I love wrestling (since I was a little brat), Darren Aronofsky films and why not Mickey Rourke still rules. (Hey!, The Motorcycle boy reigns!)...so I needed to see this so badly (thanks bittorrent!).
(Release date in Spain: 20 February 2009)
The movie is freaking brilliant, pure emotions and great performances (by the way Marisa Tomei (45) is HOT! XD 'Nuff said).
A rude and crude story (as life often is) about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime, who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. As he faces health problems that may end his wrestling career for good he attempts to come to terms with his life outside the ring: by working full time at the grocery store, trying to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and forming a closer bond with a stripper he has romantic feelings for. He struggles with his new life and an offer of a high-profile rematch with his 1980s arch-nemesis, The Ayatollah, which may be his ticket back to stardom
Maybe Im not objective (as Wrestling/Aronofsky die hard fan) but you should definitely check this out.
PS: Bruce Springsteen - "The Wrestler" .
Two, three, four
Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free If you've ever seen a one trick pony then you've seen me Have you ever seen a one legged dog makin' his way down the street If you've ever seen a one legged dog then you've seen me
(Then you've seen me) I come and stand at every door (Then you've seen me) I always leave with less than I had before (Then you've seen me) bet I can make you smile when the blood it hits the floor Tell me friend can you ask for anything more Tell me can you ask for anything more
Have you ever seen a scarecrow filled with nothing but dust and weeds If you've ever seen that scarecrow then you've seen me Have you ever seen a one armed man punchin' at nothing but the breeze If you've ever seen a one armed man then you've seen me
(Then you've seen me) I come and stand at every door (Then you've seen me) I always leave with less than I had before (Then you've seen me) bet I can make you smile when the blood it hits the floor Tell me friend can you ask for anything more Tell me can you ask for anything more
These things that have comforted me I drive away (anything more) This place that is my home I cannot stay (anything more) My only faith is in the broken bones and bruises I display
Have you ever seen a one legged man tryin' to dance his way free If you've ever seen a one legged man then you've seen me
Again, I am completely and totally obsessed with Ryan Adams stuff.
Some "fucktastic" videos.
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Moving like the fog on the Cumberland River I was leaving on the Delta Queen And I wasn't ready to go I'm never ready to go 27 of nothing but failures and promises that I couldn't keep Oh lord, I wasn't ready to go I'm never ready to go Let it ride Let it ride easy down the road Let it ride Let it take away all of the darkness Let it ride Let it rock me in the arms of stranger's angels until it brings me home Let it ride Let it roll Let it go
Loaded like a sailor Tumbling off a ferry boat I was at the bar till three Oh Lord, and I wasn't ready to go I'm never ready to go Tennessee's a brother to my sister Carolina where they're gonna bury me And I ain't ready to go I'm never ready to go Let it ride let it ride easy down the road Let it ride Let it take away all of this darkness Let it ride Let it rock me in the arms of stranger's angels until it brings me home Let it ride Let it roll Let it go
I wanna see you tonight Dancing in the endless moonlight In the parking lot in the headlights of cars Someplace on the moon Where they moved the drive-in theater Where I left the car that I can't find but I still got the keys to Let it ride Let it ride easy down the road Let it ride Let it take away all of this darkness Let it ride Let it rock me in the arms of stranger's angels until it brings me home Let it ride Let it roll Let it go
Beautiful one. (Neal Casal rocks too.)
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Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened eyes Kindle the wood and prepare the lies And don't fail me know Oh me, oh my, oh beast with might Drown me with water and burn me with fire And don't fail me now Just don't fail me now You don't do me right You don't do me right Why you do me wrong when the rope gets tight? When the rope gets tight When the rope gets tight
Oh day, oh night, oh darkened light Drown me with water and burn me with fire And don't fail me know Oh Mary, oh mother of all that is near Lead me to freedom from my kingdom of fear And don't fail me now Just don't fail me now You don't do me right You don't do me right Why you do me wrong when the rope gets tight? When the rope gets tight When the rope gets tight When the rope gets tight
Oh gal, oh gal, with your darkened heart Kindle the wood and prepare to start Just don't fail me now Just don't fail me now You don't do me right You don't do me right Why you do me wrong when the rope gets tight? When the rope gets tight When the rope gets tight When the rope gets tight When the rope gets tight
A middle-school science teacher and a hot sauce mogul vie for the Guinness World Record on the arcade classic, Donkey Kong. Steve and Billy engaged in a cross-country duel to see who could set the high score and become The King of Kong. Along the way, both men learned valuable lessons about what it means to be a father, a husband, and a true champion discovering that you dont always need to win to be a winner.
I don't know why, I just can´t stop listening to it...
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The “Altar” album is NOT a split album. “Altar” is a collaboration album between sunn 0))) and boris that is a result of both bands conceptualizing, writing and recording the album together as one entity. Both groups have stepped outside their previous sounds and created a wholly unique album that stands on its own unique ground. There are elements of each groups trademark sound within the album but true to each groups progressive and experimental aspects, “Altar” moves into a completely new dimension.
Ralph Eugene Meatyard was an American photographer who lived in Lexington, Kentucky. His most famous works involved masks, worn by posing people, or ordinary objects.
A little sneak peak: xxx
I really love his stuff and wish more people knew about him, so: More, more, more (Billy Idol dixit) here: