit into the typical network television box.  That's a pretty good place to be in.  Here's a quote...

Lucas is confident he can find a home for his droids and Jedi, but he also knows the projects are unorthodox enough to give network executives pause.

"They are having a hard time," Lucas said. "They're saying, 'This doesn't fit into our little square boxes,' and I say, 'Well, yeah, but it's "Star Wars." And "Star Wars" doesn't fit into that box.' "

Read the full story here.
Where does one go for advanced Star Wars geekiness?  Why to TheForce.net of course.

Clone Wars Series

Too bad I have to wait until 2008 for this show.  My name is Ben...I'm addicted to Star Wars...now enjoy the video.

Vintage Commercials

I love YouTube's vast catalog of vintage 1980's commercials.  Here's one for a toy I played to death.  I still have a couple of the pieces.  Check out the clothes on those kids!  Izod rocks!

What's Keeping me up at Night?

How did I miss "Scrubs"?  My wife and I are addicted to the reruns being played on KSMOTV at 11:30pm.  WAAAAY past my bedtime.  This show is a riot!

I'm like way late on my popular TV shows.

AstroNOTS

How long before this new reality TV show hits the shores of the USA?  I'm doing my part to inform before you all get duped into becoming astronauts!

Click here for the story.